Working at Ground Zero is PHENOMENAL. The smiles meant SO much. Talking/listening to them meant SO much. I learned heaps about the whole thing & (graphically) what they actually find, and their feelings. And these are TOUGH New Yawker cops. One was teary talking to me & I was teary listening ( Read more... )

Me & my friend S spent the last 8 hours walking. We met up with volunteers at Charos Community Center & local congresswoman Margarita Lopez. We canvassed low income housing S. of Houston, where it had been closed till yesterday - knocking door to door & making sure elderly/poor/disabled had food & medicines. Then we delivered it after the only food ( Read more... )

Just when I think it's slowly sinking in, my friend says midtown is full of bomb threats. So many buildings emptied, hysterical people running out into the streets. It's gonna take so long to put the pieces back together. Our lives, our country, our hearts ( Read more... )

the international support that we have is incredible yet you barely hear about it.

From my Irish friend:
Tomorrow is a national day of mourning here. Everything is going to close down.

My eyes sting from dirt & smoke. I have to show ID to get down my street. This is all still so surreal. Sinking in slowly.

the vigil was good. And powerful.

I went to a bar & then cried at the TV.

The smell of smoke is so thick now. Peopel walking down the street wearing masks. Is this really America?

Incredible memorial at Union Square. If you are in NYC, please go. It's an awesome thing.

Candlelight vigil at dusk TONIGHT at Washington Sq Park.

I know a bunch of you think what Michael Moore wrote is cool. I understand his anger. But he is not here, seeing all this, feeling it, in the flesh ( Read more... )

I can't imagine my LJ will be about anything too happy, at least for a while. So if you don't want to read it, I won't be offended. I'm using my LJ to document my feelings on this in particular, to work thru them. If you are not in NYC or DC I don't think you can imagine this. It's so surreal. I'm keeping this public so those who don't live here ( Read more... )

there no cars outside. NO people walking. NO noises except one plane overhead.

It's creepy.

And one big cloud downtown.

you have no idea what NYC feels like.

Utter devastation. Despair. Another building ready to fall.

I can't even find the words.

Thank you for your kind words...