Earthquake!

There actually WAS an earthquake in NOVA yesterday. It only measured a 1.8. But we felt it over here in the detention center. It was odd. There was a rumbling sound with it, and a little shake. Not quite like the other 2 I've experienced. In Germany, when I was a junior in high school there was a bigger one... I remember being awoken by what I thought was my little sister jumping on my bed. That was not what it was, and their were cracks left in all our doorways. It was odd, to say the least.

The other earthquake I experienced was a small on in Egypt. It shook a little bit, I felt it. It was strange, but I think I was more worried if our buildings could withstand any kind of shaking at all, or if they would just crumble immediately.

So, here's to natural disasters.... They're bound to get us at some point, if the world keeps going the way it does. Yes, I'm a little fatalistic these days. Food is going up, electricity is going up by 18% (that's what the news said, here in VA), Gas is $3.69 a gallon! What will we do? There's no way we can live like this. Things have to change. Every week the gas prices go up by 5 cents. It will be $5 by the end of the summer.

I need a job where I can walk or ride my bike.....At least I only fill my car tank up every two weeks. But if I plan to go anywhere this summer.... it's going to be costly, no matter what. At this point, who can afford a vacation?