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Tough week--negative energy has made day game difficult--although I usually tend to get a couple of reactive openers in here and there.  I have been feeling more--actually quite--confident lately.  "Inner Game" is really developing--but it's been frustrating since I have so much trouble accessing it.

Out with Kedar on Wed--dead night for both, although I did open a few.  Met at Trafalgar--walked around--then to south bank and back...around and around...

I opened two girls takning photos of the merry-go-round--asked them about "Candy Floss".  2 second joke about candy floss vs. cotton candy.  Asked a woman if she had a kid on the merry-go-round.  Maybe she was married, but that one went better.  Stalled after that...talked a bunch w/Kedar about issues w/friends, etc.  I was frustrated with my inability, so I came up with this idea to walk really fast and with a lot of energy--as I've seen him do--and Charlie had a bit of this as well when we were out in Jan.  This helped--went to Porterhouse, asked a girl if she was drinking what was obviously her friend or boyfriend's beer.  Didn't go anywhere, but I did it.  Also an approach in teh Langley using the Cape Cod thing.  

Out again tonight--Angel.  Kedar is still off--but I opened two (not very attractive) women--one wearing a Wicked shirt. Thought it was about the play--but it said Wicked and Wild!  So I said "are you?" --slight foray into cheekiness.  This is good.  Also walked by 2 girls and asked if they knew what Wax Jambu meant--went great, and we chatted for ages--PC, politics, American accents, etc.  Girl was middle-class--could have been cute, i think--had a kid.  Definitely a lingering handshake from her when we  left ;)

Skipped the Living Room this time, but went to the usual places--Rose something or other and some other ones up off of Upper St.  All went fine--but no more than a few seconds.  No follow-ups or blowouts.  Kedar got frustrated and left--which was probably a good thing since I felt I was being dragged down a bit.  I opened a girl who had been following me for awhile--said something about her loud walking...she either smiled or smirked but it wasn't very nice.  Asked how far Russel Sq. was--she said FAR and brushed me off.  BItch.  Asked a couple girls where Tesco was--they kept walking but I yelled at them.  A few other interactions on my own...None went great after the initial one with Kedar--but I'm feeling more and more like I CAN do this--but especially with the help of some successes!  So while, in terms of the numbers and conversations, I haven't accomplished what I did last year--inner game is getting more solid and more stable so I don't think I'll have too much trouble getting to the next level.

What a positive note to leave on!