One student is dead and four others are wounded following a shooting at an Ohio high school this morning. The shooter was taken into police custody after he turned himself in to bystanders. He is believed to be a student at Chardon High School, the suburban Cleveland school where the shooting took place. Chardon High is next to a middle school and across the street from an elementary school. Apparently, the gunman was chased out of the school by a teacher.

Our hearts go out to the Chardon community, and the families and friends of those students who were injured in the shooting. For more information, take a look at this CNN story about the incident.

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Virginia voters have definitely heard to the call to get up and out, as many registration booths have been “overwhelmed” by the amount of people trying to insure their say in this election.  According to the Los Angeles Times;

“Virginia has logged more than 300,000 new voters since the year began. The state does not record party affiliation, but it says that 41% of the new registrants are under the age of 25, and an additional 20% are between the ages of 25 and 34.

The influx of young voters, a core part of Obama’s voting coalition, is an encouraging sign for the Democratic nominee in a state that has not picked a Democrat for president in more than 40 years .”

It’s always encouraging when young people put down their ipods and blackberrys and decide to take responsibility for a nation they’ll soon be controlling, and it’s even more encouraging that a Democratic candidate unlike any other is the one that gets them fired up.

No matter what party you affiliate yourself with, it’s got to make you happy that someone has finally (seemingly) lit the fire under the ass of America’s youth.

As we approach August, we may have started to take summer vacay for granted. In the dog days of summer, it’s easy to sleep until 2 p.m., get caught up on Maury, and not realize we still have our PJs on until it’s time to go back to bed. But with the countdown to Fall Semester ticking fast, it’s important to make the most of every spare minute. Whether you’re working your ass off or dedicated to being a lazy bum until a full courseload kicks back in, it’s time to get in gear and create some glorious summer memories.

1. Take a roadtrip. Sure, gas prices are skyrocketing, but you’re only young once, right? And once you’re shackled into a nine-to-five, you’re going to crave the spontaneity that’s currently yours for the taking. I’m a self-professed workaholic, but even I’ve been known to squeeze in a few quality roadtrips between May and August each year. One summer, I took a fourteen-hour drive to Ohio with two girls from work I barely knew, for the birthday party of one of my brother’s grad school friends. And no, my brother didn’t go. So, three random girls showed up at a party in the boondocks (aka Wooster), and promptly put on our party shoes. Liquor flowed, regrettable hook-ups were had, and the girls and I totally bonded over the experience. Even if you can only spare one day, find a town you’ve never been to before, and head out to explore. You never know what adventures might arise.

2. Go multimedia. Have a photo or videoshoot with your friends. No, you don’t need to be drunk, you just need to be creative. Use the summer foliage as a backdrop. Pretend you’re on America’s Next Top Model and work the runway. Yes, it’s childish, but nobody will know if you seal all the evidence in the vault. I have countless “Dress-Up” portraits, in which I’m dressed as anything from a Spice Girl to a Showgirl, as well as some priceless dance routines caught on tape to Tupac’s “California Love,” in which we substituted rolled-up toilet paper for Pac’s signature bandanna headband. It makes for a quick pick-me-up on future bad days. I didn’t make this stuff myself– go watch Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegates’ “Movie Montage” scene from The Sweetest Thing.

3. Get off your ass. There’s a variety of activities that can fall into this category. Take a bike ride, go rollerblading, go hiking. Hell, go to the local playground and play on the jungle gym. We all know exercise boosts your endorphins, but it’s a also a great way to maintain your tan and your bikini bod. Side note: some of my most romantic summer kisses have occurred on the docks of the local lake or underneath the monkey bars once the sun sets on a sultry summer’s eve.

4. Enjoy the local festivities. Whether it’s a local fair or a weekly farmer’s market, a tour of a historic landmark or a downtown block party… what do you have better to do? Besides, even the smallest towns have kooky summer activities. I know a guy who runs in a citywide roadrace every year, donning nothing but a loincloth. You can also check out the local downhome watering hole that reeks of flannel and flasks. Who knows what goes down when the townies come out to play?

5. Have a midday drinking festival. Seriously, this is the time in our lives when we can do it without being labeled an alcoholic. During every spring semester of my college career, I wouldn’t skip a single class until the first nice day of spring. Then, my friends and I would cut every single class to sit out on the quad and booze it up from inconspicuous Nalgene bottles. Sure, school’s been out for weeks, but you can still have a good old daylight drinking binge on a random Tuesday. The good news? You’ll probably pass out early enough to get a head start on tomorrow. The better news? If you follow this step, you can move on to the local festivities or the multimedia extravaganza.

Just don’t attempt a summer roadtrip if you’ve already been hitting the bottle in 90-degree weather.

For the stupid ‘melt the ice to get to Tila’s heart’ challenge, the best friends from home get to help. But all of this effort and the best friends being flown out are not worth it for stripper room time. Bo and his friends win – absolutely nothing. There are no strippers in the strip club. The whole thing is lame. After like 2.5 hours, the friends are out.

So I think it’s the next day and it’s final date time. Bo polishes his shoes and I wonder who’s groomed his eyebrows throughout the filming of this show. The MTV interns made a sports bar set out of the “club” for the date. Bo, aren’t you annoyed that you polished your shoes for yet another in-house date? Couldn’t they spring for cars to take this to a real sports bar?

Bo’s been wearing his hospital bracelet since his return, which I totally didn’t catch. He’s going to give it to Tila when he gets his key. Awwww. Very endearing, but she doesn’t care, Bo. I’m sorry.

Kristy’s final date follows and Tila’s puts on a terrible jailbird dress to eat dinner by the fireplace. Kristy tells Tila that while she’s sure about her feelings, she’s unsure about her lack of experience with women. Not sexually – just in the relationship sense. Tila’s got too many emotions going on in her mind to hear that Kristy’s saying, “So maybe don’t pick me.”

This whole season I was under the impression that the elimination would take place in like Costa Rica or whatever. Especially since that’s what the other ‘reality’ dating shows do.

On the last and final day, Kristy and Bo are off for spa time before the elimination. I’m curious to see what they do to Bo’s hair. I’d like to see a bo-hawk but he just gets a regular hair cut. Tres disappointing.

The backyard is decorated with fire pits and blocks of ice and I want to pretend that the theme is poetic but Robert Frost and I are sure that it’s not.

Kristy and her second thoughts are sweating in the limo on the way back to the mansion. Britanny would have eaten off her hand to be in your spot. You couldn’t question yourself before you made it to the final two?

Ah, Tila, you and the emotions in your mind. How do you manage to put on all of that purple eye shadow and deal with all of your emotions at the same time?

Bo enters the yard first and I feel badly because he totally didn’t win. I guess Tila does one on one time for the final elimination? I’ve never seen this before. Here come the tears – like that makes it better that you’re going to hurt him.

He has a plate in his jaw because of your mess of a show. I’m sure that Bo-bear is going to find plenty of tail in Ohio or where ever he ends up. I’m sorry, Bo.

Sucks that Bo’s gone and Kristy’s gonna come in and be like, “Um, so I don’t know if I can handle this even though I had like weeks and weeks of time to prepare myself for this and I could have pulled out at any time.”

Kristy looks like she’s going to slip on the Plexiglas walk to Tila. Tila in her elf-like excitement presents Kristy with her key and Kristy cries. “If I take this key, I’m not going to be true. I’m really not ready for this.”

WHAT? Dude, it’s a KEY, you don’t have to get married. Just suck it up and try. It’s not like Tila really wants to date you anyway.

Tila walks off “humiliated” and she should totally call Bo.

Best part of the episode – we get confirmation that Kristy’s wearing underwear with that upskirt shot.

There are three minutes left – she could call Bo…

But she wouldn’t. Not because of pride, but because Tila purposely chose someone who told her that they probably weren’t ready for a relationship.

So that’s it. I can’t believe that they do yet another reunion with just the Kristy and Bo aftermath. Damn them for making it look interesting enough that I’ll be watching next week.

What do you think? Was this lame or totally dramatical?