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| my hair got in the way when I was working, hence the hairbrush |
We interrupt the normally scheduled program to say that there’s a storm outside. Those on the East Coast have probably noticed. Even if you aren’t on the east coast, you’ve probably heard about it. If you live in the US and haven’t heard about Hurricane Sandy… well, I’m in awe of you. I thought I was the most disconnected person from the news, and even I heard about it a few days ago.
Anyhoo, Michael and I have holed up in the apartment with the cats. We have plenty of everything, and are now just hoping the power doesn’t go out long enough that the stuff in our freezer thaws.
I also stayed home from work, which feels much like a snow day did when I was a child: I get an extra day to catch up before I have to go back to real life. I’ve been using the time to work on design submissions (mostly for Knitpicks, though also for Sockupied), blog posts, and various other things that normally don’t get done until the last moment.
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| swatches for propopsals – tiny so I don’t give away too much. |
This hurricane reminds me much of a Nor’Easter we had when I was 8? 7? 6? Somewhere around there. We had planted a new tree in the front yard at the end of Summer – not the best time to plant, but trees go on sale then, so cheaper. The wind and snow was blowing such that the snow was going sideways, and we took bets throughout the two days we were holed up as to when the small tree would give up the ghost and go down.
The tree actually did stay up (and as far as I know it’s still beside the house. But I feel like Michael and I are making bets as to how long the power is going to stay on. Will it stay on until this evening so when we are done working we can watch M*A*S*H? Or will it futz out sometime during the night?
It makes me really happy that my hobbies are not technology based. Technology makes things easier, but it’s not impossible to get by without them.
What are you doing to while away the storm? Were you able to work from home? Are you watching from the West Coast? Let me know.
