I was supposed to telecommute today, but there’s a brownout, Regional Transit isn’t running today, and there are big pile-ups on all the major highways. The airport is shut down too, there are “hurricaine-strength winds,” according to the Bee.
So here I sit, watching YouTube videos as my battery slowly depletes. I would do work, but I wouldn’t be able to actually work on it because I can’t turn on my external hard drives. Or turn on the light. And I’m afraid to connect my computer to the browned-out power. When it gets to 50% I guess I’ll shut it down and try to read some Ballard in the dark.
I wish I would have gotten some candles, but I would have surely burned the house down with them by now :)
Well, nobody’s on AIM, so back to YouTube.
Isn’t it astonishing how poorly equipped we are to handle life in short bursts of minimal amenities?