I don't get starstruck because I don't watch TV!

Well I am fortunate enough to have some good things happen in my life and this was one of the good things that happened to me today! My pretend little sister "jillianj" (www.travbuddy.com/jillianj) had once asked me, "if you ever have the opportunity to see John Krasinski (from the TV show The Office and new movie coming out with George Clooney - Leatherheads) let me know...how would I have a chance to see him? (grumble, grumble) Number 1, I don't even know who he is..., Number 2, I don't watch TV and I don't have a chance to go to the movies... and Number 3, how the he** am I going to have a chance to see him? Yeah, I work in SoCal  (Southern California) where Hollywood and the movie industry is,  etc...but I'm nowhere near that field in how I make my living!

Well last week sometime, a name caught my eye; John Krasinski - is that the name that "jillianj" stated? Isn't that the guy she has a huge major crush on? I rushed to the travbuddy website and asked her! Yes, that's the guy! She was jumping up and down and doing the best "Flashdance" dance moves she could - singing or rather typing, "I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm about to lose control and I just can't hide it!" Well, I told her I would see what I could do. (Sneaky aren't I? I already knew what I was going to do!)

The day came! It was today! Wednesday, March 26, 2008! She's lucky because usually my weekdays and my weekends have been full with other activities that I forget things that I plan or want to do!  I printed out the sign, that said, "Hi there JillianJ" and headed over to where John Krasinski was going to be! I did tell her that I would try my best and see what I could do, BUT if he was an a**, then who knows what will happen. So I marched on over there and waited, and waited, and waited - no just kidding, well I did just for a bit, but in the meantime I got to take my photo with Jay Leno who was there also and realized what a sweetheart he was as well. It was a very warm afternoon and I was sweating from the heat - I thought to myself, "he better hurry up, because it's HOT out here!" Eventually he came out of the stage doors and a co-worker of mine said there he is, I said no that's not him and as we argued back and forth she was right; that was him! I didn't recognize him because he was wearing a suit during the interview and now he was in jeans and a baseball cap! Who knew?  I went up to him and explained that my friend  "jillianj" from www. travbuddy.com/jillianj  had a crush on him and couldn't be here - could he please hold the sign that I had printed and allow me to take a photo of him so I could send it to her! He was very sweet and obliged! In fact, he even autographed it for her without hesitation! After that happened, I decided to take a photo with him also and confessed to him...that I really didn't know who he was and that the only reason I knew of his name was because of "jillianj."

So, now...how am I supposed to relay this event to "jillianj?" I wanted her to be SURPRISED!!!!!! This is the actor/future actor husband/love of her life at the moment...how am I going to tell her? Well, I contacted "pearcetoyou" 1/3 of the 3JXPRESS (jillianj - jillian, pearcetoyou - james, and me pvtjoy - joy) and told him what I had just done. I wanted to surprise her! So, I told James that I was going to pretend that I couldn't take a photo, or couldn't see him, etc...and just surprise "jillianj!" I called "jillianj" and left her a voicemail to call me back as soon as she could - I tried to sound sad on the phone and wrote her an e-mail stating that I was sorry, I tried my best - but didn't send her the photos yet!

When she finally returned my call, I asked her if she was near the computer and she said she was...I told her I would send her the "snap shots" I took of her "man" and that I really tried my best! She was so concerned that I sounded sad on the phone that all she could say to me was, "it means a lot that you even tried" (little did she know at the time that I got more than she wanted!) So, I sent her the e-mail and was on the phone with her as she received the photos - yes she was speechless and yes she was..."I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm about to lose control and I just can't hide it!"

So this is for you my "lil sis" - so glad to have met you on Travbuddy!

Borrowed photo of Burbank, CA from google image.