Celebrity Sighting #108349: Jasmine Guy

I have a connection with certain things and certain people that I cant completely explain. I knew for days that I was going to meet a celebrity (someone that I care about) soon. I kept telling my coworkers that and they laughed, threw stones at me and called me a fool-- okay, maybe not that much, but Im sure they thought I was just talking.Well today I joked with my girl/coworker Q about this. I even joked and told her I saw John Legend getting on the airport tram. (The man was fine, but wasnt John). Within an hour of me saying this, I was alone in the store with the customers and a woman walks in looking at the books on the front table. I greet her as normal and she says hello back and thats when I recognzed her voice. Just to be sure I asked her if I could help her with anything (I did this so I could get her to look at me again and say something else). She does just that and I smile inside and ask my famous question: "Do I know you from somewhere?" She says, "I'm an actress."I smile back and say, "I thought so." And I let her browse the store while inside my mind I am thinking, "OMG! That is Jasmine Guy!!! That is Whitley Gilbert from A Different World!!!"A lil bit later when the store cleared out and she was standing near me I say to her, "Excuse me, Ms Guy? You can say no, but I was wondering if I can get a picture with you?"She smiled and says yes. I ask another customer to take the picture. Jasmine Guy puts her arm around me for the picture and I notice I am towering over her. Shes short. Wow. Im only 5 feet even. We chat some more as shes getting her items. We talked about the bookmarks she was buying. She bought a hardcover book about James Baldwin, a keychain and two book thongs (they are bookmarks but they are string with jewels on them instead of the traditional paper bookmarks. Very pretty).Then I did something that felt I needed to do for myself but didnt know how to go about it. I wanted to tell her how much I appreciate her without sounding like a dorky fan. Q says I failed this mission lol. I very cooly and casually told her how I respect her and how she was inspiration for me to become an actress. I also told her how I am a writer. She thanked me and suggested I read author Pearl Clegg. Then she left with her boo (I expected it to be Dwayne Wayne aka Kadeem Hardison, but it was actually some hispanic looking guy lol).And that was my 15 minutes of fame with Whitley Gilbert.Oh! Did I mention she's a Borders Rewards member?? Sign up today for free!!! LOL*Pic to come soon when I develop my disposable. You know the drill.*