Of to chemo #4. Ooh, look, there's a light at the end of the tunnel!

Yeah, Jen! I'm glad you're nearing the end and that you seem to be handling the treatment so (relatively) well. Keeping in mind, of course, that this light is NOT from trains or angels, just the daylight that indicates of the end of one time of your life.

I started using libkitty for email, and then used it for everything because I find it easy to remember and I like it. My own name is very uncommon (I never met anyone with the same name until a couple of years ago). I've thought about changing to my real name here. People who don't know me would probably think it was a board name anyway. Mostly, inertia keeps me libkitty. Since I use libkitty for everything, though, it would probably be more discreet to use my real name!

That's my first news event memory.

Mine was a moon landing. I'm not sure if it was THE moon landing, but it was one of the ones they broadcast.

Similar to the Waldorf salad?

Yes, but with wingnuts instead of walnuts.

My first news event memory is the hostage situation in Iran. My grandpa really hated Jimmy Carter AND we watched the news at the dinner table...

First vague news memory was the 1972 Olympics--I have dim memories of Olga Korbut and the Israeli hostages. First definite news memory was Patty Hearst. Reading the transcripts of her taped messages to her father shocked me, because I couldn't imagine someone talking like that to her dad!

Huh. I don't remember my first news event memory. We were in Germany during Watergate, but I do remember hearing about it. Asked my dad why the President was resigning, and he growled, "Because he lied." I don't remember the first moon landing, but I was only two.

I certainly remember the Iran hostage crisis, but that wouldn't have been my first news memory.

Keeping in mind, of course, that this light is NOT from trains or angels, just the daylight that indicates of the end of one time of your life.

Bwah! Good point. Actually, I thought I was in Bitches for some reason when I posted that; I don't usually apprise the FF thread of my medical stuff. Ah, well.

First news I remember was Cuban missile crisis. The adults and kids were fairly calm about it, but all the teenagers in our neighborhood were all "we're gonna die! Oh dear god! we're gonna die".

My first news memory is JFK being assassinated, I was 6.5 and old enough to get the death part but too young to understand all of it, but I knew it was bad.

First major news event I remember actually watching on TV was President Kennedy's funeral. I'm sure I'd watched the news before that, as my father was addicted to TV news, but that's the first time I remember really paying attention to it and that was first grade. Having seen those news clips forever, over and over since then, I sometimes wonder just how real that memory is anymore? I did have quite a crush on John-John.

The first major news event I remember watching was Princess Diana's wedding.

Shocking, I know.

I remember watching the last moon landing. But at that age, non-space news was boring, so I don't really remember Watergate. I have a few memories of the Ford administration, such as my teacher's anger when he pardoned Nixon.