August 7, 2012
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(written on 25 March 2013)
The weather was rather bipolar today. Heavy rain showers could be seen from the office all day, at some point taking away the entire view from our floor and covering Amsterdam in a white and wet blanket. Then, just as quickly, the sun came out and it seemed as if it was really summer outside.
The picture was taken in the evening and it shows Oude Waal, an old canal in front of Paul's apartment. Paul is in Germany for two weeks for work (he works in theatres as a sound and lights technician) and has asked me to water the plants in his apartment and on his balcony. "Preferably on Wednesdays and Fridays," he had told me, which I thought was rather a strange distribution for the poor plants. Besides, Wednesdays is when Günter typically comes over, so today I decided that this week's visits would be today and Friday, rather than tomorrow and Friday. That way I wouldn't have to rush ahead of Günter's visit tomorrow. I walked over to Paul's place, a mere five minute walk, and tried to open the door... but couldn't. Perplexed, I tried a couple of keys on a couple of locks.
"One moment! I just got out of the shower!" a man's voice behind the door - Paul's door! - said. Huh. Apparently he had a guest! And indeed, as the door opened not too long after, a cute guy tantalisingly wearing only a towel beamed a Mediterranean smile at me. Turned out he was staying at Paul's for the weekend and I only needed to take care of the plants when he was not there. Which explained the Wednesday and Friday frequency. Ah well. I smiled friendly and left the apartment again, taking the above picture, and had a quiet evening at home.
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