My latest adventures

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A big storm last night knocked out the power in the whole area for about four hours. I happened to be watching an episode of Doctor Who at the time (the one with James Corden) and the power went out just as time went wonky, which was a bit freaky. The batteries were dead in my flashlight, and I didn't want to light candles after last time (I ended up with a singed and traumatized kitty cat), so I wandered around using my laptop as a source of light, lol. (My mother commented on the fortuitousness of having a pet who can see in the dark. Ha! She tried to trip me!) I woke up around 1:30 to find the power had kicked back in (and, thank goodness, the A/C was back on), so I went around and turned off all the lights and went back to sleep.

Then I had an impromptu shopping trip today. As I may have mentioned, my boss is out of town this week, and so, assuming I wouldn't have to go anywhere (and since it's 95 degrees out), I declared it casual Wednesday and decided to go to work in a T-shirt and capris. *sigh* My boss called to say there was an event on the Hill that he wanted me to go to this afternoon, which necessitated proper attire. So off I went to Dress Barn, trying on anything that might match my purple shoes. (On a self-image related side note, it's amazing how one size seems to have made the difference between "everything looks good on me" and "everything makes me look fat.") After ruling out several ill-fitting dresses, I eventually decided that the capris were fine and went with a dressier top.

The event, btw, was Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, who was in town to support our lobbying campaign and performed with three musically talented members of Congress. I was impressed; they were pretty good. They did "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" and "I'm a Believer," which Micky made it a point to mention that he was singing that song way before Shrek, lol.

I've started watching Dead Like Me, which I like so far, though I find it a little too quirky. (I thought the same thing about Arrested Development and Bryan Fuller's other show, Pushing Daisies, and both of those became so quirky as to be unwatchable, so we'll see). I'll probably post a reaction once I've finished season 1, but I don't expect to have as detailed reviews as I did for Dexter. I'm also watching Rome right now, and I admit I'm having trouble getting into it, but to be fair, I'm not giving it my full attention.

Comments

[gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com]

I use my cellphone for light when the power goes out. It worked better with my older phone because the camera had a powerful flash that I could turn on as a light. My new phone...not so much. I just have to go by the glow of the LCD screen.

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My cell phone doesn't provide much light. Also, the screen goes dark after a couple seconds, so I'd have to keep pressing buttons to keep it lit, lol.

[gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com]

Yep. Same here.

Actually, I went to Roswell, NM last summer with my mom. We drove out to where the alien spaceship supposedly crashed (for laughs). Middle of the night, far from civilization, dirt road, it had just started raining, and we were trying to find some random forest trail. But we hadn't thought to bring a flashlight, so I was trying to use my cellphone to find the path.

Didn't work.

Cellphones...can't do everything, yet.

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Hahaha. I now have a mental image of this and it amuses me.

I want a cellphone that will do my laundry. Until I have that, the human race has failed.

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

Ooh purple shoes!

I use my cellphone for light when there is no light because my laptop battery doesn't last very long at all...

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I just got a new laptop, so the battery lasts over 3 hours. Cell phone, on the other hand, is useless as a source of light.