first of all, i love my sister! she is the cutest thing EVER <3 she wrote me a letter where she said
"Now, I don't want to get all emotional, but there is no way to describe how great a sister you have been... I look at your picture every day and I just think of how wonderful you've been and I kind of feel like you're right behind me. I sometimes even get disappointed that you're not right behind me. I also get so exicted thinking about the road ahead." i read that and i started tearing up. she's only 11. goodness knows she wouldn't be writing such nice things if we actually lived together (she lives in San Jose with my Dad), but i just want to hug her! at least i get to see her this weekend. it's been over 2 months since i last saw her. every time i see her, she's taller. she's gonna be taller than me soon! (of course, i'm only 5'6").
but the main reason i'm posting is because i finally got around to watching
Half Nelson. the movie which won Ryan Gosling a
Spirit award and got him nominated for an Academy Award! i keep telling people how amazing and crazy that is, but they don't quite understand why. see, i've been 'in love' with Ryan since i was, god, like 11 or something. that was 10 years ago. i liked him back in his
Breaker High and
Young Hercules days. even before that he was
The Mickey Mouse Club (with JC, Justin, Christina, and Britney of course),
Goosebumps- 'Say Cheese and Die',
Are You Afraid of the Dark?,
Flash Forward, etc... seeing him up there getting awards and being nominated is kind of like seeing a Power Ranger up there. he's come a long way and he's a great actor, but i used to watch him on these kid shows. it's just really weird for me. i am happy for him though. very happy.
anyhoo, great movie and now i shall spam you with pics, icons (even a Friends Only banner), and such ;)
THAR BE SPOILERS HERE(also not dial-up friendly)
before i get to
Half Nelson, let me show you where Ryan started:
( knock, knock. who's there? interrupting cow. interrupting cow, who? ... mooo? )( most of the caps i took of the movie are just Ryan because... just because ;P )( icons & FO banner )so, in conclusion, i'd just to say that i liked Ryan
before it was cool to like him ;P