The storm-sleeping plan didn’t work out so well.  We were sleeping with the windows open to enjoy the cool temperatures, but that made for really loud thunder that woke me up probably 5 times in the night.  Then the electricity went out, which meant the alarm clock was flashing.  I hardly ever oversleep due to my hyper-tense internal alarm, but that meant I was waking up all the time thinking it was time to get up.

Nonetheless, it worked out.  I was a little late to work, but that’s just because I had to drop my car Donatella off at the repair shop due to a Check Engine light.  I had it checked out when it first started, and the guy suggested it was from not getting the gas cap put on tightly enough (apparently it’s related to the fuel aeration system or some such).  I was suspicious that was not the case, since my gas-cap-affixing compulsion is up there with the internal alarm in its vigilance.  It turned out to be something that requires an actual part to be replaced, so he’s working on that.

My dream is to invent cars with immune systems, so that when something minor goes wrong, you can just let it rest for a couple of days and maybe fill it up with premium and it will get better.  Computers are starting to do this (repair disk permissions, all kinds of diagnostic tools).  There need to be more nerds in the auto-mechanical field.  We could save so much money.