In the event of an emergency, your neighbors can be used as rations...

In the event of a real life emergency, I'm pretty much screwed.
This thought occurred to me this afternoon, when the electricity went out at the Fortress of Home. It was just a line down or something and power was restored in a few hours, but still, it kind of made me realize just how vulnerable I am. The only thing I had in the house to eat was a can of green beans. I don't even have a portable, battery-powered radio in the event of a major disaster. I would be totally fucked. Having said that though, I doubt I'll do anything to make any changes. Yes, I expect to get a Darwin Award sometime in the hypothetical future, thankyouverymuch.
Even worse, this event made me realize that I would kick somebody's teeth in for access to the Internet.
Seriously.
I'm a total fucking addict, people.
If I don't get my netfix, I get really crabby.
Maybe my time in Vegas this weekend, away from the glittering allure of cyberspace, will be a good thing.
Maybe.
More later. - MEL