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lesliepearI'm not feeling well today. Not emotionally, but physically. I didn't sleep well last night, I'm tired with a sore throat. But I had to go to work today. Since this company lost 4 people on 9/11, I didn't think it would go over well to be out "sick" today. I did notice quite a few people with the day off and some lucky people working from home. (Don't get me started about the work from home policy.) It does seem quiet here though.
I dressed myself and Alan in our Old Navy Flag T's today. Not to promote Old Navy, but because the are red/white/blue. I didn't see a lot of people around NYC wearing those colors, most of whom I saw looked like it was an accidental thing. I did see Colin Powell wearing a flag pin on TV, and one of my coworkers is wearing black (didn't think of that option, NY'ers always wear black.)
On 9/11/01, I was on jury duty in Hackensack, NJ (10 mintues from home). It was a very nice today like today and I remember wearing a ratty t-shirt, funky makeup and bringing a bunch of stuff to read and hoping I wouldn't get picked for jury duty. I remember calling my MIL to call my dad in Florida who knew exactly where I worked and didn't know I was on jury duty. I remember going home and mailing to EVERY list and person I knew that I was home and OK (I wasn't on LJ then). I remember going to the supermarket that day and how "normal" it seemed in NJ, despite the smoke on the horizon and the emergency vehicles passing on the Rt 80 elevated section nearby.
Last year, I stayed home, because of fears of terrorism and I was pregnant. I actually went to interview my son's pediatrician that day.
I wonder what life would have been like if 9/11 hadn't happened. Oddly enough, I wonder if Alan would be here. I lost my job because of 9/11 - my consulting assignment ended and the firm couldn't find a new one. I got a new job here at "Fertility Central" (19+ babies here in 2 years) and got pregnant with Alan :)
Although I was perihperally touched by 9/11 (just knew of the death of a long ago co-worker and people that people I knew knew (like Neil Levin of the Port Authority - my cousin's friend) - it is still a very sad day in history.
I wonder what Alan will think of it as years go by. Will it be just another historical day with a story to tell like Pearl Harbor Day is to me (My mom went to chinatown in NYC that night and all the chinese were celebrating our entry into the war). Alan's story will be his mom was on jury duty instead of across the street from the towers.
I dressed myself and Alan in our Old Navy Flag T's today. Not to promote Old Navy, but because the are red/white/blue. I didn't see a lot of people around NYC wearing those colors, most of whom I saw looked like it was an accidental thing. I did see Colin Powell wearing a flag pin on TV, and one of my coworkers is wearing black (didn't think of that option, NY'ers always wear black.)
On 9/11/01, I was on jury duty in Hackensack, NJ (10 mintues from home). It was a very nice today like today and I remember wearing a ratty t-shirt, funky makeup and bringing a bunch of stuff to read and hoping I wouldn't get picked for jury duty. I remember calling my MIL to call my dad in Florida who knew exactly where I worked and didn't know I was on jury duty. I remember going home and mailing to EVERY list and person I knew that I was home and OK (I wasn't on LJ then). I remember going to the supermarket that day and how "normal" it seemed in NJ, despite the smoke on the horizon and the emergency vehicles passing on the Rt 80 elevated section nearby.
Last year, I stayed home, because of fears of terrorism and I was pregnant. I actually went to interview my son's pediatrician that day.
I wonder what life would have been like if 9/11 hadn't happened. Oddly enough, I wonder if Alan would be here. I lost my job because of 9/11 - my consulting assignment ended and the firm couldn't find a new one. I got a new job here at "Fertility Central" (19+ babies here in 2 years) and got pregnant with Alan :)
Although I was perihperally touched by 9/11 (just knew of the death of a long ago co-worker and people that people I knew knew (like Neil Levin of the Port Authority - my cousin's friend) - it is still a very sad day in history.
I wonder what Alan will think of it as years go by. Will it be just another historical day with a story to tell like Pearl Harbor Day is to me (My mom went to chinatown in NYC that night and all the chinese were celebrating our entry into the war). Alan's story will be his mom was on jury duty instead of across the street from the towers.
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Date: 2003-09-11 08:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-11 08:18 am (UTC)I have a journal that I keep for Lillian. I wrote, "I wonder how this going to effect your life." It's a question that has changed since I wrote it... Now it has less to do with terrorists and more do with Ashcroft.
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Date: 2003-09-11 08:54 am (UTC)