Confession: I am an AFC

[CompleteShift]

Alright, I figure this is the first step towards enlightenment.

I, CompleteShift, am an AFC. (psst...can someone tell me what it stands for?)

I was always a genius in school, so everything I've done so far was theory. I'm 17 now so I just graduated high school and I'm going to college this fall and transferring into a university for my third year to get a BSc in Computer Science.

I've done tons. I've got both of David's e-books. I've read the bible. I did what I've done best, I've learned the theory. I figured, I know the theory, so the practical should just come naturally, right?

Wrong.

Let's start with a little background about me.

When I was younger, I was totally oblivious. Girls would come on to me and I'd barely notice. I was a genius, but I guess I was some sort of sexy genius. Everything ****y and funny I did was generally by accident, even though the girls still liked it. Unfortunately, it was random and not consistent, so I couldn't really build on that. I had low self-esteem as a kid, and as a result, I was bitter, but I didn't take **** from others, to the point where I was naturally arrogant.

Well from what I understand, arrogant's all right, but I'm totally not funny. At all. Therefore I tend to unintentionally kill the mood sometimes just when I'm hanging out with others. Not often, but let's just say I'm not the most suave guy around.

So here I am. Arrogant. Not very smooth. Not very funny.

You can see the recipe for disaster.

Well, I've tried to fix some of that, try to be less arrogant, etc., more funny.

Here's what happened today:

I'm taking the LPI exam, basically it's just an exam for kids going into post-secondary, usually only required by universities but a lot has happened. I'm taking the exam, and me being the uber genius that I am, I finish an hour early (it's a 2.5 hour exam). Well, this cute, short blonde girl finishes about a minute after me, but there was a bunch of administrative stuff on the front and she has to call home for a couple of numbers (BC Pen and University Student Number).

Well I have to say, this is about the easiest setup there ever was. We both just finished the same test, about the same time, she's a short cute blonde, umm...let's just say she was blonde mentally too. Perfect setup, it doesn't get much better. Well, somehow I screwed up. It went a little something like this.

I exit the exam room, she follows about a minute after and we talk briefly before she calls home and asks for the numbers, hangs up and talks to me, about the LPI, why I'm taking it, etc., just small talk. The exact dialogue's not important, just that I wasn't busting her balls at ALL, I was being the average chump just talking to her and smiling and all, trying my best not to come off as arrogant.

Well her mom calls back and gives her the numbers and she goes back into the exam room and finishes up giving the person her info and she comes back out, I'm waiting for her, and she totally catches me off guard.

She smiles at me and says "bye!"

Now I know all it takes here is a "hey wait, do you have e-mail?"

I could have left when she started to fill out her info in the test room and I could have waited outside and been all "hey, do you have e-mail?"

But no. I'm an AFC. She keeps walking and by the time I think of it, it would be totally creepy to catch up to her and ask her. I mentally kick myself for it all the way home.

I'm going to re-read David's E-Books, re-read the bible, and get off my lazy ass and start taking risks and talking to more people. Should I be doing any more?

If you guys have anything inspirational or consoling or anything to say, feel free to add me at thewhiteneighbour at gmail dot com (that's my MSN).

If you're still reading this, thanks so much.

 

[John_Taylor]

theres plenty of ops don't worry. I was even worst than you and I grew up in all the wrong environments. But you have to swim against the currents sometimes.
You'll be fine I think.

 

[tmpgstx]

Aaaahh, another comp-sci to be person. I have a degree in computer science and someone else here posted the other day (think it was Caldus) that is getting the degree now. This is becoming scary ..lol.

Anyway, just think you're over-thinking now, just wait until you get done with comp-sci, think you're analytical now, wait until you're done.

My suggestion would be to work on and improve yourself more than anything else with respect to physical appearance and charm. It's much easier to 'seduce' women who want you're seducing from the word go. Be the prize, can't stress it enough.

 

[amoka]

I, CompleteShift, am an AFC. (psst...can someone tell me what it stands for?)

you should know that by now after....

I've done tons. I've got both of David's e-books. I've read the bible. I did what I've done best, I've learned the theory. I figured, I know the theory,...

 

[CompleteShift]

@tmpgstx:
If I'm going to be any more analytical than I am now, I think my brain will explode. Lately I've been brainstorming methods of creating true Artificial Intelligence, but I have to do more research on algorithms =x.

@amoka:
I figure it stands for average freaking chump or something like that, I know what it is, I'm just not sure what the acronym stands for.

 

[mrRuckus]

Aaaahh, another comp-sci to be person. I have a degree in computer science and someone else here posted the other day (think it was Caldus) that is getting the degree now. This is becoming scary ..lol.

Anyway, just think you're over-thinking now, just wait until you get done with comp-sci, think you're analytical now, wait until you're done.

My suggestion would be to work on and improve yourself more than anything else with respect to physical appearance and charm. It's much easier to 'seduce' women who want you're seducing from the word go. Be the prize, can't stress it enough.

I've been out of school for two years now with a comp sci degree. I hope you guys are getting a real one and not a "programming" degree mistakenly labeled comp sci. That's like getting a psych degree and them having only taught you about animal psychology (or don juaniery but only how to have sex!) It's so much more than just that one aspect. They seem to be dumbing the degree down and removing most of the math from the program and spending far too much time teaching languages instead of theory and general application. It used to be that sooo many people wouldn't be able to muster it and they'd weed out the slower people in the first year or two who would change to other degrees like Business or "business computers" like IS or MIS (information systems.. basically half computers half business) for people who like computers but can't cut the math or hardcore logic.

Haha.. hmm how to relate this to women. Yeah an analytical mind can drive women nuts. My gf will try to go out of her way to get me worked up and emotional but i'll be sitting there like analyzing what she's doing and keeping my emotions in check and it drives her nuts. She wants me to get mad or sad or excited or SOMETHING but at this point my brain is just like ehhh that's worthless to let my emotions control me. hehe. It's all well and good to be in control of your emotions but not so much that you turn into a robot :/ I just feel i've been through a lot in life so the little things don't get me worked up or angry or anything anymore.

 

[GatorBait]

AFC = Average, Frustrated Chump.

 

[CompleteShift]

Merci beaucoup =).