torn

and then it comes. after looking up the Acuvue site for some time, downloading documentation and stuff, it hits me.

WHAT ARE YOU, CRAZY? HOW CAN CONTACT LENSES COME WITH A TEAR IN THEM?

anyhoo, i guess i've lost a month of glasseslessness. also, they say never to use tweezers with contact lenses, unless they were made to be used with contacts. and that the right way to remove contacts from a case is to slide the lens out sideways, in contact with the case at all times until completely out. no wonder. though i do know for a fact that the tweezers i have are meant for use with contacts, i suspect they were what tore them.