Most of you probably have powerful recollections (I'm already beyond sad to hear about Roxy losing her friend), so I'll try to keep my story as humble as it truly is, but I can assure you I still remember the shock of seeing it almost all live on TV.
I was in 6th grade and arrived home from school (must have been those weird years in which school started on the 1st of September here, instead of the 15th), I'd say around 3:30pm (8:30am NY). I didn't turn the TV and landed on CNN until after the first plane hit, but from there onwards I watched everything unfold. I was even alone for a while, my parents came from work an hour or so later. At first, for a second, everyone thought it had to be some kind of TV stunt or trickery, but then it sank how very real it all was. My parents were tired and had to take their usual rest, but I kept watching and even recall waking them up when the second tower collapsed. In retrospect, I'm not sure how good it was for me to (be left to) watch, but that's a different story. The media coverage was pretty much non-stop, not only throughout that day, but for days to come. I didn't see any jumpers (the only image of that I have in my head is from reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud...), like G-Man, but I saw footage of people running from the debris cloud and such.
The day after, everyone in class couldn't focus on any actual lessons. Teachers were either rambling or sighing in disbelief and we were talking with each other about what we did or didn't see. I'm afraid I wouldn't label ourselves as being too well-mannered, rational and empathic debaters - on the contrary, we tend to be very gossipy, conspiracy-addicted or simply loudmouthed; tabloids with "can you see the face of the devil in this plume?!" articles were already running on the second day after the attacks - then again, we were kids, it made a great impression on us and we needed to talk about it.
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- Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:36 pm
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- Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:24 pm
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I'd rather learn the Aleph-Bet by way of ZornA Person wrote:
- Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:29 am
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I'm going to go insane. In File Explorer or Total Commander, when I try to name a new folder or name a file, activating caps highlights the whole goddamn text (and makes me lose the text by hitting a letter afterwards) or acts like enter and closes the editing box. WTF. Except for changing the language bar hot keys (using Shift to capitalize, which is a pain in the ass, after being used to use the caps), I can't find anything in the settings to help. I also can't find anything on the internet, although they do have articles on the caps being screwy, but for a different reason.A Person wrote:maybe a tab/caps lock issue q.m.Ricochet wrote:What is going on with my caps lock on Win10!! Everytime I have several windows open and type in one window, hitting caps (to, you know, capitalize) jumps me on the second window.
- Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:54 am
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I'm officially a teacher yaaaaaaaay...
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:51 pm
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What is going on with my caps lock on Win10!! Everytime I have several windows open and type in one window, hitting caps (to, you know, capitalize) jumps me on the second window.
- Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:38 am
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I didn't mean discussion, as much as life choices you force upon your partner until everything is ruined, because consensus is clearly unreachable in a timeframe fast enough to fulfill your primary desires and nothing (or nobody) else('s).
Yeah, I'd like less of that in girlfriends of the future.
Yeah, I'd like less of that in girlfriends of the future.
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:40 pm
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I wish the soon-to-be Brownies all the best, but "marriage" is not really a topic I want to hear from any future girlfriend (wishful thinking, though) anytime soon.
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:17 am
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It's slightly more than a whole month's wage for an assistant teacher (which I'll very likely start being this autumn), so I guess it's ok - even though that doesn't speak well of how low the teaching wages are.S~V~S wrote:Was it fair recompense?
I have a feeling, though, that the reason why this conducting masterclass keeps being held in my town/country (third year in a row, my second year accompanying) is because we're sort of "cheap labor" and have lenient standards; a student told me that back in Germany, France, Switzerland, no orchestra would accept (or "be patient enough", the way he phrased it) to work with sub-par students (which, frankly, most of them were).
- Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:10 pm
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I got money for my 6-day job.
- Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:54 am
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Tfw can't get my omelettes to taste good. Is food tastiness related to the soul of the cook? That would explain it.
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:00 am
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My first year of PhD didn't require shit. I just went, like, once a month for conferences and dropping by my supervisor. I can't tell if "fucked up" or "why would I care". I've been busy with other stuff, anyway.MovingPictures07 wrote:FIRST YEAR OF ACCOUNTING PHD PROGRAM DONE.
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 5:18 pm
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Trivia: 8 August is Federer's birthday. Please tell me you planned this. It has to be.
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 1:37 pm
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MM and MP are cordially invited to the Watchmen thread.
- Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:29 pm
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I'M
STILL
ALIVE
Some of these effects looked neat on my phone, until discovering they're crap on a big screen and that I can't do anything about it anymore.
STILL
ALIVE
Some of these effects looked neat on my phone, until discovering they're crap on a big screen and that I can't do anything about it anymore.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:22 pm
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I don't usually want to learn anything that would ruin his Henry aura.
I want to hear the opposite of that.
Like:
Some say he goes by the name Insert Name Here.
Some say he became Rust Cohle in True Detective.
Yeah, that's much better.
I want to hear the opposite of that.
Like:
Some say he goes by the name Insert Name Here.
Some say he became Rust Cohle in True Detective.
Yeah, that's much better.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:59 pm
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Yeah, I'm not really seeing the "fairytale" change of guards that Federer had or how the other from the Big 4 gradually came on top. Brats like Kyrgios, Dimitrov and such are very inconsistent. I really wish del Potro would return to form, he's a guy with a big heart, he can play some awesome thrillers and shouldn't be losing valuable years with his injuries. Nishikori is awesome, but I'm not sure if he's here to stay either. But that still is far from saying I can see the next Fed and Rafa, around the corner. Heck, not even at the ice cream stand.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:41 pm
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Oh the good ol' days when Henry would scream at me to STFUA Person wrote:It is ok, I'm used to Rico talking about the tennisMovingPictures07 wrote:FREAKING RAIN!!
But man, what a match so far! I was SO HAPPY when Federer pulled off that second set win. Holding out hope...!
I would create a tennis thread, but it would be just me and Rico, so... the Random thread has to put up with me actually caring about a sport around Wimbledon time. :P
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:35 pm
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Shame. He had chances for a two set lead. That second set tiebreak was a beauty and Djokovic really looked vulnerable.
My story and my passion for tennis is basically the same as MP's (minus my parents playing tennis), except that it started with Nadal. Plus, I have an issue with the dominant alpha athletes in sport - whether it's Federer in tennis, O'Sullivan in snooker or you name it, I can never find myself rooting with them. I'd rather see their main archnemesis or challengers (sometimes even underdogs) win or snatch their throne.
My story and my passion for tennis is basically the same as MP's (minus my parents playing tennis), except that it started with Nadal. Plus, I have an issue with the dominant alpha athletes in sport - whether it's Federer in tennis, O'Sullivan in snooker or you name it, I can never find myself rooting with them. I'd rather see their main archnemesis or challengers (sometimes even underdogs) win or snatch their throne.
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:17 pm
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"Murray do something!"
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:08 am
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"Cats are horses"S~V~S wrote:OK, so the Deepak Chopra generator is addictive.
http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/
My fave so far: "Mice open invisible boundaries"
Nobody wants to learn to play the tuba, it sounds too fartsy.thellama73 wrote:I've always wanted to learn to play the tuba.
Kindly ignore that a professional classical musician just said that.
a) to c) Woo!Mongoose wrote:Wow, I bet the Roxy/SVS visit was stellar! I visited Logan last weekend and I literally (in the true sense of the word) could not have had more fun. I even tried cheddar cheese!
As an update:
a) I start Yoga Teacher Training in September!
b) My annual job performance review was today and it was amazing. The word "haberdashery" was used.
c) Been doing a lot of things with my work bros like kickball league, tubing, barbecues, day cruises, and food tours.
d) Miss y'all!
d)
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My update would look more like this:
a) to ω)
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:02 am
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Me watching:
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:58 am
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My favourite day of the year is today.
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:10 pm
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I'll definitely do the first, but I'll have to check the vibe to see if the latter is worth asking.G-Man wrote:Only if you pay for her coffee and ask to do it again sometime.Ricochet wrote:I have a date on Thursday. Or, coffee or something.
Does asking and going to coffee with a girl count as a date?
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:58 pm
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I have a date on Thursday. Or, coffee or something.
Does asking and going to coffee with a girl count as a date?
Does asking and going to coffee with a girl count as a date?
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:32 am
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Either would be quite fine.
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 6:39 am
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But of course.Golden wrote:Au fromage?Ricochet wrote:I had an omelette for breakfast today.
And with juicy bacon on the side.
Yeah I'm not gonna lose those pounds anytime soon.
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 4:16 am
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I had an omelette for breakfast today.
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 4:13 pm
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Can I marry myself anywhere in America? I'm clearly my best and only possible match.
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 4:12 pm
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- Sun Jun 07, 2015 3:41 pm
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This was the definition of a tournament and especially match of his life for him. If a quarter of his Australian Open success last year was attributed to Nadal succumbing to injuries (although that's still quack, because he had to beat Djokovic to get in that final in the first place, plus he did almost nothing wrong in that final either), this time you can't take absolutely anything from this victory, it had everything. Nerves under control, rise to the occasion, fighting spirit, outrageous tennis.MovingPictures07 wrote:I know, right? What a match. I'm pleased. Well done, Wawrinka!Ricochet wrote:STAN
- Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:51 pm
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STAN
- Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:54 am
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That upcoming game is so intriguing, I may well have second thoughts about my hiatus.MovingPictures07 wrote:Metalmarsh89 wrote:I just noticed Enrique has been promoted to Side-Mission Host.
Good things must be on the horizon.
"May well", though. Nothing more, nothing less atm.