Writing with a purpose for a change ...
So .. this morning we had an earthquake. The epicenter was in Illinois but it was about a 5.2 and we felt it pretty good here.
It was literally at 5:38 this morning and I know that because at 5:39 I sent a 'Holy shit! Was that an earthquake?' text message out then called someone to make sure it wasn't a weird dream.
I figured it was so because I remember the last earthquake and here is a quick recap .. I was in between classes so I came home take a nap. Into the napping part it felt as if they were jackhammering in my street. Oddly enough they WERE actually doing construction at the time .. but were gone to lunch, so it wasn't unbelieveable until I looked outside and saw no one. Hence .. the earthquake ..
This morning when I woke up and things were rattling I knew right off the bat what was happening. My front bedroom window rattled and creaked pretty bad so it had to be decently stronger than the last quake. I think it may have lasted about 15 - 30 seconds but I was barely awake.
I hate to say this but I will... earthquakes are fascinating to me and I ONLY say this because I don't live near them and I am ignorant of first hand knowledge in regards to how dangerous they are. I'm guessing it is the same with a lot of people who don't live in an earthquake zone because all I heard today was 'did you feel the earthquake? wasn't that cool?' Again .. to us it's a little rattling and a few crooked photos about once every 5 or 6 years .. we are fascinated because of ignorance .. but at that same time that is one of the reasons that I don't live close to a fault line ... so I prefer the ignorant fascination to knowing how bad they can be. Same applies to hurricanes ..
Here's the best part ..
In my opinion we humans get so self absorbed into thinking that we are the ultimate dominant force on the planet. We have completely taken over this place and our hands have removed the natural element from just about everything that we can. We're ruining the planet and doing damage that we haven't quite grasped the extent of.
This quake and every other natural disaster like this, as bad as they really are, send a painful reminder to us that we are NOT invincible and that everything is NOT within our control. While for some people this reminder wipes out their comforts that they had yesterday, for distant people like myself, that little shake was a gentle reminder to quit taking things for granted.
Now combine that with the weather that we've had for the past few months (and tonight) and I'm, as always, concerned with where things are headed..
Sorry for any typos .. thiis is from my babytop.. :)
So .. this morning we had an earthquake. The epicenter was in Illinois but it was about a 5.2 and we felt it pretty good here.
It was literally at 5:38 this morning and I know that because at 5:39 I sent a 'Holy shit! Was that an earthquake?' text message out then called someone to make sure it wasn't a weird dream.
I figured it was so because I remember the last earthquake and here is a quick recap .. I was in between classes so I came home take a nap. Into the napping part it felt as if they were jackhammering in my street. Oddly enough they WERE actually doing construction at the time .. but were gone to lunch, so it wasn't unbelieveable until I looked outside and saw no one. Hence .. the earthquake ..
This morning when I woke up and things were rattling I knew right off the bat what was happening. My front bedroom window rattled and creaked pretty bad so it had to be decently stronger than the last quake. I think it may have lasted about 15 - 30 seconds but I was barely awake.
I hate to say this but I will... earthquakes are fascinating to me and I ONLY say this because I don't live near them and I am ignorant of first hand knowledge in regards to how dangerous they are. I'm guessing it is the same with a lot of people who don't live in an earthquake zone because all I heard today was 'did you feel the earthquake? wasn't that cool?' Again .. to us it's a little rattling and a few crooked photos about once every 5 or 6 years .. we are fascinated because of ignorance .. but at that same time that is one of the reasons that I don't live close to a fault line ... so I prefer the ignorant fascination to knowing how bad they can be. Same applies to hurricanes ..
Here's the best part ..
In my opinion we humans get so self absorbed into thinking that we are the ultimate dominant force on the planet. We have completely taken over this place and our hands have removed the natural element from just about everything that we can. We're ruining the planet and doing damage that we haven't quite grasped the extent of.
This quake and every other natural disaster like this, as bad as they really are, send a painful reminder to us that we are NOT invincible and that everything is NOT within our control. While for some people this reminder wipes out their comforts that they had yesterday, for distant people like myself, that little shake was a gentle reminder to quit taking things for granted.
Now combine that with the weather that we've had for the past few months (and tonight) and I'm, as always, concerned with where things are headed..
Sorry for any typos .. thiis is from my babytop.. :)
