Gonna go see Michael Jackson's This Is It tonight.

Yep! I sure am! It's funny because, in most places around the country, the showings are sold out. But not here in Rexburg. Very few people around here are interested in seeing it. And I can't say that I blame them. There's obvious controversy surrounding Michael Jackson as a public figure, and I'm very aware of that. I think his life and death is a tragic tale. I think he's severely misunderstood, and judged as being something he isn't. Now, this isn't just blind fan worship or anything. Nothing like it. I've simply paid attention to the accusations and facts, and things like that, and it just never added up to me. Although, with that said, I can also see how it is very easy to be convinced that the things he's been accused of are, in fact, true. I don't believe it, but I can see it. For that reason alone, I don't blame anyone for not wanting to see this movie, and I have no desire to pressure anyone into seeing it.

I have mixed expectations for this. It is a documentary, and I very rarely have any desire to go and pay money to see a documentary in the theater. But I have huge respect for Michael Jackson as a performer, and an entertainer. So basically, it could either be hugely entertaining, or painfully boring. We'll see. I'll post a review of it here tonight after I see it.

A Me Update

So, before now, all I've posted on this blog were just things I already wrote on Facebook. A friend of mine made me promise him that I would create a blog. Now that I actually have one, maybe I should actually use it as a blog! We'll see how it goes. I've always been terrible at keeping a journal, but maybe this will be different.

So, I'm in Rexburg, ID right now, going to BYU-Idaho. I'm studying Elementary Education. Although, right now, I'm technically not enrolled. I'm taking some time off to work full-time, so that when I start attending school again in April, I'll be in a much better financial position. This whole thing has definitely been an interesting experience. I mean, it's been great overall! I'm a Sophomore, taking time off, like I said. But I've made the best kind of friends that anyone could possibly hope for. I've also experienced heartbreak of almost every kind. Instead of going into those details now, I think I'll save them for separate posts. All in all, there's no other place I'd rather be right now. The funny thing is, I really mean it.

While I definitely miss my family and friends back in New Hampshire (they mean the world to me), this is where I need to be right now. That's very clear to me. This is the first time I've ever lived out on my own, and I feel it shaping me into the person I need to become. More on this later.