So sad...

Tonight when I got home from my show, I walked straight into the laundry room to put my body suit and "stuff" in the washer so I can have clean and good-smelling undergarments for the two shows I have. While waiting for my stuff to wash, I can't go to bed because I have to hang everything to dry. This is a good time for me to catch up on emails, check blogs and whatnot, etc. Anyway, I have bookmarked my favorite blogs that I try to keep up on regularly so I won't have to go to too much effort to find them. A couple months ago, I was "introduced" to Randy Pausch through Oprah and 60 minutes. I have fallen in love with his outlook on life and his inspiring story! So much, in fact, that I bought his audiobook "The Last Lecture"

Randy was a professor at Carnegie Melon University and forerunner in the field of computer science, more particularly virtual reality. In 2006, he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and given, at best, 6 months of good health left. In 2007, he was asked to give his last lecture at the university. I have watched it on YouTube, and just let my jaw drop with his enthusiasm, zeal, and sincerity.

After watching this, I found his blog and would check it periodically to see how he was doing and to see how his family was holding up. I just checked his blog, and read the very sad words. Randy lost his battle with cancer, and passed away on July 25, just a few days ago. It made my heart sink to the bottom of my stomach. It is very sad..

Here is his "Last Lecture" for you all to watch. It is kinda long, but I encourage you all to take the time to listen to what he has to say. When I was listening, (it took me about a week to get through the whole thing, btw), for some reason, my days went much better, and I noticed my attitude was much happier and cheerful. He just has an amazing perspective on life, and I hope I can take what he says and apply it every day.