Mixed Feelings About Mixers. Allen goes to How I Attended An All-Guy's Mixer and comes out the other side a... relatively satisfied guy. The main complaint I hear the most often is that the main lead is a bit of a boring nothingburger, and Allen doesn't seem to want to challenge that notion either. So it goes, I suppose. Next week, things will get considerably crazier, though. Keep in touch. -Stig Høgset.
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