Every time I drive over the Ship Canal Bridge in the lower-deck express lanes I have to force myself not to panic. I'm convinced there's going to be an earthquake one day while I'm driving on the bridge.

Methinks Ally needs a doggie. Doggies inspect night noises and let us know the coast is clear :)

As far as the Northridge quake, I was seriously affected for a long time, years. You wouldn't think something so common as a quake could suddenly affect you differently, but, well I lived in Northridge at the time. That whole waking up on a jackhammer thing. And later that whole smelling gas thing. But the upside was the whole meeting your helpful neighbors thing.

Anyway, aftershocks bugged the you-know-whatsis out of me for a couple years. But for some reason I have lost most of that "new" quake anxiety. At least, I think I have. I wonder though, if I'd feel the same if I still lived in the Valley?

I think I'm less afraid of "The Big One" now though, because I remember them saying that being so far out in the desert, the damage to LA from The Big One would be like Northridge, only wider spread. So okay, made it through that... next!

LOL Cheese Dude was all freakin last nite when the quake happened.

After being in the Northridge quake in Northridge a couple miles from the epicenter, last nite's was a widdle baby quake. Awwwwww. I was sort of like, whatever, and went to sleep.

I don't like earthquakes and it makes me feel better to know I am not the only one who totally freaks out. I am getting better though. I am almost to the stage of "let's see how bad it gets". I think the last one I felt was the one in the ocean, during the day. I had about 5 IMs from all over OC asking if I felt "that" - trying to figure out where it was or something.

I would have gone right back to sleep if it wasn't for the horrible shattering glass sound...

I think I'll keep Pepe's head as a souvenir (it was the largest intact piece left - the rest of the thing exploded all across the kitchen floor)