"Just" a housewife

Earthquake update

Apparently it felt stronger than some others at 5.6 because it was less than 6 miles below surface. Many people on newsites are commenting on the duration of the shaking!

It's cool! I know it shouldn't be...

We've just had a 5.6 magnitude earthquake. It lasted ages! I was on the phone to David in New York. "Oh my god," I yelled as I watched the big tree-plant in our living room shake. I sat there staring around at the furniture moving as the building shook. The earth felt as if it was rolling and rumbling. It lasted at least 10 seconds. Long enough for me to tell David we were having an earthquake and long enough for him to yell for me to get on the floor in between the table and the couch.

I actually did!

I laid in between the furniture and started laughing. This is cool!

And all David could say is, "we need to finish our earthquake kit!" Apparently it has no food in it, just beer!

Note: I just saw my neighbors and discussed it with them. As they reminded me...it's cool until you get the 'big' one. Somber thought. Now I need that alcohol.

David's away therefore I shall post!

I was driving home tonight and I thought about inspiration. Who inspires us and why?

Dushka inspired me two weeks ago when she told me what I already knew. Redbull and Diet Coke is bad for me. I should stick to water. I've known that I need to give up both for a while now yet I just can't have one occassionally. It gets worse and before I know it I am drinking one a day! Bad!

So after that night, I drank my last coke, I had my last Redbull. And boy did the caffine withdrawal kick in. All week. I survived. Just. Dushka inspires me.

David inspires me. David inspired me to cycle up the MeeWok trail in the Marin headlands on Sunday. It was hard core. Steep. I was not fit. I felt like giving up. I felt sick. David made me cycle to the top. And once there we ate Cheese and Branston Pickle sandwiches. Looking over the whole Bay and Pacific. We could see Tiburon, Belvadere, Mill Valley, The Pacific, San Francisco, everywhere. And David left the video camera in the car.

Nevermind, he still inspires me.

And I'm proud of him.

Four Days Early, but good on you Dover Boy!

Blog Action Day isn't until Oct. 15, but this post is timely. I read a story on BBC News that made me smile...

We all know that while movies like 'An Inconvenient Truth,' 'Bowling For Columbine', 'Sicko' and other Michael Moore movies are good, they're also biased.

A local school governor from Dover brought a case in the High Court in England to ban the Al Gore film from being shown in schools across England. A judge ruled that although it could be shown, it has to be shown with guidelines, because there are 9 scientific errors in the film.

I guess once a politician, always a politician...you've always got to do your own research and not trust everything you read or watch. But I guess Gore has done more than most.

Back home!

Does the title of this post mean back home in England (as I was this weekend!) or back home (as I am now in San Francisco?)

Well home certainly is where I feel most comfortable and that's here at our SF home with David. But he's in New York until tomorrow. Have I mentioned we've seen each other 36 hrs in 2 weeks?

But leaving Lauren (and now George) never gets easy. Its always emotional and painful. It sounds dramatic but it's true. I selfishly woke Lauren at 6 a.m. this morning to say goodbye. In the past she's compained if I've left without saying goodbye. The sleepy cuddle I recieved was lovely.

The weekend consisted of a school disco on Friday night, horse riding on Saturday morning, a birthday party, a bit of shopping, a trampoline, an assault course and many bed-time stories. 

Oh and I worked in the HP London office on Monday.

Selected photos in the album!