That's what I was shouting to Anders, my Danish fiance this morning at 4:16 am, as I assumed the role of the experienced Californian and guided him through his first earthquake. It lasted about 5 seconds or so and sounded like two teams of wild horses were simultaneously running over our roof and underneath the floor, I think that we were right next to the epicenter. It's always scary just after an earthquake because you don't know when the aftershocks are going to come and all you can do is sit and listen to the radio. This morning's event had no aftershocks, but it was nervewracking going back to bed because there is a heavy stained glass window right above our heads and countless framed prints all around our bed (this was not my decorating disaster - we're subletting). We listened to KPFA - the Berkeley community radio station a bit - but their D'J's were just making fun of it "yet another little hiccup in the pregnant California fault lines, as we all sit around waiting impatiently for the big one to strike us down," or something like that. They tell me the next big one's going to hit the midwest. Great. Anders and I are moving to Michigan in two weeks. Ciao, the shakin yank Heather Marie Propes asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/asbuch/index.htm#hometop +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+