being the genius that i am, i decided to outsmart the resident services staff in our building and sleep through (yeah, you read it right!) the power outage that occurred between 10 am and 2 pm today. i mean, after all, i couldn't have this whole situation interfering with my ability to experience electricity in all of its various, exquisite forms. so, instead of torturing myself with sitting in darkness without e-mail privileges, i managed to go to bed at around 6:30 this morning and did not awaken until 1:45 when i heard the small fan in the corner click on.

unfortunately, they must have been messing with the plumbing in addition to the wiring, because all afternoon since the return of power, the water coming out of the faucets has been a rather unpleasant shade of pee-colored yellow. somehow bathing in dirt doesn't appeal to me.

so, genius or not, i'm unwashed and annoyed and thinking that my next 'brilliant' idea should take place only after showering first.