Michael Jackson died yesterday. He left behind children, millions of adoring fans, and it was sudden and some would say tragic. I was a fan of his and of the Jackson 5, he was truly the King of Pop. There are too many songs to list, needless to say, his career was full of hits. His videos changed the music industry, instead of just videos, he made short films. He was a tortured soul, a difficult childhood and never lived a normal life. That being said...

Did people forget about the lawsuits? The allegations? The SEVERAL financial settlements. It doesn't look good and regardless of what he did in his musical career, you can't separate it from his personal life. People are the whole package. Everyone comes down so hard on politicians who cheat on their wives, athletes who take drugs to compete, etc. Charles Barkley said he wasn't a role model. Bullshit.

Accountability. Do you think the kid who's getting beat by his dad cares that he's a beloved celebrity? Or...

SERIOUSLY? Some idiot on TV just compared this to the day that Kennedy got assassinated! Really?

Ugh. I'm just rambling now. I guess I'm just upset because of the way that everyone is remembering him. I'm really not trying to hate, but it's not fair to forget that he probably fucked up some kids lives because he was fucked up. Now those kids will probably grow up and fuck up even more lives. I just hate when people give the argument of separating what people do professionally from what they do in their personal lives. Separate what happens on the field/court/ from the mistakes they make. Fuck you, man up, and take responsibility for your actions.

Whatever.

Melissa's last day at school yesterday.
School I interviewed called back yesterday, they went with someone who "fits the school's needs better".
That kind of ruined my day.
Mullen's for a while with old "friends".
Wedding rehearsal with family.
BBQ at mom's.

That was yesterday.

Melissa's already gone today, getting ready for wedding.
I've still got to walk the dogs. (They can be such a drag sometimes. I'd be gone too but I don't want to leave them here alone until I have to)
I have to gas the car, get a card, hit the bank.
Shower, get ready and head north.

I should probably start on some of that stuff right now.

I'll try to be in a better mood today.

*gets flask*

I'm probably going to be all over the place.

First off, beginning tomorrow, the craziness begins. It's my baby's last day at work, so she's off for summer. (unless they call her about summer school but that would only be a few weeks anyway) She supposed to get off around 11, she'll come home and then we'll head north. D's having his usual end of school bbq, then we're going to Mullen's. My sister's wedding rehearsal is at 6 in Evanston so we'll cruise up there and then have another bbq at my parent's house. Depending how long that goes maybe we'll end up back at Mullen's, or just head home. Saturday will be the wedding. I picked up my tux today, it didn't fit perfectly but they were able to alter it. I love my sister but the teal just doesn't do it for me. Ugh. Anyway, it should be fun, hopefully it all goes well. This time I'm not the groom so I plan on getting toasty. (but I probably won't because I'll end up having to drive home, yay)

My uncle is in town from Mexico with his wife. He's here for the wedding but he's also here because of my dad. It's a long story but he hasn't been well, but he's also stubborn, so we couldn't get him to go to the doctor. My uncle is a doctor and the first thing he did when he got here is set up an appointment for him. Anyway, it's a long story but he's been getting tests done, MRIs, blood work, labs, the works. Hopefully we'll get some results and a course of action before my uncle leaves.

I've also got other family members in town, but of course no one's called. I don't know, my family sucks sometimes. There's drama, dysfunction, and bullshit, like in most families. It's just that I don't get them sometimes. *sighs* Most of us are nice enough, polite to each other, even pleasant. I guess everyone has their priorities. I'm kind of rambling vaguely but I just wish some of us were closer. But what can you do?

It's the same deal with my friends. Eh, I won't even get into that.

I had an interview today at a grammar school. I've had good vibes about it since I saw the listing. Then last night I saw that an old co-worker of mine works there now. I tried emailing him to see if he could put in a good word for me. Anyway, the interview was going well until I drew a blank. It wasn't a big deal, she asked me what my old principal's first name was, but I just couldn't remember. (until I left of course) After that I got nervous and started answering questions like an idiot. When she asked me if I had any questions I think I asked one about the school's population. I fucked it up. I'm such an ass. At least she said that I'd know either way by Monday so I won't be twisting in the wind too long. Fuck. Why can't I just win the damn lottery. Why can't one of you jerks win the lottery and then give me a mil or two. Jerks! *shakes fist*

That's enough for tonight, I'm out...

G'nite,

-Gil

Trapped. Despair. Fix tags. Spring Break notes. Magic notes. Doc appt. Good Guys/High Hopes. Writing. Screenplays. Crap...I forgot. Umm...brain freeze.

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Transcripts. Applications. Groceries. Laundry. Dishes. Garbage. Wait, did that last night...walk the dogs. Stuff to do. Never ends. Random.

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Friends. Lack thereof. What's the point? Tired. Sleepy. Hungry. Hole's too deep to dig out of. Need to work out. Work. Get a better job. Hope that school calls. Have to go back to school. I don't want to go to ***U. Crap I accidently deleted that. Undo. Accidentally. That's how you spell it.

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Then I wonder why no one reads this crap. Ideas. Website. Viral. Nail clipper. Where is it? *sighs* Should I go up north today? Too much to do here. I need money. Why don't I have any rich friends?

I'm done.

I did manage to post yesterday, wow. So ah...I guess I'll post tonight too. Watching Conan, had a long day, but it was fun. Went up north for a while. Anyway, Melissa's feeling under the weather so I'm going to crash in the guest bedroom. It's dark in there. I'm skerred.

This post was brought to you by the letter J and the number 5.

-Gil

Conan was awesome last night. The whole intro was great and I didn't know Andy was going to be back on! It's going to be tough to watch that and Fallon now. I already skipped Fallon last night, I guess it'll depend on who's on, that will determine whether I record it or not.

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Switching gears, how, in this day and age, do we lose a jet plane in the middle of the ocean? I know it's a huge area to search but don't we have satellites watching everything 24 hours a day? I don't know, it just seems strange to me.

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North Korea is planning to test more missiles. Mid range stuff that can hit South Korea and Japan. What the hell Japan? Maybe you guys should stop playing Dance Dance Revolution and start making yourselves an army. Can't you guys send Godzilla or Spectreman over there to take care of business? Ugh...I fear that we'll be in Korea before too long.

I hate it when things don't work out as planned.

I've had a busy week, I've been up north about every day this week thus far. So far? I'll stay with thus far. The little spare time that I've had I've spent nerding it up playing Magic the Gathering or Peggle on the X Box. So yeah...good times. Hmm...not much to write about really...I'll make it up with one of the memes or Livejournal writing thingies...what are they called again? Writer's block, right?

Wow I'm articulate and all kinds of smart tonight aren't I?

Work was rough today. I mean it was slow, and all I was doing was scanning stuff to make sure it didn't have to be returned...but I don't know. I'm not good when I have too much time to think and reflect on things.

Maybe I'll elaborate tomorrow.

Maybe I won't.

Either way I'm exhausted and going to bed. Hawks lost, Cubs won, Zambrano went nuts.

G'nite everyone.

Did I post today? I don't think I did, it's been such a busy day that I don't even remember. I almost had to take my mom to the ER again. Fortunately it looks like she's got everything under control for the time being.

My sister got rear ended yesterday and it looks like the other guy either had phony insurance or the company went out of business.

Good times. Oh and I'm writing on my iPhone because the power is out on our block thanks to the storm. Nice...it actually is kind of cool. We get to light candles, I get to play with the emergency flashlight/radio. Melissa even attempted to build a fort. (PS - Fort Melbert will rise again!)

I walked the dogs a few moments ago and it is so eerie outside. I don't know if that has ever really been captured on film. That magic hour like quality of night when the lights are out but you still have light pollution. There are no lights for a block or two, the moon is covered by clouds, but you can still see outside.

Crap it is starting to come down again, I'm skerred! I'm going to get under the sheets with my baby and go to sleep. Good night!

Posted via LiveJournal.app.

(Edit: I feel dirty about this post since I had to re-post it this morning. I wrote it last night and sent in via my phone but my password was different and it didn't post. I forgot I changed it when I changed my Twitter password. I did write it last night so it counts but you know how I can be sometimes.)

I'm exhausted. Had a good weekend, lots of driving though. It's always soooo nice to be able to take a shower in your own shower, use your own bathroom, and sleep in your own bed. Ahh...

Anyway, I've been away from a computer for some time so let me know if I missed anything, I'll try to catch up on everyone's LJs. Oh my Twitter got hacked somehow, Stine gave me the heads up, but then Twitter emailed me and said it was due to a phishing attack off Twitter. Umm...okay, not sure how that works, anyway, I'm trying to think of a new password now and my OCD isn't letting me.

Hope you're all doing well and that you all had safe and pleasant weekends.

One,

Gil

So I went to the H show last night and since Melissa wasn't with me I decided to go to the front. I'm paying for that decision now. My ears are ringing, I'm sore, and I just feel beat up. They had some trouble with the sound, but overall it was another solid show. I just think I'm getting too old to hang out with the high-fiving motherf'ers that hang out up front.

Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy

The first I ever heard about Wal-Mart and their BS practices was at a Rage Against the Machine concert. I don't remember if it was Tom's mom or them, but someone went off about Wal-Mart. They never had any Wal-Marts around me, still don't really, but the censorship issue isn't the only reason to hate them. (As if that weren't enough)

How about the company’s unfair labor practices around the world. Or how they mistreat many employees that work for them. They also sell goods made by suppliers that grossly violate the rights of their workers around the world.

I realize that there are communities that are pretty much forced to shop there. Maybe they're the only place in town, or the most affordable. Especially in this economic climate, it is difficult to spend with you conscience and against your pocketbook. I don't know, I know that a lot of things aren't black and white, but as an artist (in theory) and a fan of many artists, I think their censorship policy is bullshit.

It's basically blackmail. They're the biggest seller. If you want to sell a lot of records, you have to give in to their demands. I'm glad Green Day took a stand, and although it doesn't really affect bands like them who will sell tons regardless, it does hurt the smaller bands/artists who have to conform. At the very least maybe this will bring more attention to this unfair policy.

Hahahaha. Adam lost. Suckers.

Not that I really care, but of course I got dragged into it. I don't know what to think about Satana, BEP, Lionel Richie, KISS, Queen, and everyone else being on American Idol. Eh...

Anyhoo, not a whole lot going on, I've been catching up on Rescue Me. Good stuff. Local H tomorrow, should be good.

`24' ends season on high note, with Jack Bauer low

Eh. I love 24 and all but I had a few issues with this season. First of all, the President sucks. Seriously, I miss President Palmer. Then, I don't know, Jack is kind of a hypocrite. The whole speech about saving the people on the bus. Yeah, you'll break the rules and save the 15 people unless your daughter (1 person) is in trouble. Then you have no problem killing the 15 people. Which, personally, is probably what I would do. But, if you're willing to do that, then you can't go around killing or letting people die for the greater good. Trading your daughter's life (1) for Almeida (who killed tons and will kill tons more) is not an option. I don't know. The other issue I had is that not only did I sympathize with Almeida, I also actually think he had a pretty good plan. How else was he supposed to flush out the number one guy. He's cold blooded, sure, but so is Jack. Now they've got Walker being as hardcore as they are. At least Kim wasn't a total tool this season. (mountain lions anyone?)

So we're left with a couple of cliffhangers. Will Jack die? (doubt it) How is Walker going to break Wilson? What will happen to Almeida? How about the President. BTW, her daughter is such a bitch. Aaron was awesome, I think Aaron and Bill were the only characters I liked this season, heh. Captain America was annoying (Walker's boyfriend and boss at the FBI, boy scout character) and all of the bad guys were pretty predictable. Except Almeida, actually he was good too, why'd he have to turn on Jack though?!

Eh, that's enough of that. The Simpsons season finale was kind of lame too, it had one of those "umm...the show's over" kind of endings where you're left scratching your head thinking wtf?