Bathroom Experiences
(No, this isn't about squat toilets.)
In the past, there has generally been some time between when events actually happen and when I've had the time / energy / focus to post about them here.
This morning's experience, though, requires an immediate post.
Upon hearing nature's call, I grabbed my book of crossword puzzles (my bathroom entertainment for months), and went about my business. Upon entering the answer for 34-Down, I started to notice the toilet was shaking.
"What the hell...?" I wonder out loud. Is it me? Am I suddenly light-headed or dizzy..? No... I'm fine, the toilet is really shaking under my behind.
I hear a low rumble from the wall behind me and then notice the door to the bathroom is wobbling back and forth. And some wobbling noises are coming from the other rooms. Then I notice the entire bathroom is shaking. The floor underneath my feet, the walls, everything.
"Holy crap! An earthquake!"
I'd never been in an earthquake before. Seen them in countless movies, TV shows and the like, so I considered standing in the doorway. Do I stand up with my pants around my ankles?
It wasn't that strong an earthquake - not that I have much to compare it to - and so I opted for staying put and riding out the experience on the porcelain. I humorously thought about the door to my apartment opening with me foolishly standing in the bathroom doorway with my pants around my ankles.
To my family and the other worriers out there, I'm fine. No damage. I've experienced turbulence on airplanes that was more of a shaking than what this was.
So it was a very cool experience.
Update 5:30PM - Turns out this was a pretty big earthquake, and you'll likely hear about it in the news in the States. In that article, there's a map. I live at the edge of the outer-most circle drawn around the epicenter, almost due south of it.
In the past, there has generally been some time between when events actually happen and when I've had the time / energy / focus to post about them here.
This morning's experience, though, requires an immediate post.
Upon hearing nature's call, I grabbed my book of crossword puzzles (my bathroom entertainment for months), and went about my business. Upon entering the answer for 34-Down, I started to notice the toilet was shaking.
"What the hell...?" I wonder out loud. Is it me? Am I suddenly light-headed or dizzy..? No... I'm fine, the toilet is really shaking under my behind.
I hear a low rumble from the wall behind me and then notice the door to the bathroom is wobbling back and forth. And some wobbling noises are coming from the other rooms. Then I notice the entire bathroom is shaking. The floor underneath my feet, the walls, everything.
"Holy crap! An earthquake!"
I'd never been in an earthquake before. Seen them in countless movies, TV shows and the like, so I considered standing in the doorway. Do I stand up with my pants around my ankles?
It wasn't that strong an earthquake - not that I have much to compare it to - and so I opted for staying put and riding out the experience on the porcelain. I humorously thought about the door to my apartment opening with me foolishly standing in the bathroom doorway with my pants around my ankles.
To my family and the other worriers out there, I'm fine. No damage. I've experienced turbulence on airplanes that was more of a shaking than what this was.
So it was a very cool experience.
Update 5:30PM - Turns out this was a pretty big earthquake, and you'll likely hear about it in the news in the States. In that article, there's a map. I live at the edge of the outer-most circle drawn around the epicenter, almost due south of it.
posted by David at 10:21 AM
2 Comments:
Glad you made it, i remember my first earthquake while living in san diego. I was working at sears, selling vacuums, and I was standing next to the escolator when all of a sudden it started banging and shaking. So i think, what a piece of junk, its about to bust. When some big black lady to my left yells, "earhquake!" So i'm like, "ehh what now" so I think I just hit the deck underneth some shoes. Anway thought i'd share, nowhere near as good as your sitting on the can though.
hahahahahaha.......hahahahahahaha.......awww, east coastie's first earthquake ;).
it was, in fact, in the news over here in one of those interrupting news reports. i didn't think you shigans (or my SoCal friend still in osaka for one more week) would feel it though once i heard where it actually was...i forget how small japan really is.
we had like three small ones in a two-week span here in SF. one of them was scary in its length. but as long as they stay small they always bring a jolt of excitement.
of all the people in earthquake spots i've heard of though, yours is by far the most amusing :).
-Karisma
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