Friday, September 14, 2001

wow.

posted by Lisa 9/14/2001 03:06:00 PM | link it |

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

This has been the longest day. Four years ago, a tragic event of this magnitude would have shaken me up but I didn't know anyone in New York back then. In the past four years I've come to know many people across this world, a few of them in New York City. It's been an anxiety-ridden day waiting to hear that they were okay. Bart, my adopted internet son, was the last to check in. He attends NYU and I freaked when I looked at their website and saw that his dorm had been evacuated. I studied some maps to get an idea of where he might have been. Faith reassured me that he was probably far enough away from harm. I still worried because he loves New York City and spends much of his free time exploring new places. Finally got an email from him tonight. He's fine but was close enough to see and hear it all happen.

I tried my best to stay away from the tv today. Too much hype in the media feeding the panic that all of us are feeling. My brain has processed too many images in this lifetime. Challenger disaster, Persian Gulf war, OKC bombing, just to name a few. All brought streaming into my living room. Not this time. I can't deal with it. This surpasses anything I'd ever imagined could happen on our soil. I'm so relieved that my friends are all physically okay. My heart and prayers go out to those who can't say that.

posted by Lisa 9/11/2001 11:26:00 PM | link it |