#and other things you have little to no control over

It takes approximately eight minutes and twenty seconds for the light of the sun to reach earth. If the sun were to suddenly go out, you would be blissfully unaware for eight minutes. Has the sun continued to shine for that length of time?

Assuming that the sun has risen at all today in Night Vale. Let us assume for the sake of this exercise that life as we know it is not being purchased by an all consuming corporate and literal monster. That angels still protect Old Woman Josie (but do not exist, naturally). That the very laws of physics have not fled in terror of what horrid fate awaits this town should something not change soon. Let us assume all of that.

Excellent. You’d better start that timer again. You never know which eight minutes of sunshine may be your last.