Earthquake! (a small one)

Wow. We just had an earthquake! I didn't realize it was an earthquake until I saw that entry on my friends page! I'm sitting here screwing around on the computer, John is out in the street flying toy gliders, and then I hear a noise from the back of the house that I think is Angus. But I go to check on him and he's still asleep. I realize it was my dad's bathroom door, which has a chain on it to keep the kids from getting in, but the cats can still go in and out. It had opened and shut several times in rapid succession. I can't say I really felt anything; maybe a thump which I thought was John coming in the door.

A tiny baby one, nothing like the Northridge quake that woke us both up out of a sound sleep. but we were in an RV for that one.

(This was supposed to be posted at about 12:30 am last night, but LJ is being a bastard to me!)

Earthquake! (a small one)

Wow. We just had an earthquake! I didn't realize it was an earthquake until I saw that entry on my friends page! I'm sitting here screwing around on the computer, John is out in the street flying toy gliders, and then I hear a noise from the back of the house that I think is Angus. But I go to check on him and he's still asleep. I realize it was my dad's bathroom door, which has a chain on it to keep the kids from getting in, but the cats can still go in and out. It had opened and shut several times in rapid succession. I can't say I really felt anything; maybe a thump which I thought was John coming in the door.

A tiny baby one, nothing like the Northridge quake that woke us both up out of a sound sleep. but we were in an RV for that one.

(This was supposed to be posted at about 12:30 am last night, but LJ is being a bastard to me!)

Budget blues...

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates.
-Lao Tzu

This was quoted for August on our Marine Region calendar. One wonders if this was meant as a barb at the legislature or the governor, since the budget is late every goddamn year, especially this year since there is a gubernatorial election (and dammit, the Republicans just have to teach Gray Davis some kind of a lesson). It really hobbles us trying to do our jobs.

I heard they finally signed a budget this weekend. We have had a spending freeze since the beginning of May. God help us if we had run out of dish soap for the wetlab during that time. Things would have gotten pretty smelly around here.

Budget blues...

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates.
-Lao Tzu

This was quoted for August on our Marine Region calendar. One wonders if this was meant as a barb at the legislature or the governor, since the budget is late every goddamn year, especially this year since there is a gubernatorial election (and dammit, the Republicans just have to teach Gray Davis some kind of a lesson). It really hobbles us trying to do our jobs.

I heard they finally signed a budget this weekend. We have had a spending freeze since the beginning of May. God help us if we had run out of dish soap for the wetlab during that time. Things would have gotten pretty smelly around here.