Robert Pattinson

Wednesday and Thursday are my days off from work. I came back today to learn that Robert Pattinson - whom you may remember as the dreamy, angst-ridden vampire in "Twilight" or the dreamy but angst-free wizard in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - was in the store yesterday filming "Remember Me." On the way out, he was mobbed by fans and then clipped on the hip by a taxi.

This provides the backdrop for the following phone call, which I received not long ago:

Me: Hello, Strand Books.
Caller (female, sounds about 16): Hi, I heard that Robert Pattinson was in the store yesterday?
Me: Yes he was.
Caller: Is he still there?
(pause)
Me: No.
Caller: Are you sure?
Me: Yes.
Caller: Do you know where he went?
Me: Home, maybe?
Caller: Oh. So he's not there anymore?
Me: That's correct.


She wanted to be absolutely sure he had not camped at the bookstore overnight.