I am someone who likes to do a lot of things in the middle of the night. It is quiet, no interruptions. Tonight, my electricity went out at 1 in the morning and did not come back on until after 5, making it impossible for me to do much of anything. NO baking!

For a little while, I was able to enjoy the availability of Netflix (at last!) in Sweden; eventually the computer ran out of battery, though… so nothingness.

For as annoying as this is, it prompts overriding thoughts of how reliant we are on electricity and internet connectivity and how totally helpless we are without either.