Yes, this is my friend from back in the day, Lisa, spotted online. And yes, she appears to be kissing a giraffe. (read the caption; it’s not quite as scandalous as it seems!)
Lisa is now expecting her first child, which means there’s hope for me . . . oh wait. no, there really isn’t, since I am not a) married or b) model-level gorgeous.
oh well . . .
I was lucky, as well, in that the number of people I knew personally who lost their lives on this day in 2001 was relatively small. Of the three listed here, Jonathan Hohmann is probably the one I knew best, as I went to church with him for several years and taught Sunday School alongside of his wife Rose. I also had his son Matthew in my Sunday School class (and have the cute pictures to prove it!)
The next is a guy I went to school with . . . he was in my class through fifth grade, and I have a class picture somewhere. (which I will not be sharing here, to protect the guilty–myself in particular–from the fashion police!)
And finally, someone from my graduating class at Tottenville High School who I barely knew, except perhaps by name/face.
yes, I am one of the lucky ones.
This was on tv again the other day, and I have to represent . . . um, I still don’t even know what that means . . . but if you watch this, you will get a glimpse of the first twenty-three years of my life. I guess as an observer, because I was never really a “glitter chick” or “guidette” myself . . . but I was still very much shaped by this culture . . . scary, huh?
I still can’t give a good answer to the question, “why don’t you have that accent?”
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