Beautiful day in San Diego

[serene]

I feel I should say something about the shuttle, but sometimes I think there's something in me that just doesn't get choked up about people I don't know. I think it's very sad, especially for their loved ones, and I hope that the people I know who are grieving find comfort soon. At any rate, I kind of wish I were deeply moved by the whole thing, but I'm just not.

In other news, it is a near-perfect day in San Diego. someotherguy and his wife and I spent the afternoon talking and walking and talking and vaguely window-shopping. And talking. It was tons of fun, and they're adorable, separately and as a couple. Everything was very nice. The weather is amazing, I'm relaxed and comfy for the first time in days, and life is good.

Gonna go hang out with my mom for a while if I can catch up with her. Otherwise, a bit of nap therapy may be in order to add to the relaxment quality of the day. I plan to be a puddle of wellbeing by the time this weekend is over.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Folks are discussing the "mourning someone we don't know" thing a little bit in my journal (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=mactavish&itemid=1073340&view=5454524#t5454524).

[kightp.livejournal.com]

I share your, um, non-deeply-affectedness ... and have actually been thinking rather a lot today about the American tendency to turn such events, terrible as they are, into occasions for personal grief. I'm trying to collect my thoughts enough to write something about it that doesn't come off as disrespectful to those who truly do feel a deep sense of personal loss over this event.

[grumpywitch.livejournal.com]

For me, it's not the loss of life (though I feel sad for the families and friends and collegues...many die every day at least these 7 died in the pursuit of something they loved), it's the impact on the space program. I think our (our=humanity) future lies out there in the stars. We should at least have a moonbase by now. We need to keep going. It's important.

Anyway. Glad you had a good day!

[grumpywitch.livejournal.com]

crap, I didn't finish what I was saying. *sigh*:

Good days are important as well.

experiencing and expressing grief

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

good luck. let me know if you manage it (well, i'll see it in your journal, i hope). it actually really bothers me when it goes beyond a certain degree -- i feel it's disrespectful to claim "deep grief reducing me to non-coherency" [1] when a) the person can go on and on and on about it at length in perfectly comprehensible language and b) did not know anyone even remotely connected with this event, and would yesterday not have been able to name the people who died. that seems to me to trivialize the grief people feel who were close to those who died. it feels to me as if the person is making it all about zirself rather than about those who died.

[1] from somebody on a chatserver on which i hung out when the news hit. i had trouble restraining myself from snarking.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

:-) At any rate, thank you.

[someotherguy.livejournal.com]

Thanks serene, we had a great time too.

I hope your puddling plans are still on track :)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-) Most of today didn't help with the puddling, but I don't much expect the days with my family (mom and the munchkins, with occasional brushes near my dysfunctional sibling) to be relaxing, though I cherish the time I spend with them. Your email helped me, though, to continue feeling worthwhile and lucky, and that's a good thing.

*hug*