Armageddon Fire Drill

Mi casita por ahorita 

At least now I know how I'll react if there's ever a massive earthquake and I happen to be trapped in an oversized sheet, encased in a mosquito net, housed in a bat cave. I was awoken from a light sleep last night when I felt that familiar 'earthquake' feeling us Californians know and love...the floor rolling underneath your feet, the sudden loss of balance. I ripped off my eye mask to see what was transpiring, but realized I had inextricably wrapped myself in a giant white sheet and couldn't get out. I used my jaguar reflexes to tear myself out of the sheet and heard the loudest crash I had ever heard. "This is it," I thought. "I'm going to be crushed in an earthquake." I wasn't going to take this lying down. I burst out of my hermetically sealed mosquito net and stood in a warrior stance, adrenaline pumping. The earthquake was over.

Wait. The only thing disturbed in the room was the giant bookcase at the foot of my bed. The "earthquake" I felt was of my own design. Somehow in my fitful sleep I had kicked the bookcase over with my grandota strength. Maybe I need to lay off the Pilates.

Anyway, I survived the night and have just finished picking up and alphabetizing all of the fallen items. I'm staying in a brother's place while he is out of town, I hope he isn't too horrified with what I've done. I love the little cave. It's pretty rustico, but behold the view from the toilet!

Yep, that's the ocean. Unbeatable in my book. Also, I bought a few shares in Italika Motorcicletas by way of a sweet F125. They're inexpensive and prone to falling apart, but at least now when my bike breaks down I will be able to embrace the problems as my very own!

Continuing my attempts at being responsible, I went over to the Transito office to register the bike in my name and get license plates. Marcella (bottom right) went with me to help. Her and the rest of Puerto Escondido. 

Ah, Mexico. Orderly lines and a sense of rhyme or reason? Who needs them!

Hm. I'm pretty sure there is a rat running around on the palapa roof right now. Or an iguana. Either way, I've got to hop in the shower, so hopefully whatever it is won't choose now to hop on my face.