Whee! Earthquake!

Wow. At 11:42 this morning, I experienced my first "real" earthquake, complete with aftershocks and everything. I was on the phone at my office when all of a sudden I noticed that the walls of my office were swaying! Very strange. The last one I was in was a 2. something or another, but this one was a 5.8. I'm very glad it wasn't close as that would have been terribly intense and this was certainly enough!

To those who haven't been in an earthquake, it's sort of like waking up on a roller coaster ride. As you come to, you start to realize, hey is this thing moving? Yes? Oh no! Then you hold on for dear life, or in this case, get the heck away from the giant bookshelves. The scariest part is you don't really know what's going to happen next, so it's best to be safe!

Games for Kids

Many of you know that I support an organization known as Child's Play. The charity donates games and consoles to children in hospitals. I know when I have a mere cold, I love playing games because it takes my mind off being sick. These kids have to deal with that reality every day, which is why I donate the titles I don't want or need.

It looks like Nintendo is jumping on board too, as they recently donated "Fun Centers" to hospitals all over the country: http://laist.com/2008/07/01/wii_fun_centers_at_childrens_hospit.php

Recently, a couple of friends embarked on a Mario Marathon where they played through all of the Super Mario titles over a period of a few days. They raised $10K for Child's Play and it sparked my interest to do a marathon of my own with friends. Any thoughts on what titles we could play or a theme we could focus on?

xo
Hollywood