Power Saga.

[sechan19]

Power was most definitely not on last night, and--naturally--not on this morning. As far as I can tell, absolutely no effort was made yesterday to do anything. I do realize that there were a number of tree branches requiring collection, but me, my cross-the-street neighbors, and the dialysis clinic over yonder would really love to have power back sometime before next week.

(Side note: not holding my breath here.)

Fortunately, the amazingly kick-ass foxxydancr came over last night to collect my spoilables and take them to her house so that they would not all be lost. She also offered me crash space for the weekend in the event that power was not restored.

Things I have discovered recently:

• cool water actually feels warm on your body when said body is freezing. Although, all things considered, cool showers are not my favorite things in a winter world.
• the house gets a whole lot spookier when you can't just flip on a light to chase the bogeys away. (No wonder pre-industrial societies were so credible; they couldn't just check to make sure that shadow was actually a shadow.)
• the alarm on my cellphone sounds even if I've turned the thing off to save power. Who knew?
• my computer will last for three hours on a fully charged battery. Amazing, I can actually bust my hump and get work done in that amount of time. But I can't get work done and watch entire movies afterward. ...damn responsibility. [pout]
• doing Japanese translation by candlelight is kind of lame.

I think I might be taking fd up on her offer. (House party!) ;>