Celeb Encounter Supreme (also titled: As celeb encounters go, I will never top this one)

There are really only a couple of people on my "Favourite Celebrities" list: Madonna and Keifer Sutherland, hands down. And David Letterman too. And Amy Sedaris as well. Damn, I guess the list is longer than I thought. Anyway, with the exception of Sedaris I have seen them all in real life, which is pretty lucky (Madonna in concert, Keifer Sutherland smoking a cigarette in East Village, and Letterman on stage at the Late Show) but yesterday I had the MOST incredible experience....a conversation with Kiefer Sutherland! Here's how it happened:

I took a very long walk yesterday (4 hours!) because until Tuesday I basically sat in front a computer for a million days straight. I walked all over the place, I had no destination. It was amazing. Anyway, at one point I was in Greenwich Village, and I passed a bakery. So, of course I had to go in. It was time for a cupcake! But, this bakery was one of those stale kinds that doesn't sell anything good, only shortbread cookies. I was perusing the display to figure out what i would get, since once I walk into a bakery I have to get SOMETHING, especially if it is a small place. You don't want the staff to think that none of their stuff is appealing. Anyway, who is in there but KIEFER SUTHERLAND, and he starts talking to me!! He says:
"It's hard to know what to get!"
and I said, "Well I'm sure everything is delicious!" and then I said..."You know, I'm Canadian too!" Cheesy, I know, but I wanted to keep the conversation going. So then he says,
K: Oh yeah? Where from?
S: Toronto!
K: How long have you been in New York?
S: Just since September.
K: Are you here for school?
S: Yes.
K: What are you studying?
S: Anthropology.
K: Cool. My daughter just started at NYU, it's her first year.
S: Cool. What is she studying?
K: Journalism.
S: Cool.
K: So, did you get back to Toronto over the holidays?
S: Yes, I just got back on Sunday. It was great! Do you live in Toronto or New York?
K: Oh, I go back and forth between them.
S: So, what are you going to get? (referring to the baked delicacies).
K: Oh, nothing, I'm holding back today. I'm just waiting for my friend, he's getting something. (At this point his friend smiled at me. I don't think he was famous).
Then, the staff person takes my order, and as I turn to talk to him, Kiefer says, "Great to meet you!" I say, "You too!". I order 3 cookies. I pay and get ready to leave (even though I wanted to stay FOREVER), and I said "Bye!" to Kiefer, and he says, "Bye! It was great to meet you! Good luck with school!" and I said "Good luck to you too!"

Sorry for the complete transcript but I had to record it for posterity! Kiefer was supernice, really friendly and full of smiles. I could barely look at him, I couldn't believe what was happening! Imagine meeting your favourite celeb, and the grandson of the man who gave Canada healthcare. It's momentous!

I haven't even eaten the cookies yet, they really do seem unappealing. But who knows, maybe they're delish! I'll have to try.