Quakes, Flakes, and Snakes

So another earthquake hit tonight. They said it's something like the 47th aftershock since the 7.2 hit on Easter. I've actually felt most of them, and during all of the ones I felt, I was sitting on my couch. It seems like I should be somewhere else at least once, but nope, always on the couch. What does that say about me? I don't usually mind them too much. It's not like things go flying around the house; it just rattles the place and makes me feel a little dizzy. It's almost like suddenly being on a boat and feeling a swell move underneath you. The only thing is, you can't see it, so you don't know how long it's going to last, if it's going to get bigger, or what. It's an odd feeling. The one tonight seemed like it lasted longer than the others (except the big one, which seemed to go on forever), and I actually got up for a second to think about the safest place to be in my apartment. Probably my bedroom, but who knows. I'm not a physicist or a geologist or a seismologist or even an architect, so I don't know how this building will go down when the time finally comes. All I can hope for is that I'll be close to my computer, my phone, and they'll both be fully charged.

So anyway, what seemed like the longest weekend ever is finally over, and I went out on Sunday with a bang. Really. A guy I've known for a while (like 4 years or so), who takes an intermittent interest in me, decided we should hang out and he drove down and we hung out most of the day. It was kind of fun. It was nice to forget about being rejected for a little while, and consider the possibility that my curse has been lifted. Yes, I am still seeking simple curse-lifting techniques just to be extra careful. I tried one the other day, but you can never be too sure. My guess is that a curse is like a germ: if you leave just a little bit, it'll multiply and spread and then you'll be right back where you started. You have to kill it dead. So, if you come across any decent advice for removing curses, feel free to send it to me. I'll try it as long as it doesn't involve chicken blood, goat sacrifice, or the phrase "Ka-Li-Ma". Or snakes.