Pioneering It

When I was four my dad and I were home alone while my mom was visiting my grandma. It was pretty stormy and it caused the power to go out for a few hours. I had to take a bath before bed so my dad lit some candles in the bathroom and I took a bath in candlelight and I thought it was the neatest thing ever. The power came on half way through my bath, but I insisted that my dad keep the lights off until I was done with my bath. He gave in and when I was done we turned all the normal lights back on.

We had no power all day today - 4 am to 8 pm. Call me crazy, but I love it. I'm 20 years old and I still think it's as exciting to spend a day with no electricity as I did when I was 4. Had I not had to do English homework today, I would have been completely content with no power for the entire day.

It's a real test of your ability to entertain yourself. And it definitely cuts back on options for procrastination - I had an entire paper written before 1:00 this afternoon. I read, I went out shopping with my dad, I organized for the remainder of the semester, I talked to my grandparents...and never once did I say I was bored. Funny how there are days where I have electricity and I have complained that I was bored...I think I'll start watching myself before I use that phrase. Isn't there a saying or something that goes along the lines of "Only boring people get bored." I don't think I'm a boring person...

Anyway, no power tonight so I decided I was just going to go take my shower in the dark, with only a flashlight to give a little light. Half way through my shower my mom yells through the door, "The power's back on! Do you want me to turn on the light?" I thought about it...and I yelled back, "No it's okay! I'll wait till I'm done!" Some things never change. :)