People die all over the place every second. But I still can't stop thinking about the tsunami. I watched the video from in the restaurant by that norwegian guy a couple of times. The way the water just kept coming. Even a small wave is so very strong.... nightmarish. I had a cartoonish mental image of a giant wave about to break towering overhead, but that's not how it is... instead, that fast implacable rising water turning to waterfalls.
I napped, played with Moomin, laid around feeling strangely cruddy but not really all the way sick, either. My hands hurt a lot from the rain I guess, and I just didn't want to do much of anything.
Maybe tomorrow I'll drink a ton of coffee, make myself go out... I wanted to get so many things done but it hasn't been happening. I could be working through some spanish workbooks and doing some translations even if I'm uninspired and low-energy like I was today... we'll see, tomorrow.
I just donated $300 to Doctors Without Borders. Anyone interested in matching or raising me?
We're living in a stinking rich country, it's our obligation to help!
Here's a list of aid agencies from the NY Times:
Agencies Accepting Aid Dollars
Published: December 28, 2004
ollowing are some of the agencies accepting contributions for aid to people affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Asia.
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201
New York, N.Y. 10018
212-967-7800 x108
www.actionagainsthunger.org
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10018
800-889-7146
www.ajws.org
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
South Asia Tsunami Relief
Box 321
847A Second Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
212-687-6200 ext. 851
www.jdc.org
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
AFSC Crisis Fund
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
215-241-7000
www.afsc.org
AMERICAN RED CROSS
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
800-HELP NOW
www.redcross.org
CARE
151 Ellis Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-521-CARE
www.care.org
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
Tsunami Emergency
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Md. 21203-7090
800-736-3467
www.catholicrelief.org
DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, Calif. 93117
805-964-4767
www.directrelief.org
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
P.O. Box 1856
Merrifield, Va. 22116-8056
888-392-0392
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
Emergency Fund
P. O. Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101
800-334-7626
www.er-d.org
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT
www.ifrc.org
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
Earthquake/Tsunami Relief
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300
Santa Monica, Calif. 90404
800-481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org
INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
Asia Disaster Response
P.O. Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
877-803-4622
www.iocc.org
ISLAMIC RELIEF USA
Southeast Asia Earthquake Emergency
P.O. Box 6098
Burbank, Calif. 91510
888-479-4968
www.irw.org/asiaquake
MERCY CORPS
Southeast Asia Earthquake Response
Dept. W
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, Ore. 97208
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org
OPERATION USA
8320 Melrose Avenue, Suite 200
Los Angles, Calif. 90069
800-678-7255
www.opusa.org
OXFAM AMERICA
Donor Services Department
26 West Street
Boston, MA 12111-1206
800-77-OXFAM
www.oxfamamerica.org
SAVE THE CHILDREN
Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, Conn. 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
UNICEF
General Emergency Fund
333 E. 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
www.unicef.org
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
US Friends of the WFP
PO Box 11856
Washington, D.C. 20008
www.wfp.org/donate
Posted by: Ms. Jane | December 29, 2004 at 09:31 AM
The video is dramatic. It explains why tsunamis used to be called "tidal waves" though I always misunderstood the application of the adjective. It keeps rising like a rapid tide.
Posted by: Barak | December 29, 2004 at 09:44 AM