Oops.

As I ponder a shift in location out west, the possibility that I’ll face an earthquake is of course very real. Today’s 5.8 magnitude quake in the L.A. area made for a reminder of that.

A couple of weeks ago, I had a very vivid dream about an earthquake. I’m out west and I managed to transfer my part time retail job to my new location. (And everyone else at my store seemed to follow suit.) I’m on the floor helping out some customers, when I hear some sort of alarm or siren going off. I ask, “Is this a drill?”

Soon after, I feel some pretty intense shaking and saw people — customers and colleagues alike — running out for dear life from our second floor store. I realized we were having an earthquake and without anything to duck under in my store, I ran out of the mall through a large broken window. The shaking mostly subsided and at that point, it was raining.

My sub-con self ran for about a block before my actual self woke up.

Aside from simulated theme park attractions, the only real-life experience I had with an earthquake was back in 1985. Early on October 19, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake could be felt throughout New York City. Earthquakes are very rare in New York, and although it was strong enough to wake me up, it was early enough in the day that I didn’t have the presence of mind to get to a safe spot. Let’s face it, earthquake drills just don’t happen in the Bronx.

I honestly thought some sort of construction with heavy machinery was going on outside. It wasn’t until much later I realized I felt an earthquake.

Now that I’m older and wiser, I’m sure I’d have a better idea of what to do if I ever experienced an earthquake again. It won’t hurt for me to do some reading up on the subject.

Residents of 66 Perry Street in New York City won a reprieve against On Location Tours (OLT) recently. OLT operates a tour of locations from “Sex and the City,” which until recently included the Perry Street landmark. (via Gothamist)

Forbes.com:

After a first-place ranking last year, New York City fell to fourth, replaced by San Francisco as the best city this year for young professionals.

Indeed.

The vanishing leather scene of New York City.

Like bukkake (link NSFW)? Now you can order it at a New York City restaurant (link via kottke).

The New York City Waterfalls, an art installation by Olafur Eliasson, opens one week from tomorrow and will be located in four different spots: Governor’s Island; Pier 35 in Manhattan; the Brooklyn Bridge; and between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn.

According to the New York Times, this is the biggest public art installation since the Gates in Central Park three years ago.

I never got to see the Gates, but I’m intent on seeing this before it closes on October 13.

If you’re in New York City and see a total hottie but can’t get up the nerve to say hi, Subway Crush may be just the site for you. By the looks of it, crushes can be posted anonymously but a login is required to respond. Some posts are overt and others
are just too effin’ funny.

The Village Voice’s Michael Musto reveals the gayest phone book page anywhere. (via towleroad)

From the “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” file, a brilliantly simple site: What color is the Empire State Building?

The site tells you what light color scheme is in use on the famous New York skyscraper on that day. Currently, it has about a month’s worth of color palettes for various holidays and local events. There’s even a Dashboard widget and an RSS feed available.

Today’s color combo: red-pink-white, for Single’s Awareness Day, natch! (via kottke)

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