John's perspective
Just wanted to share this:I was at home submitting resumes (I was between jobs), my brother called and told me to turn on the TV. So I turned it on to see a picture of Logan Airport and the text saying a tower had been hit. My first thought was that some idiot had hit the control tower at Logan... then they showed the WTC... I watched in horror as the second plane hit... and them both fall. I have never in my life been so angry, so frustrated, and so pained for the pointless loss of life.
My heart goes out to those who lost their lives, those who risked theirs, and those simple people who pulled together to bring this great country past it's grief. My first order when I walked in the door was for the flag to be put at half-staff, this was long before the order from above reached us. I honor those people, one and all.
I was watching TV last night and I felt the same way... angry at someone or something just beyond reach. My rage and anger is reserved for those to cause such terrible acts, who go unpunished, and who believe wrongly that they are in the right to kill in the name of anything or anyone. I believe that if you want to do it, then stand up take accountability be proud, but don’t hide, don’t cower and cringe in fear. If you have something to say, then say it. Don’t go killing innocents because you are too cowardly to stand up for what you believe in. That's the way of fools, and ignorance.
I may have crossed the line, and I apologize but that is how I feel. I won’t hide behind a mask of neutrality, of understanding, of compassion for murders. To do anything other than stand up against their actions condones them. I can't and won't condone what they did. Never. They deserve to reap what they sow... a steel jacketed round in the back of the head and a nameless grave in the desert. I'll pay for bullet any day, any week, any year... A small note should be made here: I pass the square named after one of the pilots of United 93. I remember every day that 9/11/01 happened, and I remember to say thank you in my heart for all those who deserved to be honored every time I pass. To forget would to me be the same as dishonoring the sacrifice those people made and I refuse to do that too.
5 years already??
It doesn't seem possible that 9/11 was already 5 years ago. In many ways it feels like yesterday. John and I were talking last night and he said he felt that 9/11 is our generations defining moment. I would agree. I said that I find it so odd that Ellery will grow up and think of 9/11 the same way I thought about president Kennedy's assassination. I couldn't fathom something that horrible ever happening; I couldn't imagine something SO profound that you would never forget the details of that day, down to the tiniest thing. It's funny because I vividly remember the spaceshuttle Challenger disaster but it didn't *define* us, if that makes sense.9/11 is our defining moment.I had called in sick to work that day with a migraine and I spent most of the day sleeping. .when I got up my mom was making her bed in her room (I still lived at home then) and said "it's been an awful day" . . i thought she was talking about something to do with my uncle. . .he had just been diagnosed with stage IV colo-rectal cancer. . and I said .. what do you mean. . and she told me. . . well she said that planes hit the WTC. . and I still thought she meant like a little plane. .a Cessna or something. . a horrible accident. . . . we went downstairs and I just curled up in my dad's recliner and just watched tv all.day.long.where were you?may we never forget those people who lost their lives. . . all those innocent people who had no idea that such a gorgeous day would turn so horrible.may we never forget.
I know it's been 2 years BUT
there was a post on 2 peas referring to my wedding cake. . and I got a few pea-mails about the cake
so here it is again!
LOST: 1 scrapbooking mojo. . if found please return
to owner!!! :)I just can't get it together. . . . I thought the tiredness was a thing of the past. . but apparently notseriously. . this kid better be frickin' Van Gogh at this point .. . she/he is stealing all my scrapping mojo!!!It's been 2 months + since I've scrapbooked :( makes me sad....so..if you find fraggle's lost mojo wandering around unattended....please....escort it home!
how do I feel about this?
I'm not sure. . . Scarlett Johansson will play Mary Boleyn opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana in The Other Boleyn Girl. The story centers on two ferociously ambitious sisters, Mary and Anne Boleyn, who were rivals for the bed and heart of King Henry VIII. Portman and Johansson will star as the sisters, with Bana playing the King. Shooting begins this Fall in London.i think Scarlett Johannsson is too pretty to be Mary. . i mean. . i'm sure they'll make her more plain. . but i always got that Mary was "pleasant" looking. . just not striking. . and Scarlett is. ..hmmm i just hope they don't butcher that book. .i truly love it. . i've read it at LEAST 6 times!
Sagittarius Keywords
Thanks to my good buddy Stephanie for this list of Sagittarius keywordswhat do you think? which ones fit me?OptimisticFreedom LovingJovialGood-humoredHonestStraightforwardIntellectualPhilosophicalCarelessIrresponsibleTactlessRestless
BIG NEWS
like the biggest EVER. .. . .
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A {wicked} good time
yes. . yes .. i'm using that cheesy title that I already used once :) just deal! :) so Sunday night John and I were fortunate enough to go and see Wicked at the Opera House in Boston. it was A-mazing!!! seriously. I've had the soundtrack since. .hmmm. . .a while now (it was my 40 pounds lost present to myself) and so I pretty much knew all the songs. The CD didn't come with a synopsis, which is odd.. . a little perusing of google yielded the information that the show itself contains parts that are NOT on the CD and that a synopsis would ruin *what turned out to be* some amazing surprises!!!! Our seats were great. . .the opera house is pretty small. . but we were sitting in the orchestra section (right side) row R. . .didn't have ANY problems seeing anything at all. The show itself was amazing. The costumes were great and the music was wonderful. We had stand-ins for Elphaba, Elphaba's mother. . and someone else. . . . my only criticism is that the girl who played Elphaba didn't have a super strong voice and was drowned out by Glinda at some points. . her solos were great though!!! the girl who played Glinda sounded VERY much like Kristin Chenoweth (the original broadway Glinda) and i just LOVE that character!! (surprise surprise :) ) I was surprised by how "different" the show is. It is billed as a musical. . and it is. . . sorta. . . the best example i could come up with is this. . if you listen to the broadway soundtrack from Rent you pretty much have a lot of the story. . . there's not a ton of extra dialogue. . but in Wicked. . it's MORE dialogue and less music/dancing. there are a lot of funny lines. . mostly from Glinda . . .one i can remember is "let that poor girl go. . and her little dog Dodo". . hehehe :) anyway. . all in all it was pretty amazing. . john and i both loved it. . so if you have a chance you should definately check it out :) in other news - rent's coming back to boston in June. . for some reason though i can't find tickets anywhere. . ticketmaster doesn't have it listed :(. I've seen it twice but john really wants to see it..... :( hopefully they'll show up soon! oh! more news i accepted a new position here !!! YAY!!! i'll be working in a different department. . which brings a much needed change and the chance for career advancement!!! :) i'm excited but sad to be leaving this department....not a big fan of change! oh AND. . .i was down 3.2 pounds at WW this week. . which is all the weight i've gained in the past 2 weeks woot :) AND. . as i mentioned before my friend April's new business: MaggieMae Stamps launched. The stamps are A-MAZING. . seriouslyi got a new set (that John keeps leaving at work!!!!) and i can't wait to play!!! i'm going to start posting some schtuff that i create with them here :) :)so that's it. . fraggle OUT!!
