Fun Facts: Earthquakes

I recently experienced my third earthquake in four weeks, so on that note...

1. In Norse mythology, earthquakes were explained as violent struggles between the god Loki and his pet dalmatian.

2. Charles Francis Richter devised his scale along side Beno Gutenberg, great-uncle of actor Steve Gutenberg.

3. The Alaska earthquake of 1892 displaced more than 14 tons of snow onto a single moose farm.

4. Benito Mussolini shaved his head after losing a bet regarding whether one could "smell an earthquake coming."

5. The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake was named "Big Sammy" by President Teddy Roosevelt.

6. The United States Geological Survey estimates that as many as 3 of 4 children in Sweden have nightmares about earthquakes.

7. The earthquake set used in Superman Returns was purchased by Jerry Seinfeld for $1.2 million. He now uses it as a guest den in his Los Angeles home.

8. Rumors persist that many earthquakes are caused by anthropomorphic bunny rabbits that beat their tails and feet against their underground tunnels.

Vegas Ridic.

Santa Monica Beach. Palm trees and such.

Santa Monica Pier. We didn't ride the Ferris Wheel--next time, though, next time.

The Mighty Pacific.

Thinking, "Boy, she's big." I did this for about an hour or so.

Eventually, I decide: Esta bien.

This little guy wouldn't sit still for me, but I got 'em.

The facade of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

The staircase leading up to the...

Where the Oscars are held.

The Hollywood sign from Grauman's.

Les elephantes.

Griffith Observatory.

The Hollywood sign from the Griffith Observatory.

Ye astronomers.

Ye Herschel.

Ye Copernicus.

Ye Galileo.

Ye Kepler.

Ye Newton. Bear and I discussed our favorite new and old school astronomers. The debate was heated, but we agreed on one point: we decided, mainly based on this statue, that Newton was probably a prick. I mean, who holds an apple like that?

The sun dial.

Verifying the accuracy of the sun dial.

Griffith courtyard.

The ravine.

Hollywood Bear.

Hollywood Cran. It's like I'm holding the sign! Get it? Oww!

The city.

The Office Part II: Jim's Desk.

The shower from the Disco Cafe.

The phones--look familiar AMPers?

Michael Scott's office.

Hitting the road to Vegas. Again, ain't no trip to Cleveland.

Tad and Brad, not so bad.

Bear--he says, "Hi!"

The Luxor.

The pool at the Luxor.

Either a great picture of a crosswalk sign or a really bad picture of Excalibur.

Old Vegas.

Lady Liberty.

New York, New York.

A pile of rocks. Vegas rocks. Vegas rocks? Vegas rocks!

Dodger Game

Dodger ("Baseball") Stadium.


The field (inside the stadium (where they played the "baseball" game)).


The Dodger Dog--not an actual dog, but a "hotdog."


Tad and Mon--who so graciously let me tag along almost everywhere they go.

"The Wave"--although you can hear Tad say, "We're going to get wet!" there actually isn't any moisture created by "The Wave." The Dodgers won by a score of 7-3, by the way.