Today is a day that God can seriously have back. I'm sicker than sick can be-- I think I have strep throat, I am all achy and hurty and weak-- and then the news about Heath Ledger. My brother broke it to me when I finally struggled out of bed twenty minutes ago.
It really breaks my heart. I'm not ashamed to say that I cried when I heard; I always cry at things like that, but he was a celebrity who seemed to stand for good things and was, more importantly, a respectable guy. It was very unexpected.
clareistotle said something which I found very astute, quoted by her boyfriend
quellionxellion: "...as Clare remarked, you just sort of get used to x person being around. It's unnerving to have x person be young, great at what they do, and then taken out of the cultural consciousness."
The first person I thought of was
hp_speculation, who is incredibly fond of Heath. Hope you're doing okay, my love, or at least as well as can be expected.