I think I'm going to forgo blogging about the obvious. People who've talked to me know how I feel.
But its tough not to talk about it, because it permeates everything that has been going on. On TV, on the radio, in the air. I had my first session of two classes today and both of my instructors happened to be from New York. Each of them had family and friends from home who they couldn't get in contact with, which affected their teaching, and in turn affected we students even more.
Everywhere you look, emotions are running heavy. Personally, I went through a stage of, "what in the hell? Its straight out of a movie..." to "holy shit, this is the US of f'ing A man...this type of thing doesn't happen here....or can it" to "damn, whoever did that shit has got an entire nation on his/her ass"...yet, after hearing reports that it may be Afgani terrorists, I asked myself why would someone do something like this...and it points to the US's foreign policy. I'm certain we poke our noses in a lot of places where its not wanted...I'm sure we've pulled some pretty shady stuff in the past... I say this just to find some sort of logic to it all. Of course, this by NO means justifies what was done...something like this can never be...but I think the first step of action and prevention is to figure out why.
One thing is for sure. This whole ordeal has brought the nation closer together...I'm sure Bush's approval rating is skyrocketting as we all rally behind him...we look to him for action and comfort. I think we're all much more deeply patriotic than we like to admit, and its really touching to see the nation pull together in tough times.
And I said I wouldn't talk about it....pssh.
Classes otherwise have been pretty good. Things are kinda slow being the first week, which allows me some "get back into the groove" time.
I bought a computer game off of E-Bay...yeah, I've been simply feenin' for a really good RPG to sink my teeth into. Something on par with Planescape: Torment from several semesters ago, or Fallout 2 from back in the day. After much diliberation and research, I finally settled on Baldur's Gate 2. Sure I've played the first one and enjoyed it, but the story didn't grab me enough for me to beat it(although I got right up to the last leg of the journey)...from what I've read of the sequal though, it is very promising. By all accounts, the story has been written to be much deeper and involving. The game also has a darker, more sinister feel which is definately right up my alley. I purchased the game online yesterday and noticed that the dude was from SF, so I e-mailed him and asked him if instead of sending it through the mail via UPS or whatever, we could simply meet up for the exchange, therefore negating the 5 dollar shipping charge and expediting the entire process. Well, he e-mailed me back with a phone number and I rang him up tonite after class...it turns out he lives 3 blocks away from me! Is that a farkin' coincidence or what? So I make the 5 minute trek over there, slide the twenty in his hand as he slaps the game into my other hand...all in one fluid motion...just like the honest to goodness crack dealers do it. As I sit here, the game is loaded onto my hard drive, I've downloaded and installed the newest patch, and all I have to do is fire her up....but it'll have to wait. "Why? Why, when you are SOooooo very close to video bliss?" Because its 3:08 in the farkin' morning, and I've got to wake up at the buttcrack of dawn tomorrow....oh game of mine....I will play with you..and you will play with me....but we must wait! We must wait dusk tomorrow....and then...oh, happy days!
