John Michael
@jmbcafe.bsky.social
One time: Journalist, Editor, College Radio
Current: Non-Profit World, Gamers vs MS, Newfoundland Stream Network, Casual Streamer, Aspiring Fiction Writer
Video Games, Psych, Reading & Sitcoms are my jam
Livin’ with Crohns
https://linktr.ee/johnmichaelnl
Current: Non-Profit World, Gamers vs MS, Newfoundland Stream Network, Casual Streamer, Aspiring Fiction Writer
Video Games, Psych, Reading & Sitcoms are my jam
Livin’ with Crohns
https://linktr.ee/johnmichaelnl
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John Michael
@jmbcafe.bsky.social
· Feb 12
John of many trades. Master of one (Super Mario Bros. 35, may it RIP). I like to write. I like to make (esoteric) jokes. I like many things. Video games, movies, books & charity. I like to make community. I like to talk about my Crohn’s & anxiety. Sometimes I like to rhyme — but not all of the time!
100%’d New Super Mario Bros. Wii last week for the first time. Have a greater appreciation for that game now.
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
100%’d New Super Mario Bros. Wii last week for the first time. Have a greater appreciation for that game now.
Bowser taking lessons from all the billionaires during the pandemic. Wow. Canceled.
In Mario Party, landing on a Bowser Space while having no coins or stars normally results in Bowser taking pity on the players' bad fortune and giving them free coins instead. However, there has sadly been a trend of Bowser becoming steadily less compassionate over time, as shown by this graph.
February 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Bowser taking lessons from all the billionaires during the pandemic. Wow. Canceled.
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I’m so millennial-coded, it hurts
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I’m so millennial-coded, it hurts
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
I’m so millennial-coded, it hurts
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I’m so millennial-coded, it hurts
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
But life’s too short not to embrace the cringe
St. John’s weather forecast right now be like “flurries ending and then maybe flurries.” 2026 summed up already
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
St. John’s weather forecast right now be like “flurries ending and then maybe flurries.” 2026 summed up already
I wrote this review of the Nightmare Before Christmas just two months ago.
RIP Catherine O’Hara. And thanks for sharing your world with us.
RIP Catherine O’Hara. And thanks for sharing your world with us.
January 31, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I wrote this review of the Nightmare Before Christmas just two months ago.
RIP Catherine O’Hara. And thanks for sharing your world with us.
RIP Catherine O’Hara. And thanks for sharing your world with us.
No no no no no. And may I repeat: noooooo!
Canadian icon. Top tier.
Her post-Schitts Creek renaissance has been incredible. Last year alone she was on two of the biggest shows like sometimes in the same week (Last of Us and The Studio).
She will be missed.
Canadian icon. Top tier.
Her post-Schitts Creek renaissance has been incredible. Last year alone she was on two of the biggest shows like sometimes in the same week (Last of Us and The Studio).
She will be missed.
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
No no no no no. And may I repeat: noooooo!
Canadian icon. Top tier.
Her post-Schitts Creek renaissance has been incredible. Last year alone she was on two of the biggest shows like sometimes in the same week (Last of Us and The Studio).
She will be missed.
Canadian icon. Top tier.
Her post-Schitts Creek renaissance has been incredible. Last year alone she was on two of the biggest shows like sometimes in the same week (Last of Us and The Studio).
She will be missed.
Bill Lawrence originated shows are having a big year.
Shrinking Season Three this month.
Scrubs reboot next month.
Rooster with Steve Carrell premiers in March
Ted Lasso comes back this summer
Bad Monkey season two hits later this year.
As a lifelong sitcom lover, very excited!
Shrinking Season Three this month.
Scrubs reboot next month.
Rooster with Steve Carrell premiers in March
Ted Lasso comes back this summer
Bad Monkey season two hits later this year.
As a lifelong sitcom lover, very excited!
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Bill Lawrence originated shows are having a big year.
Shrinking Season Three this month.
Scrubs reboot next month.
Rooster with Steve Carrell premiers in March
Ted Lasso comes back this summer
Bad Monkey season two hits later this year.
As a lifelong sitcom lover, very excited!
Shrinking Season Three this month.
Scrubs reboot next month.
Rooster with Steve Carrell premiers in March
Ted Lasso comes back this summer
Bad Monkey season two hits later this year.
As a lifelong sitcom lover, very excited!
My current to-be-read pile is a little too high 😅
My reading slowed down the last year but my book collecting DID NOT. And then there’s me currently re-reading The Hobbit instead of tackling this.
My reading slowed down the last year but my book collecting DID NOT. And then there’s me currently re-reading The Hobbit instead of tackling this.
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
My current to-be-read pile is a little too high 😅
My reading slowed down the last year but my book collecting DID NOT. And then there’s me currently re-reading The Hobbit instead of tackling this.
My reading slowed down the last year but my book collecting DID NOT. And then there’s me currently re-reading The Hobbit instead of tackling this.
Spider Man 3 somehow feels like it was released before Casino Royale in terms of cultural memory, rather than a year after it.
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Spider Man 3 somehow feels like it was released before Casino Royale in terms of cultural memory, rather than a year after it.
Hooked up the old Wii today. Wild to think that the console is now 20 years old!
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Hooked up the old Wii today. Wild to think that the console is now 20 years old!
Today I had two medical tests at the new NL Health Facility in the old Costco building.
They got rid of the double barrelled parking lines! How dare! That was some top-tier parking there.
They got rid of the double barrelled parking lines! How dare! That was some top-tier parking there.
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Today I had two medical tests at the new NL Health Facility in the old Costco building.
They got rid of the double barrelled parking lines! How dare! That was some top-tier parking there.
They got rid of the double barrelled parking lines! How dare! That was some top-tier parking there.
My 2025 in movie-watching.
My record number of films watched in a year at 301.
My record number of films watched in a year at 301.
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My 2025 in movie-watching.
My record number of films watched in a year at 301.
My record number of films watched in a year at 301.
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No regrets, those my boys.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
No regrets, those my boys.
Legit hate that for most of my adult-life with my Crohn’s I was doing life on hard mode, and still do it well, but the credit received is just about the same as easy mode
And now on extra-hard mode?Well I’m doing even less, yet sometimes fighting even more
Can’t win! All you can do is laugh or cry
And now on extra-hard mode?Well I’m doing even less, yet sometimes fighting even more
Can’t win! All you can do is laugh or cry
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Legit hate that for most of my adult-life with my Crohn’s I was doing life on hard mode, and still do it well, but the credit received is just about the same as easy mode
And now on extra-hard mode?Well I’m doing even less, yet sometimes fighting even more
Can’t win! All you can do is laugh or cry
And now on extra-hard mode?Well I’m doing even less, yet sometimes fighting even more
Can’t win! All you can do is laugh or cry
New Years Day tradition for a couple years for us — rewatching Hamilton
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
New Years Day tradition for a couple years for us — rewatching Hamilton
Stranger Things Season Rankings:
One
Four
Three
Five
Two
May feel different on a rewatch but that’s where I am now!
One
Four
Three
Five
Two
May feel different on a rewatch but that’s where I am now!
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Stranger Things Season Rankings:
One
Four
Three
Five
Two
May feel different on a rewatch but that’s where I am now!
One
Four
Three
Five
Two
May feel different on a rewatch but that’s where I am now!
Happy NTV countdown to all who celebrate
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Happy NTV countdown to all who celebrate
My 2026 resolution is to just make it better than 2025. Too many illnesses active right now to commit to much else but I wanna at least commit to that!
To all of you, I wish you all a happy new year. May your 2026 be a great year and I’ll be cheering you on!
To all of you, I wish you all a happy new year. May your 2026 be a great year and I’ll be cheering you on!
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My 2026 resolution is to just make it better than 2025. Too many illnesses active right now to commit to much else but I wanna at least commit to that!
To all of you, I wish you all a happy new year. May your 2026 be a great year and I’ll be cheering you on!
To all of you, I wish you all a happy new year. May your 2026 be a great year and I’ll be cheering you on!
Done the first three seasons now and have begun to watch Buffy S4/Angel s1 interweaving. I’m obsessed. This has been my panacea this year.
I’m actually glad I slept on this so far in life because now I’m experiencing it all for the first time and it’s just downright incredible. Wow.
I’m actually glad I slept on this so far in life because now I’m experiencing it all for the first time and it’s just downright incredible. Wow.
Besides a couple episodes for a university class, I have never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer before.
Finished watching the first season last night and I totally see its lasting charm and why it’s been recommended to me every year for the last 20 years.
Looking forward to more!
Finished watching the first season last night and I totally see its lasting charm and why it’s been recommended to me every year for the last 20 years.
Looking forward to more!
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Done the first three seasons now and have begun to watch Buffy S4/Angel s1 interweaving. I’m obsessed. This has been my panacea this year.
I’m actually glad I slept on this so far in life because now I’m experiencing it all for the first time and it’s just downright incredible. Wow.
I’m actually glad I slept on this so far in life because now I’m experiencing it all for the first time and it’s just downright incredible. Wow.
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This may be maybe the sickest I’ve felt on Christmas Day ever? And in 2020 I had a surgery two days before Christmas so that’s saying something
Haven’t entered bitter feelings yet but definitely a lil self-pity. But I am still taking joy in seeing others joy. Best I can do
For me, it’s a Restivus!
Haven’t entered bitter feelings yet but definitely a lil self-pity. But I am still taking joy in seeing others joy. Best I can do
For me, it’s a Restivus!
a man in a suit is sitting at a desk with his head resting on his hand .
ALT: a man in a suit is sitting at a desk with his head resting on his hand .
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December 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This may be maybe the sickest I’ve felt on Christmas Day ever? And in 2020 I had a surgery two days before Christmas so that’s saying something
Haven’t entered bitter feelings yet but definitely a lil self-pity. But I am still taking joy in seeing others joy. Best I can do
For me, it’s a Restivus!
Haven’t entered bitter feelings yet but definitely a lil self-pity. But I am still taking joy in seeing others joy. Best I can do
For me, it’s a Restivus!
So not used to having long-covid yet even if it’s been eight months (only figured out what it was a month ago). Been resting most of the year so my pain/fatigue was only semi-bad. Pushing through Xmas stuff & I’m in so so bad rolling PEM.
It’s a bummer, things hurt, but Im learning. All I could do
It’s a bummer, things hurt, but Im learning. All I could do
December 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So not used to having long-covid yet even if it’s been eight months (only figured out what it was a month ago). Been resting most of the year so my pain/fatigue was only semi-bad. Pushing through Xmas stuff & I’m in so so bad rolling PEM.
It’s a bummer, things hurt, but Im learning. All I could do
It’s a bummer, things hurt, but Im learning. All I could do