Friday, April 4, 2014

Why I'm Afraid of the Dark

"Rod cells, or rods, are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in less intense light than the other type of visual photoreceptor, cone cells. Rods are concentrated at the outer edges of the retina and are used in peripheral vision. On average, there are approximately 125 million rod cells in the human retina. More sensitive than cone cells, rod cells are almost entirely responsible for night vision."
-From Wikipedia

Things go bump in the night.  Shadows play tricks on your imagination. Some of the most fearsome hunters in the animal kingdom are nocturnal. All of those things are valid reasons to be afraid of the dark, but mine goes a little bit farther.


I can't fucking see in the dark. I have terrible night vision. Stumbling around the house with the lights off is just an exercise in seeing how many things I can run into before I wake my wife and kid.  Driving at night is taking my life and the lives of everyone around me in my hands as I try to aim between the headlights zooming past on the left and the yawning black abyss on the right and hope for the best.  If it's raining too then I might as well drive with my eyes closed.

So yeah, I'm not so comfortable in the dark.

6 comments:

Bron said...

Not surprising but I too can't see in the dark...but I have a hearing impairment and you wouldn't believe the things "I think" I hear in the dark...drives me nuts sometimes! (www.thetaxchic.com)

Kathe W. said...

the dark can be scary- that's why I have a cat.....she'll let me know if I need to be worried or not..hahahaha Cheers!

C.D. Gallant-King said...

So are they sounds you are "mis-" hearing, or that you are completely making up? Because when I hear things in the dark that I can't see I make up all kinds crazy explanations of what they might be. Especially after reading that news story about a guy who didn't know about the stranger that was secretly living in his house. They hid in closets and such and only came out when the owner was asleep or not home. Apparently it went on for months.

Sweet dreams!

C.D. Gallant-King said...

My cat is a coward. He would be useless if there actually was anything in the dark... except I guess that if he runs away, I would know something is going on.

Unknown said...

Yeah, my night vision sucks as well... not a big fan of driving after dark.

C.D. Gallant-King said...

I just made an appointment to get my eyes checked. I don't know if it will help my night vision, but maybe new glasses will help me drive better during the day! (Probably not)

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