What a Sad Day

This morning as I got ready for Day 2 of Summer School, I flipped on the TV to hear of Farrah Fawcett's passing. I couldn't necessarily call myself a fan because I only know bits and pieces of her career. It seems, from the footage, I've seen this evening that she was a pretty classy lady who took life's stumbles in stride. Her fight to live her life to the fullest, even in the face of her illness, is inspiring.


Although I was not an uber-Farrah Fawcett fan, it's always sad to hear of the loss of someone so young. On the way to Summer School, I listened as Dave & Carole recounted her achievements. As I drove, the loss was compounded by another.

Now, you may be thinking...who? Since it was 6:30 in the morning, the King of Pop's death had not even happened. No, it was right in front of me. LITERALLY.

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I hit, and am pretty sure killed, a chipmunk*. Now, keep in mind it was 6:30 a.m. The day hadn't started in the most ideal fashion. I spent about 45 minutes running to the porcelain god between 3-4:30 this morning, dry heaving. I hate, hate, hate (I realize it's a strong word...) the heat. I was focusing on the fact that Summer School is a way different dynamo than school and that there are some interesting personalities among the faculty.

AND then this.......... I took the life of an innocent little chipmunk. I know that many people think of them as pesky rodents, but I personally think they are sweet.

*This is not an actual picture

Sorry, little guy.

So, after a hot day with kiddos who would rather be situated in the wading pool than in an non-air-conditioned classroom, I headed home exhausted. My damage from the morning was still evident on the road...making me relive the whole incident. Sad.

Upon arriving home, I realized I had some Netflix movies that have been sitting on my TV stand for about a week. With the temperature reaching DISGUSTING ºF, I decided to chill in my room for a bit. I popped in the movie (subtitled, which can be a tad difficult to follow when you are delirious) and couldn't keep my eyes open for most of it. I finally turned it off and gave in to a little nap. It was much needed!

I finished the movie, after sending it back to the section in which I started to fall asleep. I finished that and then decided to hop on Facebook to check out what was new. As I scrolled through there were all of these updates with Michael Jackson references. I didn't understand until I landed on a status that said "RIP MJ".

WHAT?!?!? The King of Pop...gone? Wow. 50 years old. It's crazy. He's been entertaining for 41 of his 50-years. I always liked his music and definitely feel that the music world has lost a pioneer in the industry. So sad.

Photos courtesy of :

http://beattrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/michael_jackson.jpg
http://redriverautographs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/farrah-fawcett-70s.jpg
http://messersmith.name/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chipmunk_img_0220.jpg