There is a time in the life of a single straight poor man that things start to get complicated. If he hasn't friends to talk about football ( soccer ) or play poker his social life gets reduced to the rare opportunities to go out that appear out of nowhere.
I hate football and to me playing poker is pretty much a similar activity than making a pact with the devil. So I have no male friends and don't miss then at all, is a relief to do not have to talk about cars and sports.
My social life after 30 something years old got pretty lame and I didn't do anything to improve it. I had a nasty past and did everything a sick mind can imagine and more. I am not proud, I got exhausted of it all.
But last Saturday I had this opportunity to go out with a nice woman after to go to a party in the evening. But the invitation only showed up in the afternoon.
It was unexpected as I didn't have intention to not even go to the little party in the evening.
Well, I am a Latin tropical man and grew up under this dogma that if a pussy calls, you attend making no questions, only go there and do your macho business. Always alert as a soldier.
It was late. I decided to wear something light as it is summer here. But I had to see if these were the right clothes for the occasion.
Few weeks ago I did the favor to break the mirror of my bedroom so the only mirror now is the tiny one in my studio. The dark spots you see aren't any attempt to create a vintage effect, the mirror exists for almost 70 years.
I couldn't stand up in front of it to see my clothes. I had to cringe. Not able to see I decided to pick up my small camera and take some shots.
Not only this.
I had to cut my hair and see how much, if you follow my blog you already know that I cut it myself doing two pig tails and cut with no mercy.
This pair of shoes isn't the one I intended to use, this is the one I use to go to supermarket. The new and good one is all dusty and I had to polish before to leave.
The belt too, the one I used is old , my brand new one is in my closet and I had to pierce a new hole with nail and hammer.
Not saying I still had to take a shower and brush my teeth and shave.
After to have taken the first pic I had a weird feeling looking to the image on the monitor. Something was very wrong.
The second pic already shows my unhappy face towards this puzzle of what I was feeling about the way I looked.
The third pic gave me real cramps:
"DO I LOOK AS I AM PROPOSING!!?" NO FUCKING WAY IN HELL !!! '"
You must to think it is ridiculous but I got in panic.
I even tried to take a pic on the sofa but wasn't able to see anything so decided to go back to my bedroom and change clothes.
On the way to shower I turned on and gave up about going out.
The image of me on my knees as I was asking made me really depressed.
.No shining new shoes.
.No cutting hair.
.No shower.
.No new hole on the brand new belt.
I spent the night in front of the TV watching Gran Torino eating pop corn with my dogs barking to the neighbors at the gate. And the most important: Saving my sweat blessed money.
It is sad , pathetic... but true.
But today I received a Christmas card from a friend and it was very nice of her. I love this girl... and love the fact she is at the other side of the country and will never bother me to go out accepting me the way I am, unsympathetic, anti-social, judgmental, not romantic and annoying. Uff... free.
I didn't propose anything to anyone, Linda. fock off.
ReplyDeleteBrother Caio,
ReplyDeleteYou look sharp - very much like Robert Downey Jr. The clothes don't make a man, you know that!
Peace and love to you my brother,
Brian
Brother Brian !!
ReplyDeleteI am going to google this guy.
Peace and love !
Wow, you look so elegant!
ReplyDeleteLet´s go on a date? :D
I´m jealous...
date ? didn't you learn anything with this post ?
ReplyDeletehahahahah!
Hi crissy.
kiss.
:-) Caio you made me so smiling.. you are very crazy and I recognize lot of me in your words hehehehehhe crazy
ReplyDeleteps: ahhhh at the first moment, the first foto I have had an apparition, you are looking like the joung Kirchner...
kiss to you my freind
ps: who are going than the date??
you are a very funny,artistic and brilliant man..you also,very much,have the craziness AND passion of an artist!! this i know,because my husband is so like you!!
ReplyDeletebe who you are..the right woman will love ,admire and be driven insane by you..and treasure every moment!!
enjoy your life,do what you want and the right one will come your way!!
hah!! if i were not older,already married and in California...and madly in love with my husband...who knows!! LOL!!
also..Brian is so right!!..Robert Downey,Jr.!!!!!!!....
ReplyDeleteyou have the same style and handsome,rogue look!!
xo
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ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeletehahah, well, at least I still look like a young something.
a lot of men !!! yes, I know lots of men think like this. hahahah, I try to deny but this is whom I am.
kiss.
ahhh.... the date.... long story :D
Ann,
ReplyDelete.....
...thank you for your kind words sweet Ann !
I will keep it in my mind.
kiss.
haha Caio...after all that complaining.....you are as handsome as a movie star. You should have gone to the thing..you looked just great, even making faces at the camera. I bet you have to beat women back with a stick all the time.
ReplyDeleteGran Torino is a good movie and you are a little like the main character..tough and manly, but also with an appreciation for truth and beauty. !
Caio, Long time no see my friend. Your posts always make me smile!
ReplyDeleteYou do look very smart. Nice photos! ;-)
I think your date will be very pleased.
I don't think that some artists are meant to get married. I certainly don't believe in marriage... Love my freedom too much!
I hope you are well.
All the best,
Jo.
Celeste,
ReplyDeletegran torino is a very good movie indeed. When I watched for the first time it impressed me how similar I was with the main character. I got ashamed. hahahah!
the truth is that I wear these chothes all the time as I don't have a large viariaty of clothes in my closet. So I didn't feel very special.
thank you Celeste.
see you.
Joanne,
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, yes, it has been a long time I don't see your posts, I went there few times but I didn't find new ones ... even so it was long ago, I must to visit you again, will do it this afternoom.
ahhhh.....maybe my problem is that I believe in marriage... that is the reasom I rum from it. hahaha!
the date didn't happen, I stayed at home.
all the best.
Oi Caio,
ReplyDeleteI feel so stupid! I just finished taking another look at these photos and realized you have shaved!
The first time I looked at these, I thought how nice you looked, but thought it was the clothes. I came back today because I thought I might "steal" an image for possibly another portrait and only then did I see what was missing. You are a handsome devil, as they say, and the photos prove it.
I'll stop now. I would not want to be accused of having a "man crush" on you!!
Yes, Caio, I can see you happily married, too!
Tchau,
Gary
Gary,
ReplyDeleteI always shave, hahaha, itn is bery rare to let grow facial hair.
thank you !!!!
see you my friend !!
Hi Caio,
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year !!
It's been a while since I visited your blog and I see I've been missing some outstanding work.
I always enjoy reading your stories. You turn ordinary routines into extraordinary adventures, like having no mirror and crouching down to see your clothes or piercing your belt with a hammer.
A shame you decided to stay at home after the ordeal you had to go through ;-)
Take care.
ANNA !!!
ReplyDeletegood to have you here again, be very welcome !
thank you, I try my best ;)
see you.