Yeah, life at the UW is back to normal....or as normal as it gets around here.

Tell you what, though. My office is up on the 2nd floor of the brand new Fisheries Sciences Building and I have an excellent view of Lake Union, the I-5 and University Bridge.

Naturally, as the quake hit, I just sat in my chair and watched what was happening outside. Lake Union was tossing, the I-5 and University bridges were slightly buckling, telelphone poles were swaying and people were running out of their buildings screaming. Folks even stopped their cars on the I-5 bridge and got out and were walking around for a minute or two. In all, it was a very entertaining view!

The only damage I personally saw was when my baseball rolled off of the shelf, bounced off of the PC monitor, bounced off of my keyboard, and bounced on the ground.

Parker "Quake 2001 Survivor"