There’s a somewhat lengthy interview of me over at pick-up blog Latin Stylez. The 26-questions are roughly divided into two parts: pick-up and travel escapades. There is also a question on my future plans.

I was recently quoted as the pick-up expert in The Great Inaugural After-Party (City Paper). My quote comes at the end. They asked me if I think the extended nightlife hours will help guys with their game.

Speaking of pick up, I caught VK’s recent post describing his idea for a Plan B Commerical:

If I made this commercial I would have kept it real and to the typical situation Plan B is called for. The woman wakes up in the morning and her bra and panties are still spinning from the ceiling fan. Her hair looks like a birds nest, her eyes are blood shot red because she left in her contacts, and her make up is ruined. She’s clearly hung over as fuck. She’s slightly startled when she realizes she’s not alone. She looks over and THIS guy is in the bed with her…….

It was followed by a picture of me sleeping. A reference to Gizmo-like babies came shortly after.

His next post was No One Cares About Your Boyfriend.

…have you ever noticed that the fatter, uglier, older more frumpy a woman is the quicker she is to announce to the world that she’s in a relationship as soon as she’s in a relationship. You can tell that she’s not used to getting attention (or dick) and it’s been forever since her last relationship.

So true.

1. Bobby Rio over at TSB Magazine is doing another wingman weekend in the Dominican Republic. It’s a trip for those who want to tighten up their game and party with other like-minded guys. Judging by the second picture I take it the last one was a good time.

2. I’m going through Brazilian girl withdrawal. Here’s a comment from a guy who knows what’s going on.

I know it seems too good to be true, but it isn’t. The third day I was in Brazil, not in Rio, but an hour outside of Sao Paulo, me and my Brazilian friend were out and he goes, “Hey, my friend thinks you are cute, you should go for her.” I go, “Alright, for sure, I will.” I had literally just met the girl when he said this. So I started talking to her, thinking I would have to spit a little game. After 5 minutes, my friend goes, “Why haven’t you kissed her yet?” I go, “Man, I just met her 5 minutes ago.” My friend goes, “No, here in Brazil, if a girl likes you, you don’t have to sit there and work on it, just go for the kiss.” When I was in Rio, I was pretty drunk and definitely not on my A-game. This girl approached me, obviously attracted to me, and I started talking and talking, and she eventually got sick of me talking and went and hooked up with some other guy. I blew my chance because I was too slow. That was a bummer too because she would have been the cutest girl I banged in Brazil. Hooking up there is a lot faster because Brazilian men are very aggressive, so the girls are used to it. Plus, the Brazilian girls love gringos. The girls are easy, but still, they don’t come off as slutty. It’s really weird. Brazil is an amazing place for sure!

3. I’m all over Maria Rita, a Brazilian singer Her voice is like therapy. Start with Despedida, Novo Amor, and Samba Meu. Check out her mother:

Art Garfunkel did a cover of this song in English.

If you want the mp3 of something on YouTube, use vixy.net to convert it. I use the desktop version.

4. Check out my Rio nightlife guide.

5. I’m now on twitter.

6. The site should loan up nice and clean now from an iPhone / Blackberry.

I’ve been getting it for years. I branch out into other topics that I’m interested in and comments appear telling me to “go back to posting about game,” like I’m getting paid to do this. I take this as a compliment since my writings on the matter are so good that people are demanding it, but…

I wrote a 60,000 word book about game.

I have an active newsletter about game.

I have a forum on game.

I have dozens and dozens of archived posts on my blog about game.

There is nothing I’ve yet to write that is not reason enough for you to step back from the computer and get laid right now. There is no missing piece of the puzzle I’m sitting on.

If there is something I write that you don’t like then close your browser and come back the next day. Or don’t come back at all. I guarantee you I won’t notice.

If you are wondering why I’m reviewing a gadget, it’s because the Sony people sent me a unit. I’m guessing you guys are their target audience.

The Mylo is an “internet communication device,” which means it’s a tiny laptop. The prime feature is you can use it like a phone with Skype because it has built-in wireless internet (there is a microphone and ear speaker). Mostly you’ll be using it to surf the internet but add a Sony memory stick (no SD cards unfortunately) and you can use it to open files and listen to MP3’s.

I’m going to rate it on two dimensions: looks and personality.

It gets a 7 out of 10 on looks. It’s lightweight and pleasing on the eye and has neon-looking lights at the ends. You won’t be embarrassed with it in your hand. The screen is bright and clear and the keyword is easy to use. The stylus at the end of the wrist strap is discreet. But it’s not hot enough that you make someone else feel insecure about their electronic device. iPhone people will look at it and act all smug-like, going off about the superiority of their phone in a passive aggressive mumble.

The personality could use an upgrade. When it’s dark you can’t see the navigation buttons and sometimes the unit doesn’t designed. For example, the zoom button on the browser doesn’t always work and it gets schizophrenic with the wireless network. But when you’re connected you can run AIM, YM, and Google Talk in addition to Skype, and also subscribe to RSS feeds. It takes pictures with the 1.3 megapixel camera, you can install flash games, and for offline use there is a text editor to take notes.

Since the Mylo will not replace your phone, the best use I can think of it is for travel if you don’t own a laptop. Many hostels offer wireless internet now and you can log on to check your email and then make phone calls back home. But you’ll have to pay for this privilege: Amazon is selling a new Mylo for $285. It’s too expensive for a budget traveler.

I think it’s a nice gadget, but with a cell phone and laptop I haven’t found a regular use for it. I’m re-gifting it to my 12-year-old brother.

Each year when it’s time for my birthday I reflect back and see if it topped the year before. I’m pretty sure I’ll get to a year that simply can’t be topped, but I sit here right now feeling pretty good about the future even though on the surface it seems to be going backwards (with the living in dad’s basement thing). I’m working on a plan that will get me out of here for hopefully a long time, but I don’t see much happening before 2009.

I’ll never know if I made the right choices since I can’t turn back time and try something else, but I have no regrets about the choices I’ve made (so far). It has been 14 months since I’ve had a job and I forgot what’s it’s like to sit in front of a computer reading blogs trying not to glance at the clock because I know not much time has passed since the last time I looked at it. I just didn’t fit with the corporate world and with my now useless degree the decision was easy to pursue a more mobile lifestyle of freelancing/writing/blogging. Sure it’s not for most people, but for me it is and I’m enjoying it even though I have to count every dollar I spend.

So tomorrow I will be 29. Last week I noticed some grey hairs in my beard.

1. I want to thank my newest sponsor, The Seduction Chronicles. You’ll probably like posts such as Top 20 Date Idea “Templates” for Men, Favorite Cocky & Funny Lines, and Interview With Neil Strauss.

2. The radio show on Friday was fun. Listen to the podcast on The Seduction Bible.

3. I’m almost done with my next big project. I should be done with it in about two weeks.

4. On a sadder note, Just Going With It is finished. Some local new-to-me blogs I’ve been reading lately are Bridal Bird, DC Bar Wench, Listen To Leon, DC Hero, and I never know when to shut up

Postscript: Post ratings are back.

I made some changes to the blog.

- Widened the right column to fit in sponsor buttons.

- Moved site search form to top right.

- Added link to get posts via email.

- Added “Recent Comments” section.

- Added “Top 10 Most Popular” section, which is calculated according to views and comment counts.

- Added a “Share This” button at the bottom of every post.

- Fixed up the related posts section at the bottom of every post.

- Added a post rating system. Rate a post without leaving the page.

- Made “Editor Favorites” current. It used to be called “Still Hot.”

One of my goals was to make the blog more revenue friendly to search engine visitors without annoying regular readers (you). There are no ads in the main text of recent posts.

In my six month update post I told you guys that I’ve been regularly working out at the gym. That’s noticeable in this video I made upon my return. I was just messing around with my new webcam.

I guess this is for the ladies (or the surfers). How do I get beach hair without going to the beach?

By beach hair I mean when your hair gets greasy and shiny with untameable thickness and stringyness. If I don’t wash my hair for a week outside the beach, it just gets greasy on the top and looks dirty instead of wild. If I don’t figure it out I’m considering bottling ocean water and taking it with me to the city to simulate beach conditions.