RIP, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Fawcett...

There's really nothing I can say that hasn't already been said, so I'll instead direct you over to some posts at the All Movie Blog that were written by my friend Cammila Albertson. I don't know who will be covering obit duties over on the All Music Blog, but you can check them out tomorrow for a more extensive post about Michael Jackson. They have their work cut out for them - I don't think anyone over there thought they'd be tasked with writing this one.

Strange, strange day. And a tremendously sad one.

In Memoriam: Michael Jackson

In Memoriam: Farrah Fawcett

Tehran Calling - Mayday, Mayday

I will be the first to admit that I don't know the whole story of what's going on in Iran. I know there were elections, I know the results were disputed, I know some are saying the elections were rigged, and now it seems that the country is falling apart. You won't see much coverage on mainstream news sites, apparently - but there is a great aggregate post over at LiveJournal's "ontd_political" that includes coverage from The Huffington Post, as well as Twitters from eyewitnesses. More than anything, it would appear that the Iranians, and especially young Iranians, want the world to listen to their concerns that the election was stolen/rigged by the existing regime. The regime has responded with a brutal crackdown that includes beatings, intimidation, and the shutdown of cell phone service. Social networking sites have apparently been blocked, and foreign reporters are being told to leave or cease their broadcasts. It doesn't appear that things are going to get better for Iranian citizens any time soon.

I wish there was more I could do or say at this point, but I'm truly at a loss for words. I just hope that the reporters covering these events are able to get back home safely, and I also hope that no more protesters are injured or killed at the hands of their government. I don't know what those of us outside Iran can do, or even if we can do anything. Hopefully we'll learn more tomorrow.

If you know more about what's going on, how to help, or just want to talk about the situation, please feel free to comment.

They Tell Me I Have a Website

I've batted around the idea of getting a website for a while, but I never followed through with it. I was always worried about the cost, about how to design it, who would host it and all that. However, it looks like things may have changed.

Carl over at Geek Assault has offered to host my site, and several of my friends have also volunteered to design one for me. What's more, Carl has also offered to host a site for Big Mean Flash Gamer - no bad thing, especially if it leads to more opportunities for him.

So to sum up: a website is in the works, thanks to some great people who think that a site would be a great idea for me and mine. Watch this space for further developments, as well as new content. It's about time I started updating this thing on a semi-regular basis at least.

Current projects: New Website, freelance articles for The Gazette.