The Pursuit of Mr. Happy

[DraconianOne]

This thread has introduced me to the definition "hollaback girl" which has 39 definitions according to Urban Dictionary.

I don't feel I'm a better person for knowing this.

[stray]

Never listened to Gwen Stefani or what?

[Ironwood]

You know, you can slag Hawking off all you like, but the fucker ran off with his nurse.

[HaemishM]

/facepalm

Dude, you May be overthinking all this. Just a bit.

Seriously. Just reading the first post, all I could think about was "This sounds like a manual for a serial killer."

You're doing it wrong.

[DraconianOne]

Never listened to Gwen Stefani or what?

Who?




Yes, of course I know who she is. No, I haven't listened to her.

[stray]

Never listened to Gwen Stefani or what?

Who?




Yes, of course I know who she is. No, I haven't listened to her.

Enjoy

Let it rot your brain.

[Nebu]

Enjoy

Let it rot your brain.

What a waste of talent.  My god, that's terrible!

[stray]

So terrible it's probably still in your head?

She's full of catchy songs.. unfortunately.

[Nebu]

I must admit, it is the perfect theme for this thread. 

 

[NowhereMan]

Hawking ... ran off ...

(There's a special place in hell...)

[stray]

I must admit, it is the perfect theme for this thread. 

 

Hmm? You mean you've actually deciphered the song? You would be the first human being to do so, I think.

[Strazos]

Actually, that brings up a good point - at clubs and bars, you'll probably, in all likelihood, only come across hollaback girls. You probably don't want any of that.

Instead, would you like a chick who might be a bit more cerebral, and can actually read above a 5th grade level? Start hanging out at the coffee shop in Barnes and Noble or some shit.

What other advice...um, don't look for dates from work? Or at least in your dept., because if things end badly, the fact that you have to work with the person will exacerbate the situation. I almost fell into this terrible trap last year, and it would have ended up being super terrible.

Stop using alcohol as a crutch - if you need to drink to be "fun" and "social," then there's a problem. A problem that you perhaps need professional help with. And since you said you have a job, you shouldn't have too much trouble getting that sort of help. But the KEY is that you have to Want the help.

PS: that gif was awesome.

[stray]

Wait, you figured out wtf a hollaback girl is too?


Seriously though, while I think it's lame to go out of your way to change yourself, you shouldn't write off people who like to go to clubs and bars. That's silly. A lot of people merely like to have fun or dance or whatever... Some just meet up with friends at places, because everyone just simply wants to get the fuck out of their houses. Don't write them off because of that. "Cerebral" girls do this too. Not everyone who gets out and parties is "vapid" or whatever typical insult is fashionable around here. Or in other words, the world is not black and white, geek and "vapid". Loosen up and you'll see.


I encourage dating at work too. :) It's a situational thing, I mean.. There shouldn't be wide reaching rules for or against it.

[Strazos]

Please note that I prefaced the hell out of that statement. I mean, I spent the better part of a year doing club shit twice a week, but maybe I was doing it wrong. Or maybe it's just Philadelphia. Bitches and ho's, and such.

But really just think about if you want to be getting with a single chick who makes herself available for a bunch of guys to just randomly come up and grind against. Or chicks in bars? lol, almost every good looking chick I know who goes out to bars a lot? Not even single - they just like the free drinks.

[stray]

Bitches and ho's, and such.

Yeah, sometimes that's the case, but to that, I say:  . Have fun with it, man. [edit] If it helps, picture yourself as a jolly D&D dwarf in these situations. You are getting drunk with the local wenches. Roll your dice, man. What do you do?  You going to suddenly transform into Raistlin and shit? Don't.


Just trying to bridge the gap here, don't mind me.


But anyways, a great deal of people aren't going out every weekend, spending all of their free time doing umm.. non-cerebral things. Sometimes they just need to tune out occasionally. That's all I'm saying.

I like free drinks too.

[Oban]

If it helps, picture yourself as a jolly D&D dwarf in these situations. You are getting drunk with the local wenches. Roll your dice, man. What do you do?  You going to suddenly transform into Raistlin and shit?

I think I found the problem.

[Triforcer]

I take off my wizard robe and hat...

[pants]

Actually, that brings up a good point - at clubs and bars, you'll probably, in all likelihood, only come across hollaback girls. You probably don't want any of that.

The fuck?  My wife has frequented clubs and bars - and she's not a hollaback girl (I, too, have learnt a new phrase today).  I know a truckload of women who have gone out to a club and/or bar, and they're not all hollaback girls (I would class 1-2 as probably falling into this category).  Saying that the majority of women who go to a club or bar are cheap hos, thats a pretty wrong statement right there.

[Paelos]

Most women that I know who go to bars have zero intent on hooking up with anyone. That isn't to say that they haven't figured out the boobs = free drinks equation either, thus leading to many problems.

[Evildrider]

Most women that I know who go to bars have zero intent on hooking up with anyone. That isn't to say that they haven't figured out the boobs = free drinks equation either, thus leading to many problems.

Alcohol does strange things to women.  But yes the cliche "go to bar meet horny girl" thing doesn't work really.  Seriously if you are intent on just getting laid, there's lots of freaky people on the internet.  Just go look around at some of the "Dating" sites.

[Merusk]

Adult Friend Finder.  I'm sure there's plenty of women there who'll love to take some geek's virginity.  Just make sure to bag your junk and see a doctor the next day. 

[stray]

Dudes. OK. I actually know what a hollaback girl is and you're all using it wrong.  

Damnit.

Just to clear this up: Her whole theme of the song is aggression and, for lack of a better word, leadership. In cheerleading dances, the cheerleaders chant things, and other girls in the bleachers chant them back - they holla back. And she's only fucking around with the cheerleading theme:

"Y'know someone one time called me a cheerleader, negatively, and I've never been a cheerleader. So I was, like, "OK, fuck you. You want me to be a cheerleader? Well, I will be one then. And I'll rule the whole world, just you watch me."

So she wrote that song, to make the idea of a cheerleader into something positive. Someone with initiative.

[Kail]

Just go look around at some of the "Dating" sites.

Adult Friend Finder.

Is there somewhere to get info on these sites?  All the ads I've seen have this highly dubious "suspiciously hot chicks in their underwear secretly lust for YOU, random reader of Megaman Sprite Comics!"  which makes me a bit hesitant to click on them...

[Yoru]

From Simond on, this thread has gone from to .

Also, Straz, I love how you're half-right and half-wrong all at the same time. As noted many times, plenty of "regular folks" go to bars and clubs all the time. Just look at the folks who've posted above. I mean, you could secretly harbor a scorching disdain for all of us "vapid" pubcrawlers, sure, but you don't seem to. On the other hand, dead-on about using alcohol as a crutch, you shouldn't need a drink to be a fun person. But also dead-wrong that there's anything wrong with enjoying a few drinks - throwing back a few with friends can be fun all by itself.

To para-parrot Stray yet again, quit stressing, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride that is mixing with your fellow apes.

[stray]

Adult Friend Finder.  I'm sure there's plenty of women there who'll love to take some geek's virginity.  Just make sure to bag your junk and see a doctor the next day. 

I'm just going to say to stay from that. I can't truly say what's good for Lorekeep, but I'm just going to take a wild guess and say it's not for Lorekeep. I've never used Adult Friend Finder, but I know what I'm talking about. He isn't ready for freaks. [edit] And I'm not talking about sexual issues or potential diseases per se. It's just that he doesn't need that level of callousness. And it's something he's going to find in most cases that are straight up just about sex. Unless you're nearly out cold and drunk. Then it's OK, I guess!

[edit] Jesus that sounds bad in a certain light.

[Strazos]

We should think about denning this thread now; it's the only way to keep it from going over the edge.

[Merusk]

Just go look around at some of the "Dating" sites.

Adult Friend Finder.

Is there somewhere to get info on these sites?  All the ads I've seen have this highly dubious "suspiciously hot chicks in their underwear secretly lust for YOU, random reader of Megaman Sprite Comics!"  which makes me a bit hesitant to click on them...

I can't say I've used them, but Stray sounds like he has experience.  In my dating days I used IRC and can attest the internet is full of freaks and they're all pretty damn scary.   And mostly fat.

[trias_e]

Stop using alcohol as a crutch - if you need to drink to be "fun" and "social," then there's a problem.

Drinking to make other people more interesting isn't a problem.

[murdoc]

Holy fuck, there's a shitload of bad fucking "advice" in this thread.

[stray]

We should think about denning this thread now; it's the only way to keep it from going over the edge.

Hmm, it's just coincidence maybe that your post came right after mine, but I hope I have nothing to do with that. My above post was meant to be benign. I'm just saying that I doubt a 27 year old guy with little experience needs the callousness of a booty call or a deviant at the moment. Unless he's drunk.

[Signe]

I think he's run off anyway.   

[Lantyssa]

Hopefully because he's with that 30-something blonde having a debate.

[LK]

No. I haven't been on the computer in 2 days.

I want to say three things:
1. My view of this forum that's evolved over the last year is that it is full of extremely intelligent people or people who have extremely good common sense.
2. You're right about lowering standards: I probably should have withheld the whole Japanese thing just so it wouldn't color your perceptions.
3. I have so far learned a lot of things by going out to bars and exploring the area. I have made some new friends too. As long as I'm being more social, that's an improvement.

Thanks for everyone who commented. I'll avoid "blogging my life" on this forum. But I was trying to insert other commentaries in case any of you are visiting the L.A. area and wanted some ideas. Like Travel Channel but with Sex being the climax of the episode.

[Evildrider]

Just go look around at some of the "Dating" sites.

Adult Friend Finder.

Is there somewhere to get info on these sites?  All the ads I've seen have this highly dubious "suspiciously hot chicks in their underwear secretly lust for YOU, random reader of Megaman Sprite Comics!"  which makes me a bit hesitant to click on them...

I can't say I've used them, but Stray sounds like he has experience.  In my dating days I used IRC and can attest the internet is full of freaks and they're all pretty damn scary.   And mostly fat.

Hell I met an ex-girlfriend on Yahoo one night just fucking around in chat out of boredom.

[stray]

I'd disagree on the fat. Or rather, I know there's a fair share of them, but I don't particularly go for that... therefore I haven't met any. 

I will say something funny though. The ones who are the kinkiest won't advertise it much. It'll be some chick that surprises you with some weird shit. And the ones who do come off the kinkiest actually end up being a little conservative.