Bay to Breakers

This weekend was a blast. If you've never run (or walked and drunk yourself into a stupor) then you are missing out! Here we are at the beginning of the day...the Oakland guys have huge afros... here's one of me with my boy Tom. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.
El Chapulin Colorado and Tecate















Nothing like the "Tower of Power" to prepare the margaritas for the morning's adventure. Had trouble uploading other pics, but here are some highlights...














The Tower of Power

Look Ma, no pants!










Mormons getting accustomed
to life outside the compound.

The End of E-Dating

I think I did what I came to do. I met someone really special that I'd like to continue seeing without (m)any distractions. One of the things I did different this time was that I dated someone I otherwise wouldn't have given a second thought about. I moved beyond the shallow stuff and got beneath the surface. I found someone who fits just about everything I imagined to be my guy. He's warm, kind, passionate and a great cook. He's independent, has a job he loves and is really close to his family. I am going to hang out here for a while...but I have a few trips coming up and am still my outgoing self so check back in for updates!

Player Mode

T-Oakland told me I'm in full player mode, this was after our second date at Yoshi's this weekend. I think he's right. I've been fortunate to have met several guys who have their 'light on'. This is the guy who's tired of the bachelor life and is seeking to settle down. The irony is that the ones I met are both 34, Latino and under 5'9, lol. I think the shorter guys just have a harder time in the dating world.

I-Oakland (I'm loving meeting the Oakland boyz). We met at an art gallery dancing to old skool hip hop http://www.111minnagallery.com. Playing the shy brother, but he bought us tickets to Erika Badu and the Roots http://http://www.paramounttheatre.com/nojsched.html#6_8. I take it he likes music, me too. The party scene is way too small though, I ran into him again last Friday while I was out with the Indian boyz at Vessel http://www.vesselsf.com. I gotta watch it!

Still dating at least two of the others, one is moving into the friend zone. I'm done with the Asian persuasion, the cultural similarities are there but the differences are too great where it counts. I like folks who are outgoing, warm, affectionate and passionate, it never really surfaces with guys with that background. I really missed being with Latinos.

Spooning leads to forking....

Okay, so this tagline refers to a farmer's market, but still, cute right?

Having so much trouble keeping up with the blog, what with the social life and all. Quick update: while I've been gone I met another couple of fine young latinos (FYL's). One is an Iraq war veteran (I know, I'm a Democrat), he served his country in the Marines and is now a bona fide man of the law...kind of predictable but nonetheless attractive. What's even more attractive is that the guy damn near ended up a quad, he's got a great story. M- San Jose. Not sure if there's anything there yet, but he's hot.

The other guy was completely unexpected. T-Oakland. He works in my field and happens to be exactly like me, but I don't want to date myself! We are going on a second date on Sat. The red flags are already there though, he's waaay too into me. Such a turn off, whatever happened to the chase?

Juggling....

The past two weeks have been pretty intense in the dating world. While I was away I corresponded with a few of the matches I thought had some potential. There are three worth noting.

R- Oakland. First off, a 6' Nicaraguan guy? He must have issues, turns out his ego is bigger than his mouth. I decided to give him a shot anyway and Friday night found us in Noe Valley drinking vodka at Bliss and me listening to him talk about work. What's with these workaholics? After a light dinner at Fresca I left him at Pink, don't think I'll be seeing him again.

S- San Francisco. Now here's a nice guy, laid back, funny and loves to explore the city. He happens to live in the Marina, and although I never used to like hanging out in this oh so pretentious community, I figure it's worth expanding my horizons. Turns out there are great restaurants and friendly bars, if you don't mind the LA types that hang out in them.

So far we've gone on two dates, the first was in North Beach, we met up at Mojito for a few drinks then I took him to Mangarosa for some of the best caipirinha's I've ever had. This Sunday we kept it low key and went to Blue Jay Cafe for brunch then went bowling in the Presidio- perfect second date, gotta get the activity in there to show off your talents. We ended the afternoon with a few glasses of wine and then headed to Grubb Steak for burgers- god I love that place, open until 4 am! So I'm wondering, what to do for the third date?

R- San Mateo. We met up last Thursday for dinner in San Mateo. He came to pick me up in a sports car, not a good sign. The first thing that comes to mind are what shortcomings is he compensating for? I was somewhat right, but we'll get to that. Over dinner, I realized what it is that I miss about Latin men, we don't have to struggle to find our common roots. Our stories and experiences however unique they may seem to us are actually quite common when coming up from immigrant parents. He just gets it and I don't have to explain myself. How different. We spent a little more time together and I'm thinking he's got some great qualities including the fact that he runs his own company, loves his family and is a very generous and kind man. He works a lot though, and I've been down that road before. We'll see how it goes, but he's definitely at the top of my list.

Kickin' it in DC

We were only here for a couple of days, but it was tons of fun...froze our butts off looking for the cherry blossoms in bloom and checking out the museums...enjoy the pics, onto New York.

Philadelphia men are hot!

I have never seen so many beautiful black men in my life...check this one out...but seriously, there were so many handsome and successul men of color that I realized I am living in the wrong city! So I didn't actually get to approach any of them as I found myself working damn near the whole time I was in Philly, but let me just say, thank you Philadelphia for the eye candy!