so much awesome!

also (not part of the awesome referred to by the subject line), that was the strongest and longest earthquake i've yet felt. (and i've lived in the bay area for 22.5 of my 32.5 years! (clearly i wasn't around in '89 (most earthquakes seem to occur while i'm asleep, and i sleep soundly... (i think i did experience a stronger one while in school at berkeley, but i was in an underground lecture hall at the time, so it didn't feel like much, mostly like a bulldozer was driving across the roof.))))