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E3 'Booth Babe' Interviews Reveal Comedy, Tragedy
Thanks to GameCritics.com for its series of interviews with 'booth babes' at this year's E3 videogame show, discussing "the tales these women had to tell." A model promoting Saga Of Ryzom is asked "if she's comfortable with so many guys posing with her", and answers: "It's weird when they put their arms around me... but then I feel them shaking and I'm like, whatever, if it's so important to you... it's funny when guys come up to me and tell me that it's their first time touching a girl." Girls at the Nintendo booth are also interviewed, complaining of the trade-show melee: "It's funny that people act this way over little stuffed toys... there have been people attacking us for free stuff. People will walk up to us and just try to grab it."
You try sporting a large teethy smile for 8 hours. Your mouth will hurt too.
"Would you rather have a playstation addicted dork wearing a star wars t-shirt?"
"...what it was like to sit there all day. "My mouth hurts," Jessica responded." "Kind of makes you wonder...." ... why she was sitting on her mouth.
"Derp de derp."
"The question is, what does one do about it?"
Sadly, society isn't very nice to us geeks. So we're down on ourselves. It doesn't help that we think women are attracted to blond
haired blue eyed athletic gits. Combine low-self esteem with a misunderstanding of what women are attracted to, and you've got
yourself two people who'll never hook up.
What can you do about it?
a.) Don't approach a woman like she's the most precious thing on the planet. They hate that. Besides making them feel
not-so-special, it also feels like talking to you isn't possible without strings attached. Chicks dun wanna hurt your feelings.
b,) Don't draw attention to what a loser you are by telling them that you haven't had many girlfriends. I don't mean lie. Instead,
resist the temptation to tell them your sad story. They dun like damaged goods.
c.) A date is about having fun, not about showing the girl how nice you are. There's no need to pull a chair out for her. Put yoru
energy into being entertaining.
d.) Don't talk about Star Trek, Slashdot, Linux, or quote Monty Python. They don't have the slightest interest in any of those topics
so it's not like they can interact with what you're saying.
e.) It's okay to have a cheeky sexual side. Resist the temptation to hide the fact that you're interested in sex. (Don't hump her
leg, either.)
f.) It's okay to have your own opinions. If she asks if you like Ricky Martin, the answer is NO, not "well I guess he's okay".
Chicks dun like yes-men.
g.) If you have to fart near her, make a show of it. I don't know why this works. (Note: Do not aim at her more than once.)
h.) Don't give her your phone number without getting hers. DO yourself a favor and avoid the whole "I'll call you" brush off.
i.) It's okay to OCCASIONALLY tell a woman she's pretty, but never ever EVER say "not as pretty as you".
j.) If they ask for an honest opinion that you know will get you into trouble, say "Yeah right, I know better." Telling them what they want to hear won't get them closer to you, niether will telling them their ass looks big.
k.) It's okay to have passion, but it's not okay to be fanatical.
I could keep going, but these are the big ones. The most most most important one is to treat her like a friend, not like you're applying for the job of boyfriend.
"Derp de derp."
Take a ballroom, swing, or salsa dancing class. Don't worry if you can't dance, that's why you take the class. As I said I've never been squeamish about touching other people, but I definately felt more comfortable with it after I took a couple dance classes in college.
Or try a karate class. Hell, any form of martial arts will do. After you've had your nuts crushed skillfully by a cute chick half your weight and height, your attitude towards other people, and particularly women, becomes more... well, practical. It's not about the violence. It's just as good a way as dancing to eliminate tension in social contacts.
i ate crayons when i was a kid and now i have two braincells and the blue ones taste nicer
Why Not "Just Be Yourself"
And apart from navigating that site there's also "Fast Seduction 101: Art of Pick-up and Seduction" that could also help you get laid.
It's not to be taken as a ruleset, it's like shaking your social world's knowledge and take a new view that not only conforms with what you think is right but also with can work for you.
But whatever you do don't say "Just be yourself", it's the lamest thing I've heard and I'm glad I'm past that thing. Hey, it doesn't mean I'm not myself, it simply means that there was a game I didn't know how to play and I know how to play now. Just being yourself does not explain those rules.
Now go out and game som women!