R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958-2009

First and foremost, have you actually heard his music? Well, duh. :)

What's your favorite song of his? Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' and Rock With You

Favorite album? Thriller

How did you find out that he died? I turned on the computer, started playing a Janet Jackson song(how ironic, I guess it was a sign), and then started reading a post on ONTD saying that he was hospitalized. I tried to post a comment, and it took 5 minutes to load. Then I saw that the post was updated, saying that he died. Then I started reading Twitter and noticed the shitstorm of tweets about him.

What was your first thought when you heard? I was shocked and terrified. I really couldn't believe it.

Are you sad? I was very sad, i've mostly gotten over it now

Have you cried about it at all? I got a little teary while watching some of his videos the next day and while watching the memorial.

Are you a big fan of his music or just a casual fan: I used to be a casual fan.

Or do you not even like it that much? N/A

Were you going to go to one of the concerts he was planning? No, that would have been pretty awesome though.

If you want to make the world a better place,
take a look at yourself and then make a change.

Do you think he was guilty of the child molestation charges? No, nor did I ever.

Do you think the reason he was so "strange"...
...was because he never really had a childhood? I believe that was one of the main factors.

Did you ever make jokes about him? Yes, I did, but not really anything vicious or cruel. I still feel bad for joking about the man at all though. :(

Do you feel bad now, or does the fact that he died not change your opinion? Yes, very bad.

Do you think it was just a heart attack or are you suspicious? I have to admit that I am a little suspicious.

Do you think the stress of being famous was what killed him? It was most definitely a factor.

Are you going to watch his funeral? I already did, and it wasn't a funeral it was a MEMORIAL service.

Or if you're taking this after July 7, did you watch it? Yes.

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene.

What's your favorite video? Thriller probably, with Scream as a close second.

Can you do the Thriller dance? In a half-assed way.

How about the moonwalk? LOL no

Was the one-glove thing cool or weird? I thought it was awesome.

Were you around when he was in the Jackson 5? No, I wasn't born until 1991, so I missed most of his greatness as it was happening.

When Thriller came out? 1982

Give your opinion of the following songs:
Bad-It's bad(in a good way).
Beat It-It's okay
Billie Jean-I LOVE it, one of my favorites
Black or White-Cool
Dirty Diana-Badass
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough-Awesome
Man in the Mirror-Inspirational
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)-Fun
Say, Say, Say (with Paul McCartney)-Also fun
Scream (with Janet Jackson)-Fierce
Smooth Criminal-Smooth
Thriller-Another one of my favorites, it thrills me
We Are the World (with many others)-It's okay, I like it's message though.
People say I'm not okay 'cause I love such elementary things.
It's been my fate to compensate for the childhood I've never known.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503672.html?g=0

YES!

August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009







I'm going to miss you, Michael Jackson.

I hate the pink-wig wearing shit-talking bastard so much.

This is one of the reasons why: http://twitter.com/PerezHilton/status/2276173574

Reason why: Not enough $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

So i'm going to CSN for a year until I can get some more money and then transferring to CAU.

I'm upset and happy about this at the same time.
Because of laziness and being only a slighty above average student during high school, I couldn't get any scholarships. All I could get were some loans that are almost impossible for me and my mom to pay back. And we were planning on making a permanent move to Atlanta a few months after I was going to start school, and we definitely don't have the money for that.

So i'll be going to school in Vegas for another year.
Pros: I think there's a really good chance that i'll actually get a job soon, but if I were still going to CAU, I would only be able to make 2(possibly 3) paychecks and wouldn't save up that much money at all. Buf if I continue to work for a year, i'll make and save more money, so next year the transition will be much easier financially-speaking. I'll still be able to go to Chicago(and possibly even California). I'll be able to get a car. I have more time for pretty much EVERYTHING.

Cons: While CSN has a decent art program(better than the one at UNLuV at least) it's going to feel a lot like high school for me. Even though you have a lot more freedom and independence in college, you'll basically wake up, go to class for a few hours, and then just leave and get on with life. I'm not trying to sound stuck up or anything, community college works for a lot of people, and that's good, but it's not my personal cup of tea. Not only that, but I was really excited for college out of state because it would've been a totally new start for me on many different aspects of life and I feel that going to a local college just won't give me that opportunity.

Even though I'm disappointed, i'm remaining optimistic about this whole entire situation. I still really want to go to CAU, but I need to be realistic, I don't have enough money for it at all right now. And even though the setting/situation isn't ideal, life will still open up like a book once I turn 18, so i'm sure i'll have fun regardless of what school I go to.

Because a lot of them drive like idiots at 120 mph.

Fuck friends. Fuck people period.

Today, I went window shopping. On Maryland Parkway. By myself.
I had fun. I enjoyed looking at stuff that I liked and because some deals are so good actually bought a few things.
I had conversations with random people in these stores, and I can't even lie, these people I barely even know seemed like they were way cooler than most of those fucktards at school, cooler than some of my friends even.

I used to not have a problem with doing things alone, then in high school a strange insecurity came over me, and i'm finally growing out of it. Too many weekends i've spent in the house/in my apartment complex just because I didn't have any friends to do anything with. If you want things done right, you have to do them yourself. I'm truly sick and tired of relying on other people for stupid shit.

No matter what school you go to, what your neighborhood's like, what city you live in, people suck. Everywhere. Some people are cool with everyone, I wasted my high school years trying to be one of those people. The thing is, i'm not like everyone else, never was, never will be. I'm tired of trying to impress other people's standards, the standards of most other people are bullshit anyway. I am who I am, take me or leave me.

I knew a change was coming for me sometime soon, it has finally come and I couldn't feel any better.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/29/tupac-is-alive/

I don't actually think this is him nor do I think Pac's alive, but the resemblance is pretty striking.

http://community.livejournal.com/blackfolk/7219814.html

I can't stop looking at that hair.

Clark Atlanta in Atlanta, GA.
I'm so happy.
Now it's time to make my choice. Which one should I choose? Seton Hill or Clark Atlanta?
They're both very good schools and i'll be pretty happy at either one, but they both have pros and cons.
I plan to do a comparison post later.