MEME: DAY 8

[jenni_blog]

day 01 → your favourite song
day 02 → your favourite movie
day 03 → your favourite television program
day 04 → your favourite book
day 05 → your favourite quote
day 06 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 07 → a photo that makes you happy
day 08 → a photo that makes you angry/sad
day 09 → a photo you took
day 10 → a photo of you taken over ten years ago
day 11 → a photo of you taken recently
day 12 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 13 → a fictional book
day 14 → a non-fictional book
day 15 → a fanfic
day 16 → a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
day 17 → an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
day 18 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 19 → a talent of yours
day 20 → a hobby of yours
day 21 → a recipe
day 22 → a website
day 23 → a YouTube video
day 24 → whatever tickles your fancy
day 25 → your day, in great detail
day 26 → your week, in great detail
day 27 → this month, in great detail
day 28 → this year, in great detail
day 29 → hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
day 30 → whatever tickles your fancy

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There are many photos that make me sad. This is just one of them.
It is very difficult to pick the saddest thing I can think of. Because LJ should be a place where you can go to have fun and not feel miserable, I did not want to post anything too traumatic. This took place in 1986, long ago enough so that maybe it will not have as much of an impact now as it did back then. I remember that I was working for a stockbroker at the time and I was reading the Dow Jones when the news came across the ticker-tape.

It is the Challenger disaster. The rocket ship which had on board a teacher as well as the astronauts. It was the first time that a civilian was to go into space. It was also the last. The Challenger exploded seconds after takeoff.



I also included one reporter's impression of the disaster. It is quite poignant so I thought I would post the link to it here.



http://milesobrien.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/the-big-y/

Comments

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

Interesting choice!

You are always surprising for me!

[crazy-girl-86.livejournal.com]

I'm glad, I decided to go through your meme. (not sure if I'll manage all entries today but will definitely have a look at every single one some time.)

I didn't know about that!!! I'm shocked. O_O Ok, it was in 1986, the year I was born, but nevertheless... I'm really shocked that I didn't know. :(

That's really a horrible tragedy. :( I've no words. Thanks for letting me know about it!