Greene, as long as you know where things are...(do you)? I usually buy my plants at Home Depot or Green thumb. I just figured it was motivation to get out for excercise.
Sandy, the only non gardening thing I did too, was heat up leftovers and laundry. No damage happened, it just rattled my nerves. My first earthquake I experienced was the Northridge quake in 1994. That is a horrible way to be woken up. I thought my dad was playing a joke on me by shaking my bed (I lived with him at that time) and when I saw he wasn't doing it, I knew what it was. I hope that for those who felt today's, that everybody & everything is ok. I don't think I could ever get used to them. Much rather live through a hurricane any day.