Entry #3 - When the Power is Out

Hello again. I have just finished downloading an audio book for my mp3 player and the storm is slowly starting as a faint pit-a-pat outside my window. I saw a brief flash of lighting and heard the thunder follow. The storm reminded me of when the power when out a few days ago. At that moment my sibling had guests over and I had agreed to stay in my room (and therefore stay out of their hair). So, trapped in my room I had nothing to do for a few hours and then I decided to start a small article on things one could do in a similar situation. Hence, the title of this entry, 'When the Power is Out'.

When the Power is Out #1 Spinning Die
As ridiculous as this may sound, one can actually have alot of fun doing this. You can try an beat your own personal record or verse a friend to see who can spin a dice for the longest. You can also perfect your technique with spinning die; I myself have difficultly spinning particularly pointy cornered die. Not to mention dice nowadays come in more styles that the classic six sided die. I myself have had a ten sided die that I've owned since primary school. At the very least, spinning die can calm you down from the initial shock of suddenly having the power cut from whatever you were doing. Spinning Die can provide 5-40mins. of solid fun.

When the Power is Out #2 Learn another language
Some of you may feel that Spinning Die is too childish, or that you just can't seem to do it. In that case, you could do something a bit more academic like which leads me to my next suggestion; Learn another language. Learning another language, can be really fun if your patient and persevere. If you're like me you may have a few language books lying around to read and work through or you can go to the local book store and purchase a few. Some include audio tapes and CD's which would be useless if one's power was out. So, it's best to buy a language book which covers the same content in both CD and book. On a side note, these are pictures of my own personal collection, I do plan to get another one in the near future. 10-120 mins. of entertainment.

Well, that's all for today, I do plan to post more "When the Power is Out" blog entries. Even if I have no one reading, just because I promised myself I would and I am a woman of my word.