power off

Me: Hey... do you have electricity?

Celia: Um, yeah, duh!!! And why do you care? What's wrong with you today?

Me: Do me a favor and turn on CNN, I'm curious about something...

Celia: Hey, there's a blackout in NYC, there's a street and a raised highway and a church, and all these people. Are you there? Wave to the camera so I can see you!

Me: I think that's somewhere other than where we are.

Celia: That's too bad.

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Two words... Holland Tunnel

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Actual thought at 4:15... Hmmn, all these people milling around, I'd best go catch a bus before they all do. Bet it's the only way home. Damn me for not leaving at 4!!!!!

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I wonder if I have to work tomorrow, well, today. And what is wrong with me? My boss called to see if I was home and alive (which I was not, and was, respectively), and I spoke to him about work concerns from the power outage. Like what will need to be done in certain areas. When did I become a responsible person?

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How is it that my place isn't unpacked, and I can't find half my stuff (including the things that hold the shelves up) yet I can find my camp lanterns in under a minute in the dark. Weird stuff...

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So... no work today. What *should* I do instead? Hmmn. Perhaps unpack. Or go kayaking. Or watch dvds. Or some combination. Hmmn hmmn hmmn. I *could* go to the beach...

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So there was no beach, no kayaking, no unpacking even, really. Instead I headed out for some errands. Mission 1, to find Cablevision and blow it... I mean, return my cable box.

As I got on Rt. 1, I saw a sign from on high, that spelled out in giant letters, "All Hudson River Crossings Open" and at the same moment, heard on the radio that Staten Island was having uncontrolled rolling blackouts. Hmmn. Staten Island is not across the Hudson, but my next thought was, "Oh no! jennywrenn is in the evilness that is Staten Island!" so lo, I did call her and offer to remove her to the Land of Power in my nicely air conditioned car for lunch and stuff. Though obviously it had to wait until Mission 1 was completed.

Nice 4 day weekend I'm having so far. So tomorrow I have stuff to do, then perhaps I will drive out to where tanaise lives. She misses me (often, but maybe her aim will improve at close range). ;)