Day 3
9:00am
3 sprays to throat
1 spray to back of neck
Okayy..this will be a long day. So I wake up, go to class. Pretty uneventful at first. I have a break before I need to go to lab so I head over to the sushi stand. I wait in line, and I get to my turn. I saw an acquaintance and asked him how his test went, but he had on earphones and didn't hear me. One of the workers there saw this. When I looked at her, we smiled at each other about the mishap. A little bit later, my sushi chef (a much older woman) was talking to the chef that smiled at me (a young girl), asking her when she was done working. She said she was done at the hour, but then back to finish her shift in an hour. The older woman explained that it's probably so they don't have to give her, her legally required break. I interjected, saying that's hella lame. I noticed the older woman smiled. I don't know why she smiled, but I suspect it was kind of a knowing smile. A smile saying "I know what you're up to guy". The girl responded excitedly, and we talked about how annoying it must be to have to leave work for an hour, only to come back. Then I asked her about working a job at school and where I can find one. By that time, my sushi was finished, and I headed off, wishing the young girl a good day.
I still had some time before I had to work, so I took my lunch to lab. When I got there, there was already an RA there working. We talked for a while about whatever. After eating, I began my own RA work. We were talking about comedians and I had some stand up so I was playing it on my laptop while we were working. Another RA comes in and joins the conversation. Later the first RA leaves and it's just me and the girl. We're talking about Skittles and I told her we should do a Skittle taste test later. We watched some stand up, and eventually got some work done.
She was wearing a very frilly, kinda princess type, pink dress. I asked her why she was dressed up. She said she didn't have enough time in the morning, so she just threw it on. I was kind of surprised, it didn't look like something you'd just throw on, but either way, I told her she looked nice. She was happy to hear that.
So, after that, I'm biking home, I see an acquaintance doing tricks in the courtyard. I stop to talk to him for a while. He's a biochem grad student, so we talked about synthesizing molecules and how the salem witch trials might have been about a bunch of women tripping off hallucinogens.
I needed a haircut, so I go to a place near my house. The wait is 10 minutes, so I go to a nearby organic supermarket and get an acai berry drink. I come back and I see another customer waiting. I decide to get my haircut the next day and leave. I go home, realize I need to go to the bank, so I grab my stuff and head out with my roommate. He's on his way to class, but since I'm not rushed for time, I go with him.
I get to the bank and there's a cute teller there. So calls me over and we start our business. She had her nails painted a bright green, so I comment on it, asking her if she's celebrating st. patty's day early or something. She laughs and explains the story. She asks if I'm a student here and what I'm studying. After I ask, she asks me if I like it. I respond that I do, then ask her what she studies. She mentions Bio with an ugly face. So I tell her, "I guess you don't like Bio, huh? You made a face." She smiles and says it's because she has a midterm coming up. By that time, I'm done with my transaction, I say bye, and wish her luck on her exam.
I leave the bank and head back home. It's my day to do the dishes so I do that. Afterwards, I head to the gym with my friend. We're doing our workout and I remembered I was supposed to introduce myself to the head manager of the gym about a removed machine. I go to her office and ask about alternative exercises for my lower back. I noticed she apologized profusely, to the point where I told her it's not necessary to be so sorry, and that I appreciate her offer to help me find an alternative. We set up an appointment later on in the week. During the whole conversation, one of the staff members I'm acquaintances with chimes in either vouching for the manager (saying how qualified and capable she is) or me (saying how dedicated I am, and I'm not just complaining to complain).
After the gym, I'm back home and we're all joking about that Die Antwoord group again. We just chill for the rest of the night playing cards...annnnnd, that's about the rest of it. My dad comes home hella late and is kinda talkative. I fall asleep, and now I'm here.
So, after having spent 3 days with just AxR, I have come to the following conclusions. The mix is smooth for an alcohol based product. It doesn't seem to have any sharp edges. It is, however, very talkative. If you avoid high dosages of Instant Openness like me, I would suggest keeping the dosage of AxR to ~2 sprays. The -none is well buffered, perhaps even too well buffered, I barely noticed its presence. As a comfort building/social mix, it works very well. It isn't over bearing pheromone wise, and promotes a smooth, lively conversation. It seems to have a fairly long duration. It lacks a sexual edge, however. Upping the dosage to get more -none is not a practical solution IMO, because you would be overloaded verbally by all the conversation. A better idea would be to incorporate your own fav -none product, although I have yet to try it. It's something I will be trying the next couple days.
I made a comparison earlier to AD's Ammo. The scent is somewhat similar, but the pheromonal effects are different. Ammo is more visceral, AxR is much more social and talkative. I could describe AxR as a 1/2 Ammo, 1/2 Instant Openness, type combo. I must mention that the Ammo I have worn may not be of the same composition as the Ammo available today, so my impression may not be reflected by others. I haven't worn AxR in party situations where overtly sexual hits like the ones I've seen with Ammo are likely to happen, but my impression is that AxR doesn't have the bite that Ammo has, not that Ammo has a ton or anything. AxR just has a different focus, and if that focus is socialization, it does its job very well. Good job IBTC! I might tone down the Alpha Androstenol juuuust a touch. Other than that, you have a solid mix.
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I think I might have one of those mailmen that were mentioned before... LOL