I’m not really one to be called a “crazy” fangirl. Sure I’m a girl and I’m a fan but honestly.. I’m in my twenties and that really isn’t my deal.

Ok so I waited for hours to see a few Harry Potter premieres, and maybe I went to go see some RPattz when he was filming “Remember Me” in the city. Twice. But it’s just that I live in the greatest city in the world, and hey, exciting things go on where I happen to live. It’s really more convenient than anything really!

So last November I was just going by my business at work in midtown Manhattan when Stephen Stohn had tweeted:

Times Square, being literally, blocks from where I worked, I tweeted Stephen telling him that I was going to see if their were filming during my lunch break. And I did just that. Want to know what I found?

Holy. Shit. Balls. Shame he's not legal..

I can’t even explain how CUTE he was. Like I’ve said before, I doubt this boy is 18 or whatever wikipedia is claiming. He’s tall and blue eyed and VERY handsome. Ugh, I’m not a creeper…

He was filming something for CTV when I was there and looked very preoccupied doing his thang. So I waited there and made some friends with one of the film crew guys (tip: make friends with ANY type of people involving filming!). He told me that he had some time before he had to go back up to MTV studios and that he would direct Landon to me first. At that point there were only about 3 other fans waiting to see Landon. But OF COURSE, the fact that we’re right smack dab in the middle of Times Square, we had a little group of passerbys there in an instant. Some lady asked me if I knew who that was, I told her and she had no clue but continued to keep standing there as if he was going to magically hand out some gold bars or something.

If you're a tourist, for gods sake, KEEP FUCKING MOVING. Sidewalks are small and this isn't some sort of scenic tour /endrant

By the time he was done, there was a decent crowd among us and from what went to “plenty of time for autographs” turned into “Landon only has a few minutes before he has to go back to the studio”. FUCK. But, the film crew guy was right on his word and had Landon come to me first. So I asked him if he could take a pic of us with my shitty Verizon cell phone.

So here I am, blubbering like an asshole asking Landon Liboiron for a picture, which he graciously said yes (!!) and the film crew guy is having trouble taking the pic with my phone. As we were standing there waiting for him to take it Landon goes, “Wow, that’s probably the girliest phone I’ve ever seen” talking about my pink case AND mini-mirror on the back. Needless to say I was dying at that point and just mustered some sort of giggle like an idiot. So film crew dude manages to fuck up and get back to my main screen, I fix it, and now the rest of the crew are getting restless bc he HAD to go back inside. So film crew guy tries again and he CLAIMS he took it. I get my phone back, after thanking Landon a million and one times like I had some sort of social anxiety issue, and there was no pic of us. Basically he lied because he couldn’t get his fat fucking fingers to press the button correctly.

So Landon signs a few more autographs and heads up, thanking everyone (soo adorable) and then he was gone. So I’m on my way back to work, giddy as a schoolboy, when I notice someone familiar walking the opposite direction of me.

Oh hi, creator of Degrassi, and the BEST SHOW EVER.

Now don’t ask me how I managed to recognize an executive producer when I’ve probably walked passed Chase Crawford and didn’t even know it. I guess his pic is on twitter, I’ve seen enough “behind the scenes” Degrassi things, and he’s actually spoken to me online directly before when he was active on degrassi.tv.. aaaaanyway… so Stephen Stohn was walking towards me and I knew I had to do something. So what do I do? I literally STOP HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TRACKS. I said something along the lines of. “Oh Mr. Stohn (AND I pronounced it “stone” like how it’s supposed to, I’m sure I got brownie points for that) I’m so sorry for stopping you but I just want to thank you for creating a really great show. I’ve been watching since I was 14 and I feel like I can definitely relate to so many of your characters.. blahblahblah.. thank you thank you thank you” you get the picture. And the man was SO SWEET. All he did was smile and say thank you back and say that he loves it when fans come up to him to tell him that. I told him all about how I got to meet Landon and take a pic with him. He was with an exec from TeenNick whom he graciously introduced me to. But wait, this gets better, following not too long behind him was actually Linda Schuyler (above in pic), Stephen Stohn’s wife and co-creator of Degrassi. So he introduced me to her and I basically spilled me love and devotion to her. I didn’t want to keep them long so I gracefully backed out of conversation so that they could get back to where they were going.

I tweeted Stephen Stohn later that day and he replied:

so cool.. And I’m glad you got to meet Landon

You could not knock off the SMILE off my face for days.

Oh and here’s one better. They were actually filming when I asked Landon to take a pic with me so you can actually see me on this little snippet about :19 seconds in and then again :57 seconds in. I’m in a purple/fuchsia hoodie and I’m ACTING A FOOL. The things we do for Degrassi.. eh?

Oh Twitter, Twitter, Twitter. How so many people don’t really like you and some just can’t stop using it. It’s pretty safe to say that the majority of the Degrassi cast does, in fact, use Twitter and post quite often. It’s cool to see them so open about posting about their lives and sometimes even about Degrassi. Gives us fans some unexpected surprises here and there.

It’s an even BIGGER unexpected surprise when some of them tweet you back. No, it’s more like a serious fangirl squeal moment for a good hour before actually calming down.

My face, yesterday

So it all began when I was tweeting my latest post yesterday on my @DegrassiDish account when I saw that Ray Ablack posted about hockey.

RayAblack
Watching the leafs game. Comforted by their improvement after some solid acquisitions. about 18 hours ago from TwitBird iPhone

My boyfriend is actually a huge hockey fan (or sports fan in general) so I pick up a lot of useless sports knowledge through him. So replied to him, just to see if I could get a response.

DegrassiDish
@RayAblack I wonder how the Leafs are enjoying last place in the Eastern Conference. =P Lets go Rangers!

A lot of the time when I tweet celebs I don’t really expect a response. I could only imagine how many @replies stars get. So, refer back to the kitty reaction when Ray Ablack tweets me back.

RayAblack
@DegrassiDish haha, yes! I love to chirp! Don’t bring the trash talk here unless you’re gonna play hard!

I nearly FELL of the floor when I saw this yesterday. But, of course, I kept my composure we tweeted back and forth a few more times.

DegrassiDish
@RayAblack Facts don’t lie my friend =)

RayAblack
@DegrassiDish heh, yeah, I can’t really argue or defend them – it’s too true. Damn haha

DegrassiDish
@RayAblack I recommend switching to the Ranger/Devil game. Never a dull moment when the Rangers are shutting out a team. Esp the Devils!

RayAblack
@DegrassiDish hmmm. Tempting. Although as I read that, Kessel just sniped the leafs’ fourth of the night. And we’re shutting out the sens? Doesn’t happen too often so I gotta watch it

DegrassiDish
@RayAblack Really? Nice! Alright fair enough. Rangers haven’t been shutting out anyone recently either so I can relate.

All the while I was FREAKING OUT. But really, how cool is that? I love how amazingly chill Degrassi actors are. This isn’t the first time this has happened to me. I’ve gotten the lucky chance to have Scott, Ray (again), and Exec Producer Stephen Stohn tweet me back on my personal twitter. All instances which I nearly died after.

Have you ever had a Degrassi star tweet you? Want to? The secret, I’ve found out is that they are pretty much just as average as you and me. How would you feel if you got “OMAGAAAAAAAAAAAAHH I LOVELOVELOVEYOU TWEETME?” all day? Not really all that flattered. Keep it cool (even though you’re probably not) and just tweet them like you would a friend. You might just be lucky enough to get a reply.

Take a gander at Erin’s Degrassi Web Directory which lists all of the Degrassi actors twitters and other links.

Has any of the actors tweeted you back? I wanna know!

Before we get down to business I just wanted to say yay! for all the lovely response I’ve been getting so far on the blog. Not too shabby for being up a week. Feel free to request to write about ANYTHING Degrassi related. Seriously! I’m loving this blogging thing so PLEASE if you want me to write about a particular Degrassi storyline, ep, etc. Let me know! Someone had already requested me to write about a mini on the ctv.ca site but unfortunately, me being all American, I can’t view those videos. But I’ll do my hardest to try to write about whatever your pretty little faces can come up with Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter if you have one!

So for all the Americans out there, tonight was finally the premiere of Love Games. And can I just say THANK GOD because if I saw that fucking promo on The-N one more time, I might have killed myself by now. I mean, yes, it’s a new ep, but it’s not like it was the beginning of a season. And the promo basically gave away the entire storyline anyway. I’ll save this ‘America/Canada delay of episodes’ rant for another day.

SPOILERS ahead, kiddos.

All I can say is that I am ALL FOR Declan/Holly J, or Delly J or Hollclan, or whatever mashup of names someone on a Degrassi forum has come up with. A classic Degrassi “lets pull this relationship out of nowhere” act but, you know, it kind of works in this case. You can’t fake Landon and Charlotte’s chemistry and that’s basically all you need. I was kind of taken aback by the lack of jealousy from Jane. I’m pretty sure the writers will touch up on that when the time is right.

Nice boxers, Declan

And, ok I’m not going to lie, but Landon Liboiron is pretty sexy. That may or may not sound kinda pervy considering I am slightly older than him but I just refuse to accept that this boy is only 18. I mean, come on, does anyone think Taylor Lautner is REALLY 17?

Ok really? What the fuck are they putting in these boys waters???

B plots were pretty boring, but that’s why they’re B plots. Is anyone else not really getting any vibe from Danny anymore? Ever since he hit puberty and lost all of his quirky little brother antics, his plots have just gotten kinda boring. Couldn’t they have set him up with someone other than that girl who I swear has been on the show for years and still has YET to graduate? You didn’t think we’d catch on, did you, writers???

B plot #2 just pissed me off at the fact that KC did nothing as the ever “menacing” basketball team decided to gang up on poor Connor. Isn’t he supposed to be one of the good guys? I can’t wait for the day when they give Connor a Manny-esque storyline and starts dressing like a whore. And please writers, stop making all the “bad boy” types with trailer trash hair! PLEASE!

As for Hollclan, I can already smell all the Declan/Holly J/Spinner triangle. I do like Hollclan but ever since they’ve somewhat touched upon Holly J/Spinner, I still can see THAT happening too. Kinda torn between the two to be honest.

Liked Love Games? Hated it? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Who ever knew this..

Would eventually become this..

I know I didn’t. For someone who was relatively unknown less than a year ago and is now performing in the Grammys, we all know that just means the start of something big. What truly impresses me the most is that throughout this HUGE change in this boys life, he seems to be staying very true to himself. He’s not wearing some leather mask like Will.I.Am or has some “trademark” look. He’s not rapping about dumb shit that doesn’t relate to him. He’s being himself and rapping like he did back in Degrassi. I always knew if he ever made it big, that he’d be a class act. No wins for Drake’s 2 nominations but hey, 2 noms is not bad considering he doesn’t even have an album out yet.

At least all us old school DTNG fans can say we knew him when.