Days in the hills of the East Bay

Another glorious Saturday afternoon, another day stuck inside working for mck. At least the view is nice.

This week, we were fortunate enough to experience a 4.2. This is only the 3rd or 4th earthquake that I've felt during the two years I've been here. It was by far the strongest however. I was sitting in my recliner watching The Office when I thought that someone fell down the stairs. I saw the stairs and the bookshelf shake a little accompanied by a very loud rumble. I ran upstairs and asked if everyone was ok (thinking someone fell hard) but quickly realized that it was an earthquake when no one was screaming in pain (and there was no one on the steps). Where we are at, the earthquake was quite brief - maybe 2 seconds. I can't really say what is feels like except that each time it has happened it felt like an elephant fell in the house.

Other non-news...

The quarter is coming to an end. I feel especially productive lately. My students seem to be doing well (though not making as much progress as I hoped they would). I've been listening to a lot of this CD called AC/DC (not by AC/DC). I really like the works The Apple Tree and AC/DC. All of the works are post-minimal, Bang-on-the-nearest-Can-if-you-can, and are completely opposite of Lindberg's stuff (of which I am wholly and completely enamored). I feel ready to move on, however. Probably it'll be more faux-prog-rock a la Cadaver but this is how it all started: guitar in hand, chunka-chunking out chords and shapes, pasting it together, and then listening to the results.

Today, the playlist is:

Glass: Low Symphony (5 times!)
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Sibelius: Symphony n0.6 in d minor
Adams: I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky (seems appropriate given this week's 4.2)

ok blog - i just thought I'd check in.