tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374927784537766594.post7093113749534491128..comments2023-08-24T20:37:05.179+12:00Comments on Surviving History: memories in ChristchurchAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11125437682195078847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374927784537766594.post-81544077794396218782011-03-22T14:00:07.355+13:002011-03-22T14:00:07.355+13:00What a beautiful place to live, so sorry for all o...What a beautiful place to live, so sorry for all of it.Sarakastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489373434924061620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374927784537766594.post-72128609597459331192011-03-22T13:22:15.894+13:002011-03-22T13:22:15.894+13:00Thanks :) I don't want to fish for sympathy, a...Thanks :) I don't want to fish for sympathy, and I'm coming to terms with the changes to the city. It's actually kind of exciting to imagine the creativity that will be unleashed over the next ten years or more in the rebuild. Now that I have a little more distance I can celebrate what we've lost and feel glad that I took opportunities to appreciate it while we had it.<br /><br />(The changes especially pale in comparison with the damage in Japan. In a way, being through what we've been through allows us to say we understand their plight - but at the same time our situation is just so much better than theirs. I don't think I've ever felt such horror as when I watched the breaking news about Japan, because for the first time I had some conception of what it might be like. Then I felt even more horrified because it became clear that I DIDN'T know what it was like.)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125437682195078847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374927784537766594.post-80858569026125855852011-03-22T05:13:26.945+13:002011-03-22T05:13:26.945+13:00Oh my goodness, this is just...heartbreaking. I a...Oh my goodness, this is just...heartbreaking. I am so glad you are alright, you and yours continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.<br /><br />xoxheidikinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525478381785640543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374927784537766594.post-75641455912561769922011-03-22T03:53:19.196+13:002011-03-22T03:53:19.196+13:00Wow, Allie. Can I repeat how glad I am that you a...Wow, Allie. Can I repeat how glad I am that you and your friends and family are all right?Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980711066816198415noreply@blogger.com