Blackout- Patricia Bunag

Last Thursday's blackout occurring in September 8, put California and every other place around, also Arizona in darkness. My time during the blackout wasn't much of a fun since I had to do my homework in the dark, but there were some positive outcomes about having it. Before this event happened, I was oblivious about the black out that would happen. As the usual, I would try to do my homework at a slow pace since all I wanted to do was sleep while everyone of my family members would watch their usual shows on the television or use the computer when all of a sudden, I heard the television go off. As soon as that happened, I thought that they lowered down the volume and turned off the power since I did no bother to turn around while reading my textbook. While I was reading, that's when I heard them say that the power went out and thought that it would just be gone for a few hours. I did not mind having no electricity for a while until night came and I still did not complete all my assignments that would be due for Friday. All this work and having no power was building up stress in me, especially with the distractions such as the candle's fire having an intense, bright glare that hurt my eyes while I tried to write. This day was also my brother's birthday but it didn't seem to bother him due to a few of his friends coming at our house to eat dinner with him. I felt real awkward in the dark, also about how our candles were displayed around certain areas of the house as if there was a strange event that would take place. Overall, the day was fine and after hearing the new in our radio about school being cancelled the next day, it brought relief in me because I could finally have some rest due to the lack of sleep I have had from the start of Monday. This crisis for both Californians and the other states show the importance of electricity but also on how much we depended on it.