Well, that's not quite as wrongheaded as I first thought, Consuela, but obviously a much huger hassle for you than it ought to be, in a just world.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 23, 2011 10:49:54 am PDT #21800 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sarameg - Aug 23, 2011 10:51:03 am PDT #21801 of 30001
I'm imagining everything that could fall off. It's....well, guess I'll go home and see.
zuisa - Aug 23, 2011 10:51:03 am PDT #21802 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
The news is telling me that Boston felt the quake, but I certainly didn't!
Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 11:04:10 am PDT #21803 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, I mean, unless I'm missing something, it sounds very much like you will never actually be considered for this job.
Well, if they cancel & reannounce with "selective placement factors", which are specific requirements necessary for the position (beyond a degree or x years of experience), then they will be able to hire me. But it's going to be tricky defining them.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2011 11:11:10 am PDT #21804 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, we were probably most likely to feel it because my actual office area is on a beam that bridges two buildings across a street. A coworker said, "Am I drunk?? Or did the building just move???" Hee.
Apparently other people in the buidling here felt it. Things are a little hectic in my area, so the building shaking probably just felt like par for the course for the last two days.
Kate P. - Aug 23, 2011 11:12:40 am PDT #21805 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Well, if they cancel & reannounce with "selective placement factors", which are specific requirements necessary for the position (beyond a degree or x years of experience), then they will be able to hire me. But it's going to be tricky defining them.
Ah, gotcha... that at least makes a little more sense than I thought at first!
sarameg - Aug 23, 2011 11:15:53 am PDT #21806 of 30001
One wooden thing fell off the shelf (and it does that when I walk by sometimes) and a couple picture frames fell over. Can't tell if the hanging frames are crooked, they may have started out that way. Off to pool.
Zenkitty - Aug 23, 2011 11:25:42 am PDT #21807 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Skipping to check in, all is well in this part of Virginia, around Charlottesville. My first earthquake!
bon bon - Aug 23, 2011 11:27:21 am PDT #21808 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Have now received no fewer than six emails/voicemails regarding the status of our DC HQ. Something tells me the reverse doesn't happen when the LA office undergoes an earthquake. @@.
megan walker - Aug 23, 2011 11:31:08 am PDT #21809 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Calistas, how earthquake-proofed is your home? I don't have anything framed hanging over anywhere I sleep, but nothing is tacked to the wall. I do have a tall bookshelf near my bed, and a tall lingerie chest of drawers, but because of the angles they can't fall on me, although they can dump their contents onto me.
The sleep cave is very earthquake-safe. Tall bookshelves are bracketed to the wall and I always make sure my kitchen cabinets are firmly closed. Otherwise, no. But I am happy I no longer work in a liquefaction zone.