who's afraid of the dark?

that would be yours truly. it all started early this morning, around 2 am.

the law student and i were fast asleep. ceiling fan was on, bathroom fan was running, and the humidifier was humming along. and then the power went out. i, per usual, woke up immediately due to the lack of noise. the law student was a bit harder to rouse, but somebody (not me) had to get up to turn off the beeping battery back-ups, and then get up again to turn off our alarm system because i was too scared (and warm) to get out of bed. he was unhappy about that. and then, back to sleep.

but i got hot. then i got cold. and then i got hot again. it was dark. all our food would spoil in the fridge. our alarm system was off. what if someone came in through our guest room window? we'd never hear it! i heard bumps in the night outside. i heard roxy rustling in her box. and it was sooooooo dark. i couldn't see my hand in front of my face. my mind was getting a bit too creative so i tried to go to sleep, thinking i'd wake up and it'd be morning and everything would be all right. but i had bad dreams--about the bumps in the night and the predators who undoubtedly had cut the power lines in our neighborhood so they could break into our house. i tossed and turned and dozed in and out of dreams for about an hour, then finally drifted off.

at 3:30 am, our bathroom fan roared back to life. i shot up out of bed, scared to death. the alarm started beeping again. i stumbled in the dark (and just about killed my phone/flashlight) to turn it off, then reset it to ward off intruders. the humidifier had to be reset, as did the clock and our alarms. but i forgot about the coffee machine until i was in the shower this morning. so i hop out, soaking wet, to warn the law student about this potential disaster.

i like when i make the coffee. the law student tends to make too much or make it too weak. he's a man. so i panicked, thinking he would pour in more water, throw out the good filter with the fresh coffee grounds and generally ruin the pot of coffee i had prepared the night before. like he's never made coffee before or something.

ahhh, mornings.

p.s. does anyone else remember that nickelodeon show, who's afraid of the dark?

the bathroom--a world of discovery

so, i went to the bathroom this morning. i know, i'm unpredictable that way. and i discovered i have my underwear on inside out. oh, the perils of getting dressed in the dark. and i remember specifically trying (apparently unsuccessfully) to determine the position of said underwear this morning to avoid this exact scenario. so, as i sit there on the toilet, staring at the outside of the panties, the inevitable thought crosses my mind: "should i turn them right-side-out?" i imagine i am not the only one this happens to, and you have all probably been faced with the same dilemma--to turn or not to turn right-side-out. so what do you do? i did not rearrange, as i am at work and just plain didn't feel like it. but i seriously thought about it.

another joy of office life? the office bathroom. it's right next to our (my) office. a single, unisex bathroom. spacious, comfortable, well-stocked with toilet paper, spray and a fan. however, the fan is not loud enough to drown out the sound one's flowing stream. i hate hearing people pee. and apparently (insert eww here) skid marks don't bother my office mates as much as they bother me, because they don't even go for the courtesy second flush. you see, i have bathroom "issues," let's say, and am entirely phobic of anyone being able to hear/smell/see any evidence of said issues, and take above-and-beyond measures to ensure my sense of bathroom privacy. now, i have not encountered these moments today, but i did sit down on a warm toilet seat. thankfully, there were no tell-tale spots or not-so-mysterious stray hairs to disturb my visit. maybe i should wait longer before entering the bathroom after a coworker.
enjoy.

it's wedding weekend for holly jo! i'll be heading down home tonight to eat dinner, drink champagne, and toast the bride and groom with friends. then back up to the hills to hang out with baby sister and middle sister (who hasn't come to see me in forever), and try and keep my parents separated since they are both coming to my house visit their far-flung dallas daughter. hopefully i'll have nothing to blog about sunday evening.