Want a great tip on a way to really freak yourself out?
1) Be home alone.
2) Wait until night-time.
3) Put on a dvd of a crime show, with lots of really exciting murders and kidnappings.
4) Wait until the middle of a REALLY exciting fight, with guns and punches flying every which way.
5) ...and then let your house have a blackout.
As in FULL black-and-can't-see-a-thing-whatsoever blackout.
Luckily, I had lots of candles and matches in strategic locations, because I am
crazy prepared, but I was still extremely shaky and freaked out.
I think maybe I should stick to watching Sesame Street and Disney movies after dark from now on, just in case...