This is one of these things where, yes, something may have occurred before this one earthquake, but we don't see that kind of signal everywhere before big earthquakes.

As we look across the region, we have earthquake activity distributed throughout the entire bay area. There's really no escape.

It's not a duplicate. It occurred a little bit further south. But it's the same type of earthquake.

The streets were full of destruction and rubble, and this town I'd never liked, with its stupid people, stupid streets, and stupid houses, was now unrecognisable, now it had a truly unique beauty, and scantily-clad women traversed it like ghosts. A twelve-storey building in the city centre had totally collapsed. Caught up in her bed sheets, a woman who had fallen from the top floor found herself alive and alone on the pavement. Her husband had been thrown out of bed. From now on she would sleep forever, since reality was now as extraordinary as dreams.

One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washington's Black House and the very important scandal which has gripped leaders of America.

It just occurred to me that everybody was on their treadmill doing the best they could and, not to denigrate anybody, but everybody's vision was really small. The success in this state has gone from, 'We are an outdoors place' to 'I wonder if I can find a couple of million bucks to fund this one deal.' And the success, frankly, is pathetic.