#power off

[petermorwood]

Very Cautiously & Touch Wood, our power...

...is not only back on, but seems to be staying that way.

On-then-off-again has been the order of the past few days, with unsettlingly long estimated restoration times and a couple actually including dates as well.

For instance, our power went off early AM on Friday as the worst of Storm Éowyn went by, estimated restoration time unknown, came back up that evening then went off again early AM Saturday, estimated restoration 16:45 on January 28 (Tuesday).

Then it came back on again at about 18:00 - by which time we'd already arranged to go over to the pub / restaurant in our local shopping town, which had power, to get ourselves some hot food and recharge all chargeable devices.

So, daube of Irish salmon with chips for @dduane...

Meat Feast pizza for me...

...and trickle-charge electricity for everything else.

2 x power banks, 2 x tablets, 3 x phones. Why three? Two on the network we share, the third on a different network as backup. (One of them isn't in the photo because that was the one taking the shot).

Power went off again this morning (Sunday) courtesy of Storm Herminia - NOT, as I've been calling it, Storm Hermione - which though mostly seaborne did make its presence felt inland.

That estimated restoration was 09:15 on January 29 (Wednesday), but it came on again at some time in the early afternoon* and has been OK ever since (fingers crossed, touch wood).

* We didn't notice for an hour or so because that most recent cut also tripped the house main circuit-breaker. It was only when DD checked by phone and heard the magic words, "your location is not involved in a known fault" that we looked at each other and said in unison, "check the breakers!"

One click-click reset later, we had power again - though I'm keeping our freezer at emergency level, i.e. turned all the way down to -32°C, (Bosch doesn't mess around) for the next couple of days.

Just In Case.

[shady-scrolls]

Inktober Day #2: Power Off, as hosted by @dorkaarts

In the real world, a tween boy was opening up his phone, absentmindedly clicking on the BuzzzTube app, expecting to waste time scrolling past random clips. Much to his surprise, an “ERROR” message popped up, stating that the servers were currently down.

Boy: “Ugh. Really?… Oh well. TikTok it is!”

Meanwhile…

Alarms were blaring and the normally blue Internet sky went dark as the flames that engulfed the BuzzzTube Headquarters illuminated and casted shadows around the normally bright and sterile world. Luckily, everyone that was inside is safely outside, keeping their distance from the burning building.

The trendsetter Yesss groaned, shaking her head as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

Yesss: “How. Did this happen?!? Maybe, didn’t you do prop checks like you were supposed to?!”

Maybe: “Yes, Yesss! I did! I got all the reports from the studio operators, the visual effects team, we checked with lights… Everything was up to code!!!”, he frantically explained to his boss, while his work-partner/husband placed a reassuring hand on his back.

Yesss: “Then WHY is my life’s work on fire?!?! And not in the good way!!!”

Melton: “Yesss, please! I am sure we’ll figure out what happened! We will just have to wait until we are in the clear…”

As the grown-ups were in panic, the two kids standing on the side just watched the scene take place before them. The oldest of the pair turned to his younger brother.

Hugo: “… You just HAD to make those viral candy grapes without a kitchen pass, didn’t you?….”

The little, “angel” child had a wide smile, not at all phased by what should have been a traumatic experience. He simply shrugged.

Milo: “Well, I thought I could do it… But look at the bright side! Everyone will be talking about this for weeks! This hot topic will send thousands and thousands of views our way! BuzzzTube’s traffic will be on a grind after this… I might even try this again…”

[i-am-worm]

Inktober 52 2023 - Week 24 - ‘Power’

I’ve been sorting through my old art work and unfinished drawings that's been in storage for years, and I found I haven’t drawn what I called my ‘binary hounds’ for a long while. Basically a verity of cyborg dogs. So I dug out a bunch of old sketches I had started many years ago and decided to re-draw or finally give them some ink.

 It felt real good to revisit these ideas.

[kply-industries]

From a pretty incredible old Japanese ad for batteries.

[shiveringhardnow]

The world doesn’t stop for you when you’re hurting so bad.

[sonjabysonjamorgan]

sooo annoying how hard it is to turn a switch off and keep it off

[manycrows]

Okay I know accessibility devices are never one-size-fits-all and that there’s a use case for these somewhere, but I can’t stop imagining trying to talk to someone at a party and they look at you and move the level down a few ticks

[lylahammar]

the one perk he can't earn

[hotdogmchiggin]

the Horrors probably could’ve been avoided if they just tried the Medicine Drug

[bruciemilf]

Bruce: Parenthood is a spectrum.

Clark: Explain that.

Bruce: Sometimes, my kids make me so proud I almost like myself.

Bruce: Other times, I say ‘Well. At least they’re not doing crack cocaine’

[words-and-coffee]

Alice Te Punga Somerville, Always Italicise: How to Write While Colonised - Kupu rere kē

[ID: A poem titled: Kupu rere kē. [in italics] My friend was advised to italicise all the foreign words in her poems. This advice came from a well-meaning woman with NZ poetry on her business card and an English accent in her mouth. I have been thinking about this advice. The convention of italicising words from other languages clarifies that some words are imported: it ensures readers can tell the difference between a foreign language and the language of home. I have been thinking about this advice. Marking the foreign words is also a kindness: every potential reader is reassured that although you're expected to understand the rest of the text, it's fine to consult a dictionary or native speaker for help with the italics. I have been thinking about this advice. Because I am a contrary person, at first I was outraged — but after a while I could see she had a point: when the foreign words are camouflaged in plain type you can forget how they came to be there, out of place, in the first place. I have been thinking about this advice and I have decided to follow it. Now all of my readers will be able to remember which words truly belong in -[end italics]- Aotearoa -[italics]- and which do not.

Next image is the futurama meme: to shreds you say...]

(Image ID by @bisexualshakespeare)

[naehilisms]

something something three high guardsmen and a mentally unwell emo kid walk into an abandoned energon depot

inspired by this and this

[rosenkranz-does-things]

some linocuts. can't decide which ones I like better so I'll post both versions

[ryopromoter]

yushi is a great chin rest

Keywords: ryopromoter, ryo, hirose-ryo, hiroseryo, tokuno-yushi, tokunoyushi, yushi, head-rest, headrest, tired, relax, power-off, chin-rest, chinrest, clingy, arm, arm-rest, armrest, aw-his-little-chin-on-yushis-arm, nct, nct-wish, nctwish

[nenoname]

the idea of mabel helping ford regain his love for puppets...

[chipper-smol]