i'll just have water

i have a lot of intelligent friends. and because of this, i know that intelligence does not have to go hand-in-hand with social ineptitude. it doesn’t have to, but sometimes it seems that it does.

so i meet up with i'll just have water (let’s call him water boy for short) at a great little cuban restaurant. again, i get to see another great place in portland. so i order the house sangria, and water boy says, “i’ll just have water.” according to his profile, he’s not anti-alcohol, so i’m not sure how i should feel about this. oh well, i move on and enjoy my sangria. he was missing out – it was very tasty!

we have another situation on our hands where the guy is so shy that he spends a lot of time looking down. or maybe no one wants to look at me?? anyway, i’m finally able to engage water boy in interesting enough conversation that he looks me in the eye. he’s very intelligent, and the conversation is mostly stimulating. he’s a civil engineer, and that means our sustainable development conversations are interesting and informative. very sweet guy, just not so cute. again, the photos on the profile are slighty misleading. water boy, you should grow back your beard.

we go for a nice walk after dinner, where he informs me that he’s not the kind of psycho that is dangerous. huh?!!? at my alarm, he confirms he’s really just quirky, and i needn’t be concerned. i’m thankful we’re in a busy part of town. joking aside, i don’t think he’s psycho, just a bit socially awkward.

his profile claims he’s really into live music – ska and ben harper most notably. i have a difficult time trying to get him to show some excitement about music…or anything really. his profile did warn that he can be quiet to begin with – i’ll concur. if i were more attracted to him, i might have more patience waiting for his chattiness to kick in. as it stands, i’m not so sure i’ll wait.