For those who have never experienced an earthquake, here's what it was like today:

I was at a stoplight. My car jiggled a bit. The light turned green, and I drove on.

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Just had an earthquake…5.3 magnitude 17 miles SW of Santa Cruz Island, depth of 10 miles per the USGS

Duolingo understands me.

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We have offices in Tokyo (and Shanghai and Beijing and Singapore) but the Japan division is pretty autonomous. Most of my job deals with North America.
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Our second-biggest office location is in suburban Detroit, because automakers, of course.
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The only place I'd probably be sent is Detroit, so I'm not missing much. ?
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Something that younger me wouldn't understand: I'm very glad that I don't have to travel for work.
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You need a better travel agent.

Vielleicht…oder man kann schlafen, wenn man tot ist, nicht wahr?

Ach, ich verstehe. Es gibt nicht genug Kaffee auf der ganzen Welt wenn man nur vier Stunden schlafen kann.