duct tape? nah, just use an old coke bottle.

i’m not sure why we even wonder.

off and on, these past few months, we’ve been dealing with electricity rationing (and just general power failure). the local government says there isn't enough water in the reservoirs to make the electricity we need. the local people say it's because they're selling power to china, russia, and now, pakistan.

how does one “ration” electricity? for a couple weeks at a time, every three days your house doesn’t have power for one. and on top of that, for a while they just shut off the power from midnite to 7am on all days.


but, honestly, we're pretty used to it. and luckily, as of right now, we’re done with the rationing and just dealing with the surges… at any rate, i've gotten pretty good at making coffee hand-pouring the boiling water into the coffee maker's filter manually instead of being able to turn it on. you kinda find yourself just making do. (and making sure to charge up all your cell phones / laptops / etc. when the power kicks on)

hope things are well for you! we're enjoying our summer. it's been crazy, hence the absence. but, life is good, and, well, we miss you.