Thursday, February 28, 2008

Celebrity Sighting!!

On Monday night I took a break from my daily routine and went out to dinner with my sister, her hubby, and the baby. They rarely come in town so this was quite the occassion! Where does one take a family of 3 with a small child to dinner in the great city of Washington?

Old Ebbitt Grill. Oh Yeah!

Cheap, friendly, and, who knew, a prime location for a celebrity sighting!

So, there I was standing in the lobby, waiting for our table, talking to my brother-in-law (my sister was changing a diaper.... man, I'm SO glad I didn't accept the invite to go "help" her with that!) when he came down the stairs and walked straight toward me! He even LOOKED at me. Yes, me! He was, no kidding, less than 2 feet away from me!

Being an avid fan of his past work, I recognized him immediately and stood there, starstruck. The entire encounter only lasted maybe 15 seconds, and the only thing I said was, "Oh My GOSH!! ohmygosh, ohmygosh, ohmygosh!" in a frantic whisper to my brother-in-law (he's SO totally oblivious).

Who, may you ask, was this celebrity?

None other than the man that dumped Christina Yang, the man that called George a faggot, and the most gifted cardio-thoracic in the country (okay, so his character did two of those):

Isaiah Washington.



Don't be too jealous.