Damn it Cordy, that made me tear up. (Guess that video did him justice if that's the case, wonderful video)
Zelda does have class, I'll give her that. I chuckled a bit thinking of Robin sending a flock of pigeons relieving themselves on the cars of trolls. I can imagine him with his arms spread out, a 'crap' eating grin on his face and the flocks of birds lifting themselves off his arms in good joy and having a poop party all over those cars, all the while seeing him laugh and sing "All hail the conquering hero! Nah nah nah, nah nah!" or some such thing.
Bullies are everywhere, around the corner, down the street, heck even on the news behind the reporter. On the internet, in your favorite coffee shop... I was bullied when I was little because I was well... Little. I was bullied for being small. Later on I was bullied for glasses AND being small. In Junior High we all went off into our little cliques and I finally found where I fit in. I was with a group of tall, huge, misfit boys but no one dared go near me after that. They were a bunch of funny guys. The fact I wasn't bullied anymore was a bonus. There were times though, that a 'new kid' would turn up and stir things around. A simple verbal jibe in their direction and they ran in the other direction. Zelda turned the other cheek and came up with a witty retort to all this barbaric behavior. I salute you ma'am, for you have class.
In other news, it turns out poor Williams had Parkinson's. My grandmother had Parkinson's and if the person who gets it wasn't depressed before, they almost certainly are once they get it and long after they have had it. I don't know if this is true, but according to one specialist, Parkinson's decreases the levels of Dopamine (yes, Dope. Dopamine, happiness? Another word for drugs? Chemical in the brain? Yup, you got it). Dopamine helps with I guess the simplest way of saying it is, keeping your happiness levels up, keeping you chipper and bouncing off the walls with joy. (Not really, but it is supposed to keep you upbeat and happy)
Depression, he said, takes a toll on Dopamine levels or appears when the levels are low to begin with and when someone has Parkinson's on top of it, it can drain those levels even faster. I don't know the science behind it so don't flag me on it. Seems to make sense. After all, just the thought of having Parkinson's is depressing enough. Dad said his mother was miserable having it. Said it was painful to watch. She lived to be in her 80's and my mother took care of her the best she could.
His wife revealed that part a while ago, most of you probably already heard about it. I wonder how long he had it. But hopefully the family can fine some peace. (away from insensitive trolls no less) Day one I was shocked, I couldn't believe it. Day two started off with me wanting to ball my eyes out. After the day rolled on however I started to accept it. Day three came and went and dad and I joked about all the movies he was in and the jokes he pulled out of his hat. I figured Robin wouldn't want us crying over him, but look over the memories. After all, most of his life he worked so hard keeping us upbeat and happy, forgetting about the crap in the world. I'll be upbeat for him during his passing. It seems the most respectful and what he would have wanted. All of us happy, laughing... And living life.
R.I.P Robin Williams
