As part of me experimenting the MX297/MX390, I decided to try one of the mixes I saw at the MX297 Repository thread (as indicated by the title). I used it @ 3:3:2 ratio.
So I’d like to see what others think and if they think it was a success or failure? Personally, I don’t think I got the hits I expected (at least not as others have received). So I was disappointed.
The first setting was a bar. I applied the mix around 4:00pm and headed to meet up with my current project group. Now I’ve only been only helping them with a very minor task for about 2 weeks, yet was invited. It was a “Project Holiday” happy hour.I was there for only an hour and half, yet it seemed longer. Most of the group was people of all ages, races and genders. Non was in their 20s. Here are some hits:
- As soon as I walked in, they cheered and clapped hands “YAY MO is here” and I was greeted and with a tight/squeeze hug by the Project manager (who is nice looking lady in her 40s). One gal said jokingly “How come no one else clapped and was this excited when others walked in?”
- The same PM was talking to me and another person, but she just kept looking at me and the other person feeled ignored.
- The business sponsor (who is also forking the bill for the night) came up to me and asked “So you are working on two projects I’m sponsoring, what is it you do?” and he was very interested in what I do. He is a joker so I kept the convo full of funny comments and remarks, and he said “You are not right”.

- A young gentleman who was quite reserved, sitting in the corner all silent, opened up and started to talk as soon as I got him engnaged. He was really funny once I got him going.
- Got invited to smoke..lol yet I don’t smoke and they knew that.
- Got another hug by the PM as I was leaving and saying “Thank you for showing up, you made a difference”
- Waitresses were totally not paying attention to my orders, unless I grabbed their attention. I am used to this place usually checking up regularly if anything else is needed, especially with me.
Heading on to second function, it was a “friendly” get together with friends (who are ex-coworkers), and we met since some of them came to town for the holidays. It was @ The Boneyard. The place was not as crowded as it normally is for a Thursday night, especially for the holidays. But non-the less there were a few private parties (21st birthday and a x-mar party to name a few near where I was). This group is different than the other group. All caucasian males and females, ages between mid 20-late 40s. When I arrived there, the greeting I got was COLD. Some of the guys said “Hey Mo” and shook my hand as if they see me every day. I was introduced to some guys who I never met before (and those were some of the most obvious hits I got), my ex-manager gave me a hug that was cold (as opposed to how she normally is when she seems me). So here are some of the hits/non-hits that I received from this setting:
- COLD greeting when I got there, exception of one female friend who is attractive and dating my friend.
- One girl who I pursued in the past for a whole 1 week about 7 years ago immediatly said “This is my husband” when she saw me. She is newly wed.
- The “husband” started to talk to me and noticed him to keep looking at me from time to time when I was another subset of the group (obvious hit). He was friendly and outgoing and we talked briefly a few times. Very nice guy.
- Another person I was introduced to that night also (seemed very alpha) was rather calm after I got there (another obvious hit). He talked to me and was interested in what I had to say.
- A young lady who arrived later (wife of a friend, and the sister of another friend) didn’t remember me from before and she was one of the most obvious hits from any female that was there within proximity. lots of eye contact and getting caught staring at me.
- An older lady kept grabbing her chest saying “X-Large” as she was near me, and was eating the shrimp in a very provacative way. Her husband was sitting behind me minding his own business, and was OK with that

- The waitress (cute and her in 20s) was totally blowing me off, even when I was trying to be friendly with her while sitting at the bar. YET…when my married friend stopped over, she would remember his name and kinda flirt with him. WTF?
(Negative Hit) - I was total ghost to the tables next to us (with the parties). Not one single eye contact
As the night progressed, at around 9:30ish. My ex-manager and her old “team” we huddled around one table and we started talking and laughing and enjoying ourselved, but at that point I was in a “BLAH” mode (similar to the “tired” mood I felt before when I applied MX390 the other day). Now I couldn’t attribute this to the fact I had 3 drinks on an almost empty stomach, or if it was because I was bummed for the lack of results I was expecting from the mix?
By the time it was time for me to go, my ex-manager was dancing and being fiesty as she normally is, and when I left she gave me a few tight hugs and saying “I love you”
, and she wants to meet up soon for lunch.
So I know that a hit is a hit, and not all are positive. Even though I wasn’t trying to PU anyone that night, but I was expecting some IOI from people around me, especially that I was giving some form or smile and nods if an occasional look happend to be my way, and usually that works and helps open conversations, especially with single females (instead I got married guys). Bummer of it all is the cutie waitress that blew me off, who I thought I could try go get engaged in a convo, but she just kept moving to other sides of the counter.
So this is my report and feedback is always welcome