Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, again at 6am, finally getting up at 6:30.
I left the apt at 8:15 and completed my workout in Smartfit.
Because I missed my workout last Friday, today I just did a -10# workout but
Wednesday I’ll move up to a -5# workout.
I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for about 90 minutes.
(The peanut is still in the crook of the tree.) I left at 10:30, stopped in Ara
to buy sugar (they didn’t have any milk) before returning to the apt.
Just about noon a guy (Teresa was expecting) showed up and
conducted a little interview. All I understood was it had something to do with
“sisben” which I understood was the minimum health insurance for those who
couldn’t afford to pay for it. He asked questions like how long we lived in
this complex, how much do we pay each month for utilities, health insurance,
and food. There were other questions I didn’t understand. After he left, Teresa
informed me that the arts & crafts classes she’s taking are only for
residents of Envigado and this was ensuring that we live there. She can now
take classes in painting, crochet, embroidery, making purses or whatever she
wants.
Teresa asked me to go with her to Santafe mall because she
has something to exchange in Zara but first she wants to stop at the
clinic across the street from Otra Parte to check on something.
Troyclough blundered on the 12th move and resigned
our latest game, increasing my rating to 1594.
We left the apt at 2:30 and halfway to Los Americas Auna, across
the street from Otra Parte, it started raining. By the time we entered the
clinic it was a full rainstorm. After Teresa talked to a lady at the front desk,
the rain was coming down harder. Teresa discovered they have a café up on the 3rd
floor. We went up and they have a De Lolita and we ordered lattes and
Teresa ordered a sandwich for us to share.
At 3:45 I ordered a Didi for 13,100 pesos. It dropped off a
passenger nearby and didn’t seem to move for about 5 minutes while we were standing
at the entrance waiting for it. It finally arrived but as we left the entrance it
moved further down the street to another entrance. I didn’t know the clinic had
another entrance. We got in and Andres went up the street where we quickly hit
heavy traffic. On a major side street the bomberos (firemen) had closed off 2
of the 3 lanes with their firetruck. As we passed it looked like a river and
then we saw a fireman trying to clear a drain that must have been blocked by
leaves or something. It was a slow trip to Santafe mall and we got out at our
usual entrance at the top of the hill. I tried tipping our ride 20mil for the
inconvenience but for some reason my payment was denied. ☹
We went down one level where I took a seat outside Zara
while Teresa went in. At least I was on a comfortable sofa while I was trying
to dry out.
Teresa was gone a long time so it might have been an hour. I
was wishing I had gone down to Valentina’s for a latte. When Teresa came
out she was hungry and wanted to go to Crepes & Waffles. Despite
felling cold I ordered a Suprema and Teresa a chicken crepe.
I wonder what time we left, maybe 5pm? We went to our usual
exit but after waiting a while for a taxi we decided to try something else. We
went down to the 1st floor and entered the garage where they have a
formal area to wait for a taxi. There was a long line and we inched along but
at least we were warm and were sitting down. Teresa several times suggested we
take a bus but I wasn’t interested in going out in the rain again or standing
on a bus with all its rude stops and starts as it crept through traffic. The
wait turned out to be an hour and a half and we were back at the apt by 7:15.
I tried to watch CNN & MSNBC but got too much buffering
so I switched to reading.
The plan for tomorrow is Teresa is going to a 7am gym class
and when she returns at 8am she’ll make breakfast.
IN HONOR OF IKEA
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