Maui Mayhem: Misadventures in Paradise

[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Thursday May 29 11:40 am
Somewhere in Lahaina </font>

<font color=\"red\"> How to Lose a Girl (or not) in Two Hours </font>

Aloha Everyone! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I\'m walking around Lahaina town in Maui, browsing the shops along Front Street by myself, listening to my swing dance music on my iPod. My entire family is here on vacation. We just separated and agreed to meet back at our rented van around 4pm. We just flew in yesturday from Seattle. Nothing much in the way of hits as of yet. I didn\'t wear any SOE on the five hour flight into Honolulu (didn\'t see anyone interesting to talk to around me anyway). I did wear about 10 drops of SOE last night to dinner. Nothing special /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif , so just before we left the condo that we\'re renting out, I put on about 20 drops of SOE total. Anyhow I wonder if there\'s a music store around here that . . . .

<font color=\"orange\"> WHAM! </font>

\"Oh I\'m so sorry ma\'mam. I really wasn\'t watching . . . . Here let me help you with those.\"

\"That\'s ok . . . oh thank you.\"

\"I\'m really sorry about that . . . . Are you going to be ok? Do you need anything? Here let me help you sit down. Oh BTW my name is . . . .\"

After a 20 minute converstation with Irene, a grandmother on vacation visiting friends, I wander into a nearby store in search of . . . now what was it that I . . . .

\"Oh my Gawd SwingerMD . . . .\"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif How\'d da . . . ?

\". . .you were soo nice helping . . . \"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Who da . . . ?

\". . . Elianna Choi. You\'re soo cute and soo . . . .\"

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Anyhow Elianna is about 4\' 9\". Chinese-Caucasian mix. She kinda resembles actress Kristen Kurick, possible could pass for a sister.

\"You know I get that all the time. I\'m back here visiting my brother, he goes to high school here. I\'m going on to my junior year in UC Berkley. I want to go into engineering. . . .\"

(Sigh) Second day in Maui and I have already have found (actually she found me) a intelligent, funny, and very forward young woman. Now why can\'t I shake the feeling that something is not quite right here? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

\" . . . I spent all my freshman year finishing all my high school stuff and . . . .\"

\"Wait a sec? You said you finished high school in a year? How old are you?\"

\"I\'m sixteen right now. I\'ll be seventeen in November.\"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif <font color=\"red\"> RED FLAG! RED FLAG! RED FLAG! </font>

\"Um . . . /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif . . .do you know how old I\'m.\"

\"I\'d guess you\'re 20\"

I shake my head.

\"22?\"

\"Nope. I\'m 27.\"

Did the age difference scare her off? Not one bit.

\"But, you\'re too cute to be 27. I won\'t tell if you . . . .\"

Next approach.

\"I\'m really sorry but besides being illegal I have a girl friend. Her name is Akemi Stewart. I met her last year in California.\"

\"So why isn\'t she here with you?\"

\"She goes to school at Dartmouth on the East Coast . . . .\"

Did this stop her? Not in the least.

\"You know if she really loved and cared about you she would be here with you, like me. Hey why don\'t you come out to my place tonight? My brother\'s going to be out with his girlfriend and my parents are stuck in Taiwan, the SARs thing ya know. Oh, what\'s that cologne that you\'re wearing. It smells so good and, \"she gets on her toes and whispers in my ear, \"it\'s making me soo horney. . . \"she then plants a kiss on my right cheek.

Ten minutes and one very convient distraction later I run into the Starbucks bathroom in the Old Lahina center. There I start to scrub all of my application points with soap and water and then with the Purrell gel that I had. When I get back to Front street I run into my brother and sister. The rest of the afternoon and evening were thankfully uneventful. Hopefully tomorrow\'s snorkling adventure will be better.

[ToBeOrNotToBe]

20 drops? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Alquimista]

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20 drops? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

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Yeah dude, 20 drops is a little bit... STRANGE!!! Are you taking showers with mones or what?? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[SwingerMD]

Ok, it was more like 15 drops (five per arm, one behind each ear, two on throat and one on the back of the neck). The drops from these droppers are about 1/2 less the volume than what would drop out of a PI/m bottle. Still perhaps an OD, but the amount the day before didn\'t seem to be working. I would\'ve used a the roll on bottle, but I left them at home.

[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Friday May 30, 7 am
Somewhere on the Honoapiilani Highway Between Lahaina and Ma\'alaea </font>

<font color=\"red\"> Hey! Where are All the Funloving Young People!? </font>

<font color=\"green\"> You\'re listening to KUBE 103.3. The rhythmn of the Islands. . . . Here\'s an update on events this weekend in Maui . . . Japanese dance and Festival, the Maui Matsuri on Saturday from 10am to 2pm. On South Market street in Wailuku. . . . At 10 pm Saturday nite, KUBE 103 will be at Club . . . . </font>

\"Hey!\" exclaimed my brother, \"Why don\'t we go to the Maui Matsuri tomorrow. I wanna see what the locals do around here.\"

\"Hold on,\" says my sister, \"what about that dance on Saturday nite? Where was it . . . ?\"

(Yawn) What a night. Sleeping on the couch wasn\'t so bad after all. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Right now we are headed for Ma\'alaea Bay to board the fast catamaran \"Maui Magic\" for our snorkling excursion to Molokini Crater and beyond. The activity specialist that recommended this trip for \"fun loving\" young adults like us. Kewl /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif . That mean that I\'ll have plenty of use for my pheros. Since well probably be in the water a lot I mixed a total of 20 drops of SOE into the 50 SPF sunscreen that I put on 30 min earlier. That\'s 5 drops per arm, torso, and head/neck area. We\'ll see if mixing it in with the sunscreen will prevent the pheros from being washed off right . . . .

\"Hey, Swinger. Whatdaya think?\"

\"What do I think about what Norman?\"

\"About going to the Matsuri and the club tomorrow.\"

\"Sure, sure whatever.\"

\"Hmm . . . . Now how are we going to fit in those jet skis . . . .\"

\"We could do them at eight in the morning, \"piped up my sister \"The\'re five bucks cheaper.\"

\"Norman, the\'re \'wave runners\' . The name Jet Ski is the copyrighted trademark of Kawasa . . . .\"

\"Jet Sqwees are the copywited prowperty of . . . .\"

Sheesh! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Oh, looks like we\'re here!

\"Hey guys, be sure to find out what time you\'ll be coming back in.\"

\"Sure dad, you got the cell phone on right? We\'ll call you when we find out.\"

\"Wellcome about the Maui Magic, I\'m Captain Buzz. Go ahead and take off you\'re sandles and put them in this box and take a . . . .\"

\"Excuse me mister.\"

\"Oh sorry, \" I turn around and see that it is a young kid trying to get past me, \" kid ?\" Hey wait a second! That kid looks like he\'s eight years old. And that woman over there looks like she\'s at least seven months pregnant.

<font color=\"blue\"> Flashback to Thursday Morning. </font>

\". . . . you guys certainly look like you want to have an adventure. Now the Maui Magic is a very fast boat. That\'s why they say that it goes beyond Molokini where everyone else goes so you\'ll see a whole lot more. Now since this is such a fast boat and on part of the trip you will be encountering some very rough water they don\'t allow childern under 10 or women that are pregnant. I don\'t even recommend this for seniors, mostly fun loving young adults like yourselves. Now let\'s see, I have three slots open for . . . .\"

<font color=\"blue\"> Back to the present </font>

The passenger make-up ended up to be worse than I expected. Out of a total of 40 passengers a majority were newlyweds, followed by couples in their late 40s. There were only two other college age women on board and unfortuantely their parents were there and stuck to them like glue. Dispite the serious lake of datable prospects my siblings and I still had a blast. We got to see a mother and calf humpback whale that had not yet left for alaska, chased and nearly caught up to a medium sized sea turtle, and photographed plenty of colorfull fish in the Molokini crater fish sanctuary.

As for the endurance of SOE mixed with suntan lotion? The 15-20 min conversations that I had with the crew.

\"Oh wow you\'re from Seattle. Was it raining there when you left?\"

The cook.

\"I spent a week of vacation in Seattle. Rained all week long.\"

And the captain.

\"Don\'t you guys get only two months of sun up there?\"

Oh, there was one more thing that I came back with from the trip to Molokini and beyond. My sister Anna was kind enough to point it out to me as we were walking back to the mini-van.

\"Whoa dude! You\'re back is soo red!\"

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[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Saturday May 31, 12:15 pm
The Maui Matsuri in Wailuku on South Market Street </font>

<font color=\"red\"> Gee, thanks Anna! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif </font>

Nothing. Nothing! Absolutely nothing!! Not a single reaction to write home about so far today and all day yesturday. Only a few extra helpful store clerks in the Lahaina Cannary Mall and nothing out of the ordinary today. We\'ve been here for just over an hour and we\'re supposed to be meeting here in front of the drugstore to leave in 15 minutes. I have a total of 10 drops of SOE on (tried 6 drops of JB#1 at the mall yesturday) right now. Perhaps I should have used more since I\'m outside. (Shrug) Oh well, I guess I\'ll just watch this Japanese Taiko (drum) performance and wait for the rest of my family. Besides, I only have 15 min left. What could possibly happen in . . . .

<font color=\"yellow\"> Someone bumps me on the right then I feel a hand gently pat me on my right arm. </font>

\"Oh I\'m sorry.\"

\"No, it\'s ok,\" I turn just enought to vaguely make out a young woman in a dark blue Hawaiian flower pattern dress, \"No worries.\"

(Sigh) It\'s getting really croweded here. I wonder . . . . Just then the rest of the young woman in the blue dress into view. Whoa! She\'s definately a 8 in my book! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif She\'s about 5\'4\", light brown skin, hair that\'s a tad darker than her skin put up into a tight bun, beautiful large brown eyes, and . . . uh-oh . . . a pulmeria blossom tucked behind her left ear.

<font color=\"blue\"> Flashback to Five Years Ago on a Tour bus headed to a Lu\'ao on Oahu. </font>

\". . . Aloha week. So all week long you\'ll notice all of these u\'i wahine pick hibiscus blossoms or pulmeria blossoms and put them in their hair. Now it\'s ok to do that. In fact we all encourage you all to do that. Now there is a significance to where they place the flower. It\'s kinda like a wedding right. On the left side it means that they are spoken for, have a boyfriend or are married. On the right side means that they are single and looking. Now if they really want to really confuse the guy they would put one on each side. That could mean they they have a boyfriend, but are looking or . . . .\"

<font color=\"blue\"> Back to the Present </font>

Hmmm . . . . I don\'t see a ring on her left hand so she probably has a boyfriend.

She positions herself about 10 ft away from me downwind. I look farther to the right and notice that a 6\' tall caucasian male is following her with a TV camera. He sets up his tripod and hands her a mic. Oh, so she\'s a TV reporter. I hope she doesn\'t interveiw me. I really hate being on camera /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif .

\"This is Kalani Hobbs here at the Maori . . . I mean the . . , \"she quickly glances at me then looks to the camera man, \"I\'m sorry could we start over again please.\"

This is interesting.

\"This is Kalani Bobs . . . oops I . . . \"glances at me,\"I so sorry. I\'m just so, \"glances at me, \"distracted . . . .\"

\"What\'s wrong. You did fine a few minutes ago,\"follows her glance at me,\" Oh (chuckles). I see. You know Jim would kill us both if . . . .\"

Oh-ho. So she does have a boyfriend. Hmm . . . and it seems that the SOE is effecting her. I\'m going to have to be very careful about this. I\'m going to have to see if I can get her to come and talk to me instead of the other way around.

I glance back and notice that she is staring at me out of the corner of her eye while she is touching up her makeup.

Alright I\'ll do my double-take to steady eye contact with a smile.

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Oops. (I cover my mouth and turn away to keep from cracking up). Looks like she smeared her lipstick on her chin (LOL) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif . Another taiko number starts and I turn back to watch the performance. Halfway through the performance I turn and see her about five feet away with her hair down and (surprise, surprise) the pulmeria blossom on her right side. She sees me looking and smiles wide then she suddenly freezes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif What the . . . .

<font color=\"yellow\"> Someone grabs me on the left arm </font>

\"There you are. Come on everyone\'s waiting for you.\"

\"Hold on a sec Anna. I\'m trying to, \"I turn back, but the TV reporter is walking away in the opposite direction with her cameraman,\" . . . .\"

\"Trying to do what? Come on don\'t you want to go jet skiing? We\'re running out of time.\"

\"Alright, alright. I\'m coming?\"

(Sigh) There is one very big reason why I try not to hang around my sister when I\'m huntting. Since we don\'t look like we\'re family a lot of people mistake up for boyfriend and girlfriend. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Perhaps I\'ll have better luck at the Jet ski course.

An hour later at the waverunner safety briefing . . . .

\". . . . and the last rule is that all wave runners must be at least 50 yds from each other at all times when you are out on the course.\"

(Sigh) I guess not. I didn\'t have any luck on the beach when we returned to our condo. This may be due to the fact that most colleges get out a week later /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif . My sister on the other hand . . . .

\"I see that you rented out a surf board. How much is it to rent out a boogie board?\"

\"I don\'t know but it\'s gonna be a waste of you\'re time. All of them are closing in a little bit. The guy over there, Nate, let me take this out free of charge since he\'s closing in 1/2 an hour.\"

\"You got it from on of the beach venders?\"

\"Yeah I know that the lady that works at the condos said not to patronize them, but they\'re very nice. He said that a lot of the locals don\'t like them since they feel that they own the beach. The even sued him a while back. He won a few million dollar settlement. So are you going to go to the club with me and Norman tonight.\"

\"Sure I think so.\"

Unfortuantely that was not the case. My back hurt so bad from the sunburn on Friday that I decided that it wouldn\'t be very fun to go. Maybe I\'ll have better luck tomorrow.

[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Sunday June 1, 1:30 pm
Somewhere in the Surf in Ka\'anapali </font>

<font color=\"red\"> Swinger with the Assist </font>

\"Hey Ann. How did last night go? Did I miss much?\"

\"Naw, you didn\'t miss much. Everybody pretty much stayed in their little clicks. There we us and only on other non-local there.\"

\"Oh.\"

\"You know what?\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif \"I did kinda meet someone there . . . . \"

\"You did? Who?\"

\"His name\'s Matt. He goes to a college here. He works not too far from the club.\"

\"Now where was the club again?\"

\"It was in Kihei. We\'re going to meet at Noelani\'s for a drink tonight. Would you like to meet him?\"

\"Sure. Why not?\" I guess I could see if there is anyone else at the bar that reacts favorablely to my pheros. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

\"Hey. I gotta go. I got a private surfing lesson in a bit.\"

\"Cool how much was it?\"

\"Well Nate said that he usually charges around $180 per hour for a private one, but he\'s only gonna give me a few pointers so it\'s gonna be free.\"

Free??? Something\'s fishy here. Sounds like this surf instructor\'s that looks to be at least twice my sister\'s age is really hitting on her. Maybe I should tell her . . . .

\"You were gonna say something?\"

\"Uh . . .no. . . . You probably should go to class.\" Naw. She can take care of herself. Besides years ago in High School she and her first boyfriend got into an argument so she picked him up and slammed him into a locker. She doesn\'t have the nickname of \"Buffchick\" for nothin\'. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

<font color=\"blue\"> Later, that evening around 10:30 pm outside Noelani\'s. </font>

About 1/2 before, I decided on wearing a total of 6 drops of SOE. Three on each arm. In addition to the SOE I put on 2 drops of SMD#1 (7:3 SOE:RM). One behind each ear.

\"You know what Swinger? Nate tried to ask me out tonight.\"

\"Why am I not surprised. (chuckle) I could see him coming over a mile away. You know he asked me where you were after I came to put on more sunscreen\"

\"And he\'s . . .he\'s . . . (ugh) . . . over fourty years old too! I told him that I was having dinner with my family and it was our last night here. Oh btw , dude . . . the back of you\'re legs . . . they\'re soo red!\"

\"Oh man! I forgot about that! I bought a UV shirt so I\'d wouldn\'t have to worry about my back, but I guess I\'d forgot . . . .\"

\"Hey Anna!\"

\"Oh hey there! Matt this is my older brother Swinger.\"

\"Nice to meet you dude. Hey where\'s Norman?\"

\"Norman? Last I heard he was still in the gymn.\"I replied.

\"You know, \"adds Anna,\"we\'re on vacation and I swear that he spend most of time in the gym, a lot a time in the shower . . . .\"

\"And, \"I added,\"a whole lot a time putting his face . . . /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif . . . I meand getting ready. LOL\"

\"You guys, \"suggested Matt, \"I think we should go to the Hula bar over there rather than Noelani\'s. I have heard some bad reviews about Noelani\'s.\"

\"Sure.\"

We get a table about 10 feet from the bar. The resturant isn\'t too crowded and there is no one in the tables around us. We told the waitress that we\'ll think about the drinks and launch into a discussion about life in Maui and Seattle in general. Matt seems especially hanging onto every word that I say. Must be the SOE and RM. Less than a min later.

\"You guys ready to order?\"

\"Sorry not yet. Now where was I . . . ? Oh, yes she pretty much broke things off on New Year\'s Eve . . . .\"

\"Oh wow!\"exclaimed Matt. \"Why is it that women always have to break up with you on special days or holidays. Man this one person, broke up with me on Valentine\'s Day. Valentine\'s day! Can you believe . . . .\"

\"You guys ready to order?\"

\"Oh, sorry not yet. Now where was I . . . ?\"

\"Where was it that you work again?\" I asked.

\"It was at the tennis center at the Royal Hawaiian. The owner is this Japanese guy. He\'s so strict. He come here every . . . .\"

\"Are you guys ready to order?\"

Huh? That\'s weird. The place is moderately busy, but is about the third time she has asked us that in less than three minutes.

\"You know what, \"suggested Matt, \"maybe you should pull up a chair and wait for us to decide.\"

\"Ya know what (giggles), maybe I should do just that.\"

Actually she just stood there while we looked over the drink and desert menu and ordered. Come to think every time she came to serve our table she stood right next to me. She also seemed a bit nevrvous, like we were VIPs. Anyhow she came back with our orders about only three minutes later. Plus an added bonus too.

\"You know what? This Iced mocha has Kaluha in it. I know that you orded a non-alcoholic one but . . . you guys can have it. It\'s on the house. I\'ll be back with a non-alcoholic one.\"

The entire night Matt seemed to enjoy talking to me and then Norman when he got here. I fact just before Norman and I parted with Anna and Matt . . . .\"

\"I\'m gonna take a beach walk with Matt for a bit. Tell mom not to worry. Beside I didn\'t talk to him much yet /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif .\"

So off Norman and I went back to our condo. Just before heading I take a slight detour and walk on the white sandy beach of Hawai\'i, gazing at the stars and listening to the waves on this last day in Maui.

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<font color=\"blue\"> - SwingerMD </font>
\"I saw you in my dreams
We were walking hand in hand
<font color=\"yellow\"> On a white sandy beach of Hawai`i </font>
We were playing in the sun
We were having so much fun
<font color=\"yellow\"> On a white sandy beach of Hawai`i </font>

Sound of the ocean soothes my restless soul
Sound of the ocean rocks me all night long. . . .\"

<font color=\"red\"> -written by Willie Dan </font>

[Whiffy]

Man, you\'re making me miss Hawaii. I usually hit Oahu once a year...

So after all this, uddenly that Kristin Kreuk look-alike you rejected doesn\'t sound so bad, eh? Damn, no harm in hanging out with her.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Genome335]

Yea now I know that i\'m not the only one getting outstanding hits with massive amounts of SOE. My favorite dosage right now is 1 7 inch strip of SOE on the front of each forearm with 6 drops of AE/m (rub both forearm/wrists together) then 1 drop of PI/m in back of each ear.

If you dont want oily arms buy some aloe vera GEL (not the cream, I bought a 16oz bottle for a buck) and squirt a reasonable amount on both arms and rub it in. When it dry\'s your arms will be non-greasy and super soft. Any alcohol based cologne sprayed to your forarms will work too.. just for guys who don\'t like greasy arms /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

[SwingerMD]

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So after all this, uddenly that Kristin Kreuk look-alike you rejected doesn\'t sound so bad, eh? Damn, no harm in hanging out with her....

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(Sigh) Yeah, I know. I met only one person that came on to me that strong on an initial encounter, and that was before I ever heard or used pheremones. That was one very lucky day that I had. Earlier a cute red head that I have been eying for serveral quarters came up and started to hit on me. Guess my natural mones were really high that day.

Anyhow it was really tough rejecting her. But at the rate things were going I could\'ve been in a world of trouble. I even thought about exchanging e-mails at the very least. Perhaps I\'ll run in to her two years down the road . . . which reminds me, I\'m staying away from all swing events in the Bay area for a good 1-2 years (got her really interested into lindy hop and even taught her a few steps.)

Now I must continue chanting my mantra, \"There are more fish in the sea. There are more . . . .\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Whiffy]

You should look her up on the UC Berkley studenr register. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Monday June 2, 2:00pm
Somewhere Over the Pacific Ocean </font>

<font color=\"red\"> SOE Plane Party at 30,000 ft. but . . . </font>

!@#$%-it! I\'m not invited! I\'m trapped at this window seat right next to . . . Grandma! I guess I probably explain myself in my journal before I completly fill it up with rants. Just before I got on the plane I put on a total of six drops of SOE. Two on each arm and two behind each ear. SMD#1 worked fairly well, but I don\'t want to risk the -none on a five hour flight. I switched tickets with Dad so that I can get a seat by myself on the chance that I possibly sit next to someone interesting and so that Mom wouldn\'t talk my ear off (because of the SOE). I was a little afraid that the SOE might have been too much, but it seems to have gone quite well. Everyone around me in about a radius of 4-5 seats to the right (into the center aisle) as well as 2-3 rows in front and behind are laughing, look relaxed, and having a good time. In fact there is this really hot chick in the aisle seat in the center 1/2 back:

SX
____ TXXX
MD

The \"S\" designates me, the T is the hot caucasian asian mix chick 5\'6\" long brown hair and brown eyes, and M &amp; D are where my parents were sitting. The SOE is definately affecting her. She\'s chatting boisterously with the rest of the women in the center row. Unfortuantely, I\'m stuck in this seat next to a caucasian lady of approx 60 + years. I\'m switching to plan B which is listen to my iPod to prevent getting my ear talked off, sit back, relax, and . . . wait a sec . . . she\'s starting to talk to my neighbor. I\'ll just turn this down and tune in to see what interesting things that I can learn . . . .

\". . . time to Oahu on vacation. I just graduated from Seattle Pacific University and this is my first vacation in a long time. Oh, my name\'s Dana O\'Reilly.\"

\"Nice to meet you Dana, I\'m Isis Hopkins. Ya know I used to live in Honolulu for a while. I\'m just comming back from visiting some dear friends. I now live in Redmond, WA. . . That\'s a very interesting ring dear. May I get a closer look?\"

\"See this crest right here,\"says Dana,\"it\'s my father\'s family crest. I went to study abroad in Ireland for about one year tracing my family roots. I\'m half Irish, half Korean. My Dad met my Mom when he was stationed in . . . .\"

Hmmm I can\'t talk across Isis, that would be impolite. . . what to do, what to do . . . c\'mon Swinger think . . . ! Ah, I know! I\'ll wait to catch her when she goes to the restroom. It\'s a pretty long flight.

<font color=\"blue\"> An hour later . . . . </font>

Good she\'s getting up. I\'ll just turn my iPod and ask Isis if . . . .

\"Excuse me young man, but I just happen to notice your really nice shell necklace that you were wearing. I was looking to get a present for my grandson. Where did you get it?\"

I guess I could be polite but keep it short.

\"This, \"I said putting my right hand the necklace,\" I got it from . . . .\"

<font color=\"blue\"> About fourty-five minutes later . . . . </font>

\". . . . so what do yout think of that piece?\"

\"It\'s sounds so good. Now said it was called \"Tar Paper Stomp\"?\"

\"Yup. You recognize the riff?\"

\"It sounds like . . . the one from . . . I\'m not sure.\"

\"It\'s from \'In the Mood\' . . . .\"

\"Oh yes the Glenn Miller one. And you say that this was recorded earlier?\"

\"This recording was done by a modern band, but the piece was written by Wingy Malone back in 1928, long before Miller. This is another one that I like . . . .\"

I look up and notice that Dana is back and laughing with her new found seat mates. Oops! I forgot. (Groan) Oh-no now she\'s taking the guy behind her . . . . ##$)!$-it this is not happening!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

\"You know what,\" said Isis noticing me look longly at Dana and her new friends,\"you probably should have been seated over there. I was talking early with this really nice young woman . . . .\"

<font color=\"blue\"> Several hours later just before we pull into the terminal . . . </font>

Ok I give up! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif I\'m probably not gonna be able to talk to her. Besides she probably isn\'t interested in me. Now she\'s talking to my parents . . . .

\"We were in Maui on vacation. One of our kids just graduated and we all decided to go on a family vacation.\"

\"Maui, oh wow! I just came back from Oahu from vacation. I\'m just about done with my thesis paper. . . . Just graduated? So what are they planning next.\"

\"Going to Japan in about one year before going to med school,\"said my Mom.

\"That\'s good! You\'re son,\"she looks at me and smiles,\"should take a year off before he goes.\"

\"Our son?\"says my Dad,\"Oh, no our daughter Anna is the one that just graduated.\"

\"Your daughter? Oh . . . /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif . . . I mean that she should wait before going to med school.\"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Oh wow! She did notice me! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Now I just have to figure out a way . . . .

<font color=\"blue\"> A little while later at baggage claim . . . . </font>

Oh man! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif Where did she go? I lost her! The luggage just started to come out five min . . . .

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\"Excuse me . . . \"

\"I\'m sorry . . . .\"

That\'s her!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I turn around and there she is staring at me . . . .

\"Oh hi . . . I . . . uh . . . .\" C\'mon Swinger! You gotta say something!

\"Oh hi,\"said Dana, \". . . um . . . I . . . \"

\"C\'mon Dana! You\'re Dad\'s here with the car.\"

Oh no! Ask her for her number, ask her for her number . . . .

\"Can . . . .\"

\"Hey Swinger! Help me pull off our bags, \"my Dad motions me over\" They just got off.\"

\"Sorry,\"appologized Dana, \"but I gotta go.\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

And so there ends my story on my eventful, but unfruitful trip to Maui. Out of the three of us only my sister came home with a e-mail, phone #, or address. Actually . . . uh . . . that\'s not quite true . . . .

<font color=\"blue\"> Flashback to 30 min before the plane lands . . . . </font>

\"So you really liked my music?\"

Isis nods.

\"Alright, I just got a CD burner and I haven\'t tested it out yes. This is a good oppurtunity to do that. I\'ll mail you the copies. Which ones do you want?\"

\"Anything you think that I\'ll like. Here, \"Isis takes out a card and starts to write, \"this is my address and here\'s my phone number. Call me anytime.\"

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[Alquimista]

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[MOBLEYC57]

Meet the Swinger! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Love your posts Sirrrrr! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[SwingerMD]

<font color=\"blue\"> Tuesday June 3, 7:20pm
Benaroya Symphony Hall in Seattle </font>

<font color=\"red\"> Afterthoughts </font>

While I\'m here waiting for my sister to come back from the restroom, I might as well jot down my thoughts on the things I learned in Maui. First and foremost . . . oooo . . . whoa . . . that is one hot redhead /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif . . . wait a sec . . . she\'s with a date . . . . Now where was I? Oh yes. . . .(especially for you newbies reading this) you can use the mones, but in order to be succesfull you have to learn how to flirt as well. Every single one of these women that I was talking about in these stories I was flirting with before I went up to talk to them or before they came up to me (ok not true with the first one, but she was a \'special\' case). The eye contact and smile is very important .

Second be yourself and go about your business normally. Going around looking intesively for hits is not the best way to make women feel comfortable in approaching you. That\'s probably what happened . . . .

\"Excuse me . . . .\"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif (Gasp) It\'s the cute redhead that I was looking at a min ago. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

\"I\'m sorry, but the person behind you, \"she points to someone behind me,\"wants to get through.\"

I turn around and there\'s a lady in a wheelchair grinning at me.

\"Oh,\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif, \"I\'m sorry.\" I move to the wall next to the redhead to get out off the lady\'s way. I turn to the redhead and say, \"Thank for telling me.\" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

\"Oh . . . um . . . that shirt you\'re wearing with the purple W and white. Did you go to Western Ontario? Those are my school\'s colors. I just graduated from there a few years ago.\"

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Oh, whoa! She\'s actually hitting on me! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Perhaps my luck isn\'t so bad afterall.

\"Well actually. I went to the University of Washington. We\'re purple and gold. I\'m not sure about the white . . . but I think that someone with the school thought it looked good . . . .\"

\"Hey Swinger, I\'m done. We should go to our seats . . . . \"

(groan) Oh-no!!!! NOT AGAIN!!!!

\"I\'m sorry. I should leave you two alone. I should wait for my boyfriend down the hall. Nice meeting you.\"

\"Swinger, who was that?\"

\"Oh someone I just met. I don\'t even know her name. Oh well, I saw her with her date earlier anyway.\"

And the most important thing that I have learned, leave the cute sister at home next time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Wait a sec . . . aren\'t I forgetting something? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

\"Dude! You\'re legs are so red!\"

Oh yeah /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif . I gotta remeber to keep on reapplying that sunscreen.

\"Oh, I just got an e-mail from Matt this morning. He said that he really liked talking to you guys. This is the first time that I had a guy really like my brothers . . . .\"

Gee I wonder why. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

\". . . he\'s planning to move to Oahu to go to the main campus this autumn quarter. I\'m really thinking of visiting him on my vacation time from my job in Japan. He\'s really nice . . . .\"

For those of you that are interested in reading about my next phero ladden trip, I\'ll be headed down to Los Angeles, CA for a swing dance camp and competition called \"Camp Hollywood\". In fact it\'s the same camp that I visited last year. Ah yes, workshops, competitions, dances, and a ratio of two guys for every gal /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif . And best of all, I\'m going down without family. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

For those of you that want to read up on my post from last year: http://www.server2.love-scent.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=UBB5&amp;Number=22763&amp;page=93&amp; view=collapsed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=0&amp;fpart= (\"http://www.server2.love-scent.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=UBB5&amp;Number=22763&amp;page=93&amp; view=collapsed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=0&amp;fpart=\")

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<font color=\"blue\"> -SwingerMD </font>

\"It don\'t mean a thing, if it ain\'t got that Swing . . . .\"
<font color=\"red\"> -Duke Ellington </font>

[SwingerMD]

Oh and one last thing. I was wearing 2 drops of SMD#1, one behind each ear.

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<font color=\"blue\"> -SwingerMD </font>

\"It don\'t mean a thing, if it ain\'t got that Swing . . . .\"
<font color=\"red\"> -Duke Ellington </font>

[MOBLEYC57]

</font><blockquote><font class=\"small\">Quote:</font><hr />
Oh and one last thing. I was wearing 2 drops of SMD#1, one behind each ear.

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<font color=\"blue\"> -SwingerMD </font>

\"It don\'t mean a thing, if it ain\'t got that Swing . . . .\"
<font color=\"red\"> -Duke Ellington </font>

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What the!!? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif I missed a mix! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif What\'s SMD #1? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif Am I on Candid Camera!!? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[bionic]

SwingerMD: I notice you always apply drops of SOE. Do you pour the SOE into another bottle with a dropper, or simply remove the rolerball bit from the original dropper. I\'ve always been nervous of removing this roler bit for fear of bacteria converting the noll to none, as I\'ve heard this happens easaly with soe gel packs if their left open.
Also, how large are the drops your applying, very small like a drop from the AE dropper, or larger like a PI drop?
Those hits ur reporting sound fairly intens and I wouldent mind trying this amount of SOE out

[SwingerMD]

Mobley,

If you check some of my older posts a while back, I was playing around with mixing SOE and Rogue Male. SMD#1 (short for SwingerMD#1) is a mix of 7:3 SOE to RM. This was created around the time of KR#1 and I believe I even posted a question if no one minded me naming this mix. I don\'t think I have seen anyone else post info about using this combo. Y\'all welcome to try. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Oh, and I got another hit from this combo at luch from a cute waitress (eyes definately dialated) at one of my favorite resturants. It was really busy, but she took time to introduce herself and chat when she could. I was outside of her serving area too! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bionic,

Most of the time I actually use the roll-on if I\'m applying SOE alone (8\"-12\"). During this trip I packed only my dropper bottle of SOE (I use it to make mixes). I haven\'t used AE yet, but the drops from the PI/m bottle are somewhere between 1.5-2 times larger.

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<font color=\"blue\"> -SwingerMD </font>