{"id":833,"date":"2003-11-04T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2003-11-04T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2003-11-04T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2003-11-04T18:38:00","slug":"self-conscious-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/04\/self-conscious-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Conscious&#8230; Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, to be honest, it wasn&#8217;t the reaction I was hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>On average, I see just under two comments per post I make. So.. when I see a post has 14 comments, I go back and look. Half of them pointed out how I look like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdfile.com\/images\/stills\/200x150_2\/orgazmo\/jeremy_ron.jpg\">Ron Jeremy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t know. Ron Jeremy is\/was a porn star. It was the irony he played off. He didn&#8217;t look like a porn star, and thus he just became more and more famous.<\/p>\n<p>I have heard all kinds of reports on his personality from &#8216;cool guy&#8217; to &#8216;real as*&#038;ole&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A few people know that I smile through gritted teeth when this issue comes up. <\/p>\n<p>I guess it really wasn&#8217;t my desire in life to be compared to a balding, overweigh porn star with wavy hair. Because as I am not a porn star, that just means I&#8217;m being compared because I&#8217;m balding and overweight with wavy hair. I don&#8217;t even have the reputation to have women throw themselves at me because I&#8217;m <i>that<\/i> overweight, balding guy.<\/p>\n<p>So, today I went back to the fitness routine. This time I have not only the desire but the<br \/>\nmotivation. I ran a full regiment on my upper body today and spent 10 minutes on the bike to burn fat.<\/p>\n<p>Truthfully. I am kind of embarrassed and ashamed&#8230; It&#8217;s hard to keep smiling when the comparisons are made to people you really don&#8217;t want to model yourself after.<\/p>\n<p>*shrug* Just cranky, I guess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-833\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/04\/self-conscious-me\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-833\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/04\/self-conscious-me\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-833\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/04\/self-conscious-me\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/04\/self-conscious-me\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, to be honest, it wasn&#8217;t the reaction I was hoping for. On average, I see just under two comments per post I make. So.. when I see a post has 14 comments, I go back and look. Half of them pointed out how I look like Ron Jeremy. For those who don&#8217;t know. 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