
Got about four hours of sleep.
Began doing more cleaning fairly early in the morning, though it ended up being less than yesterday.
Did a TON of laundry.
Decided to go for a walk.
Briefly wondered if the landlord, while dealing with errant trees, had perhaps dropped a huge tree limb on the roof.
Realized that I couldn't reasonably blame my landlord after all and, come to think of it, I knew what was happening because I'd felt it happen last year (though not as strongly).
Went downstairs and said to a housemate something brilliant like "This has got to be a record!"
Briefly discussed geology and related topics.
Went out walking and spoke with the landlord's wife, whose first instinct had also been to blame the landlord.
Passed by a school where children who had been evacuated were standing by the fence and calling out, "Did you feel it? Did you feel the earthquake??" to which I responded, "Of course!"
Eventually made it to the Tuesday farmers' market, where the earthquake was understandably a major topic of conversation. A few people spoke in apocalyptic tones, but most folks were excited about the historic event, irritated by other people's reactions, frustrated by the fact that their cell phones weren't working, or worried about their loved ones who were closer to the epicenter.
Enjoyed the beautiful weather.
Asked farmers if they had any recommendations for mouse traps. (Yes: "The sticky kind" was the clear favorite.)
Came home where I... okay, the sleep dep is catching up with me here. I know I ate some fresh tomatoes (spilling half the juice of one of them all over my clothes), but after that I'm blanking out. I probably got online to find out more about the quake.
Didn't feel any of the aftershocks (as of 9:30 PM local time).
Hope I get a good amount of sleep tonight.