. . . may i just point out once again how absolutely bonkers it is that i ran into nicole the polish girl on the other side of the fucking planet?? i almost died in a plane crash and then 20 minutes later there she is at the airport in tokyo: one of the coolest people alive. man! i love it. it is beyond coincidence . . . it is beyond even my own comprehension. there is something powerfully mystical about the whole thing. something vast and eternal smiled down upon me that day. it has left me with a special feeling. i feel it every day