Here’s a prompt for today (courtesy of The Daily Post, done by wordpress): Your phone, laptop, tab, ipad and desktop are dead. Will you make it through a normal working day and evening? What would you miss the most?

I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while, as in, I’ve had the email since mid-April.  What with the possibility of the end of the world, I thought I’d finally answer it.  Besides, it’s been a while since I’ve done a writing prompt, so it’s about time.

I have major issues with this question.  What kind of phone are they refering to?  Because I rarely use my cell phone, so I’d be fine if I didn’t use it.  However, because I rarely use it, I only need to charge every 1-2 weeks.  Or do they mean landline?  Why wouldn’t my landline or my cell phone work?  By tab, do they mean a tablet?  Because I don’t have one, nor do I have an i-Pad, so that wouldn’t be a problem.  Why wouldn’t my desktop work?  As for my laptop, there’s no way I could use it.  My battery is now completely dead, so it needs to be plugged in at all times.  I can’t afford a battery, so hopefully I won’t need to rely on battery power anytime soon. 

This question really isn’t worded very well- it definitely needs to be more clear, but I’ll do my best.  It seems like it’s geared toward what we would do if there were no power, so that’s how I’ll answer it.

So what would I do?  Probably read, or attempt to work on my plot bunnies, and do a little outlining.  Maybe edit the 2 novels I actually have printed out.  Try to learn to crochet or knit, since I have a crochet for dummies, and a book about how to knit. 

I don’t work right now, so work wouldn’t be affected, but since I listen to a lot of podcasts, and work on my novels, I’d probably miss my laptop the most. 

Since the question doesn’t mention handheld gaming systems, like the DS, mp3 players, or tv, I’d totally listen to my iPod, watch some tv and play some video games. 

I would definitely be able to get through a day with no technology, although it would probably be really hard, especially the first few hours.  If I absolutely felt the need to write, I’d probably turn to pen and paper.  I hate handwriting actual novels- mostly because part of my first nano was handwritten, since I worked on it while taking the bus everywhere, and then I’d type it up when I got home.  It was a pain, and I never did it again.  So I’d probably outline it, and type it up whenever the power comes back.