We've had a pretty exciting week at BLAST! First, I want to extend a BIG San Francisco welcome to Katie as she's now joined our West Coast office. We're so excited that she's come out West (mostly because she shares my passion for a strong cup of coffee). We've been exploring the city together, and in the short week that she's been out here, we've already seen some pretty amazing things (it's not every day you see a cat on the street asking for your spare change).

But, the biggest news out here is this morning's earthquake. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.2 and hit this morning at 4:42 am. Had I not experienced a similar earthquake a couple of months ago, I probably wouldn't have even known what was happening. Thanks to everyone who contacted our office out of concern. We're happy to report that the earthquake didn't bother our neck of the woods. In fact, nothing even fell off our desks. The earthquake's epicenter was close to Oakland and there was relatively minor damage (only a few broken windows here and there).

So, now that she's experienced her first earthquake, I suppose Katie's move is now official.