michael jackson is dead. that’s really weird to say. i think most people have really mixed feelings about this. on the one hand, he’s fucking michael jackson, the king of pop. there’s no discounting his immense talent. on the other, he probably touched little kids. but as i’ve said before, just like chinatown is still a great movie, thriller is still an amazing album.
i loved michael jackson when i was a kid. we had a copy of moonwalker on vhs that i used to watch over and over. the plot, in case you haven’t seen it, is like this: michael jackson is on a mission to save a bunch of kids from evil druglord mr. big, played by joe pesci. he can also turn into a car that can turn into a giant robot version of him. need i say more?
i’ll also mention the time that my best friend joe and i made a “mix” that consisted solely of 22 tracks of “will you be there (theme from free willy)” and listened to each one, partly because it was a funny concept, but mostly cause that’s a damn good song. we were, for the record, freshmen in college at the time. years later, joe did a stirring karaoke rendition at the playstation pub here in grand rapids that yielded a standing ovation.
so yeah, the king of pop is dead. collin nominated justin timberlake to succeed the throne. i second.
jhbball (joe): what’s princess leia’s last name?
aint the dakota (me): organa.
jhbball: did you know that off the top of your head?
aint the dakota: yes.
jhbball: lol.
jhbbal: k.
jhbbal: gina and i were doing a crossword.
aint the dakota: sounds like the best crossword EVER.
man, camping is sweet. this our third year in charlevoix, which is one of the most beautiful places in the great state of michigan. we’ve always lucked out with great weather, so naturally we were due for a torrential downpour, which hit late saturday morning. we decided the best course of action was to go swimming. i still cannot fault that reasoning.
in other news, the stable sable finally gave up the ghost last week. she put in ten good years of service, eight of which under my care, and will be missed dearly. i’ve been rather enjoying taking the bus to and from work. it’s usually right on time and almost always deserted. and, with my gvsu id, completely free.
in other unrelated news, i’m thinking about leaving my current bank (pictured below). any recommendations?
my apologies for the lack of updates lately. i changed jobs this week and have been kinda busy. so to hold you over until things settle down a bit, here’s a sweet picture of me and joe from metal gear weekend.
today is the day! well, yesterday was the day technically. but i held off so i could drive out to lansing tonight and play it with my best friend joe. as far back as we’ve been friends, going on ten years now, we’ve been playing video games together. i have fond, terrifying memories of playing resident evil: code veronica for dreamcast in his parent’s living room so many years ago. so this weekend, we’re building a fort and playing metal gear til our eyes bleed.
-srd
