i've lost the best part of my day...
i've procrastinated writing in here for so long because i don't even know where to begin. about a week and a half ago the world lost one of its' truly great people. unfortunately i lost one of the reasons i loved stony brook so much. omar passed away so suddenly. he gave all of us so many memories that will stay with us our entire lives. in the short time he was in my life, i laughed more than i ever have in my life. whether it was sitting in stats wanting to poke my eyes out with my pencil, or doing stats homework or pretending to at least in my dorm omar always had a way to make it fun. he was always there with a funny comment, or some amazing insight that you wish you had the capacity to see. he was everything a person should be and so much more. i can't bear to imagine the upcoming months of stony brook without his warm hugs and smile that lit up a room. i think one of my favorite memories of him was when he and i went with a bunch of my friends and stephan and his friends to grandstands and omar and i sang karaoke to 'wonderwall' and we were both so tipsy that he kept leaning towards me until i eventually knocked into the stereo and shut the song off. hearing him laughing in my left ear and stumbling over the words is a sound i don't think i'll ever forget. this semester we'll be one 'uno' and 'express yourself' player short. for those of you who were there during game night..."is it water on the knee?" i don't even know what to say except that i can't picture stony brook without omar there, how are we supposed to walk past baruch 112 or dewey 224 this semester? i suppose there isn't anything to say except we all love you and miss you omar, i know i love you and miss you <3
"i'm sorry i heard about the bad news today a crowd of people around you. telling you its ok. and everything happens for a reason. when you lose a part of yourself somebody you know, it takes a lot to let go. every breath that you remember pictures fade away but memory's forever. an empty chair at all the tables. and i'll be seeing you when all my days boil down. but it's better where you're going anyway. i'm sorry i heard about the bad news today it's really hard to get through. tough times and long days but it really just depends on the season. for now we'll say goodbye. we know it's not the last time. i've lost the best part of my day. but it's better where you're going anyway. this is the last thing i will remember. it's better where you're going anyway." - new found glory
omar hammad
1986-2005
"i'm sorry i heard about the bad news today a crowd of people around you. telling you its ok. and everything happens for a reason. when you lose a part of yourself somebody you know, it takes a lot to let go. every breath that you remember pictures fade away but memory's forever. an empty chair at all the tables. and i'll be seeing you when all my days boil down. but it's better where you're going anyway. i'm sorry i heard about the bad news today it's really hard to get through. tough times and long days but it really just depends on the season. for now we'll say goodbye. we know it's not the last time. i've lost the best part of my day. but it's better where you're going anyway. this is the last thing i will remember. it's better where you're going anyway." - new found glory
omar hammad
1986-2005