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#firstworldproblems

The power is out.   And you know what that means in this day and age:   no internet, no firing up the microphone to do voice over auditions, no getting the car out of the garage, no laundry. No internet – oh, did I say that already? My first reaction to hearing the power would be out for several hours this morning was relief. A deep sigh, even. What a glorious thought! Now I can get some writing done, I thought.   No checking email for auditions to do, since I can’t do them anyway.   No distractions, I thought. And then I took a picture of the crane reaching over the house to replace our worn out power pole and posted it on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. And then I checked for comments on Instagram and Facebook until my iPhone battery ran dry.   Ok, NOW, I can sit down and get some writing done.   What’s that noise?   My senses are bombarded not only by the work going on behind my back yard, but also by the incessant noise of city workers grinding a tree stump at the