Jan. 12th, 2003 06:50 am
Because I'm such a lemming...
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jdotmiAnd have seen this on dozens of journals now...
When John F. Kennedy was shot (11/22/1963)
Not even a speck in the minds of those who came before me. I suppose that, at the very least, I was partially formed into the beginnings of an ovary inside my mother, but even that might be pushing it.
When Mt. St. Helens blew (5/18/1980)
I wasn't even two yet... I don't have memories that go back quite that far...
When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (1/28/1986)
School. Fairly certain on that notion. Fuzzy on the details. I have a feeling we were watching the launch though, because of it's historical significance of being the first flight with a civilian teacher on board. Well, it sure kept the historical significance, but not for any reason anyone wishes had happened...
When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (10/7/1989)
The date says I was 8... That would be elementary school... I'm still repressing here, sorry.
When the Berlin Wall fell (11/7/1989)
Because that date is so far away from the last question? Repressing is my forte.
When the Gulf War began (1/16/1991)
Well, I was no longer repressing. Pretty sure I was in school, pretty sure I was not enjoying the prospect of war. Pretty sure I thought Bush was a moron. Pretty sure I was proven right...
When OJ Simpson was chased in his White Bronco (6/17/1994)
I was probably at home in my bedroom reading a book or listening to music. Maybe I was at Driver's Education though? One of the two.
When the building in Oklahoma City was bombed (4/19/1995)
Unless it was spring break, I'm pretty damn sure I was at school. Probably bored out of my skull. I know for a fact that the next several weeks were not pleasant and I was glued to channel 7 news for the duration.
When Princess Di was killed (8/31/1997)
Finishing up my last day of training to be an Orientation Group Leader at Eastern. We got to find out at cool down, which was not a cool thing to find out. Orientation was slightly subdued in my mind that year.
When Bush was first announced President (11/7/2000)
Fantasizing about emigrating to some other planet. You know, one where there was an IQ test you had to pass before being permitted to coexist with the rest of society. Actually, I was at work.
When the 6.8 earthquake hit Nisqually, WA (2/28/2001)
Probably in school actually.
When terrorists knocked over the World Trade Center (9/11/2001)
Oh god, do I even want to write this? *coughs* Well, we had just woken up in the apartment, had some really really really great early morning sex, and I got up to go into the living room to turn on the morning shows. I thought I had turned on some disaster movie. I quickly realized my error and started to freak. I then went and told Keith, who REALLY freaked. His father had BUILT those towers. It was my day off of work, and I spent the entire day trying to calm and console a highly highly distraught man while trying very very hard not to freak out myself, since I knew it would just cause him to freak out even more.
We didn't have sex for like a month after that.
When John F. Kennedy was shot (11/22/1963)
Not even a speck in the minds of those who came before me. I suppose that, at the very least, I was partially formed into the beginnings of an ovary inside my mother, but even that might be pushing it.
When Mt. St. Helens blew (5/18/1980)
I wasn't even two yet... I don't have memories that go back quite that far...
When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (1/28/1986)
School. Fairly certain on that notion. Fuzzy on the details. I have a feeling we were watching the launch though, because of it's historical significance of being the first flight with a civilian teacher on board. Well, it sure kept the historical significance, but not for any reason anyone wishes had happened...
When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (10/7/1989)
The date says I was 8... That would be elementary school... I'm still repressing here, sorry.
When the Berlin Wall fell (11/7/1989)
Because that date is so far away from the last question? Repressing is my forte.
When the Gulf War began (1/16/1991)
Well, I was no longer repressing. Pretty sure I was in school, pretty sure I was not enjoying the prospect of war. Pretty sure I thought Bush was a moron. Pretty sure I was proven right...
When OJ Simpson was chased in his White Bronco (6/17/1994)
I was probably at home in my bedroom reading a book or listening to music. Maybe I was at Driver's Education though? One of the two.
When the building in Oklahoma City was bombed (4/19/1995)
Unless it was spring break, I'm pretty damn sure I was at school. Probably bored out of my skull. I know for a fact that the next several weeks were not pleasant and I was glued to channel 7 news for the duration.
When Princess Di was killed (8/31/1997)
Finishing up my last day of training to be an Orientation Group Leader at Eastern. We got to find out at cool down, which was not a cool thing to find out. Orientation was slightly subdued in my mind that year.
When Bush was first announced President (11/7/2000)
Fantasizing about emigrating to some other planet. You know, one where there was an IQ test you had to pass before being permitted to coexist with the rest of society. Actually, I was at work.
When the 6.8 earthquake hit Nisqually, WA (2/28/2001)
Probably in school actually.
When terrorists knocked over the World Trade Center (9/11/2001)
Oh god, do I even want to write this? *coughs* Well, we had just woken up in the apartment, had some really really really great early morning sex, and I got up to go into the living room to turn on the morning shows. I thought I had turned on some disaster movie. I quickly realized my error and started to freak. I then went and told Keith, who REALLY freaked. His father had BUILT those towers. It was my day off of work, and I spent the entire day trying to calm and console a highly highly distraught man while trying very very hard not to freak out myself, since I knew it would just cause him to freak out even more.
We didn't have sex for like a month after that.
