Damnation

[knightedrogue]

The radio station I always listen to in the morning during my ridiculous commute was playing insufferable, terribly cheesy and demented songs with little children singing over it, a la "Tears in Heaven" and other such whiney things. I cursed them in the car readily and had to switch stations throughout the drive.

I get to work, print an overdue

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[holdouttrout]

Oh! The music is related to the date. Sheesh. Go, me.

*hugs*

[knightedrogue]

Hah hah. So you were confuzzled, too?!?

[holdouttrout]

I wasn't listening to the radio, no, but when reading your entry I misunderstood the same way.

Our systems aren't working. (again)

[knightedrogue]

Aww. I'm sorry.

I'm considering going to Washington Square for costume shopping tonight. Not for me ... for other people. You're invited, of course, though I don't know how exciting it will be or if you're available. :)

[pcrackenhead]

I think this is the first year since 2001 where neither I remembered, nor was I reminded by anyone else, that it was September 11. I actually didn't even realize it until I went to download a podcast last night, and saw the date written as 9/11.

I was a junior in high school on Sept. 11, 2001, and even then, at 16 years old, I knew something of our response was off. At 23, I'm sure of it.

I was a freshman at Fox when they happened, where thank the Lord my cynicism could be received well. My first thought after hearing that was literally "oh crap, now we're going to go find someone to bomb." Insensitive to the loss of life in our own country? Perhaps, but with all the flag waving I knew was going to take place, I figured having at least one person concerned about a violent reaction, it might be a good thing

[knightedrogue]

YES. I wonder that last point quite a bit, too. The event itself hasn't even maintained steam - most of us see it as the start of the war in Iraq. Which makes no sense, because Iraq wasn't so much the culprit in that but whatev. So does that mean that in 20-50 years we'll still have to listen to gooey songs on Sept 11th?

I wish I had been at Fox for 9/11. High schoolers were allowed no cynicism. I tried to talk about it with a teacher and they told me to look at the big picture - meaning, go wave your flag around and sing 'Proud to be an American'.

Ah well. We can all be cynical now. :)

[pcrackenhead]

Urgh, there's an inherent "we're better than you"-ness about wrapping yourself in a flag and chanting USA, USA, that just irks me