old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  from argparse import ArgumentParser
  from random import randint
  from sys import argv
  from time import sleep
  import gi
  gi.require_version('Notify', '0.7')
  from gi.repository import Notify
  
  URGENCY = 0
  TITLE = 'EYE WATCH'
  MESSAGES = (
      'do some blinking',
      'roll your eyes a few times',
      'look at a distant object',
      'close your eyes tightly for a few seconds',
      'move your eyes sideways'
  )
  
  def parse_args(sys_args):
      desc = 'display a reminder to take a short break and do some eye practice'
      p = ArgumentParser(description=desc)
      p.add_argument(
          '-t',
          '--timer',
          default='300',
          help='run in foreground, showing notification every TIMER seconds (this is default, with TIMER = 300)'
      )
      p.add_argument(
          '-o',
          '--once',
          action='store_true',
          default=False,
          help='show notification once and exit'
      )
      p.add_argument(
          '-i',
          '--icon',
          help='show ICON alongside the message'
      )
      return p.parse_args(sys_args)
  
  def get_random_message(message_list):
      list_len = len(message_list)
      random_value = randint(0, list_len - 1)
      return message_list[random_value]
  
  def show_notification(notification, icon):
      text = get_random_message(MESSAGES)
      if icon is not None:
          notification.update(TITLE, text, icon)
      else:
          notification.update(TITLE, text)
      notification.set_urgency(URGENCY)
      notification.show()
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      args = parse_args(argv[1:])
      Notify.init(argv[0])
      notification = Notify.Notification.new(summary=TITLE)
  
      if args.once == True:
          show_notification(notification, args.icon)
      else:
          while True:
              show_notification(notification, args.icon)
              sleep(int(args.timer))
  
      Notify.uninit()
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  from argparse import ArgumentParser
  from random import randint
  from sys import argv
  from time import sleep, strftime
  import gi
  gi.require_version('Notify', '0.7')
  from gi.repository import Notify
  
  URGENCY = 0
  TITLE = 'EYE WATCH'
  MESSAGES = (
      'do some blinking',
      'roll your eyes a few times',
      'look at a distant object',
      'close your eyes tightly for a few seconds',
      'move your eyes sideways'
  )
  
  def parse_args(sys_args):
      desc = 'display a reminder to take a short break and do some eye practice'
      p = ArgumentParser(description=desc)
      p.add_argument(
          '-t',
          '--timer',
          default='600',
          help='run in foreground, showing notification every TIMER seconds (this is default, with TIMER = 300)'
      )
      p.add_argument(
          '-o',
          '--once',
          action='store_true',
          default=False,
          help='show notification once and exit'
      )
      p.add_argument(
          '-i',
          '--icon',
          help='show ICON alongside the message'
      )
      return p.parse_args(sys_args)
  
  def get_random_message(message_list):
      list_len = len(message_list)
      random_value = randint(0, list_len - 1)
      return message_list[random_value]
  
  def show_notification(notification, icon):
      text = get_random_message(MESSAGES)
      print('[' + strftime('%H:%M:%S') + '] ' + text)
      if icon is not None:
          notification.update(TITLE, text, icon)
      else:
          notification.update(TITLE, text)
      notification.set_urgency(URGENCY)
      notification.show()
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      args = parse_args(argv[1:])
      Notify.init(argv[0])
      notification = Notify.Notification.new(summary=TITLE)
  
      if args.once == True:
          show_notification(notification, args.icon)
      else:
          while True:
              sleep(int(args.timer))
              show_notification(notification, args.icon)
  
      Notify.uninit()
  
subject: print shit in the console for now. also default -t value to 10 minutes