I went to watch Harry Potter last night with my friend Jonas. It was entertaining, and had pretty good special effects (maybe because they play no Quidditch in this one), but not a fantastic movie. But it was fun to be watching a blockbuster movie with a huge bag of popcorn and my new favorite soda, Krest bitter lemon. And the previews got me really excited for the Transformers movie.

I had some worried text messages when I got out and checked my phone. Apparently, people were hearing really load explosions in different parts of town. Some near where I was watching Harry Potter, but all the way across town out to Bunga, more than 30 minutes away.

Turns out they were earthquakes! Growing up in California, I’ve felt plenty of tremors, but never heard them like this. They’re shaking up the whole region – starting in Tanzania and radiating out to Kenya and Uganda, and are supposed to last for several more days. I guess that’s why it’s called the rift valley, eh? Kind of makes me that woman from CalPoly who’s always interviewed when a sizeable quake hits California. No one here’s talking about THE BIG ONE, though!