长得与好莱坞明星相像的好处就是：在众“fans”追逐的目光里，为了不让他们失望，原本不修边幅的我开始日益关注自己的形象，并最终成功减肥。
BrentwoodhasgottentobeoneofthemostexpensiveneighborhoodsinLosAngeles. Rolls-RoycesaresocommonalongSanVicenteBoulevardthatnobodyglances.[1] Celebritiesareaneverydaysighting.
IworkedhardtokeepupwiththerisingcostoflivingontheWestside. IkeptgainingweightbecauseIspentsomanyhoursatmycomputer. AtsomepointInoticedthatpeoplewerestaringatme, oftengivingmethosedoubletakes[2]. Theboxboys[3] atthesupermarketspoketomewithrespect – andwhenyougetrespectfromaboxboy, hemustthinkyou’rereallyimportant. Peopleweremistakingmeforsomebodyelse. Butwho? Thereweren’tthatmanypossibilities. Ithadtobesomebodywhoweighedcloseto 300 poundsandworeafullbeard.
IenjoyedthewaypeoplewouldsuddenlyturntolookatmeasifIworewings. Nobodymentionedmyname, butnaturallytheyassumedIknewwhoIwas. Icouldhardlyask, “Bytheway, whoamI?” Nobodyaskedformyautograph[4]. Thatmighthaveenabledmetolearnmyname. Ofcourse, IcouldhavesimplyconfessedthatIwasn’twhotheythoughtIwas, butIwouldn’thavewantedtodisappointthem. Besides, Iwasafraidofbeingtakenforanimposterandtreatedwithappropriatecontempt.[5]