Dunno if any of you remember me. Basically I had this German girl move into my apartment and she messed with my head. I told her how I felt and she went berserk. So I moved out (was actually planning to anyway) and started again. Got into an LTR for 4 months with a girl I'd known for a few years, and it went well but there was just a lack of chemistry. I wasn't terribly attracted to her (she had really bad cellulite and was a few years older than me) so we parted ways amicably a few weeks ago and we're still on good terms. It was painful, but cordial, and we've been talking since then on friend terms and I don't think it's weird or anything.

So last weekend I was at this national convention in San Francisco with a sports organisation I'm involved in. Outside the convention room there was a little HB9 working with a HB8.5 who I know, they were out from Ireland. HB9 was on her own so I walked over and opened her up when I saw her yawning. I asked if she was really that bored. (She's from Romania.) Leafed through a few brochures with her. Negged her about how lame the brochures were, chatted a little with HB8.5 when she came back and then left to go into the meeting.

During the meeting I came out and went to the toilet, and came back out realising I'd gone into the ladies. Who did I run into in the toilet after I was done other than HB9? She went back to her post and when I came out I had my hand over my mouth and the two girls had a good laugh and I laughed with them about it then and again later.

There was a HB9 and a HB8.5 in from DC along with their regular delegate, a guy that I already know and usually speaks highly of me. I opened them up in the pub at lunchtime with a little neg about stuff their club was allegedly up to in the hotel at this year's national finals. Kept the conversation going well when my buddy from DC walks in, says "oh my goodness he's just a magnet for beautiful ladies, isn't he?" It's his own method, he compliments the shit out of HBs and somehow still gets laid. I don't think he was doing any of these two, he was just hanging out with this HB7 for the whole weekend so I'm assuming he was working on her. Anyway, I let these girls 'run along' as they say when they had to get their lunch, and I got mine and then worked the room, which is a bit easier to do when you already know half the people there.

After the convention we got a squad gathered up and resumed business at the pub across the street. The two girls from DC come in shortly after and have to take off soon so they can't stay for long. I do a little AFC thing of buying a round. I number close HB9 before she leaves because of course after they're done with their 'gospel concert' (I swear, that's where they went) they were interested in meeting up again.

Later a little young HB9 walks past and a buddy of mine looks incredulous after her as she disappears into the bathroom. After she comes out I take off after her to where she's positioned at the other side of the bar. On the pretense of waiting to order a drink I open her HB8 friend first with a question about what's on the sticker on the back of HB9's phone. It gets a bit hazy what happens next (I need to get into the habit of recording this stuff right away) but HB9 brings herself into the conversation by asking (in a joking way) if I'm being inappropriate. So now I'm between HB8 and HB9 and we're in full flow while I throw in some DHVs about being involved in this sports organisation that's having it's national convention in town. There's a third chick to the right and a really loud guy working on her, I think he was a PUA because he was in full flow, was well dressed and had a constant supply of interesting stories.

So things ran a little dry on my side of the conversation and I thought I'd just pull the plug. I didn't go for the number close because I didn't think I'd earned it, just got her to agree to meet me at the all-star game the following day where I'd be working an information booth.

Later I was outside talking to some people and another buddy walks out with a female cousin of his (who I also know) that was in from Boston for the convention. Said he was going up to North Beach with a squad of girls that were in from Chicago. So we jump into a limo where I end up with a black HB10 sitting on my knee who mentioned something about what she wants and I quipped about how I bet I know what she really wants. Conversation gets a little raunchy here, she was challenging me saying I'd be shocked if I really knew what she wanted and I was assuring her there was nothing that could shock me.

We went to a bar and I thought I'd take a little walk before working any of these Chicago girls. (This is all while texting DC HB9 about where I am, and she was texting back sounding interested.) I walked over to another bar in the same place and found this pretty HB8 looking over my way and she wouldn't release the eye contact, so neither did I. I walked straight up, said hi, and spent the next hour chatting. Can't remember everything we talked about it was enough to keep her attention and number close her with a kiss on the cheek when she was leaving. She was 50/50 thinking about whether or not to hang out with me alone when her friend asked her if she wanted to leave with her or stay there with me. Same thing again, agreed to meet me at the all-star game the following day.

Chatted to the Chicago girls for a while and then left. They were nothing special.

Next day at the all-star game I was sending simultaneous texts to the DC HB9 and the HB8 from the bar arranging to meet them at the field where I was shooting some video for the local organisation (DHV, right?). Saw DC HB9 and friend, chatted about what the plans were for later. They had no plans and neither had I. There was a banquet planned for that night but I had no ticket because my LTR and I had decided we weren't going just before we split.

I saw DC HB9 and HB8 from the bar both in the same place later and had to decide which ones to talk to first because they were right beside each other. Spoke to DC girls and they were still undecided about later. So was HB8. So was I. Fuck!

Texted both girls later suggesting something lame like dinner and drinks. DC girl was going to the banquet, HB8 wasn't replying.

I saw my ex there as well. Chatted for a while, told her I'd drop off her roommate's thing that I'd borrowed later. So I stopped off at her house after the all star game and she had a few guests in for a christmas tree decorating party. I got comfortable and sat with her watching the last episode of a TV show that she'd gotten me into and we'd gotten into the habit of watching together. After that I went to the banquet, it was late now and dinner would be over so I wouldn't need a ticket to get in. I wasn't quite dressed for it though, still wearing jeans and a sweater, everyone else was dressed to the nines.

DC girl was being worked by some young lad and I wasn't going to interrupt like a jealous prick. Her friend was busy too, and Romanian HB9 wasn't terribly chatty, I'd overdone it earlier in the weekend and made it obvious that I was hitting on her. So I left soon after a bit of schmoozing with some associates.

Verdict: Not a bad weekend's work. The outcome could have been better but I put that down to me being just on the way out of an LTR. I should have gone to the banquet and been prepared for it. I'm not fully in the PUA zone just yet, need to revise my material and re-learn it. Need to re-watch the Mystery Method workshop video. This weekend I've been working on getting the house in order, getting things cleaned up and woman-friendly. It's a lot of work. I plan to take up pilates in the hope that it'll tighten up my abs, they're not fat but my gut hangs a bit looser than I'd like it to. I think I just need to put this winter down to being a time when I lay a lot of ground work for next year.

Oh, and I have an online date set up for tomorrow (Sunday) evening and tonight I plan to go out to my old pub where I'm well known.

Wish me luck guys. I'm back at square 1 but I intend to progress better than I did last time.