VH1 Pickup Artist 2 Casting

Posted on May 9, 2008 10:00 PM

Why Snickers is the man for this show:

This e-mail exchange alone should show you why Snickers is the man for this show. His response is funnier than mine, and I'm pretty damn hilarious. An edit for the offer of Mike's friend paying for the trip, it's not set in stone and I'd probably pay Mike out of pocket anyway, but it's a really nice gesture that the guy would let me hang out with him on a tropical island and learn his techniques. (And it wasn't so he could brag either, he didn't know about this e-mail or that I would post it up here).

Me to Snickers:

Mike is offering me the chance to do a seduction workshop with him. His friend is paying for it. It's three days in the Dominican Republic, 1000 dollars paid for the room. That's pretty nice of him, considering I can't really offer him anything in return for it. (Unless he needs a bodyguard?) So yeah, Mike pretty much wins in my book. KF113 and Oscarb are now both claiming that it was the website rules that they were protesting, but okay. If that's what they are protesting, why are they suddenly back when they find out they're going to be the potential winners?

By the way, I made a name for you. The Triple Ss of seduction, Snickers, Sensual, and Speed. I'm pissed about the thing though, I think they should have done what they said they were gonna do. Reset ALL the votes, and pick the winners from the top 20. Screw the Los Angeles casting, they're all wannabe actors. I think they managed to ham this one up pretty bad as far as that site goes, almost all of the voters and contestants seem pissed. I'm wondering if they're about to do a round five or a flaming ring of death.

SNICKER'S REPLY E-MAIL TO NOMAN:

----- Original Message ----
From: Bernard H.
To: Michael S.
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2008 10:55:24 PM
Subject: Re: Did you see the new rules?

Okay. I never really had anything against Mike. He played by the rules. He just had more leverage than the rest of us. And I thought there were a lot more contestants that needed Mystery's help more than he did. But the other two candidates did practically nothing. And it does seem to me like they're trying awfully hard now to play catch up. You're right. It is fishy that all of a sudden now they're in the game. The video requirement rules have been posted since day one. In my mind, there's no excuse for them not meeting the minimal requirements. It is good to know that Mike is reaching out to help someone who was in this game. You gotta do that workshop. Let me know how it goes man. The Dominican Republic! Que bella!

Triple S...Sounds like a Superhero. I like it! No cape or tights though. I don't want to send out the wrong message.Hah! I do feel you though. They should have reset the votes. We all got a crap deal on that one. The contestants on the site have a right to be upset. Hey, did you get the latest Vh1 email? Since they had to extend the voting into next week, this caused an unforseeable problem with the voting mechanism. It automatically resets after Mother's Day. This normally wouldn't be a problem if the voting had concluded as initually scheduled. So, they came up with a new rule. On Monday (May 12th), all the voters become finalists and the three finalists become the voters. It will actually fall in the hands of the three previous finalists to pick the winner of this competition. The producers are asking that everyone submit one final video so that we can wrap this up before the Democratic National Convention. I really don't think we're going to make it though. I overheard Mike saying that "this is bullsh*t" and he had his own website that he needed to run. So he was going back to it. KF113 said, "they're changing the rules again...I'm out!" And Oscarb said, "Sooo...explain to me what this website's all about again. This is my first time on here."

Posted on May 9, 2008 4:26 PM

An apology of sorts and some venting

I heard from KF113 that the reason he stopped campaigning and did not fulfill the requirements is because they kept changing the requirements and it was a matter of principle. My bad man. If I had known that prior, it would have been much respect to you.

Note that none of the top three guys have fulfilled all the requirements. But then again, the website didn't update to reflect requirements. Where were the cuts that we were supposed to see? The initial recount? The disqualifications?

I can't really hate that much when the rules changed constantly and the requirements, timelines, etc. changed, and the stuff that was supposed to change like the "What makes us special" profile requirement weren't implemented.

As always, I just hope the studio looks over my profile and the profiles of people I chose to be in my mansion, and that I put in my thumbs up list, and really considered who would be the best for television. That's my say.

Posted on May 9, 2008 2:16 PM

My final thoughts to the Contestants and hopefully the Producers before I vanquish into the night

They're picking the top three competitors to run for the finals. I'm not on the top list, but I think I gave them a hell of a good run for my time. I'm hoping that they still save these profiles and look through them, (they did, woohoo!), so I will pick the top five most deserving contestants in my eyes.

To the coolest guys on this website, SpeedRacer, Mostyle, Ryno, and of course Snickers and Imwright, thanks for your support. Royce Gracie used to call tapping out "petting the rabbit." Well, I'm petting the rabbit and tapping out of this contest. Technically I guess, this one is TKO by referee stoppage.

To supporters, thanks so much. I've said thanks in another note, but I have to say thanks again. I wouldn't have lasted until the end like this if not for your support.

For the producers: One of the first questions asked was "What can you do to prove commitment to Mystery?" Try logging in hundreds of hours over two months to a website that doesn't work, e-mailing voters and contestants, making video tapes of yourself, mailing in photos, and responding to phone calls. I know at least two of the top guys emphatically did *not* do any of that. They barely visited, did not comment, and God knows who or how people voted for them.

If the producers look at this, here's my top five picks:

1.) Snickers
2.) SpeedRacer
3.) Me
4.) Ryno
5.) Mostyle

For the top three guys:

As cool as Mike seems to be, he doesn't need help. It's a chance for winning a virtual lottery for him though. Some think he wants the money, I doubt it. He hardly looks like he's suffering for money. The win-win is because he'll learn from the top PUA in the World, plus he'll get viewership for his program and be recognized as an authority. He obviously loves PUA and he obviously has the talent to be a guru. Mystery says he is looking for the next Master of Pick-up, and from the top three, it's Mike.

** Edit: KF113 stopped campaigning because of the rule change. So he's cool with me too. He was initially in my mansion until his inactivity made me drop him. **

1-2-3... TKO!

Posted on May 7, 2008 9:50 AM

Who I like, who I don't like:

Since we're going to reset, I may as well write about everyone who is on this website. I was evaluating the ups and downs of the reset, and I definitely think it's a good thing. I'm changing my top list as well to reflect this.

After looking through, most of the top 20 candidates SUCK! (The exceptions will be noted.) The next twenty are actually the ones I feel are the cream of the crop.

On the one hand, I worked my ass off for all my votes and hate to see them go. On the other hand, some people decidedly did NOT work for their votes and I have no idea how they got on here. The reset is good because it will hopefully knock them out and let other people in who really want this.

With that, you'll find out what I'm looking for is the following:

Information: Do you have anything about yourself up? One liners don't count.

Maintanence: Did you bother to come to this site at all? Did you vote, comment, or otherwise engage anyone on here?

Need and Commitment: This one is kind of contradictory. First, do I feel you need this, and second, do I feel you are dedicated to it?

Here's my winners and losers:

Winners: (15)

Imwright1985 (all time winner, lol)
Mike Stoute
Iceman
Ryno665
Richard
Supradesi
H2theIzzo
Putt99
Speedracer (number 3)
Snickers (number 2)
Mostyle86
SensualJedi
Rambo
EddieJerky (mixed views)
Bryan (mixed views)

------------------------

Losers: (11)

I include comments on why I don't like these guys, they can change some of the stuff and get on the winners list, but they have three days left:

KF113 (** Changed. I still wouldn't put him in the winners list, but I definitely respect his decision not to go forward based upon the screwy rules. **)
Oscarb
Kjhollan
Alpinesmooth
Xdoctor
Mafiosoromano
Grade
Ddog55
Zoboi(numbers to infinity)
Twistedimp (I wished I could like this guy, but no login for 22 days? Seriously?)
TheBarnCat

So, here's my views on the top guys:

Mike Stoute: He fails my category 3, which is why he's not on my top 7 (Sorry Mike). But he does come on this site a lot, votes, comments, and otherwise stays up to date with this. Whether you think he should be here or not, he is very active and actually acts like he wants this. Strikes me as a winning race horse.

Oscarb: I'm not sure where he gets his votes from, it isn't people on this site. He hasn't engaged anyone or have much information up. No blogs, two videos, and he didn't visit much. (Look at his testimonials and almost none of them are replies from people, they are pitches.) Thumbs down.

Iceman: He's active enough, has videos, but I haven't seen that much of him on posting comments. Another guy whose testimonial is all sales pitches and no one responding to comments he made. Good pictures and information put him in the thumbs up category though.

Ryno665: Very active, very informative, and very deserving. Most of his votes come from the gaming community, but he wants this and reviewing his commitment is making me want to put him in my top 7 board.

kjhollan: Hasn't visited in 9 days, has almost as many views as votes. I'm not buying it. Never commented, has no information up, no videos. Thumbs down.

AlpineSmooth: Has more votes than views. Joined about half a month ago. Umm... yeah right dude. Nonetheless, he put up a ton of information about himself, put up videos, pictures, etc. Testimonial board kills him in my book though, he has no response replies, it's all people making sales pitches. Thumbs down.

Richard: Very active, lots of information, great replies and responses, tons of comments, he's the total package. Thumbs up.

EddieJerky: Used to be ultra-active, I think he's riding his way to the top or something happened. Hopefully not the latter, he hasn't visited in 8 days. Good information, lots of comments and replies, unique and talented. Thumbs up.

Bryan: Another musically talented guy. Good looking too. Needs to be more active though, he has a lot of testimonial comments from people he knows, but very few comment replies. Needs more stuff up too. I'm mixed on him, I think he could be a strong contestant but isn't showing much motivation.

Xdoctor: Good information, good vidoes, but his votes come from all off site. At least he admits it. Has no comments or testimonials outside from a very small handful. Logged in recently. Has way more votes than views. Red flag warning, Thumbs down!

Supradesi: Another more votes than views guy. Still, very solid profile, lots of information, good responses in the testimonials, lots of comments. I can't hate, this guy is solid contender material. Thumbs up.

H2theIzzo: Another solid guy. Thumbs up.

Mafiosoromano: Hasn't logged in 19 days. Thumbs down.

Grade: joined April 22, has tons of votes, no information up, never seen a single comment or reply on anyone, and has less testimonial comments than you have fingers on both hands. I know, has ten thousand myspace friends right? THUMBS DOWN!!!

Putt99: Lots of votes, lots of comments, lots of videos, lots of information, has it all. Big man with a big heart, he gets the win. Thumbs up.

Ddog55: Another guy who strikes me as suspicious, he joined a while back and nothing. No comments, barely anything, including votes. Suddenly, he's an overnight rock star and surging in votes, but has no videos? The no videos alone makes him an instant DQ.

zoeboi201085: Not logged in a month? Has over 2000 votes? Most notable for being "A NICE, SHY LIKEABLE HATIAN WHO CAN'T USE CAPS KEYS PROPERLY?" No videos, you know what that means in my book. FAIL!

Speedracer: Lots of comments, votes, responses, videos, seems to be a great guy. He's a winner.

Twistedimp: So I'm supposed to like a fellow soldier. I don't. Sorry bro, you didn't log in for 22 days straight, and you JUST logged in at the beginning of this round. Unless you're on rotation or deployment, FAIL. Very little information, almost everything is related to his sister. I don't care how bad your sister wants you on the show, I want to know how bad YOU want to get on the show.

TheBarnCat: You're a UFC fighter that can't get laid? Well, you haven't logged in 25 days. FAIL!

Highkey: Lots of votes and comments, good videos, testimonials, but needs more pictures. Still wins.

Imwright: The all-time winner.

Sensualjedi: Fits all my criteria, he's a winner.

Snickers: Another winner.

Rambo: Winner.

Mostyle: Winner, glad he got through unpacking.

Now you know what I'm looking for and what I like and don't like. There's other people who could be on this list, but I'm obviously only looking for the top guys. No offense to those who aren't in the lead.

Posted on May 5, 2008 2:30 PM

To the voters out there:

I've tried to campaign on just this website as much as possible and win viewer votes that way. I'd like to thank OMI1, Quinekap, scorpio510, PAPERCHASER, adicted2kisses, Darkwing, Peechee, and especially Sebastain for their support.

Right now, I'm pulling in big guns from Bullshido. They helped give me my initial start, and hopefully they can help pull me through to the finals.

If you've voted for me before, keep on doing it, it's only until this Saturday and then the contest is all over. Thanks for your time and your support.

Posted on April 24, 2008 9:41 AM

Why is it important for us to learn this?

If you pay attention to this website, you'll notice an interesting phenomenon is occurring. There's a woman who will pick a guy on this website and start flirting with him in a playful way. It's obvious nothing is going to happen, it's a good mood booster for the guy and girl. There's a whole culture in Europe about "courtesy flirting".

But the thing I find interesting is I bet most women do it because most of the guys they have dated suck. I met tons of so-called "naturals", go to youtube and watch "Keys to the VIP". You'll seen tons of naturals. (One of the Mystery Method instructors, Cajun, is on there. He is a bad ass!)

But the naturals are usually nothing more than big, dumb jocks who have no game. But they are good looking. And women hook up with them. Watch the show, it can be painful to see in action. I used to follow these guys, (I, sadly, wrote many of their papers, tutored them, and organized their notes from when I got out of school and before I joined the army), and used to hang out with them.

Most of them think they have great game, but when you hang with them, they don't. Do what they do, and if you look like me, you will get burned badly. Women hook up with these numb nuts, and they get burned too. Now they realize, "Hey, maybe those nice guys we're supposed to like are worth it." I may sound bitter, but I've seen these guys get girls knocked up, give them STDs, beat them up, get them addicted to drugs, and not care about it.

Except they don't like us, because we're low status nobodies and we don't know what the hell we're doing. These women need us, we need them, and yet... it's just not able to happen.

So Mystery, JDog, Matador, and Tara, don't pick us because you want to help us. Think of all the poor women out there with numbnut boyfriends who need to be dating us.

Posted on April 23, 2008 1:15 PM

Hey voters, contestants, and viewers!

Ask me a question about anything and I'll answer it for my next video blog. It's got to be under 3 minutes worth, but I don't know what you want to ask me about. Does not have to be woman-related, you can ask me about breaking the law, first fight in the U.S., first fight outside the U.S., what the Army was like, what West Point was like, etc.

Posted on April 21, 2008 10:29 PM

The Big Mike Stoute deal:

I have to comment on the guy because I've defended him before, and he is causing some angst on this board. Here's some common objections:

1.) This show is about helping people who suck with women, and he doesn't. Therefore, he doesn't deserve a shot on the show.

2.) He's just glory-hogging for the sake of his website.

3.) He's only on here to win it and take the money.

4.) He's stealing votes from legitimate people.

The first objection isn't for casting contestants to decide. It's for Vh1, Mystery, and the production company to decide. These issues are viewer related issues, not contestant related issues. How they envision next season playing out is up to them.

As an example, the Ultimate Fighter changed formats this season to focus on more fights, and less man-drama. Dana White had a vision for the new season, and he implemented it. There's no telling what the vision for this season is, but since the casting company that is doing this is very experienced with reality shows, I'm pretty sure that they know what they're doing.

Number 2 is a possibility, but there's more inbound traffic from his website to this one than outbound traffic from this site to his. He's doing more to promote this show than the other way around.

Number 3 is probably the meat and potatoes of the argument. The thing is Mike would be committing PUA suicide if he just went on the show and stole it. Think about Pradeep from the first season. He came off looking like an ass. If he hits on a woman, he's that asshole from the "Pick-up Artist". If Mike goes on and acts like a toolbag, he's going to have a harder time infield.

Also, he's running a seduction blog for men. Who wants to learn from a jerk? Look at Joe D from the first season. He was a cool guy, he kept learning the game, and now he teaches it. How cool he would come off on this show would affect his viewership and how the community views him. The seduction community is growing by leaps and bounds, but it's still pretty small overall. He doesn't want to ruin any chances later on down the road.

The last one is kinda silly. You can vote for anyone at least once a day. So, someone can vote for both him and me, so he's not "stealing" the vote. Since most of his votes come from his radio and website, he's bringing in his own votes.

I think the real reason people are scared is because they think he can win it. If we were on the final episode right now, yeah, he'd slaughter most of us. But after eight weeks of training with some of the best PUAs in the entire world? I'm pretty confident I could pose good competition to his game after eight weeks of one-on-one training.

I think I am genuinely interesting and unique, and according to Neil Strauss, (read "The Game"), that's what seperates real PUAs from social robots or guys who learn all the lines but never get results.

By the way, I looked on the Venusian arts website. One day of training with Mystery is 10,000 dollars. For 560,000 dollars worth of training, I'm pretty sure I coould develop some good game. If half a million dollars worth of training won't teach me to be good with women, I don't think Mike is the biggest of my problems.

You can disagree with my reasoning, but make sure it's more than just random hate at the guy. If you're a viewer and you don't think Mike would be good to watch on the show, I think you're the only one with a legitimate complaint. Of course, some viewers won't want to see me. That's okay though, no man is perfect. (Aren't I punny?)

Posted on April 18, 2008 9:27 PM

Hugely bad news!

This sucks. Imwright is out of the contest! For those that don't know him, he's my number one guy on the mansion. He is a real worker on this website, talking to people and getting to know contestants and voters alike. Unlike a lot of guys that just spam message people, he takes the time to read through, make relevant comments, and really get to know people.

He's the prime guy you want on a show like this, a guy that really puts himself on the line and shows what's unique about him, and trust me, when you have people you know looking at a website about you, there's definitely stuff that you do NOT want on to put up. But it's part of showing what makes you special, showing all the vulnerable parts and letting it out for everyone to see. Imwright did that, and always wanted to help others out.

Want proof of how cool this guy is and how much he wants to help people out? He can't go on the show, and his immediate thought is to tell me how I can get on it!?!? That shows true character and that he deserves more than anyone to get on here. I know there will be a season three, and I will make it my mission to see wright get on there.

If he reads this message, I am one of the fifteen on the e-mail that Melanie sent out, so don't worry, I'm in the running too. I'm betting we're both the college guys on the e-mail server. I tried commenting on your board, but I keep getting internal server errors, which is why I'm not busy on this website. Hopefully he can read this though.

Posted on April 13, 2008 12:46 AM

Ross Jeffries and Mystery Method on VH1

(Edited to add: I went and looked it up. The people with the "Mystery Method" are not affiliated with Mystery. The confusing story is posted up on Mystery's new website:

http://www.venusianarts.com/
pt/blog/default.aspx?id=19&t=
Concerning-the-old-company-
Mystery-Meth

)

Anyway, I watched the Dr. Phil show and all I can say is "ugh".

It started off pretty good. It showed a conference where the Mystery Method guys demonstrate a few techniques and labels they give for the techniques. Then, it showed how it worked in action.

After that, Dr. Phil interviewed the women who were hit on at the bar by the students. They gave very positive reports. Then he talked to the students, who also gave positive reports.

Dr. Phil was very nice to the community, it was really great to see someone of his stature have a very positive attitude towards the whole self-help community.

He did before and after polls with women, and after talking to some of the guys and the women, the women in the audience started warming up to the pick-up artists.

But then, disaster struck. Ross Jeffries came out. Holy hell. He was CREEPY! Bad haircut, bad suit, and bad body language.

He started off by saying he wanted to put "other guys out of business". Then he went into a tirade that made himself look really bad, but also tainted the community. The teachers of the Mystery Method try to look like decent guys, but they end up getting tainted.

The women who had originally been picked up by the students said that Ross Jeffries was "creepy" and one said she "never wanted to go to a bar again" after seeing him.

By the end, the audience went to having a worse opinion about the pick-up artists due to Ross Jeffries inept portrayal. His glory-hog tactics, self-righteous posturing, and very disgusting advertisements gave him the image of a snake-oil salesman. Ugh.

Posted on April 10, 2008 8:40 PM

For Barn Cat

Wow, a UFC fighter with women problems. My hopes just got dashed. Some pointers to help my fellow fighter out, (I say "fellow", we're not in the same league):

The glasses. You have a sharp, angled face. The glasses you wear are sharp and angled. Together, it looks very awkward. Switch to rounder glasses so it makes your face look more symmetrical.

The fighter card: Never use it yourself, or if you do, embed it. Watch last season of this show for free on VH1 if you don't know how to do this. Basically, if you go up to a woman and say, "I'm a fighter", (trust me, I know, lol), the woman will think, "Great, so do you think I'm going to sleep with you now?" It's a turn off. I have a friend in the X-games that had the same problem.

Instead, use your friends to give you an intro. Have them talk a group of women and say, "Oh, I have a friend who fights in the UFC, he's amazing. But don't tell him I told you, he hates bragging about it, he thinks he's a normal guy."

If you do it yourself, embed the story. E.g. "I was in Las Vegas on a business trip and I saw The Amazing Johnathon, one of the best magic acts around. He taught me a bar trick that always works to get free drinks. I'll show you, but you have to buy me a drink to see my secret."

(See, you're making her do favors for you, putting you in charge. She's going to ask what yu do for business, then you can casually mention you're a fighter. Follow up story, I met Chuck Liddell, I kissed a UFC Ring girl, you are allowed to make stuff up, just make sure it's an interesting story.)

The bar con I use is simple. Take a napkin and bet the girl whether her drink glass is bigger length-wise or circumference wise. Tell her you pick circumference. If she thinks it is circumference too, put your wallet underneath the glass. Ask her if she still thinks its circumference. She'll usually say length.

Now take a napkin, and measure the top to the bottom of the glass. Make a small tear in the napkin. Now, wrap the napkin around the glass. Make a tear when the ends meet. It will be much further than you think. Now you have a magic trick. She'll have to get you a beer.

Posted on April 3, 2008 10:51 PM

What's the deal with Asian men and low self-confidence?

I post on another board where one of the Asian guys showed pictures of himself. Despite his rampant online ego, he is a really good looking guy.

Another forum member made fun of his picture, and he went ballistic. It's one of those situations where the reaction is in no way equal to the antagonism, the joke of the comment was very obvious.

It seems a running trend that the Asians on this board and on other places have some sort of stigmatism against themselves. I grew up watching Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee movies, I always thought Asian men were awesome. I spent months in Thailand, have friends at West Point now in Japan, and watch Anime.

So, I may be prejudiced and think Asian people are by default awesome, but lots of Asian men on here and other places seem to think otherwise. So what's the deal guys, in only 256 characters, what's all this self-Asian hate I'm seeing? I had a Korean buddy in the Army who was the same way too. Asian people are beautiful, don't make me armbar you to prove it!

Posted on March 27, 2008 3:55 PM

Is having female friends a good thing?

I'm the kind of guy that has lots of female friends in the worst Platonic way possible. I've found that there are several classification of female friends, and each has to be evaluated honestly. You can find out the hard way that heart break will accompany you if you don't understand what type of friend you have and where it can go. I rank these in descending order.

The first type of female friend is the necessary female friend. This is a girl you must hang out with either because you work together, are her boyfriend's best friend, or belong in the same club. I've seen most people get romantic success from this type of friend because you are in close proximity with the person, you can convey personality easily, and you see each other so much it's very easy to find reasons to hang out outside the environment you normally see each other.

This is why so many people meet their dates at work or through social networks.

The next type of friend is the casual associated female friend. In my life, these are generally women I've failed at some point to convert into girlfriends and got stuck in the friend zone. Most PUAs call these girls "One-itis" girls, the one who got away and now you wonder why you failed. I found out from the View that women call the guys "Baxters" who are in this situation.

You can ask them to go shopping with you for clothes they think you look good in, or to try out new restaurants, or to go to clubs with. The bad news is that these girls can deginerate quickly into the last category if you don't work on really maintaining a relationship with.

The non-casual female friend is a girl you kinda know or once knew but have fallen out of touch with. Usually, this is a girl who got a new boyfriend, or lost her boyfriend, or had some other change in her status. It's also a girl you went to class with in college but didn't the next semester, or any change where you might have seen this person regularly and now don't.

Usually, once they get a boyfriend they leave you in the dust. Starts off you know her well, then she gets heavy into the boyfriend, then she leaves you in the dust.

In general, it's my experience that it's not really a good idea to have a female friend in the last two categories. Usually, it leads to heartache, depression, and a sense of loss once a girl who was your friend gets a boyfriend and kicks you to the curb. (Or just doesn't answer her phone, invite you to hang out, etc.)

So advice from someone who gets unassociated female friends too easily, a word of advice is to pay attention to how you know a girl and why. What is the nature of your friendship? Are you just a guy she calls for favors? Does she invite you out with her? Assess your situation honestly and don't get over-involved and emotionally attached to someone who will most likely be a temporary in your life.

Posted on March 24, 2008 7:19 AM

In my Artist's Mansion

The people I have in my Artist's Mansion are people whose profiles have convinced me they are genuine about self-improvement, need help meeting women, and want to get on the show for the right reasons.

Some of the people on here have dubious ratios of viewed to voted. I have myspace and facebook too guys, I'm not going to believe that you have three hundred personal friends all of whom were sitting home on Easter Sunday voting for you in one day.

To those who are doing this the right way and for the right reasons, stay sharp. I'm sure the producers will see it and reward it. Personality is what counts, and that's what I'm looking for, and so will they. Hopefully they'll approve my videos soon so more people can see my personality.

Posted on March 24, 2008 2:01 AM

To Bullshido members

Thanks a ton for your support, it means a lot to me. In honor of your frequent requests, I have posted up pictures without the facial hair. You see what happens? Now you know why it exists. :)

And of course, a big shout out to "Asia", "Gezere", or whatever he wants to call himself these days for getting me out of Ninjer schools and into MMA.

Posted on March 22, 2008 4:56 PM

My worst Let's Just Be Friends Moment

The worst feeling I can remember involves a woman. It was right after I was disqualified from West Point by a group called DODMERB, the Department of Medical Examination Review Board, who said that my injuries made me unable to fulfill my obligation as a soldier.

I was fairly depressed, but there was one female cadet at the Prep School, where I was stationed, who seemed to like me. We talked, flirted, and seemed to get along great. I spent extra time after work talking to her even though it was forbidden.

Around Easter, she and her mom were in town, and she invited me to go out to New York with them. It was finally my chance to really shine. No restrictions, just us plus her mom. To get things going, I made an Easter basket which had things like lotions and skin care products, some various candies which I put into Easter eggs, and a final piece where it was all wrapped up to look really pretty.

When I met her and her mom, I gave her the package. She liked it and so did her mom. After spending time together, an entire day, I made my move at Central Park. And.... rejection. What I saw in her eyes shook me to my core. She had never even considered me as a potential boyfriend or lover, the idea was LAUGHABLE to her.

There's a unique pain that went with this, because I couldn't crawl under a rock and die like I wanted to. I had to pretend to be unhurt and unmoved by something that essentially stung more than any other experience I've had in life.

When I got home, I just stayed in my room for a week straight. The emotion was a combination of complete humiliation, rejection, self-loathing, anger, and bitterness. I've had teeth knocked out, bones broken, I've been stabbed, but I'd gladly let anyone break any bone they want in my body than ever feel that pain again.