So, for those of us living in the United States, yesterday was a holiday. A national holiday. THE national holiday, in fact. In the middle of the week. Did it feel like a weekend? Does today (Thursday) feel like a Monday to you? How do you cope?

There have also been huge storms on the eastern half of the country, and a lot of people lost power. Ohio Bear and DC Trojan, for two. So, after crazy clouds like these,

via i.imgur.com

there were crazy storms, followed by crazy damage:

via static.guim.co.uk

So, how do you deal when you don't have power? Candles? De-camp? Eat a lot of ice cream? And then afterward, how do you clean up? Haul away the trees and put an industrial clothespin on your nose to clean out the fridge?

Whether you're recovering from binge drinking in the name of patriotism or thunderstorms (or both), let's recover together!