Apocalypse

This week was the apocalypse. Well, it was Hurricaine Sandy. And it turns out that the apocalypse is merely boring. Not scary, not exciting, just terribly boring.

The weekend was uneventful, with a CPR class that was incredibly boring (and it's way easier to do it for real than on plastic mannequins) and wonderful Chinese food with my boyfriend's parents. They took us out to eat, then sent us home with a ton of food (chicken Parmesan meatballs, etc.). We hunkered down throughout the noisy, slightly scary wind Sunday night, as school was cancelled for Monday (only Monday). And we thought that was the worst of it.

Monday evening, the rain began and the wind was unbelievable. It's amazing what can this planet can throw together when it wants to. We lost power by 7PM, and went to sleep early (after watching some transformers blow out above the line of buildings). Tuesday cancelled.

In the morning, we drove around a bit to observe the aftermath. There were trees everywhere and electricity nowhere.

We ate too much perishable food, and read by headlamp. Wednesday cancelled. I drove back to Roslyn, passing many trees on the ground. No power, but a generator and a house full of friends and family.

I spent the night with my parents, though no internet, and headed back home. I had spent most of Wednesday at the fire house, but there was an empty house full of dirty clothes. We couldn't get a crew here for a few calls, because everyone was finally home sleeping, so I left for New Jersey. I wasn't sure if Thursday would be cancelled.

Thursday cancelled. Power still out. We lit a few candles, made some pasta (had to eat it all, no refrigerator), and watched some ER on the iPad by candlelight. It was romantic and a little chilly.

Thursday morning, we headed to the mall. I bought some clothes (pants size 4!). The food court was full of food service employees with no food. The power had just returned last night and they hadn't received food yet. We drove back to Piscataway, drove around a little more, and finally found an open bagel joint that didn't have bagels. I had a yummy omlet wrap. We spent the afternoon at Tim's friend's apartment, with hot water and cable. We arrived home, to end the saga, and to find that our electricity had returned! And internet! And Friday is cancelled! I finally get my one day of real, internet-ful, electricity-ful relaxing vacation, before Saturday morning's Praxis exam.

If only my shin splints could stop hurting...