Now this is just...surreal. Wow.

Watching the story on ABC and reading CNN. (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about by now, but if you don't turn the news on.) This is so terrible. I can't imagine what the families must be going through. I really, really hope it was quick for the crew. Godspeed to all of them.

I think drcristin put it fairly well

JainaX: it's uncomfortably like 9/11 even if not quite on the same scale.
Dr Cristin: yeah...i feel very similar
Dr Cristin: something huge happening, feel so far away yet so close to it

Gakked from nut_meg: the weather radar's image of the shuttle

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/images/DS.p19r0/SI.kshv/latest.gif

Following indigoskynet's lead and distracting myself.

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Woo.

Using this icon for a little while out of respect.

indigoskynet made a lovely set here.

On a lighter note...man, this dress.

The one in my userinfo, though I need to get a better picture sometime. Dressing for the ANO screening, and one of these days I swear I am going to fall out of this top-first.

Well, at least it'll get us more raffle ticket sales.