Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, cloudy and rainy.
Saturday, what a day!!! Even though it was completely cold and rainy, it was a good day!
Firstly, I got laid! An ex-girlfriend of mine invited me for breakfast, and I got laid; it was very good! For an old man like me, to get laid first thing in the morning is so good. Good sex is very good, but even bad or reasonable sex is good.
So, sex is good, and having sex in the morning at the start of the day makes the rest of your day a special day. Everything is lighter, happier, and more serene. I noticed that, as I had said before, it was a cold, grey, wet day, but due to the effect of having sex, I was happy, and I did not really care how the weather was.
After having a sexual breakfast, I continued to do some things in the street and at home. The second good thing to happen as the day progressed was late afternoon or early evening. It was still light outside, but I was tired of being locked up at home, so I decided to go for a walk.
It was raining, but I still wanted to go out. I put on an old pair of jeans that I hadn’t worn in years because I was thinner in the past, and it was a pleasant surprise to find out that they fit well on me: a blue cheque-pringle sweater and white flip-flops. The jeans and white flip-flops are a classic style I used to wear often when I was younger, fitter, and thinner.
It was already drizzly when I left my building and walked towards the beach. I crossed Av. Atlantica, the main street in front of Copacabana beach, suddenly, the rain began to get stronger.
Av. Atlântica, which is approximately 4 km long and stretches from Leme through Copacabana to Arpoador, has a calçadão, a walkway along the beachfront, like a promenade. Along the calçadão are pairs of kiosks/bars/restaurants every hundred metres.
These kiosks have a main central circular bar/kitchen area and a deck annexe to the side with tables and chairs for people to eat and drink. Depending on the kiosk’s administration, there may be live music, regular background music, ornothing. Because of the rain, people were huddled under the kiosks’ extended roof overhangs to protect themselves from therain.
I didn’t want to wait long for the rain to stop, so I took some photos and continued walking down Av. Atlantica in the rain until the start of Leme. Besides the Hilton hotel, a cluster of restaurants faces the street and the beach.
In front of the restaurants, there are decks with tarpaulin covers, but because of the cold, wind, and rain, it would be impossible to stay there.
In January, Jessica had her birthday party at one of these restaurants at this exact pizzeria, and we stayed on a deck outside. The inside of the restaurant is pretty beautiful, with the walls, ceiling, and floor all covered in an off-white glass tile effect that reminded me a lot of a wine bar I loved to frequent 40 years ago in Piccadilly Circus in London.
This place was very different and special, with the walls, floor, and ceiling having a similar white-tiled effect, and the wooden tables and chairs breaking the white; it was extremely beautiful and very different.
The rain was getting stronger, and the restaurant was almost empty, with just a few couples, so I decided to stay. I sat at a table at the entrance to the restaurant, facing the calçadão and the beach, protected from the rain by an overhang above.
I could see everything happening with the weather outside, but it was dry and protected, waiting for the rain to stop. The cashier came to take my order; she was highly attentive, and in no time at all, a decent glass of Malbec was served at a ridiculously low price.
As in the mornings at the local baker’s, where I love to have a coffee and look at my Instagram photo account while observing the world go by, etc.
I was doing the same in the evening in a beautifully decorated restaurant in Leme, drinking a nice glass of wine and appreciating the shitty weather. I stayed there for almost two hours. When the rain began to ease, I paid the bill and went home.
We need to appreciate our own company and enjoy quality time with ourselves. I love my own company very much. It is essential to do proactive things for yourself, whatever you like; do not do it just for others or validation; do it, more importantly, for yourself. Love and value yourself, and do what you enjoy doing and what makes you feel good.
What a day! Getting laid in the morning and a late-afternoon walk in the rain with a beautiful place, wine, and some lovely photos.
In bed by 10.00 pm.
Thanks again.
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Richard
