You might know him
as Oscar Isaac, but I know him by another name. His real last name, and the nickname his cousin calls him.
And here he is. And here. And here.
You know, this was going to be a well thought out post, because I’ve been thinking about it all day, but now I’m tired.
So here goes.
I remember Oscar showing up to youth group with Eddie, and me knowing he was older and cute and mysterious. And he hung out with us for awhile after that. He was the only guy who gave us Valentine’s on Valentine’s Day. He made fun of my braces. He believed me when I talked about what I wanted to do with my life. He showed up at my house unannounced. We all watched him and the Blinking Underdogs play in some grungy warehouse. We made Testing Jack. We stayed up late and all hung out in my front yard. There were bonfires and New Year’s parties and going to Miami Beach and the Biltmore to watch Oscar play whatever current role he was in. And I always knew. I always told him that someday he would get famous, and I would start selling his playbills on Ebay. And here we are, with the Nativity Story, and Oscar is everywhere I look. The trailer has run on every major network, and he’s in my Orlando newspaper.
I remember being at Jennifer and Ed’s wedding last year, and saying goodbye to him. He picked me up and swung me around, and said it was good to see me, and hopefully we’d run into each other soon.
I remember being in high school and dreaming my big dreams, and watching my friends dream theirs. And here we are. Oscar is a movie star, with people arguing how old he is on IMDB, and I’m an editor, working my way towards writing something for myself. We’re so young, and we’re so lucky, to have what we want. If I died tomorrow, I would die happy. I love my job, my boyfriend, my new place, and my friends. And most of all, I love watching the people around me while their dreams come true. Congratulations, Oscar Isaac. You deserve this more than anyone, and I can’t wait to see what else is in store for you. And someday, when you’ve forgotten about me (which you can’t, because technically now I’m your cousin in law haha), I’ll run into you somewhere, and ask you for your autograph. And then I’ll sell it on Ebay. 🙂
You know, I didn’t meet all of you early enough in life, so I don’t have lots of old memories with Oscar (definitely more with Eddie), but I do remember having Blinking Underdogs songs on my computer and going to the Biltmore for that one play he did, although I couldn’t begin to tell you what it was called. And you know what else is weird? I’ve always known that wasn’t his real name, but I don’t think anyone ever told me what it was. Lol. But yeah, it’s so awesome to see someone you know (or in my case, have met on a more local/personal level) hit the big screen. Pretty freakin’. You obviously are closer to him, but someday I’ll be one of those celebrity groupies who runs around bragging about how one time, before Oscar Isaac was famous, I shook his hand and he smiled at me.
Hello there=) This may seem strange, taking notice of Oscar Isaac almost a year after the film The Nativity Story was released. I have to be honest that I only saw the movie last week (on video) and I can’t help but watching it everyday before I go to work as it keeps me really inspired to face the day ahead (I’m usually up by 3AM…why? It’s Manila traffic!). I also can’t help noticing how Oscar portrayed Joseph, he made him looked so human! I have seen so many films about the Nativity but this one’s special, it’ll make you realise that just like everyone else Joseph feels frustration and pain and so does Mary.
I’ve read that Oscar has a Christian upbringing. To me when you say Christian I’m thingking of something else than Catholic.Please correct me if I’m wrong, I have to admit that I really don’t know that much=)
I hope to hear from if you have the time because it will be really wonderful to have someone to talk about this amazing actor without sounding like well… obssessed.
Thank you and God bless.
~ Bambi ~