Sinister: put your clothes on and stand in the doorway!

[Heather Marie Propes]

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 at midway.uchicago.edu       

http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/asbuch/index.htm#hometop




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