So we decide to meet up – originally to seek out the slides in the city and play a little bit. 

We meet in the atrium at the community center and enjoy the mobiles and the light coming through the stained glass of the art. We wander up to the little library in this space. He was previously a volunteer there and then worked there. At some point in his life he was a rabbi – I’ll have to ask more about that. 

After walking around the open areas and looking out the windows at the city – I can’t get over how childlike and excited he is for these really simple observations. He definitely has mastered the ability to view the world with childlike wonder.  We head down the street and visit the Fireman’s museum. Who knew this even existed. Sort of cool, sort of weird. 

Then we head to his car and over to Fort Mason where we search a bit for a parking place but eventually score a great one. 

We wander over into Fort Mason proper and into the Long Now Foundation cafe – It’s so cool with books, with parts and prototypes from the infinite clock. It’s a great space and it’s packed with people working on their computers and some folks at the bar having a drink. 

We continue on around the buildings to the water. We spend some time admiring the buildings through the windows and the reflections. We take some photos. At the end of the building we spend a bit of time watching the boats and admiring the view of Alcatraz. At one point he starts rubbing my back. This is not necessarily welcome on my part. We wander around the building and look at the back of an old ship then up the stairs to the park which is full of people. It looks like an event but it seems to just be tons of people picnicking for the day in the sunshine. Sort of like Dolores park on the water. 

We take in a huge sculpture and take some photos and then eventually wander back to the car. He drives me home and we talk about dating along the way. I mention my great date the night before and he asks me if I am smitten and I guess I said yes because he teases me a little about how my voice changes and how I look when I mention the evening. We compare notes a bit about the different services and how we are doing in terms of meeting people. He is very type a, very geeky – he keeps a spreadsheet and know exactly how many people he went out with last year and how many this year. He is a strange man and he needs to find someone equally as odd as he is. I know there is someone for him out there but it isn’t me. 

I had a nice time and I could see becoming friends with him – he is fun and he is so open to exploring all sorts of cool and weird things about the city but I am not feeling anything remotely romantic. I can tell – one night out with the scientist and all I want to do is spend more time with him out and about or in bed. One night with the evangelist and same thing, despite him being weird in his own way, he is incredibly sexy and makes me want to jump his bones and of course there is mr. charisma who even though it’s been months, I still dream about. 

So I am going to have to resolve this – a note maybe saying what I need to say – I don’t want to lead him on and I don’t want to hurt him so sooner is better than later.