As much as I'd like to take my mom's approach to this situation and just avoid the news, I'm too worried about missing something important. Like Chief Namikaze said, it's important to be vigilant right now, but I personally think that it's just as important to be informed. Of course, in light of recent misinformed events... well, jeez, I don't have much of a choice about where I get my news from.

Earlier this week I submitted a request to be switched to EMT training, since they're understaffed on a normal day, let alone if something big happens. The woman in charge of trainees was one of my teachers in trade school, so... fingers crossed. I just don't want to see anyone I know get hurt, and I feel ridiculously useless at the moment.

( So I took a personality test to keep my mind off things. )