The system was down

I don't know what the rest of Washington was like this past week, but it was pretty hellish up here in B'ham. Much wind, much rain. The power went out Wednesday in Fairhaven (and at the water plant plant!), so I went home and found I was without power there too.
No power=no computer, no TV, no radio. Oh well, I needed to do some homework anyway. Oh, wait, it gets dark at 6 and I don't have any lights. So, I headed to the library and study until about 9, then come back home to find my house is still dark, plus it's empty for the night: one roommate is at his gf's, the other went to the bars 20 seconds after finding out we didn't have power. He's a smart one. So, what's a guy to do except try to study by candlelight and take some low-light pictures?
Please take notice of the neon palm tree visible from my living room window. Most of the time I watched it flicker instead of paying attention to my book. It's hypnotizing, seriously.Luckily, the power came back on at 7am this morning, so I didn't have to shower at the rec center. As for the food in the fridge, the half n half was already expired by 5 days so I didn't feel too bad throwing it out. As for the milk and the cheese...well, whatever doesn't kill me gives me the intestinal fortitude of a concrete elephant.
Total time power was off: 20 hours.