Month: August 2023
Lost Attraction to Brian; Spikeball; Alexa and Karla meetup
Felt a bit sad about Brian yesterday.
Just a few days ago, we had this amazing chat and I started having feelings for him again.
Then, while planning his upcoming event, I mentioned that we need to invite 50 to get 30, because Vancouvrites flake out. And I mentioned for example he did that to me.
He did not like that. And reacted so strongly it was scary and made me feel very bad. Like, wtf. He was the one that didn’t show up to my party and didn’t say anything about it. He has no grounds to making me feel bad.
He said he already said sorry and I shouldn’t bring it up again, because that’s not what friends do.
It took so long to clear the air. I had to run away to Spikeball, which was super fun. So glad I went! Played with John, Suraj, and Evan.
Suddenly Ty came out of no where and was running towards me! I was like, “Whoa, it’s like time travelling!” Cuz he was in his 70s shirt lol
He gave me a hug and picked me up. He’s never done that before.
Turned out they were having a divorce party for Kay.
Ty joined us for a game of Spikeball. He learned quickly and had fun.
There was a super cute and soft doodle at the game. I had so much fun playing the game and petting the dog!
Spikeball is even more fun than volleyball.
I joined Ty and his friends after. Kay is having lots of fun dating! Her dog Mochi was there. He was somewhat cute too. A Boston terrier.
Talked to Aida a bit too. She really isn’t funny. She laughed at my jokes though.
Then at the same time, Cyndi has been really sad because Ty just hasn’t been treating her like a friend. He reached out to her recently to ask for money. Damn. He is so terrible..why is that?
It’s a totally different side of him… unless it’s not intentional…just cruelness via un-attentiveness.
He loved her so much when they were dating…how did it go so far south?!
I’m very weary of guys and dating now.
Look at Brian. I thought at least he was sweet. But he just showed a super ugly side to me.
I don’t want to get closer to him anymore. Glad I didn’t make out with him.
I wish he was different. I thought he was at least a friend I can get close to, but now I feel like he is not someone I want to be close friends with. It’s like losing him again….
Part of me am so surprised and frustrated that I can’t get him. “Get him” as in making him fall for me. He is immune to me, maybe. Maybe he just doesn’t show it in a way that I understand, but, that’s effectively like not showing it. I’m not gonna try to put myself in his shoes and imagine that he likes me. I did that, and it made me fall for him. It made me think that he is capable of loving me, adoring me, being affectionate and loving and gentle. But he is cold, passive, indifferent, biz-first, angry, pessimistic, negative.
The upside is that it’s not hard to keep a distance from him. Basically I just have to stop reaching out and he’ll stop. I think he’ll only reach out when he wants to throw an event. He’ll never want to spend one on one time with me. And, I don’t want that now either. Even the thought of hugging him kinda grosses me out now.
I had asked him if he is inviting anyone I know. He didn’t point out Selene and other ECFers, so I felt special. But turned out he did invite her and she is coming. I think I assumed that he invite just me and 20 something people I didn’t know. And I thought that he invited Matt for me to persuade me to go. But turned out he just individually invited people, and I’m simply one of them.
I mean, yeah he asked for my availability, but he probably asked Selene and a bunch of others at the same time.
There was never a future between us anyway. But I think ever since I got upset at him about not being a friend, there’s even less hope.
One new lesson I learned is that, being confrontational and critical are very unattractive traits. I’ll never spell out the errors of someone’s ways again. I’ll just choose to keep them or maintain a healthy distance from them or have nothing to do with them at all.
Brian is not someone I can confide in. He doesn’t actually get me. Nor does he have a desire to.
Today I had coffee with Alexa and Karla. I like them!
An intimate get-together is what I prefer, over a party. Alexa thought so too.
Karla turned out to be 46. She has an 11yo and is a single mom. She comes to Vancouver every other week to stay a week here.
Alexa is pretty transparent too. Telling us that she was engaged 6 months ago and that’s now cancelled.
Played volleyball today. Was pretty fun. But not as fun as spikeball.
Got 2 cars now. Max, and Mom’s older Lexus. Mom decided to sell Max to Dan for cheap, cuz she wanted to continue to see Max. Fair.
I bought Mom her new Lexus! Well, it’s a lease for about $1K a month. I’m adulting lol.
Oh another good news is that Paulina and Kateryna are confirmed! Ebony decided to go with contract. That’s fine.
Oh and I mailed Cyndi Mom’s iPhone 6. Cyndi’s phone stopped working.
She is going through the sadness about Ty.
I’m going through the sadness about Brian.
The world’s mood right now seems to be irritable people. I was even kind of irritable to Mom this trip back.
Mom was good to me though. I got to pick figs of our trees! That was amazing! So fun to discover ripe figs too!
Barbie with Nicole and Ayumi, Fun chat with Brian
Yesterday morning I messaged Brian about the newcomer grant. He said nothing. I felt a bit sad.
This morning he replied, and we had a fun chat.
Yes I know he is not the one for me, but I really enjoy chatting with him like this. Well, even better if he laughs at my jokes.
Though looking back, I think I’m too nice when I talk to him. Kinda like when Mark or Chris or Allen talks to me. Thirsty energy. Though, I think I’m just being nice. I’m pretty nice and responsive towards Mark. He is funnest of the three.
But Mark lately seems a bit thirstay. He told me about his 3-some experience, and I think he was trying to turn me on. Didn’t work though. I’m just not attracted to him. He is married, and he has a bit of a belly. And his face just isn’t my type.
I want someone who is more complimentary, more encouraging, more thoughtful, more caring, and more upbeat than Brian.
I try to not get sucked into being infatuated with him again.
Yesterday John invited me over for dinner, and cooked a super yummy steak and potatoes and tomatoes dinner. And we watched a cute panda documentary. And we napped together for a bit, his arms around me. It was nice.
Oh and while I was waiting for him to cook, I made a balloon flower for him lol. There was a psoas exercise that called for a balloon for I brought some.
Then he wanted to watch celebrity wheel of fortune together, I said no. Then we got up and he started watching it, so I got ready to leave. He started showing me stretch moves….while he watched the show. It’s like, he wanted me to stay long, but he also wanted to watch the show.
Overall it was a pleasant time though. I rode my e scooter back, in the rain. He called me the next day and said it was fun and I looked nice.
Oh and I was pretty handsy with him. I craved the touch. And we pecked on the lips when I left. But I still thought about Brian more.
I like having sex with Alex, chatting with Brian, and…looking at John lol. John is the oldest but he has the nicest face, body, proportions.
Barbie movie was quite good! I cried a few times. Ayumi and Nicole didn’t lol. But we had fun. We haven’t hung out together in a long time!
After the movie, we had a mandatory photoshoot, of course! We were all wearing pink after all!
Nicole is 22, Ayumi is 26 or 27, and me almost as old as the two of them combined lol. Well, 43. Potentially same age as Nicole’s mom.
But I was dressed the sexiest haha. I wore my pink yarn dress with cherries on top. And Nicole would say everyone was checking me out.
When I looked at the photos, I look a bit older than them, but passable in some photos. The tension in my neck is the biggest giveaway right now.
We saw the 11:50am showing, so it was only 2pm. We got some truck food and ate on a bench by the Robson Square. It was fun.
I said I had to go back to work. They continued hanging out the rest of the day, including a volleyball game with the volleyball fam.
I went home and planned on working, but didn’t do much. Took a long nap, watched some TV, and did a little bit of work. But it was fine. It was recharge.
Enjoying life. Volleyball, spikeball, summer, e-scooter, increased sales. increased discipline
Today is Saturday. I rode my e-scooter to Kit beach, and played volleyball from 5:30pm to 9pm…that’s like 4.5 hours! It was so fun, and Matilde taught me how to serve overhand so much better! Ran into Phil too! His group is so good!
There was Doug, Reza, Renata, Matilde, and I. And Dips for a bit, and Allen after. Krish came for a bit but left before we began.
Doug was quite funny today. He said Krish left ’cause his gf needed an orgasm. We joked about “coming together” and Krish came early so he left.
3 on 3 was the funnest. And the players are the strongest of the group, so it was extra fun.
At 8:30 or so, the sky was the fire-y orange pink! It was SO beautiful.
What a fun day!
I’m so blessed to be the consciousness that gets to enjoy this moment.
I noticed that Doug is quite funny, and just very self-less and kind. He is a great leader.
Renata is very thoughtful and kind. Trying to help, always. Kinda like Milo. I’m glad they end up together.
Reza is also very kind.
Matilde is only 21! She’s been playing for 7 years, but not the past 3 years. She taught me to put the elbow forward more, and swing my for-arm when serving overhand. That totally helped! I’m so stoked.
Dips is pretty chill and funny as usual. Not as thoughtful but still a good friend.
Allen is current least fave. He is very self-centred. Sometimes he is funny though. Everyone tolerates him haha.
I was a bit tired during the day
10x is easier than 2x
Ideas to 10x:
- Really focus on TikTok, Reels, and Youtube Shorts
- Really focus on scaling on Amazon – Have Udoo do engraved SCF, CF (maybe with gold inlay), lower priced Bevel
- Really focus on wholesale? Hire a sales person to talk to Hospitals etc
- Really focus on collaborations with influencers? Study how Ridge did/does that
- Set up shop in China, ship directly from China? Just handle the returns in North America
- Sell metal rings like Ridge does
Homework:
- Study the ads and the marketing of successful companies with similar audience
What are our 10x competitors doing?
- ThunderFit – growing on Amazon, ship from China. Expanding on Etsy.
- Enso – Disney
- Groove Life – Same old, partnering with artists
- Qalo – dying
What is Ridge doing?
- Selling more different types of products
- Has a marketing engine
Some products just make sense on some platforms.
- Mini Katana makes sense on TikTok. It’s fun, silly product, perfect for that platform
- Same with the putty product
- Beauty products can work too, like those breast pads
Can we make TikTok work for our silicone rings?
- It touches on fitness and beauty so, Reels, Youtube shorts would work even if TT doesn’t
- We can make it fun too