Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I grew up in a New York City suburb. I graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase. I lived in a quintessential mid-town west Manhattan walk-up studio apartment for almost ten years and celebrated a lifestyle similar to the one portrayed through the character Carrie in the early episodes of HBO's "Sex In The City". My company relocated me to San Francisco in May, 2001. I still harbored the acclaimed New York City sassy-girl attitude five months later. On September 11, 2001 I woke up to the radio alarm clock and trudged into the shower (5:40am PT); as usual. I had just gotten out of the shower and left water marked foot prints across the wood floors of the bedroom when I heard KFOG, the local San Franisco radio station, announce that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center (about 5:50am). I thought "oh, some rich jerk crashed his private plane into the tower," and continued to towel dry my hair while remembering a story from the prior week about some guy parachuting and getting caught on Lady Liberty's torch. Then the words, "American Airlines flight..." hit my ears like a Yankee fastball. I grabbed the edge of the bureau and stared at the radio alarm clock. The DJ continued, "...commercial airline jet...", "holy shit," I exclaimed and a wave of nausea overwhelmed me. I tried to call my Mother in Yonkers but the phone lines were busy. I tried to call my friends in Queens, but the phone lines were busy. I tried to call my NYPD friend who worked in the Bronx, but, the phone lines were busy. I tried to call more friends in Manhattan, but, the phone lines were busy. I sat half dressed by the phone on the cold wood floor of my converted Victorian apartment; hugged my knees to my chest and cried. I stopped hearing the words on the radio; didn't think to turn on the television. I was naked and defenseless. I couldn't stop the pit of my gut from being ripped out. I automatically picked up the phone and tried to call my Mother again; the phone lines were busy... I didn't need news stories to tell me what I was instinctually feeling. My city had been attacked. My city had been betrayed. I felt isolated and very scared. I felt as if I had abondoned my city; the city that had always stood tall and been a secure haven for me - a single city gal. I became an numb soul thrown into a pit of irrational horror. Nightmares started within a few weeks. I haven't visited home (home to me is still New York City) since moving out here to San Francisco almost a year and half ago. But, I am going in October (2002). I'm hoping New York City isn't going to hold it against me that I had moved shortly before its twins died. Or, perhaps, maybe my relocation happened because New York City wanted to protect my heart; like it always has. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4732.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 144.211.100.111