if you want to know the truth...

Really, I'm a private-enough girl not to bring this up very often. My opinions on world politics are my own, and I have no intention or desire to push them off on others. So you'll not be getting political commentary from me, except for the observation that it's absurd to label someone as more or less American based on their opinions of war in the Middle East, and that the media is totally pandering to George W. Freakin' Bush, saying he's become some kind of savior. Okay, so even we quiet people have political opinions. That article is a whole entry all unto itself, but not one that I intend to tackle anytime soon. Go to Salon.com or C-SPAN if you're looking for that. But first go take a look at some pictures . They'll relax you. Really.

So the day is coming, soon, and I don't have plans yet to memorialize it. I was very interested in the Rolling Requiem when I heard about it a few months ago, but there's nothing happening with it in Austin. That makes me sad. I sang Mozart's Requiem in high school, and I would've liked to have sung it Wednesday.

In a perfect world, September 11th would fall on a weekend, and I'd spend it in a park under a tree somewhere, reading a book or something. It's a work day, so I'll be on campus all day instead. I haven't decided if I want to attend any of the memorials they're holding that day. I think I can memorialize all by myself.

I've been wearing my mercury dime necklace lately. I don't think I really meant it as some kind of tribute, but I'm not really in a hurry to take it off again. Maybe that'll be the extent of my outward tribute this year.

Or maybe not. I have three days to decide.