From Russia, With Love....ya right!

Aah..so it's been a while since I last posted here - for two reasons. The beginning of this week (Tuesday/Wednesday) I had exams - my last ones..and then after that...surprise surprise the power went out.

There was a huge storm on the Wet Coast. Seriously. 150 km/hour winds in some places (we were lucky; it only got to 90 km/hour at our house), falling trees (which were really freaking me out) and no electricity. At the height of the storm, 250000 people in the city (almost a quarter of the population) were without power. And did I say that it's colder here than in the capital city - which is usually covered by snow right now. The storm's winds came from Russia. What the **** are the Russians doing these days? Gosh..first they poison people with radioactive material (polonium 210) and now they send winds across the Pacific to mess with our lives. Argh..not feeling much love towards Russia and Vladi these days...

So. Our power went out Thursday night...so technically, Friday morning (3:00am) and still hasn't shown up. Needless to say, our house is freezing. There was so much frost outside I thought it had snowed...It's so cold that we've basically emptied our fridge and are keeping our milk on the kitchen counter. Hmm, maybe I should consider sleeping in the fridge. Last night, I slept in my sleeping bag - the one that's good for sleeping outside in -20 Celsius weather. And when I woke up, I needed food. So, shivering, I went downstairs. I'd decided I didnt want to drink the milk so was going to have some bread and butter. But...the butter was frozen - solid. Somehow, I managed to get it onto the bread. And then my dad came down...and I had the brilliant idea to melt the butter over a candle...it actually worked.

We still don't have power so I'm at Veepland...which is so nice and warm and has light! I've been feeling bad for the homeless people in the city. First, we were under a boil-water advisory for 12 days (and it was snowing/raining horribly hard during that time) and now there's not much power in the city. It's so cold in my house. Imagine how cold it is on the streets.

I have no idea what's happening to this side of the country or why it's happening. If it's because of global warming and its side effects, then this country and the rest of the world need to get their acts together and do something. This is the first time I've experienced something like this. It's not that bad right now, but what if it gets worse? What if this becomes a regular occurrence? Then....we're screwed...seriously screwed...


That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again, first you must die

~me