How did you end up spending the day with Jeremy Sumpter?
The chair of the event, and my mom told me that I could choose who I wanted to escort because basically I got the celebs there. They all knew Jeremy was my main insentive for even trying to get the teens there, so they all knew I was going to be his "handler".

What was Jeremy's schedule for the day, and what were some of the things he had to participate in?
Jeremy arrived at 1:30 where he was taken to the Green Room to be debriefed on the day. After that, I took him down to the VIP Booth where he signed autographs until he was needed in the Green Room for an interview. At 2:40 there was a photoshoot for the celebs. At 4:00 Jeremy had to go introduce the Santa Monica High School Orchestra. After that he was off to do whatever he wanted.

Did you get to speak to Jeremy, and if so, what kind of things did you talk about?
It was hard to talk to Jeremy because I couldn't do so when he was at the booth, and while walking around Mark was always there. When he first walked in I turned to him and said "Hi, I'm Sarah, I'm your handler today". Now I look back and think that's was stupid because he might not know what 'handler' meant! Haha, well later I took him to the booth and let him do his thing. When the photoshoot came I walked him over and eventually they wanted me in the picture because of my role in the event. They mentioned that it was my birthday, so when walking back to the Green Room he wished me happy birthday and asked how old I was. I told him I was 15 (which im not ). Up in the Green Room he told me the brownies were good hehe. Later on before he was going to introduce onstage he turned to Mark and said "Look it's that girl". I turned and saw it was creepy girl (amanda). I turned to him and said "Steven told me about her," he said "Yeah she's a little scary," I played dumb and said "Is that your sister she's talking to?" he said it was and I joked and said "Taking one for the team right?" and he laughed and was like "I love you Gigi!". Later on I gave him his Pacific Park pass and made sure he was set and ok and little things like that. Now that I write it, it doesn't seem like a lot, but when I did talk to him, it seemed way cool.

After spending a day behind the scenes with Jeremy, is there any advice you'd give him from a fan's point of view?
Any advice I'd give him...hmmm. I mentioned he seemed a little distant or stand offish, but I'm sure the fans there wouldn't think so. He just seemed a little less down to earth than the rest. But I suppose you have to be like that in a public place, to make sure you don't mess up. But he was perfect otherwise.

Was it hard not being able to show your enthusiasm around Jeremy, because you were trying to maintain a professional profile?
Oh my god yes! I was dying for an autograph and a picture but I didn't get one because I didn't want to seem like a fan. I also played dumb a lot. Like I asked him how old he was and if that was his sister or dad etc. It was funny in my mind, but really hard! When he first walked in I was shaking, but I knew I'd be in huge trouble if I didn't keep my cool. It was tough.

Was this Jeremy meeting different from what you thought it would be, and if so, how?
Yes, in my dreams I hoped he'd talk to me more and we all have those wild fantasies about him falling madly in love with us. But in someways it was exactly how I pictured it. I knew he'd have to turn to me for help, which he did when being brought to places and when he needed anything.

As one of the fans that got to spend the most time around Jeremy, was there anything about him that surprised you?
Surprisingly, no. He was the same Jeremy we know. He stumbles over some things, but keeps his cool and is really sweet to his fans, especially little kids. It was adorable seeming him with little kids. There was one thing. Someone with him mentioned they had to leave a little early to be somewhere at 5 o'clock, but yet at about 4:30 Jeremy went into the park to go on rides. I thought that was weird because he used up his pass that was good for all day rides in a short half hour. I thought it was a bit of a waste.

Jeremy participated in an interview. What was the interview for, and do you remember anything specific about it?
The interview was for a documentary for For The Arts. I'm pretty sure it's going to be used for promotional purposes. All I remember is Jeremy talking about how he was the youngest kid in Kentucky to be in that art contest thing. And he mentioned he drew on his walls as a kid. I was not really listening to his interview because I was taking pics and I was in the hall because they wanted a quite room. But soon I'll watch the tape and tell you guys more if you want.

This is your 2nd time meeting Jeremy. Was this meeting any more, or any less exciting because of that?
It's hard to describe. I knew he wouldn't remember me. The walk was so long ago and I've told the story so many times that it doesn't feel real anymore, so this was all new. I have to say the walk seemed more fun because I was able to be myself.

If you had the chance to do it all again, is there anything you would change about that day?
Tons of things. I would have been more me and less nervous. I would have talked to him more. I would have gone into the park with him, if I could have. Things like that.

Describe your day with Jeremy in three words.
Busy, Nervous and AWESOME

by Dory & Luvsjeremy