Have a good journey, and may nothing trouble you

I'm fucking pissed. Real fucking pissed. Not at anything tangible, just at the stupidity that runs rampant throughout this world.
Silkworm, one of my favorite bands, one of the best and consistantly interesting bands around, is over. Not because of band issues, but because, this Thursday, Michael Dahlquist was killed along with Doug Meis, drummer for Exo and the Dials, and John Glick, guitarist for the Returnables, in a car accident. Three individuals out to lunch who had no clue that a fucking 23-year old model was so tired of living her life that she would consider ramming her car into theirs at 70 mph.
People get depressed, people get homicidal, people get suicidal; growing up I thought about suicide a number of times because things seemed really tough, but never once did I think of doing anything impact others in any way outside of sadness and remorse.
I can only assume it was quick. That's the only good thing about this situation.
I just can't wrap my head around this, what would cause someone to do this. It happens every day, I know. I didn't personally know anyone involved, my only relation to this being via a band. Regardless, it still makes me angry.
I was tired a little while ago, now I just want to punch things.
For more about this: Chicago Tribune
posted by beta at 7/16/2005 12:22:00 AM