These absolutely insane storms rolled through the area this afternoon. I missed most of the show, although I did see it get pitch black outside at 3 p.m. Then I went in to a meeting taking place in an interior conference room, so I didn’t see the storm hit. I did, however, notice when the power went out. After a short period of time hanging out in the office, listening to the melodious chirping of the battery backups and lighting documents with our cell phones, it became clear that the power wasn’t coming back on anytime soon. We closed down at 3:45. I battled my way through a few non-working stoplights, hit the highway and made my way home. I saw a few branches and piles of leaf bits on the road, but that was nothing. Apparently there were trees and wires down all over the place and even two confirmed tornado touch downs. Thankfully, none of the tornadoes were anywhere near where I work or live.
By leaving early, I was able to go to the grocery store, to the bank, get home, look up something on the computer, have a snack, work out, do a load of laundry, take Seamus for a walk and make and eat a nice dinner, all by 8 pm. I don’t usually even get home until 8:30! I didn’t even know what to do with myself and all that extra time. I read a little, I chatted with John a little, I had some extended belly rub/snuggle session with Seamus, watched an episode of the Tudors (Memo to Sir Thomas More: dude, just take the oath and save your life and your family. The king doesn’t want to kill you. But, oh, look, he just did.) Seriously, I know how the story goes, and I’m getting frustrated with the characters, like somehow they are going to act differently. It’s like the way I get all anxious every time I see the movie Apollo 13 – will they make it back to Earth safely? Gosh, I don’t know. And then after the Tudors I still had time to put the laundry away before Top Chef started at 10!
Bizarre. And yet so luxurious. I’ve had a taste of the early to home life, and I like it. It’s totally impractical for me, traffic-wise, schedule-wise and even personal preference-wise. In fact, I’m totally screwed for tomorrow because I still had a good three hours worth of work to do when I left the office this afternoon, but it was a nice change of pace.
I lost power around that time too. And it didn't come back on until the middle of the night, so I missed Top Chef! I wonder if they'll rerun it... ;-)
I love The Tudors. Even though I know how it "ends," the casting is brilliant and the costumes are beautiful. Oh, to have a royal crown (and a reason to wear it without looking like an idiot) like Anne, etc.
Sigh.
Putting emotion, flesh and blood into the story behind the history - good stuff.
Glad you enjoyed your evening, despite the storms.
The storms, they were bad! Glad you survived. We were without power until 10 that evening. It was quiet. And kinda nice. But I got the shakes without the internet.