Trust Me, Brad Pitt and I Are Not Self-Absorbed

Recently, Brad Pitt came out publicly as prosopagnosic. Don't recognize the word? You're not alone. I would bet the great majority of people have never heard it, and if my experience holds true, a fairly-sizeable subset don't believe it's real anyway.

Prosopagnosia is face blindness. After the Esquire article came out, in which Mr. Pitt talks about experiencing this rare and misunderstood condition, at least 30 people sent me the link. You see, I had beat Brad to the punch when it comes to confessing that particular affliction.

My article  is about me sitting through an hour-long meeting with a man who clearly knew me, and seemed to be waiting for me at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and happened to have the same name as the person I was supposed to be meeting there. It's pure comedy. Except it's not. This is what life is like when you're face blind.

Link: huffingtonpost