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Trying to feel like it’s Friday even though I have^H^H^H^H volunteered to work tomorrow (for the Big Bucks). [#]
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Still think Michael Jackson was trying to be white? Still don’t believe he had vitiligo? Check this out: http://is.gd/1lE4t [#]
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Lady asked me if I made the sock I’m working on. No, I just sit around with a half-made sock, a skein of yarn, and a crochet hook for fun. [#]
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I think Google Reader does not save up my items to read indefinitely. I know @shinyshiny has posted way more than 60 since I last read it! [#]
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Curious about BAC testers. Have had 1 drink, and I’m a fat chick, not a fully empty stomach, but feel drunk. So what would I blow? [#]
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Why is Foggy Bottom such a happenin’ place even in summer? I would have thought all the college kids had gone home. [#]
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RT @seekerofspace Mollie Sugden (Mrs Slocombe of Are You Being Served) died today at 86. Her pussy will miss her.
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I keep hearing about #moonfruit and it makes me think of starfruit. Those are tasty. They should include a starfruit with each Apple. [#]
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RT @sm1else: "WMATA reported the track circuit periodically lost its ability to detect trains after 6/17" http://bit.ly/L8IIx // holy shit. [#]
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I keep having dreams about Michael Jackson. [#]
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http://ow.ly/g81g is the correct link for the MJ video on TMZ that I found touching and sweet. Thanks @spamspam for catching it. [#]
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Find out your cost of commuting, driving vs. public transit: http://tinyurl.com/commutecost [#]
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Shared Squirrel with giant plum
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Got stared at for chair-dancing to Thriller in my car at a red light. Some lady in an SUV from Utah. Smiled and grooved a little more.
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Handing out vegetarian jerky at the office. [#]
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My head still hurts where the PS2 fell on it almost 48 hours ago. [#]
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.@ZenMonkey It was going to fall off the TV, but fortunately I broke its fall with my head. It still works! OW. [#]
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Shared 20 photos.
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Shared IMG00480 [Flickr]
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Shared IMG00481 [Flickr]
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Shared IMG00482 [Flickr]
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Shared The House [Flickr]
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Shared Looking Toward 123 [Flickr]
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I kinda love thisTMZ vid: http://is.gd/1iEb7 "Can you still moonwalk?" "Why wouldn’t I be able to?" Also the photogs’ admiration is sweet. [#]
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Turns out that abandoned house is renting for $1500. http://is.gd/1hftU – full of wrong info though; it’s wood not alum siding;1.5 baths. [#]
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.@nscaletti I got the pinstripe pattern, the checkerboard pattern, and then RROD. They’re going to replace it. Bioshock was looking good too [#]
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Whoa! Starting at 4:55 to end, a VERY little kid is signing onstage at a MJ concert: http://bit.ly/2mGnj [#]
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Played BioShock
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I think I only dreamed that I found my missing debit card in a bag of purchases, because I can’t seem to find it again this morning. [#]
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What a strange dream that was, too – because I just found it in a pants pocket. *blink* Yay debit card. [#]
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Just discovered and explored an abandoned house hiding near my own home. Saw some papers inside from 2002. Took lotsa pix w/phone. COOL. [#]
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The problem with walking to Tropical Smoothie Cafe for lunch is I don’t particularly feel like walking back now. Who wants to pick me up?! [#]
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Spent two hours on the phone with @gretchenmarie5. I love that woman. [#]
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After the RID conference, I intend to go to World of Coca-Cola, have a sip of Beverly, then drive back home. [#]
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LOL, $190 Inspiron 3800 laptop at thrift store already boots Ubuntu. [#]
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Watching wife play with avatars on Xbox Live. She’s so much better at this than I am! [#]
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Getting checkerboard freeze on Xbox 360 today. Auction said their refurb process prevents this. Not happy…emailed seller. Can’t play.
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Sigh…RROD on the Xbox. eBay seller says to send it in. Set the PS2 up again. Playing Katamari Damacy now. [#]
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.@nscaletti Damn you! I had just started Bioshock when my Xbox decided to kick the bucket. *shakes angry fist* [#]
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If you were on 66 or in DC today and there was a white car blasting MJ tunes, you’re welcome. Flea market opposite Gallaudet was too! [#]
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I think I will wear my Nike Free Everyday shoes for a week instead of just for walks, and see if the anti-supination stuff eases back pain. [#]
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Went and thanked the flea market guy for playing Michael’s music all day. He said "Everybody loves Michael." See? He connected strangers. [#]
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And if you wonder why I keep talking about him, go see my blog. http://woofiegrrl.livejournal.com works for it. Michael = brilliant. [#]
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Laser tag zap zap zap! [#]
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Arlington has 7-11s about as close together as Honolulu has ABC Stores. [#]
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First of all, I wish MJ had hung on for one more news cycle, so Farrah could have had her day in the sun. I was watching MSNBC earlier, and one of the talking heads said they had been working on a Farrah tribute, but they pushed it aside when MJ died. It was all MJ all night on my TV. Yes, we knew her death was coming, but I wish she could have had more “Remembering Farrah Fawcett” moments. They died just hours apart.
As for MJ…wow. What to say. I’m not sad, I didn’t know the guy. But I’m disappointed. Whatever you think of him, MJ was the greatest showman of the 20th century. His music, his dance, his performances…unparalleled. Yeah, the hyperbaric chamber and the pet chimp and all that, sure, crazy stuff. The nose disappearing, the skin bleaching (instead of saying “this is the face of vitiligo” and being ’spotted” he went for a uniform look), the plastic surgery, the dangling kids over balconies and making them wear masks…yes, the man was certainly bizarre. But goddamn he had some fucking talent. For years I was ashamed to admit I was a fan of Michael Jackson. When I was in high school he was at his weirdest and being accused of stuff, and I kept my mouth shut. In more recent years I have decided, you know what? Liking the music is different from liking the weirdness. Plain and simple, I like Michael Jackson’s entire body of work. His short films are fantastic. His collaborations – with Paul McCartney, everybody on We Are the World, etc – are amazing. Michael Jackson fucking rocks.
As for the child abuse stuff…I think he’s too complicated to fit the traditional pedophile mold. I don’t think that whatever he did with little boys was from the predator standpoint that most pedos come from. He wasn’t raised right. His (non) relationship with his father, his earliest years having been onstage, seeing sexuality at a young age, all of it turned into a very complex individual who couldn’t understand what was wrong. Now, that doesn’t excuse him; he was an adult and should have been responsible enough to not do whatever he did. But I think it explains it better than “ewwww pedo” does. For decades he tried to reclaim some form of childhood. The very existence of carnival rides at Neverland Ranch speak to this. Setting up big party days where he invited dozens of kids to go on the rides WITH HIM reinforces it. Something was disconnected between the “boy” Michael and the “adult” Michael. Yes, he knew better – nobody with an average IQ thinks it’s okay to molest kids – but he was coming from a different standpoint.
And even as I say all this, I wish I had more to say about Farrah. I really hope she and Ryan O’Neal got married in time. A friend says he read she didn’t regain consciousness and it never happened, but by golly, if those two decided to get married, I hope they got to. I suppose it is a blessing for him that MJ died because now he can grieve in (more) peace than he would have otherwise, since everybody’s focused on MJ. But still…wow…what a day. What a day.
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Third night in a row of irregular sleeping. What is up with this? Why am I posting about it to Twitter? Why do birds suddenly appear? [#]
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"The site was found clean. The badware warnings from web search are being removed. It can take some time for this change to propagate." [#]
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No offense to religious friends, but transsubstantiation trips me out. It BECOMES his body, even though it still looks the same? BECOMES it? [#]
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Shared Pride Parade [Flickr]
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Shared Pride Parade
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Finished reading: I’ll Scream Later by @MarleeMatlin. Now reading: Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez. [#]
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RT @RitasItalianIce: http://twitpic.com/8dj18 – Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal visit a Washington, DC Rita’s! // That’s MY Rita’s!! [#]
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One of these days I will get off my butt and post the ASL version of "Origin of Love" I’ve been working on. One day. [#]
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Anybody know if Farrah got married before the died? They were trying to figure out a way. I hope so. Night Night Jill Munroe. [#]
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So Google Voice is finally rolling out eh? Haven’t used it in forever. I’d like to use it but I can’t imagine changing my phone number. [#]
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I think I don’t like Google’s spyware monitoring. It’s taking over 24 hrs to clear, and people still think my site is bad. It’s NOT. Grr! [#]
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My listed URL is now my Facebook URL. If that gets me suspended a third time, well, I give up! My 2nd URL should have been fine though. [#]
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Life is cyclical / More I cannot say aloud / Crazy forever [#]
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Was hoping Michael Jackson would hang on one more news cycle so Farrah could have a day in the sun. Damn. I liked his music though. [#]
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Helping a friend with GRE vocab study. One of the cards is "amortize" and a listed synonym is "conviviality" – what the fuck?! [#]
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Strip search of 13 y/o was for IBUPROFEN?? Jeez, what if a girl has cramps and is too shy to see the school nurse? Fuck that! [#]
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iPod > Music > Artists > M > Michael Jackson > All Songs > Shuffle [#]
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Honestly, as much as I like MJ’s music, I will be saddest when Paul and Ringo are gone. George’s death hit me harder than MJ’s. [#]
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TV said "20-somethings grew up listening 2 MJ cuz their parents/sibs were." Um, no, I grew up listening to MJ because his music is good. Duh [#]
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I like the video for Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. The backgrounds are weird, but they basically gave MJ a stage and said "dance for fun!" [#]
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Published Michael and Farrah
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