The Black Out

I woke up this morning in a bizarre mood. I felt blue as soon as I opened my eyes. Bored. I wandered listlessly around the house as Papa Bear, my darling fiance, got ready for work. I packed his lunch as he made his protein shake. Not having to work with my Mom today I asked what he thought I should do.

"Paint the living room?"

"No," I whined. "I can't reach the ceiling so whats the point?" I know he doesn't have the time to finish my painting job anytime soon. Sometimes it really works in my favor to only be 5 feet tall.

"How about you sand the staircase banister so you can stain it?"

"No. If I stain one thing then I have to do the kitchen cabinets and all the bathrooms too and I don't feel like it."

He rolled his eyes as he left for work. I ask for advice then don't want to follow it. Typical lazy Panda.

I had to admit my mood was restless. I felt unsatisfied. I had feelings, thoughts to get out somehow but I didn't exactly feel like painting or sanding (manually working) them out. I thought about a Facebook friend I have who has a beauty blog where she discusses the perfect foundation, handbags and her love of Penelope Cruz. That's the kind of girl she is. I realized I hadn't written anything significant in what felt like ages. So I decided to create a blog of my own, something that expresses the kind of girl I am.

I signed up for the blog, set all the features, uploaded some photos, queued up the new Sade album and was ready to go. All this took more than an hour since I am a typewriter kind of gal. I sat staring at the screen and typed "I", when all of a sudden **blink** the computer shut off. Really, it wasn't a blink at all but more of a huge whir as if the entire world had stopped and I realized that the electricity in the whole house had shut off.