Ah, well.

I had just munched on my Mentos Pure Fresh Gum and felt on top of the world. I was invincible, irreplaceable, unconquerable. I was the king of the world.

He looked at me and I looked away shyly. It was working, I'm sure it was.
He kept coming towards me, I couldn't believe it. I looked away because the alternative was too overwhelming.
I looked again.
He was very very very close to me.
I gulped.

He opened his mouth and spoke. I smiled, not really hearing what he had to say.
The Mentos Pure Fresh Gum was working, I was dizzy with ecstasy!

"Could you let me in? You're blocking the entrance!"

Oh, darn! I had forgotten I was the voluntary bouncer for the TED talk in Mountain View. I was carefully guarding the speaker entrance and I couldn't let him pass.
"I'm sorry," I squeaked confidently, the Mentos Pure Fresh Gum was working. I wasn't frazzled at all! "I'm sorry, you'll have to use the back entrance for audiences."

"Do you know who I am?" he said.
"I'm not sure," I said confidently, the Mentos Pure Fresh Gum confidence sweeping its magic weave through me. "I'm not sure but you'll have to use the back entrance."

"I'm Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist and I'm a speaker at this TED conference! Please let me pass!"

I was mortified. 
I let him pass. 
Gave him a Mentos Pure Fresh Gum and wished him good luck.

Ah, well.

PS: I did receive the Mentos Pure Fresh Gum to test as part of the Holiday VoxBox from influenster.com. Thank you www.mentos.com