reflections
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chestnutcurlsThings I'm happy about right now:
And on the other side of the spectrum... I've been meaning to do this one for a while.
1. When John F. Kennedy was shot (11/22/1963) Not even a glimmer yet. My parents remember hearing about it at school.
2. When Mt. St. Helens blew (5/18/1980) I wasn't even a year old yet. However, five years later to the day, my sister was born. Coincidence? :)
3. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (1/28/1986) I was six. I think I watched it at school. I know I was sad about it. Even sadder, my memory of the Challenger episode of Punky Brewster is stronger than my own memory of watching it.
4. When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (10/7/1989) I don't remember much about this one, either. I was ten.
5. When the Berlin Wall fell (11/7/1989) I didn't really understand the significance at the time, but I remember seeing it on the news, and my parents explaining to me what was going on.
6. When the Gulf War began (1/16/1991) I was in sixth grade. I remember watching the bombing with my dad. This was a year before I learned about nuclear war and developed a phobia, so I wasn't that traumatized by the talk of missiles. Throughout that spring I drew a satirical comic strip about a journalist named Robina who went to Iraq, was tied to a missile by Saddam himself, and somehow escaped and (I think) saved Israel from disaster. I'm serious. I think I still have them somewhere.
7. When OJ Simpson was chased in his White Bronco (6/17/1994) I was thirteen. My parents and I watched the chase all evening. I remember my mom thinking the whole thing was ludicrous.
8. When the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed (4/19/1995) This one is probably my most vivid memory on this list. I was in tenth grade. I had chemistry fourth period, which was also lunch period. My teacher was horrible and we spent most of our class periods watching the OJ trial. That day, we came back from lunch, turned on CNN as usual, and instead of Johnnie Cochran, there was this blown-apart building. We all snapped to attention. Once we figured out what was going on, I was in total shock. I couldn't believe it. Over the next few days, when I'd take walks, I'd keep news on my Walkman instead of music so I could hear about the investigation. This event is even more mind-blowing to me now...the thought that one of our own people could do something like that, as if we didn't have enough to fear from outside. Sin is everywhere. There but by God's grace go I.
9. When Princess Di was killed (8/31/1997) I was eighteen and home from the dorm for the weekend. I was upstairs on my computer (it was around 10 pm) when my mom came to the foot of the stairs and called to me to turn on the TV, Princess Di had been in some kind of accident. I was sad. She really was a remarkable, brave woman. My little cousin Diana was named for her.
10. When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire on their classmates at Columbine High School (4/20/1999) I used to listen to NPR on my way home from my part-time filing job, so that's how I first found out about it. I got back to the dorm and Kathy and Em and I watched the coverage.
11. When Bush was first announced President (11/7/2000) It was my senior year of college, and we had an election-results party at Harris and Lisa's after RUF. We waited and waited. No conclusive news. Around 11 pm, everyone gave up and went home. I stayed up a while longer at our student apartment, then went to bed, telling Em to let me know when there were results. At around 1 or 2 am, she ran into my darkened room, yelling, "We won!" "Yay!" I said, and went back to sleep. The next morning I arose to find that wait, maybe we didn't win. Em and Kathy and I spent the next couple of days watching CNN and The Daily Show, which was absolutely the best thing on TV during the confusion. It was a fun time for us. And then in the end, we did win. Sort of. :)
12. When the 6.8 earthquake hit Nisqually, WA (2/28/2001) Sorry, I have no idea about this. :)
13. When terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center (9/11/2001) My story is here.
14. When Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas. (1/2/2003) See here. This was a sad event for my family, because my dad and sister and I all love space-related things. My dad was even recruited to be part of the astronaut program, but my mom wouldn't let him do it. I'm kind of glad...especially every time I watch Armageddon.
You know, almost all of these memories are connected with TV. That depresses me. Though I guess it was the same for other generations' events...theirs just involved the newspaper or something. :P I'd ask why When Hurricane Elvis destroyed Memphis (7/22/03) isn't on here, but we all know that Never Happened in the eyes of the national media. Tell that to the people a block away from me who had to tear down their entire house and start over. *shakes head*
- fun lunches with old friends
- driving down Poplar on a sunny day with a drink in my hand
- proof that I'm not the only one at work who makes mistakes
- Rold Gold pretzels
- planning to go thrifting tomorrow
- taking a day of sanity leave from the labeling project (and I'm on Texas now!)
- my boyfriend giving me second-by-second updates while we're on the phone ("I'm sitting on a ladder. Now I'm standing on a ladder. Hey, that's where our water heater is!")
- getting to see my sister twice in a week
- being told by my old friend that I would make a good librarian :)
And on the other side of the spectrum... I've been meaning to do this one for a while.
1. When John F. Kennedy was shot (11/22/1963) Not even a glimmer yet. My parents remember hearing about it at school.
2. When Mt. St. Helens blew (5/18/1980) I wasn't even a year old yet. However, five years later to the day, my sister was born. Coincidence? :)
3. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (1/28/1986) I was six. I think I watched it at school. I know I was sad about it. Even sadder, my memory of the Challenger episode of Punky Brewster is stronger than my own memory of watching it.
4. When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (10/7/1989) I don't remember much about this one, either. I was ten.
5. When the Berlin Wall fell (11/7/1989) I didn't really understand the significance at the time, but I remember seeing it on the news, and my parents explaining to me what was going on.
6. When the Gulf War began (1/16/1991) I was in sixth grade. I remember watching the bombing with my dad. This was a year before I learned about nuclear war and developed a phobia, so I wasn't that traumatized by the talk of missiles. Throughout that spring I drew a satirical comic strip about a journalist named Robina who went to Iraq, was tied to a missile by Saddam himself, and somehow escaped and (I think) saved Israel from disaster. I'm serious. I think I still have them somewhere.
7. When OJ Simpson was chased in his White Bronco (6/17/1994) I was thirteen. My parents and I watched the chase all evening. I remember my mom thinking the whole thing was ludicrous.
8. When the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed (4/19/1995) This one is probably my most vivid memory on this list. I was in tenth grade. I had chemistry fourth period, which was also lunch period. My teacher was horrible and we spent most of our class periods watching the OJ trial. That day, we came back from lunch, turned on CNN as usual, and instead of Johnnie Cochran, there was this blown-apart building. We all snapped to attention. Once we figured out what was going on, I was in total shock. I couldn't believe it. Over the next few days, when I'd take walks, I'd keep news on my Walkman instead of music so I could hear about the investigation. This event is even more mind-blowing to me now...the thought that one of our own people could do something like that, as if we didn't have enough to fear from outside. Sin is everywhere. There but by God's grace go I.
9. When Princess Di was killed (8/31/1997) I was eighteen and home from the dorm for the weekend. I was upstairs on my computer (it was around 10 pm) when my mom came to the foot of the stairs and called to me to turn on the TV, Princess Di had been in some kind of accident. I was sad. She really was a remarkable, brave woman. My little cousin Diana was named for her.
10. When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire on their classmates at Columbine High School (4/20/1999) I used to listen to NPR on my way home from my part-time filing job, so that's how I first found out about it. I got back to the dorm and Kathy and Em and I watched the coverage.
11. When Bush was first announced President (11/7/2000) It was my senior year of college, and we had an election-results party at Harris and Lisa's after RUF. We waited and waited. No conclusive news. Around 11 pm, everyone gave up and went home. I stayed up a while longer at our student apartment, then went to bed, telling Em to let me know when there were results. At around 1 or 2 am, she ran into my darkened room, yelling, "We won!" "Yay!" I said, and went back to sleep. The next morning I arose to find that wait, maybe we didn't win. Em and Kathy and I spent the next couple of days watching CNN and The Daily Show, which was absolutely the best thing on TV during the confusion. It was a fun time for us. And then in the end, we did win. Sort of. :)
12. When the 6.8 earthquake hit Nisqually, WA (2/28/2001) Sorry, I have no idea about this. :)
13. When terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center (9/11/2001) My story is here.
14. When Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas. (1/2/2003) See here. This was a sad event for my family, because my dad and sister and I all love space-related things. My dad was even recruited to be part of the astronaut program, but my mom wouldn't let him do it. I'm kind of glad...especially every time I watch Armageddon.
You know, almost all of these memories are connected with TV. That depresses me. Though I guess it was the same for other generations' events...theirs just involved the newspaper or something. :P I'd ask why When Hurricane Elvis destroyed Memphis (7/22/03) isn't on here, but we all know that Never Happened in the eyes of the national media. Tell that to the people a block away from me who had to tear down their entire house and start over. *shakes head*
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Date: 2004-04-02 01:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-04-02 01:25 pm (UTC)That's funny - there's a main street in my town that I love to ride down when the weather is nice with a famous fountain drink from the soda fountain. :)
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Date: 2004-04-02 02:44 pm (UTC)I love your bunny icons.
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Date: 2004-04-02 01:38 pm (UTC)And why isn't the JFK Jr. plane crash on there?!
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Date: 2004-04-03 10:31 am (UTC)Apart from Sept 11th and the Columba accident, the 2 that stick out most in my mind are the pulling down of the Berlin wall, the atmosphere was tangible, and the start of the 1st Gulf War, the atmosphere was terrifying.
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