Day 37 - September 13th

Day 37 - September 13th
LIMITLESS ----
---no limits---
Phil & Chris in Melbourne - Drunk times, @ workers
Spiced rum is expensive

        This weekend Phil drove over to Melbourne with another mate of ours, Chris, and after drinking into the night at The Workers, we woke up in one of the rooms above the pub. Or maybe we slept at mine and went over later? I don't remember, but I do remember Richie having this array of vitamins pills and supplements that he handed out to us when we woke up. Richie is always on some new self-improvement tip, and he loves to tell you about it, wide-eyed like he's figured it all out. I don't take the specifics of it too seriously, but it's cool to see someone always trying to better themself – he's always full of hope and optimism.
        The last pill he gave us was big and long, and as he handed it to us out of another plastic pharmacy tub his eyes glimmered: “Boys, this last one, oh man... this is that LIMITLESS shit, like the movie. Get ready to unlock your SHIT on a whole 'nother level!”
        I couldn't take him seriously, but I did love that movie, and I took the pills regardless – it just felt nice to be included. I don't remember whether we laughed at Richie's 'Limitless' comment in the moment, but I've always remembered that as the highlight of the morning. We went and got sandwiches from some hole-in-the-wall cafe he was raving about, and I felt like I was being let into the Secret Melbourne Society step-by-step.

        Actually I do remember now! We didn't sleep at Richie's, we slept at mine. Phil drove over with a bunch of stuff from my place in Adelaide and I'd just moved in with Brodie and Ben. Up until this point I was still sleeping on the floor with a powerboard to plug my phone, laptop and bedside lamp into, all of which lived on the floor. My clothes were in a pile in the corner of the room,which felt so liberating after having to pack them into my bag a the hostel every day for two months. Finally,now that I had my own room I could up-end my bag and leave the contents strewn over the floor like a grown-up. Phil brought my bed over, but I didn't set it up until after the weekend because we were busy taking drugs.

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