Write about something (150-200 words) that annoys, frightens, or even crazes you and others. Your subject could be a natural phenomenon, such as the one Didion describes, or something more Vegas associated -- we have bad winds, scorching heat, floods or something else: bumper-to-bumper traffic at rush hour, long lines at the department of motor vehicles or another government agency, lengthy and complicated voice-mail menus that end up in busy signals, parking at CSN. You may use examples from your own experience and observation, from experiences you have read or heard about, or, like Didion, from both sources.