I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Echoes of Tragedy

  • I had to eat my lunch inside. Although I was looking out the window at sunshine, all I could hear were claps of thunder. It was very strange.
  • Rent.com sent me an email titled "Still need a studio in Seattle?" Yes, yes I do.
  • Lots of FB statuses and TV specials about 9/11 today. I feel so disconnected from this event every year and, even though it's a special anniversary, this year isn't really different. I try to understand; I've watched the footage on TV in 8th grade, leafed through commemorative books and magazines, and visited the WTC site in NYC. I found Jon Stewart's monologue from the the 9/20/01 episode of the Daily Show and it was incredibly moving, but it did little to help me comprehend. I suppose my homage to the people who are directly and/or continuously affected by the tragedy is to be thankful for my life and the fact that nearly all of my loved ones are safe, alive, and able to love me back.
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