smooth criminal.

I’m training for a half-marathon! Have I announced that yet? I’m excited, but it’s 6:15 a.m.; I need to leave for school soon; and Michael Jackson is way more exciting than talk of marathon-training. So let’s save that for later.

I was running yesterday with my iPod on shuffle, when this old jam came on. I totally picked up my pace and was probably sashaying my hips embarrassingly. I LOVE this song, and it totally makes me happy whenever I hear it.

Surely, many of Michael Jackson’s songs are better (… “Billie Jean,” anyone?), but I still have a soft spot for “Smooth Criminal” and his dancing in its awesomely cheesy video.

Happy Wednesday! Today is a Michael Jackson and cake-baking kind of day (see recipe below). lv, molly

 

king of pop.

Remember the first time you heard him? I was watching TV with my older brother when “Thriller” came on, and I remember being terrified (all those zombies!) and delighted and intrigued, and eventually my mom got some of his music on tapes for us. This guy had talent, and you could see it the minute you lay eyes on him. Janna and I listened to some MJ tonight, and I forgot how happy his music makes people. Not to get all nostalgic, but I hope he’s remembered for his contributions to music and not solely for the circus his life became. Enjoy the awesome moonwalk below. I used to try to do this dance when I was little and always failed miserably, and I just tried again, and, well, still miserable. “Ow!” xo-m