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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:32 -0500

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Day Game - Monday July 26th 2010

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:48 -0500

Monday July 26th 2010

1 Approach
1 Insta Date
1 Phone Number

Update: One of the girls from my 0 for 15 day actually did text me on Tuesday so my 0-15 day has been upgraded to 1 for 15 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY...LOL anyways I guess one of the positive things about a bad day is that you can really only go up

-I went to Cross Iron Mills and I walked around for a bit...had AA but I eventually opened a girl who was sitting down...she smiled and I walked over and went direct and asked her what she was up too and she told me she was actually observing a competitor and I told her that sounds like espionage (IVC)...I told her I had to leave (False Time Constraint) in a bit and then I sat down. I then asked her seeing how she is a secret agent if I already knew too much and if my life was safe. She then said I won't kill you yet (Roleplay)...I told her I don't feel safe and physically move a few inches off my seat to the other direction (Banter)...

-We talked for a bit and after about 10 minutes I asked her to use her spying skills to judge er...profile me (Games??)...she said you are XX (she actually guessed my age right), really friendly, a charmer, and you secretly want my number and first and last name for my facebook...I told her that she was wrong because I didn't want her facebook...we laughed...we then decided to see if we could tell by what people we wearing if they were in Highschool or not...at one point she even ran after these two girls because we had differing opinions...we then had a long semi rant about the fashion do's and don't since she's a manager at a retail store (Relating)

-I then asked her how good she was at her job (she said really good) and whether or not she used her sexiness to sell clothes...she told me that girls do it all the time to get what they want from guys...I tiold her to push out her breasts and show me how she would use her sexiness to sell me a pair of jeans...she does and at this point I go hard

-I then asked her if we were to hang out if we would have to go assassinate people and carry out top secret missions or if we could just do normal people things...she responded by saying she likes movies and just hanging out...I asked her if she would be a go tour guide for me in Calgary...she said yea what do you want to do (Time Bridge)

-I asked her what she did as her cover up...she told me she lived a double life and she was embarrased to tell me where she worked before...at this point I realize that we are having a great convo and even though I opened direct if there is no sexuality entered into the equation I will end up with a new shopping buddy...she told me she worked at subway and so I told her it seems like she can handle her meat and package the goods (Which in Hindsight is corny as F*** LOOOL)

-30-45 minutes minutes in I asked her what she liked to do for fun and she told me she was a huge sports fan and a huge gamer...I then told her how awesome that was although she never should have told me...I wanted her to be my shopping buddy and now I totally wanna get in her pants so she totally messed everything up...she then told me how shes like the best gf because she wouldn't want me to go everywhere and do everything with her, my phone is my phone and completely my business, she'll watch sports with me, and when we break up she won't go apes*** and turn into a psycho b**** on me...we'll actually be really cool and really good friends after (Accepting my sexuality and Qualifying herself??)

-This whole time she was supposed to be doing 'intel' on a competitor and since she was talking to me we both winged the answers for her...anyways the mall was closing and she had to get back to her store so she tells me for the third time to text her so that if we don't meet up this week she can buy me a drink next week

It felt really good to be back although I still think I could have pushed myself harder (done more sets before and after her AND step outside my comfort zone)...however all in all it was a good 2 hrs

LR: She's a married woman

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:38:33 -0500

My favourite pub-- student night. I’m hanging at the back door, chatting up 3 girls. My talented wings are waiting inside with more. After a few minutes I say:

“So what are you girls up to tonight?”

“We’re heading to Xbar. It’s a great place to get laid!”

“I want to get laid tonight,” The other girl pipes. “And we’re going to get her laid too.” They both point at a cute dirty blonde with devilish blue eyes and great tits.

The hottie flicks her hair and say’s, “Yeah….I want to get laid tonight too.”

She pivots and heads inside….I’m right behind her. My hand lands on her shoulder turning her to meet me.

“Hello!”

“Hi!”

“I just noticed something really intriguing about you.”

“Yeah, what?”

“Those big shiny earrings. You could use those as a weapon….like a ninja star. Are you…..a Geisha?”

“Haha. Yeah….you got me.”

“You aren’t going to kill me are you? Should I run away?”

“No….I won’t kill you….yet.”

We vibe for a few minutes, then invite her to meet my friends. She’s impressed, and attracted to most of them. Good thing my buddies have abundance mentality. They flirt, keep her happy, and don’t escalate. Respect.

“You’re all so funny. How do you know each other?”

“We’re part of a super secret society dedicated to self improvement.”

“Oh….sure you are.”

We share interests, legs touch indefinitely, time slows, noise fades away--we focus on each other.

She’s wearing a diamond.

“Are you married? Give that here….that’s not real!?”

“Yes, I’m married...but I hate him.”

“For real?”

“Yeah, he’s a total asshole.”

“Listen…..tonight's not the night to be angry. Tonight is your night. I’m here for your escape--your adventure.”

From the beer soaked table, I rip a piece of paper, twisting one strip around her finger, the other around mine.

“We’re getting married...but I’m gonna dump you soon...unless it was meant to be. Do you take me to be your unlawfully wedded lover?”

“I do.”

“You may kiss the man.”

So...I pull my tongue from her mouth.

“What if I dump you first?” She asks.

“That won’t happen.”

“Why is that?”

“We haven’t consummated the marriage.”

Too much talking.

I flirt with the other girls, but she doesn't get pissed. I'm always checking back, making sexy eye contact. And she chats to my wings. We decide on bouncing to another bar. She and I wait behind.

“Did you come here alone HbMarried?”

“No, I was with some friends, but they disappeared. Then I sat with these other guys, but they were sooo boring, didn’t say anything. Then I sat with some other guys but they were really creepy and kept hitting on me. You guys are really cool by the way."

If only she knew. I went on the internet for the secret code: Up, down, left, right, start and select at the same time.

We finish our drinks and head out, kissing at the back door. Some drunk shouts out at us, “Hey man! She’s a married woman!”

“Zardoz, was he talking to us?” She asks.

“No, no. It was someone else let’s go.”

“Oh my god, was he yelling at us?”

“Look….we have to go or I’m going to get my ass kicked.”

“God I hate him. I hope that’s not his loser friends.”

“Let’s go then Princess Monoke.”

We get to the next bar, there are cops everywhere, a stabbing, and the dumb bastard is bleeding from his gut, all over the bar.

“Let’s go to another venue,” I say, and hail a cab pushing her inside.

“Where are we going?”

“A great place, you’ll see. Driver, take us to Satellite please.”

Our tongues wrestle, while the cabbie sneaks a peek.

It’s three am. The bar is closed. Funny. Go figure. That's great for us, and cheaper.

“Well, I guess we’re going to Chateau Zardoz for wine and cartoons. It’s better than any bar.”

She agrees. We walk a short distance to my place. In the living room we watch some cartoons and drink cheap wine.

Eventually I get up, woo her into my room with, "Hey....come here," make out a bit, she pulls off her shirt for me. We make sex in front of a big mirror.

"I guess I should call a cab now."
"Yeah bitch...get the fuck out."
"Haha. No I actually have to go home."
"You can stay, I love spooning. But you have to brush your teeth....I have an extra one."

I give her my number and tell her to call me. She takes it.

"Call me anytime."

“Careful Zardoz. I might take you up on that offer.”

"I took a woman for Zardoz." Sean Connery

My first post...science vs art in pickup

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:32:43 -0500

Are you an artist? Or a scientist?

Do you flex your creative muscles? Do you write stories, play guitar, dance, sing, act, direct, or so forth.....

Pickup is an art. When I hit a party, I'm on stage. It's the Zardoz show.

How many of you like modesty in a performance? Bashfulness. Have you ever heard a musician say, "Sorry, we haven't practiced in awhile." It sucks right? You want them to pour their heart and soul into that performance. A good artist is conscious of an audience but does not react emotionally to that audience. The artist leads the audiences emotions by example.

It's the art of social power through positive dominant energy.

I was with a friend on friday. The guy was freezing up. He can open--but that's about it.He was completely focused on the outcome. I made a bet. Whoever can grab a girl and spin her the most times wins a drink.I wanted to loosen him up. Get him in the now. Guess who won? I pushed the guy and pushed the guy. He eventually goes straight to the hottest girl on the floor and meekly flaps his hand out.

"No thanks!" She say's politely with a backturn.

He's thinking. Thinking is bad. Think less--feel more.

I'm wearing my, "This is fucking great," grin. I'm standing straight and breathing deeply. There she is. My moderately attractive dancer. I lean back while thrusting out my hand. I look at my hand, then back at her. She bites, grabs my hand and the twirling commences. 1, 2,.......3, 4.............She tries to stop. I do a little circle with my finger and nod, 'yes.' She spins,....5, 6.....she stops. 'No!' I nod with an urgent look. She laughs and spins.......7. I implore her to keep spinning but now she's pissed and walks off. Many girls are looking at me now. And they think I'm funny.

If you aren't pissing people off, you aren't in the game. Or you are a Zen pu Jedi.

Pickup is a spectator sport. It's a performance art, It's verbal ballet and mental Ju Jit Su. The point is to fail. Learn to fail. Failure is good.

Pickup is also a science. And that's how most of you approach it. Scientists like formulas, and straight lines, and models and predictable results. Of course we can gather enough empirical data to prove relations like opening direct vs indirect or smiles vs frowns. The problem with the scientific model is the linear nature. Do x number approaches, test for Kino compliance. It's totally outcome dependent.

As soon as possible, move from science to art. Be unpredictable. Push social boundaries. Experience discomfort and uncertainty. Free your mind and body from social restraint.

Stop the movie in your head. Turn off the movie. Be the movie. The movie cannot end poorly. It is your movie. Do what you want to do. Make art.

Don't get beat up though. Just remember this phrase. Say it without fear or hesitation. "She's yours? Good job. Props." I only say this because you probably won't win a fight and with this method you will likely piss people off from time to time. But releasing your inner insanity on a semi regular basis will thrust you light years ahead of most North Americans in terms of Social Confidence.

Scientist........ok.
Artist......better.

Day Game - Tuesday July 20th 2010

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:39:19 -0500

Tuesday July 20th 2010

15 Approaches
No Closes

-This is an INCREDIBLY frustrating post to type. I mean never after how far I've come in a year would I have thought a day like this was possible. How in the world could I got out and not get a single phone number...At this point I thought I'd have a 40% close rate and I can't even get one phone number...I mean You can say I'm being cocky but at the end of the day I was in disbelief...With my natural advantages, fashion sense, and skill set it was really strange not to mention two field reports ago I went 0 for 8 although I didn't really start executing properly until my 6th approach I mean I'm not gonna lie I've read other journals and field reports and it seems as though its always good times and it kinda pisses me off...I guess in a way I'm hating...I just wanna vent...

-Whatever I am a competitive person and when I read other field reports I feel as though there is no way without SIGNIFICANTLY more experience than me, should anyone be posting about events and results that I cannot achieve. I stopped counting my approaches after 500 but I am adamant about reaching mastery by my 1000th approach...40% number close rate...One night stand 1 out of every 3 times I go out...1-2 new lays a week...Ridding myself of the learned/socialized helplessness in which we are trained to believe that if we want a woman rather than go meet and connect with her we should wait for her to show up at our front door (or at class/work or just "wait for it to happen")...Empowering myself enough to be able to CHOOSE who I end up with, rather than, ending up with who CHOOSES me...and equipping myself with the skill-set, mindset, and lifestyle necessary to actualize my potential so that when I meet "That special person" I will be ready for her because she will deserve nothing less than the best possible human being I can be

-With all the drills and approaches, fine tuning of skills...looking at today and my past two field reports it seemed as though the improvement I had made over the past year was nominal...But I don't give a F*** I refuse to not become successful at this...

I guess its time to talk about the day:

-1st and 2nd approaches Opened direct but didn't Investment Value Cycle so she smiled thanked me and left...both times

-3rd approach Opened direct she had to go back to work..I didn't IVC and she walked off

-4th approach Opened direct...she shook my hand told me her name and I pussied out and didn't IVC...on the bright side even though I didn't IVC it could have been worse I could have false ejected as well...although standing there and saying nothing isn't that much better

At this point I started IVC'ing so you can say this is where the warm-up sets ended

-5th Approach...she told me her name and how she was visiting from Saskatoon...perhaps I could have pushed for an instadate...at the very least I should have time bridge...F*** you fix things that are holding you back only to realize you are still neglecting things...This interaction went really well I really pussied out by not pushing it...she was like "I'm gonna head that way" and I was like "O...cool I have to head that way so..."

-6th approach I IVC'd she smiled told me her name said thanks but she was heading to work (I saw her 10 minutes later at one of the mall booths)

-7th approach went really well...told me how she was gonna call Rogers and complain about her new phone...however during the interaction she told me she was 17 so I couldn't close this set so I let it fizzle out

-8th approach I opened this girl direct she smiled said thanks...we talked a bit she told me she worked in the mall and that she was headed to work after talking for a minute or two she ended up saying nice meeting you and walked away

-9th approach opened a black girl outside mall...had good interaction going...decided to time bridge said "Whats the best way to get a hold of you" she said "gimme your number"...I told her that doesn't seem as fair as a trade...she told me "That's how we do it in Calgary" I pussied out and gave it to her...I must have been feeling desperate because normally I would have simply told her "I'll get it later" OR if she didn't wanna give it she didn't have too and either plow or walk off and do another set

-10th approach opened a brown girl and got a blowout

-11th approach was this girl at the train station...We role played about her being my snowboarding coach and how I would never listen to her...her friends must have been close because I was sitting down when I call her over and we talked for a couple minutes but before I could time bridge she told me that it was fun talking to me but that she had to go meet her friends...damn

-12th approach is this Girl from Quebec however she said she had to catch her bus and walked away...to go sit down on the other side of the street and wait for her bus

-13th approach at this point I wanted to go home and simply "Stop the bleeding but I decided wtf??!! I might as well keep going cause it can't get any more S*** than this It was this Korean girl...we bantered for a while she laughed at all my jokes BUT when I went to time bridge I kept getting resistance...This was the most "plowing" I did all day...however her train finally came and she jumped on it

-14th approach this black girl who I opened direct and even told me to come on the train with her...this pisses me off because I came on the train with her (going in the opposite direction) so we could talk so I decided to time bridge and when I say whats the best way to get a hold of you she says "Facebook" immediately and excitedly...Im like W...T...F***...anyways to downplay facebook I tell her I'll get my cousin to add her...then I say "You have a phone" and shes like "I'll take your number and text you" and for some dumb reason I didn't learn my lesson before

-15th approach she had a bike we talked about Calgary her work blah blah blah...we joked a bit but her train came and so in the midst of my time bridge my interaction got cut off but it wasn't surprising seeing as how bad my day seemed to be going anyways

-Positives to take from this:
With the exception of the brown girl who blew me out...I made every single female I talked too laugh...also my IVC drills do pay off and I need to continue...Even thought I didn't get the results I wanted at least the fundamentals were being worked on...I was disappointed but the results did not change how I feel about myself as a person...quite frankly I still think I'm the S***...which made what happened all the more shocking

-Side note I texted my boy and told him I felt so disappointed I was gonna go home and eat comfort food and he actually gave me some great advice:
"Pizza Nachos and some Ice Cream"...I mean I didn't have the pizza and nachos but I did go to McDonalds after dinner and fill a medium milkshake with two raspberry pies...mmmm mmmm delicious

Bootcamp weekend July 16-18

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:56:08 -0500

So our instructor for the weekend was cam (elektro). My only comment on him as an instructor is that he is exceptional. He takes his job very seriously and he knows what to do to address your sticking points and get the most out of you.

My field reports are detailed and long, but this is so that I can remember what happened exactly learn from what I've done.

Field Report – Kingpin Social Bootcamp
Friday, July 16th
We started the bootcamp at Starbucks on 17th for our lecture. I met Eric there first, and then Cam came a few minutes later. Eric and I both agreed that this was probably the weirdest thing we’ve ever done in our entire life: Taking lessons on social dynamics and how to pick up women.
Cam went over the basics. He talked about rules for the night, mindsets we should be in, and the fundamentals of attraction: Opening, types of sets, body language, qualifying, story-telling/kino, winging, and closing. We planned our goal for the night, which for both Eric and I was to go for a number close on every set we opened. While Cam was lecturing, people kept standing and sitting near us, pretending not to notice the topic of conversation, but obviously listening intently. Eric said he saw one woman standing behind Cam at the condiments table stirring her coffee for like 10 minutes. Funny stuff.

We decided to hit the Stampede, and check out Nashville North. Cam made Eric and I both bring cowboy hats for the weekend, and we were ready to learn in the wild atmosphere of the Stampede.

Before we even got to the Stampede gate, Eric was already in one set. I was still feeling approach anxiety, and was waiting for Cam to make me approach to force me out of my comfort zone. I decided to warm up by opening a lone girl outside the gates. I didn’t go beyond the opener on this set. Damn! I guess I already failed my goal of trying for a number on every set.
Once we were inside Cam got in line for a bank machine, and pointed out a set for me to open. A hot 2 set. I started walking towards them, and then noticed that a group of guys were walking up to them from behind and overtaking them. The girls were obviously not here alone. I wasn’t going to back down from my first set of the bootcamp, so I still spouted out “hey guys, real quick. Green apples or red?” They slowed down for a second, a couple of them spouted out answers, one of the guys tipped my hat, and they walked off. When I went back to Cam, he laughed it off, explaining that its the unpredictable nature of the game. He said that its ok to abort approaches when I see situational changes like that.

Cam gave me an opportunity to make up for it in a 3 set nearby. I went in with the same opener, and explained after they answered that the same question was just asked on the radio, and one of the people phoning in answered “grapples”. One of the girls was very excited to explain that grapples are actually a real fruit. Then I talked about the band that was playing on the coke stage, and asked where they were going tonight. They said they were doing rides, and I told them that they should call me if they’re going on the big sky-scraper ride. Then I went for one of the girls number. Miraculously she said yes, and wrote it on my arm. They’re all young – under 18, but it felt good to have a number already. During the lecture Cam said to take note of all questions I ask in my field report and re-word them as statements. So when I asked where they were going tonight, I instead should have told them what I was going to do—go to Nashville North.
Cam told us that the best way to open at a place like the stampede, which is pretty much day game, is to ask for the time, or where the saddledome is, or anything along those lines, and then go into the opener. He pointed out a single moving cowgirl set to me and I made a bee line towards her.

Me: Hey, do you know where a good bar is?
Cowgirl: Yeah, Nashville North – over there.
Me: Is that the best place to go? I want your best recommendation.
Cowgirl: Yeah, thats the place to be, I was just there.
Me: Do they have line dancing there? I love line dancing.
Cowgirl: Yeah, I did the Texas slide.
Me: That’s awesome!, Let me see if I remember how to do it. (dancing) This is it, right?
Cowgirl: Yeah thats it.
Me: Can you show me how you do it?
Cowgirl: No. (walks away).

I definitely plowed the set, and did not have any momentum going in. I wanted to go for the number, but as Cam explained I didn’t initiate a commanding presence in the set. I was standing too far away, and was not talking with authority/acting with decisiveness. Questions I can change to statements: “is that the best place to go?” Could have been “Nashville North! I bet there was great country dancing! No stampede is complete without some two-step.” Also, “Can you show me how you do it?” could have been “Let me see your version of the texas slide”.

The next set was a moving 2-set. As instructed, I walked beside them, passed them, then turned around and opened “Hey guys, listen to this. A guy walked up to me out of the blue and said he has a pet cobra.” They looked at me, kind of kept walking, and I thought that they were just going to keep going, except one of the girls looked over her shoulder and said “what?”. I moved over to where they were, and repeated the line, asking what they thought it meant. The delivery was very shaky and sounded unsure. But I kept plowing because I had them stopped and to make the most of the bootcamp I wanted to keep going until failure on every set. They answered I don’t know, and looked at me expectantly. I wasn’t really ready with a response, so my answer for why I thought the guy said it to me was very poor and sounded jumbled. I went into my slammer shot story and asked them about their favourite kind because they looked a little young, and Cam said I should ask them if they’re going to the bar or talk about drinking, etc. to gauge their age. It turned out they were too young, and I ejected. Overall the set sucked horribly, but I was proud of myself for continuing it on. Cam showed me how to approach moving sets, by moving further in front of them (6-8 feet) and turning around with my hands up in a stopping motion.
I opened a couple more moving sets, but I didn’t move far enough in front of them or step in their path to get them to stop.

I ran into a girl I know from my university and Eric and Cam joined me in the conversation with her. After she left Cam asked if I have her number and I said no. He asked why I wasn’t making any effort to engage her or number close her. I told him that I didn’t find her attractive. He said “she is a good looking girl. You have to be more open minded about meeting people. Even if you decide you don’t want to have sex with her, you can still be friends, and grow your social circle.” He was absolutely right. When we walked by her again, I went over to her and told her I wanted her number and that we should go out for lunch some time. She was really excited.

Next Cam gave us an opener to try with a phone. The opener is to pretend to just get off the phone when you’re standing near your target and then say “that was cupid calling” and introduce yourself. First Eric tried it, had a good set, but I don’t think he number closed. Then I tried it on a 3-set. The girl I said it to had her arms crossed and left my hand shake hanging. I told her to be social, and then she put out her hand and I shook hers and then her friend’s hands. One of the girls said it was a bold move, and I said that my friend had to convince me to try it. On hindsight, I wish I hadn’t said that, as I think it is a bit of a DLV. Instead I wish I had said ‘Thank you! I think boldness is a very admirable trait’. I asked them about what they were doing, made some small talk, and then went for a number on the middle girl. I found her the most attractive of the 3 and I liked her style. She agreed, and wrote her number on a piece of paper. I asked her to write her name too, which she did. Two numbers so far!

Cam had me open 2 more moving sets – one which failed and another which successfully stopped the girls, but didn’t hook.
I opened one more set which didn’t hook, and another which did. The one that hooked was going well; I asked where the saddledome was and she took me aside and pointed it. Instead of going into the slammer shot opener, I let go back to her friend, and I plowed the set. After a minute or two they shut me out and I ejected.
Cam decided that it was time to switch venues and we moved off to the Roadhouse.

I opened a seated 3 set with slammer shots. Went well, but I didn’t ask for their number. Next I saw 3 really hot girls leaning over the railing looking onto the dance floor. I slid up beside the hottest of them on the left, tapped her on the shoulder and motioning to the dance floor I asked her what we were watching. There was a guy and girl grinding right in front of us, and we had a chuckle. I said “Lets go dance”, and she said that she didn’t want to, but that her curly haired friend on the right would want to. My target and one other friend was between me and her so I told my target to ask her to dance for me. She did, and the curly haired girl moved over a little bit towards me, then went back to leaning against the railing. I asked my target to tell her that I like her hoop earrings, which she did. My target told me her name was Breanna. I told my target that she was a good intermediary, and that she better introduce us. I hugged Breanna and shook hands with my target and their other friend. The girls went back to their original positions, and I was still beside my target. I started to plow, telling her that I didn’t think her and I would get along. She was playing with her hair, which may have been an IOI, but I wasn’t in a lock-in position and I wasn’t doing good kino or building the connection that I wanted. I was interrupted by someone new coming to talk to her, and I ejected. I intended to go back to her later on, which I did, but with no success.

I opened a 3 set with the slammer shots opener, and pushed my way in between all of them and against the wall as I told the story, in perfect lock-in position. I didn’t know where to go after the story, and I started speaking my mind. My momentum in the set slowed down and I ejected. Eric came up and said he was about to come in and wing right before I left, which would have been perfect, but the timing wasn’t quite right.
Cam pulled us outside and gave us tips on using our cowboy hats. He pointed to a set for me to open with “You guys look fun, I’m Adam”. I did that, and put my cowboy hat on one of the girls. We took pictures with it using the classic serious pose, silly pose. I didn’t go for the kiss on the cheek pose. We laughed about the pictures and I found out a little bit about them. They seemed quiet and shy, and it turned out they were from Brazil studying English here for a month or two. I asked for her number, and she said she didn’t have a phone while she was here. I left the set, and tried to help wing Eric a bit, and then I went back to the Brazillian girls and asked for their facebook so that “I could get their pictures”. She said something which I couldn’t hear and then said that her email would be better. Perfect! I don’t have facebook anyways, and what I should have done was ask for her email in the first place.

I opened one more set outside with my cowboy hat and then opened a big group near the dance floor with 6 girls. I used the slammer shots opener which worked well in engaging the whole group. I went for the girl beside me’s number who was most engaged with me and was one of the better looking of the bunch. She said no because it was a girl’s night out. I laughed, saying that it was a guy’s night out for me and that I wasn’t even supposed to be talking to them. I didn’t care that she had said no. I leaned over to her and whispered in her ear “Let me get your number”. She looked delighted at my persistence, but she again said firmly “no.”

For my last set of the night Cam pointed to a two set leaning against the bar. He said I needed to try and get my energy level up because he could tell I was getting tired. I went around, opened with slammer shots and punched in between them so that I was leaning against the bar locked in and they were facing me while I told the story. I put my cowboy hat on them and we laughed at the different ways of wearing it. They asked where my friends were and I told them that I don’t have friends. I told them that I have 9 cats at home and they’re all I need. Then I said that I tried bringing my cats into the roadhouse but it didn’t work out too well. They thought it was absolutely hilarious. I was making a conscious effort to be energetic and use high energy hand gesture, kino. I went for the number close, and I pulled out my piece of paper. They pointed to the 2 numbers already on it. I told them one of the numbers was someone I already knew but just saw them out tonight, but that the other one was from a girl I had just met. I was expecting a storm, or at least a rejection. Instead, they pointed at my arm were there was another number written and with a big smile said “Where can I write mine?” My target wrote hers on my other arm, and the other girl wanted to write it on my neck. I was not cool with that, so I told her that my mom would freak out if she saw that when I got home and she’d make me do chores like cleaning the cats. She thought it was pretty funny and it was all good.

We debriefed at Tim Hortons and we went over the good, the bad, and the ugly. Cam gave me feedback with key areas for me to focus on:
i) Be more open minded. I need to open everybody – pretty girls, ugly girls, and guys. Its not just about picking up, its about networking.
ii) When I have a target chosen, I need to make a decisive effort to escalate with her and close. I need to think more ‘with my dick’.
iii) I need to recognize my anxiety/nervousness of my sexual unknowns. Its normal to be nervous about things that I haven’t done before and instead of trying to push it away, I should accept it.

Anyone in Victoria in September?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:40:55 -0500

Hey Guys,

I was just wondering if any of you will be in Victoria any time from September 2010 to April 2011? I know it's a bit of a long shot but I figured I'd ask anyway. Let me know cause I'm going to school at UVic there, last year I didn't sarge all that much so I'm going to be getting out A LOT this year.

Roadhouse Stampeding

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:07:53 -0500

Alright guys I'm new here. I discovered the game and mystery and all that shit just recently. In the past I've just relied on good looks, a nice smile, and dancing skills to hold me through the times. This world is cut throat and I'm dying to master it.

So a buddy of mine and me go to the roadhouse. Godawful line-up...stupid kids are beaking eachother in the line about how obviously they are not getting shit from any possible broads tonight. My friend and I wish we could fight these guys but there are two broads in front of us. We contemplate opening them (tonight I vowed to follow my buddy's lead because I have a girlfriend and this guy is five years older than me with stories). The girls immediately leave after being turned off hard by the idiots in front of us.

We get inside...alcohol is necessary for us cuz we are both fairly nervous and it's getting late. My buddy opens this two set....he says hello and that we are twin brothers looking to meet people (we kinda look alike.....he looks like a handicapped leo dicaprio and i look a little bit better haha ). He went straight for the best looking girl though and she is not impressed asks if my friend thinks she is stupid...immediately we eject.

We have beers and see this two set being hit on by some big black guys...one girl does not look impressed and I wink at her. I wait for her to come and she does. I ask her on a scale of one to ten how she feels and she says 10.....she is drunk....I lose sight of things to say and ask her her name....I can't hear shit cuz the music is loud so I say "what your name is jambalaya" in an attempt to neg her...this pisses her off and there are five guys behind me, she punches me and runs away. Fuck.

We then go to the bar and I see a girl eying me up...i remember the 3 second rule and immediately go talk to her....ugly friend comes up and says they have to go....i open by asking on a scale of one to ten how she feels....she says 7 and i say 8. She smiles and says she is from halifax...i make a sick face and ask why she would do that to herself....she says she was born there and i neg here by saying she has an interesting accent...her friends are demanding she leaves so I say nice meeting you and walk away considering her as practice.

It's closing time and we leave, my friend swears that he can pickup in the parking lot so we see these two girls..he opens by asking where they are from...they say saskatchewan and he laughs...he remarks that he can't even pronounce saskatchewan because he is from poland....these girls are nines and not impressed with my friend....he offers them a ride and this kills our game even further. There is no salvaging and I walk away while one of the girls threatens to have the mafia kill my friend.

All in all I have never liked the roadhouse to pick up...so many guys...so much defense on the girls part. Bad set up.

I hope you appreciate my input....I'm a new guy here...I am wanting to hone skills and learn...this shit is so fascinating. Comment if you like.

Thanks guys.

Smiley

LR: Taming a Wild Moontiger

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:13:20 -0500

Stampede is here in full-force. Plan for the day: oilbaron4 Stampede Pub Crawl. Originally I wasn’t going to go on the pub-crawl, but during a conversation with oilbaron4 he mentioned that jshrk was unable to go and jshrk would probably give me his ticket.

Woke up today hungover from last night after getting hammered at the Stampede grounds. Spent the morning watching some TV and resting up. Went to Starbucks to get breakfast/coffee with fLow and 2 girls that are staying with us this week. When we came back home we spent the afternoon outside tanning and hanging out. When the girls got in last night we told them the hilarious story about the drama that happened with our neighbor a few weeks ago, and as always, you could tell that they were a bit skeptical if our opinions of him were accurate, or, if we were exaggerating the situation. Well, lucky for us when we walked outside the neighbor came out at one point. I made eye contact with him and he turned to me and said “FUCK YOU!” Hahaha! This was hilarious! The girls were blown away that he actually behaved like this. Poor guy has to wake up every day living next to a house of people he HATES. I couldn’t imagine his stress level on a daily basis.

At 2pm fLow graciously gave me a lift downtown so I could have the option of drinking and not having to deal with my car. On the way there the rain was pouring down. Greeeeeeat. For a second I actually thought about bailing and heading home to relax, recover and resist pushing my body to its limits. I decided against this, it’s Stampede after all. I met up with the rest of the pub-crawlers at the pre-party. Weather cloudy, not raining. Woo. After saying what’s up to oilbaron4, I head over to the bus to grab my bracelet. On the way I spot a 2-set, and stop to talk to them. I knew one of the girls through oilbaron4, we went on a double date a few months back, let’s call her Frigid because she is very very frigid. I talk to them for a second and then run off to grab my bracelet. I come back and hang out with them for a bit. The other girl is her roommate, Regina Moontiger. Regina was really cute, short with short blonde hair, wearing a purple hoodie and jean shorts. She was quiet – a bit shy. We talked about my job mainly and the similarities between our jobs (Frigids and mine). She works at the Children’s hospital. This was a very natural, free-flowing conversation. My vibe was very relaxed and easy-going. It lasted for 20 minutes before we hopped on the bus together. They sat together in the seat behind me, so we could continue our conversation.

Once on the bus the conversation turned to me talking about how important a cool lifestyle is, how awesome MY lifestyle is, etc. I could see Regina was completely drawn into me. We talked about my recent trip to New York City. Looking back this was actually pretty hilarious, because my status was through the roof, and at one point while I was talking I even consciously had this thought about how my value was ridiculously high, and I knew Regina would be very attracted to me. After talking about NYC I asked if she had traveled anywhere, and I mentioned how she had a Norwegian look to her. It was right after this comment that I realized I was quite attracted to her, and would push it. Frigid mentioned that Regina had all sorts of cool jobs: working in a sex toyshop, working as a go-go dancer (girls that dance in their underwear at the club), and also working as an escort for hire at an Asian karaoke bar (date for hire not sex).

The bus ride to our first venue was 45 minutes long. Why so long? Apparently our first venue was a Ranch outside the city limits. Literally a Ranch. Animals and everything. So there was a lot of time to build some more comfort. The bus was pretty rowdy. There were a few French people in from France (NO WAY!) and they were pretty creepy/annoying. They kept saying how their goal was to get this one guy laid. His name was Flo. His game was 0. Every once in awhile on the bus we would get interrupted by these chodes, but each time I would handle it no problemo. When we got off the bus I headed straight for the bathroom. The 3 of us got split up, but I was ok with this because the pub crawl was just beginning, so I had a lot of time to seal the deal. I hopped in line to grab a drink and met up with the girls again. Regina kept getting dragged away to play beer pong (against her will). I grabbed another girl, to join me in line: HBinternet (from this and this) and we hit it off as always. She’s such a riot. I was trying to keep things casual and show that I’m social and not a huge player, which I think I executed well.

After grabbing two drinks to help with my hangover, I hung out with oilbaron4 and video taped him doing backflips through a jump rope. Check out the video!

That was awesome and got me in a more energetic mood. I headed outside where the French chodes were hanging out with Frigid and Regina. Originally there were 2 guys and 2 girls, but when I came in with ENTHUSIASM, I blew the one guy out who was talking to Regina and he fucked off. After recording the video of oilbaron4, I used that as the tool to get everyone’s attention. I leaned against the wall and locked myself in, and showed Regina the video. Flo was talking to Frigid, and the only game he had was the ability to plow, which I welcomed because it gave me 1 on 1 time with Regina. It was pouring so I talked about how every time it pours like this; all I want to do is go streaking. She offered me $5 to do it, but I declined stating that I would do it for free. She mentioned how she wanted to go roll around in the mud. Hot.
The staff announced that the bus was leaving so everyone started heading in that direction. I hung back and started talking with HBinternet and oilbaron4. We took a bunch of pictures.

I made HBinternet give me a piggyback ride to the bus, while I spanked her the whole way there. Word. We got on the bus and sat beside each other. Frigid and Regina were sitting together in the seats in front of us. Next stop: Roadhouse. Finally an actual club. The drive to Roadhouse I basically talked to HBinternet only, and built up the attraction with her. Before the crawl, oilbaron4 and I made a bet: (we had plans to go on a double date floating down the river the next day), so he said if I fucked HBinternet, he would buy a bottle of wine for the date, but if I didn’t, I had to buy it. This is why I wasn’t pushing things with Regina too much – I wanted to make sure that HBinternet was still attracted and down to fuck, in the event that I couldn’t pull Regina.

We get to Roadhouse and I get split up from everyone. I do a lap and grab myself a beer. Regina and Frigid happen to be standing right there so I join up with them again. We head outside to grab overpriced burgers. I say what up to the bouncer. Woo social proof. It’s raining outside so we huddle underneath the tent. The conversation outside was slow but mainly because nobody was forcing it. The two girls head back inside and I stay to grab myself some food. (I don’t really like to eat in front of people I have come to realize). I have to wait in line to get back inside for 15 minutes, but while there I get a text:

Boom! Up until that point I was pretty sure Regina was into me, but there wasn’t any good indicators. Nothing flashy so it was kind of hard to know for sure. (obviously she was attracted but there wasn’t any “logical” reason for me to escalate, so I was binding time.) I took a few minutes to think about what to reply back, as I knew she would show the text to Regina, and I decided on this:

When I got back inside I couldn’t find the girls, so I just hung out and danced by myself. I went up and hung out with oilbaron4 and his girl for a bit, and took off when they said they were going to go dance. I talked with Cosmic and found out him and fLow were heading to Ranchmans at 9 with all their cousins. Walking past the smoke pit I found Regina, who gave me a big hug and was very happy to see me. Big change (energy and kino wise on her part) from when we were hanging out before. I knew Frigid had shown her the text. She said Frigid was dancing with some boy so it was just me and her. We walked around (I told her to link up with me), and took a stroll. I stopped her by a wall and started talking, then walked towards the front “to look for Frigid” (more of keeping her comfortable than anything). When we got to the front it was announced that our pub crawl was heading out. Perfect. I found Frigid and while walking back to the bus (found out we were going to The Whiskey), I pitched heading to Ranchmans instead. Frigid declined and said maybe we would go after The Whiskey. Fuck.

Regina and I held hands the whole way back to the bus, and she sat next to me on it. Frigid and this real cowboy sat in front of us, and for the 10 minute bus ride, we walked Frigid and Cowboy make-out the whole time. This was hilarious because Cowboy was basically cave-manning her, and not really giving her a chance out of it, so she just had to go along. To make it even creepier, Cowboy didn’t close his eyes while making out so everyone was yelling at him. “CLOSE YOUR EYES!” Regina and I had a good laugh. I knew I could kiss her at any moment but there wasn’t a rush. We got inside The Whiskey, and I said hi to a girl I knew who worked there. Regina ran off to find Frigid in the bathroom, so I danced by myself. When she came back out she mentioned that she couldn’t find her, so I started making out with her instead. She really liked this a lot and was very engaged in it, even pushing it to make-out more. We danced a bunch and found Frigid. We went to the bar and I bought Regina a beer (OH NOOOES). I did this so we could get a bit more alcohol in our system (making the bounce easier) and we needed to fill 15-30 minutes of time before I could bounce, so a beer is a great tool to use, instead of walking around and continuing to dance or whatever. Keep things fresh! After the beer I invited Frigid to Ranchmans and she said “no, but Regina can go with you.” When I told Regina this she said “ok” and we bounced.

Having no car we had to take the C-Train. On the way there, I ran into a promoter I knew and his girlfriend, and then walked by Vinyl and talked to the head bouncer who I also know. Mad social proof. We make-out on the platform for 10 minutes and things are getting heavy. I knew at this point I could have taken her home, instead of heading to Ranchmans to hang out with Cosmic and fLow, but I wanted to hang out with them so we continued our way there. At some point I asked if she smoked weed and said she “of course.”

We met up with everyone in line at Ranchmans, and within 2 minutes Cosmic and fLow (brothers) are punching each other in the face. Well that’s an awesome way to make things SUPER awkward for my girl. Smooth moves! The line is quick, and once inside we pay $15 cover (OUCH) and grab more drinks. There is a live band playing on a huge stage. We head to the bathrooms outside. When we get back in, I ask her if she’s ever been backstage at a concert before? She says no. I grab her hand and bring her behind the stage (it was accessible to everyone) and make-out with her for a few minutes. People run by and scream, “get a room” to us. I thought it was funny. She laughed that I brought her “backstage”. I got moves! We hung out at Ranchmans for a while but it was pretty boring and I was annoyed that I even brought her there.

Unfortunately I didn’t have any keys to the house, so I had to wait for Prodigy to get to Ranchmans with my car before we could leave. We hung out on a table outside in the meantime, but as soon as Prodigy arrived I grabbed the keys and said, “Ready to get out of here?” She said, “yes please.” We walked outside and she asked where we were going. I said “my house, let’s smoke some weed.” She said “how could I say no to that?” We hopped in a cab and got back at my house $25 poorer (ugh!) Once inside I ran the fuck downstairs to clean my room and make my bed (6 days of partying left my room a mess). Then ran back upstairs before she noticed I was gone. I prepared the bong and put some music on. After smoking a bowl, we made out on the couch and started to get naked. After we fell off the couch, I told her to stand up. When she did, I picked her up and threw her over my shoulder, and carried her down to my room, tossing her on my bed. No resistance. I let her stay the night, (which is very rare for me to do), because I knew this girl legitimately liked me a lot, and tossing her out at 3am would have been a huge dick move on my part.

Peace.

Day Game - Monday July 12th 2010 (Calgary Stampede)

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:23:10 -0500

Monday July 12th 2010

20+ approaches
1 number
1 Insta date
1 insta make out and fingering session

-I recently got a job which started on last week so I was pretty busy...however I was still upset that I was sooooo behind on approaches...I set a goal of doing a minimum of 20 per week so with 8 last week to make up for both weeks I needed to do 32 approaches...I didn't reach that goal but I am happy I still reached for it

-Went to Calgary Stampede with my brother and my cousin.Both are over 6 feet and both weigh more than 225 and are just COMPLETELY JACKED and really good looking...They are naturals in the sense that they get insane amounts of pussy and they really understand how to be masculine in a way that is attractive to women...girls love them...anyways we decided to have a "contest"...I am not gonna lie being 5'11 (6'0 on some days lol) and about 175 I still thought that there was no way they could compete with me even though have the physical advantage...[/color]

-We walked around and keeping true to my homework (but really because we were competing to see who could get the most numbers) I basically opened and if any conversation went past a minute I tried to time bridge...This worked against me because doing it so soon in an interaction makes it soooo obvious you have an agenda and when girls sense that you are definitely in an uphill battle that will most likely end with poor results...Those two said I did like 25 approaches personally I think I did only 15...I opened EVERYTHING (1 set, 2 set, 4 set, mixed 4 set, 3 dudes with one girl) I refused to loose...anyways they both had one number before I got one and they would really only open girls that I opened ALTHOUGH they did open maybe 1 or 2 on their own...anyways I blew a set for each of them which was a pussy move but f*** em it lol...

-Before we left the fair grounds I opened a mixed 4 set (3 dudes one girl) and number closed the girl Im pretty sure because of this their competitiveness stepped up a notch because right after we left the fair grounds and I opened a two set in the bus shelter while they walked off...however when they saw me whip out my phone (I decided to take this set a bit easier and not time bridge so soon) they walked into the bus shelter with us and interrupted my set...In my mind im like "F*** now I just have to be higher value then these two jacked dudes who just walked in"...anyways the girls we waiting for someone and after 3-5 minutes their ride showed up and they said bye and walked off

-At this point its 1 am and I am in rapid fire mode I remember thinking "I WILL NOT LOOSE" so I started opening set after set...(Think I opened about 5 more) Basically at this point keeping true to what I was doing all day I basically opened and then within a minute (sometimes even less) I tried to time bridge...I end up opening this one girl and as we talk I suggested that we go out and she says ok...I wanted her number but we wanted to hang out right there so I went back to those two dudes (they were waiting for me on a bench) and told them she wanted to chill so we were gonna go off for a little bit...so I am basically on an insta date...this is already a long post so Ill keep it short

-We end up going to a liqor store and split a bottle of Black Label ( Alberta's liqor stores stay open until 2am...which being an Ontarian, I think is INSANE)...Anyways I start physically escalating... first its incidental (light bump), then its friendly (push her away)...We sit down on a bench and seeing as how I f***ed up my last insta date I just looked her in her eyes and said "come here"..when she did I used my hand to guide her face so our lips met...As the kissing got more intense I placed my hands in her pants...as I began to finger her she was like "I wanna do this inside" pretty reasonable request lol anyway I tried to work out logistics...she was visiting from Edmonton and she told me her friend's mom wouldn't too impressed if she brought me...and I couldn't bring her back to where I was staying either seeing as how it wasn't actually my house...She walked me back to my brother's house and we made out in the lobby for a bit and she bounced

btw even though I made out with a girl...fingered her...and brought her home I didn't get her number (I don't even know her name as a matter of fact) so those two said I still lost...whatever they secretly admire me and don't know how to express their love except through being haters LMAO

-I wasn't really that disappointed because The best part of my night was hanging with my family..I mean pussy is amazing and all but we only had one day to chill together and we made the best of it..I love those dudes

Day Game - Monday July 5th 2010

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:20:54 -0500

Monday July 5 2010

8 Approaches no closes

-Damn I haven't done a post in soooooo long
-I procrastinated writing this post because it wasn't very eventful
-I did 8 approaches and did not get any numbers
-My first approach I opened direct she smiled and said thanks then her mom came by so I ejected
-Approaches 2-5 (number 5 I opened indirect) were blowouts and when they weren't I just didn't Investment Value Cycle which is crazy because I practice every week and my responses were becoming automated...I knew WHAT to say...I decided to treat my first 5 as warmups

-6th approach opened direct she smiled stopped but then had to run off to catch the C-Train
-7th approach I opened direct

-7th approach I opened direct at the Walmart at Marlborough Mall and she smiled...it was at the movie section anyways as we talked I decided to walk over to the other movie pile to see if she would follow...she eventually came over and we talked about the city and movies and stuff and then I realized the reason she came over: Her mom was at the movie pile I walked over too...Anyways I knew what to say I just didn't have the courage to game/flirt with her in front of her mom so I basically went really really platonic and then I stopped talking altogether...5 minutes later as she walked away she turned back smiled and said "well...it was nice meeting you"...I've been in field long enough to understand the times when this is code for "I enjoyed the interaction and I would have enjoyed it even more if you weren't such a pussy. Ignore this smile on my face because I kinda like you and you f***ed up"

-8th approach I opened indirect I believe

-It was a pretty weird day as far as results go but I am aware of what I did wrong

-1st: I didn't smile enough (open with right body language)..I didn't start smiling until my 6th approach
-2nd: I didn't investment value cycle like I normally do and because of that I couldn't start banter which means that I could not bring the convo to a point where I am flirting...perhaps I was nervous

I also think going 4 weeks without shaving didn't really help me out that day either lol

LR: lay on first date, 3 hours in, with kinky girl

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:18:26 -0500

We talked online, met up, talked, made out, went to the park, the supposedly deserted park... afterwards we found it wasn't so deserted after all... ahem! That's the end of the story, no details yet!

I'm going to attempt to prioritize details over entertainment for this one.

==================Online===========
There's a BDSM community website called Fetlife a girl showed me a few months ago, it's an interesting place with no shortage of scandalous photos and sex talk. It's free too, which was suspicious at first, but it really seems legit.

My profile is very basic, 6 pictures and the text:
"Just finding out about some of this stuff right now. Seeing what is out there."

I feel that it conveyed innocence, and on a site like this one... well, it's really tempting to lure in a cute novice who has potential. Thus, she made first contact.

Our Exchange was short:

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"her- hi
me- hi... nice pics. Curious. Coffee?
her- thanks i like coffee
me- Your welcome. I'm free Tuesday and Wednesday so far. What's the best way to contact you? Do you... own a phone??
her- lol yes i own 2 actually a landline and a cell... umm i might have wednesday off i'm not sure... i have an appointment with my photographer on tuesday (usually that's my only day off) but maybe afterwards my cell is XXXYYYZZZZ give me a call anytime we can chat i'm off to bed for the nite though hope to hear from ya soon
her- i just noticed we have 3 friends in common how do you know them?
me- K and N are super! We met at a "mad tea party," quite mad... but I thought you were off to bed haha.

They were both seeing V at the time, which is how I know him. They were sort of my intro to this site and community... I saw them in your photos btw
her- ahhh i see.... i did go to bed lol i was just creeping your profile before i did and i noticed that they were your friends "

==a few days later==

"her- hey cutie pants what's doin? i just got off work and am having a few beers
her- call me to chat sometime. sunday seems so far away to meet you "

===============IRL=================
Needless to say, I was very optimistic about things. Firstly, she made first contact; secondly, it was a BDSM website, so there was no pretenses of friendship, it was almost definitely a sexual thing, potentially at least; and third, the obvious IOIs, and the eagerness to meet me.

I rescheduled from Sunday to Monday night on the phone so I wouldn't have to work the next day, just in case, right? It could be a late night.

In fact it wasn't until midnight that we met up that night (last night), I was starting to doubt we'd even see each other. When I got there she even said she had a friend staying at her place and we couldn't go there, though the date location was blocks from her apartment, a little pub that I may revisit in the future, with a nice little secluded black table to the side I dragged us off to with dim lighting, the sort of environment I like. Great service, the cute waitress was listening in on us, and kept looking at us in a funny, sideways, amused way.

The obvious, easy conversation topic was BDSM, something I'm still getting into, something I know excites her and that I'm eager to learn about. I knew she was a Sub- that means she likes being dominated, so I was sure to arbitrarily change the table she wanted to sit at, decide what we were drinking, and take full charge of the conversation as per my whims... something that indeed worked out for the best.

Something I didn't know before though: many girls are NOT submissive, and do not thrive on dominance from men. The men need to be capable of the dominance, but it actually turns some women off. Some women- they seek out SUBMISSIVE men! My great friend the Red Queen won't date a sub, or a dom- she'll only date an equal. Interesting hmm? In any case, tonight it was a sub, and I love those, I know exactly how to handle them..

I made sure she was answering my questions and talking about what I wanted her to, I got to talk about a lot of things I've wondered about for a while, too much to describe here; I was able to be completely open with her and I think, her with me.

One snag was when she talked about her 4 kids, and how she didn't have them herself, but her mom took care of them- a real mood killer, I went quiet trying to think how to cut the thread tactfully, but my silence was enough and she took the cue to cut it herself. I led into another BDSM/kink question.

Find something she loves, and loves to talk about- especially if it's sexual- and you basically win. I stuck my hand out after a while and took hers while we talked, and tugged on her hair when she was describing hair pulling by means of "making sure I knew what she meant," and did the same with a bit of scratching and such... We were holding hands in a very sexual way, if you can imagine that, by the time we left.

She obviously liked me a lot, so I was free to compliment her profusely, but without going overboard by trying to impress her- she suggested I was flattering her in fact, but I leaned back and in an annoyed tone said that flattery is false, that I only say what I want to say, and only do what I want to do... which is the only way to live.

We went to a park, and feeling confident after some testing questions, told her to bite me on the neck, hard; and then I bit her back, hard; then some hair tugging, kissing, pulling back to make her chase me, and wandering hands...

I had her nipple in my mouth when the sprinkler went off, and I swore loudly at it,

"FUCKING SPRINKLER IS RAINING ON MY FUCKING PARADE!!!!" and kicked a rock in a mock-indignant way, she laughed a lot and we found a new park...

Under the shadow of a tree, I tripped her and held her down while biting and scratching her, using a little bit of jiu jitsu to keep her down while she struggled- the technical term for this is "consensual non-consent," she loved it; she actually said "you're going to make me cum without even getting my pants off!"

I eventually undid her belt, a challenging thing considering how complex it was, so I insisted I was playing a puzzle game and just won 1000 points, and she laughed, it was useful pacing; I told her to take them off, and she did, except for her underwear, which I pulled off myself moments later.

This was in a park by the way. There were cars a block away, though it seemed deserted. There was an apartment building nearby, a parkade, a school, some houses; we weren't quiet, but we didn't realize we weren't alone...

We ended up having sex after I ate her out and fingered her, it's worthwhile learning how to do both cause she came 3 times by then, it's really easy if she's turned on enough and you can figure out the basics. You probably already know that though!

After I finished, and we were laying on each other panting, a man walked up to us and I thought it was cops. Instead it was a creepy old guy.

"That was awesome! Sorry to interrupt! You have no idea how hot that was! Did you come?? How many times?? I didn't take any pictures or anything, I didn't mean to watch, I was just supposed to meet somebody here!"

My dick is hanging out and he's 3 feet away from me, and not leaving, just keeps talking and making conversation, and we're laughing hysterically trying to find our underwear. Just as we left, a second voyeur said goodbye from the other side of the chainlink fence, and the first said he was going home to jerk off.

We're planning on getting together again shortly, but I'm applying the "let her miss me" rule and giving it a few days...

"I didn't know you were here, I just say your bare white asses all of a sudden, what could I do?" (bull, we were noisy... oops...)

Boyfriend Destroying

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:44:16 -0500

I'm new to the boards, but not new to the game. I have always been a bit of a natural, no problem meeting girls etc., but have definitely a lot of thanks to offer the community for all of the great information and programs that are available.

I currently have 4 or so girls 'on the radar', just new girlfriends who seem to be a bit interested but that I haven't K or F closed yet. All were met through friends or as co-workers, not cold-pickups.

There is one girl in particular, let's call her Keri, that I thought I'd write a field report about - mostly because she has a boyfriend. This is a seduction in progress and so I'm going to write a bit about what has happened so far, and then follow up later to update on where it's going.

Keri is a total hunny. 19yrs (I'm 25), 5'2, brunette and maybe about 110lbs, most of which must be from her big blue eyes and constant smile. Oh right, she also has a boyfriend.

We met at work, as co workers who don't work in the same area, but see and talk to each other almost every day of the week. It started off with casual chatter.. until I invited her to come out one night after work. I had actually already invited a different new girl out (Sarah - single) who had already said yes, but so now by inviting Keri I was making it 2 girls and me, somewhat shooting myself in the foot with Sarah for that night but increasing my odds later thanks to the HV effect of having the girls both saying yes to me. I think Sarah felt a bit dejected when she found out it wasn't a 1on1 anymore, and so she started inviting some guys from work and it soon turned into an afterwork party for anyone and everyone to attend. Fine with me, game on.

The 2 girls spend an hour together after work getting dolled up then walk over to my place. I walk out to meet them and give them both a hug (intentionally Sarah first, Keri second). The girls come into my place, and I give them the tour.

MEGA TIP #1! If you're inviting girls out and you want them to come back to your place afterwards, START them at your house, and show them into your room (make sure it's clean. It will make them familiar with your place and much more likely to come back after now that they know where they're going.

Everyone else soon comes over to my place after work and we have a BBQ with a few drinks. I knew Keri was a vegan, and so I picked up some veggie burgers for her and when she found out she was definitely surprised - scored a point with that one. We all hang out for a while and through conversation I DHV a bit just by shooting the shit with everyone and being generally sociable and funny. Keri compliments me on my shirt and says I look tanned, IOI #1.

We all go out to the pub to shoot some pool. Keri and I get paired up as a team, and even though she has never played pool before, I coach her into sinking her first 2 shots, and we later win the game. Bonus Points.

I can tell from some extended eye contact that Keri is liking my vibe. However, she has a boyfriend, and so I focus a bit more of my attention on Sarah by isolating her over to the bar and sitting down to start building an emotional connection. Doesn't last long, because soon one of the guys comes over to join in and then before we know it the ENTIRE group (8 people or so) has moved from where they were and are now all sitting and standing around us at the bar. I guess that's the power of having established Higher Value. We all stay sitting there and chatting for a while, until I decide to get up and go over to a seperate group of non-work friends who were out and I had not been talking to enough that night. As I get up, I see that Keri is looking over flashing me the eyes, and so I walk by her and stop to talk for a moment. This part was planned ahead, and I ask her if she has seen Toy Story 3. She says no, I say lets go, she says yes, and then I say cool and tell her I'm going over to to talk to my other friends and don't bother to get her phone number or set a day/time. We work together, so I know I'll see her later.

Keri is one of the first to leave, and her boyfriend comes to pick her up (without coming inside to meet any of us). The party continues for several more hours... everyone comes back to my place, and i'll summarize this bit because it isn't about Keri, but
a) Was sitting 1on1 with Sarah on the couch, rubbing her hands to warm them up and starting to make some emotional connections..... but the horny guys keep showing up and literaly butting right into the conversaton, to both of our annoyance. I end up getting nowhere, at the end of the night I give her a friendly kiss on the cheek and show her to the spare room where she's staying.

MEGA TIP #2! If you've been interrupted before, and you know it's going to happen again, tell the girl 'hey I'm enjoying this conversation quite a bit so if someone comes over again and tries to cut in again, let's just skip off somewhere we can have our space'. I guarantee you, if I would have done this, I would have isolated her to my room nooo problem. Instead, I let us get interrupted and the good vibes were lost.

b) Another girl, Terri, who I'd met 4-5 times before through mutual non-work friends was out and somehow ended up alone with me in my room. She was doing what I can only describe as the 'chicken in headlights walk', kindof pacing in my room not knowing if she should stay or go or what to say.... obviously waiting for me to do something. I go in for the kiss..... but I only half commit and fuck it up.

MEGA TIP #3! Be bold and do it with full confidence, don't 'move in slowly' waiting to read her reaction along the way. Kiss her boldy and THEN the outcome will reveal itself. There is ZERO difference between kissing her and her saying NO and moving in slllowwwly s and she says NO before you do, so just be bold and do it.

Her not wanting to kiss doesn't bother me, and so I freeze her out and bring her back downstairs to hang out with everyone else. I can tell how surprised she is by how non-nonchalant I am about it.... almost too much so. My mistake was to go on to build the emotional interest... if I did I could have brought her back upstairs again. Instead I treat her as the same friend she was before, and it ends with her asking me for MY number to invite me out the following night. (the next day comes, and she doesn't invite me out, once again because I didn't build the emotional connection I should have before/after attempting the kiss. Also, she does fuck some other dude that second night).

Ok back on to Keri,

The next day at work, I say 'hey we forgot to set a day to see that movie' and she enthusiastically says 'I know!', she is out of town on the weekend, and so we decide on later next week (still no surefire day).

Another day at work, she makes a mild complaint about her boyfriend to me (good sign) about him leaving her wet clothes out and not drying them, and then says something to the effect of 'you're respectful, i bet you wouldn't do that' to which I reply 'nope, I have 3 older sisters I know how it goes'.

Later (same day or different day), she comes over to the area where I work for a quick chat but I am busy and say 'you get off at 5 don't you? stick around and we'll leave together' then go back to attending customers. I don't really give her the option to say yes or no, but I know it's yes.

After work, she finishes first and I see her eying over at me waiting. I tell her 'the other day Sarah and I just went out to the park and sat under a tree for a bit and had an impromptu picknic, it was awesome, you and I should go sit for a bit' (which was true, Sarah and I had done that the day earlier). We jump in my car and drive over to pretty much the same spot and sit for a half or so and get to know each other a bit.

Lots of eye contact, as usual from Keri, and I get to ask her one of my weasle questions which is 'so who is Keri anyway, what do you think about most of the time, what do you worry about or what are you excited about' and she goes on to tell me it's mostly school and etc. etc.

MEGA TIP #4! The reason this is a great weasle question is that by finding out what a person worries about or is excited about, you can find out what void that person has in their life and can later tell stories that indirectly demonstrate you to be the person that fills that void.

She doesn't mention her bf once while we're out, neither do I, and also tells me a story about her best friend and her having a falling out and that she's always been the kind of person to pretty much just have one main friend that she hands out with all the time..... which tells me that her BF has probably filled the gap left behind from her friend. She may not necessary be hooked on him in particular, more what he represents.

It's time to go, and she says 'We should do this like at least once a week'. Yep, she's lovin me. I drop her back off at her car, and hold my hand out as a 'farewell touch', which she grabs for a slight moment.

The next day at work, she comes over to me and asks if Tues or Wed is good for the movie. I say Tues.

Before I leave work for the day, I go over to her for a quick chat goodbye (it's on my way out) and she gives me the sad look and says she is going to be bored all day with me not there. I tell her that she should make me something cool while I'm gone, like origami or something, and her eyes light up and say OK.

MEGA TIP #5! I did this on purpose. By having her make me something, now her thoughts are going to be occupied with me all day as she thinks about what to make, makes it, wonders if I'll like it, and has the anticipation of having to wait 3 days or so until we work together again and she can give it to me. You can't seduce someone who doesn't have head space for you, but now I'm sure to be in her head all day.

That's all I have for you so far, hopefully it wasn't just me bantering and I was able to give out some useful tips as well.

Tuesday (movie day) is tomorrow, and my plan is to have her over here first to eat, go to the movie, and then sneak into a lounge for a quick drink after the show..... I do have a plan for an F close... but will obviously just see how the night goes and calibrate from there. She really is a sweetie and my good side tells me not to make a move for the sake of her emotional wellbeing.... but my other half knows that if she's giving me signs that it's OK that I should anyway. We'll see...

Will post an update in a couple days.

Representin' in NYC

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:50:41 -0500

Here's a video blog I did a few weeks ago during my trip to NYC.

Here I talk about an adventure I had while going to The Colbert Report show taping.

Chhhheck it out.

I actually wrote a 12,000 word journal about my trip, exclusive for students.

Bootleggers?

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:21:07 -0500

Hey does anyone live around the Peter Lougheed hospital? I live pretty close to there and hit up this decent place called bootleggers fairly frequently. It's not really the best place to sarge but it's a pretty chill (they also have unlimited wing nights on thursdays ) , woulden't mind having a meet and greet or something.

reply if ur interested.

Field Report: 1st night of the bootcamp

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:46:45 -0500

Location: Street, near Whiskey, 2 July 2010

Opened a 2 set with a situational opener about Whiskey being dead. Medium energy set, and opened them with slightly higher energy. DHVed with humour, performed the best-friends routine. Pumped their buying temperature, then left with a promise to be entertained at High 5 (where they were heading to). Mistake: Did a rookie mistake of not closing. Left on a high note though!

Location: Amsterdam Rhino, 2 July 2010

Walked in and opened up a 2 set sitting on a corner table using a situational opener. Low energy set, and tried I ejected after 5 minutes. Left with a possibility of re-opening them later.

Opened up a 2 set, HB 6.5 and 7. Situational opener again, followed by recommendation for cool places for friday night. Transition to a story-telling about canada-day party in Shuswap. Opened a thread about the accessory HB7 was wearing, followed by friendly kino with HB 6.5. Used a couple of high 5's with HB 6.5. Pumped up the buying temperature, when Kev joined me as a wing. HB 7 was feeling a bit bored/ in an analytical mood, so I DHV'd with the Mind Reading Routine.
Mistake: Did not close.
High point: Successfully opened 2 set, remained in set for 25-30 min.

Opened up a 2 set nearby. Happened to know 1 girl from work, dancing with her friend, so grinded them both from behind near the bar. Got good social proof, and now was feeling in-state. Moved on to a 3 set, avg HB 7 who took pictures of me opening . Opened up with situational opener about an accessory of the middle one, which was a sort of mild neg. Did not go too well and she turned her back to me. The one on her left continued convo but I ejected as the 3 set was getting too much to handle.

I was running out of sets to open, and didn't want to do the dance-floor game. So I re-opened set one, and decided to stay in for as long as possible. Music was really loud, and the set was real low energy. DHV'd, story-telling to get the hook point but really wasn't getting much. Staying in the set helped though, when their friends finally arrived. now I had a mixed set of 3 guys and 1 new girl added to the mix. Social proof gained by being locked-in with the 2-set worked and transitioned into the new set. Created rapport, C&F, DHV with the new girl. Feeling totally in state!
Again: Did not close at the high-point. New girl went away to the dance floor.

Kev pointed out a 2-set. Opened with situational opener about the shirt she was wearing, double high 5s about the Soccer team winning to create rapport, pumped up the buying temperature. More C&F, followed by Kev helping to get the 2-set to change venues with us. We got them in my car, drove to Whiskey. We didn't want to go to high 5 which is where they wanted to go. So we left them and headed to The Met.
Mistake: Did not get time to DHV, except the car and did not close.

Location: The Met
Fell totally out of state at the Met. Reset to the nearby V-bar. Tired as hell, but opened up a 2-set outside the bar. Situational opener about bars being dead and recommendations. 2-set worked there and were just going home. Transitioned to party-scene at Shuswap but they weren't interested.
I wanted to get back some of the momentum, so went inside V-Bar to open some sets. The place was empty with only 2-sets- 2 couples and 1 mixed set with 1 guy and 2 girls. Opened the second one about situational opener. Stacked with Soccer game results. Transitioned to cool party places etc but not much luck. It was getting late, my creativity was suffering, the the mixed set wanted to talk among themselves. The guy shook my hand, and that was the signal to bounce.

Came back to Kev's place for the de-briefing. End of Day 1.

Overall, the high-point was I stayed in set for 95% of the time at Amsterdam Rhino. Sets were going well, and I was in state for a good while. Next, I need to add direction to my game, and push for close with every set!

Material overload

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:42:27 -0500

Hey dudes,

As NBA already put it, there's an overload of material circulating on the internet. I was just wondering if you could give me some titles of books that you found very interesting/helped you tremendous. I read, of course, the game and MM. I just came across the 'magic bullets' and 'rules of the game'.

Thanks for your advice!

which method? something to consider

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:01:24 -0500

I know that there's already a section for this, and that by no means am I a great pua. However, I feel that this is something that everyone entering the community should consider. I wish I had, it would have saved me a TON of time.

When entering the community one gets bombarded by a ton of information, techniques, the newest and best. Don’t listen. Do your research.

What I've found is that most people go with the most popular or first methods they hear of. Myself included. We read the game, or hear our friends talk about the results they get with "the mystery method", or other method, and assume that it’s "the one". That it’s the cure. This is a horrible mind set, learning game takes work. While learning can help you improve greatly with people, it can also stifle your growth so at first one should tread carefully. Here's my advice:

Different people start at different places. While some only need a little help and fine tuning, some need a complete overhaul. Before you pick a methodology. Before you chose a path. Do your homework. Take an honest look at yourself. Find out what kind of personality you have and where you have trouble with people in general. In my short time in the community I've come across many methods. Picking the one that best suits these points will yield great results. However the reverse is also true, if you chose a method that is contradictory to how you are as a person the improvement will be slow and there will be no end to the frustration. Now I'm not saying that some methods are not good. They all have their positive and negative points, and you want to incorporate bits and pieces from each into your game. Choosing one method to start with will give you a base knowledge upon which to build, and will prevent you from becoming the dreaded "keyboard jockey".

So how do you chose the correct method for who you are? How do you improve?

Day Game - Saturday June 26th 2010

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:51:38 -0500

15 Approaches
4 Closes
1 Insta-date

-I spent my entire day (about 11.5 hours 930-9) walking/riding up and down the C-Train approaching line.
-My goal was 20 however 15 isn't all that bad
-I hadn't gone out and met women for almost three weeks so I made up my mind that this dry spell was gonna end even if it took me ALL day
-For the first 2.5 hours I simply walked around downtown Calgary because I had approach anxiety I decided to play the 5 minute game and finally did an approach right before I went to the library

-First Approach was this cute brunette direct who was really receptive
-I opened direct and she smiled and laughed (Hi, this is gonna sound really random but I just think you are really cute and had to say hi...I usually say that verbatim or some variation of that)
-I said something and she smiled and laughed
-I said something else and she smiled and laughed
-As we walked into the library together she went one way and I didn't feel like following her
-It took me almost another 2 hours to do an approach

-Second approach
-This blonde who was walking somewhere with grocery bags
-I went direct and she laughed and walked off

-Third approach was this cute brunette
-Went direct
-Interaction lasted about 15 minutes (Bantered, Role Played, She even answered my screening questions)
-She was going to put on a wedding planning session
-She told me she had 20 minutes..honestly I f***ed this one up
-She told me she had to go and I couldn't pull the trigger and go for the close

-Fourth approach was a two set that was going "OK"
-I went direct on the two girls sitting down
-They told me their names and how long they've lived in Calgary
-Anyways they were waiting for their family (parents grandparents because they were outside a theater and holding tickets to a theatrical performance) and they ejected when their parents and grandparents came

-Fifth set I went indirect on this girl who was wearing a cast
-I asked her about it and she told me the story about how she slipped on beer at work (shes a bartender and busted her knee)
-As the light changed she walked off

-Sixth set was this girl on her phone
-I interrupted her with "Excuse me I don't want to be rude but..." and then I went direct
-She said omg thank you that's so sweet...told her friend on the phone what I just did, she told me her name, and then walked off

-Seventh approach was this cute brunette
-Went Direct
-She was walking fast
-She was like omg thank you
-I asked her name and bantered for a bit
-She told me she was late for work and smiled and walked off

-Eighth approach
-Went Direct
-This Black girl who wasn't very talkative
-She told me her name and I walked with her for a bit and then she went one direction and I didn't feel like following

-Ninth approach
-Went direct on this really cute girl who caught everyone eye as she walked by
-She responded by "Ummm I'm gonna walk the other way"
-I just carried on feeling as awesome as I usually do because I'm the s*** and no approach is going to change that PLUS I am really into that guy that looks back at me when I look in the mirror every morning and the fact that I get to see him makes my day (lol Im a bit of a narcissist)
-maybe I opened shy and it came across creepy
-"rejection is a calibration tool" so I decided there was no good reason for me to run home and cry...ha ha maybe next time I will

-Tenth approach
-Asian Woman who smiled said omg thank you for you compliment and walked off

So I did 10 approaches no closes and all but one went really well only a couple lasted past 2 minutes it was time to go home and cry or diminish any remain self worth I had left...

Phase two

I had done 10 approaches and I figured "Why Stop??" SO...

-Eleventh approach
-Went direct on this girl when I got off the C-Train
-Ended up telling her to show me around Calgary
-She agreed so I was now on an Insta Date (the details are really long I STRONGLY suggest scrolling down to the bottom and reading about the insta date first so the rest of my day is easier to understand)

-Twelfth approach...after everything that just happened in my mind Im like its game time
-Open this black girl direct...damn she was sexy
-We talked for a bit (she actually go two phone calls during our 5 minute interaction and she was in a rush)
-Anyways one of my sticking points was to pull the trigger and time bridge and I was getting tired of being a pussy so I just went for it (I have a specific thing I say that is actually working wonders for me)
-She's down I get her number and we go our separate ways

-Thirteenth approach
-I open direct and she's flattered but we were going on separate trains (although I should have just went on hers
-Felt like I f***ed that one up because at this point because I didn't try to time bridge even if I had to do it from the opposite side of the C-Train doors

-Fourteenth approach
-I get off the C-Train and I open this girl on the platform direct
-At this point I don't give a damn I'm gonna time bridge EVERY set
-So I tell her she should be my partner in crime and ask her what the best way to get a hold of her she says "Do you have a phone?" I think "The Game has missed me" we exchange info and talk until her train comes although she was only 18 and Im not really down with that even though Im only a few years older than her

-Fifteenth approach
-Im at the last C-Train stop
-I just decided to keep approaching
-I approach this blonde...her tits were HUGE...just saying
-She was in a rush to get to her bus
-We talk for a bit
-And at this point I'm time bridging like its going outta style
-I get her number and she runs to get to her bus (I'm pretty sure she missed it because of me B-)

In Depth Analysis: Insta Date
-I actually hadn't been on one since early June (or late May)
-I tell her that she should show me around Calgary
-She does: we go to ChinaTown (which is honestly NOTHING compared to Toronto not hating just saying) a small water park, she shows me an infamous drug addict and sex worker hotel, we also walk by this GIGANTIC homeless centre...called the drop in centre (for a homeless centre it looked beautiful from the outside)
-We go to the Dragon Center mall and I am bantering, teasing, role playing (she's my body guard), relating, qualifying, screening
-We are sitting on a bench at a bus stop and I start to touch her first incidental/platonic (brushing her arm slightly)
-I then make it a bit more friendly by high 5ing and playing thumb war
-We then go to the small water park in the middle of the city and I Transition to flirty touching... periodically to emphasize a point I would place my hand on the outside of her bicep or on her tricep and hold it there for a second or two
-However I am still actively releasing the touching as well as I am not constantly touching her and when she says something I don't like I push her away and tell her to stay on her side...playfully of course
-The touching then became sexual as we sat down and I started by touching the hair on the top her of her head (she told me she hit it in a car accident when she was younger) and I used that as an excuse to run my fingers through her hair to "find any damage"
-At some point when we get to the park I start to get MASSIVE blue balls...maybe because I haven't bedded a woman in so long my body was punishing me
-Then as we were sitting in the water park in turned into me grabbing a chunk (in a sexual but not too rough kinda way) at the back of her head and use my fingers to massage her neck
-I would also put my arm around her and pull her in like bf/gf...she had a dog tag on and I liked it so I asked her to let me try it on
-At this point im thinking "I've passed all the checkpoints I can think of but I still have to release because I can still feel resistance" normally if I wasn't getting resistance I would have initiated a kiss but it didn't feel appropriate because I wasn't getting 100% full compliance when I was touching her...or maybe I was being a pussy and I blew it
-We were sitting down she decided that she wants to show me the homeless shelter (we were talking about a homeless shelter story earlier) so we get up and I start to truly understand how much pain I am in
-On the way there I tell her I'm not going inside she says ok we'll just walk around it...I then tell her I don't wanna walk and she says why...and I tell her I am in pain but I cant say why because its a guy thing
-I start hobbling and its noticeable (and I think to myself damn there's no way I can cum unless she helps and I don't have enough compliance yet for her to rub me out in public)
-I am also getting crankier due to my excruciating pain and thats noticeable as well
-Anyways after our short walk I tell her I am in pain and I dont wanna walk...I also figure this would be a good time to release since I was trying to walk with my arm around her and she was resisting
-While slightly bent over a metal ledge next to some giant body of water behind the downtown core I "tell her" to Go away...I actually yelled and the weirdest part is that THREE HOURS into our insta date shes like "Ok I'll walk this way and you walk that way"
-Funny part is she walks..and walks..and walks...and you know the first thing that6 ran through my mind? "Damn now how the F*** am I gonna explain this ? I didn't even time bridge" After a few minutes I think "...maybe I could add her on facebook say I got the close because she added me back...O well at least I still have her necklace"... sure I could have ran after her but I didn't feel like it and trust me I was not at my physical peak
-After realizing I have no good excuse yet to explain how I just blew an insta date I decided to start walking
-Which is when I do approaches 12-15 WITH BLUEBALLS...if that isn't dedication I don't know what is
At this point I would advise scrolling back up and reading ONLY approaches 12 and 13

-After approach thirteen I see this cute girl in blue and right before I go approach her I hear "chosen1"...yes you guessed it: My insta date...
-I tell her I am heading home
-She says "Are you ok"...I tell her no (because its the truth) and tell her sorry for being so cranky
-She says "I thought it was me"
-I tell her no it wasn't and I didn't mean to make her feel like that
-We hug and I *drum roll please* time bridge...she finally gave me her number I tried to time bridge twice during out insta date but I didn't wanna seem to aggressive/desperate...she wasn't saying no however she wasn't trying to expedite the process either
-I tell her see you later
Now scroll back to approaches 14 and 15 and continue reading lol

Moving out

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:51:31 -0500

I'm moving out of my parents place as soon as I can, hopefully late summer/early fall and some recommendations on where to live, tips about renting etc. would be awesome. Ideally id like to live downtown, there's lots of cool studio apartments in the $700 range. I could save a few dollars and grab a basement suite outside downtown, but it wouldn't be a huge savings. I'm not looking at picking up a roommate either.

So any advice would be cool, what to do, what NOT to do, you know. How much is the average utilities bill for an apartment? etc.

I took a boot camp last year and dropped out of the game shortly there after. I hope to make it out within the next few weeks and see whats up, there's a lot of new names around here, looks like Kingpin has been busy! Also my plans for the next year have changed, I won't be in University and next to working my 9-5 I'm going to have a lot of free time on my hands. I have some non pickup related interests I want to chase after but for the most part the next 12 months is going to be all about personal development.

So here's to taking the plunge, the second time around