Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Wow.. didn’t expect that one. I’d always thought I’d be Griffindor

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We were rolling and bouncing around on the bed like someone put marbles in a box and shook it.  The wall behind us starts making cracking sounds and bits of the wall stuff fall on us while we hear something crash.  Later we discovered this was our bookcase in the bedroom.  Once the shaking stopped we sat stunned.  It was so eerie.  It was dead quiet.  No cars driving by.  Nothing.  We checked that each other was okay and I ventured off the bed to promptly step on a fallen picture frame and break the glass.  After we getting our wits about us and our shoes on we got the flashlight and checked around the apartment.  Miraculously the bookcase was the only thing that fell over and the picture frame I stepped on the only thing that broke.

After a few minutes of wandering around KH suggested we go downstairs to the lobby to check with other people.  I wasn’t too happy about this but agreed.  I was always taught that it was safer indoors after a quake provided your building was relatively sound.  About half the building was out front or in the lobby.  No cell phone or land line service.  Everyone was worried about family and friends elsewhere.  Our building has a generator  (as do most in the neighborhood where I live.) Finally after waiting a few hours in the lobby we were given the okay to go back up.  Sleep was elusive and aftershocks constant.

Being from So Cal I’m fairly accustomed to earthquakes.  All things considered I’m somewhat surprised that I wasn’t at all scared during this whole event.  Registering 8.3 where we are and seeming to go on for ages, I think I’m going to be able to face any earthquake without blinking an eye now.

• We’re fine, all family and friends are fine.
• Minor building damage.
• We currently have electricity, gas, internet. (Phone in/out.)

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5 Cool Things About Chile

1. They have beer on tap at the food court in the mall. ^__^  I’m sure may more woman could convince their SOs to go shopping with them stateside if malls had beer.
2. On a Friday of a holiday weekend… young people gather in these chilean “pojangmacha” type bars in the neighborhood w/cheap plastic outdoor furniture and start partying at around 3 in the afternoon. w00t~ (Pojangmacha are small street vender/cafe type places w/cheap patio furniture that sell cheap food/alcohol in Korea.)
3. The seafood and fresh veggies… oh I can sing the praises of the cheap fresh seafood and fruits and veggies. I think it’s because they have a really short farm to market time frame. If you pick the right days to go to the markets.. you can get stuff that is barely a day old. Interestingly all of the very top grade fruits and veggies aren’t sold to Chileans. I don’t think they’d pay the prices.. it all gets exported. Which explains all the really good Chilean fruit in Costco. lol
4. The ski slopes are a 1 hour drive and the beach is 1 hr 15min away.  It’s very similar in that way to Los Angeles.  It’s great.  Feel like the beach? No problem!  Want to hit the slopes? It’s just a hop skip and jump away.  Not to mention that the ski resorts don’t have any trees for you to accidently run into.
5. Empanadas… OHHH EMPANADAS~~~  MMmmmmm  My personal favorites are the razor clam/cheese ones.  Good Lordy these are good.  ‘Nuf said.

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Thanks to Jin and Scott for sharing. ^__^

Here are some photos from this weekend:

hmmm I'm looking a little flushed >_<

These were taken at Lamu Lounge.

As my friend Kent would say.

A happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you~

Photo credit: Blazingstar