Fire & Water

So, as you can see, I am alive and well. Some of you who still read this may have been wondering, due to the fact that I live in the NYC area. Thankfully, Hurricane Sandy did not affect us much in our part of Queens; unfortunately, I can't say the same for some of my fellow New Yorkers in The Rockaways, Brooklyn, Long Island & Staten Island, the latter having the highest death toll of the 5 boroughs.

I've lately begun to feel antsy; there's only so much take, watching the news all day. I hate the fact that while I'm fortunate enough to still have power and a roof over my head, there are others who aren't so lucky. I hate knowing that, for some who (like me) still have their necessities and loved ones alive, life still goes on. Because of this, i can't just sit idly by, so I've decided to join up in relief efforts and get people together to donate things. I've an old elementary school friend who's collecting things to be donated next weekend, so I'm coordinating with her so she can pick up some things. At least it's something.

I feel so much for New York. As a self-proclaimed City Girl who loves writing about NYC and all its possibilities, it never seemed that something like this would be possible at all. The communities gone, the death toll, the gas shortages. It almost feels like something out of an apocalyptic disaster film.

But my hopes are high that NYC will go on again, just as it did 11 years ago, as trite as all of this sounds. We've always been tough and resourceful, I have no doubt that we'll recover.

In the meantime, I hope any LJers out there in the Tri-State area, not to mention the entire East Coast, are safe and sound. And if you are, let's do what little we can to help!

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