Most of my friends wouldn’t think of my as incredibly sentimental or even very affected by events that occur in the world around me, but 9/11 made a terrible impact on me like so many other people, and I was across the country in San Francisco when it happened.
I still remember vividly being called my a co-worker of mine early in the morning before I’d normally wake, being urged despite my groggy state, to turn on the TV. I remember snapping instantly awake at the horror on TV, while something that looked like a bad movie played itself out on the news.
I remember calling my boss next, and several friends after, to let them know about the tragedy in New York and to ask if they were ok. My boss had it bad at the time, as he was originally from New York and still had family there. Thankfully we later learned that no one he knew worked in or lived near the WTC and they were all ok, but I did know people who lost friends or loved ones in the attack or later in the brave attempt of fire fighters and police to rescue the victims of that attack.
As with Matt Tobey over at Comidy Central, I find myself somewhat retarded in expressing myself. But I am heartened to see that there are still some who yearly pay their respects to the tragedy of that day. I still well up with emotion thinking about that day and how impossible it is to express with words the loss and horror experienced by so many and how we were all united in our grief. Matt provided a few clips of the first Daily Show (I normally don’t watch, so this is my first time seeing it) that aired after 9/11. As this is a notebook mostly for me, I thought it was worth saving. But if I do have any regular readers (hi Scott), take a moment and remember.
And thank you Matt for finding a clip that helps express the same emotional state I found myself in on that terrible day.
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