apparently the water restrictions are over... WOOHOO!
it looks like we have the crisis whipped... now we just have to get my sister's car and we'll be all set...
It has been about 30 hours since we were left in the Dark Ages... literally...
It was fun - parts... walking around our dark house with only candle light to find the flashlights, squealing like kindergarteners at every little shadow that moved from the flickering flame, walking around outside in the eerie silence and, surprisingly, bright moonlight - watching the shadows cast by the moon on one of the clearest nights in my recent memory... spending the most quality time spent with my family that has been spent in a while...
What was not fun - melting food, unwashed dishes, no gasoline, having to postpone bathroom breaks until absolutely necessary - amongst other things...
I once asked my mom if she had to deal with stuff like this while she was home in the Philippines, she said,
"No, not really..."
Hmpf... I guess that had something to do with the fact that my Lolo was a lawyer and they had maids and stuff and she never had to think about stuff like changing light bulbs or fuses, or washing clothes, or doing dishes... At least she can never hit me with the "When I was you age..." spiels.
Oh well...
by the way, I have the setting for chapter x... mostly...
Oh, and check out Eric's list of goodies (Friday, August 15, 2003), if you want to know what you should have in case we have another extended outage...
