My brief romance with a 2013 Oscar nominee....

It was July 20th, 2007 when our romance first took "flight".... he was in town filming "The Great Debaters". I was working on the Governor's film tax credit - a project that would quickly become yet another casualty of the rapidly approaching economic meltdown. Luckily, we were all still living in  pre-crisis ignorance, and industry hand outs remained unquestioned on this fateful night.

Our mutual interests brought us both to the Citi Arts Performing Center. Our eyes locked (clearly), and we engaged in a lengthy (10 minute) discussion about the authenticity of the Commonwealth as a cinematic backdrop... the importance of investing in the film industry... and, would I be around to visit the set tomorrow? (no lie here). "Of course... I'd be delighted."

I would be utterly thrilled to tell you said visit occurred... that we made out in his trailer, that he learned the inversion skills by practicing on me,  or that Trinity's real father is an Oscar nominee (timing impossible). But, alas, the above is the extent of my brief romance with Mr. Washington.

I guess, in the spirit of the Academy... it was nice to be nominated.