2001.

Washington D.C. 

Hauppauge, NY

London, UK

The Golden Girls.

Dead phone lines.

The blacked smoke.

Shattered glass.

Cars driving over dividers.

The Pentagon.

Low rise cargo pants.

The Towers.

The Evil Ones.

The 9:30 Club.

First responders.

Cantor Fitzgerald.

Anthrax.

Late summer DC heat sitting over early fall.

Suited workers running with briefcases.

Sharp shooters.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

School closed.

George Bush.

Steve Madden platform sandals.

Hard Candy nailpolish.

Jamba Juice.

School reopening. 

Tiffany bracelets.

Linkin Park.

Red Solo cups.

School open. 

Discman.

Raves.

Marlboro Ultra Lights.

The GAP. 

PBR.

Napster.

AOL Instant Messenger.

Too light and too sweet coffee in too small styrofoam cups.

Tower Records.

Ben Folds Five.

Weed.

Photography class.

Tiny nylon Kate Spade bags.

Stoli Citron.

World Bank and IMF protests.

Sex and the City. 

MAC Liglass in C-Thru.

Orange Crystal Light.

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk.

Empty airports.

Pizza at The Watergate.

The iPod.

Dave Matthews Band.

Sparkle gel.

Clinique Happy.

Asshole Rob.

Thaiphoon.

Twenty-one.

Urban Outfitters.

Xando’s.

Neutrogena Sesame Oil.

20th Century Art.

Panic.

Peace.

Fear.

Courage.

Happiness.

Depression.

Grief.

Remembrance.

Compassion.

Child.

Adult.

An End.

A Beginning.

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