[lily.]

I was at home all day with my 2 children. My youngest was just a baby at the time, and I hadn't been out that day at all. The TV was on, but it was the kids channels mostly, and I hadn't really been watching anyway. My husband was at work, and he came home around 8pm and said "put the news channel on.. the WTC has been attacked".

I put the channel on, and stood fixated. I felt like I was watching "Independance Day" or some big-budget SPFX movie. I couldn't believe it. The images I seen sent shivers up and down my spine, and even now, 5 years on, I find it moving to watch. Nobody I knew personally was affected by it, but I just find an attack on this scale so hard to take in.

I watched the documentary about the falling man, and found it fascinating and incredibly tragic. You can't imagine what went through the minds of those who jumped. I watched some of the news coverage yesterday. The fact that it took 3 and a half hours to read out the names of the dead is quite remarkable. I don't think US citizens will ever get over it to be honest. I hope it's the biggest disaster in my lifetime. I hope there is never another on this scale.

Fahrenheit 9/11 is on tonight. I might watch it.