September 11th, 2009

In Memory Of 8 Years Ago

Poster by Milton Glaser. Purchase here. All proceeds go to New York charities hurt by the September 11, 2001 attacks.

I still remember the exact place I was 8 years ago today: standing just outside the door to my math class, first floor of the high school, pod D, classroom in the far right corner. I was with a friend and we were frantically going over our fractions homework from the night before checking our answers against each other. God forbid we got one little question wrong on even the most insignificant math homework from 9th grade. It all seems so trivial now. All I can remember afterward is staring blankly in complete silence at the projector as we all watched the smoke rising and clouding the entire city in black.

Though I knew no one personally involved, my heart goes out to those who lost family, friends and loved ones in the attacks.

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