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Yesterday was September 11, 2005, and I'm glad I got to spend it with kavita929 and her parents. They came down on Saturday and stayed until early this morning. Liz had to take some pics, etc of Ground Zero for her job, so it was a GREAT excuse to see her. It's been 4 years, and I still cant believe the Towers are gone. Ground Zero is this large, gaping hole, granted that they're constructing it as we speak, but just to look down into and see this abyss of debris, rubble, and the remnants of dust....it's eerie. Liz, the 'rents, and I arrive at Ground Zero late afternoon yesterday, and that was good because it wasnt crowded beyond belief and we all got great shots of the site, front and back. There were tons of news crews, victims' families, and places where u could sign banners dedicating best wishes to loved ones, lost ones, and beyond. This whole experience was numbing, humbling, and extraordinary all at the same time. All the same, I'm glad that day is over...the spirit of NYC doesnt take long to recover and bustle on as usual. Liz, thanks for yesterday. It was great to see ya!
Still no word on whether I got the full-time position or not. Granted, it's still early in the interview process...but I got a tip from my supervisor, Marguerite, that my boss, Richard, will start interviewing people for the full-time position pretty soon, so I'll brace myself for that.
Well, I might as well make it known: I'm heading to Germany for the New Year's...YEEEEEEEEAAAH (as 'Lil Jon would say). I talked it over with my German friend, Katherina, and she's ecstatic. What better way to kick in the New Year than in a different country. Besides, my lil annual itch to travel is getting way to evident, so I gotta do something about that. Katherina lives in Hamburg, so I am going to see if I can fly into there instead of flying into Berlin, and then taking a flight from there down to Hamburg. I have to work out the nitty gritty in terms of my job, but I am going to make it happen. I need a change of atmosphere, and I need to mingle with another world. I'm happy.
I'm getting the itch to start writing again, and I think it's gonna be great. I have all these ideas swirling in my head. Plus, one of my co-workers has a former professor who she's still in contact with, and she told me she's gonna hook me up with this professor because she knows a lot about the writing world, etc.
NYC men... I've become so numb to their bullshit, I have to laugh. This jerk comes on the train and stands up, deciding not to take a seat. I look up at him in curiosity as I play Tetris on my baby (my cellphone), and he gasps, puts his hand to his mouth and looks at me as if he recognizes me. Immediately, I'm like, 'Oh God, not another jerkface. Do I have "Mess with me today, I'm an loser" on my forehead?' He then proceeds to take a seat next to me, trying to convince me that I KNOW him. I turn around to look at him a little bit harder, because maybe I do know him, but I just didnt look at him long enough to remember him...But I tell u, I, Keeks, have never seen this loser in my life!
So why the hell would this loser try to come up on me like that, u might ask? Well, because he was trying to HIT ON ME! Gosh, cant he just be straight up, or be a little less conspicuous. So I'm still ignoring this guy, my attention boldly focused on the screen of my phone, while I tell the guy very calmly, "Um, I dont know you." Then he says, "Girl, u dont remember me? U'll remember, me, Timothy, for the rest of your life." I say, "Timothy, I dont know you." The weirdo finally shut up next to me, and got off the train at the next stop.
Ugggh....maybe I should just hump the next hottie on the street and make him my bitch.