I suppose this is where I'm supposed to write something profound

[gurdymonkey]

You know, about the earthquake/tsunami/exploding nuke plant in Japan.  Where I'm supposed to join the horde of Internet Doom Crows and the inane news anchors and the OMG we have a tsunami warning Right Here In The Bay AREA!!!!! (And the friends and family who cannot look at a freakin' map and figure out that I'm not in harm's way.  Santa Cruz is thataway and Crescent City is Waythefuck up THERE, thank you, and I'm not the sort of idiot who's likely to go down to the beach to take pictures and get washed out to sea, okay?)

There are no words - and there are too many.

So I'm just going to post this: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/11/five-ways-you-can-help-earthquake-and-tsunami-victims-in-japan/ and thank crimsongriffin  and the other Far Westerners who have checked in to let us know they're all right.