met new girl tuesday at coffee shop in PB.
how it happened #
working on laptop at coffee shop (testing backtest optimization).
she walked in. blonde, fit, yoga pants. 8/10.
made eye contact. she smiled.
5 minutes later she sat at table next to mine.
asked: “what are you working on?”
me: “algo trading systems”
her: “like crypto bots?”
me: “options and futures mostly but yeah crypto too”
her details #
name: A.
age: 23 (4 years older than me)
job: marketing at tech startup downtown
look: 5'6", blonde, athletic build, great ass, nice tits (natural)
vibe: confident, funny, flirty
the conversation #
talked for 90 minutes.
she knows python (learned for marketing analytics).
asked smart questions about my trading.
not finance bro questions. actual technical questions.
“how do you handle data latency?”
“what’s your sharpe ratio?”
“do you use machine learning or just rules-based?”
impressed the fuck out of me.
the close #
exchanged numbers.
me: “want to get dinner this week?”
her: “yeah. thursday?”
me: “works for me”
she texted 2 hours later: “btw that server rack setup you mentioned sounds sick. send pics”
sent her photo of my dell rack.
her response: “holy shit that’s hot”
yeah she’s a keeper. at least for now.
first date thursday #
taking her to sushi place in la jolla.
already planning what to wear (probably black henley and jeans).
she seems chill. not clingy. into tech stuff.
prediction: lasts 2-3 months minimum. maybe longer if she stays interesting.
update on previous girls #
J.: broken up for 3 weeks now. she texted me sunday. ignored.
M.: haven’t seen her since therapy waiting room in march. probably moved on.
therapy session #
told Dr. R about A. on monday.
Dr. R: “you seem excited about this one”
me: “she asked about sharpe ratios. that’s never happened before”
Dr. R: “so you like her intelligence”
me: “yeah. hot AND smart is rare”
Dr. R: “be careful not to idealize early on”
me: “i know. giving it 2 weeks to see if the smart thing is real or just first date energy”
fair point. some girls fake interest in my work to seem cool.
will know soon if A. is actually into tech or just playing the game.
trading update #
been distracted by A. last 2 days.
but vol detection is working. up $340 monday, $0 tuesday (no trades), +$295 wednesday.
june total: +$1,100
on track for $3k month goal.
mental state #
good. excited about A.
trading going well.
systems working.
life is simple right now. like it this way.
4:15am wednesday. met smart hot girl. first date thursday. will report back how it goes.
-AK