I hate ABC

ABC sucks. They canceled both V and No Ordinary Family. Both shows were running good storylines and they killed it. V was a very high end sci-fi show, I can understand why they cut it but still, leaving a plot hanging like this is just distasteful.

The fall lineup doesn't look too interesting. The only one I'm looking forward to watching is Terra Nova, which will be on Fox. Other ones I might watch are Ringer and Unforgettable. However, know how television shows can get cut for running after 1 season, I don't have my hopes up anymore.

two natural disasters within a week

Hello East Coast, mother nature said hi.

On August 23, a 5.9 earthquake originated from Virginia shook the eastern sea board. The effects of the quake were felt all the way from Canada. I was on the 9th floor of a building in downtown Manhattan when the quake struck. The entire building swayed for a few seconds but I didn't realize it was an earthquake until my coworkers started to talk about it. When I looked out the window, I saw people from other buildings flush out of their offices and into the streets. They were afraid that they wouldn't make it out if another quake occurred. But honestly, if buildings were to topple over, you can't run anywhere. I think I would simply stay put rather than getting crushed to death. It was a nice excuse for people to take a break from work, after all our lives are incredibly dull and a little excitement was needed.

To sum up the 5.9 quake:


The second great big disaster was hurricane Irene. It was predicted to have unprecedented collateral damage done to the eastern coast.

Mayor Bloomberg instructed the people in the orange and yellow areas to evacuate. I was in danger zone A and I wanted to leave. After reading up on some information on Hurricane Katrina, I planned to camp in Baruch since it was a designated evacuation zone in Manhattan. In the end my parents convinced me to stay put because they feared I would be stuck in Manhattan with no means of returning, for days perhaps. The entire MTA public transportation shut down due to flooding. I was so glad I stayed home, we didn't lose power or get flooded. None of the predictions came true, thankfully. By the time it reached New York City, the storm became a category 1 and was no big deal.

future goal

I want to move to Sweden one day. I have nothing against the US, but something tells me I'll enjoy life much more over there.