walk to work. wait outside till the office manager decides to show up with the key. go in. check if the lights are working. they’re not, so power must be off again. drag out the generator. fill up the fuel tank. start er up. run extension cord back inside to office. plug in power bar. still not working? call pastor to fix the generator. start it up again. turn on main computer. wait for it to start up. dial modem. dial modem again. third time is the charm. turn on second computer. plug in ethernet. open firefox. restore last session. gmail. reply to an email. hit send. waiting…still waiting…who turned off the generator??? talk to office next to ours about how they shouldn’t turn off the generator, even if the noise is bothering them. plug into wall. wait for power to come back on. turn on main computer. wait for it to start up. dial modem. dial modem again. turn on second computer. plug in ethernet. open firefox. restore last session. gmail. oh, there goes the power again. wait for power to come back on. turn on main computer. wait for it to start up. dial modem. dial modem again. turn on second computer. plug in ethernet. open firefox. restore last session. finally send that email…10:17am and I’ve managed to send one email so far today.