Howl. Perhaps you heard, there was a big-ass earthquake here in southern Mexico. I've been through many in L.A., but this one was bigger: a 7.8 - strong enough to knock down houses, destroy the roads, and take a few lives. Mother Earth stood up and said, "Behold! I am mighty ... tiny earthlings, HEED MY CALL!" Which is what we all need to start doing anyway.
So yes, I felt it. This huge building I was in was shaking, people running. It's the strangest feeling in the world, because you just stand there, with the earth quaking around you, and there's absolutely nothing you can do ... it's as if some great spirit grabs us, trying to shake some sense into us all.
Maybe we ALL need to be reminded how precious life is, every once in awhile.
I must say I was the coolest of them all, though ... well, me and this guy with this huge machine gun (at the pool hall!), and I thought, "Oh, shit!" But he was just on his break (?) and it turns out, that they have armed guards at every ATM in this country. Guess that deters looting after an earthquake ...
-Todd (Shaken, not Stirred.)
Posted by calico at January 23, 2003 10:57 PM