MFA - Part Two

Sunday afternoon - 4:00pm. My phone rings, I am on my way to dance class/rehearsal, it is a number I don't recognize so I let it go to voice mail.

Later on I check the message:

"Hi Andrea, it's MFA from the bar last night. It was so nice to meet you last night. I am on my way to the Museum of Fine Arts and I was wondering if you would give me the pleasure of your company. I would love to hear more about your adventure in the work of PBS. If you can't make it I hope you have a great afternoon and it was great meeting you."

My first reaction to this message was, oh shit I told this guy where I worked! But then I relaxed a little, he seemed like a nice guy. So the next day I sent him a text message and this is how our conversation went:

Me: "Hi MFA, sorry I missed your call yesterday. How was the museum"
MFA: "Ancient Statues set the tone for greatness. Photographs of desolation framed mortality. It was an unexpectedly strong pathos cocktail. I am compelled to return"

Whoa. How do you respond to that? Well I replied with a little less intellect.

Me: "Wow. Quite the way to spend the Sunday afternoon. I have yet to make it to the MFA. You should checkout the Natural Science Museums butterfly center"
MFA: "It was really profound. I think I will go back on Thursday."
Me: "So what brings you to Houston?"
MFA: "I have family in the area. I want to get a feel for more places to live, and Houston is a big City with a god reputation. What brought you here"
Me: " I moved here for the job and a change of scenery."

Our conversation continues along this route for a while, he mentioned to me that no one in the coffee shop he went to was interested in having a conversation with him...

MFA: "Very enjoyable coffee, but it was all pairs, either a person or a machine. So, I wrote on my phone about the museum and had it read it back to me. It was a poignant and stimulating conversation. People kept loking over at me, envious of my good time. haha."

I should have known right then to turn and run! But no he asked me out...

MFA: "Do you want to do something on Wednesday?"
Me: "what do you have in mind?"
MFA: "Local culture, good food, and music."

So I will spare you the rest of the conversation and just say we agreed on a time and place for dinner the follwing Wednesday. YIKES!