I've got the POWER!

[corilannam]

So despite my uncharacteristic optimism, our power was not restored when I got home tonight. We still had a couple of lights and the AC, though, so I wasn't going to complain.

Okay, yes I was.

lanning cleaned out the freezer and fridge of... well, everything. The only survivors were two jars of peanut butter and a jug of V8. I hauled two large garbage bags down to the trash room, splattering the remains of my beloved pistachio ice cream on the stairs as I went. I do pity our garbage men this week.

Then we settled down to contemplate our blessings -- after all, at least we still had some light and air conditioning, right?

And that's what we call taunting Mother Nature.

Two minutes later, everything went dark. And by everything, I meant our entire complex. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" I shouted at the ceiling.

So I've spent the last couple hours alternately reading SG-1 smut on my palm pilot (thank God for backlighting and AAA batteries!) and assuring Oma Desala that I had truly learned the lesson about humility. I was just about to give up and go to bed early for the second night in a row (horror!) when the power came back on. All the power. Even the AC. Even the fridge. Even MY COMPUTER.

*kisses Pepco*

And sorry about the anti-rain dance, widget285. I did my best, but the neighbors were threatening to call the cops, so....