people are so nice. i can't believe it. this is going to sound really bad, but truthfully, when i first heard of the attacks on tuesday and how people all over the world were reacting by sending out the condolences and sympathies, i couldn't help but feel as if they were just patronizing us, that they were being insincere. now i know i was just being stupid and angry and bitter and cynical. just because some people were celebrating our misery did not mean the rest of the world shared their opinion. i admit i was wrong. very very wrong. watching the news helped because they continued to show people all over the world truly mourning and truly sincere in their sympathy. it was amazing watching the changing of the guards at buckingham palace occuring to the american national anthem playing in the background. and that page of pictures of people all over the world grieving and offering flowers and candles and prayers and hope. absolutely incredible.

i've also been reading michele's blog. i don't know her, but i stumbled on her blog and her stories are just heartwrenching.