The news about Heath Ledger affected me more than I expected. Yesterday I felt completely derailed and had to really sit and think about why that is. My thoughts and prayers go out to Heath’s family and friends and his young daughter. Far too soon for his life to end, troubled and in pain. Too high on wings that were made of gentle materials and thrust into intense heat and light.
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It shocked me how deeply I felt it, too, and I think the main reason we feel it as we do is the sheer unexpectedness of it. I was sad when Brad Renfro died, but not shocked. With Heath, I was shocked. No whisper of anything about him in the news except things like “Heath Ledger Nominated for Oscar” or “Heath Ledger to Tackle Another Serious Role,” stuff like that. Nothing like you get from a lot of Hollywood stars and starlets these days, with all the DUIs and drunkeness and profanity and sheer nastiness. He seemed like a genuinely nice person with real talent (and a killer smile) and it’s a shocking waste for his life to be so soon ended. RIP, Heath.
It really affected me too. I had to leave work because I couldnt concentrate. I cried, though apparently it doesnt take much to make me cry these days. Sad day.