Candle light dinners are definitely one of the more romantic affairs you can experience it life. Almost inherently you feel differently, the mood is tranquil and the food might even taste betters. There is just something about eating by candle light, real or fantasy, that turns even normal meals into special events.
Dining by head lamp however, which has been annoyingly common lately, does not have quite the same effect.
Beginning some time early last week there have been blackouts at regions throughout the country lasting for several hours at a time. In-fighting between the nationalized energy provider ICE and the Costa Rican government has make it remarkably inconvenient for me, and the rest of the country, to live and work. Ongoing disagreement about a rate increase has resulted in ICE cutting power to manage operating costs to various sectors at scheduled intervals daily.
Fortunately, I have not been stranded anywhere and nothing bad has happened to me, but it is rather tedious sitting around, unable to do any sort of work, while waiting for the electricity to come back. The couple times the power has been out at night I´ve had to improvise and walk about my apartment using a headlamp my brother gave me to cook, clean or do whatever else I had to do.
Resolutions are being passed around between officials and hopefully the blackouts will end shortly. Which is a good thing because illuminating a spaghetti dinner for one with an LED bulb definitely does not provide the same ambience as a candle light dinner, and is as you might imagine slightly depressing.
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The head lamp is one of the more useful of God's creations. I'm glad it's coming in handy, though really what you should do is get some candles, a bottle of vino and maybe a little lady to share it with.
Indeed, all good suggestions. However, every store I´ve gone to has been sold out of candles and I´m hitting O´fer on the ladies... well at least I can still drink.
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