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June 21, 2005
OMG!
Like, OMG! I just totally saw Jennifer Aniston at North Ave beach!
Seriously. I took the day off work, and decided to celebrate by going for a jog in the sweltering 9 am heat. As I plod along towards North Avenue, I see that the beach and surrounding path is blocked off with a swarm of mean-looking policemen around the entrances. Behind the tape was a fleet of trucks, RV's, and limos.
After an initial "wtf" phase, I assumed it was the pro beach volleyball tour which comes here every summer and closes the beach. But then I saw the papparazzi. There weren't that many, but when a bunch of guys with high-powered lenses on their cameras are blocking the path, you can see why they might be a nuisance.
After I got past the paparazzi - that must be what it feels like to be a celebrity hanger-on, since all the cameras are there but nobody is trying to photograph me - I saw none other than Jennifer Aniston walking along with some other impossibly tall blond lady, chatting it up for the camera that was following them along the path. All the people along lake were watching this, snapping pictures with camera phones, and calling friends in Oregon to tell about this incredible sighting.
I'm not going to lie, I was temporarily starstruck. I thought of something clever to yell that might get her attention. I was looking rather badboyish, if I may say so - not showering that day and having a five-day old beard must somehow make me look dangerous - but it was not to be. I thought better of yelling at Ms. Aniston when the burly security guard directed a stern "keep running, asshole" look at me.
Posted by oz115 at June 21, 2005 09:53 AM