Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Still no power at Mom's house. (And computer problems at mine.) Went home to take advantage of decent weather and not much else on the agenda, and get a little more work done on my living room. Well, my computers-and--storage-and-randomness room that's meant to be a living room music room (except for the part that's supposed to stay a server room). There's electricity there, so I charged stuff while we worked. On the car radio, WTOP was saying that much of the still-dark parts of MD should be lit again by tonight ... but also something about some areas east of I-95 maybe being dark until Friday. So hey, maybe the lights'll come on in a few hours, maybe in a few days.

Trying to chew through email backlog offline, but laptop batteries don't last as long as I'd like. (Partly just the nature of laptops; partly the fact that the battery in the Powerbook is Godknowshowold. Not sure what the XO's excuse is.)

My house was, of course, way too hot. But the outdoor temperature was so unusually reasonable, that the house did actually cool a little with some windows open -- yay. It cooled off just about the time I realized that even though I wasn't at the falling-down stage yet, I had definitely reached the "put attendance at tomorrow's rehearsal in jeopardy if I push any more" stage. And we've got a gig coming up on the weekend, so rehearsal tomorrow is kinda important. So we stopped then, and drove back to the candle-lit zone (where her dog and my cat waited) for the night.

Gonna see how much a hot shower helps these pains in my back and right shoulder (glad Mom's water heater, like most in the area, runs on gas), then do more reading until I see low-battery warnings.