BootCamp 7-26-06

[Ashigaru]

Day 1 of Week 2

GSP and I had an damn good time tonight!

First GSP opened up the first set and then introduced me and a friend. We each isolated a HB6-7ish and each chatted for about 5-10 minutes. Then we both got a number close. 1 down.

That place was getting stale, so we moved on. The next venue, I got 1 conversation with a dude going on for 10 minutes. After I opened up that set, I introducted GSP to the group and he was chopping it up for a bit. Met his females friends, but didn't conversate with them for too long. GSP opened up a set next to us and got me in the mix. I got a good 5 minute convo with a female. After we got a call from a pawn, we moved on to the next venue. 2 more down. Total at 3.

This next place was again another target rich meeting point. Right away, I started conversating with some of the pawns friends that I've never met before. Had at least a couple of conversations going on, but I'm going to only count 1 which lasted more than 2 minutes. The total is at 4.

Inside the venue, I tried to open a set with 2 HB6-7s but they had their biatch shield on. I didn't want to waste my time and try to break through so I moved on. Next person was buying some food and I gave her a neg and told her to buy me some food too. Chopped it up with her for a bit and then introduced GSP in the convo. Didn't attempt to number close, but probably should have. Count is at 5.

Next open set was hilarious. I negged a HB3-4 and that was a bad idea. She got totally mad, but it just made me laugh. Her friend was really receptive and I got her to buy me a drink. Could have easily number closed, but something was holding me back. Next time I will try to not let anything hold me back. Count stays at 6.

Conclusion:
-6 convos for more than 2 minutes
-1 number close
-Learned not to neg anything below a 6
-Didn't drink a lot tonight

The start of week 2 is a great start! I hope this keeps up! GSP and I made some really good progress. We even got a third person to get in the BC. He's probably between a WBAFC and BAFC, while me and GSP started as a AFC. But even the WBAFC is improving! BC is awesome!

 

[GSP]

Hey man, good luck with your BC, its sure worth doing, I'm almost done with the 4th week and already got 6 # closes, feel much better when approaching and it will get better!
Keep it up!

Thanks a lot man, were having a blast while doing this and that makes it even better. Were still on week 2, but hope to get to where your at soon.

Tonight was a pretty good night, got about 6 more solid convo's all mostly between 3-8 minutes. Ashigaru pretty much covered our night which went very well. The chick he negged took it very badly, she look danm pissed, but her friend and sister were still cool enough to chat it up with us and one of the girls even bought Ashigaru a drink. Well we learned a lot today and we got some field work in. So I'm up to 8 convo's so far and it's only the first day. This **** is awesome.

 

[Ashigaru]

Day 2 of Week 2

Complete disappointment tonight.

1 convo with a dude and 1 attempt at a HB8.25. I should have talked to the fat biatch next to her. Total at 7.

The good news is that I did get a date with a previous number close for next week. We'll see how that goes.

 

[GSP]

Day 2 Week 2

Went out for our friends Bday, was hard to Sarge though probobly because there were like 30-40 people we knew who was also ther for our friends bday. Got one 5-8 minute convo for boot camp, so I'm up to 9.

 

[GSP]

Day 3 Week 2

Finished bootcamp for week 2 with 2 over 10 minutes convo's with some people I've never met before at a friends going away party, they were cool as hell and even bought me food after and they gave me there numbers saying to go hang out with them. They were guys, but I made some new friends so overall I thought it was a successful day. I tried for a number close, and the awnser was too message her on myspace response, so not sure if it was succesful or not. We'll see.

Had fun though and at the same time made some friends, so overall had a pretty good night.

*Update* Was totally ****ed up, and I totally misread some IOI's so that attempted number close was a negative.

 

[Ashigaru]

Day 3 of Week 2

I finished up my Week 2 early as well. Received some IOIs, but didn't get a chance to capitalize on that. But I know there will be plenty more chances to do that though. Before this week ends, I would like to get at least 2 more extra convos going over 2 minutes.

 

[GSP]

Day 4 & 5 Week 3

I'm pretty much done the week, but I did get a convo going at the local wal mart for about 15 minutes, if anything I just got a little more practice conversating with strangers.

 

[Ashigaru]

Days 4,5,6,7 of Week 2

Finished up the week already but didn't accomplish much more after for Week 2 BC. Went out on a date with one of the number closes I got last week. Had a great time, and we connected right away. Should have went for the kiss at the end, but screwed up. The second date is in the process of being set up.

 

[GSP]

Day 1 Week 3

Me and Ashigaru went to go sarge at a local lounge, it was packed as hell though and we waited in line for an hour before we decided that we weren't gonna wait anymore and cut out. We both had goals to talk to at least 3 people we'ld date for BC, since we have to do 10 and the majority of our interactions are thurs, fri, sat. We ended up getting only 1, so in that sense I was kind of disspointed. We did meet some friends of friends and they were pretty cool, so the night wasn't too bad.

 

[GSP]

Day 2 Week 3

Was super tired, me and Ashigaru went out and met up with some friends at a local club/lounge. I felt out of it, I didn't feel driven, and the end result was I was not able to initiate any convo's with woman I'ld date. I did have convo's with strangers, but none of them I could count towards BC.

 

[GSP]

Day 3 Week 3

Went sargeing with Ashigaru and another friend, I got one convo with a HB7 who was a total *****, but that was it. This whole weekend was pretty dissapointing, but I some weeks it'll be good and others not as good. I don't know if we can finish this weeks bootcamp because we go out on the weekends most of the time and this one has passed. I'll try, but if not I think we'll just extend week 3 for one more week.

 

[Ashigaru]

Day 1,2,3 of Week 3

GSP pretty much covered it. Only got 1 for the week and that's pretty damn disappointing. Looks like we're losing the drive. It could be that we've improved so much in the first 2 weeks that now it's plateau-ing. Not sure what it is.

 

[Impact]

The chick he negged took it very badly, she look danm pissed, but her friend and sister were still cool enough to chat it up with us and one of the girls even bought Ashigaru a drink.

I know the power of negging, but I did once the mistake of negging a girl and being totally serious about it, more to that she was no b!tch! She (and her HB friend) were expecting me to approach them (EC and all) and I did approach one of them saying "I think you would look A LOT better without your glasses" then smiled and tried to take her glasses off. Sh!t, when I think about it, its not even a neg, its an insult! When I put my arm on her shoulder, meaning I want to talk to her, she turned to me with a smile, and after I said that, she was really insulted and a bit hurt maybe, I tried to explain to her, but she wouldnt talk to me.
I really felt bad and that was the first time when I really understood what a neg is, or maybe ISN'T and who I can use it on.
There was a time though in my AFC days when I approached a b!tchy-looking girl and she was like 0 responsive, and then told her that her make-up is a little messed up, that turned it upside down, and then she was more like a kitty, not the pantera I approached.

 

[Impact]

GSP pretty much covered it. Only got 1 for the week and that's pretty damn disappointing. Looks like we're losing the drive. It could be that we've improved so much in the first 2 weeks that now it's plateau-ing. Not sure what it is.

I wouldn expect everything to go that fast and smooth as in the first 2 weeks, its normal. But I noticed that even the days when I was in no mood for sarging, went out anyway and after the first 2-3 approaches I was feeling on top of my game. Persist and try to conquer yourself, that is one of the important things this BC should teach us.

 

[Ashigaru]

I wouldn expect everything to go that fast and smooth as in the first 2 weeks, its normal. But I noticed that even the days when I was in no mood for sarging, went out anyway and after the first 2-3 approaches I was feeling on top of my game. Persist and try to conquer yourself, that is one of the important things this BC should teach us.

Thanks Impact for the response. You are correct. Sometimes we have to let ourselves fail in order to learn and succeed in the end.

 

[GSP]

Thanks for the imput Impact, it was a hard week to Sarge for some reason, and we even went out 3 days of it, but like you said we gotta keep pushin through.

 

[Ashigaru]

Day 4 of Week 3

Went out on a second date with the same chick from week 1. Everything went rather well. No updates for Day 4 regarding BC.

 

[GSP]

Day 6 Week 3

Went Sargeing on a tuesday with Ashigaru and another friend, pretty dead in the downtown area and we didn't really hit any of our bootcamp goals. Opened some sets, but nothing crazy, hopeing this weekend is a lot better.

 

[Ashigaru]

Day 5, 6, 7, 8 of Week 3

Managed to get only 1. Total at 2 now. I am particularly picky about who I would consider dating, so this Week (repeat) has been slightly difficult. But not due to that fact, more due to the fact of social anxiety. I am working on removing that characteristic.

 

[GSP]

Day 7 8 Week 3

Got a total of 3, really got work on the Social Anxiety when I approach, I broke the 3 second rule like a 100 times yesterday.