9.0 Quake

Ok, I'm sure by now the whole world knows about the big earthquake we had here in Japan, so I wanted to give an account here, just for future reference.

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On top of all that, today I found out that a friend of mine back home died a few weeks ago. I don't know the details yet, just that it was very sudden.
She wasn't someone I was super close with, a person from the Michigan doll group, but she was someone I admired and liked a lot. She was the type of person who would always be there for everyone, always just giving stuff away, always happy to lend a hand. I always enjoyed her company. She was one of the last people I saw before I moved, and one of the people I was sure I'd see if/when I went back to the states for a visit.

I'm going to miss her, a lot.