I wore them for about five years before getting laser surgery. I'll probably need glasses again for reading in a few more years. I guess I always saw them as the identifier that let everyone know I was a geek, years before I was comfortable with that designation.
Although he'd never actually hit someone because of an insult, Tim's clenched fist is a very Timmish gesture. Before long he'd figure out better ways to push Shanna's buttons.