August 2, 2006
Shaking All Over
We were sitting at our desks playing on the computer (cough...surfing porn...cough...) when things start shaking and rolling. At first, we thought it was just some big huge gust of wind, something that can occasionally cause some rumbling. But when it didn't quite stop and picked up in intensity, we began to we realize it wasn't quite the wind and something else and should we then get under something like the coffee table or underneath or a door frame and OH MY GOD IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, so we over-reacted a bit and unfortunately, our back is still smarting from the attempt at diving underneath the coffee table, but there was an Earthquake tonight. A 4.4 one in fact, located near Rohnert Park. Other than our back, there was no damage.
Still, we look forward to watching local news tonight as we eagerly await the ten minutes of reporters going from Bay Area location to Bay Area location to let everyone know that they felt something here and nobody got hurt. That's our favorite part of earthquakes.


I love the invariable news reports the next day about how "hundreds of curious people called the police and fire departments." Why the f*** do people think that that's an appropriate thing to do?
I was glad an earthquake was happening. Sick but true. I keep waiting for one that is big enough for people to leave. Then, finally, hopefully, houses/condos may be affordable enough for middle class folks to buy.