Hard to Read

The physical therapist and I had our second date Friday night.  Showed me around her apartment.  Her dog likes me, which always wins points with the would-be girlfriend.  Same goes for roommates, friends, Moms and Grandmoms.

We went to Chow Baby on Howell Mill.  I heard about this place via a story on channel 46 news (it was a positive review, no bad health scores) and had been eager to try it out.  It’s a create-your-own stir fry/Mongolian BBQ joint with kick-ass mojitos.  I would TOTALLY recommend it to anyone, though if you go for lunch or dinner on the weekend it may be very busy and crowded… as it was Friday night.

We talked about memories of being children and stories from work.  She’s got big, expressive eyes which I love.  I can usually tell a lot about a person from their eyes; where they look when they’re remembering something can tell you if they are a more visual person or if they are more  kinesthetic… meaning they feel things at a deep level.  The theatre major I’m dating is the latter.

We finished-up dinner and drove to Dave and Buster’s in Marietta.  She did something so cute on Thursday night when I called to tell her when I’d be picking her up.  She had no clue as to what Dave and Buster’s was, so she didn’t know how to dress.  Was it more a club?  Was it more of a sports bar?  I take that as a good sign, as she wants to look good for our date but not out of place.

We played games all night.  She beat my ass pretty good in basketball and I sorta beat myself in air hockey.  Any time we won tickets we always found some cute kid to hand them off to… it was really cool to see the kid’s eyes light up when she handed him a couple of hundred tickets so he could get that stuffed Elmo or whatever.  We joked around all night, brought up inside jokes… flirted.  I would put my hand on the small of her back or around her waist to pull her in… squeezed her thigh just above the knee… interlocked my fingers in her’s when we pushed the button on some game together.  When I dropped her off and gave her a hug and kiss goodnight, she gave no objection to the kiss (nor to any of the other physical touches) yet she didn’t kiss back.  It was like kissing the back of your hand.  I’m thinking she just takes things much slower than any other girl I’ve dated.  I typically enjoy doing flirty push-pull type of interactions with girls who are attracted to me and they always eat it up, but I haven’t with her yet.  Maybe I should.

I’m having a hard time reading her interest and attraction towards me… which may be why I’m more interested in her than the other two girls who are obviously into me.  For the third date I’m planning to cook dinner for her at her place.  We’ve talked about going to Braves games and hiking/running together, but I want some alone time.

TGIF

Today is Friday… TGIF. Whenever anyone says that I always think of Urkel and Full House.

I’m actually incredibly busy next week, so tonight I’m not doing a damn thing besides cooking dinner and watching this

• Sunday the interior designer from my last date wants to get together.
• Monday I’m taking a physical therapist to drinks/dinner.
• Tuesday I’m meeting a girl who works at the Zoo for a beer in East Atlanta.
• Wednesday I’m going to the dueling pianos show at the 10 High with a Poli Sci major.
• Trivia night will occur somewhere in there.
• Saturday will probably be some sort of St. Patrick’s Day festivity.