note to self...

Do not attempt to do the following things at the same time:

• Work (computer is on)
• Be warm (heater in office is on)
• Pre-warm bedroom (heater in bedroom is on)
• Make popcorn (microwave is on)

This trips the circuit breaker at which point 3 out of 4 of the above items stop. Oddly enough the microwave is still popping. This is good because you can eat it while you're waiting for your computer to boot up again. 

That is after you've made your way through the dark (because the circuit it trips turns off all the lights in the entire house while the appliances and furnace stay on) to feel your way around the breaker box and flip all the random switches since you can't actually see anything. 

I should find that flashlight I have somewhere around here.

My guess is that the furnace was the culprit. It probably got cold and it turned on and then *poof* everything else goes off.  

Oooh, it's 26 degrees outside! Brrr.