…seem more like a Hollywood blockbuster movie!
Wow that’s some seriously scary stuff! Being in an earthquake is really scary as I know from being in one that happened right here in London two years ago which was the most bizarre thing ever, so bizarre that I had to text one of those phone services to ask what the heck had just happened.
I remember sitting on my bed happily reading a Kurt Vonnegut novel…
At first I thought my bedroom was haunted and I was being attacked by ghosts who must have been very angry at something because they were throwing everything around!
Quickly I texted AQA (Any Question Answered) and asked them how my bed (with me on it) had moved from one side of the room to the other without me having moved it? Could it be that I was witnessing my first paranormal activity?
But within 5 minutes I got a reply saying it wasn’t ghosts and that it was an earthquake.
OK I was disappointed that I wasn’t being attacked by ghosts and luckily nothing more amounted from the tremor apart from me having to re-arrange my furniture.
Now I’d like to send my warmest wishes to Japan and if you are tweeting about this topic please end your tweets with #prayforjapan and last but not least I’m finishing off with a video which will hopefully make you smile in the aftermath of this unfortunate event…
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My mind would have totally went the 'Exorcist' route first, as well.
Hoping Japan recovers quickly.
Luckily I have my Ghostbusters proton pack and a list of ghost-related puns for when such an eventuality arises.
lol… I like the "how to fry an egg" stuff you watch on TV. Certainly makes for a change, doesnt it?
lol..cute post and my prayers are with the people of Japan
Demented Dutchess: I'm glad I'm not the only one
Drake: That's awesome, now I want a Ghostbusters Proton pack!
Anonymous: Hey, I actually had to look up 'how to boil an egg' the other day…
Becca: All prayers are needed, thank you x
Love how you made your drawings all wobbly during the earthquake
hahahha!!your "paranormal activity" mara, is awsome!! many kisses from Greece!!:*
Koutsouni: I try, I try
Marianna: Hello to Greece! Please send me some souvlaki otherwise I will be haunted by the kebab ghosts ha ha
How to fry an egg. That was brilliant.
Oilfield: Glad you think so!
I grew up in the San Fran Bay Area, yet have never been in an earthquake. I bet it's freakin' scary! Wow, it must be so devastating in Japan!
ShanimalsCrackers: Count yourself lucky then! Being in an earthquake is only remotely amusing if it's a very small one that just shakes you about a bit (like maybe if you were sitting on a washing machine) and then ends with no damage done. Those are the types I have experienced thankfully! The other scary thing about them is the noise they make, it's like a deep growling that comes from underneath (somewhere). I am surprised though that you haven't felt one having lived in SF, I heard they happen there all the time.
I love this post- I really enjoyed your illustration story of the earthquake
You've definitely got style!
I also grew up in the SF area. All through my childhood, I never felt an earthquake but did see them happening around me. Too weird, I'll tell you. I did finally feel a few when I came back after living away for several years. My heart goes out to those affected by this recent tragedy.
I loved your wobbly earthquake-in-bed drawings too
And so… was that a bushbaby?
Earthquakes really are awful, scary things. Especially since there's really nothing you can do about them. I totally love your illustrations, and that you can actually text a place that will literally answer ANY question for you. I'll have to try it sometime…
That whole mess in Japan is so terrible. My brother-in-law is actually GOING to Japan this upcoming week. He's been planning the trip for weeks. No one has been able to talk him out of it yet. Hopefully everything will be okay for everyone over there. So sad.
PS: Is that a little lemur in that last video? So adorable! I want one!
I always love your posts and the first line: how to fry an egg…well, you had me!
Meri: Thank you darling!
XLMIC: This little creature is a Slow Loris (apparently they are a bit like sloths and are very sloooowww in whatever they do (which I find adorable!) and that's probably because I'm a bit lazy myself so can identify
Candice: I want one too! They also like to have their underarms tickled (I will post a new video up soon of this happening)
I have used AQA for over 3 years now – they are really good! Wow is this a holiday trip your brother is going on?
Sandra: Tee hee! Maybe I'll fry you an egg sometime :p
ha ha ghost in the bedroom…that is some exorcist shit right there! Whenever I feel an earthquake i wonder if I just suddenly got parkingsons disease or if this is the start of Multiple sclerosis…and even after I hear that it was an earthquake, i still worry I could be coming down with a case of MS….never thought it could be ghosts though,…that's brilliant!
Glad to be back on the blog scene again …happy to have some time to catch up on all the posts I have missed from you over th elast 5 months xo
I remember that tremor we had in the UK, the sum toatl of devastation was a lawn chair got knoocked over. What hs happened in Japan is appalling. We look at the stuff around us and it looks so solid and permanent then this happens and everything is destryoed. And I thought it was a Bush baby not a Slow Loris.
Patricia: Welcome back to the scene you wonderful-crazy lady! I have missed you and your insect antics… So, if you are in an earthquake and instead you think you might have parkinsons does that mean all of your furniture has parkinsons too? In a freaky round about way I could see it being somewhat comforting to share our diseases with our furniture, we'd never be lonely again.
Tony: LOL to the chair falling over. It would be good if ALL earthquakes resulted in a bed-side cabinet shifting and a chair falling sideways. Maybe humans should only build houses made out of rubber in earthquake zones? The little creature is a Slow Loris which I didn't even know existed until I saw this video and now I am left pinning over one.
I've never been in an earthquake before, but if we had one tonight I'd probably think Kane (my theoretical alien/ghost free loader) was messing with me. My first thought would not be earthquake, either.
It's really sad about what happened in Japan. Even with those high tech warnings that go instantly to cell phones, home phones, and TVs there wasn't enough time to do anything.
Chanel: Oooh! Tell me more about Kane, I'm intrigued now
As for the the hight tech warnings I didn't know about those, shame they don't work a few days in advance though! I recently saw this video which shows a dog predicting an earthquake (although he predicted it about 2 seconds before 
)
I've experienced a few small earthquakes, too. They're kind of surreal.
On My Soapbox: They are surreal aren't they! It reminds me of when someone jumps out from behind a door and goes "Boo!" – it's that kind of feeling.
I think it's both a vacation and an educational thing. (He's in a graduate program at a university in California). Either way, we're just hoping everything will be okay, with him and with everyone else in Japan.
PS: I'm looking forward to that other lemur video. Cute.Ness.
It will be quite a trip! Does he write a blog? It would be interesting to read about his experience there. And next cute video will be coming up soon!
You were right, that was a good video to end on.
I'm heartbroken about Japan, as I think most of us are. I think it hits home more than others because they are about as developed as you can get, and had the means to jump into action quickly. And yet so much was ruined.
Why can't we have an any question answered where I live? Could you get started on that?
Hey Marsy!
Yeah, what happend in Japan was horrid. Watching the images of the Tsunami sweeping everything away simply broke my heart.
I experienced an earthquake here, in Lisbon, as well: it was 2009…December…past midnight…the room started swaying to the sides…I was like "is this a bloody earthquake?" and then tuned in the news to confirm my suspicions…yeah, it had been one (6.0 in magnitude) no casualties…then I continued to watch my movie…the End.
"At first I thought my bedroom was haunted and I was being attacked by ghosts who must have been very angry at something because they were throwing everything around!"
LOL LOL LOL LOL that was a good one!
Marsy, you always manage to make me smile, laugh, roll on the floor (laughing, of course lol) whatever…you rock!
Cheers
Yeah this, like, reminds me this one time, in my New York flat, I smelt burning, and I thought, holy sh*t I burnt my toast! But it was actually 9/11.
Twelvedaysold: When are you going to be thirteenyearsold? :p I love Any Question Answered (even though they do cost £1 per question). So far they have always answered all of my questions no matter what time of the day/night to a satisfactory manner. I think you should start it up as a new business over there
Max: I was in a smallish earthquake in the Algarve when I was about 15, I remember having an aquarium with tropical fish that glowed in the dark lol and when I woke up from the earthquake they were all swishing around in the tank and it looked like a crazy light show!
I expect earthquakes to happen in Portugal because it lies on the plate lines but here in the UK? That's why I thought it was ghosts… tee hee. Thank you for your lovely comments as always, I think you rule! P.S have you seen this?
Sweaty Balls: I must say I find your name both disgusting and amusing. You must have been living very close to the towers to have smelt it in your flat, so what happened to your toast?
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Marsy,
Oh, earthquakes in Algarve are quite an experience (so I heard).
"when I woke up from the earthquake they were all swishing around in the tank and it looked like a crazy light show!"
LOL LOL seriously?
True, earthquakes in Portugal are expected. But I confess that a paranormal experience would've been funnier lol…
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LOL LOL no, I hadn't seen it, but I loved it: in my case it would be more like "you rock" since I am as petite as "David" was LOL…
Thanks for the laugh, darling!
hey marsy
"how to fry an egg" … eh eh eh thats a nice day start…soon you'll be watching "boilling your own tea"!
i didnt figure where your mobile was, but instead of the quake and haunting it could be simply your mobile alarm as work reminder (it can be also pretty scary : )
another point is that you didnt moved away from your bed lol. imagine the answer for the sms: "sorry we believe that your room is demoniac haunted … have a nice day" or "your house is being nuke tested…have a nice day" or simply "dear neighbour i've found a note in your trash, and now you'll be haunted, quaked and with luck flooded too…have a nice day"
at the end you took the right decision.
-wish the fastest recover for japanese people-
take care
all the best
gallardo
Lollipop: I am happy to know someone thinks I'm stylish, woo hoo!
Max: Glad you liked the little cartoon, a friend of mine has it on a t-shirt and whenever I see it, it makes me LOL! I love that I have found a new LOL friend >> you
Gallardo: Don't get me started I will so be watching how to boil tea next week (rsrsrs) and YES work reminders are terribly scary – every morning when my alarm goes off I almost scream in terror LOL
It's true I could have had any reply from AQA but usually the service try to best tell you what is happening instead of telling you jokes, although having a service that would text back jokes would be really cool! Have a nice day too and looking forward to seeing you here again soon, umhmm!
love the michael jackson painting on the wall lol x
B4MME: Oh yes the INFAMOUS Michael Jackson painting I made a few years ago
Well spotted!
I hope Japan recovers quickly too. And my mind would have gone to the scary ghosts scenario first as well; although being the scaredy cat I am, I might have reacted by running to my closet and hiding in it, whilst things fell off the shelves and hit me in the head. That last video, was a definite cheer-upper too; way too cute.
Marsy!!! Update: He ended up not going. I think it was a good decision, all things considered.
Philosophia: Ha ha, that's funny about the cupboard. Glad you enjoyed the video too
Candice: Thank you for the update
It's a shame he won't be going but it's definitely for the best, especially because of the nuclear problems.
A flower was born in vain
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You had me at Kurt Vonnegut.
The Absence if Alternatives: Isn't he just the best? My fav book of his is Sirens of Titan
I was just blogging around and found your blog. I love you drawings, they are really creative. And yes, we all are routing for the people of Japan. Thank you letting me visit.
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Hey Momochii, thanks for dropping by and glad like my story
Hope Japan recovers quickly. And major points to you for braving paranormal activity. Do you think it was a malevolent spirit causing the earthquake? ;p Great information you’ve shared here as always.
By the way, I’ve dropped you my e-mail here.
Hello darling! Good to hear from you
Good point, it could have been a very peed off spirit shaking the whole of London about, who knows what kind of powers they have