According to emergency.mit.edu, shots have been fired in a very prominant MIT building. Atlantic Wire reports that there's an officer down and the gun person is on the loose.

This week, man. Too much!

But yay for the new job, msbelle! So nice to hear good news.

I couldn't sleep and got up early and now I WANT MORE NEWS FROM BOSTON. I hope they can get the second suspect without any further loss of life.

Jesus, I woke up just as news this morning of suspect 1 dead, carjacking, Watertown...well, I'm still processing. Jesse, vw, Allyson's people, whoever, stay home!

My office is closed, and the City of Cambridge woke me up to tell me to stay inside. Jesus. I said last night I didn't want to go to work, but this was NOT what I meant. (Also, personal crisis: I only have two cigarettes in the house! I want them both right now.)

The AP just said the were Chechens! WTFF.

Yeah, the name of the deceased suspect has been released.

Chechnya? I would not have guessed that in the US. Of course, it might not be all nationalism-crazy, just plain crazy.

I love NPR for many things. Breaking news is not one of them.

I think they are doing a pretty good job on NPR!

I'm listening to local news, which is getting super-local with where the cops are.