sun_set_bravely | Oh, that's right

Yesterday, my roommate showed me an ad for a great Cingular cell phone plan in the Circuit City flyer. Oooh! I spent the entire night reading the fine print and getting ready to make the big transition into cell phone ownership. And of course, when I woke up this morning, I was too excited to wait until after work to go to Circuit City, so I left home at 8:45 and got to the store at 9, when it opened.

When I asked the woman if Cingular was available in NYC, she said no. Extremely disappointed, I asked if there was any plan to move their service into the city. She answered, "Well, they knocked the towers down, so we don't have an answer to that question right now. No one really knows." At first I thought, "Why would they knock their cellular towers down?" Then. Oh. Oh of course. Life not being the same in New York City and all.

Disappointment is an intense emotion for me. It hurts and makes me infinitely sad. And disappointment combined with a little daily reminder of violence and tragedy's far-reaching grasp brought tears to my eyes when I sat in my office (30 minutes early) and recounted the story to CG over the phone.