hi, i’m not dead (or anything)

Apparently there was a big train wreck in Osaka today, and a bunch of friends have been wondering if I’m dead. I’m not dead, though the news is pretty damned frightening. I tend to think of Japanese trains as being perfect; scary to find out that they’re not. Thanks for the concern.

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