As most of NuTang knows, I go to Virginia Tech.

My friend was in one of the classes of people that got shot.

She didn't make it.

I'll miss you, Max.

33 people out of over 25000. That's barely one tenth of a percent.

I don't know any of the other people that are dead, but I'm sure their friends and family feel just as crappy as I do.

.1%. In dollars, that wouldn't even be a penny. But 33 people is still such a large number.

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There's a gunman loose on campus..

T.T

I'm not on campus.... Hope everyone on campus is ok.

Hope shooter-person doesn't go into any buildings where I know anyone...

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Subj: Shooting on Campus
A shooting incident occurred at West Amber Johnston earlier this morning. Police are on the scene and are investigating.

The university community is urged to be cautious and are asked to contact Virginia Tech Police if you observe anything suspicious or with information on the case. Contact Virginia Tech Police at 231-6411

Stay attuned to the www.vt.edu. We will post as soon as we have more information.
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Subj: PLease stay put

A gunman is loose on campus. Stay in buildings until further notice. Stay away from all windows
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There's a newscaster on the drillfield... shouldn't she be... inside???? o.O

Dave says that teh fuzz were cursing at people...

Yay Dave! He came back! *does a jig*

Holy shit! They're driving around the town on a loudspeaker! Insane!

We made CNN! Oh us.

I need to go hear what the loudspeaker actually says... it's pretty ominous. They say stay away from windows, but I went near a window just to hear it!

Woo, MSNBC!

Someone got killed... :/ poor person.

Yeah! Today's exam was canceled!
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Dear all,

I just received email about gunman on campus. Today's exam will be canceled. Please stay secure and safe.

Yong
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Dad is grumbly at me being at Dave's... I told him it would be a waste of 6000 dollars for me to be on campus, dead, than it would for me to be off campus, alive, regardless of the test I'm studying for.

According to the local news, this started at 7am.

We got notified at 9.29 am that there was a shooting.
We got notified at 9.54 that there was a gunman loose on campus.
We got notifed at 10.30 that class was canceled.

AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING A PROBLEM HERE???

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So as NuTang knows, I'm facing a bit of an issue.

A few years ago, this girl and I were friends. She had a horrible habit of liking guys, ignoring and being rude to me, whining to me how she didn't like the guy, but hated the girl he liked, apologizing when I got mad, and doing it all over again. She ended up going out with my cousin, and being completely horrible (she stopped talking to me completely, ignored me, blocked me on AIM, etc.).

She claims it was because she "didn't know how I'd take it", it being her going out with my cousin, regardless of the fact that at least three of my friends had gone out with him in the past, and I didn't give a damn, because I don't like my cousin like that.

I eventually told her she was too dramatic, and I didn't want to talk to her anymore. I told her her apologies didn't hold any meaning, because she kept lofting them around, but then doing the exact same thing that upset me in the first place. We haven't spoken since then.

A few days ago, she messages me on the great people stalker (aka Facebook), "[my name here]... I miss you. I'm sorry for what happened a few years ago, and I want to be your friend. ...[small inside joke]... ^_^;;."

I'm not sure if I want to say "sure" or "bugger off", given our last communication. I've pondered contacting her in the past, mostly to find out what sorts of shenanigans she'd gotten herself into, not real... friendship.

I look at it like this: If I were told someone didn't want to talk to me, I wouldn't contact them. I also figure that since I'm having such a difficult time deciding, I should say yes, lest I forever wonder. Then again, I figure such doubt is a warning to stay away, she hasn't changed.

It's not like it was a horrible friendship, she just didn't know how to manage crushes and friends at the same time. I imagine that since it's years later, and she's "in a relationship", she's stabilized or cooled down a bit.

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I need to be aware. Aware of what, I'm not quite sure.

Everyone's throwing this that other whatnot at me going 'ZOMG ____AWARENESS!!"

It's "Jewish Awareness month". "Holocaust awareness week". Not too long ago it was "Gay awareness week".

There's always some sort of "awareness" day going on. WTF? Why do I have to be aware of ONE thing in particular???

Why does everyone throw their "cause" around?

What am I supposed to be aware of? That there are gay people? Jews? That, god forbid, the Holocaust happened??? That there's black history? Autism? Cancer?

Perhaps troops?

I'm not trying to cheapen any of these things, but damn! Every time I turn around, someone's trying to make me "aware" of them.

*grumble*

Another thing that's pissing me off: Chevrolet's commercials. I'm tired of people trying to sell me cars in a "hip", "urban" manner.

I don't want a shitty techno-r&b-rap version of some theme repeated over and over again, so you can sell me a shitty car.

For a while, I'd wanted an Impala... after the recent rash of crappy commercials (starting with that god-forsaken President's day one), I don't want one anymore.

My money would go to shitty commercials.

I'm going to stop buying things that have commercials that make me angry.

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So I'm watching the telly, there's an Alka-Seltzer commercial where they're almost having a vigil. It's creepy at the end. I don't think I'd trust something that's shown as glowing liquid to calm my stomach. :/

Cadbury Eggs used instead of real eggs in a cake... Tasty.

I've a new quandary... I might ask input... I might not. I'm not quite sure.

It's cold and rainy today. I have work to do, but it's cold and I don't want to do it.

I'm hungry, and there's pizza in the back, but that means I'd have to put on pants to go steal it.

I'm sure they're doing work, but I hate working in the back for varying reasons.... blah.

ARGH!

This "How It's Made" show will NOT go off! Stupid show being so intriguing. :/

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My family almost never ever sends me anything shiny.

I got an Easter card. A shiny, glittery Easter card!

The best part was that it had two dollars in it stapled together, and a little note attached that said "Two dollars for lottery"...

Oh, my family... they're such enablers.

Dave's birthday is on Saturday.

I have next to no clue what to get him. At all. :/

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