Rock the Night Away

Damn. Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson in one day. It's as if my big brother's adolescent room just went *poof.*

I say "my brother," but I, of course, was into both: Charlie's Angels for a brief stint, and Jackson for much longer. One of my favorite and earliest "Michael Jackson Memory" is of going into my brother's room and pulling out his vinyl copy of the "Off The Wall." It was a great album, and I loved opening up the record to reveal his full-body photo. Heh.

I also remember MJ being a big deal at summer camp. My camp friends and I once choreographed a group dance to "PYT," and when there was a lice breakout (Ew!), we would sing, "Lice, Lice... doo doo doot doot..." along to "Human Nature."

During my young adulthood in France, I revisited MJ, seriously rocking out one evening to "Billie Jean" at the Paris Fireman's Ball (don't ask), as well as regularly dancing to that album with "Man in the Mirror" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" with my pianist friend Paul. I used to sing with Paul - he introduced me to the vocal music of Rachmaninoff and Faure - and after our Sunday afternoon sessions, we would take a break from classical, crank up Michael Jackson, and drink wine, dance, and cook. Good times.

I'm sure there are many more memories, and if I had to sit down and list my favorite songs of all time, Michael Jackson's tunes may take up two or three spots, at least. The only happiness we can take from his demise is no longer having to worry about his descent into crazy/plastic surgery hell, and knowing that his music will live forever. God bless, Michael. I hope you found Farrah up there, and that you two are enjoying some peace, at last.

Update-let

Hella busy right now and through next week...

Co-worker had a baby and it's just me - urgh. On the bright side: I HAD AN INTERVIEW. And they called right afterwards and scheduled A SECOND INTERVIEW.

Keep your little fingers crossed! Things may be looking up for quesa!

See you soon.

Holy Smokes; this is Big!

Can you imagine if Obama had lost this past election? Worse, he won, but the election was stolen from him? Even worse: he ran against Bush (for a 3rd term), and Bush stole the election? Of course, that would never happen in our country. But if it had, we would be like Iran, right?

I was both highly anticipating and dreading the election last November, because I knew if Obama lost - even fair and square- there would be some mightily irate citizens on the streets. (Read: there would be riots. Like April 1968. Entire neighborhoods destroyed.) Thankfully, not only did he win, but there was, for the most part, joy in the land.

Which is why I am positively transfixed upon the news coming out of Iran the last few days. A revolution is being waged in a large and globally important country in the world. A thirty year-old institution of power is being threatened. The people - just regular citizens - are rising up and asking for their fair share. And, in an unprecedented fashion, information technology is playing a vital role.

The fate of the Middle East may ride on what happens next in Iran. History is unfolding, again! Are you paying attention?

I got a hunch

I haven't been blogging recently because I simply can't decide what to blog about. Yeah, that's it. Thankfully, this website could help me get going, on any decision!

I haven't fully explored it yet, but it looks kind of fun. It's a decision-challenged person's dream!