Okay, a quick report about last night before I do today’ s. A little background first. I’ve been in martial arts since I was… 9? 10? Something like that. I hold an advanced degree in traditional korean taekwondo. I’m intentionally being vague… you never know who’s reading
Anyway, last night (4/25) I went to my first work out in… must be three years or so.
I wore 2s IG and had a good time. No noticeable hits, but that’s probably because of the combination of venue and pheros. Traditional martial artists are very respectful. Bowing and shaking hands are almost ritualized.
I caught up with a few people that are still in the game, people I haven’t seen in years. I didn’t know everyone of course, but all the senior ranks were familiar. I had one girl… she must be fourteen or so now, come up and ask very sweetly if I remembered her. I used to be an instructor and I can’t tell you how endearing it was to have her ask like that. The last time I saw her she probably came up to my waist, and now she’s about mid chest level.
Had a good night, I’ll be testing more in this venue (sort of like a gym - mats on the floor, punching bags on one wall, mirrors on another) in the future when I sort out my work schedule.
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Venue: Work (indoors)
Weather: 70s
Pheromones Used: MX444, 3s, 1 to each wrist and 1 to front of neck; TAA 2s, 1 between wrists and 1 to hair. Applied at 9:30AM before a 10-9 shift
Self Effects: Felt pretty tired from the night before. Noticed I was unconsciously clenching my jaw… not sure what that was about. Definitely felt the TAA crash after an hour, hour and a half. I counteracted it (I think) with a coffee, but not sure to what extent that actually helped.
Effects on Others, “Hits”, etc: Worked for a few hours solid before really interacting with anyone. Did a 1 on 1 with an older lady (white hair liver spots) around noon. I’ve said previously that my unit works with two kinds of employees: the kind that are brand new, and the kind that are old and can’t do their job right. This lady was the latter. I got some back chat when I brought up something she wasn’t doing right, but I explained it to her (with visual aides) and she acquiesced.
My co workers seemed pleasant and… not respectful, but courteous. Like they didn’t want to really bother me when issues came up.
The standoffish coworker from previous reports, D, seemed more chatty, and even respectful. She offered to grab lunch for me when she left on break, and was working diligently. She’s cute, but not really my type (she’s african american) and I don’t think I’m hers. Still, I feel like we’ve built up some mutual respect over the past couple days. We even bonded over being called in early (11 hour shifts!).
Did a couple more 1 on 1s throughout the day. One guy about my age (early 20s) was very receptive to my advice, and even admitted to some mistakes I didn’t bring up. He even asked me who he should talk to about quitting!
An older black lady I’ve worked with before was receptive during our 1 on 1. Previously she’s had a pretty tough exterior, but today she was… not friendly, but more open to discussion. She asked my advice on a few cases and I helped her out. We were also chatting throughout the day. Not rapid chat, but every once in a while. Very matronly type.
Conclusions: I didn’t get much in the way of results the first time I tested this mix, but with a higher dose I’m ready to tentatively guess that this is a status pheromone, probably -rone or one of the other components of A314. I think I’m in the unique position among users testing it in that I’ve not used A314 before, so the effects seemed to stand out to me.
To be completely clear, everyone that I 1 on 1’d with today was an established CSR, no trainees, so they should know what they’re doing. Nevertheless, I was called over for advice on cases more than once, and from more than one CSR. Strange to say the least.
I had some upper body tension throughout the day, but I think it was mostly due to the work out from the night before. Overall, the interactions were friendly, but sort of…curt. That might not be the right word, but they weren’t extensive conversations. Everyone that was working in my part of the floor (not that it’s “mine” per se) made a point to say goodbye when they were leaving, or say whats up when they got there.
One other thing I wanted to note… I’ve been storing my pheros in my car. I haven’t noticed this with any others, but the MX451 that I got as a freebie has completely disappeared. It was only about half full to begin with, but I hadn’t even opened it yet, and it’s already evaporated. Is this normal? Anyone else have similar experiences?
There was condensation on the inside of the cap, but when I went to spray it today (more of a test than a real use) nothing came out. I checked the glove box to see if there were any stains or wet spots and I couldn’t find anything… I have the sole use of my car, no one has been in it, I haven’t used it and forgotten about it… can’t think of a reason besides evaporation that it wouldn’t be there.