... aka the "Why Willis is a catch" speech.
But more eloquent because I'm blogging and it is a respectable hour.
(This is embarassingly long. Feel free to untag yourself, but I want it on the Internetz for all to see. And I'll probably be like "Oh crap I am a loser" and just send each of these blogs to the individual people. BUT YOU'RE FIRST so yay you!)

So let's start at the beginning...
Remember how I talked about my first impression of you in that really ridiculous-lame Youtube video (that I don't want to hear mention of ever again)? You were the kid who came to Hunan Manor in a suit and Looney Toons tie and then you ran up a wall. (Shortly thereafter I learned that Asians really do breakdance and I owed Alex Choi an apology. ^^;)
What a first impression.

And that impression lasted. You've done nothing but build up this really positive image I have of you in my mind.
You're clearly really intelligent, a quality I sometimes take for granted in my friends. Valedictorian and a bioengineering major at UPenn, your academic work never seemed to really fall on the backburner.
But then the thing that amazes me most: you balance school life with a social life. And not just a semblance of a social life like me, but a real social life. You were valedictorian AND prom king! You've got a group of friends that love you (maybe a little too much) and your parents can't hate you for it. Your ability to do this is one of the things I admire most about you, because I find it to be near-impossible to do.
You do it, though, every day and effortlessly.

That would be enough to have won me over as a friend, but of course, that just wasn't enough for you, was it?
You're also an amazingly talented person. I've seen your sketches and envied the fact that you're one of those Asians that can draw. I know you play piano and I can only assume you play that really well also. And the talent that I am just a sucker for is your dancing. Willis, you are one of the most talented bboys that I have the pleasure and honor to know. I am so glad that you were one of the people who introduced me to the culture that I am now just a tad obsessed with. In any performance, battle, or cypher you're in, you're always the star because you've got this great style and energy.

And then on top of all of that, you were blessed with good looks. <sigh> Life can be unfair.

So, Willis. We have a "special" friendship. I almost never get to see you. If I do get to see you, I don't have a chance to talk to you. And, in that rare occasion that I do get to talk to you face-to-face, it's almost always very awkward. Which is why we don't talk much, I'm assuming. ><"
But then, every 6 months or so, according to my IM logs (=P), we have these great late-night conversations. I don't know why, but I opened up to you in December about a lot of personal things that I hadn't told a lot of people. Maybe it was the fact that we aren't that close that made it easier for me to tell you, but you're a really approachable person, when I'm not being intimidated by you.
Then you told me your adorable story and I learned that you have insecurities and it was cute and amazing. You've heard all of this already, but while you were telling me how you feel like she's way out of your league, I listened super intently to make sure SHE was good enough for YOU. You sit there thinking you're the luckiest guy in the world because you got such a great girl, but I think she's thinking the same thing. (And the Willis fan club knows that she's the luckiest girl in the world.)
To tell the truth, I thought I would be incredibly jealous hearing your story, not only of you but also of her for having you. But the bitter jealousy was, surprisingly, overwhelmed by my joy for you. Honestly, I had a hard time containing my squeals of delight and by 3 AM my face hurt from smiling like an idiot at my computer screen. You deserve everything you've got and there are few people I can think of who are as deserving. I am not genuinely happy for my friends very often. I'll say it out of obligation, but most of the time I'm either envious or apathetic. Not for Willis!

One other thing. Your faith is kind of beautiful. I may not have faith myself, but seeing how much church has changed your life is a little bit, oh, I don't know, inspiring. I can't say much else about it, but I had to say something.

You are such a great catch, Willis, and I feel so lucky to know you and have you as a friend. And I'm writing all this out so you never forget that you are a catch, even though I am such a cheesy sap that I actually cried when I was singing your praises to you before. You never come to my Chinese dinners anymore and you only acknowledge me through random Facebook stalking, but our 2 or 3 late-night IM conversations make all that neglect so worth it. =)

Thank you for listening to me and confiding in me.
Thank you for being you and being in my life.

And yes, this speech will be available for your wedding.

(I'd put a picture of the two of us up right here, but alas there is no such picture.)