So...it's wet here. Hmm.. I believe that a cold front is supposed to be moving in sometime today.
~sneezes~
And I feel sniffly. I also really don't have much to say. Nothing much going on. I've stopped watching the news for a while, just because I don't want to see it anymore. That sounds bad, but it's true. I really don't want to see any more of it. It's just too awful. And that's not all. It's not just awful, it's unending.
I'm not one of those people to cry and swear about this sort of thing. A lot of people are, I know. It's their way of dealing with this. I'm more the hold it inside until I start shaking type. That's what I did when I watched in on TV in class. I just started shaking and couldn't stop. It's more of a "Well, this sucks," kind of thing. Or, "This is awful." But it just freaks me out. I can't even come up with words to describe it.
I think I've been avoiding thinking about it, and for good reason. It does suck,
and true, it is awful and it's not fair. But it's more than that. And I can't quite figure it out.
You go about your daily life. Ignoring things, blocking things out of your mind. You try not to think about these things, and if you do, you try not to put much stock in those thoughts. You try to go back to your regular, boring thoughts. Your steady thoughts, where you know where you stand and know what's going on around you..but in one instant, it all changes. You suddenly don't know where you are going..or your world..or your country. And I don't know about you, but that scares the living shit out of me. Where are we headed?
For the last 20 years or so..America has been really sure of where she was headed and what her place in the world was.
You know.."My country tis of thee..Sweet land of liberty"... Nice words. Sweet land of liberty. If this keeps up- the fear, the ever increasing security.. are we willing to give up our liberty for our supposed safety?
posted by Val at 10/06/2001 12:14:00 PM
