entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones

We just had a small shaking quake and i estimated it at 4.3.  The USGS initially rated it a 4.4, but now they've updated the magnitude to 4.3.  Damn, i'm good.

Volcanic eruptions in the Philippines, Ecuador, Colombia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.  Even Montserrat is getting into the action.

Bonus fun: click on my Current Location, hit the Satellite button, then scroll South a bit to see the ash plume.

A series of earthquakes, some in the 5's, just occurred near Parkfield.  Parkfield is where a bunch of scientists are "drilling a hole deep into the San Andreas Fault" in order to study seismic activity.  I sure hope they got their money's worth... assuming they didn't trigger the quakes with their drilling.  YIPES!

Recién recibí de mi mamá: Quito ha sido declarada la Ciudad Erótica -- una semana completa de polvos y luego otra con olor a huevo podrido.

A quienes no sepan, el volcán Reventador ha estado echando cenizas y gases desde el 3 de noviembre. Esto ocurre poco más de 3 años después de las erupciones del Guagua Pichincha y del Tungurahua.