Today was cool. I got to feel the wrath of plate tectonics. There was an earthquake in central California this morning. For those interested (probably just Mike), the U.S. Geological Survey link is here. That site is really cool. All that info is updated automatically. As soon as the quake was over I went to that site and the information was already there. The only difference was that before it said “This information has not been reviewed by a seismologist.” The gist is: Magnitude 6.0, about 150 miles southeast of Menlo Park.
So there I was being a good little code prophet when all of the sudden I start feeling dizzy and a little queasy. Then from the other cubes I hear people saying, “Do you feel that? I think we’re having an earthquake.” Needless to say by the time the vibrations reached Menlo Park, they weren’t any where near 6.0. I never felt any motion or saw anything move. Essentially I felt the effects of motion without actually noticing that I was moving, which is probably why I just felt dizzy and queasy. Sarah, who felt in it San Francisco, described it as “feeling wavy.” It reminds of one of the many great Ralph Wiggum quotes from The Simpsons: “Principal Skinner, I got car sick in your office.”

One Response to “Earthquake”

1. mom, on September 29th, 2004 at 20:22:51, said:
   

   I think you really should get you a barf before the next one hits. You always want to be prepared. Love you.

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