On the Death of Michael Jackson

John
i am cafefully studying man in the mirror in preparation

Matt
john sing that song
and be my hero

John
lol

John
now im really excited to sing it
i'll try to sustain this for a week

Matt
i dont know if karaoke is happening next week
might need to wait 2

John
FORGET IT
some new celebrity will die by then
queen latifah

Matt
we can only hope

But seriously, yes, I am saddened. Not particularly because I was a huge fan of his, but because I am now seeing how many people he influenced, and how that influence was great enough even to last through his truly wacky later years. My mother cried for an entire day because she grew up with him and the Jackson 5 (her being the same age as MJ.) When a celebrity (or artist even) dies, a piece of our culture dies, culture being our willingness to come together and create - something only humans can really do. It is almost inspiring how humans are able to grieve and feel in such a manner. No other species can do that. Case in point:

(I hope CK doesn't mind me posting this...)

But now, that all being said, I'd appreciate if the media would stop profiting off of everyone's emotions, cover some real news, and let everyone get on with their lives. Thank you.

For the Better

Current poll-of-the-day on GameFaqs.com -

Has a video game ever made a major impact on your life?

1. Yes, a game has seriously made my life change for the better
2. Yes, a game has seriously made my life change for the worse
3. Not a major change, but a game has changed my life somewhat
4. Not a single game, but games in general have changed my life
5. No, games are just a way to spend time, they've never been that important

I like to vote in the poll every day for some reason, usually because they have some quirky video game related questions and it's fun to see how the masses of geeks think. On this poll, my initiall reaction was to vote option 4 - if not for video games as a child, maybe I would've been more social, had more friends, and gotten outside more often. Perhaps I wouldn't have been so fat and kids would've liked me more. I wanted to vote, yes, games have changed my life in general. And then I remembered my obsession.

Yes, a game has seriously made my life change for the better.

If I wasn't such a geek in the first place, could I have discovered such a hobby? A friend of mine pointed out the irony of it to me the other day - that the harm caused by video games as a child would later be undone by one single video game several years later. Even the universe enjoys a good joke every once in a while, it seems.



More writings later. Right now I am attempting to enjoy a well deserved break from non-stop performances and just school in general, before I get up off my ass and finish some projects I've been working on (not to mention actually start working on my project picture for Regal.)

I might be enjoying break a little too much, actually. Need to get back into playing DDR every day.