September 14
I decided that I was going to the city today since I have to get some entry level things done for my potential Sub Teacher job tomorrow.
I'm a little too nervous before I'm even at the city. I get this sickening feeling because I'm going into unknown territory. I go to pick up some guitar picks at the music store before I go to Chili's to eat lunch.
At Chili's, I sit in the lounge area. It's a little more crowded than usual, which makes me a little more nervous and uncomfortable.
HB 6 Mature
I noticed what looks like an attractive figure from behind sitting at the bar. So, I can't see her face, can't make initial eye contact, and there are people around. This is as blind as you get from a cold approach. After hesitating for a few minutes(too much in retrospect), I go in and open her. No direct this time. haha I say "Hey, how're you doing?' Then I throw in my time constraint that I can only sit here for a minute, and she says that's fine. Two guys who were sitting beside me watched this. lol I talk with her for a couple minutes about her going to school despite being a bit older than the typical school age. I notice a younger girl at the other end of the bar overheras me saying something and laughs. Then she leaves after her food is delivered. I'm happy I did it though because I got the 1st approach of the day out of the way, and it was a a hard one in terms of social pressure. Note:Lots of attractive women go to Chili's and sit at the bar waiting for their meals for 2-5 minutes. You have to be ON to approach them.
Now, it's time to go to Wal Mart! I've been to this one before and it's loaded with HB's! I go to look around and get me this Rick James CD I've been wanting(Street Songs!)
I walk by and notice an attractive tanned woman waiting in the pharmacy line. i just keep on walking, then I come back through and open her.
HB 7 Brunette
I said Hi, then asked what kind of phone she had, and we talked a little bit about that. Then she moved up a few feet and I ejected. I should've kept talking to her but since it was my 2nd approach of the day, and it was in a LINE, I wasn't on yet. Still, I came back to that area 15 minutes later and she was still in line! So, in theory, I could've number closed that girl. Shame on me. lol
Later on, I went to the electronics section and saw an attractive athletic woman.
HB 7 Athlete
I walk in her direction then turn my head and say "Hi, how're you doing?" I tell her that I just ate at Chili's and we get on the subject of healthy eating among other things. We talk about working out, what she does, and a lot more for about 5 minutes. I'm vibing with this women very well. I keep talking, but when I stop for a second, she mentions she needs to get going. And I talk a little bit more. I mention that maybe we could hang out sometime and she says fine, then I say that we should exchange numbers. She says for me to just give me her number. I decide to do that, though I probably shouldn't have. Yuppaz's advice would've worked great in this situation. This woman later saw me when she was leaving the store and told me Have a Nice Day. So, I don't know what will come of this. She has my number, I don't have hers. I think I made a mistake.
I see an attractive
HB Asian Petite 7 woman walking by, so I turn around and follow her.
She can't get in the bathroom, so I tell her Hi as she is passing by me and she doesn't say anything. Blow-out, oh well.
I then see another Asian woman when I'm going down an aisle. she's an
HB 6 Asian Mature. She's struggling with putting an iron back into a box and I mention the fact and she's laughing over it. We talk a little bit, and I tell her she looks like she's doing housewife duties(hmm, maybe in some way this type of statement can kill that older woman sticking point), and she says that she is one. Shortly after, I eject.
I go to Starbucks next, because despite not being a coffee drinker, I know these places are hot pick up spots.
I see an
HB 6 College in line and I go up to her and tell her Hi. She smiles. Then I mention that I noticed her backpack. She said she was a college student in the city and that she was taking a break from being in a university setting. We get to talking more and I'm making her laugh. I ask if she's free to do something fun later in the evening and she says that she has too much schoolwork to do. Then. before I leave, I for a number close, and she gives me her full name and the Facebook option. I'm not much for the online thing. I just checked her name and couldn't find her. Whatever, or Yo Whatever, as Ali G says.
I go to the bookstore and have fun looking at language and sports books. There are no HB's in site...until...I go to the cafe part of the store. This is a very small part of the bookstore. and I have anxieties about being too loud in these areas. I see an
HB 6 Black with her laptop at a table. By the way, she looked hotter from 20 ft away. I stand around too long and hesitate too much. I decide to get a latte and I end up approaching her after hearing a crazy ringtone. I mention it to her and talk for about 2 minutes standing up. I just wanted to do the approach because it was an uncomfortale situation. But I should've thrown in a time constraint and sat down with her. Instead, I just walked off. It was an average approach, but I could've gotten a number if I had stuck it out. So, the uncomfortable situation plus that older women sticking point struck again. I didn't get upset, but I decided to go to the mall next.
At the mall, there was barely any attractive women around. Fortunately, I ran into one and I got her to stop temporarily outside.
HB 6 Worker I actually just spontaneously approached this woman when she was the only person waiting for food. I talked briefly with her but she didn't stick around.
HB 8 Mixed(My kind of girl
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I said Hi, and then she said "How're you doing?" I said I'm doing good, and that I was visiting from out of town. She said she was looking for a job. I should've asked her more about that! After 30 seconds, she walked off. But, I learned two things 1:I have the ability to stop moving HB's 2. I shouldn't be insecure at all even around fine women. I should instead, ask more about themselves. I blew this one, but I'll learn from it.
I went to Macy's, and the workers there gave me free cologne to use. I kept these strips of paper on me. I saw an
HB 7 Blonde with a younger woman IN LINE at the store. Not only do I have approach anxiety, but also anxiety about lines, and potentially getting kicked out of the store. Damn it!
But they go into the women's clothing section. I also have a worker watching me during this time. But, despite all these anxieties and hesitation on my part, I go in and approach them. The underage girl smiles at me when I approahc. LOL The
HB 7 Blonde is indifferent to my approach, but I talk a little bit and make her laugh and show my cologne strips of paper. I then make a crucial mistake: I'm so insecure from having 5 different types of anxieties that I say "You laugh too much" when I wanted to say her laugh was funny. She says "What?" Then I'm trying to backtrack and apologize for that as my insecuriies are kicking. Not to mention 5 different types of anxieites. I try to keep the interaction going, but I feel defeated. Then I eject. I blew it! I felt a little negative over it. But, the next time I approach a 2-set in the women's clothing section I'll do much better.
After that, I can't bring myself to approach. I leave, but I can't go out like that! I go to Wal Mart, and I feel very good about myself from today's approaches.
I'm in line with my gum when I see an
HB 6 Blonde. I should've left my line and approached her immediately. Instead, I stayed in line, and timed out when she was done checking out. Then I approached her, but it was too little too late. She seemed receptive but she left after a brief interaction. I HAVE to get over this line phobia. It's killing me! I think it stems from me being a people pleaser for years where I was afraid of acting different from the herd. But I have to act different from the herd to get the women I want. So, maybe I should focus more on inner game strategies to get this fear of social criticism and getting kicked out of places for pick up.
That's it for today. I had fun, but I have a lot of work and sticking points to conquer.