Grr argh

Jul. 7th, 2005 08:56 am
gwyn: (space squared)
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I had to stay at work really really late last night, just to put up a story that really wasn't all that deathly important, if you asked me, and to change one of the cover items once the story was live. I grumbled a lot about it, but planned to sleep in a little to make up for it (I'm on the Pacific coast, and work on East coast time). And when I logged in to the site, I see a completely different cover saying "London Attacks" and other text. My heart just sank. My favorite city in all the world. The city I have been making plans to visit again in a few months with my friend, who has the worst case of Londonitis I've ever seen in someone who travels there. A city with so many friends and acquaintances. So far, it looks like most of my friends are all right, and I am so grateful.

But the anger and hopelessness I have does no good. I hated watching how many times that beautiful place was harmed over and over when I was young, before I'd ever even been there, by the IRA in the '70s and '80s. (In no way am I saying the Brits should be in Northern Ireland, but I don't believe that bombing poeple solves the matter at all.) Now it's being harmed again. London always rises above, always, no matter what. But I can't stand to see it happen. The pictures outside Russell Sq. and the tube station... I have spent so much time at that station, near that park, that it just hurts my heart. I'm going to keep my eye on that London LJ, just to make sure I hear what my friends are saying.

Date: 2005-07-07 04:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marsterslady.livejournal.com
::hugs:: I'm glad your friends are all right.

Date: 2005-07-07 05:45 pm (UTC)
ext_9063: (Sanderson by wherethewind__)
From: [identity profile] mlyn.livejournal.com
Christ, what a thing to wake up to. I hate feeling like the world flipped its axis while I wasn't looking. I don't have TV hookup yet, so I had this moment where I was sure I wasn't going to find out anything. Then I remembered I could hit CNN's website. Thank you, Internets.

I'm so glad you weren't there for this. I hope the people I know in London are okay. And by god, if no large city is safe, I'm rethinking Winnipeg next year. Maybe Inuvik or Moose Jaw.

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