Seismogenic Zone Riverside / San Francisco
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This is an illustrated and personified take on one of the major results in my dissertation.

My longest chapter consists of computer models of hypothetical earthquakes on the San Jacinto Fault, incorporating all sorts of complex parameters like details of fault geometry and the effect of surrounding geology. The San Jacinto Fault runs through the Inland Empire, so any earthquake on it is going to mess with a lot of people. As it turns out, though, San Bernardino gets messed with the worst out of any city within my model space, since the fault goes right through it, that part of the fault is particularly favorable for rupture, and there’s a ton of soft squishy sediment (which shakes particularly hard) right there. Riverside, on the other hand, never gets slammed terribly hard, though it still wouldn’t be having the greatest day ever if that earthquake did happen.

Considering that I’ve had personified fault characters for ages, and personified Inland Empire city characters for a few months, and considering that I used up all my real brainpower on the dissertation itself, I decided to do a little illustration.

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12 / 06
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citruscitybro: ((SORRY I’M NOT SORRY.))

citruscitybro:

((SORRY I’M NOT SORRY.))

03 / 06
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So, last month, some friends and I opted to drive from Riverside to Salt Lake City for a conference. I offered to help drive, but ended up spending the whole ride as a passenger, which meant coming up with things to do for part of the time. Since a good chunk of said drive involves Nevada, and since I know many members of the state-tan community here have a Nevada personification, I decided to DRAW ALL THE NEVADAS. In retrospect, I really should have drawn them playing poker or something, but that didn’t occur to me until I was already pretty far into the whole boring standing around pose thing. Aaanyway, from left to right: Carlos, who belongs to Mika Siri’s Nevada, whose name I don’t know Jack, who belongs to Topaz Evan, who belongs to me Sam, who belongs to Slim Almost this entire thing was actually doodled in Nevada, with the exception of a few details that happened in Utah or California. This also means almost the whole thing was drawn in a car that was going upward of 70 mph, which may explain a little bit of why it’s shaky and bleah.

So, last month, some friends and I opted to drive from Riverside to Salt Lake City for a conference. I offered to help drive, but ended up spending the whole ride as a passenger, which meant coming up with things to do for part of the time. Since a good chunk of said drive involves Nevada, and since I know many members of the state-tan community here have a Nevada personification, I decided to DRAW ALL THE NEVADAS.

In retrospect, I really should have drawn them playing poker or something, but that didn’t occur to me until I was already pretty far into the whole boring standing around pose thing.

Aaanyway, from left to right:

  • Carlos, who belongs to Mika
  • Siri’s Nevada, whose name I don’t know
  • Jack, who belongs to Topaz
  • Evan, who belongs to me
  • Sam, who belongs to Slim

Almost this entire thing was actually doodled in Nevada, with the exception of a few details that happened in Utah or California. This also means almost the whole thing was drawn in a car that was going upward of 70 mph, which may explain a little bit of why it’s shaky and bleah.

22 / 05
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(Source: open-your-golden-gate)

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25 / 04
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citruscitybro: ((There are a few things you need to know here. 1. I have a friend who, knowing that I have an interest in local history, asked me what the deal was with that bell-and-double-barred-cross thing he sees around town. I explained the history, and then I said, “Now that you’re thinking about raincrosses, you’re going to notice just how many there are around town.” Which, well…let’s just say he texts me pictures of them several times a week. 2. Said friend is a paleontologist. 3. Said friend, the rest of the paleontology lab, and I went to see Jurassic Park in 3D last night. 4. So this conversation happened this morning. Challenge? ACCEPTED.))

citruscitybro:

((There are a few things you need to know here.

1. I have a friend who, knowing that I have an interest in local history, asked me what the deal was with that bell-and-double-barred-cross thing he sees around town. I explained the history, and then I said, “Now that you’re thinking about raincrosses, you’re going to notice just how many there are around town.” Which, well…let’s just say he texts me pictures of them several times a week.

2. Said friend is a paleontologist.

3. Said friend, the rest of the paleontology lab, and I went to see Jurassic Park in 3D last night.

4. So this conversation happened this morning.

Challenge? ACCEPTED.))

10 / 04
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(via citruscitybro)

08 / 04
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open-your-golden-gate: Beach Blanket Babylon

open-your-golden-gate:

Beach Blanket Babylon

03 / 04
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citruscitybro: ((Seriously, the entire city smells awesome right now.)) Riverside current status.

citruscitybro:

((Seriously, the entire city smells awesome right now.))

Riverside current status.

27 / 03
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citruscitybro: ((Button, at the request of Acid!))

citruscitybro:

((Button, at the request of Acid!))

20 / 03
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With powers like that, he could be a useful member of Florida Man’s team…

(Source: seismogenic)

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26 / 02
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citruscitybro: ((Since I have been publicly blamed for this amazing and terrifying thing, I could hardly just sit there and do nothing about it, right? Inspired by the ongoing war between Florida and California over whose citrus is better, and by this fabulous headline. •Floren/Florida belongs to Patti.•The Florida Man costume design belongs to Mary.•Victor/Riverside belongs to me. (For the uninitiated, Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry.)•The River Raincross costume design belongs to the City of Riverside’s Parks and Recreation department. I probably owe them an apology for this.))

citruscitybro:

((Since I have been publicly blamed for this amazing and terrifying thing, I could hardly just sit there and do nothing about it, right?

Inspired by the ongoing war between Florida and California over whose citrus is better, and by this fabulous headline.

•Floren/Florida belongs to Patti.
•The Florida Man costume design belongs to Mary.
•Victor/Riverside belongs to me. (For the uninitiated, Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry.)
•The River Raincross costume design belongs to the City of Riverside’s Parks and Recreation department. I probably owe them an apology for this.))

26 / 02
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I normally wouldn’t do or draw anything for Valentine’s Day. It’s never been a holiday in which I’ve had any emotional investment. But a bunch of other folks in my group of personified-cities-and-states fans drew cheesy valentine cards for the characters they roleplay, and who am I to pass up a goofy drawing meme?

  • Upper left: California
  • Upper right: Oregon
  • Center left: San Francisco
  • Center right: Portland (Oregon)
  • Lower left: Orange County (California)
  • Lower right: Riverside

(Source: seismogenic)

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14 / 02
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Riverside current status.

Riverside current status.

(Source: citruscitybro, via citruscitybro)

14 / 01
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citruscitybro:

((I AM NOT EVEN SORRY.

Starring:

  • Riverside as Psy
  • Moreno Valley as the dancing kid
  • Lake Elsinore and Redlands as the women in the windy room
  • San Bernardino as the cranky guy in the sauna
  • Ontario as one of the background dancers
  • Orange County as the guy in the yellow suit
  • Fontana as the guy in the elevator
  • Los Angeles as Hyuna

I WILL NEVER BE SORRY.))

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31 / 12
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I may be one day late, but here’s my State-Tan Secret Santa drawing! Wyoming and Montana belong to the wonderful Kelly! I really adore their character designs (and how they’re RPed), and drawing them was such a blast! I hope you like it, Kelly!

I may be one day late, but here’s my State-Tan Secret Santa drawing!

Wyoming and Montana belong to the wonderful Kelly! I really adore their character designs (and how they’re RPed), and drawing them was such a blast! I hope you like it, Kelly!

26 / 12
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Julian. 28. Riverside. Seismology PhD student. Player of many musical instruments. Occasional camera wielder. Personifies places and things and draws comics about them. My heart is in San Francisco.