A little self-indulgence

[shah_of_blah]

I have been sans internet (or phone or cable, but who cares about those) in my house since we got walloped by a big storm on Sunday.  We had no power for two days too.  I keep reminding myself that I have spent significant periods of time without such silly trifles as computers before.  And yet, I am still doing that thing where I constantly refresh to see if the connection has been magically restored in the last ten minutes...

Anyway, the point of this post is that I have a ton of things to reply to and hopefully I will remember once I have time.  I kind of feel like I'm in Peru again, except without all the awesome stuff.  But I am back to my tried and true method of going to an internet cafe before/after work and opening a ton of tabs to read later.  So, I have been reading things!  And I will try to remember what they are so that I can leave comments once I have wireless again.

In other news, I have been writing some original fic and I have tentatively returned to my long-neglected plotfic.  Looking over my outline yesterday, I realized just how close I was to finishing Part 3 (out of 7).  Honestly, being internet-deprived is very good for my productivity, as I am forced to entertain myself without all those pesky distractions.  But that will not stop me from complaining!  Or hoping that tonight will be the night it comes back.

ETA: Thursday night, and we have a signal!  I almost did a little dance when I found out, but managed to restrain myself.

Comments

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

It's surprising how much we rely on technology and simple things as electricity until we don't have it. Power outages just suck! I hope the power comes back on soon.

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

Just came back this afternoon! Finally.

[daybreak777.livejournal.com]

Yay, you are back on los intertubes! Whew! And good for you with the original fic!

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

Yay indeed! Although I almost ETA-ed too soon, as we had yet another storm today wreaking havoc on the neighborhood. The lights flickered, but thankfully did not go out...I would have been so mad if we'd lost power again.