Quakes n New Things

So today Christchurch had yet another sizeable earthquake. A 5.5 first at 1pm. I was at the supermarket getting some lunch, I was at the checkout next to the liquor isle. Everything started crashing to the floor, I just stared and watched it all crash down. The girl serving me started panicking, she ran out from behind the counter and started pulling on my arm, I don't even think I moved. People were screaming and crying, so I went outside. When I heard the alarms etc going off I ran back to my shop to make sure my workmate was ok. She had gotten outside safely. We waited around outside for about half an hr, I couldn't get hold of our regional manager so I sent her a text. Then the phone rang (I took the portable outside with me) it was someone from the Petone store saying they'd heard from the regional and she'd said to just lock up and go home. Came home and Mum was getting ready to go stay down in Timaru with her sister.

So she left and then a 6.0 hit, I was upstairs and I just stood there thinking it would end, but it kept going to I started so run down stairs and a pane of glass fell out of the high hanging lamp shade and hit me in the head. It didn't smash, but it's pretty solid and fell from a great height so it's left a decent bruise. I stayed at home for a while by myself, just hung out with the dogs. Everything is ok now, still the occasional aftershock.

Tomorrow morning will involve cleaning up the mess at work. Working at a homewares store means lots of broken crockery and glass :(

In other news, I got mail today! My new bag and ring. I got a second bag but it's not as cool, and I got a camera pendant necklace but I don't like it so I've put it on Trademe (<--have a look!)