My apologies, but I just read the wticky at the top of this forum section and noticed that it asks me to reveal a bit more about myself than I had previously, so, in the event that any might be interested, I will elaborate now based on the suggested points outlined by Chief:
>where you're located
I am located at present in Binghamton, NY. I travel occasionally to NYC, but most of my PUA work must be done in this dinky college town.
>your age
At present: 22.5. My birthday is July of '87
>how you got into "the game"
Well, as far as actual PUA goes, I got into the game through my friend KarmaRaver who started talking about some crazy thing called sarging and field reports. I thought he was nuts, but after a few months he got me curious enough that I picked up The Game. Then I read The Style Diaries. Then Mystery Method, then...well, a lot of stuff.
>how long you've been studying and practicing pickup
So, I've only been studying pick-up since about September, but I've been working on myself for a long time and developing my own game in the same way the masters did it before the community, by experiementing. If we count that, I've been working at it since I was about 19, so 4 years. But it's only been recently that I've been able to really start seeing success.
>which pickup method(s) you like to use
I like to channel movie stars. I like to think to myself, "What would James Bond say right now?" "What would be the next line if this were a romantic comedy?" "How would Hugh Grant react?" I'm not sure what that falls under, but it's my main tactic. I really like Mystery Method and it's the one I aspire to learn, alongside Ross Jefferies' methods, which I find realy inspiring. The whole not apologizing for your desires as a man thing really gets me going. Basically, I make sure my inner game is top notch and I try to let that raidate out. And it seems to work. Charm is very powerful.
>what your hobbies/passions are
I am passionate about a lot of things. I am developing a career as a writer, and as a lover of language I am also an avid reader. I do magic. I am a big fan of the circus and perform many circus acts, including the unicycle (great HB magnet), juggling, fire eating/breathing, acrobatics, etc. I love wine, good beer, sushi. I love PUA, especially for what it teaches me about being better in society as a whole. I am a scientist at heart. I adore skepticism and am a devout atheist
what your goals are As far as life? Become a successful novelist and screenwriter. As a PUA? Be able to pull any girl I desire; and, to be perfectly honest, I really want to learn how to pull same-night lays.
>and whatever back story you wish to share with us.
A little back story? Okay. Growing up I was always the short, geeky, spasmodic kid who got teased mercilessly. As I got older thisimage of myself stayed with me even as I began to change. When I did have friends I still thought as if I had none. When people liked me, I felt as if they didn't. When I became attractive, I still saw a little geeky boy. By Senior year of high school I was racing towards rock bottom and was carefully planning a post-graduation suicide. Dramatic, I know. But I was deadly serious about it. Then a girl took interest in me. An HB 6-6.5, I'd say, but a girl nonetheless. Suddenly, I had value. We started dating in February of Senior year and I realized that I was a person who could be loved. And so I scrapped the self-destruction and began a plan for self-revitalization. I dropped out of college after my first semester and moved to Australia. Out there I approached girls, kiss closed, made friends everywhere, and overall began to realize my worth. So I applied to go back to school in NY. Back in the states I began to hang out with girls and to figure out how to get more comfortable with myself. I slowly chipped away at my dissappointments in myself. The best thign I ever did was dress how I wanted to. It has become an expression of myself. I wear cowboy boots, classic blue jeans, and button down shirts. I began to laugh at everything and just enjoy being *me,* and doing the crazy shit I do. Yes, I ride a unicycle. It's fun. Yes, I dress up as a clown and honk my nose to make you fuckers laugh. Yeah, I wear cowboy boots and a wide-brimmed hat, is that a problem? As I began to talk to my friends about my self-esteem issues I got the same responses from all of them: "Wait, you have self-esteem issues? Really? I always looked up to as the kind of guy who didn't care about what other people thaougth about." Soon, I realized that I was putting off the persona of an Alpha, even if I wasn't utilizing the personality to its fullest potential. I recognized then that if I could project this I could *become* this, and so I have been, little by little. Every day I'm feeling a little bit more like the alpha self I knwo is inside. And every day I'm learning to become more comfortable with kino, and small talk, and making people like me. I respond sarcastically when girls make snide remarks, I smile broadly when I make a girl laugh, I say hello to the bus driver. In fact, I jsut wrote a short memoir peice recalling my self-esteem's rise. One of the final lines is about finally realizing that girls in general like me, and that I can pull them if I want.
That last part was wildly meandering, and probably just mental-masturbation, but it's a true reflection of how I feel. If any of you have read this, perhaps you have a good insight into the mind of Talon. Hope that helps.
My biggest stumbling block as a PUA is simply that I don't go out and talk to enough people. It's not an AA thing, it's just that I don't talk to people. When I do, I do well.
Anyway, that is all for now. See you 'round the forums!