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What a Surreal Day!
16 years ago
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"Si quid per iocum dixi, nolito in serium convertere."
("If I have said anything in jest, do not turn it into a serious thing.") -Plautus
"Si quid per iocum dixi, nolito in serium convertere."
("If I have said anything in jest, do not turn it into a serious thing.") -Plautus
Ok, yesterday you've seen me post my cartoon commentary about the misplaced priorities of the mainstream media. As it now turns out, I was VERY premature in drawing that. I should have waited for today. But this time, the "main distraction" IS something very newsworthy. So here's how my day wnet:
Being June 25th, it's "Leon Day", which marks the halfway point to Christmas. (see: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/416429/ ). So I was listening to Xmas music on my way to my grandma's house with my mom to cut her lawn. (She's taken a turn for the worse, I'm afraid. Now she's totally bed-ridden, and now sleeps ALL THE TIME!) When we got there and turned on the news, there it was, headlines domminated by Farrah Fawcett's passing. Now, being more of a product of the 80's, her death doesn't affect me as much, nor did Ed McMahon, since he was usually on way after my bedtime asa child, and I never was one who watched talent shows anyway. I commented to my mom as such, and the irony of a man who's done a whole lot more, including serving his country, somehow gets less coverage than a blonde bimbo. I spoke way too soon...
Anyway, I went off to do my yardwork and my mom went to see to her mother, and changed the channel to Halmark, because she got tired of the non-stop Farrah eulogies. After i finished, I went home for lunch, to check on our dog, and the music changed to nonstop MJ. ????. wha, Wha, WHAT??? WTF? Did I just miss something?! Yes I have. Michael Jackson is dead.
As I listen to his music and watch his videos, it's only now strating to sink in.
It's June 25th, 6 more months until Christmas. I wish it was Christmas now, because it would mean that this rotten year would be almost over.
Next, personal stories concerning MJ...
Being June 25th, it's "Leon Day", which marks the halfway point to Christmas. (see: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/416429/ ). So I was listening to Xmas music on my way to my grandma's house with my mom to cut her lawn. (She's taken a turn for the worse, I'm afraid. Now she's totally bed-ridden, and now sleeps ALL THE TIME!) When we got there and turned on the news, there it was, headlines domminated by Farrah Fawcett's passing. Now, being more of a product of the 80's, her death doesn't affect me as much, nor did Ed McMahon, since he was usually on way after my bedtime asa child, and I never was one who watched talent shows anyway. I commented to my mom as such, and the irony of a man who's done a whole lot more, including serving his country, somehow gets less coverage than a blonde bimbo. I spoke way too soon...
Anyway, I went off to do my yardwork and my mom went to see to her mother, and changed the channel to Halmark, because she got tired of the non-stop Farrah eulogies. After i finished, I went home for lunch, to check on our dog, and the music changed to nonstop MJ. ????. wha, Wha, WHAT??? WTF? Did I just miss something?! Yes I have. Michael Jackson is dead.
As I listen to his music and watch his videos, it's only now strating to sink in.
It's June 25th, 6 more months until Christmas. I wish it was Christmas now, because it would mean that this rotten year would be almost over.
Next, personal stories concerning MJ...
...because that meant there were twenty of them.