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Another teacher goes into space.

That means a lot to me, for reasons that don't really translate well. At least not yet. But I have never forgotten watching that shuttle go up, and explode into sparkling fragments and smoke. How we were sent home early from school, and the horrified sound of my teacher's voice behind me, saying "Oh God." All those years, all those sci-fi novels and all those dreams of the universe beyond our atmosphere.

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the day when

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

1. When was this? It probably shows how young I am, that I have not heard of it before.

2. Wow. That must have been odd. I remember walking home, and seeing a live shot of Cobain on the local news, and my phone ringing off the hook with people calling. I stayed up all night watching Kurt Loder.

3. Man. I was in kindergarten. They sent us all home early, and the afternoon kids didn't have to come to school at all.

4. I didn't have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I was sleeping late. I woke up because the phone kept ringing, and one of my roommates' mothers was calling over and over. She worked for an airline and was hysterical with fear. I'll never forget watching with the sound turned all the way up, wrapped in my bedspread. Later on I was driving in my car, and all the radio stations were playing the presidential address, and I just could not stop shaking.

Re: the day when

[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

I work in an office at a bike messenger company.I remembered we had to stay open on 9/11,not because there was any work,but relatives of the messsengers were calling to see if any of them were going into the wtc that morning (which messengers in nyc had to do CONSTANTLY.)None of them were hurt.

Re: the day when

[sykii.livejournal.com]

I'll never forget that Kurt Loder cried.

Re: the day when

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I know. That was the saddest damn thing in the world that night. I remember sitting with my girlfriend, who had tears running down her face, rocking her and watching MTV. I remember him looking straight into the camera and saying "Don't do it."