There were any number of reasons as to why this was probably a bad idea. Spock had met plenty of people from the internet before, certainly. A great number of his closest friends came from behind a computer screen, all truth told. But Spock had never agreed to it with what was almost a perfect stranger. This was how people ended up with stalkers or dead in ditches. Or, in the very least, utterly disappointed by the fact that reality could never compare to the silly fantasy that had wormed its way into the back of his head.
As much as he liked to embrace the air of stuffy intellectual, Spock couldn't quite help the odd feeling he got from thinking about meeting this woman with, as far as he was aware, had only one name. He mused quietly that this probably had something to do with the fact that deep down, he suspected there was a part of him that was still a nerdy man-child. He would never admit this to anyone but himself. As he pulled in to a parking spot and cut the engine, Spock considered leaving and making up some sort of excuse for himself. He could probably get away with it at this point; he doubted Ms. Uhura really had any sort of expectations... and it wasn't like this was really a date. Spock frowned at his steering wheel, worrying about how this could be some sort of horrible trap of cruel gods watching him from above. But in the end, he found himself unable to simply leave.
A few minutes later, Spock was standing in line to order a coffee. He had a notebook in one hand. This was something to do if Uhura ended up not showing, and something to keep himself distracted with in case he'd been the first to arrive. Casually he looked around, but the little shop wasn't quite as little as he thought it was when he had to pick someone he didn't really know out of a crowd. When it was his time to order, he asked for an espresso, paid, and waited for his cup. His eyes wandered while the server finished the order before his. And when his drink was complete, he almost didn't hear the server calling him for how distracted he was.