Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Wicked Hungry

And then there was light. 2004, the year of changing light bulbs. Symbolically, metaphorically and literally. Flick, spark, then dark dust and bugs. Lefty loosey, righty tighty. A ladder, some twisting, and I award myself with 75 watts of rich white light. Or should I say blue. I prefer these GE Reveal light bulbs. They’re supposed to illuminate more of the visible light spectrum. I like the way they beam.

 

I’ve always gone through light bulbs the way people go through spells. I’m cursed with bad electricity. In the age of candles, I would have been a stiff breeze--oxygen incarnate. In the age of lanterns, I would have been a hungry wick.

 

Three dead bulbs down. One to go. Nope. Make that two. Lefty loosey, righty tighty.

 

2 comments:

  1. I like the bulbs with a pink tint. It makes us look marginally healthier. So I don't feel so bad about being shut up in the house like a hibernating bear.

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  2. I think you're brilliant. I'm going back to bed for a bit, feeling like shite. I'll call you when I wake up. If you're sleeping put on your away message.
    XOX
    Ann

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