Is it true that you are supposed to make your way to a doorway when there is an earthquake? That is what I did, after about 5 seconds of "What is going on?" and another 10 seconds of "WOW!". I sat in between my bedroom and living room, and tried to remember what else one is supposed to do.
It didn't seem like a scary big earthquake, so I felt pretty safe, but I thought "What do I know, I've never been in an earthquake before!", so I decided I'd better put some clothes on, just in case I had to go outside. Didn't want to scare my neighbours, I figured they would've been through enough having to run outside because of plate tectonics...
After I had managed to wiggle my way into a tshirt the world was still again, so I never had to run outside, but at least I was dressed enough to take the picture of me in the previous post.
I then remembered that you are supposed to turn off the gas when these things happen, but I figured that since I couldn't smell anything, and since the shaking had passed, I wouldn't have to do so. Not that I know how to do it anyway...
Does anybody know what else you are supposed to do? Might come in handy, the knowledge I mean...
8.11.2009
8.10.2009
It is just after 5 in the morning, and I was just woken up. My pulse is still racing and my ceiling lights are still lightly swaying. I just experienced my first earthquake! Such a strange feeling to wake up to the floor shaking and windows rattling! I wonder if the shaking has made my windows fit better in their frames...Gotta check...
Wow, this is so strange, but they actually do! Amazing! There was always a gap between the window and the frame in my bedroom. I have been worrying about that gap, thinking to myself it is going to cause my apartment to get extremely cold the coming winter. Thoughts of gaffa tape and thick curtains have kept reoccurring. Now, the gap that was about 2 centimeters at the top of the frame (and none at the bottom) is down to maybe 2 millimeters!
Extraordinary! My first earthquake =)
Wow, this is so strange, but they actually do! Amazing! There was always a gap between the window and the frame in my bedroom. I have been worrying about that gap, thinking to myself it is going to cause my apartment to get extremely cold the coming winter. Thoughts of gaffa tape and thick curtains have kept reoccurring. Now, the gap that was about 2 centimeters at the top of the frame (and none at the bottom) is down to maybe 2 millimeters!
Extraordinary! My first earthquake =)
8.07.2009
The internet is dangerous!
It is!
I got connected Tuesday evening, and since then I have been very antisocial, only doing things that were already marked in my calendar. Also, I have already made a brief visit to amazon.co.jp and spent a big chunk of this month's pay check...
Although, to be fair, I tend to feel spending money on books is completely in order, and should be done a lot more often ;) At least I now have something to look forward to next week, a parcel with 10 (or something like that, I think it was more like 12-13) books in the mail! Aaah, can't wait!
Ponyo btw was absolutely wonderful, loved every minute of it, so cute! Have even seen it twice now =)
Yesterday I spent the evening learning 3 "dances" for the Chino festival taking place tomorrow. I am going with one of my 6th grade classes, I even have a t-shirt with the class number and school on it so that people will understand I belong in the festival parade and am not some random gaijin!
Last Saturday, I was just some random gaijin at the Chimosuwa festival. This did not prevent me (and my friend Nerida) from making a lot of friends in the parade after having been persuaded to join all these people pulling a boat from one shrine to another. It also did not prevent us from ending up in the local newspaper. In fact, I am pretty sure we only ended up in the local newspaper BECAUSE we were some random gaijin...
Will post some pictures from all my festival escapades, have already been to the one in Chimosuwa and one in Matsumoto, then there is the one here in Chino tomorrow, and 2 or 3 others before the end of my 2 week holiday! =)
Oh, btw, any movie tips?
I got connected Tuesday evening, and since then I have been very antisocial, only doing things that were already marked in my calendar. Also, I have already made a brief visit to amazon.co.jp and spent a big chunk of this month's pay check...
Although, to be fair, I tend to feel spending money on books is completely in order, and should be done a lot more often ;) At least I now have something to look forward to next week, a parcel with 10 (or something like that, I think it was more like 12-13) books in the mail! Aaah, can't wait!
Ponyo btw was absolutely wonderful, loved every minute of it, so cute! Have even seen it twice now =)
Yesterday I spent the evening learning 3 "dances" for the Chino festival taking place tomorrow. I am going with one of my 6th grade classes, I even have a t-shirt with the class number and school on it so that people will understand I belong in the festival parade and am not some random gaijin!
Last Saturday, I was just some random gaijin at the Chimosuwa festival. This did not prevent me (and my friend Nerida) from making a lot of friends in the parade after having been persuaded to join all these people pulling a boat from one shrine to another. It also did not prevent us from ending up in the local newspaper. In fact, I am pretty sure we only ended up in the local newspaper BECAUSE we were some random gaijin...
Will post some pictures from all my festival escapades, have already been to the one in Chimosuwa and one in Matsumoto, then there is the one here in Chino tomorrow, and 2 or 3 others before the end of my 2 week holiday! =)
Oh, btw, any movie tips?
7.28.2009
Happy Erika
So, the Gaston is going to be a big brother! Kind of weird, he's too little! Hehe ;) But still, how awesome is that? I have already started thinking about which band shall adorn the new little brother/sister's baby clothes...The Gaston of course had the Ramones, should I stick with that theme, or perhaps try something new this time?
7.12.2009
Snowboards
Been hunting for snowboard equipment on sale, but I think I have to give up...Finally found a place that a) had snowboards in stock and b) had them on sale (since it's last season stuff) but they didn't have any girl stuff!!! How annoying is that? Hehehe =) Guess I will have to buy things full price in a couple of months...Oh well =)
Other than that, things in Chino are good...Had my first Japanese lesson on Friday (yeay, finally) which was good. I managed to get a bit lost getting there and missed about half the hour, but still...It is now a weekly thing, so hopefully I'll improve =)
Got Ponyo yesterday, gonna watch it tonight! I've been wanting to see it for a while, but ever since we went to the Ghibli museum in Tokyo I've been really keen to see it! Hopefully it's good and really cute!
I have now seen the 4 other Miyazaki movies I bought at the museum, and I really liked them. Mononoke hime kind of surprised me though, I didn't expect all that blood and violence! Shocking!
=)
Other than that, things in Chino are good...Had my first Japanese lesson on Friday (yeay, finally) which was good. I managed to get a bit lost getting there and missed about half the hour, but still...It is now a weekly thing, so hopefully I'll improve =)
Got Ponyo yesterday, gonna watch it tonight! I've been wanting to see it for a while, but ever since we went to the Ghibli museum in Tokyo I've been really keen to see it! Hopefully it's good and really cute!
I have now seen the 4 other Miyazaki movies I bought at the museum, and I really liked them. Mononoke hime kind of surprised me though, I didn't expect all that blood and violence! Shocking!
=)
7.05.2009
Back in Chino after spending way to much money in Tokyo....But I got a Nintendo DS Lite, a bunch of books (including the already mentioned Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), 4 Miyazaki movies (of which I have now seen 2), a bunch of toys (mostly for the Gaston but some for me too...) and a bunch of Roxy clothes, so I can't really feel bad about it and get byer's remorse, because seriously, I love it all! Guess how impressed the kids at my schools were when they saw the DS...? Hehehe
Will be ordering an internet installation tomorrow after doing a bit of research. People tell me I have to first pay the phone company for the installation and the usage of the line, and then also get an internet provider to actually provide the login and shit...Kind of like how the electricity thing works in Norway. What is wrong with people? Can't the phone company just provide everything? Wouldn't that make sense? Hopefully people are just trying to scare me and are lying to me and really it's nothing like that, but I don't know....
Can't wait to get connected though! Then I can finally chat to all you guys again! Yeay! Got an email from my mom earlier this week complaining I never send any emails (and I still haven't replied, oops), hopefully she won't have to send that kind of stuff once I'm back surfing day in and day out ;)
Julia, Elsa, Kjers: So how was the remaining time in Japan? Tell me tell me! =)
Will be ordering an internet installation tomorrow after doing a bit of research. People tell me I have to first pay the phone company for the installation and the usage of the line, and then also get an internet provider to actually provide the login and shit...Kind of like how the electricity thing works in Norway. What is wrong with people? Can't the phone company just provide everything? Wouldn't that make sense? Hopefully people are just trying to scare me and are lying to me and really it's nothing like that, but I don't know....
Can't wait to get connected though! Then I can finally chat to all you guys again! Yeay! Got an email from my mom earlier this week complaining I never send any emails (and I still haven't replied, oops), hopefully she won't have to send that kind of stuff once I'm back surfing day in and day out ;)
Julia, Elsa, Kjers: So how was the remaining time in Japan? Tell me tell me! =)
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