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9-11 revisited
Sep. 11th, 2006 03:16 pmEveryone is looking back it seems. Today five years ago the world changed. A new cold war was started. Instead of giving my idea of how the world should be, I remember that day itself. I had been back teaching for just a fortnight. I had started using my LJ for my travel stories, but kept it on after my big travels anyway.
I didn’t have broadband internet at home at the time (didn’t even have a home actually, moved back in with my parents for a while), so after classes I used to go to the school library to check my mail, my fantasy sports teams and my LJ. It was my friends list that was jammed that particular day. Suddenly dozens of posts, some short, some with links to news sites, some with pictures (not as regular back then as it is now).
LJ made me aware something had happened. I checked some news sites, then went home and watched the news on television. The next day many more entries about the events of 9/11. As if there was nothing else in the world, which isn’t weird as it seemed to affect more or less everyone.
I wrote a controversial post a day later, with a speech I had written for Bush to use and found my mailbox full with replies. Compliments from those that agreed with me, hate mail from those who didn’t. I recognized the power of LJ. I discussed with several people, some of my LJ-friendships originated 5 years ago.
I have been an avid fan of LJ since. I have started more blogs, in my own language obviously, yet none of them has the power that LJ has. LJ made me realize that the world had changed, when the rest of the world needed terrorist attacks to find out the same.
To all my LJ-friends: may you all live happily, healthy and long lives!
My post one day after the events: Mr. Bush, please resign
Three years ago: honouring Salvador Allende (in Chile 9-11 has been an important date since 1973)
Two years ago I had seen Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911. I recognized Conchita
Last year coincidentally (does coincidence really exist?) a book by Mario Vargas Llosa
I didn’t have broadband internet at home at the time (didn’t even have a home actually, moved back in with my parents for a while), so after classes I used to go to the school library to check my mail, my fantasy sports teams and my LJ. It was my friends list that was jammed that particular day. Suddenly dozens of posts, some short, some with links to news sites, some with pictures (not as regular back then as it is now).
LJ made me aware something had happened. I checked some news sites, then went home and watched the news on television. The next day many more entries about the events of 9/11. As if there was nothing else in the world, which isn’t weird as it seemed to affect more or less everyone.
I wrote a controversial post a day later, with a speech I had written for Bush to use and found my mailbox full with replies. Compliments from those that agreed with me, hate mail from those who didn’t. I recognized the power of LJ. I discussed with several people, some of my LJ-friendships originated 5 years ago.
I have been an avid fan of LJ since. I have started more blogs, in my own language obviously, yet none of them has the power that LJ has. LJ made me realize that the world had changed, when the rest of the world needed terrorist attacks to find out the same.
To all my LJ-friends: may you all live happily, healthy and long lives!
My post one day after the events: Mr. Bush, please resign
Three years ago: honouring Salvador Allende (in Chile 9-11 has been an important date since 1973)
Two years ago I had seen Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911. I recognized Conchita
Last year coincidentally (does coincidence really exist?) a book by Mario Vargas Llosa
