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Last week I went to Erin's MFA orientation because I didn't have anything to do and she offered to buy me lunch, so why not go? I could pretend to be an artsy fartsy person and shmooze. Thankfully we didnt bother talk to anyone and no one seemed interested in talking to us. That and we were surrounded by 18 year olds who are off to college and out of their respective homes for the first time, many of whom this was the first time to San Francisco based on the snatches of conversations I overheard. It was a little uncomfortable being around such enthusiastic youths who were moving into my city and polluting it with their presence haha But during the day we wandered around downtown and north beach. We stopped by Chinatown on our way to lunch and went to this delightful little tea shop that had the cutest young man working there. He asked about my shirt twice and I was quite smitten by his sweet smile and fine chiseled good looks. Erin remarked that he seemed interested in talking to me, but alas, his sexuality remained unknown. and this past week i've been thinking a lot that maybe it's time to start dating again. I've reached the point where one date a year just isnt as fulfilling as it once was... even though i went on TWO actual dates this past year haha My excuse for last year was that I would remain in Baltimore for a year and I was pretty much set on moving back to SF within a month or two of being there. And here I am back in the city for an indefinate amount of time. it could be 2 years, it could be 20. So perhaps it is time to start dating again. Time to unhook the shackles that has kept me single and lonely these past few years. No more excuses for not dating and shrugging off potential suitors. Maybe it's time for me to grow up a little more. So after a week of contemplation, i decided to march back into chinatown and talk to the gentleman that sparked my interest in dating again. I was able to overcome some of my shyness and usual verbal vomit and talked to him. Of the things I was able to gather were: his name, he likes learning about tea, enjoys this expensive pu-er tea, likes my tshirts, has been working at the tea shop for 2.5 months and has an even more endearing smile than i remembered. sexuality remains unknown as of yet. I didnt ask him out because I thought it would seem kinda weird since I dont know him. I did however leave my email address to be put on the newsletter, perhaps he will look at it and email. Perhaps not. In either case, I felt good about myself because although I didnt catch him in my web of seduction (yet), I at least went out and did something that I was uncomfortable with. I went out and talked to him without sticking my foot in my mouth, and actually got some tea that i was meaning to get. So all in all, it was a good day. Perhaps I'll have to go back and continue to spin my web...