My newest blog buddy, Caity, recently wrote a wonderful blog post entitled Five Words. She was given a set of five words and was told to write out what they meant to her. I requested five words to blog about and she was kind enough to give me five. So here they are:

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I haven’t made a post like this since last month! I had no idea. July 31st to be exact. I guess its time for another round of things that make me happy. Here’s to it!

Thanks to Gaia09, I’ve finally changed the visual style on my desktop. I also got some new Rainmeter widgets and a new wallpaper. I absolutely adore it. Gaia 09 has been wonderful!

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I’ve been so excited for Fefe Dobson’s new album, Joy, set to release next month. She premiered her music videos on Facebook today and I’m in love. I just thought I’d share!

I haven’t written one of these posts since April so bear with me. I think I have a lot to be happy about this week so let me share them with you.

Benton Modern Display is a gorgeous font designed by Dyana Weissman and Richard Lipton. I cannot wait to own it. It’s just a typographic orgasm waiting to happen.

Natalie Jost released a free pattern earlier this week entitled Motherhood. It’s gorgeous. I’m not a mother but it’s a pretty nice pattern to say the least.

Fefe Dobson is set to release her third studio album, Joy, this September. I am excited! It’s been over four years since Sunday Love’s misfortunate un-release. I am very annoyed that Jordin Sparks is covering “Don’t Let It Go To Your Head” since her version sounds like crap, but whatever. I don’t like Jordin Sparks anyway. LOL

Wired Thinking is slowly coming along. The demand is high right now so David’s been working on full-time. We’re still in need of a few more editors, but we’re making our way. It’s going to be phenomenal when it launches.

Afternoon rains are wonderful. It’s becoming really hot in the days and the only relief I get is afternoon thunderstorms. Thunderstorms have their bad sides, but I can’t complain when they’re cooling me down. I’m still getting accustomed to this Florida heat.

I’ve been taking time to get back into writing. It’s working out pretty well. I guess that’s why I don’t mind blogging so frequently. It gives me practice and gets me back into habit. They do say the only way to get better at writing is to write, write, and write some more. I hope it pays off for me.

These are just a quick few things that have made my week a little brighter. What’s been wonderful for you this week?

Oh wow, there’s not many words that I can say right now. King of pop, Michael Jackson, 50, has died  today of cardiac arrest. I can’t put into words how much of a role Michael Jackson played in my childhood. My grandmother was a very huge fan, from buying his records to his movies, she loved his music. Her love of his music was passed down to my mother and to me as well. They fortunately attended one of his concerts in the late 80s before I was born. From learning this at a young age, one of my dreams was to attend one of his concerts.

I always was intrigued when I watched his concerts on video how many people would attend. I was intrigued to see women crying, people holding lighters, and screaming. I always thought how culd one person have such an impact on thousands of people. Moonwalker was my favorite movie, before the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie of course. I enjoyed listening to Smooth Criminal on repeat for hours. I attempted to Moonwalk and failed many times. I was a pretty hardcore fan before the age of ten.

As I got older, many artists entered my musical tastes, but no one was better than Michael Jackson. He just put out hit after hit. I would joke around with school friends that the world would end if Michael Jackson died. We all came to an agreement that if he died, we would drive to whereever and attend his funeral. I guess I never believed it would be true one day, or that that day would be today. As much as a Michael Jackson fan that I am, I believe a part of me is glad that he gets to rest from this busy life. Whether his death will cause people to finally leave him alone or even more stuff to come up is unknown at this point, but nobody can deny this man was a great talent.

He changed the music industry. He pushed through the music industry as an African-American powerhouse. His talents in music and dancing have influenced many artists over the past thirty years. His impact on the music industry is just beyond words. I know many people are in mourning. I feel for his family and the loss of their younger brother and son. I just don’t much more to say about such a wonderful artist. He will surely be missed. I’m breaking out albums as I type this. I’ll miss him greatly.

R.I.P Michael Jackson