On Friday night I spoke with V. about the words she had said in the morning and we came to an amicable understanding. In the morning we went together to a yoga class at the studio where I had wondered if the owner was being flirtatious. It’s difficult to tell what exactly happened, in my impression of events the owner was annoyed by V. (she had a problem doing check-in and was insistent) while being very accommodating towards me, and it seems V. read the situation and responded by making distance, as if not wanting to obstruct. It’s difficult to know how much I’m interpreting from the situation.

An employee of my cousin came to Madrid during the weekend to pick up a large suitcase of sporting contraband. He’s a young fellow whom we all like and I was happy to take him out for dinner. I hosted him in the tiny home because V. was using the spare bedroom of my current rental. After drinks I walked him to the metro and we smoked a joint. I talked too much and overshared, later expressing regret on this.

The next day I went to yoga in the morning and then practiced handstands at the park. I went to the pool and met up with the young fellow at home afterwards. We shared drinks and conversation. When he left he expressed that he felt very welcome and really appreciated the time we spent together. It was pleasant for me too.

I looked through my photos to see if there was anything I could share, and I found this photo of how I set up the city bike with my groceries. My favorite supermarket is about 15 minutes away and the heat grueling, so the more effort that I can save, the better.