Got Electricity?

So the So Cal Edison decided to schedule a power outage in our area last night from about 10 PM to 6 AM. Seeing how it was a Saturday night, it seemed a bit inconvenient, but whatever. So I get home around 11, just before they turn off the electricity. So I'm sitting there, trying to read with a flashlight but its not working too well. Finally I decide to just go to bed. The next morning, I wake up around 8, expecting that all has been restored and we no longer had to live like cavemen. To my disappointment, the electricity is still not on and does not return until 4PM that day. This happened to me and Diya a while back, when our electricy was turned off for almost two days. You don't really realize how dependent you are on this little invention called power. You really can't do much. There's no TV to watch, you can use your laptop on the little battery power you have but since the internet is on power, there's not much to do on the computer. In terms of eating, your food is pretty much rotting in the fridge and even if you wanted to eat it, you can't heat it up. I sat there yesterday around noon, wondering what I should eat. Now, I could make myself some ramen on the stove...but I decided to bust out the phone book and call people to see who was free for lunch. At least when Diya and I lost our power, we could hang out with each other and find something to do. No one was home so I was sitting at home, reading Twilight. If its at night, you're pretty much screwed because its dark and you can't do much. So I am much more appreciative of the simple, every day things that we sometimes take for granted.