I was in my last year of university at the time. I remember watching the news on TV while I was having a beer. I never finished that beer; I went outside, had a smoke and a cry, and went to bed. Ok I finished the beer the next day but I was still sad!
Baleen, that combo made me laugh, but aren't you really about the right age for pokemon? Not that an explanation should be necessary for not giving a shit about it.