Writer's Block: 9/11
Sep. 11th, 2011 01:36 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]I usually don't write on 9/11 mainly becuse I get angry at so many Damn extremists left and right using the tragedy for their own agendas. It should be a time to just honor the memories of those who have fallen. But that's neither here nor there.
I was only living in San Diego for about 2 months. It was a school day and I was living with my sister at the time. We shared a room and usually fell asleep with the tv on. I woke up mega early to an episode of law and order then passed back out. About and hour later I woke up again to a news report of the first plane hitting. I was half asleep and thought I was watching another tv show on rerun. After I shook myself awake I realised I was watching real life. I woke Lisa up immediately and we sat on our beds staring at the tv.
We watched the second tower fall live on tv. After what felt like forever, we ended up getting dressed and getting to campus. I went to lab and Lisa went to class. Lab was deathly quiet. We listened to the news and barely worked. I did a bit just to try to keep my mind from going crazy. About 30 minutes later we got news that all Cal State schools were to be closed and evacuated. The entire campus was filed out off campus. Thousands of students, no one spoke.
I got to my car but the mass panic of everyone trying to leave got me trapped in the parking structures. I sat in my car for over an hour listening to the radio and trying to make calls to my friends in NY to make sure they were alive. After a while I started getting antsy so I just abandoned my car and walked off campus to a Jack In The Box. I called my sister who never made it onto campus and asked her to come get me. I sat in the Jack In The Box with a couple students who were from NYC. They were crushed. I was numb. Lisa and Ryan picked me up after 40 minutes or so and we went home after watching the news for hours we decided to put on a movie to try and no go crazy. To this day, I still hate the Charlie's Angels movies.
I stayed up late and chatted online with Jen and Karine. Then around 11 pm. Lisa and I went to get my car. The streets were completely empty. The rest of the night was a blur. I just remember not sleeping that night or the night after.
I was only living in San Diego for about 2 months. It was a school day and I was living with my sister at the time. We shared a room and usually fell asleep with the tv on. I woke up mega early to an episode of law and order then passed back out. About and hour later I woke up again to a news report of the first plane hitting. I was half asleep and thought I was watching another tv show on rerun. After I shook myself awake I realised I was watching real life. I woke Lisa up immediately and we sat on our beds staring at the tv.
We watched the second tower fall live on tv. After what felt like forever, we ended up getting dressed and getting to campus. I went to lab and Lisa went to class. Lab was deathly quiet. We listened to the news and barely worked. I did a bit just to try to keep my mind from going crazy. About 30 minutes later we got news that all Cal State schools were to be closed and evacuated. The entire campus was filed out off campus. Thousands of students, no one spoke.
I got to my car but the mass panic of everyone trying to leave got me trapped in the parking structures. I sat in my car for over an hour listening to the radio and trying to make calls to my friends in NY to make sure they were alive. After a while I started getting antsy so I just abandoned my car and walked off campus to a Jack In The Box. I called my sister who never made it onto campus and asked her to come get me. I sat in the Jack In The Box with a couple students who were from NYC. They were crushed. I was numb. Lisa and Ryan picked me up after 40 minutes or so and we went home after watching the news for hours we decided to put on a movie to try and no go crazy. To this day, I still hate the Charlie's Angels movies.
I stayed up late and chatted online with Jen and Karine. Then around 11 pm. Lisa and I went to get my car. The streets were completely empty. The rest of the night was a blur. I just remember not sleeping that night or the night after.