if another person asks me if they've seen me on t.v., or if i'm related to so-and-so famous person, i just might trade everything in my real life for the lavish lifestyle of a starving actor.

there was a period during which, if we'd just met (or ran into each other after a long interval), the other person would tend to ask "are you a (fitness) trainer?" or "are you the physical therapist?"

that period seems to have given way to "are you on a reality show?" or "are you that guy from xyz primetime drama?"

sometimes life gives hints. starting to wonder if it's not best to ignore them completely and go about doing whatever you would have in any case.

thinking about how well the "ignore life's somewhat obvious hints" strategy has worked so far, the answer seems considerably less obvious...