Something weird happened today… September 8, 2006
Posted by krislynch in Uncategorized.Tags: 9.11, NYC
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Something weird happened today…
I often work on our newspaper web site so over the past few days one of my coworkers and I have been working on a special 9.11 presentation for next week. As we’ve been working, we’ve been rereading all these articles and looking at photos, and we’ve both been feeling sad and weepy as a result.
Well, I’ve been doing some minor editing to articles I posted on September 11 and the days that followed and I keep seeing stuff like this…
Created by: klynch (09/11/01 08:54:02 PM)[14:44:58]
These are timestamps for when I originally created the articles. It just feels really weird because that’s like a completely different ME. Yes, because of what happened to me and everyone else that day, but also because that was me in my old life – a totally different ME in a totally different time and totally different life. In fact, I very clearly remember posting these articles that night because my ex-husband (husband at the time) was waiting for me so we could go meet friends and was getting impatient with me because I needed to do this first.
Sept 10th we were coming back home after spending 5 days in NYC and I was happy and to be honest, that was the last time I remember being genuinely happy. Now I just vaguely remember who I was then and I don’t even know that person or that life anymore.
I know this sounds melodramatic but I really don’t mean to be. I just don’t even recognize that klynch anymore and it felt weird seeing those timestamps and remembering who I was and how I felt at 09/11/01 08:54:02 PM.
I suppose part of my weepiness is just because I’ve already been upset all day working on this project so I’ll be fine later…
OK, so it’s been a while… January 31, 2006
Posted by krislynch in Uncategorized.Tags: 9.11, new office, United Airlines Flight 93, United States
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Wow, I just realized I haven’t posted here in a long time. I have been really busy with the holidays and office move and all kinds of other stuff, but I think things are starting to settle down a bit now.
It’s nice being in the new office. Everything looks great and I really like my new office. Most of all, it’s nice to be working closer with our parent company. Everyone’s been really nice to work with and helpful in getting us acclimated to the new environment. We’ve all been going to a lot of meetings so that’s been taking away from our time to get our ‘normal work’ done but it has been productive. We’re learning more about how other parts of the company operate.
Tonight I’m watching a movie on A&E about Flight 93. I don’t know if I’m up to it, to be honest. Even after four and a half years since September 11, the emotions are still pretty fresh. I’ll never understand how humans can be so hateful. Regardless of who we are or where we’re from, don’t we really all want the same things from life – healthy children, a comfortable home, and peace of mind. How foreigners could live in our country for years living amongst us, knowing us and taking advantage of everything America has to offer – all the while hating us and planning to kill us – is something my mind just can’t grasp.
I could say much much more but right now I’d rather go watch the movie. Perhaps another day I’ll explore my feelings about what happened that horrific day.
