Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: -2 degrees, bitterly cold, but beautiful day.
Monday morning marks the start of the week, and there is a lot to do.
Besides giving classes and helping my mother, I need to find out when DJI will be able to deliver my drone and camera, which I bought at the end of February. There seems to be a delay, but I must know so I can plan my return to Brazil.
I rang the shop on Saturday, and although the girl was very helpful, she couldn’t give me an exact delivery date. She advised me to call the main central office in Birmingham. She kindly sent me the number by e-mail, and now I am calling them. A woman answered and told me that there is no date yet for the camera, but the drone will be delivered this week.
I mentioned that I would need a definite delivery date, as I don’t live in England and am only visiting. Clearly, I would only be able to return to Brazil once I have everything. She assured me that I would receive it by the end of the month, so everything seems fine.
In the afternoon, I received my Google Watch 2, a smart watch that synchronises with my mobile phone. It also monitors my heartbeat, steps, and calories burned, which I like, so I can track how many steps I do each day.
My target is 10,000 steps, which is above the recommended average of 7000, and that’s also good. Sometimes in Rio, I would walk as many as 20,000 steps in a day. Yesterday, I walked more than 20,000 steps in total, from Wordsley to Stourbridge and back.
The courier service delivered the watch on time. I had to teach all afternoon and evening, so I only unboxed my present late in the evening. It is beautiful, unique, but a little small, considering it’s a man’s watch. However, I hope it will serve its purpose for at least a couple of years.
I don’t have the money to buy a really good watch like a Rolex, but tracking my steps, distance walked, and time is sufficient for me. The strap is made of rubber and is blue; it looks beautiful. However, if I find the courage, I will purchase another, more formal silver strap offered by Google, which can be swapped with the existing one depending on the occasion or situation.
My idea is to wear the blue strap during the day, as it is more sporty and casual, and the silver steel mesh strap for evenings and more formal occasions.
It may seem quite narcissistic, and to some extent, it probably is, but if I have one decent watch that can be worn in various situations and events, making it more versatile for my needs, then it’s a good bargain in the long run.
Everything is fine; the bills in Brazil are paid, I have settled all my debts, and there is still money in the bank.
Matters of the heart: the girl from the café is beginning to enter my life, or I hers, whichever way you look at it. She is subtly insisting on having my attention, and I am responding to her. Late in the afternoon, she sent me a simple message, and I took it upon myself to reply, expressing my thoughts about her and the first time I saw her in the café.
I’m not sure if it was a good idea, but she replied with kind words and affection. I honestly do not know where this is going. Could it be something great in my life that I have been waiting for a long time, or nothing or just even a flash in the pan? With so much expectation, our thoughts sometimes play tricks on us, hiding reality and the truth from us.
All I know is that I find her extremely attractive, funny, and pleasant, and there is a certain rapport in the air when we are together.
It seems her life is a little complicated due to the divorce that she is going through. I do not know the details, and I do not want to get involved because frankly, I am nothing in her life at this moment. All we have is a meeting of eyes, a flirt from one side of the café to the other and some messages.
I am telling myself to let the situation run its course, allowing it to unfold naturally without forcing anything. There are so many good positive things happening in my life at the moment, why fuck it up, or force something that was not necessarily to be or even imagine something that really wasn’t.
Once again, only time will tell. All I know is that she has brought light into my very dull life.
I have got my new watch, and it was pretty straightforward to configure. A lot is happening. Crypto is going up, so the small amount I have is doing well; however, my Tesla shares, which were supposedly expected to explode to stratospheric heights, are only bleeding value. I have to be patient, forget about them, and not sell them; hopefully, before I die, they’ll be worth something.
We cannot have everything we want.
In bed by 10:00 p.m.
Thank you.
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Richard
