Earthquake

So this morning, I had my first ever acupuncture treatment around 11:30. I've got a needle in the middle of my forehead, several more in my left arm, left leg and a toe or two, plus my right leg. I'm lying on the table, all the lights are out. I'm doing my best to relax (despite the Artic chill of the air conditioning) with my eyes closed. I also was trying to breathe using my diaphragm, rather than shallow chest breaths. This went on for maybe ten minutes when all of a sudden, I felt the table swaying. It wasn't drastically swaying or shaking, but just a gentle rocking motion. At first I feebly thought, "Oh, it's the construction..." since the medical building I was in is currently remodeling a wing. I was attempting to be as positive as possible, rather than panicking and thinking, "Fk! An earthquake! The building's gonna cave in on me! This is NOT how I want to go!"

In addition, my phone was buzzing right after the swaying. I chose not to answer it since I was lying down and trying to relax. Turns out that Bert called. He ended up leaving me a text, "Did you feel the earthquake? Our building was swaying.".

The earthquake, which started at 11:42 am originated from the Chino Hills (San Bernardino area near L.A.). It was initially thought to be 5.8 in magnitude, but later downgraded to a 5.4. Luckily there were no reports of injuries or deaths up there.

It was a bit harrowing and ironic since I was supposed to be in a "relaxing" environment...