September 12th

Yesterday was September 11th. Which means one of three things.

A) 6 years ago, terrorists brought down the twin towers
B) Happy Patriot Day!
C) A year ago, I arrived in England

As a fellow Notter so put it, is it wrong that for the rest of my life, on September 11th, I won't think about that morning where I walked in from marching band and saw all of Manhattan burning on CNN? Instead, I will visualize myself walking awkwardly out of Heathrow airport and boarding a minibus bound for a strange city in a strange land, with 8 other strange people and 2 strange professors. I think that's the most difficult thing about this whole business of remembering England, it's all so tangible. So incredibly tangible. It's like I can still feel the rain falling on my shoulders as I wait for the bus. I sometimes see myself walking not through the Luther campus, but the Millennium Gardens at uni. So strange, yet so real. Last night, the whole lot of us gathered at Mark and Carol's to have dinner and belatedly celebrate Anna's birthday. As we all sat, sharing stories and memories, laughing, etc., it almost felt that we were back in Nottingham. But of course, that cannot be true. By now, a new group of Lutherites has inhabited our home. That's a bizarre feeling. I don't know, our sense of community seemed so intense, especially in the flat, it's almost insulting to think that others could presume to just show up and make it their own. But of course, that's what we did. And maybe that's why the flat is such a beautiful place. Who knows. I know one thing though, I do miss England. Not at the expense of Luther, but I miss it a lot.





I don't know what else there is. Hopefully, I can try and steer this blog away from just being a rehash of my retired England blog, but obviously I'm not being very successful thus far. I've been busy dealing with the LSAT, which has been kicking my butt. I need to get on that this weekend, hardcore. I've been listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine lately. I guess I've never seriously considered overthrowing the government before, but if that's what it takes to lay down such sick beats, I could burn a flag or two. Led Zeppelin is doing a one-off reunion gig in London in November supposedly. Figures. Had I been in Nottingham right now, I would definitely donate a kidney for a ticket.



It's going to be an intense semester. Lots of tests, papers, reading, etc. But that's good. I like school. It's a good thing I'm going to delay real life by going on to more of it. Later dudes.