Hey kids
Fuck. Fucking fuckity fuck.
I'm just now in contact with new orleans people for the first time since Sunday. First contact with Aubrey. It's been driving me crazy only being able to watch the news, unable to talk to any of my friencds, to offer my support to people who need it much more than I do.
It looks like my house is just fine. All of my stuff seems to be ok. My parents and sister are going to be moving to Baton Rouge for awhile it looks like, but whatever. It seems as though Katrina will do little to directly affect my life. I'll still be going to school at the same time, my parents still have jobs, etc etc.
I feel terrible right now. My life is going to be ok. Other people may or may not be. I kinda wish the positions were reversed. I'm much more comfortable with things going shitty with me and being comforted than being the comforting one. What do I tell my friends when they talk to me about how everything they own, the house where they grew up in, is gone? That their family may not have enough money to keep sending them to school? My sister's friends are all dispersing all over the country (one girl's moving to fucking England)? Betsy is going to be in a city she doesn't know with only a few contacts. Meanwhile, I ship out to New England (pardon the expression) largely high and dry.
Fuck.
I guess what I want to say is this: I want to do what I can to help you guys. Most of you are already out of New Orleans and, like me, wouldn't be going back for awhile anyway. But I'm sure some of you have lost some at least some of your stuff. I'd like to do what I can to help, though my resources are kinda limited. I've already talked to someone about a possible computer exchange (I really am serious about that).
This is a really sucky position to be in. I can only think of one thing I have to offer you (as my friends and as a reward for having read all my shit). Hopefully tomorrow, in a week or two at most, I'll once again have access to my ginormous library of music. Maybe this sounds kinda silly to some of you, but I do believe that music can be very important to people and a great comfort in time of need. If you want to, please contact me and I'll see what I can do (either transferring over these here internets or burning cds and mailing them to you) to help you out.
Maybe I'm being stupid. Maybe you're thinking "wtf michael, my house is gone and you're offering me some burned cds? why, because you feel bad that your house is ok?" Sorry. It's all I really have to offer, other than (hopefully) tales of future antics to bring you a chuckle.
So, to summarize: Email (michael.magner at gmail dot com) or IM me (starmaane999) for music or if you just want to talk.
And, to all my friends, thank you for everything you've ever done for me. Every one of you has meant a lot to me. Best of luck in the weeks ahead.
I'm just now in contact with new orleans people for the first time since Sunday. First contact with Aubrey. It's been driving me crazy only being able to watch the news, unable to talk to any of my friencds, to offer my support to people who need it much more than I do.
It looks like my house is just fine. All of my stuff seems to be ok. My parents and sister are going to be moving to Baton Rouge for awhile it looks like, but whatever. It seems as though Katrina will do little to directly affect my life. I'll still be going to school at the same time, my parents still have jobs, etc etc.
I feel terrible right now. My life is going to be ok. Other people may or may not be. I kinda wish the positions were reversed. I'm much more comfortable with things going shitty with me and being comforted than being the comforting one. What do I tell my friends when they talk to me about how everything they own, the house where they grew up in, is gone? That their family may not have enough money to keep sending them to school? My sister's friends are all dispersing all over the country (one girl's moving to fucking England)? Betsy is going to be in a city she doesn't know with only a few contacts. Meanwhile, I ship out to New England (pardon the expression) largely high and dry.
Fuck.
I guess what I want to say is this: I want to do what I can to help you guys. Most of you are already out of New Orleans and, like me, wouldn't be going back for awhile anyway. But I'm sure some of you have lost some at least some of your stuff. I'd like to do what I can to help, though my resources are kinda limited. I've already talked to someone about a possible computer exchange (I really am serious about that).
This is a really sucky position to be in. I can only think of one thing I have to offer you (as my friends and as a reward for having read all my shit). Hopefully tomorrow, in a week or two at most, I'll once again have access to my ginormous library of music. Maybe this sounds kinda silly to some of you, but I do believe that music can be very important to people and a great comfort in time of need. If you want to, please contact me and I'll see what I can do (either transferring over these here internets or burning cds and mailing them to you) to help you out.
Maybe I'm being stupid. Maybe you're thinking "wtf michael, my house is gone and you're offering me some burned cds? why, because you feel bad that your house is ok?" Sorry. It's all I really have to offer, other than (hopefully) tales of future antics to bring you a chuckle.
So, to summarize: Email (michael.magner at gmail dot com) or IM me (starmaane999) for music or if you just want to talk.
And, to all my friends, thank you for everything you've ever done for me. Every one of you has meant a lot to me. Best of luck in the weeks ahead.