sister
santa
http://www.cpr.ca/holiday-train/schedule-canada
jessica
i'm sorry, but i don't understand this email.
sister
you live in windsor? the train is coming through on tues at 4:30.
jessica
ok. but, like...so...?
sister
lol, are you so bah humbug? thought it might be fun to see so sent it to you.
nothing deep or profound to understand otherwise.
jessica
are you going to be on the train, or are you just informing me of the existence of said train?
(pause)
ok. so the train exists. thank you for the information.
i haven't celebrated christmas in something like 20 years. and even then it wasn't really a thing.
sister
would you like us to visit?
jessica
frankly, not really.
listen: you asked that question.
(pause)
i'm finishing a major discography update that's taken me far too long.
i completed two synth-pop records in the late 90s. unfortunately, they had awful vocals that make listening to them difficult. i've spent the last two years stripping the vocals out of them and reconstructing them as best as i can. that, and fighting with environmental noise.
first (1998/2016 - inri015):
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/inri-3
second(1999/2016 - inri021):
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/inriched
there's an elaborate sequence of singles to accompany these releases.