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All right, the power’s back, and we’re okay. I mean, we’re not okay. Three
people died in the storm, and another in the aftermath. Did I not tell you
that there was a storm? It didn’t seem that bad, but I was in jail at the
time, and I don’t have a cell with windows. The wind was apparently
really bad. It knocked a bunch of electrical poles over. Contractors
from all over drove in to help restore power. I think I heard that some of
them were from as far as Arkansas, which is so crazy to me. I could go into
more detail about what I experienced during this time, but I think I’ve said
just about everything I need to about it. I will tell you that my fridge and
freezer did fine. I deliberately didn’t open either of them even once that
whole time, to keep as much heat out as possible. I drank directly from the
tap, and I had a peanut butter sandwich, since I couldn’t access the jelly. I
know a lot of people had it a lot worse than I did. I was able to open some
windows in my apartment to keep the air circulating. It was still hot, but not
unbearable, and it went back to normal overnight. I was gonna try reading a
book to pass the time, but I really only have these so my built-in bookcase
doesn’t look empty and pathetic. I don’t actually like to read, and I don’t
want to read any of them. I mostly just took naps, and went on a few walks. I
took care of my plants and flowers, though, so that took all of ten minutes.
There’s a bit of good news, though. For everyone who was in intermittent jail
at the time of the power outage, or was scheduled to be while it was still
going on, those days were erased from our respective sentences. That means
that I don’t have to make up for it later, and push my end date further back
than it already is. The way I’m guessing they reason it is that the power
outage was basically jail for everyone, though they didn’t actually use that
as an explanation. Either way, I’m grateful.
