Celeb Hunting

Friday night, I scored some passes to Club Bud (this time through my sources ;) and Trevor and I took off for a night of celebrity photo hunting! As we waited in line at the Commodore, we saw Benjamin Agosto, of the 4th place US Ice-Dancing Team, talking to the media on the red carpet (the red carpet was only about 5 feet long, but nonetheless...) Inside, we saw Jeret Peterson again (this time with his silver medal--he'd received it at the Medals Ceremony that night.) I stopped Benjamin Agosto to congratulate him on his performance in the Ice Dance and chat about how he was enjoying Vancouver. He had to be at the rink on Saturday morning to get ready for the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition. Upstairs, I pulled aside Michelle Kwan when she walked by to ask how her Games were going.


A few minutes later, Tara Lipinsky walked by and I introduced myself (apparently, I also introduced everyone else in the area.) She was gracious and fun, but I had to stoop down about a foot to be on her level for a picture.

At about 1am, Club Bud's dance floor was still not full, so Trevor and I headed over to Odyssey, where the dancefloor was full, to finish off the evening.

Saturday was a slow day at work. Most people have already picked up their tickets. Mitchell met me for lunch, and I had a great squash agnollotti with chicken at Urban Fare Supermarket. I've met some cool people here in Vancouver, and I have a feeling I'll be back at some point! Saturday night, our Ticketing Department went for a great dinner at DB Bistro (Daniel and I both joked that it was our place, our initials being DB.) After dinner ended, I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer and I had to go to bed.

I set out for the office this morning through the drizzle. Vancouver seems to be saying goodbye by treating this day just like any other! The energy in the city is high, though! People are lining up at Starbucks for their caffeine and heading to their favorite bar to get a seat for the big Gold Medal Hockey Game! Today is going to be fun!

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