Asmokindeal's Journal
Great stuff mate, I look forward to reading your reports! A lot of good ideas there, i need to start goal setting!
asmokingdeal,
I like the way you have made very specific plans, and I must say they sound impressive. Personally I wouldn't have a hope at opening all those sets.
All the best with them.... keep us posted.
Jas
Didn't really push any of them really hard but all 12 opened.
Kind of a slow night out on Mill Ave. Mainly just mixed 2 sets out and a few lone wolfs.
None of my wings were available so I went it alone...lone wolf. Hit a bar and then just walked around outside and did my approaches.
Working on a great new opener that I will probably share in a little while once I get it polished...but it opened 100%.
I'm very proud of myself for getting out alone and hitting all 12 sets. Haven't really done a 12 set night in a while.
It takes me 3-5 sets just to feel talkative. After I get warmed up approach anxiety just melts away.
Due to the fact that I have to be up at 4am for work during the week I am going to have to go out early from 6-10pm. Then Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday I will stay out late and hit the bar scene.
Later
Asmokindeal
Did all 12 approaches!
So now I'm up to 24 total approaches in 2 days.
Surprisingly tonight I fought with AA more than last night. I just wasn't feeling it at first. I took a break and figured I could puss out and finish the other 3 days in the next 3 days but I thought, fuck that. It's gotta happen tonight.
I was out lone wolfing it again tonight and it was as slow as last night. I think this is mainly due to my timing. I have to be up early and don't want to stay out late on a work night. There are people out between 6-10pm but its a lot of middle aged people thrown in the mix.
I think its been over a year since I have gone out alone consistently and it's weird to say the least but I used to prefer to sarge alone so I am sure after a few more nights out alone it will be no big deal.
Sets did seem to run a little better and slightly longer tonight.
Later
Asmokindeal
Day 3
Sets 14/38 total
Opened 14 sets last night.
Opening is going good but doing it sober feels like starting over. For the last 2 years I have been going out and gettng hammered and by the end of the night I am opening anybody and everybody and just having fun.
Now, well, i'm very sober. I'm thinking about if people are looking at me, am I going to make a fool of myself and a thousand other things.
On the flip side I remember everything about the night and I am getting better night to night. In the past I didn't always remember everything or get any better.
So last night I worked on keno'ing early and in most cases right after the opener. Last night was pretty busy on Mill Ave and a lot louder.
I didn't have to work today so I stayed out late with a few of my good wings. I felt like it was a productive night and by the end of the night I felt an awsome level of satisfaction.
I haven't written about any specific sets so far because non have been very eventfull. Doing this sober has taken me a few steps back and I am defenanly happy that I have committed to doing this sober. By the way, thank you Mojo for comeing up with the idea to go sober.
So I'm going back out again tonight and hope to work on cold reading and transitioning towards a normal conversation.
asmokindeal, you are doing what I should be doing, I admire your dedication. When I first started reading this stuff I thought I need to go out and just start talking to people, not even with the intention of getting a date, just for practice.
I went with my friend to Target at Tempe Marketplace and was ready to just start opening any HB I see. My friend started making stupid jokes to embarrass me and I just totally lost the mood. He is a divorcee who has not worked in 2 years, so he is not the best person to go sargeing with, my mistake.
I kinda lost my balls after that night, but I am working on myself to get me out of the damm house. Your journal gives me inspiration to do the same.
