But the Film is a Saddening Bore, Cause She's Lived it Ten Times or More
I know that the tone of this blog has been pretty light-hearted up until this point, but I am asking all of you to bear with me for an entry, as I try and figure out the events that have occurred this morning.
I woke up today feeling pretty bad. I am moving this evening, and due to my lack of motivation (and getting home late from the Mets game last night) I am barely packed. So, I cranked so new music (by the way, thanks Josh) and began to do some last minute packing before I had to leave for work at 8. Around 7:15 there was a knock at my door; it was my roommate telling me to turn on the news.
I turned on the television and saw Tony Blair looking extremely grim. Immediately my heart sunk. London just won the Olympic bid yesterday and the G-8 Summitt was just beginning in Scotland. I knew something was gravely wrong. So, as I sat and watched him speak so eloquently about the terrorist attacks that happened throughout the Underground early this morning, I began feeling incredibly emotionally overwhelmed. One question continued running through my head:
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?
I am, and will always be (no matter where I happen to end up) a New Yorker. I remember the events that occurred on September 11th as if they happened yesterday and I can 100% sympathize with all of the pain that our friends across the pond must be feeling right now. I am also a person who lived in London for about a year, and I couldn't help but be fearful for the lives of all of the people I know and love who live in London. So, as I did, nearly four years ago, I sat, intently watching the news, waiting for more information. I also called many of my friends, but much like the situation on September 11th, I couldn't get through to any of them.
Eventually, 8 am came and I had to go. I was suddenly filled with fear. I was about to ride the public transportation in the District of Columbia. my nation's Capitol. What if attacks are planned here? I squelched those fears and got on the metro and rode to work. Thankfully, I made it to Metro Center with no problems. As I deboarded the train and began my walk to work, I began thinking about everything that has happened in the wake of September 11th.
Our President, George Walker Bush, capitalized on the fears of the American people in the wake of September 11th, to start a so-called "war against terrorism". Nearly 4 years later, Osama Bin Laden, who was directly responsible for murdering 100's of Americans and now quite possibly countless Brit's, is still at large, and it seems that we are no closer to bringing him or al-Qaida down. What in the hell have my friends been dying for in Iraq? Why do we continue to fight this war, with no end in sight, when our real enemies still roam the streets? And, most importantly, what is our "fearless leader" prepared to do to finally put an end to this terrorism? None of us should have to live our lives in fear.
In closing, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Great Britain, especially those who have touched my life so profoundly.
SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE.
I woke up today feeling pretty bad. I am moving this evening, and due to my lack of motivation (and getting home late from the Mets game last night) I am barely packed. So, I cranked so new music (by the way, thanks Josh) and began to do some last minute packing before I had to leave for work at 8. Around 7:15 there was a knock at my door; it was my roommate telling me to turn on the news.
I turned on the television and saw Tony Blair looking extremely grim. Immediately my heart sunk. London just won the Olympic bid yesterday and the G-8 Summitt was just beginning in Scotland. I knew something was gravely wrong. So, as I sat and watched him speak so eloquently about the terrorist attacks that happened throughout the Underground early this morning, I began feeling incredibly emotionally overwhelmed. One question continued running through my head:
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?
I am, and will always be (no matter where I happen to end up) a New Yorker. I remember the events that occurred on September 11th as if they happened yesterday and I can 100% sympathize with all of the pain that our friends across the pond must be feeling right now. I am also a person who lived in London for about a year, and I couldn't help but be fearful for the lives of all of the people I know and love who live in London. So, as I did, nearly four years ago, I sat, intently watching the news, waiting for more information. I also called many of my friends, but much like the situation on September 11th, I couldn't get through to any of them.
Eventually, 8 am came and I had to go. I was suddenly filled with fear. I was about to ride the public transportation in the District of Columbia. my nation's Capitol. What if attacks are planned here? I squelched those fears and got on the metro and rode to work. Thankfully, I made it to Metro Center with no problems. As I deboarded the train and began my walk to work, I began thinking about everything that has happened in the wake of September 11th.
Our President, George Walker Bush, capitalized on the fears of the American people in the wake of September 11th, to start a so-called "war against terrorism". Nearly 4 years later, Osama Bin Laden, who was directly responsible for murdering 100's of Americans and now quite possibly countless Brit's, is still at large, and it seems that we are no closer to bringing him or al-Qaida down. What in the hell have my friends been dying for in Iraq? Why do we continue to fight this war, with no end in sight, when our real enemies still roam the streets? And, most importantly, what is our "fearless leader" prepared to do to finally put an end to this terrorism? None of us should have to live our lives in fear.
In closing, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Great Britain, especially those who have touched my life so profoundly.
SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE.
posted by Rook @ 9:15 AM
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