Let The Countdown Begin!

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Sweet!  That's not something that happens every day....

[dbaldock]

We just had a freakin' EARTHQUAKE!!!  4.3 is what they're saying now, and it was felt all over the state...

My friends in Arkansas have been reporting small Earthquakes for the last week or two.

Maybe the next really big Mid-plate quake is about to let loose.   

Mid-plate quake don't happen very often, but when they do, look out!  See: Wikipedia - 1812 New Madrid Earthquake

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

That's the quake that dropped the Mississippi 10' on one side, i think.

[Rani Zemirah]

Well, I'm only 5 blocks from my daughter's school, and now I'm afraid to leave the freakin' house in case we have an aftershock and I need to get to her really fast... so it's not all that much fun.   

I was up in Springfield IL many years ago, and everyone there is really proud of the New Madrid fault line for some weird reason.  It's the biggest fault on the continent, I guess, and when it goes there's gonna be a massive geographic restructuring right down the middle of the country.  Remember the satellite views of the flooding of the Miss. river basin in '93?  It looked like the Gulf of Mexico just... expanded.  It could look like that permanently if that fault separates.  Or... we could have a brand new mountain range right down the center of the continent, I suppose.  Oklahoma has some of the oldest (and therefore some of the smallest and roundest) mountains on the continent, the Arbuckle mountain range, so it's happened before...

[dbaldock]

That's the quake that dropped the Mississippi 10' on one side, i think.

Yeah, the Mississippi River ran backwards for a day or two, and the course was altered in the area where Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee meet.

[Marcos Charron]

Rani

That's just Texas shaking it's head in disbelief that I am coming to faire this weekend!

Marcos

[Rani Zemirah]

Well, I hope it comes to terms with it soon, because I'm not sure my nerves can handle any more shaking! 

Btw... do I recall you mentioning something about being there for AHE?

[Rapier Half-Wit]

So, you're saying that the Earth moved for the entire state of Oklahoma?   

[Rani Zemirah]

Even parts of TX and AR, as well...  Someone was having a very... moving... experience! 

[-:-Juju-:-]

Y'all had better make it back again before closing!! Any plans on another trip?

She's planning on coming back out AHE, but I fly out monday and won't be back till April

Aww, well i'm glad we at least got the privilege of meeting you before you leave! Maybe we'll see you @ Scarby, then, once you're back? Stay safe out there!!

I am?     i thought this was all self perpetuating... 

18 bottles of loki to drink... 18 bottles of loki...

Just so long as you save some of that Loki for RBE's, please!!! 

@JuJu... Maybe someone close by needs to bring you some chicken soup, hot tea and brandy to help you get rid of those sickies! 

@Fae...  Save Teh Puppies FTW!!!  You could sell ribbon pins with little paw prints on them, maybe?   

Rani! The puppies ribbon w/paw prints sounds like an adorkable idea! <3 And thanks for the well wishes..James (whiskeyboy/the rogue gambit) has been taking very good care of me with soup, tea, and luffs <3 I got me a good man, aye! Bonus points for the fact that he wears a kilt..and has a schmexy gamerscore on Xbox! /snarf

Apparently the consumption (per Cat) was going around - My wife and I both caught it as well.  I'm just now starting to feel better.

Other than that - I had an awesome time opening weekend and our initiations went off without a hitch and were a blast.

(o:

KP!! Please tell lady kit and yourself the we are sorry for missing the awesomeness Sat night! We had a bit too much lokimeadrumwhiskeyjagerloki and got a bit too bubbly that evening..lost track of time and next thing you know it's 4 a.m. and we're passed out in the tent >.< If it's alright we'd love to stop by though again and see the crew! I'm glad to hear the initiations were a blast...hehe..get it? Blast? Cannons... Blast... ? Woot! Sorry we missed it, though; we were very much looking forward to it : note to self...set alarms next time while drinking so as to not miss events! lol.

[-:-Juju-:-]

One more thing...

As promised...........

ROASTING MOUSE!

[Breandan]

MWAHAHAHA!

Mouse's expression is priceless

[Mouse]

MWAHAHAHA!

Mouse's expression is priceless

Why do I look more taken aback by the sudden camera flash and not so much the impending immolation?

[beckgam462]

Mouse you look no worse for the fun
 is it wearing on you
do not let it
it's just family fun

if they did not care they would have dropped you

think about that

see you closing weekend
  thurkey day needs to hurry up

[Mouse]

Mouse you look no worse for the fun
 is it wearing on you
do not let it
it's just family fun

if they did not care they would have dropped you

Oh I know..I had imbibed enough that honestly, a little IR tan wouldn't of bothered me a bit...I keep befriending the stocky and tall it seems.