It seems PU101's schedule of classes is increasing in frequency. It's kind of good and kind of bad at the same time-- I like helping out (and rising through the ranks) but man it's SUCH a drain on my resources. My weekend gets shot and my energy reserves are tapped by Monday.There are positives to the whole thing, though. Instructing students makes me step up my game at a rapid pace because I have to show and prove at the drop of a hat. I also get to pick the brains of other instructors and share and gather knowledge in a concentrated form. Ohh, and there's that whole "make cute girls smile" thing, I guess that's kinda fun. ;-)
Some sets of note for posterity's sake:
(1) AoR Saturday night. Hung out with the PU101 interns at Saddle Ranch for an hour or so (I was DEAD tired and just wanted to chill and have a beer). While flirting with the waitresses in the outdoor seating area of Saddle Ranch, Gamer* and I both notice this table with one cute blonde surrounded by 3 guys. None of the guys looked like her boyfriend just from observing how they sat and interacted. A couple of times the blonde looked at Gamer and/or myself-- like strong, solid eye contact.
After a couple more rounds of flirting with the waitresses I excused myself from our group and approached their table. I got the attention of the guys and gal at the table, and:
ME: Excuse me, guys. Do you mind if I talk to your friend for a second?
ORBITING GUY FRIEND: Which one?
ME: Her. <Turn to the chick, who is seated close to where I'm standing now> I was sitting over there with my friends and I noticed you, and you're really cute. I had to come meet you.
HER: ^_^ I'm Rebecca!
I introduce myself to her and to her friends (don't be rude, now) and ask how they know each other. She says that they're all old classmates. Architects, it turns out. Cool.
I lean up against the railing and vibe with her for a little bit. At one point She asks what I do, so I take that opportunity to drop things into medium Rapport. I share one of my Identity stories, talking about how I enjoy being a catalyst in peoples' lives. Things were starting to go somewhere, conversation-wise...
...until the orbiter interrupts our conversation by asking Rebecca about her plans for this coming weekend. My Rapport doesn't trump his Rapport in this instance (remember: classmates), so I lose her attention. It didn't feel right to re-engage her with some Attraction material so I let it go and just vibe with the other two guys for a couple minutes until I decide to leave. I tell them all that it was a pleasure meeting them and exit gracefully.
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(2) AoR Sunday afternoon, Melrose Ave. Was instructing one of the students, J. and one of the interns, B. No particular sets hooked for me, but I did get a LOT of practice opening Mother/Daughter and Father/Daughter sets. It helped me calibrate that timing and how to address both people with the proper energy and respect towards the parents.
There was one missed opportunity that I regret not taking action on-- there was a stacked blonde chick on the other side of the street walking by and I couldn't get a good look at her face, so I hesitated running across the street (that is, across Melrose Ave, not a side street) to open her Direct. Lesson learned: take action anyways. If it turns out she's not what I'm looking for I can always just keep walking past her.
I had one fantastic blow-out in a jewelry store. I approached some Lebanese-looking girl from the side with the start of my 1-2-3:
ME: Excuse me, do you know if there's a Bank of America around he--
HER: No. <Turns away>
ME: ...
ME: <Walk away and engage the Korean chick behind the counter>
It didn't phase me at all, I just thought it was REALLY funny. It's that girl's loss, ultimately, we could've had a fun interaction.
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*Handles used to protect the identities of the innocent (and not so innocent, as the case may be. ^_^;; ).
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