Kudos to Game Dame for tagging me with this excellent meme last week. Due to the lack of free time over the past week with school (and this blog thing breaking), I haven’t been able to p ost my version of things.
I have to confess.
I’m a little perplexed as to why she tagged me because of 2 reasons:
- I’m Canadian
- I’m quite possibly the youngest WoW blogger in existence and I don’t recognize these events.
In lieu of that, I guarantee you that this will be a very quick list.
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
I wasn’t around for this event. In fact, I wouldn’t be around for another year. On the other hand, what I was around for was the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. I was in tenth grade and I had just woken up. It was around 730 AM for me at the time and I powered my computer to check out my news sites. Yes, at grade 10, I read news sites. My source? Fark.com. I woke up my dad about it and we flipped on the TV to catch what was happening on CNN.
This one I remember fairly clearly. I was in my drafting class working on various technical drawing exercises. The mood was different that day. It felt more somber and I had a feeling something was up. I didn’t get the opportunity to check the news that morning. Many of my classmates were crowded around various computers. I figured they were playing some SNES emulator game like Gundam Wing or Street Fighter. To my amazement, they had CNN streaming live on one of the terminals. Even more amazing, my teacher came by and actually stood there and watched along with us.
This happened during my graduating year. I don’t remember much about this one. To be honest, as a Canadian and an outsider, it didn’t have as much of an impact on me as the others did. I don’t know why and I can’t really explain it. I think it was because the event occurred over a longer period of time instead of striking all at once within a limited time window. I just can’t remember.
Reagan Assassination Attempt, John Lennon’s death, and Kurt Kobain’s death
I’m sorry gamedame, I’m just way too young for those.
What about you? Where were you at? And why not try these on for size?
- Operation Desert Storm
- Fall of the Soviet Union
- The Millennium (Matt was partying)