MOONWALKER OR MOONWHAT-THE-HELL-WAS-THAT. OR HOW MICHAEL JACKSON IS MY FRIEND.

Last night we honored the King of Pop in my friend's backyard in Brooklyn and watched, projected on a large wall, MJ's Moonwalker.

They had a shrine with photos of MJ and a delicious ice cream cake with his name on it. It was a memorial that was, well, fit for a King.

I don't know if any of you have seen Moonwalker, but it is completely and totally insane. It is going to take me a lifetime to process what I saw because it was so weird, parts of it were so magical, and my mind was blown in more directions than I knew what to do with. At times my head hurt and other times I thought my heart was going to explode with amazement.

Please enjoy the attempt Wikipedia makes at trying to summarize one section of the film (note: Mr. Big is played by Joe Pesci):

"At the climax of the song, Mr. Big lays siege to the club and kidnaps one of the children, Katie. Jackson follows them back to Big's lair and ends up surrounded by his henchmen. Mr. Big appears and mentally tortures Jackson by threatening to inject Katie with highly addictive narcotics. While Katie manages to wriggle free from being injected, Mr. Big decides he's had enough and orders his men to kill Katie before finishing off Jackson, but not before a shooting star flies by. Jackson transforms into a giant robot and kills all of Mr. Big's soldiers. After Jackson turns into a giant spaceship, Mr. Big gets into a large hillside mounted energy cannon, firing on the spaceship into a nearby ravine. The children are his next target, but the spaceship returns from the ravine just in time to fire a beam in the cannon with Mr. Big inside, saving the children from destruction."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalker

I know, right? It makes absolutely no sense. At one point, MJ is a claymation rabbit, at one point he is a robot, there are kids, he runs through a field with Sean Lennon and a soccer ball, you see Pee Wee, there are spiderwebs and tarantulas, shooting stars, and guns.

That movie could not have helped MJ's public image as being crazy because I was stone cold sober last night and felt like I was on more drugs than my girl Liza.

Here is one of the best parts of the movie that is truly incredible.

Before you watch it, I would like to state the following:

1. The kid playing MJ is Brandon Quintin Adams
2. Brandon Quintin Adams played Kenny DeNuenez in "The Sandlot"
3. My co-counselor at camp this year is dating the guy who played Timmy Timmons in "The Sandlot"
4. Therefore, I am friends with Brandon Quintin Adams
5. Since I am friends with Brandon Quintin Adams, I am friends with:
Michael Jackson




BOOYA.

In closing, the weather report for last night called for rain. It was perfectly clear until, just as the film was ending, the credits started to roll and raindrops started to fall. It was as if Michael was silently weeping on us from above.

RIP MJ.

I know you are off walking on the moon where you belong.

LAZY DAY.

Today I am having my first truly lazy day in quite some time. I woke up late (thanks to an impromptu dance party in a bar last night with the Mayor of Avenue A), had breakfast, chatted on the phone, spent time on my roof, came back downstairs, took a bath, and now I am making a weepini which I will consume and then I will take a nap.

This evening will consist of my honoring the memory along with my friends of the one, the only:


Michael Jackson.

We are attending a BBQ in MJ's honor where there will be a rooftop screening of:


I can't wait for tonight.

And I can't wait to take a nap.

And hot damn my weepini is delicious!!

DON'T BE A WEENIE, EAT A PANINI.

GLORY BE! I GOT A PANINI MAKER!!!

I absolutely love paninis. My Mom has given me the greatest gift of all time: a beautiful, fabulous, shiny panini maker. I am going to be eating paninis every day for the rest of my life.

I already made one with grilled zucchini, eggplant, onions, and mozzarella and I plan on making even more of them throughout the rest of the week and then I will be able to make weepinis, which are weekend paninis. Obviously.

But, the best thing about it is it isn't just a panini maker...the thing is basically a GRILL.

YOU CAN GRILL ANYTHING.

Shrimp, veggie burgers, s'mores...anything you want to grill you can.

I really should do an infomercial. If you ever find yourself in NYC, let me know and I will make you one mean panini.

OOPS.

I came home from work today and sat down on the couch to take a
"quick power nap."

I woke up an hour later because I had been sleeping with my mouth open and had literally drooled all over my hand.


I'm awake now.

WAKE UP.

I had some serious trouble getting up this morning. I am still pretty jet lagged and not exactly turned around, so I've been going to be later than normal and waking up throughout the night.

My head is a widdle bit fwoggy.

I also am not consuming caffeine or general cr*p food for at least the next week or so in attempt to realign my system after my vacation. Let's just say this cowgirl had a few too many s'mores at camp and tacos in Texas.

OOOOOOF.

In the meantime, I really like this picture (and most things) by Matte Stephens.

HOME SWEET HOME.

After a great trip, I am back in my apartment.

I must say, I did not realize how much I missed the city until I got on the plane to come home. When I left for my vacation, I was really ready to get out of here - I was a little stressed out, had too much going on, and needed a break. But today, after two weeks of away time, there was no place I wanted to go except back to Manhattan.

I love that I can walk everywhere or hop on the subway, I don't have to have a car, I can pop around the corner to the grocery store or to the movie theatre, go sit outside in the park, or lounge on my fire escape. Even though it sometimes feels like a hassle to live here in the city, there is no other place in the world like it and I absolutely love it here.

I cannot wait to crawl into my very own bed and sleep, sleep, sleep.

In fact, I am going to go get ready to do that now.

Goodnight!

YEE HAW HITCHED.

Tomorrow The Sister and I are off to Austin, TX for a wedding!  I am beyond pumped to see two friends get hitched Texas Style and we will also be there for the 4th of July.

It is going to be the definition of a Star Spangled Affair.

I will see you all when I'm back in Manhattan!!!  Have a great 4th of Hoolahhhy!!