a test of my sanity

So, let me recap:

- I was at my friends house last night and got locked in. We were finally able to get out of the house, but could never get the gate opened. Its hard to explain...padlocks, barbed wire, two separate people with the remote and keys had left (not the smartest plan, in my book). Anyway...I ended up having to spend the night there. No biggie...they have a bunch of extra beds cause its a guest house.

- Woke up this morning and power was out at their place. No biggie. It happens all the time here. It happened in the middle of us fixing perch pasta last night. You deal.

- I headed through the now wide open gate and made my way down the back road that connects our places. Its a 5 minute walk and the storm clouds were rolling in. I thought it would be a good day to read and watch DVDs.

- Upon arriving at my own "hotel" (where things are mysteriously moved around in my room when I'm gone...and probably missing, too), I find that we are also without power. No biggie. It happens. You deal. Anticipating it back on within the hour or two, I pop in a DVD and drain the Macbook battery.

- 5 hours later, I am laying here under my mosquito net (because I'm pretty sure they are on a mission to kill me...the mosquitos) and STILL without power. Argh!!!

- I read for a little bit, but its dark in here and my travel light gives me a headache after a while. I also tried napping, but its really loud here and quite humid and stuffy without the ELECTRIC fan going.

- I have a bunch of stuff to work on, but need to charge my computer to do it. I would go into town, but I would end up getting gross and muddy if I left and the nice hotels wouldn't want me!

So, here I lay...under my net...losing my sanity! At least I can blog about it!