I used to want to fit in. I remember wanting that acceptance, eager to please the few who “mattered”. I didn’t lose morals or values over trying to fit in, but I did make some effort. I eventually became more mainstream in high school and into college. I bought the same thing as everyone else; [...]

And so it was. One second long. Quite a jolt, enough so that I was caught off guard. At about 12:30pst, I felt my very first earthquake ever! It was so short that I thought that there was a large machine outside that was dropping something heavy on the ground and just jolted the area, [...]

I got summoned for the first time ever. May 29. Luckily, the courthouse is only 6 minutes from my house. This makes it less bad.