Night 11 (2/3/12)

Wing:
Opened: 3
Closed (Nature): 0
Rating: 2/10

Momentum. I need to drill that into my head. I just can't get it.

First set I opened went awesome, had it in the bag - wasn't interested. I then didn't open anyone for almost the rest of the night. Such a pussy. Was getting IOI's from an HB7.5. Lead her away and made my move. She was hesitant and it ended up not working.

Fuck. I know Im getting good at mid game, but i just can't seem to open. Its pissing me off.

Pffffff

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Know how you feel man. For me, i have 2 options: approach directly and hope for the best or approach indirectly and see my ship sink. Dont know why is that.

Mid game is my top thing, If lets say i friend of mine introduces me to a girl than it is very on LOL.

Keep posting.

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Sounds like you need a wing with minimal AA who can just open sets like a madman and let you enter early on.

Bro, I have almost no AA. I can open, i just can't seem to do it correctly. To be honest I've tried the openers on very few occasions, mostly i just go with the flow and end up killing my own game.

Anyways, I don't wanna change the focus here, this is Owlex's journal not mine.
Btw, i have one LOL.

Keep posting Owlex.

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Night 12 (6/3/12)

Wing:
Opened: 5
Closed (Nature): 1 (K-HB8.5)
Rating: 4/10

Very large night, loads of people. Opened up reasonably with a few good conversations, still need to stop procrastinating and hammer down learning some routines.

Saw Diane (from Night 2) and sparked up a conversation with her. Ended up with her on my lap, from there it was a piece of cake. Mark my words, I'm going to Fclose the deal on this girl in the future.

Wanted to push myself so I left Diane and tried some more sets. Was opened by the HB7.5 I failed to close on Night 11. She was hitting me with heavy IOI's but i wasn't going to grace them with a response. She had her chance.

Still trying to hit the hook point, but Im getting much better at reading sets.

Before my next night out I'm going to
- Come up with and learn one new routine
- Try some day game

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Personal Entry 1 (9/3/12)

Thought it would be good to flesh this journal a bit more and give a back story on whats going on in my life right now.

> I have been hitting an intense 5 day a week gym program with an instructor/nutritionist for the past month. My six pack is coming together and Im getting bigger as a whole. The only issue is the time commitment - around 1.5 hours per training day - and its making me tired and less ready for nights out.

> I just booked myself into a holiday over summer break with 4 naturals (including Jay). We are going to a heavy party zone and with these guys pick-up should be significantly more justifiable. Plus I may learn a few things.

> I have a previous X who has moved nearby asking for me to come and "visit". I have to say I'm tempted - haven't Fclosed properly since ESG.
Perhaps ill meet up with her if I head that way, but ill try and avoid making a trip especially.

So overall it seems to be going well although I don't feel Im progressing in the game as much as I should.
And with a lot of work piling on I'm worried Im going to start slacking.

Im glad I started writing this though, its really helped me stick to everything and stay committed. All comments have been read and appreciated.

Owlex

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Your dedication and goal setting is really admirable. It's funny how I see my personal situation mirroring yours at various points in what you report.

re: heavy work load and time commitments. I couldn't agree more. I've come to the realization that self-improvement really is a full-time gig which requires a lot of effort and sometimes putting in the work on a night you're not all that keen. Especially if you're running a active, busy life on top of it. However, as Forrest Griffin says, the juice is worth the squeeze.

Keep at it!

Night 13 (12/3/12)

Wing:
Opened: 5
Closed (Nature): 1 (F-HB8.5)
Rating: 5/10
I initially wasn't going to go out, but by avoiding an opportunity I would get zero experience and its impossible to open sets when your sitting on your ass at home.

Had a good day and so was in good state. Immediately bumped into Diane when I came in. This was more or less my only set for the night. The chat flowed, I Nclosed and looked for a way to guarantee getting her back to mine. Out of the blue I pulled out a brilliant idea/complete fluke. I asked her for a drink.

[Her] "But then I won't have enough money for a cab home.."
[Me] "Its fine, ill walk you"

Result: A free drink and a ticket to be alone with her at the end of the night.

I let it cool off a bit and went to talk to some old friends from the south. Had great fun with them before getting a text from Diane wondering where I was.

Met her on the dance floor, made out and danced with her. We then mutually decided we had had enough and started the walk home.

The walk was smooth sailing, conversation was easy and we seemed to really get on. The conversation didn't falter when we passed the turn for her house and went towards mine. Would have been hard to mess it up from here.

I won't go too much into details as its not really my style but she ended up staying till about lunchtime the next day, we both missed all our classes and generally just relaxed and had a good time.

Summary: Learnt a lot about persistence and rolling over speed bumps as they arise. Also worked out some handy little tricks to make all the transitions in the interaction go a bit more smootly (specific to my location so not much of use to anyone else here).
Generally a good night, perhaps not the best F close because I was still relying heavily on previous rapport.

I obviously need to expose my weaknesses a bit more to fully improve.

Owlex

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Good stuff mate. Smooth move on the drink and walk home deal. I could definitely run that as I live near the location I sometimes game at.

Good job man, keep posting as always.

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Personal Entry 2 (29/3/12)

Thought an update was necessary as it appears I havent gamed in a while.

Went two weekends ago to visit family in a different city. Had a good time doing family stuff - added bonus was having an ex live there who has recently got back in contact (mentioned in a previous post.). Im ashamed to say I did go and visit her but an Fclose is an Fclose even if its not a new one.

Last week the second semester was drawing to a close and so I hit it hard. Unfortunately due to the natures of each of the nights I cant actually remember what happened.

Let me explain.

Monday: Started of at a bar just chatting with friends, moved into a second bar and then a third. When we reached the club we were denied entry for not having wristbands and being disorderly.

Obviously not having that! - Have a hazy memory of climbing a fire escape and coming in through a window or back door or something. And then its just a big blank. When I woke up I honestly thought I hadnt been inside, but according to a bunch of hilarious photos I was definitely there.

Tuesday: Did the "how fast can you drink a bottle of tequila" challenge.... bad idea. Goner

Wednesday: Recovery

Thursday: Went to a beer buffet. Had a great time and again have batchs of blank. I did however wake up with Diane in my bed - Loving the random Fclose!

So from a game point of view you can see that I have been slacking. Unfortunately its coming up to exam period and now that Im home from College the nights are going to be severely less frequent.

Gym routine still going strong though!

Will keep you posted

Owlex

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