Ask Mecha: Dating advice. Is there a graceful way to email this person?→[More:]

I'm including details which may be irrelevant, just so you people have all the facts.

Last week I went out to dinner with a woman who lives in the same town I do, which is rare. We both had a good time (I think), and as we were getting into our cars, she said, "Next time I think we should go hiking." (We had talked about the fact that neither one of us has local hiking buddies.) She also said, "Keep sending me emails -- they're really funny."

So the next day, I sent her an email thanking her for a good time, saying I hope we could do it again. I also sent her a link to a site I thought she would enjoy (with the reasoning that it would have to do because I couldn't think of anything clever to say).

Okay, so, that was a week ago, and she didn't email me back. I know it's not that she's been away from the computer for a week, so that's out.

Maybe I got mixed signals, but I thought she seemed interested in getting together again. I mean, she said so. It could have been politeness, but it was a little more specific than "We should do this again sometime," which is what I'd expect from a brush-off. She was fun, and I'd really like to expand my circle of friends here in town, so I want to try one last time to make contact.

How do I do that without sounding needy (I'm not), angry (I'm not), or stalkerish (I'm not). I also don't want to sound like the person you went out with once who now won't leave you alone. That's not where I'm coming from at all, but everything I've come up with comes across that way.

So, people, please advise.

Also, I probably shouldn't point out that I'm not strictly looking for "dating" advice. I could go either way on that -- I liked her well enough, but would be happy if she just turned out to be a friend. This could be part of the problem from her end, too, which is maybe why she hasn't responded. But it seems like overkill to explain all that in an email to someone you've only met once, you know?