The One that I Hoped Would Have Witty Banter...

My date and I met at the same place as my date last week, as I really wanted to check it out again.  In setting up the date, I suggested we meet outside (now I'm all paranoid I'm going to miss my date or vice versa...I'll get over it).  We had gone back and forth with messages and had also spoken through the IM service on the website.  There was a bit of banter, so I thought maybe there was potential for a spark.  We're both very strongly Irish and Scottish, so we shared that in common and he had wanted to connect over gchat, but I've learned my lesson well--no contact information to anyone.  Under any circumstances.

So, we went in, sat down at a little counter across from the bar and he asked what I wanted and went to the bar to order drinks.  Definite point!  So, we sat down and started talking and it was nice.  There weren't a lot of pauses, but there was also no real spark.  There were a few moments in conversation that were memorable.  At one point I was discussing how I wanted to start sketching on a regular basis and investing in that artistic venture.  Then, we have the following exchange:

Joe*:  So, look around the restaurant and tell me which person you would sketch.
Me:  Huh, okay (looking around)...
Joe:  No, better yet, which person would you sketch naked.
Me:  Oh, Lord!  I don't think there's anyone in here I want to see naked.
Joe:  Gee, thanks.

I'm still on the fence regarding that conversation, honestly.  Maybe I was a little harsh, but seriously--I've known you for less than an hour.  Chill.  We did spend some time people-watching, which is always fun.  He also gave me the entire synopsis of a scene from a movie I had already expressed no interest in ever seeing.  It was apparently the "funniest scene in the movie".  Right.  So, just like pretty much all the recent dates, after the date ended, we said goodbye and went our separate ways.

*Psuedonym as always.