my brother got it on tuesday.
my dad and i got it the next day. we were both on mc yesterday.
mine’s so bad that i’m at home once again. 2 1/2 days of MC. half the work week.
missed watching an omnimax show.
going to miss the university of melbourne alumni event later.
hope i recover in time for the unimelb open house tomorrow.
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and you did recover =)
still very red under the eyelids…
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