2005-2006, the year i change my life

[orpsinnet]

Ok, I had a big introduction and everything but it was kinda long so… I decided to skip it. Why? It really doesn’t change anything, im here for self-improvement not to share my entire life history. What I will share is that ill be starting college in a week, so ill take this as my opportunity for a fresh start. No baggage from high school, n it’s the perfect time to start up a bootcamp.


now, this was the best summer of my life. 3 great vacations, lots of surfing, white-water rafting and all the things I love to do, as well as a couple flings. Worked out, biked almost everyday, and now im in the best shape in my life, meaning I feel awesome right now. I wanna keep this momentum when I arrive at my university, so ill be documenting my bootcamp as well as my transition to college life. I got a lot out of Waldens bootcamp, so hopefully this’l help someone. At the very least ill try to make a decent guide on college stuff.

Anyway, bootcamp starts September 1st, I wont count hi’s that would be in my regular area, such as my dorm or classes. Ill meet a ton of new people, so for the bootcamp ill force myself to step even further and reach people I wouldn’t meet. I’m also gunna tryout for the tennis team, ive been workin hard all year, especially this summer, to prepare for tryouts. Itl be tough and I might not make it, but for once in my life I did everything I could to prepare so ill have no regrets.

the first few weeks should be a breeze but ill take it one week at a time, like i said, ill be meeting plenty of girls in my dorm n around campus already.

 

[Lomi]

good luck and dont forget to elaborate as much as you feel comfortable with your escapades :woo:

 

[orpsinnet]

college checklist

thx for the reply, ill definetly post anything relevant/interesting that happens.


anyway, t-minus 5 days til the big move, and what a great time to get sick. hopefully itl die out before thursday. im slightly worried because tryouts are in a few weeks, and since theres only 12 spots on the team ill have to be in the best possible condition, but i should be fine (hopefully). i gotta be packed by tuesday, wed. im reserving to hang out with a few people before i leave. so ya, as im making a checklist of what to bring, i thought id post it here, might help some freshmen out.

heres two pretty good posts, ones advice on meeting girls on campus n the others a pretty good checklist.

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16671

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56941



Batteries
Clock/radio
vitamins
Planner
Futon
Ps2 (my dvd player)
Plastic drawer thing
Laundry basket
Fan
Posters
Febreeze
Towels
Nyquil
Flip flops
Comp + printer
Laundry detergent/soap
Dryer sheets
Quarters
Pepto-Bismol, aspirin
Paper plates, forks
pizza numbers
bed sheets, pillow
egg-foam sheet
Cards n poker chips
Dry erase board
Q-tips
Nail clippers
Blank cds
Cologne
Sunglasses
Naughty boardgame (called “would you rather”, it can be REALLY fun, especially if your playing with the right girls. But even if its just for laughs its great)
Tv
Mini-fridge
Lamp
Movies
Ipod
comdoms
stereo


i know ill think of some more stuff so if its worth mentioning ill post it. i left the common sense items out, if you dont know how to pack your clothes or wash-up stuff your in trouble, as well as basic school supplies. if ne1 has anything thats essential to dorm life feel free to post.

-orpsinnet-

 

[naoi deag se deag]

Are you going to UW?

 

[Golfboy]

i'm doing the same thing...going for a pretty big transformation here, and keeping notes and stuff. Switching to apple, getting a camera, meeting new people, setting up feelers for converstation. Trying to keep myself busy, and just focusing on schoolwork. Just want a really busy schedule on the weekends, so work hard and play hard. Anyone good at that philosophy? What's a good author to read?

anyways i'll post some of my thoughts on here later on and make sure im' on the right track, but i'm just pretty much going to let it happen. Going to use facebook and msn, and text messaging, as any good deaf PUA ought to do. I kind of have to invent this deaf PUA stuff as i go, but i think i can make it work....like i said, if anyone can relate, i'
d like to hear from you.

 

[orpsinnet]

t-minus 3 days

holy crap thurs. is coming up fast. ive just been loungin around because of my cold, busted out the ps2 and played some need for speed underground. havent touched a video game in like a year, but hey, got my mind of my cold. also attempted a light workout today, i didnt wanna get other people sick so i just biked 10 miles and did some light sprinting drills.

as for packing, i got a ton of boxes and im gunna start throwin stuff in. tomorrow is my mad rush to pack everything, so ill be runnin to the mall to buy some essential items (only got 1 condem left... poor little fella) as well as a few room decors. i was gunna by one of those green "clothing optional beyond this point" signs, lke the ones in the hollister dressing rooms, but it was 20$ online. fortunetely they supplied a pretty large image of it so i just stretched it out a little and printed it on this semi-cardboard like paper. looks fine, and didnt cost me a penny . also want a digital camera, gotta find a cheap one.

next couple days ill just be preparing to move, gotta squeeze in my reading for week 1 of the bootcamp and i think i need a good refreshing of the dj bible, its been a while.

naoi deag se deag - not goin to UW, might for grad school but right now im going to a private university (30k a year... good thing merit scholarships are around, only payin 11k!). and i wish i was good enough to try out for a division 1 team, but not UW, they get all these euro-players on full rides to play for em.

golfboy, i think ur the first deaf PUA on the board, or at least all ive seen. u seem to be on the right track, might wanna throw aim in there as well, lotta girls use it. one of my exes actually contacted me through aim and thats how i got to know her (i actually did know her just i cant be expected to remember every cute underclassman i talk to)

thats all for now, im gunna go cough for another 10 straight min. then its back to packin

-orpsinnet-

 

[orpsinnet]

its here!

man, im exhausted. took a while to move in, and im kinda dead from last night. went up to seattle to have one last night out with everyone, so i didnt get home til like 1:30, which sucked cause i had to wake up at 6. anyway, bootcmap officially starts today, and ill count 5 hi's right now. naturally people will be friendly so im only counting the hi's right now where i have to go out of my way/comfort zone to do, ie stranger walking by outside and they kinda make eye-contact then shift. walked in a few open dorm rooms n introduced myself, but a lot of people had their doors closed or their parents were still hanging around so i didnt stick around long. once the parents are gone it should get a little better, but right now every1's just getting settled.

hi count: 5

ill definetely get more today, its only 3:30 here but i wont get another chance to post for a little bit

-orpsinnet-

 

[orpsinnet]

week 1+2 update

alright, since its the beggining of the year its been really easy to accomplish the first couple weeks so ive decided to do them together. naturally ive been talking and sayin hi to almost everyone in my dorm and whoevers at freshman activities, so those wont count.

conversations where ive gone out of my comfort zone to introduce myself and get a conversation going: 4

hi's: 13 (again, counting only hi's that are away from my general area on campus, ones that i could easily and would have earlier not done)

orientation week has been pretty crazy, we had a couple of comedians on campus n theres always been something going on. i think the bootcamp aspect will be a little more structured after the first few initial weeks, ill just be settling into everything for the time being.

goals to push myself out of comfort zone:

talk to EVERYONE, not just easy targets.
find some female tennis players to hit with, obtain #.
start conversations outside of "where u from, whats ur major, what dorm u stayin in etc."

thats all for now, i think ill just summarize orientation week, so unless something worth mentioning happens ill post up in a few days.

-orpsinnet-

 

[orpsinnet]

week 1+2 update

alright, hi's have been easy to knock out for the most part, i choked once today, gorgeous brunette walked by and smiled and i just did the same, but other then that i havent missed any opporutnities, goin outta my way to say 'hey' to the ladies. ive been saying "hows it goin" more because it just feels more natural/friendly to me, people generally reply and ask me the same.

as for the convos with strangers, like i said earlier, its been really easy since its the beggining of the school year. im only counting the challenging ones, ie situations where im not in my comfort zone.

first one was during breakfast, everyone i knew already had breakfast so i just went off by myself. normally i would have brought food back to my room, but i forced myself over there. found a table and asked if i could join them, then after introductions started talking with the group. im counting that as one because it was one instant that put me outside my comfort zone.

second one was during this big ceremony thing. all the freshman had to walk in this long line and rang this huge bell to start off the academic year. it took a while and everyone was standing around so i took it as an opportunity to break some ice. after the first few initial "hey im ____, where you from, major, blah blah" i noticed a shy HB7 behind me. i backed up a little and introduced myself, started with some light fluff talk. she warmed up after a while, this was probably my best for the day. after the ceremony was over, we had to wait for everyone to walk back out single file. i didnt feel like waiting 10 min so i pushed her foward n said "ok, when you see a gap go." took some cajoling, she didnt wanna get in trouble but when the moment came she just smiled n dragged me out with her. got some looks from the professors but we blended in with the crowd eventually. afterwards she told me her room number and said to come by sometime then asked me some other questions. before she left she said "remember, (dorm building) 235" smiled n left. she's not really my type based on looks, but it was good practice and a step in the right direction. plus i dont know anyone in that dorm so might open up future opportunities.

also had an activity fair, ill probably do this dance club, they do swing, salsa, hip-hop. im not a dancer by any means so this will push me outside my comfort zone. also signed up for some fun clubs and a few others just because the girls were cute. i wont have time to do everything but itl give me a chance to see where i fit in and again, itl give me more opportunities

hi count: completed, will continue to greet people when the chance comes

convo tally: 4 difficult ones, 6 to go before friday

areas for improvement: dont get caught up when extremely gorgeous girls walk by

 

[orpsinnet]

tryouts are today... the last few days have been aimed towards preparing for that, but i have a lot to post about this week. the first couple weeks of college have been awesome, 2 of the best weeks of my life actually. but alas, tryouts are in 2 hours so i must prepare...

ill post probably sunday, hopefully tryouts will last til saturday for me

 

[orpsinnet]

update

ok, so i didnt make the team, but thats alright. at least i know i gave it my all so i wont regret not trying later in life. but anyway, a LOT has happened this past week, so ill try to summarize it in a few sentences.

-started taking dancing lessons, met some girls, got invited over to the international dorm sunday

- hooked up with a girl on the floor below me, twice (yes, twice in the same day.... it feels good to say that ), might go to a fair today or later in the week

- been keeping up with bootcamp goals, ill start week 3 tomorrow

- been meeting new people

thats pretty much the important stuff. this has probably been one of the best weeks of my life, and again, it feels good to keep repeating that. ive been pushing myself outside my comfort zone and its starting to pay off. even when im off campus im still in the same mindset, its a lot easier to talk to people and smile, say hi etc.

ive noticed that the first week you make friends out of necessity, you dont know anyone so its natural you find little groups for security. now that a few weeks have gone by, im starting to meet people i can hang out n have more fun with. but ya, i should have posted more this week but i was always doing something fun, be it partying, setting stuff on fire, i love the randomness of everyday life here.

i guess 1 thing i should write about is how i fooled around with this megan girl. weve been hanging out off since schools started, but i wasnt sure if it was just a friend thing to her or not. now, being a dj-in-training, i tried to avoid the friendish stuff. a lot of guys follow her around everywhere, so i made an effort to give her attention once in a while, but to avoid flocking to her everytime she went somewhere. eventually the other guys she surrounded herself with vanished and we ended up watching a movie in my room. we were taking turns massaging each other, then started tickling. sometimes i forget the lower back is considered a "hot spot," so at first i thought i was tickling her, but she started grinding on my leg then i realized what was going on. she started pulling herself closer to me n i figured that was probably a good time to kiss her, and it was. i wont go into any details, but she was the most passionate/fun girl ive ever been with. and later that night she came back again... i really hope my roommate goes home more often

anyway, things are going fairly well. ive concluded i avoided the friends zone with megan for the moment, like the guy down the hall so wisely said "once you get nipple in mouth you can pretty much rule out the friend thing."

week 3 begins tomorrow, ill post more often. this week was kinda hectic with tryouts so i didnt have time/desire to write anything.

-orpsinnet-

 

[newdave]

Hey dude, just ran into this thread. Makes for good reading and inspiration i might add.

Sounds like your having an awesome time and kicking ass in boot camp.

Not that it looks like i need to tell you this dude, but when in collage dont hold back man. I didnt live my university life to its fullest, was afraid to push boundaries etc and now i have a lot of regrets.

So yeah dude, keep breaking down those boundaries and go full throttle. I'll keep an eye out for this thread so keep updating

Dave.

ps. bad luck about tryouts dude, but at least you hit it with everything you had and thats demands respect.