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well. it's not all that exciting to most people. but to me--it is.
i'm moving out on my own!!! i found a great place. just a 2 unit building. the landlords seem ultra-cool and live downstairs. i live in the upstairs unit. and it's super cute! there's even a little office area off of the bedroom (which, of course, is perfect for me). i'm very excited. not so much for the cost of living alone in nyc, but excited nonetheless...so here's to a new budget!
i'll be in my same neighborhood of park slope in brooklyn, which is great because i love my neighbhorhood.
also, i am HOOKED on penta water. i can TASTE AND FEEL the difference when i drink it. i don't usually do the whole bottled water thing (it's not very eco-friendly) but when your reusable water cannister runs out of water while you're driving around in the summer--you have to purchase. anyhow--it tastes INCREDIBLE and i FEEL incredible right after the first sip. plus--the weirdest thing--lately, whenever i drink from my tap? my stomach has started cramping up right away...i'm not sure what that means or why--but it freaks me out a little. and when kristina was here--it was happening to her too...anyhow. i haven't seen penta too many places? but i do know you can get it at fairway and whole foods.
another thing i am hooked on. suki products. i use the balancing day moisturizer and the exfoliate foaming cleanser. having come from the cosmetics industry, i can truly say that my skin has never looked or felt so good. i have that young skin glow again. i mean, i am pretty sure i've been aging pretty well anyhow? but it helps to use good products. the ingredients are incredible, natural and organic, and the price--while steep, is nowhere near as steep as say the terrible products of estee lauder or lancome, etc. you can go to www.sukipure.com for more information. it is also sold at whole foods.
i actually did cry when i heard. i'm not sure if it was a combination of stresses going on in my life or if it was purely for him? but i did.
but i'll take this moment to say the following:
1. i never believed all the allegations. i honestly didn't and still don't. anyone who knows me would say that i'm a pretty jaded person too. naive on some levels, yes--but mostly cynical. i also don't believe kobe raped the britney look-alike. i believe he committed adultery--but not rape. and to use that as an example--the point is...it was nothing but dishonorable people trying to make an easy buck off their kids. people acquitted kobe because he is this great athlete and looks good, acts normal, looks normal, etc. they didn't give the same courtesy to mj because he looked weird, acted weird, etc.
oj was acquitted and, in my eyes, shouldn't have been. phil spector was not. again--an athlete versus a weird looking man. we're such a society based on physical appearances.
it's a shame.
2. he transcended so many levels. from his humanitarian work in life to using his talent with music to speak on social, political, and personal issues. i don't believe there was a malicious bone in his body. and that to me--is something i can't even begin to understand. i'm not the nicest sort. too many barriers and pride and whatever else. like a moth to a flame i suppose...
3. i'm tearing up a little now. it's just wrong. it's been a few days and i feel somewhat bereft and i didn't even know him personally or anything. but i think, you can appreciate greatness when you see it.
i hate when good people....truly good people, with all their flaws, are brought down by greed, malice, and ignorance.
i don't know if there's an afterlife. i never cared so much about it. the only reason why i care? because i don't want people who commit heinous acts to get away with it. i want them to burn. suffer. and receive the worst possible justice. i'm not a forgiving sort i guess. and now...i care for one more added reason. i hope he's at peace and happy wherever he's at.
i hope people can appreciate him the way he ought to be remembered. as a musical genius (even if his music wasn't your cup of tea), as a quiet humanitarian (who didn't flaunt it like angelina jolie), and as an innocent and accepting human being.
rip mj. rip.
