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John Michael

@jmbcafe.bsky.social
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One time: Journalist, Editor, College Radio Current: Non-Profit World, Gamers vs MS, Newfoundland Stream Network, Casual Streamer, Aspiring Fiction Writer Gaming, Psych, Movies & Sitcoms are my Jam Livin' with Crohns & LC linktr.ee/johnmichaelnl

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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wife and I been together 12 years. So much of our stuff was second hand or family stuff. We are probably only down to 20% of our stuff still being old fuckass shit. But it still carries on. We only just got rid of a couch that was in Rachel’s family for like 24 years.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To everyone on the Bluesky: Stop bringing Twitter blue checkmark opinions over here and quoting dunking them. Blue checkmarks get more money for more views so they post insane takes everyone disagrees with. They are purposely bad. Stop playing their game. That’s why you left Twitter & you are here.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Got my third-ever platinum trophy on PlayStation this week (I really don’t often feel like 100%ing things often). Spider-Man 2. First two were Spider-Man and Persona 5 Royal. Probably the weakest of the three games BUT its gameplay feel surpasses the first SM.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Two Directs One Cup Eve to all who celebrate
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thank you all! What a two hours! My cup is full. My aim is to try to do one every month or two. It’s much harder now. I don’t mean “woo is me” but in a literal sense of current capacity. But doing this filled my cup so much, itll be worth any days of PEM I get!
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Live now! My first stream of the year. Still got the long covid but wanted to have a time to catch up with folks! Also, my first ever stream of this style! www.twitch.tv/JMBcafe
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Thank you. Brought to you by carpel tunnel, my tremors, and good ol’ Paint.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s been over a year since I last streamed and I’m not ready for any big return yet, but excited to announce a one-off stream to catch up with the community! This Sat 130 pm eastern Roughly 90-120 mins (Rated R for Rad) Now With 200% more brain fog And 2000% more brain frogs
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just rewatched Mulholland Dr and that film fucks.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Half my university essays I wrote from my mind and just wrote (source) to remember to go back and source something that backs it up, cause everyone’s said something at some point. The research was then just finding a source to match my nonsense.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I almost never do the in card games. And at the start they introduce this and I’m like well, why not at least try it to say I did. Think I got two or three wins so far! I enjoyed it. Looking forward to playing more of that. About ~4 hours in
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This wouldn’t shock me. Of note, second place right now is FF 7 remake. You can dedicate sd cards just to the FFs alone ahaha.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Was gifted Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the Switch 2, and while not shocked it’s a huge file, it takes up HALF the Switch 2 storage space. After noticing this, my wonderful wife got me a Switch 2 micro sd card — I’m a lucky fella. FYI: Believe it’s the largest game currently on the console!
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Just remembered phones have this setting and all I can say is “same, iPhone. Same.”
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Neurotics who are told to stop over-obsessing or placebo effecting themselves, when in actually, having neurological disorders is likely to predispose you to other disorders. The cause and effect in fact being a mish mash of symbiosis.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Besides some medical gaslighting many years ago, as an adult I present reliable/privileged & since we started this journey last year, Ive been believed. But my heart hurts for individuals who to this day are called “lazy” or “it’s all in your head” who are likely struggling with this undiagnosed
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Gotta say though, with Crohn’s + buncha other stuff + ME, it’s pretty impressive the things I’ve done in my life. If I can even get back to 25% level of that productivity, I would be so joyful.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
LC Appt Update: officially in the system, diagnosed Long Covid and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. The second has likely been lifelong with the LC having cranked it up. Puts so much of my life into context. More tests to get done. Back in 6-8 week. No treatment yet but the validation, I could cry.
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ME/CFS: Unhelpful Advice Meme
ALT: ME/CFS: Unhelpful Advice Meme
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
He is though! Glad your oldest enjoyed them! When everything started coming out about shewhomustnotbenamed and people were sharing things like read Rick Riordan instead, I was like yassss gettt it.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I read 7 RRs a couple years ago (I’m a child at heart)
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My LC specialist appt is finally here: Friday! I’m hoping for similar. I am so so very hoping for similar! My wife brings you up when I get down on myself and thinking I won’t recover at all. Thanks for the hope!
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Where cognitive resources are just as important to manage in long covid to avoid activating or worsening PEM I’ve created a rule for myself: if I see an opinion that makes me mad, I just get off my phone. It’s also a reminder to get off my phone. It’s actually been working pretty good this year.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I’ve never accepted a “conspiracy” theory quicker than “Taylor Swift is a psy op.”
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
God it was so nice to just remember what feeling alive felt like
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Turned 36. Lucky to still be alive. Here’s to a good and hopefully better year. Today was a beautiful day. I am so lucky to have friends that I do
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Thank you! ❤️
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Things I’m gonna regret doing but gonna do anyway: have a fantastic birthday tomorrow and burn all the spoons. All health problems aside, I’m alive another year. I’m going to let myself enjoy!
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Toad from Mario Dancing on Red Carpet
ALT: Toad from Mario Dancing on Red Carpet
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Took this picture not long after we learned @raediantsunburst.bsky.social was pregnant a couple months ago. Perfect beautiful picture of the four of them.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Started watching New Girl and young Jake Johnson’s face is giving me young Dennis Hopper vibes. And now I’m just imagining Nick Miller in Hopper’s Blue Velvet role. “Baby wants to…”
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Never gets old being from NL. My wife actually went to Dildo for her bachelorette party.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Less than one month until I finally see the Long Covid specialist. Any relief at this point is welcome so I’m looking forward to trying things out and hopefully feeling a little better. Maybe even a lot better.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Playing Professor Layton for the first time only to see Rachel Dratch appear
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So right! The whiplash I felt when I read it. Like, it seemed better suited for satire than reality.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Mortgage ain’t cheap, lil Baby! Get to it!
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
There’s something so gross about Facebook pushing monetization even for personal pages, especially when the “hit post” is the announcement we’re having a baby to our family and friends. Hustle culture, enshittification, and late-stage capitalism all wrapped into one notification.
A Facebook notification that says “your contents a hit! Learn how pro mode can help you earn money from it.”
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Hold on to your butts, we’re going to be parents. Here’s looking at you, kid!
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Redhead Raedemption @raediantsunburst.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We’re thrilled to announce we are having a baby boy, due early Dec 2026! We’ve been wanting to be parents for quite some time, and now amazingly, we get to meet our little bundle of life before the end of the year. Our family is starting to feel complete! @jmbcafe.bsky.social
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Our cat Mia working on her Kubrick Stare.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
There’s a ton of one-liners that my mind auto-translates into “mocking alternating caps.” For instance, “you know it was always like this right?”
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Four is peak start though. I mean all controllers still use this as the standard .
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Such a unique one for a starting controller too. The genesis / Saturn / sega CD era controllers were so unique
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Babysitters for me were always rated by their VG knowledge. 😂
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I know you showed me this before but also it makes me want to own this so bad.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Number two for me. How about you?
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Oh hahaha look at the short version from Gen Z.” Before Gen Z none of us talked in short hand. Had never heard of it. Never made already short words longer for any reason at all. Nope, exclusively Gen Z. So wow, much short.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
My current “old man yells at cloud” is the Millennial vs Gen Z marketing meme cause they never make any sense at all. The millennial one is almost never a marketing tag line but in fact would just be a description and the Gen Z one sounds like the last three generations.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Should note that I do believe AI and algorithms are contributing to divide and polarization (even amongst those aware), but most of its casual use im seeing is “someone didn’t understand this thing in movie or book. Media literacy is dead.” And it’s like … that’s always been a thing.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Idk if “media literacy” is getting worse or just more people aware of the concept “media literacy.” Feels like people were always bad at it.
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John Michael @jmbcafe.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Crave recently uploaded a bunch of random Conan episodes going back to 2010. Been watching them mainly as background and man, they just bring me back to a much simpler time with the comfort of Conan. Peak TV.
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