Success! Well, yesterday I spoke at the Brown Bag Lunch Book Review at the Princeton Public Library, and all in all I think it went over fairly well.  There were around 20 in attendance, so for my first outing, I'd say that's not bad. Granted, 1/4 of them were my relatives who were only there because I asked them to come, but it took the pressure off a bit and helped loosen up the rest of the group; encouraging them that it was ok to laugh at things from which they otherwise would have refrained.

I was amazed at how at ease I was speaking in front of people, even though it had been since college that I had spoken before a group. I was also aghast at the way I looked! My wife videotaped the entire thing - parts of which I had intended on posting - but when I saw myself and the condition I have let myself get to? No way, no how!

Ever seen those fat, bald preachers on television?  Well, that's precisely what I look like now! I had no idea either, honestly. I guess I always see myself from only one angle in a mirror, and while it's not ideal, it's not horrible, per se.

Now that I've seen what I actually look like, and what other people see me as, I realize something has got to be done!

I have my 25th year high school reunion coming up this summer, and I can't possibly go looking like THIS!  I figure I've got 4 months, so I'm going to give this a shot as soon as I catch up from doing taxes and preparing for this thing at the library.

Labels: family, fat, insanity, library, Princeton

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