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May 20, 2008
1548: CELEBRITY SIGHTING: KEANU REEVES!
Oh! I almost forgot to mention this most important piece of information: I saw Keanu Reeves!
Improbably, he was dining outside with his mom on 2nd Avenue around 84th Street. I was heading home from Bloomingdales and, always enjoying a walk, opted not to hop back on the subway when I was done shopping. I was headed up the eastern side of 2nd Avenue when the earphones on my iPod died. Annoyed, I decided to replace them ASAP rather than having to suffer the morning commute with one functioning earphone. I headed over to the western side of the street in order to make my way over to Best Buy, where I spotted the face of someone so familiar to me he could almost be me... Keanu Reeves!
He was looking up at the sky, inhaling deeply on a cigarette which he swiftly pulled from his mouth as if on stage, portraying... like, some really confident person. It was a little baffling, but also sort of endearing. Even when he's not acting... not such a good actor.
Pete says I should have told him that I saw Street Kings. I imagine he would have looked me straight in the eye, touched his hand to his heart, and very earnestly thanked me -- not because it was a terrible movie that really no one else saw, but because he is sincere in the way baby animals are sincere. They do not question the motivations of others, and are not burdened by malicious thoughts or a fragile sense of self... they just are. And so is he. He's the chosen one!
I was actually too stunned to come up with anything to say, and hid behind my massive shopping bag as I skittered away like a little fashionista bug.
Chris reminded me that "when the time comes, you won't need earphones." So true. So very true.
Posted by ashley at May 20, 2008 11:20 AM
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