I have done not much the past few days! And it's great. I don't ever want to leave and go back to that place where people don't care all that much about me. Even if it is warmer. I have to start going to the gym in Ithaca... hiking up that hill is not enough for me. I was getting over 2 hours a day of exercise in Minneapolis. 30 m lunch walk, 40 minimum biking, plus gym/dance/yoga. It made me feel so good and happy. I have to make things the way I want them. I will! New resolution!

I also learned about the underground pick-up artist subculture online. I am going to read all their things to learn all their tricks. 99% of the time it wouldn't work on me, because I am not like other girls. But what if one catches me in a moment of weakness, that 1%? Reading books meant for other audiences is the BEST way to learn. Like when I was ten and read "How to Talk to Your kids so they will listen and listen so they will talk." I learned all the ways parents might try and trick a kid, it was great for me at that age. Sadly (kidding) my mom didn't try to manipulate me so I never got tested. But it was still good to know.

Anyway, reading it is really funny. Sadder is the observations they make, the truth that is there. Like, you give a pretty girl an insult. She is so used to hearing how pretty she is all the time that this will really throw her off. You don't seem desperate but interesting and now she feels a little insecure. I think this is true. But it wouldn't work on me. I don't invite compliments so if some guy made a dig at my looks I would just look at him for a minute and then figure he was shallow and not worth my energy. If I was annoyed I would probably tell him looks aren't that important and he needs to rethink his values (this I have done before).

Other things they say, they should tell all males. Like, single women will get together and make a list of things they don't like about guys at some point (true). Women don't like desperate men, clingy men, men who don't know what they want, etc.
Generalizations but generally true. I guess a lot of women do like jerks because they meet certain criteria still, and the women are messed up themselves. They would love these pick-up artists.