I seriously wonder how I get involved in some of the conversations I have with strangers. I'm an innocent bystander at a store and BAM! Last week, it was the jewelry counter at Ross, which ended up with someone telling me that I'm the type of friend she likes, all because I said something slightly witty about shopping priorities. Today, it was the card/price scanner thing at a CVS. 

Again, after I was accosted about coupons(?!) and mentioned something, which I of course don't remember now, she said, "Ah, encountering a young person with a quick sense of humor. There is hope for young people." Well, grey, frizzy-haired lady with a fixation on coupons, I don't know what I did, but I'll take it as a compliment... I think. And the fact that people love randomly talking to me will always make my life entirely too entertaining. 

And when I thought I was in the clear, she's walking out while I'm in line and strikes up another conversation about my Strand Bookstore tote and the bookstore itself.  Oof.