Happy Halloween all! 

It's been a crazy couple of days. Yesterday we had an earthquake! It wasn't too bad, apparently only a 5.6, but it was still somewhat surreal. We were at PYT and just came back from break. It sounded like huge trucks were driving past us (which isn't too uncommon to hear at PYT... I wouldn't have been surprised if a few big trucks rolled by every once in a while). And since it was the designer run-thru, it was filled with people.  The staff kept telling the kids to be quiet. We didn't do any of the things I normally associate with earthquakes: hide under tables, in doorways, etc. But with a million people in that room, there was absolutely no way we'd all fit under those 2 tables.

I do find it interesting that PYT has no safety actions, like the boring fire drills of high school. Neither does Foothill, now that I think about it. Interesting... Luckily, I think that (most of) these kids are smart enough to figure out how to deal with something like an earthquake. 

Today I drive off to school and as I walk to the cafeteria to eat my breakfast, I decided to check if there's been any changes for my class, just in case. 
There was.
It was cancelled! 

That was exciting, but it was also pretty lame since I'd already driven all the way up, and I didn't want to wait there for 3.5 hours until my next class. So I came home, and I'm here now. Luckily it's not too far away, but I'm running low on gas and it was a slight waste of gas. Bummer. Oh well.

So Nanowrimo begins tonight! I'm excited. I'm going to get some writing done once it's midnight, though probably not too much-I'm hoping 1000, so I have a nice headstart, but we'll see how many words have been hiding in my brain that are dying to get out come November. I think I have an opening scene, but I'm not a huge fan of it. But it's better than no opening scene, I guess. Worst case I start at scene two, which I'm pretty clear about. So I should be good!