At lunch yesterday Drew told me about how he once entered a Krystal Eating Contest, unaware of the level of competition. He put down 14 of the little buggers only get schooled by a little Vietnamese woman who ate 35.  He told me that story apropos of nothing, especially my modeling gig, which , since you asked, owed nothing to my T.V. experiences, except the necessary swollen head.

My first Fashion Show Rehearsal was tonight, and like Drew I  had underestimated the situation. Now, In my case it wasn’t that I was being outclassed, per se*,  it’s just that I didn’t respect the level of effort this ordeal is going to take. I thought, for instance,  the show was this Thursday. Nope. Its August 11^th.  There are 4 more 3 hour rehearsals before then. Crap that's a lot of walking.  Not that I don’t need the practice.

Usage Note: Longtime Slowdown readers, and savy corporate types,  know that “Per Se” actually means “Remove one  Negative from the preceding sentence.”  If you are unfamiliar with that formula, go ahead and experiment.   Slowdown Readers also know that I have to use the word Actually in pairs, since any sing use of that word invites the Meaningless-Word Demons into your home. The second use of that word, is the verbal equivalent of salt over the shoulder.