Drunk, stayed up all night in anticipation of S. Tahoe trip... I'll be (somewhat responsible), and sleep most of it of before I leave...
Heard news of Hunter S. Thompson's death.

This may "split" the board, but I can't think of a better reason! Everybody has their lightning rod, and to many, this is it:

"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold...."