It seems like a good time to start a journal.
Tonight was rather interesting and inspiring. I was due to meet up with forum member DREWB. but he never got back to me, I tried calling him and it went straight to voicemail so I'm guessing his phone died as I knew he would be at a work party prev to our planned DT meeting. Instead I ended up meeting up with Jon 22yo (not sure his forum name!!) and his 20yo friend Matt. Ok, I'm 26, so this was a bit of an age gap between myself and Matt. Right away I decided Matt would be my younger brother. Unfortunately we were unable to get into most places due to him being too young to drink, so we went to IBar.
I should note that I was very tired upon arriving and feeling off my game, but one of my resolutions has been to turn that around - whereas I usually would say 'fuck it' and keep in my slump.
IBar is a place I used to frequent as an AFC. It was a place with asshole hipsters. I like it because half the time I dress hipster and they have cool music and video projections... and hot hipster chicks. Right away I order a RedBull and Vodka with a water on the side. Feeling drained from a long day of work and AFC I pass up opportunities. Once the RedBull+V kicks in I'm ready to go! I've only talked to the bartender and my wings at this point. I start talking to some guy - it's easier to break the ice with a guy. We sit around feeling like AFC's for a moment, its only about 35% girls in the place but there's def opportunities - I think of something...
I see a four set, three hot girls and a male. I use Matt's underage to my advantage, approaching the male/AMOG I use my body to seclude him (Adam Lyons style) and ask if he knows any bars for 20yos, "No" but build rapport, I ask a HB6.5 next to him asking about bars for 20yos and he starts pushing me out of the set with his body - I take the cue. I go around him and the group and talk to a black guy, his friend, and a girl. She seems uninterested so I build rapport with the males, as they sit next to the four set, I use this as my in to the other two girls - both seem very uninterested and one cuts me out with her body. Me and the black guy chat bc he said they cut him out too, so we leave my two wings behind and go upstairs.
I chat with a HB7.5 - neg her for playing on her phone at the club - then meet her male friend. AMOG, make him laugh a bit. Another girl HB5.5 is there, opposite the guy, I squeeze myself in and talk to her - moving the male away from the girls, in doing so I stay too long with her (she's not interested) and lose the HB7.5 BIGGEST MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT, I AM PRETTY SURE SHE LIKED ME. I should have bounced back to the HB7.5 after a few lines with her. When I DO turn back around male and HB7.5 are gone. HB5.5 leaves, black dude who came up w me sits down, a HB5 comes along, I help set him up w her.
Stand up and chat up a HB4.5, make her laugh, build rapport, go back to black friend (still dont know this guys name as I just met him!) and he tells me some guy's bday is today who is sitting next to a HB8. I talk to the guy, make him laugh, then to the guy to the other side of the HB8, who is her bf, but he isn't that great looking so i ask him who's with him and he points to the girl - i use this as an in and say hi, build rapport, flirt. she seems KINDA into me but not enough to leave her bf.
Jon is up to our area now, he chats w HB4.5, I flirt more with HB8 then go downstairs. Before doing so I also set up Matt with a good chat with HB4.5. These two events likely occurred in a different order.
Matt comes downstairs, intro to a 19yo, ask her about what bars she can get into, tell Matt to approach her - give him a good situation appropriate opener - he declines, instead sits at the bar next to her, unsure of what to do. I go back upstairs, flirt the HB8, neg her playfully, she declines a sneak away and dance.
Leave downstairs, hit on 19yo.
See 5 set, cute HB7, she's with someone that looks like a sister, ask them - perfect situation for best friends test - run it, they laugh. End up talking the girl into her number after rapport and some light well-played KINO. The girl's female friend has a boyfriend who is nice, its his Bday so take him over to the bar, buy him a drink, this way HB7 will think I'm AMOG. say goodbye, gotta get back to my friends.
Her number it ends in two 1's, she put in 3 1's, one number too many, i called her out and she deleted one. I'm thinking it's her real number, because she had second thoughts about giving her number to a stranger at the end of night and added an extra one.
Call plan for tomorrow:
ME: Hi, it's Ben.
HB7: Who?
ME: The guy you made promise to take you out tonight.
HB7: No, I don't think so...
ME: Yes you were drunk and said you wanted me to show you and your friends some great places.
HB7: I don't think so.
ME: You told me you would say that, that you would be really shy when sober and that I should remind you how I made you smile last night.
How's that for a script? Help please?
What I am proud of:
-First number close

-Turned a shit feeling night upside down and had a great time.
-Met a cool PUA Jon, at first I was unsure of him but when I saw him running game he seems very confident when talking to girls, which is HUGE.
-Talked to many HB, made some laugh, had a great time
What I need to fix:
-Running out of things to say
-Stop pitching myself to girls, instead more push/pull - if anyone has pointers here that would be great
-Slow down my talking, more playing it cool
EDIT 1: I should also mention before going out, I chatted with some cute girls I had met on 4Chan on Kik. This started putting me on my game - largely thanks to the great text game thread on this site.
EDIT 2: I called her today - didn't pick up - not surprised, but I left a message, "Hi D_, It's Ben, the cute guy from last night at IBar. I'm heading downtown and I thought it would be rude not to invite you along. If you and your friends want to come out tonight that would be great". Self-critique, I shouldn't have mentioned her friends and I should have said something to close the message.