[ SECRET POST #2575 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2575 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.
[Sleepy Hollow]


__________________________________________________



03.
[Aneurin Barnard]


__________________________________________________



04.
[Trailer Park Boys]


__________________________________________________



05.
[Orphan Black]


__________________________________________________



06.
[Sherlock (BBC)]


__________________________________________________



07.
[Agents of SHIELD, Torchwood]


__________________________________________________



08.
[Saiyuki]


__________________________________________________



09.
[Blake's 7]


__________________________________________________



10.
[The L Word]

















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 050 secrets from Secret Submission Post #368.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: queer mingling

[(Anonymous)]

thanks, having some guidance... already makes it feel like I know what I do.
I'll only volunteer for an hour, so it should be ok.

Do you have any ideas for topics? Or should I go for outright ridiculous like "which pizza topping are you?" or... a fake questionary?

Re: queer mingling

[iceyred]

I always ask 'What's your favorite book.' Then they tell you, and you ask 'why?' which forces them to explain. And when they're done you get to tell them your favorite book, etc.

Re: queer mingling

[flipthefrog.livejournal.com]

If you're absolutely desperate to break the ice, the pizza topping thing might be okay if it's not a super serious party. Otherwise, start out with a nice, friendly "Hi, I'm (Nonny), I (do x)," insert name and job/major here. Hopefully they'll respond with their name and what they do, and then you follow up on that--asking about people's thesis was the bread and butter icebreaker in grad school, but if that won't work, something like "really? wow, that's cool, what do you do with (job y)?" If they break script and start asking you about your area of interest, roll with it--it shows he/she's interested in you already. You can turn that around to them later.

If you're at someplace like a college where people are from a lot of different backgrounds, asking where people are from is also a good option. People love (or hate!) where they live/grew up, and are usually pretty willing to talk about it. Works even better if you've been there, or if they're from a foreign country, can speak a little of the language. I nearly got a phone number from an extremely drunk French guy because I could remember three words of French, one of which was "la lune." Apparently he thought it was romantic.

The secret here is to be interested in what the other person is telling you. Make eye contact, nod along, vocal interjections, all that conversational grease that people tend not to think about. Keep your attention on the person you're talking to, and try to keep the conversation going one topic further.