Out Went the Lights

Like many New Yorkers, I’ve documented a lot of this past week in photographs. Honestly speaking, however, by this point in the proceedings, I’m pretty fucking sick of it all (as I’m sure you are too). Given my knee-jerk bitch-&-moan reflex (let’s face it, what is this blog other than one long, seven-year complaint?), I’m really trying to keep myself in check. Sure, it’s really sucked having no power, no hot water, no heat in our apartment, no phone signal and no school for our kids (we’re all a little stir-crazy or, to use a Britishism my wife is fond of utilizing, “woodsqueer”), but we’re all ultimately safe and sound. The same cannot be said for large swathes of New Jersey, Staten Island, the Rockaways and elsewhere. I try to keep that in mind before I start whining about my comparatively paltry problems.

In any event, while everyone is sick and tired of that bitch Sandy, I thought I’d pass on this telling time-lapse video from Monday night. Relive the bummer at 1:02 when the lights go out.

Like I said in the previous post, walking around a neighborhood plunged into absolute darkness on Monday night was indeed eerie and otherworldly. Five days later, the mystique of that experience has truly worn off, and I’m hugely fucking sick of it. That said, the photographs of that very experience on this post by Animal NY really capture the vibe quite well.

Here’s to everyone recovering from the friggin’ nightmare and moving forward.

Comments

[John M]

Glad you and the family are OK. I've trekked to Brooklyn every day to use the laptop and cell phone...yes, mom, I'm fine...it's a long walk from the East Village.

We're not a lucky as the people uptown, but we're pretty damn lucky compared to a lot of people. I'm a bitch and moaner, too, but right now, I'm feeling just lucky.