Tragedy

There are no words to express how I feel about the shootings at Virginia Tech. It's entirely too scary that this could really happen on any college campus; the doors to our academic buildings are open to anyone who wants to walk in all day just like VA Tech.

The feeling is like a milder version of my feelings after September 11 and very similar to the sorts of feelings I had after Columbine. I read the stories, and while I personally don't know anyone involved, tears well up in my eyes. My throat gets tight. And most of all, I'm scared. This is one of those events, I think. The one where you remember where you were when you first heard it. Today--I was on the bus when I heard snippets of conversations, but not enough to understand what people were talking about; then I came home and read a friend's away message about "reconsidering" VA Tech, still confused. Then I opened up Mozilla to do my typical browsing, and there it was.

Ugh. Is no place safe anymore?