Great story, Ickle Dorritt!

I am not sure if this next story is a most embarassing moment, but; some years ago, making a modest musician's income, I was approached by a freind who had hurt her back. She wanted to know could I fill in for her as an artist's model while she recuperated; daytime hours, 2 hour classes, good hourly rate, 5 classes per week, four weeks max - sure I could handle that ... 'it's nude modeling, is it still OK with you' - being a liberated (and macho) sort of guy I said, 'No problem'. But then the day I got there, as I got undressed for the class, it was very difficult. I knew I was committed but I kept wondering to myself "Jed, how do get yourself into these things?"

There is no punch line to this story. I worked my 4 weeks, and didn't extend the contract - but this was a generally humbling experience.