I'm a little confused because wapo doesn't seem to think it will be any big deal, but everyone else seems to think it's Certain Doom. Do we stock up on spaghetti-os? Just make sure we get the books out of the garage?

Apparently not until I move away, though. Because god hates me. So much that she's keeping the big ones away from even the parts of California that I'm not in.

Here's the drill....

A good percentage of the locals will panic and there will be a run on the grocery stores. Milk, bread,TP, and strangely ice cream will get cleared from shelves or already have been.

The wind and the rain will come.

Ask your neighbors about the reliability of power reliability in your neighborhood. Chances are they will laugh at you. Pepco rates last in the nation for a reason.

Remember that rain we had earlier today? Yeah, we lost power for two hours from just that. Last time a hurricane came close we lost power for a week. So be prepared for that. If you have a gas stove kudos. If you have Fios phone service don't forget it will die after a few hours without power.

Water: that's what the toilet tank is for, and our obsession with bottled water :)
Non-perishable food: Believe it or not, we have canned food on the West Coast too, and since fresh food is so vastly much better and widely available, it usually remains uneaten in our pantries, ready for the next quake
Backup power source: Okay, ya got us there, we just have phenomenal weather.

And knowing is half the battle!

I'm going to put some water in pitchers ahead of time just in case there's any flooding that affects the water supply. I'm hoping we don't lose power, but if we do I'm probably set with PB and jelly sandwiches for the duration. I also have a propane stove I could use outside. Other than that, I'm not really too worried. Hopefully nothing will fall on the house. If my car is damaged, I need a new one anyway!

I hope that all the east coasters stay safe and out of harms way. Of course these storms are always unpredictable and can change course at any time, maybe it will just veer the other way.

3.5 south of Irvine, just before 3AM.

We felt it, woke us up but that's about it. For some reason my reaction was to say, "There it is," as if I'd been anticipating an earthquake. Then I rolled over and fell back asleep.

I sleep through that one. Though you are a little closer to Irvine that I am.

Wolfette said it was "huge".....let's just say she hasn't felt very many quakes in her life yet.