Rude Awakening

This is a post mainly to assure everyone that I am alive and was not on the metro this morning. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/breaking-news-2-explosions-hit-moscow-metro/402714.html

If you know me, you know that I'm not a morning person. So not only would it be highly unlikely for me to be riding the metro before 9 a.m. (which was when the two explosions occurred, at 7:50 and around 8:20), but learning about them was how I woke up just a few moments ago. It's all a bit bizarre since I learned about it because my good friend's ex-girlfriend sent me a facebook message asking if I was okay since she remembered I was in Moscow. Another strange way to wake up. I'm a little stunned at the moment. The Moscow metro is not only amazingly efficient, it's also beautiful. The stations are gorgeous. But it's also insanely crowded during rush hour. I haven't been on during the morning rush, but there have been a couple evening times that made me decide never to ride during rush hour again if I can avoid it. And no worries parentals: I don't intend to ride the metro today.