I lit candles, watched the clock, shutdown everything electrical and precious (read: computer and monitor), snuggled into bed and began to read by flashlight.  At 1:30 AM the electrical shut-down in my neighborhood, scheduled for midnight, had still not ocurred.  When I woke, the microwave clock and the caller-id box indicated that there had been no shut-down. 

The candles were nice.  Going to bed early was nice, as was getting up early.  Maybe the lights will go out tonight.