The Virginia Tech massacre, campus killing spree, killing rampage, angry douche bag shoots a bunch of people I don’t know, Asian guy plays counterstrike for real, frags out. All names of the coverage the soon to be infamous and horrible series of murders that took place at Virginia Tech. Well maybe not all of them, but their all pretty accurate. So now, you’re full of righteous indignation, anger, rage. How could I be so callous, so hurtful, so cold? Here’s how. It doesn’t affect me.

At all. Not one bit, I can’t even stretch it to give myself a connection to Virginia Tech. Maybe I could, I went to school in Virginia, I know some people that live in Virginia. I know a girl who applied to Virginia Tech; I looked at a pamphlet of Virginia Tech while in high school. That makes me as connected to Virginia Tech as about 85 percent of this nation, maybe even more connected then most. So I guess that means, like everyone else in the country, my life just fell apart. I probably should post an inspirational message on my AIM profile. No, that’s not enough; I better put up an away message with this wonderful tidbit from CNN "This is a tragedy in American history. So for today, forget any and all of your college affiliations. For today, we are all Hokies." Great, every time someone goes postal and shoots people I don’t know I have to buy a new sweatshirt? The sweatshirt is useful, because I got about 5 invites to events and groups on face book that want me to wear maroon, to show “solidarity” with the VT students. Wait, was it wear maroon, or wear a pin that was maroon? Crap, I forget. I guess I’ll just have to paint myself all maroon and orange so everyone is well aware that I feel bad a bunch of people died somewhere. Thankfully, even if I forget to wear the colors that let people know I’m distraught, theirs other ways I can show I’m a guy who cares. I could, according to one group that 3/5 of my face book friends joined, “light up the night”. The deal was, if you leave your dorm/apartment/house lights on from 10pm to midnight, you would be showing respect to those that died. Awesome idea, turn the lights on at night. That way I can not change my daily routine at all, but still pretend like I’m caring. I don’t want to go out of my way at all in order to express how emotionally under whelmed I am. I think a second group should start, maybe “turn off the lights” between the hours of 3am and 4am, to show respect for the people I didn’t know existed.

Ok, so now that I’ve adorned myself in the colors and clothes of a school I’ve never seen, turned my apartment into a beacon of light, what else can I do. I know, face book groups. Hell yes I LOVE face book groups. Now, I can join more, boo ya. Now, joining one group that’s related to Virginia Tech, that’s for amateurs. You need to join multiple groups.  Start simple, maybe just the date 4/16/07. Simple, effective, but not enough. Time to kick it up; show extra concern for the Hokies. How about “Ode to those lost in the V-Tech Massacre” wordy, but really gets across how bad you feel, your giving an ode. More still would be better. How about “Guns don’t kill people, Asians kill people”? Too soon? Okay moving on, what about “Supporters of Virginia Tech Students, Faculty, and Families”, that’s a nice group, really encompasses everyone. Remember, when joining these Face Book groups, more is better, because the more you join, the more you care.   continue >>