[apartment 6]
>>I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society. << sum 41's "fat lip"
terrorize this
It's way cliche to talk about the huge incident in nyc and DC since everyone's been barraged with news about the tragedy for the past 15 hours. But today will most probably be the most infamous day of my generation. the Boomers had Kennedy's assasination as the day they'd never forget :: well i suppose today is the day our generation will never forget. 10 years from now, everyone will still know where they were and how old they were when it happened. And so, here's my story -- for my own sake when i read my blog a while from now, i'll look at the date above and have this entry to associate with it >>
I was in bed at 7:03am when the phone rang. Mom called asking for poly's number because he lives near the UN building in Manhattan. I turned on my laptop and hit up switchboard.com to search for his information. "turn on the radio, the world trade center's been hit, one of the towers is gone." what the feezy?! I'd just done some research on the world trade center this past weekend for a project in E170. what do you mean it's gone. So i listened to peter jenings narrate the collapse of the south tower on the radio.
The rest of the day was surreal. I went to my cycling class, passing the small group of people hovering in front of the tv at the gym. The reality hasn't set in. I'm sure my attitude would be different if i was in manhattan right now, but as it is, all i can collect are images of decimated manhattan on tv -- just like in the movies.
So now what, i'm supposed to offer some kind of insight on the whole situation. Everybody out there is talking about the aftermath, possible wwIII, fear of another incident, etc. Well hell i don't understand it all. I can't grasp the number of lives lost--there are too many for me to conceptualize, nor the ensuing political melee that's about to or already has dropped--the only thing i can fathom are those two towers. 2 big ass icons of 'american might'--fallen.
This blog entry has yet to be eloquent in its delivery :: apologies i suppose. My thoughts are chaotic; so fitting for such a day.
>>I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society. << sum 41's "fat lip"
terrorize this
It's way cliche to talk about the huge incident in nyc and DC since everyone's been barraged with news about the tragedy for the past 15 hours. But today will most probably be the most infamous day of my generation. the Boomers had Kennedy's assasination as the day they'd never forget :: well i suppose today is the day our generation will never forget. 10 years from now, everyone will still know where they were and how old they were when it happened. And so, here's my story -- for my own sake when i read my blog a while from now, i'll look at the date above and have this entry to associate with it >>
I was in bed at 7:03am when the phone rang. Mom called asking for poly's number because he lives near the UN building in Manhattan. I turned on my laptop and hit up switchboard.com to search for his information. "turn on the radio, the world trade center's been hit, one of the towers is gone." what the feezy?! I'd just done some research on the world trade center this past weekend for a project in E170. what do you mean it's gone. So i listened to peter jenings narrate the collapse of the south tower on the radio.
The rest of the day was surreal. I went to my cycling class, passing the small group of people hovering in front of the tv at the gym. The reality hasn't set in. I'm sure my attitude would be different if i was in manhattan right now, but as it is, all i can collect are images of decimated manhattan on tv -- just like in the movies.
So now what, i'm supposed to offer some kind of insight on the whole situation. Everybody out there is talking about the aftermath, possible wwIII, fear of another incident, etc. Well hell i don't understand it all. I can't grasp the number of lives lost--there are too many for me to conceptualize, nor the ensuing political melee that's about to or already has dropped--the only thing i can fathom are those two towers. 2 big ass icons of 'american might'--fallen.
This blog entry has yet to be eloquent in its delivery :: apologies i suppose. My thoughts are chaotic; so fitting for such a day.
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12:55 AM
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