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First off, I'd like to go on the record and say that in no way am I trying to gossip or trash talk. All I'm doing is giving my opinion and I hope that I don't offend anyone who happens to read this.

So, in the new issue of OK! magazine, their cover story is saying that Michael Jackson's three children want to stay/live with their Aunt Janet. The mag reports that Prince, Paris and Blanket “...just melt into [Janet's] arms when she walks into the house.” Honestly, I think that Janet taking them on would be a wise choice. She's the youngest of the Jackson siblings and she doesn't have any other children to care for, therefore she would be able to give them the attention that they need.

Although MJ's wishes involved his mother Katherine and Diana Ross, my opinion is that he looked at those women as maternal figures because that's what they were to him [at one point he said he and his brothers stayed with Diana for a while] ]and they made him feel comfortable. So, it was a natural choice on his part to nominate them as the guardians for his children.

I don't have any doubt that Katherine could handle those kids. Except for Blanket, the older two are at an age where they can help. Not for nothing, but Prince will be able to legally drive in about 3 years. My point is, they aren't infants and I'm not saying that their age and being able to help outweighs their emotional state.

But as I said before, I honestly do think Janet would be the best fit for them if anything at least after Katherine feels as though she could not handle it anymore.

Now, on a lighter note , after going back and listening to some MJ songs on his album "HIStory" and watching his interviews where he's bashing the "tabloid" media I won't be purchasing this magazine. The "Be Our Mommy" caption makes me cringe because I know this is a far cry from the truth of the matter. But I do believe that where this is smoke there is fire, and most of the time these rags are the smoke and fire. So I guess we will have to see how this all plays out.

MJ's fans just want what is best for the kids, and I think that would be for them to remain with the Jackson family-sans Joe...I'm just saying.

I haven't commented on Michael Jackson's passing sooner because it finally hit me today how much of a reality it is. Earlier on the day of his death, I had made a comment on twitter along the lines of "First Ed now Farrah, only one more to go." Never did it cross my mind that only an hour or so later it would be MJ. The second the news broke my whole body had a chill. I'm not going to say that I was his #1 fan; to be honest I had put him on the back of the shelf for the past few years.  But the moment the radio said his death was official, all of the memories of him and his music crossed my mind.

Born in 1982 I was lucky to experience Thriller the first time around. And for the four decades that he has made music, I feel as though 90s Michael was "my" Michael. At that time I bought "my" MJ cassette and CDs, put up "my" MJ poster, and recorded "my" MJ music videos off of the TV.

But after watching his memorial today I saw more than just the man on stage that everyone loved-I saw the person. His humanitarian efforts were tremendous and the outpouring of love people had for him was large as well. Tonight I expressed on my facebook status that I "never knew I could feel so much for a man who didn't even know I existed...". How could one man make so many people feel the same way at the same time in the world?

When I was younger I would hear the song "Man In the Mirror" a lot in my house. Growing up it was never one of my favorite songs and as I child I always wondered, "What man is in a mirror?" Such an innocent question at that age, but now as an adult I know that "man" is me.

Thank you Michael for being the only artist in the world that my father, mother and myself could listen to. Thank you for making me want to make any effort that I can to make this world a better place. And I will continue to listen to your music and share it with others.

When history and music teachers are discussing his legacy in classes around the world, we can be blessed to say that we lived and experienced it in this life.

Meet you in paradise MJ.







"Man In The Mirror"

I'm Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It's Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs
A Summer's Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man's Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya' Know
'Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That's Why I Want You To
Know

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
(Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah)

I've Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It's Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They're Not
Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody's Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya' See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That's Why I'm Starting With
Me
(Starting With Me!)

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Ooh!)
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm Asking Him To Change His
Ways
(Change His Ways-Ooh!)
And No Message Could've
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .)
Change!

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror,
(Man In The Mirror-Oh
Yeah!)
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make The Change)
(You Gotta Get It Right, While
You Got The Time)
('Cause When You Close Your
Heart)
You Can't Close Your . . .Your
Mind!
(Then You Close Your . . .
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That Man In The Mirror
(Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!)
That Man, That Man, That Man
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
You Know . . .That Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh . . .)
Oh No, No No . . .
I'm Gonna Make A Change
It's Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change . . .)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You've Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I've Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself . . .
Brother . . .
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I've Got To Get
That Man, That Man . . .
(Man In The Mirror)
You've Got To
You've Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To . . .
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change . . .
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know . . .
(Change . . .)
Make That Change.

yess i know it's been waaayyyy toooo loooong. however (honestly speaking) i haven't been moved to write ANYTHING. and the things worth writing you can find on your fellow blogspots and .com's. anyhow, i'll be taking a more personal and less informative approach with fM. i hope this will keep the readers as well as make so new ones. so stay tuned and don't turn your back on me- i have a feeling a loooot of entertaining and beautiful things coming up.

finals are among us... be back soon lovies :)

click here to see why :)

Want a rant and rave? You've come to the right post... So I'm going to start by saying this has been brought to you courtesy of Twitter, facebook, MySpace and whatever networking site shares more information than one should know about.

Lately I've been feeling like the "cool kids" just aren't that cool.  When I started with the idea of fM and I was just blogging on my MySpace page, I looked to many sites and people for inspiration how to go about things.  

Sorry for the delay on the Henri Bendel x Mally Beauty in store session.  Let me just start by saying that Thursday morning was pure drama and I almost decided on skipping the event.  But after a deep breath and a shower lol I got myself together and made my way to 5th Avenue.  

In case you were wondering (of course you were) I can't live without my Shimmer Shape and Glow in In the Pink Deep, Mally Beauty Cancellation Concealer 3-piece System in Rich, LightWand Eye Highlighter& Brightener and Life, Love & A Really Great LipGloss in Life is Fuchsia... but of course!!

let me start off by saying that i had high hopes for my day at the outlets upstate NY.  but i woke up to my lovely mother screaming about the snow outside.  SNOW ON THE 1st DAY OF SPRING?! awesome.  Julie was my shopping buddy for the day and after waiting a while to see how the weather would turn out, we decided to go ahead with our business and take the trip up there.

Barbie turns 50 today!! There are so many cute and new Barbies out there for this great milestone. So pretty, so beautiful, so Barbie.

here's a pic of my FIRST Barbie--1984: Aerobics Instructor. I remember living in the Bronx and my Mom brought her home. I opened the box, played with her for a little bit, then i ripped her legs off lol. 

ok, i'm not a fan of being tagged in pictures where i look gross or videos that i'm not even featured in, and funny enough, facebook has been notorious for these situations.  lately though, there seems to be a habit of people tagging their friends in notes.  i find that annoying as well, but this note that my cousin Rhonda tagged me in is actually amazing.  these past few weeks almost everyone i've come into contact with has been going through some type of relationship hardship (friends, lover, family etc.).  after reading this note (at 4:00 am during one of my insomnia torture spells) it took some weight off of my shoulders.  like the people i've been coming into contact with i also have some issues that need to be sorted out.  so if you need something to read to help lighten your load, then please continue reading...

Don't spend major time with minor people

If there are people in your life that continually
disappoint you, break promises, and stomp on your dreams
too judgmental, have different values and don't have your
back during difficult times...that is not a friend.
To have a friend, be a friend. Sometimes in life as you
grow, your friends will either grow or go. Surround yourself with
people who reflect values, goals interests and lifestyle.
When I think of any of my successes, I am thankful to GOD
from whom all blessings flow, and to my family and friends that
enrich my life. Over the years my phone book has changed because
I changed for the better. At first you think you're going to be
alone, but after a while new people show up in your life that make
your life so much sweeter and easier to endure.
Remember what your elders used to say, "Birds of a feather flock
together.
If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens: Chickens Can't
Fly!
I love the Lord and thank Him for all that he does in
my life therefore, I'm passing this on. Yes I do love Jesus. He is my source of
existence and Savior.
He keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without Him, I will be
nothing.
Without Him, I am nothing but with Him I can do all things. Phil
4:13
Be Positive - Be Progressive
Take the time to make a positive difference in someone's life.
Walk by faith, not by sight Receive God's blessings.
Heal the past; live the present; dream the future.

After so much suffering 

So cold inside 

Until you saved my life

When you brought the sunlight 

To ensure your happiness

I'll cherish every part of you

If you're keeping me warm each and every night

I'll be all right 

Looking back I guess it shows

That we were destined to shine

And I'd go through it all over again

To be able to feel this way

I'm overwhelmed with gratitude

My baby I'm so thankful I found you 

...i shouldn't have left you---but i did. JANUARY 20th was the first day of classes at Rutgers, Inauguration day AND MY BIRTHDAY!!! after my class was done i met up with Frances aka mightyfranso







later on that week i celebrated with some friends (Julie, Janice, Karen, Antwon, Ahmad and others) at The Diner in NYC... that's all i'll say about that l0l



AAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD i also took my first trip to Guyana in South America. the birthplace of my Mom and a majority of my maternal family. it was awesome!!!


peep the before i left picture


and the "I'M HERE!" picture l0l


so that's what's been going on with me in the past month or so. but please believe i'm back on the fM train now and thanks for not turning your backs on me. i can see from the profile views that some of you have been coming on here for the new new...so thanks :)

just give me some time to catch you up on things soon...

so my friend Antwon sent me a text asking to borrow my Apple software. anyway he informed me that he had to take his PowerBook for repairs and he didn't back up any of his stuff. sooooooo it totally reminded me of the 'Sex and the City' episode. my fav part is when Carrie makes a face @1:51 when the guy makes a remark about not being "compatible". foreshadow much?

i have a couple of banners that were made for me by my good friend Hazel (supA designer). but i wanted to start doing some things on my own and i was able to come up with this... fly huh??!! soon enough i will have the banners and copy codes so all of you can copy/paste/share the fM love.