How the Earthquake Effed Up my Day

The day before yesterday, there was an earthquake in Virginia.  It was registered at 5.9 and did some damage to buildings and such.

Thankfully there was nothing crazy and everyone was relatively unscathed.

I am a believer that things can always be worse, so I am thankful that all I felt on the day of the tremor was that I was perhaps, in need of a rushing to the hospital for a personal medical emergency because the ground shaking made me think I was woozy and about to faint.

That was before I realized it was an earthquake - stop laughing!

Anyway, about six minutes later I was supposed to be on a subway train on my way to Chinatown for some dim sum or soup dumplings. 

H1 and I were starving having not eaten a real lunch at our usual 12 p.m. time slot.

With an uncertainty about subways and whatever else, we thought it best to not get on a train.

Safety first, we always say but of course, that meant we were that much more starved come 4 p.m. when we finally decided to find some food.

Soup dumplings were some blocks from us so why not go there instead?

That would have been awesome except the restaurant was closed and we ended up having to scrounge around for some McDonald's.

That was Effed by the Earthquake Scenario 1.

Back to to 2 p.m., while I was somewhere panicking and doomsday naysaying something about 2012, the Amazon deal for half off on a Playstation Move Bundle happened as a Lightning Deal of the Day and I missed it because 40 minutes later when I remembered to check, it was over.  100% claimed.

That may not sound like much to any of you, but it was sure damned annoying to me.

And that was Effed by the Earthquake Scenario 2.

That's all the Effed up things I can talk about because you know, it really wasn't so bad once everything simmered down.

We do count ourselves lucky this time and hope that was the only time...

Currently: Wondering why Momma HOchie hates me by leaving me without food.

Another One?

I'm sure out there in great blue ocean, all deep within the earth and whatever unpopulated areas of the world are left - there are earthquakes.

But this is a little bit ridic now.

Yet another one? Now in Taiwan?

I hope all is as well as it can be over there i.e. no death toll and tsunami. 

Also, that whole earth spinning off its axis shortening our days by a tiny fraction of a millisecond or what have you, is really taking it's toll on me.

There's so much to do in a day and now it's shorter?

How am I supposed to get anything done?

More Concerns

A few things I've been meaning to address for a while now and some new horrid information that revealed itself today:

1. It's all going to shit. The amount of major earthquakes we've been having recently is simply ridiculous. Curse you, Plate Tectonics!
In light of this, I'm even more convinced now that we're all going to be dead sooner than later and by way of Mega Tsunami it is.

2. What the eff is this?!

(FROM HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) – Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. are teaming for a live-action adaptation of anime classic Akira, which started out as a manga in 1988 and was adapted into an animated film by Katsuhrio Otomo that same year. The original story was set in ''New Tokyo'' in 2019, after a nuclear war. A teen biker gang member is subjected to a government experiment that taps latent powers, and the gang leader is forced to try and stop the destruction that lies in his wake. The new adaptation will be set in ''New Manhattan,'' a city rebuilt by Japanese money. DiCaprio will produce via Appian Way. Ruairi Robinson is set to make his feature directorial debut on what is expected to be a two-part epic. The first film is tentatively scheduled for a summer 2009 release. (Hollywood Reporter)

source: www.ew.com, printed 02/21/2008

Seriously, like most other things that should be left alone...why does one think they can go ahead and ruin a perfectly great story that's been told the way it should be already?
I just really don't know how this is going to translate into live action. I was thinking maybe The Jim Henson Company could handle this possibly but my only fear would be that Tetsuo would end up looking like the Trash Heap and while somewhat fitting, it's just wrong.

Contrary to popular belief, the Trash Heap was never magnificent nor was it all knowing.

3. I'm not in love with the new MSI song. It kind of sounds too much like really old Mindless Self Indulgence. The one that got changed for a unique style instead of the whiny gothiness it was before. I think they're hanging out with too many assholes on their tours. And by assholes I mean My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park.

Here's hoping the album will not disappoint because I may have to cry.

Currently listening to: "Missing Perspective" from the Parasite Eve soundtrack