for some reason the lighting in my office is causing me all sorts of occular discomfort today. normally i leave the overhead lights off because they are blaringly bright, opting instead for a series of desk lamps strewn about my office space. but for some reason today those lamps were burning my eyes. too dim, or too bright, i couldn't decide. possibly too dim in comparison to my monitors. i tried turning them on in varying arrangements, moving them around, and turning them all off altogether, but nothing seemed to help. finally i resorted to turning on the overhead light which is insisting on flickering constantly, which is making me nuts.