Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: -1 degree, foggy, bitterly cold, in the morning but bright and sunny for the rest of the day.
At 7:00 a.m., it is bitterly cold, and with the fog, there is a light mist over the back gardens of the houses, reminiscent of old, cheesy horror films.
I woke up at 6:30, which is better than usual for England. Now that it’s getting lighter earlier, it’s also becoming easier to get up earlier.
I did my exercises in the back living room, then went out onto the patio and skipped for 20 minutes. I tried to cram as much as possible into the morning so I could go out at lunchtime and do some shopping.
I went to the neighbouring village, did the shopping, and returned walking, completing my 10,000 steps for the day. Another daily goal hit the bell. When I arrived back in my mother’s village and its square, I stopped for a coffee.
It was a bit confusing yesterday with a few dirty tables and an eternity to receive my coffee; we all have bad days. Julie, my flirt was not there; it was her day off. I have already noticed that when she is not there, the service is not as good. She works well at what she does.
I quickly had my coffee and rushed home because I had a 2:00 class. I gave a couple of classes during the afternoon, and then, at just the right time, Julie sent me a message saying she wanted to talk to me; she wanted to call me. I needed to unbox the camera and the drone to check if everything was in order, so I went upstairs to my bedroom.
While I was unboxing and checking all the gear, Julie called me, and we began to really talk. It was very pleasant, as we discussed how we had arrived where we are today and finalised our date for Saturday night to watch the movie Dune 2 at the cinema at Merry Hill.
Dune, a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, is regarded as a literary masterpiece within the genre. I read it many times when I was very young. During that period, I repeatedly read Dune, Alien, and other science fiction books by Isaac Asimov.
The first original Dune film, released in 1984 by David Lynch, received mixed reviews. I once tried to watch the movie with Nalva, and she hated it. I believe mainly because she had never read the book, but also because it was beyond her understanding and imagination. I love the film, even though its special effects were limited and sometimes even terrible.
The first film, Dune Part 1, which was released two years ago, received high critical acclaim and served as an introduction to the central part of the story. As with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the first film of The Hobbit was considerably weaker than the others that followed in production.
I have been genuinely excited to see the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune project. I respect him greatly as a director for his work on Blade Runner 2049, which, for me, is one of the best and most interesting films of its genre and of all time, considering my very limited knowledge of film culture.
Dune Part 2 was released last week, and I had invited Julie to go with me. I don’t know what exactly happened because we lost contact, so I didn’t go to see it last weekend.
Also, going to see an important new film when it is launched on the first weekend is usually a headache. After a one-hour and seven-minute conversation with Julie, we finally arranged to see Dune 2 the following weekend.
Our conversation was long, fun and extremely pleasant. The conversation between two people has to be natural. As time goes on, physical intimacy and sex are less, and conversation is more, so having a partner who knows how to converse in a wholesome way naturally is fundamental.
I had to give classes, so I stopped the call. We spoke again before bed, making it a pretty productive day in terms of the relationship.
I don’t know where this will lead or how much it will affect or change my life, for better or worse. Obviously, I want the best, but we never know what curveball life will throw at us. We only know that life will throw a curveball when we least expect it, and it is just a test for us and any relationship.
The last class wasn’t until 11:00 p.m., and I feel good because it was a nice day and new things are happening.
Thank you.
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Richard
