theducks.livejournal.com, swearing infrequently since 2001.

[theducks]

I refer you to my vapid comments of the Australian morning of September 11 2001, followed by the startled comments of the evening, at http://theducks.livejournal.com/2001/09/11/

I remember going into the lounge room to interrupt my mother watching The Bill and saying "Mum, you really have to see this!" "Can it wait" *changed channel* "Ohhhh..". Mum and I having visited there in 1999.

So young readers of my interblags, what were you doing back then? I know at least one of you was in primary school, which scares me somewhat.

Duck out.

And for the record, I did buy another Intel PRO/100, but threw it out (well, gave it to lathiat) the next year, when I got ADSL.

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[loie.livejournal.com]

I was living in Texas. We got up in the morning and went to school (yes, I was in primary school..) where we found all the classroom televisions were on. At that point, the first plane had gone in, and we were all watching saying what a tragic accident it was.

When the second plane went in, I remember there being dead silence and then complete chaos as all the kids in my year went completely nuts. We kept watching for awhile, but our teacher turned it off when people started jumping out of windows (one of my most graphic memories as a child).

Then we heard that NAASA (which is pretty much right in the center of Houston) was being locked down as a possible target for germ warfare. Hysterical parents started picking up kids from school and we were made to sit under our desks for most of the afternoon.

All in all, it was a terrifying experience. Seeing footage of it still upsets me. :(

[theducks.livejournal.com]

That is pretty intense.

[loie.livejournal.com]

I just read over what I wrote. I guess it does sound intense. I didn't mean it to sound quite so dramatic, more just a recounting of events XD

It's not like I'm permanently scarred or anything..