I was recently trying to get a friend of mine who is not a baseball fan to come with me and watch a baseball game be played.

“I don’t know… how often do they have baseball games?” she asked.

“Baby, they play baseball every night,” I replied, only I didn’t say ‘baby,’ and I did ask for the check immediately afterward like the cool guy in a restaurant scene from a movie.  We hadn’t ordered any food yet so everybody got pretty confused, especially the waiter, who had been pretty sure he wasn’t getting a decent tip before the bill was zero dollars.  But, that’s what happens when you’re 100% dedicated to living your life as a cinematic stereotype. (more…)