The thing is, this week that second bulb has flickered more aggressively than normal. As in "seems like a sudden burst of power" kind of flickering. (Highlander: The Flickering! Okay, random aside DONE. (Huh. I almost just spelled that as "asside." I'm still waking up.)) I first saw this out of the corner of my eye while standing in my kitchen, and it seemed like an unexplained burst of light. Now, I actually wouldn't be surprised if my building were haunted, but there's definitely a prosaic explanation. The second light's only stayed on once this past week, but it seems to want to be on. (Possessed light bulb? Okay, no one's written THAT. Stephen King writing about a possessed light bulb would be Stephen King's "Jump the Shark" moment.)
Anyway.
This does mean I have the light to write, so let's have a grab-bag of thoughts: