gasoline, the mere fact that you are on here asking us instead of trying things yourself is a mistake.
let me give you a little history.
back in the dark ages, when women seemed like witches that were just looking for an excuse to turn me into a bug and step on me (and yes, I'm not exaggerating, this is how I thought) I was determined, somehow, to get over my approach anxiety.
so I started simple - by asking for the time.
This took me several failed attempts, but I started with people I had no anxiety around (very old women basically) and moved up. It actually took me several days to work up the balls to ask an attractive woman for the time.
AFC indeed.
i kept doing this, and every day, even if i didn't want to do it, i went out and approached at least five people for the time.
here's what happened. it got easy to do. asking for the time, and then thanking them and walking away, got easy.
and guess what that did to me? it made me bored. i didn't want to do it anymore because it was boring. i had mastered going up to a woman and asking for the time.
so actually, i didn't even mean to do this, but one day i went up to a pretty girl and said "Hi! How are you?" Despite the fact that I suddenly realized I had gone off script and my fear started jumping up, she smiled and said "Good. How are you?"
Holy ****. I just opened a woman. And I started to talk to her, what about I don't remember, probably the fact that I had been in the library. We talked about school, books, i dunno what else.
The point is, I mastered my AA bit by bit. With a set script I was able to master walking up to a pretty girl. Then, once this was solidly in place, out of sheer boredom I began expanding what I said.
Also, things that sound easy on the forum, like walking up to a girl, are much more difficult in person. So even if something sounds easy, don't write it off until you can do it without thinking.
So go! Go get some times!!!!