Mon 2025-12-22 (Lilydale Lake: Day 8)

She's had terrible pain "peaks" overnight 9/10
6:30 AM
I'm sitting up in bed sipping on coffee, scrolling reddit*, after my world famous microwaved cereal cocktail (patent pending)

*the website broke a couple of days ago & thinks i want popular Australian posts — no matter what i choose from the menu (so i have started to have to use the app to see what's trending in the world) 

It is supposed to be "The Front Page Of The Internet"

Not "the front page of your own backyard" which is much less exciting

LILYDALE LAKE
I explored 2 parts that were new to me & then did 1 lap (slowly)

A heavily tattooed, shirtless dude lapped me 3 times. He looked ex-military, ex-rugby, and also potentially ex-prison. He was keeping up an impressive pace. I wondered what he had on in his headphones....

2:30 PM
Sandwich and a 2nd coffee at rooks rd, central core café. Home for a lie down. I still feel a bit buzzed from the caffeine ~ 4pm

4:30 PM - 8 PM (Box Hill Hospital)
N is back on solid foods today. Still in hospital for tonight, seems more at ease

9 PM
Natural Science Wine & Liquor. Good to be out, by myself, for 1 beer, and then drive home (with a few fancy tinnies)

Reading and re-reading a bush poem that my mum sent me

11:30 PM
Bedtime. Drilling sounds. Is it my new neighbour?






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