The quack's advice:

Keep wearing the new glasses for a bit, as the change isn't very different, though the astigmatism is much greater. If there's no change, there must be one hell of an astigmatism!

The temperature has dropped like a rock in this last week--I've been wearing warmer clothes the last few days as a result.

CBC finally got around to broadcasting Torchwood. Very 'adult', I must admit, but it's got definite promise.