i wanna wear that: whitney houston memorial edition

when i was a kid, i wanted to look EXACTLY like this:

from the album "whitney," 1987

i was entirely convinced that if i had whitney's hair, i would be happy and my dad wouldn't be such a dick (well, not really... well, kinda). seriously, though, this is how i choose to remember whitney houston: curls, the most amazing smile ever and an even MORE AMAZING voice.

we love you, whitney!

postscript: can you think of anything better to wear while singing the best rendition of the national anthem EVER? no, no you cannot.