Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

Interesting to spot something on Street View (taking a virtual stroll around some London streets) which encapsulates a lot of feelings I have about big cities and the sort of cultural pot they create. This is Hackney. Reminds me of parts of The Old Kent Road. Trash everywhere, tiny little businesses (money transfer places..always) and gleaming new things in the background.

The PAT bendy bus getting lifted from its resting place on the Fern Hollow Bridge (RIP) https://i.redd.it/5uqch1fgq3f81.jpg

New forest donkey trying to eat my car back in 2010

The locals at Roundhill Farm in warmer times.

9yrs ago, I think coming home from work. I remember it being bitingly cold. On my old HTC phone which took pretty nice photos. This view is no longer possible - the new building is on these grounds.

No job is worth dying for.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/port-authority-bus-driver-involved-in-bridge-collapse-was-supposed-to-be-off-work-friday/ar-AATfVCz?ocid=msedgntp

That's a PAT bus there.

Astonishing drone shot from Reddit

That fucking bridge. I go on that thing every day.

Scans are all clear, but I do need to follow up with Neurologist about arterial problems in me noggin. They won't do anything about it, as usual, it's just more stress for me.

The Fast Show was kind of an accompaniment to my early 20s; my housemates had them all on VHS and we'd watch them after an evening out at the pub (most days, honestly). This was a retrospective from 2020 I hadn't seen.
https://youtu.be/rSWCkVdXpC4

MRI time. Joke's on them - I don't have a brain

Microsoft's forced conversion of Mojang accounts to create more MS accounts is top-tier MS bullshit.

Doctor explained that you need a certain combination of things for it to occur, namely: Tiredness, dehydration, and slightly low blood sugar. It's a fasting blood draw so the latter is assured, and I am bad with hydration first thing. An so today I had another. I asked to be reclined and there was no problem. Thank fuck for that, because I've got another two appointments next week, both need IVs.

So they did this, saw me protesting, and decided to have another attempt. That's when it happened. Basically the body shuts down under certain stress triggers, and apparently that was mine. It was very alarming because it came out of absolutely nowhere.

Because of my cancer treatment, my veins in the one arm I can use (lymphedema risk on the other) my veins are very difficult to access. This resulted in the phlebotomist unfortunately 'digging' with the needle (they're not supposed to do this, but they all do) and causing no small amount of pain.

About a month ago, during some routine oncology follow-up labs, I had an onset of vasovagal syncope, in other words I got severe nausea and almost passed out. In 3yrs of countless labs and sticks it had never happened before, and it scared the hell out of me. It's not nice to feel unwell and suddenly be surrounded by white coats and put on an IV.

GPU Vendor thinks people should spend more on GPUs, this just in
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/19/22891092/amd-4g-vram-claim-gpu-launch-rx-6500-xt

Anyway, life is short. Pick up that phone, talk to that friend.