Benji Schwimmer is the WINNER!!!
So I'm not a reality show fan, really I'm not, but from the beginning Benji absolutely stole my heart. He seemed so sweet, so sincere, he is a really good person and somehow that transended and I cuold see that even from my living room....I found myself cheering for him, beaming whenever he did well...I really hoped he would win, and when he did tonight...I dunno...when he started to cry, it just made me want to cry happy tears too. Perhaps I got attached to him because my mom told me about how his fiancee left him, and i know how bad that hurts, and my mom told me how he didnt want to do anything until this competition came up, and i know how it feels to lose all passion for the one thing you love...and i wanted Benji to win so much because i think this meant more to him than any of the other dancers, and i know specifically the kind of pain he was going through...and to see someone dive into their passion and have their eyes light up, and to succeed at doing what you do despite being so hurt...i dunno...i liken that to me and my art work....I haven't felt too creative, been timid about entering contests, but the few times I have felt like it, it made me feel human, the last three years have been really empty feeling, but art helps fill that gap, and for Benji, the way he smiles when he dances, dancing fills that gap for him....and not only is he an amazing dancer...but I could just see how much of him is his dancing...I'm just rambling now...it's hard to explain...I'm basically a groupie for Benji...what a schmuck I've become...
i told myself if he won i would paint a portrait of him...so these are my favorite two pics of him I can find. Tell me my fair viewing audiance, which of these two do you like better? I cant decide...