I knew something interesting was bound to happen tonight ...I mean day 30 is a landmark for any sargeathon. The fates demand to pique my curiosity.
FR: Day 30 - "Something Different About You..." (3.25.09):
We're kickin it oldschool tonight at Incahoots!
CCOC in attendance:
-Mantis
-ArrowH24
-Me
-Jack
The Brad2, who FINALLY registered for the forum, came with as always. He's formerly been referred to as Manko in my recent FRs.
On with it!
I meet up with TheBrad and Arrow outside the venue and we hit the line. Mantis and Jack had gone to Jack's buddy's place and would meet up with us around 10:30. Arrow and I open up a warm-up two set in line, but the girls aren't all that responsive so we say fuck it and go back to talking.
Entering the club I begin my nightly ritual: Open the first set I lay eyes on and bring in all my energy, open up three more warm ups, hit the bathroom, then head out to the smoking patio for a coffin nail while I scope the place.
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Why I love this habit:
Warm up sets can be anything I want, so long as I'm fucking opening at the very least. One thing that works really well for me is to open the scariest/hardest looking sets during the warm up phase. This shows me(my subconscious, I suppose) that I can really open anything I want too.
I love to look for bored/seated sets during this time also. For instance, my first set inside the venue at Incahoots was a seated two set deep in conversation. I told them how boring they looked and demanded they go vampire on my energy via high fives. They actually warmed right up to me! Conversations can look important from the outside, but I'm starting to realize that's generally not the case.
This four-set ritual gets me in the mood to approach no matter what I was feeling before. On top of this, it compounds my state little by little as I do each set. Rather than opening one, going to my friends, losing state, then working back up to go open again, I'm just in it: boom. boom. boom. They're throwaways, but they're priceless to the overall direction of the night!
On top of this, I've started to notice these warm up sets come back later on every now and then to reopen ME! Maybe they're not so throwaway after all. . . 
Plus, the way I do it, I get to piss and scan the venue as I walk through toward the bathroom. Then I get to catch a smoke, which is awesome, because the first one of the night is always the best! haha
Also, this works for getting me in the approaching mode Day and Night!
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I'm feeling good while Arrow, TheBrad, and I get caught up on the patio for a minute. Mantis, Jack, and Jack's buddy greet us with infamous energy and the night starts to feel whole. Complete, now that everybody is here. yay!
Jack's buddy wants to sit down, it's cool, so we grab seats in a pow-wow like circle and shoot the shit for a few minutes.
This entire time I noticed an inner struggle going on in my head. I wanted to go and break open some sets with the guys, but at the same time these are my friends and I'm fighting this battle inside of "leave them and do work, or chill out and have fun with inside jokes and all that?" I don't want to leave, but I don't want a state drop either. Luckily Arrow spots a sweet three set across the patio and shows no hesitation to open.
As he leaves his chair, Jack's buddy (who is awesome and I love hanging out with him, but he's very closed minded to the community) says:
JB: Is he ALWAYS like this?
Muse: Like what?
JB: Like, does he do that alot?
M: Of course, man! How else is he gonna get laid if he doesn't make an effort?
JB: *Rolls his eyes*
Mantis: He needs a wing
*looks to JB expectantly*
JB: Dibs on the one in red!
*continues to sit there.*
M: Well... he needs a wing, now. You gonna go or do I have to?
JB: *Stares off into the distance*
M: Ok then!
With my favorite line ready as a wing, I throw my arms around Arrow's shoulders as I enter the set:
Muse: Are you girls being nice to my boyfriend? I HOPE you're not hitting on him, because that would make me SOO jealous!
HBBlue: No I'm nice I'd never try to make you upset!
M: You're nice? Oh good, I wish I was.
HBBlue: Wait, are you really gay?
(YESSS!! This is my favorite response to that opener)
Muse: *I give her the People's Eyebrow* Why? Are you looking for blowjob tips?
HBB: Of COURSE!
M: I see, well, I could always give you lessons. You just have to get on your knees, and we'll get started.
HBB: *HBRed Laughs and so does HBB.* Is that so?
M: Yeah, let's see. . .I think I can pencil you in on Saturday. It'll be the second annual 'Learn how to give a good BJ' Seminar!!
HBB: Awww, Why do I have to wait until Saturday?!
(Arrow is busy with the third girl and I'm considering isolating HBB at this point, when HBRed interrupts with a snarky comment. Doh! Forgot about her. Bad Muse, Bad!)
Muse: *To HBRed* You are just a little fiery one aren't you? I LOVE the energy though, give me a high five!
*She cocks her WHOLE body back and gives me the BEST high five I've ever received from a girl. haha.*
HBR is giggling now, and having fun.
(She is soooo GORGEOUS! Petit little thing, with jeans so low cut, the lips of her vajay are nearly hanging out.)
M: wow, you are having way too much fun, let's tone it down a notch. I've got an idea.
*Grab her hand* Give me a good twirl.
*HBR wordlessly complies and, DAMN she must be a dancer, because she's the only chick who has done the Casanova Twirl SOOoo gracefully. She does her spin, then tightens her grip and spins back the other way! Awesome! I give her a hug and try to bring her into the conversation.*
Now I feel like I've got two solid choices for some fun isolation, but I turn around and right when I do, Arrow ejects. HBBlue sees this and snaps back to reality, I can tell the music is tickling her. All it took was a
"SOrry, we HAVE to go dance to this song!" and the set went BOOM! hahaha. Should have pulled the number when I had the chance.
Flash forward about 45 minutes, and some inconsequential sets later.
Standing on the patio with Arrow and TheBrad2, Brad sees a three set behind me and tells me he really wants to open them but can't muster the courage. I tell him I'll go and he can wing me. I said I was going to go in super direct, and as soon as I turned around, I chickened out because all three were hot! haha.
I jump in with my tattoo story/routine and the girls are super receptive. I love this opener because it's fun, gets the girls engaged quickly, allows for easy kino right off the bat, and rapport through story trading. Brad2 comes in to wing.
Brad2: I hope you girls are being nice to my boyfriend!
The girls start laughing immediately with this, while the Brad and I play with the thread.
Overall some great kino, fun energy, and good conversation. Brad and I split the set, I take the two on the right and he's got his girl on the left. The bubble has been formed and it's nice and solid. That's when two more chicks walk up with a look like
"Who the hell are these guys?!"
Brad sees this, and asks the girls to introduce him. I'm still talking with my two girls and go to grab intros from the two new ones when Brad reaches behind him.
Brad2: Ok, I'm feeling outnumbered here, there's five of you now. . . way too much estrogen! We need another guy in here.
*He reaches back without looking and grabs who he thought was Jack, pulling him into the set*
Turns out it was Jack's Buddy, who then stands in between me and the two girls I had split from the group. He's not saying anything, not moving, just standing there! Agh! I couldn't really talk around him. After talking so long with these girls, the bubble bursts and one of my girls notices a song for the first time since the last 5 have come and gone. I go to move JB to the outskirts of the set, but it's too late.
HBWhiteDress: Ahhh! I love this song! Cmon lets go dance!
*She promptly grabs onto the two closest friends and starts dragging them away. Fuck!*
Muse: *Trying to damage control I take the hand of HBHoops, who I had built the most rapport with* It's been great talking with you, come back and find me in a few minutes.
HBHoops: *
Squeezes my hand back and keeps her grip* Yeah I loved meeting you. . .Ok, I'll do that for sure.
*I can tell she wants to stay, but her friend yanks her inside! damn!*
I want to get her in isolation. Should have at least gone for the number, because I'm sure I would have gotten it, but I wanted to take it as far as I could. Oh well.
Relaxing with Arrow, I notice for the first time that I haven't been counting my sets tonight. I start looking around and see that I've opened or approached most of the sets I see. I was just having a blast, being the social guy and meeting all kinds of people.
A bit later, I see mine and the Brad's original three set on the patio. Back for more eh? I decide I'm gonna go in and get my girl HBHoops into isolation and see how far I can take this. On the way over, though, I run into a chick I've known since the second grade! We have some fun catching up going on, and as I'm in the middle of a hug with her, I see HBHoops from my peripheral vision.
She's staring at me, looks back at her friends, then throws an arm in my direction like waving me off or something. I hear her say to her friends:
HBHoops: Ugh! Whatever! Let's just go.
*I see her face contort into a dirty look, which she throws my way... Did she think my long time friend was my girlfriend? Damnit...*
Before I can even eject from conversation with my friend, the three are already back inside. TheBrad said he saw them leave the venue...which means they only came back out to talk to he and I. Fuck! I should have at LEAST grabbed the number. . . Good lesson for me here: don't wait on anything. Must learn to be more efficient, because anything can happen!
TheBrad2, Mantis, and I decide to swing through the club one more time for a final set before we bounce. The place is starting to clear out at this point, so not much is going on except the dance floor. Brad pulls me around saying
"Dude, your Ex is here!" ...Great. Ok, I've gotta go say hi. Brad takes me to her table, and he's right, it's definitely her deep in conversation with some other chick.
Muse: *I open by pointing at her* YOU! What are YOU doing here?
HBEx: *First she throws up a confused expression, which turns slowly to recognition* OMG! OMG! Its YOU! Wow, I didn't even RECOGNIZE You!!
Muse: I know right, it's the hair.
(I've always had short hair up until a few months ago. Last time I saw her was ~5 months ago, while it was still pretty short.)
HBEx: No...no, it's not just that. I mean, there's just something different about you. I can't put my finger on it, but something is definitely
way different about you... It's a good different though!
We vibe and chat, hug, high five, all that nonsense. She introduces me to her friends who warm up to me immediately (makes sense, I have through the roof value with the pack leader). I introduce them to Mantis and TheBrad2. We talk for a little while longer before bouncing on out of the venue. I grab kisses on the cheek from the ex, and her friend before Mantis, Brad and I scope out the venue for Arrow.
All in all, an awesome night. Mantis and I might end up on that MTV show "Parental Control" despite my loathing of reality television. I'm just stoked my ex has noticed some major change in me, and she was sure it wasn't just my appearance. I've been over her for a long time, and I have no desire to repursue this girl. I'm just excited that a major change has been noticed by someone who knew me so well back in the day, someone who doesn't know about the community or what I've been up to every day/night for a month. This is proving to me that
something is working,
something is changing... haha. I love it!
Things I need to work on:
~ Keep working on mini-isolation and full isolation of my targets from their sets.
~ Keep pushing until a blowjob or a blowout. Numbers mean day2's and mid-game. I want to start fucking PULLING!
~ Stop letting sets "find me later." This may keep the set warm for re-open. . .but it's not helping me reach my end goal. PULL, son! At the least grab the number.
~Take sets in a sexual direction sooner. Be more direct with every set.
Two more reports to write: Days 31 and 32. Night 33 was last night at DTF after Papa gave the RSD free tour for us here in OC.
Until next time, ladies and gents,
~Muse
CHAT
