Yup, an earthquake.

Yes, we had an earthquake last night. It woke us both up, shaking the bed and rattling windows and doors. (The windows were rattling as though a strong gust had hit them, but then again the interior doors were rattling just as hard. Plus, shaking bed.) A couple drawers shimmied open. [...]

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Insomnia sucks, but you knew that.
I’m really not sure why, but lately I haven’t been able to get to sleep. None of my usual tricks have been working – alcohol just makes me snippy, technical manuals yield brilliant insight into the complex inner workings of whatever they cover, and “forearm exercises” just make everything [...]