Yet another stye, this time on my right eye, lower eyelid. Yet another visit to the hospital, yet another spelling out my name to the receptionist, yet another subjection to history-taking, yet another time at the slit-lamp, yet another card-swiping and QR code scanning, yet-another prescription. Tedium.

Diabetes, diet, exercise, drugs, reading, marking-up, typing, making notes, money, QR codes, meals, taste, people, dogs, acidity, road, poop, auto, Apps, tote bags, dog-walkers, online forums, preservative-free eye drop dispensers, pubMD, files, envelopes, glitter-in-ink, PDFs, Whatsapp, epub-as-zipped-file, volunteering, egg-rolls vs. subway sandwiches, dissertations, photos, junkyards, A4 papers, e-ink screens, things, attempt at bettering life by acquiring objects that promise change: bike, headphones, sunglasses, writing software, subscriptions, clothes, fitness trackers, printers, coffee mugs, charging bricks and cables.

If there is a dealership which sells life, I would like to ask the salesperson: When do I get a return-on-investment with this thing?