Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Earthquake: A Guest Post by Kevin Kramer

Go figures I would miss history in the making. I'm still in New Jersey and apparently the only person on the entire east coast who didn't feel the earthquake. Here is a guest post written by my brother sharing his experience with the earthquake, as felt in Washington, DC.
Kevin took this picture of Catholic University!
Today, at approximately 2:45 pm or there about, I found myself sitting in the Hannan Hall auditorium at Catholic University for a meeting on how move-in procedures will go for the incoming freshmen Thursday.  A little more than half-way through the meeting, I began to notice the projector screen begin to shake a little bit. Very soon after this I began to feel the floor shake beneath my feet.

It was enough of a rumble to keep people off balance as we evacuated the room. I could hear the earthquake occuring as we made our way outside the building, it sounded much like a train was coming in the distance. We soon moved to another building that was confirmed structurally sound.  Overall it was pretty cool actually, kinda like a Disney 4D theater minus having to pay for it.
There you have it, the east coast earthquake through the eyes of budding journalist (but actually nursing student) Kevin Kramer.

What was I doing during this exciting historical event? Getting a pedicure. A girl has to have priorities, and if the world is going to end, what a way to go (massage chair necessary)!

Here is what I wore on this 23rd of August aka Earthquake day.


Bonus picture, it's like Christmas came early, isn't it?

CYA!

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38 comments:

  1. claireAugust 23, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Don't worry--I didn't feel it either! Love the picture of you and your brother from when you were little. ;)

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  2. DeppaAugust 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Definitely a bad experience, but I'm glad that wasn't so serious and everything is well.
    I'm a heartquake survivor, so I know what I'm talking about :)

    Pretty pictures of you as a little girl.
    See you!

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  3. Bea S.August 23, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    wow so sad!! :(
    Lovely pictures :D

    xx
    http://thefashionsky.blogspot.com

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  4. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    You are NOT the only person on the east coast who didn't feel the earthquake! You are not alone! I didn't feel it either! But that's a blog post in itself.

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  5. sara tardiffAugust 23, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    that's nuts, i just heard about this. i'm from massachusetts and strangely didn't feel a thing

    hiimsaratee.blogspot.com

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  6. The.Red.SeeAugust 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    lol, funny post! Cute pictures.

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  7. Maycie After FiveAugust 23, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Whoa! Hope everyone is okay.

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  8. ElAugust 23, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    I didn't feel the earthquake either, I was driving :)
    The one thing that really pissed me off was that I wasn't able to make calls from my cell phone for like 4 hours!

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  9. LDMAugust 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    hope everyone is ok!

    xx from hong kong :)
    www.ldmldmldm.com

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  10. MalloryAugust 23, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    My sister lives in DC, I was so surprised to hear about the earthquake. I am from California, so I am pretty used to them now :)

    giveaway!

    Mallory
    whitwatwear

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  11. decimal shoesAugust 23, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    love the pic of you and your brother :)
    xoxo
    Decimal Shoes

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  12. TarynAugust 23, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Here in California earthquakes are pretty common, but I can only imagine how bizarre and scary it must have been for east coasters!

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  13. onesixthreechirpAugust 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Hope everything is okay now. :)
    Lovely and cute photos:)

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  14. SabrinaAugust 24, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Amazing pics! I love the colors!

    http://freakyfriday-sabrina.blogspot.com

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  15. Not Just A Pretty DressAugust 24, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    First of all, I hope your family and friends are all right. When I read the line "A girl has to have priorities" I started laughing...so true...

    http://notjustaprettydress.blogspot.com/

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  16. pintojakAugust 24, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    Hope, everything is good over there, I use to live in NJ; never thought that could happen..so surreal to me.

    http://mini-lemon.blogspot.com

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  17. BrookeAugust 24, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    So I've never experienced an earthquake but I imagine it's not normally the kind of thing that you miss! Must have been one hell of a pedicure you were getting! haha

    Thanks for visiting my blog. :)

    renewvintage.blogspot

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  18. VeraAugust 24, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    cool pictures! xx

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  19. SanzibellAugust 24, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    nice blog, so beautiful pictures <3
    lovely
    sanzibell.com

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  20. my day in a sentenceAugust 24, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    I heard it wasn't bad.

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  21. Joanna S.August 24, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    cute photos :)
    i like your t-shirt :)

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  22. DansvogueAugust 24, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    lovley!!:)

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  23. LyddieGalAugust 24, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Don't feel bad, a lot of people didn't feel it, it was definitely strange though!

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  24. CarmenAugust 24, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    That last photo is great! Cute tee!

    Thank you for commenting and for following my blog! Am following you too :)

    Carmen Ri.

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  25. FABAugust 24, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    I didn't feel it either....so you're not the only one. How cute are you and your brother?

    And your pics are adorable as always. I agree, if ya gotta go, the pedi is not a bad way to do it!
    Cheryl

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  26. MosaMuseAugust 24, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    i felt it here in NYC... but im glad everyone is ok!
    xo
    MosaMuse

    MosaMuse

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  27. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Awesome post! I hardly heard about it in England, so it was nice to read it from someone who had experienced it!

    Glad everyone is ok though! Cute outfit!

    Girl about Town XxX

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  28. EllieAugust 24, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    I literally look forward to your posts. You are hilarious. Yeah I seemed to have missed this earthquake as well, and I've gotta be honest, I feel really left out. Ugh.

    -Ellie

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  29. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Great pics!!
    xoxo

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  30. Alessandra MazziniAugust 24, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Here in Lima we are very use to the earth shakes, they happen everytime haha...Like your shirt!!

    http://fashionindahat.blogspot.com/

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  31. LisaAugust 24, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    I couldn't believe it when I saw the tweets about the East coast earthquake. Crazy!

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  32. FashionistableAugust 24, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    I have read a lot of post now were people missed it completely. It is great it was a happy outcome for everyone. Goo to hear your brothers perspective. Xxxx

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  33. FashionistableAugust 24, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Sorry I meant good not goo....

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  34. Angelica NgAugust 24, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Oh yes, I heard about this earthquake on TV. And hahaha! I do quite like how you spent your day. ;)

    http://red-soledfashionista.blogspot.com/

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  35. AlinaAugust 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Oh, I hate earthquakes!Love the pics!

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  36. UnknownAugust 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Hey if I'm gonna go down, it might as well be during a pedicure, right?? ;)

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  37. Wye...August 24, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    I just totally missed the quake + and I was at the pentagon at the time + on my way home..

    Wye

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  38. Punctuation MarkAugust 24, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    you didn't miss anything especial with the earthquake... that's for sure!

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