David Tennant, David Tennant!!!! Did I mention, David Tennant?

7/8/2011

Birthday magic was with me today.  I met up with the Winant girls for a bite a pub.  We had a good time, but it was quite hot and I was really wanting something low key – well, something mind-numbing anyway.  Roni and I decided to brave the British Cinema!

Going to the cinema is a bit more expensive than it is in the States…and that’s saying something!  Roni and I found a “cheap” theater.  (By cheap, I mean a whole £2 less.)  We decided to see Source Code and were asked if we would like the front or the back.  I recommended the back.  After climbing 4 floors we finally found our theater.  We were shown to our seat by and usher.  (Yes, we were assigned seats.)

There were SO many commercials before the movie began, more so than in the States.  Then there were preview – which I generally like, but was a bit ready for the movie to begin by the end of it.  The movie was quite good and just what I needed.

I love movies because, for just a couple of hours, nothing else matters in the world.  You are completely absorbed in a different reality and think of nothing else.

We were in

Leicester Square

, so I want to check and see if Much Ado About Nothing had finished up yet or not.  By the crowd that had already formed, I determined that it had not.  Patient Roni stayed with me as we waited for 20 minutes for David and Catherine to come out for autographs. 

I devised a plan – David needed to give me a birthday present, so a picture with him would do.  J  My first try was not the best

Me – “David!  It’s my birthday”

DT – “Oh!  Well, Happy Birthday to you!”

He  continues to sign autographs and talk to others. 

Me – “David, could I have a birthday picture with you?”

He doesn’t hear me.

The girl in front of me gets and autograph and a picture.

Me, more loudly – “David, could I have a birthday picture with you?”

DT – “Do you think you can get over here?”

The nice fans move aside for me to get closer.

PICTURE!!!!!!!!!

David then runs off and I have a small moment where I need to compose myself…..it took a while.

I had two or three sets of people stop and ask, ‘What’s going on?’  All I could do was show them my picture. 

Bless belated birthday magic!