Jillian Approved: Humor, News and Nonsense

It’s not the quite the new month yet, but I thought I would go ahead and change up my titles anyway. Out with the old, in with the new! That’s what they say, right?

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Have you met these guys? I have.

4 People You Meet [and should avoid] While Wearing a Sports Jersey:

Friendly Freddy – This guy is hard to miss. He sees your jersey as a conversation piece and possible friendship starter. His usual approach is to say something about your team that’s common knowledge and draw you into a discussion about how so-and-so has gotten lazy and is no longer a force in the outfield. You might smile politely, reply, then try to move away but he won’t let you. No, he wants to tell you about the time him and his friends went to some game in some city and did all that stuff. He blathers on and on and finally, when you’ve had enough, you cut him off saying you’ve got somewhere to be. You actually do have somewhere to be: away from him. He tries not to look embarrassed as you quickly leave, cursing yourself for not deciding on a simple t-shirt.

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I used to work for an entertainment data company in Hollywood. I think I worked there for almost 4 years. When I first started, I worked one day a week and then gradually moved up and up and up until I had a job with a title that didn’t make me cringe.

Anyway, one day I was waiting for my boyfriend (no, not hubby) to pick me up so we could do our usual dinner and a movie. Now I don’t know what it is about me, but perfect strangers often feel comfortable just coming up to me and striking up a random conversation. And exactly that happened.

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