I did a little prototyping last night on a couple of origami projects. A friend asked if I could make a Filipino Christmas star and I think I got close with a particular module. It’s not quite there, but I think I could further modify it – photos once it’s done. I also worked on a simple sailboat out of poster board for another friend. The lamp project is on hold until I get these done.
After watching a little Eureka and playing with the cat, I headed to bed.
I was up at 3 to use the bathroom, then woke up again later. It seemed really quiet in my room and I realized the fan – which I usually have running – was off. I thought Thunder(cat) might have unplugged it, but when I glanced over at the clock to see what time it was, the clock was dark.
The power was out.
I got up and went over to the dresser to check my watch. 5:30 am. I lay back down in bed for a moment and considered my options. If I tried to go back to sleep, I would most likely be late for work since there would be no alarm. If I lay in bed much longer awake, the headache that was starting would go full blown.
So, I got up and made my way back across the dark room to a storage container where I knew I had – along with other random junk – at least one unused glow stick. I found it, took it out of the package, and snapped it alight – much to the surprise of my cat.
Then, by the green light of a glow stick, I got dressed and ready for work. Thunder(cat), despite his clearly superior night vision, was no help at all. I found my phone, got my swim gear from my extra spooky basement, and went out to the garage. I pulled the release on the door and opened it manually – then closed it again after my car was out.
The rest of my street was dark – though the traffic light nearby was not. Nor was the rest of the neighborhood, except for a traffic light further down the road. Strange little pockets of power loss.
I got some breakfast and a sandwich for lunch at Sheetz and fueled up my car. I was early to work and got right into it.
I’m hoping the power is back on by the time I get home. I think this was my last glow-stick and I don’t know how long it will last.