An Introduction

Hey everyone in cyber-landia! If you are reading this now, you're probably not in a blackout. But maybe you're anxiously waiting for one to happen so you can light some candles, and hang out with your neighbors, and get a sense of the magic of nighttime. You also may want to prepare--blackouts can turn into serious emergencies if people panic or if people don't have the things they need to get by without electricity.

Anyway, this blog was create over a year after BLACKOUT! first hit the streets. It came off with a small bang in Brooklyn last summer on the third anniversary of the mega-blackout that cut power to over 50 million people in the Northeast USA and parts of Southeastern Canada.

Now we see news from Los Angeles, San Francisco that the cities are asking for voluntary blackout to help conserve power and reduce the strain on the power grid. What's next?

Who knows, but whatever happens, make sure to take time out to enjoy the beauty of darkness!

-Martín Perna