4th Floor Vibrations

Soaking up vitamin D on sunny
beach days, luving my fabulous
job as city editor, and getting
outta control at Hollywood's
hottest nightlife destinations --
rocking La La Land was
intoxicating although on one
sun-drenched morning in August
The Golden State's act of nature
swept me off my feet: right in the
heart of Hollywood I experienced
stirring (e)motions...

Located nearby Johnny Depp's
legendary boite and popular
celeb hangout - The Viper Room -
is Citysearch's silvery shimmering
office building and headquarter of
City Grid Media. 8833 Sunset Blvd.
is it's glamorous address where
L.A.'s lifestyle gurus, in-the-know
city scouts and dyed-in-the-wool
Hollywood insiders come and go.
Did I already mention the sharp
tech staff filling third floor headed
by a handsome guy, or the beauty
queen conjuring up fabulous PR
on fifth floor, or the narcissistic
data analyst fraction? Anyhow, the
fourth floor was reserved for the
hipster coalition - aka the editorial
team - and I was in the thick of it,
routing out L.A.'s hot spots,
fiddling with weekly roundups,
reviewing of-the-moment eateries,
entering reviews from national
editors,updating and fact checking
older business profiles, and
interviewing in-demand artists.
This was when a jolt and thrust
followed by acute shaking of desk,
electronic equipment and floor
interrupted my editorial gush and
caused quite a stir all around the
rectangular five story building,
roof top terrace and garden
included.
The second the shaky affair took
it's course, my cubicle mate and
boss enlightened me about this
natural phenomenon aka
earthquake, and my cell and office
phone started ringing at once.
While trying to realize what's
happening around me, and praying
the joggle will cease soon, I got to
feel the longest and strongest
moments of my life. Five minutes
and 3.4 on the Richter scale to be
exact.
My roommate's ruffled voice
interrupted my prayers when I
answered her call. On my other ear
was my pal checking on me via cell
phone. The phone conversations
went on and on that day.

FYI: Being located on the plates of
the San Andreas Fault, slicing
California into two, and moving
along one another, earthquakes are
a common natural phenomena in
California and can occure quite often.