i guess, i should start at the very beginning. i was in my office this morning when, around 11:30-ish am, i felt a jolt. and i thought, "huh, is that an earthquake?" once my mind processed that it was, i thought, "should i go under the table or should i go under the doorway; should i go under the table or should i go under the doorway; should i go under the table or should i go under the doorway; should i go under the table or should i go under the doorway." once i finally decided that i would stand under the doorway, the earthquake was over. it probably lasted about 30 seconds.
all buildings in downtown la are equipped with rollers so we were swaying for a while, which only made me dizzy. so a few of my co-workers and i went downstairs (taking the stairs, of course; who wants to be trapped in an elevator in case of an aftershock????) "to be safe." of course, i felt no aftershocks other than my nerves. although i am sure there have been many earthquakes i have felt prior to today, none has been as memorable as the northridge earthquake in 1994... which i felt all the way from san diego.
so what to do? well, since it was close to lunch, i went to lunch. and the question was, at the beginning of the post, what does one eat after an earthquake?
in my case, i had 2 carnitas tacos and an horchata at the grand central station. i was bummed i did not have my camera. there is a new vendor there that served their carnitas by taking the meat from the bone. most other vendors have the meat already all chopped up. the meat was definitely fresher and more tender. they were good. and they only cost $6 ($2 for each carnitas and $2 for the horchata).
what does have one for dinner after an earthquake?
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had a house salad, mac and cheese, lobster ravioli with gruyere cheese and a glass of manzanilla.then, for desser
t, we had a generous pour of port with a chocolate mousse. not bad, eh.
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