We just experienced a 4-hour island-wide blackout here, and I’m still squinting and hissing amidst all the bright lights.It struck me, while driving home in total blackness that there is no real meaning to life. I don’t know why that suddenly occurred to me, or even why I’m relating it to you, whoever the fuck you are, but it was like … I dont know, a drug-induced white light of self-discovery.
Sudden, unexplained blackouts happen pretty often in the Philippines, which is why I’ve had to replace the power supply on my PCs about 3 times in 2 years. The last time we had a genuine blackout was early this year, when a jellyfish found its way inside a fucking dam. A small spineless featherweight creature caused an island-wide blackout that lasted more than 6 hours.
Today’s blackout was a bit shorter, just over 4 hours. I guess maybe the jellyfish’s girlfriend came looking for him.
There is no real meaning to this article.
Thank you.