How many idiots does it take?

We are so spoiled. Many of us cannot remember what it was like before Blackberrys, Facebook, or cell phones. Imagine what it was like before televisions, or worse before light bulbs. Unfortunately I had to do just that this past week and I learned that boy am I glad someone invented the TV because that puppy actually throws quite a bit of light into a room.

When I came home, drunk, last Saturday night and turned on the light in my apartment, the bulb blew. I basically spent all day Sunday in my bed recovering from my drunken Saturday night, clearly deeming it unnecessary to deal with the lighting situation. Monday was a horrifically busy day at work, and only when I arrived home tired and beaten down did I remember that I might have wanted to make getting a new light bulb more of a priority. On Tuesday I finally dragged my butt to Duane Reade and purchased a new bulb. However when I got home and screwed it in, nothing happened. I flipped the switch, I checked to ensure it was plugged in, I turned the knob... Nothing. Sadly, my first thought was that the new light bulb I purchased was a dud... Not that my lamp may instead be broken. How dumb am I...? Yet I took the bulbs out of every other lamp in my apartment and tried them, and still nothing. Shit. My lamp is broken.

I need a new lamp. And I need to get around to that ASAP, because in the meantime, I think you all should know that candles should in no way be considered a viable light source. I really don't know how they did it back in the dark ages...