callmeolive

There’s many things I’d like to do with my spare time.

I’ll be blunt: last month’s assessment (and everything leading up to it) took the life out of me.

I did it again.

After 2 years of waiting, I had an autism assessment this month1.

For most kids, summer holidays meant the best things: hanging out with friends until the sun came down, playing video games non-stop, and travelling abroad.

Ah, August.

Endings.

Late last night I heard the unmistakable sound of something colliding with a computer fan.

Jim Nielsen recently wrote how blogging can just be stating the obvious, so here we go Jim: it’s too sodding hot.

I always meant to have some major epic planned for today’s post, but alas.

You know the song No Limit by 2 Unlimited, from the album No Limits!?

The annoying thing about having a blog is that when I see anyone else’s blog, one thought comes to mind: I wish my blog was like this.

If there’s one thing I miss about being a kid, it’s the sheer fervour I had for the media I consumed.

Yep, Doom 2016 is a decade old now.

Weird fact about me: I’m cross-dominant (also known as being mixed-handed).

Let’s cut to the chase: it was a wearable blanket.

With Valve recently1 revealing a new Steam Controller as part of their new hardware line-up, I thought I’d dust off my old Steam Controller and check it out a decade after its launch.

Wot happened this year 2025.

I haven’t been feeling it for the last few weeks.

The last week of April was a bloody scorcher, and today marks the hottest start of May on record.

I’ll let you in on a secret.

I’m writing this while I’m watching Caesar – my cat – partake in his third afternoon kip.

Yu-Gi-Oh!

I made some solid boring purchases this year.

I’ve recently been wearing a Casio AE-1200.

Last night I got an email from Google: My Pixel 4a would be receiving a new update in the coming days.

2024 felt more like a proper year than the last.

There’s nothing better than a good night’s sleep.

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The last time my old man saw the northern lights was 40 years ago.

I handed my notice in recently.

2023 was a good year for purchases (materialism ho!)

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2023 was certainly a year.

With the WHO declaring that Covid is no longer a global emergency, we’ve quickly been pushed back to life as it was before the pandemic, with barely a thought given to what things were like for a few years.

Part two When it comes to writing, if I can’t keep things concise, I like to keep them entertaining.

Part one With it being a decade since I was last at school, you’d think I’d be over it.

This June marked 10 years since I left school.

I had a lovely conversation with my mother this week.

After almost a decade of running my current desktop, I’ve hit the point where I ought to cut my losses and start with a fresh build for my needs rather than attempt upgrading.

I work with a lot of materials and substances which come with a warning saying that they have been found to cause cancer in California.

I’m not a linguist.

If you’re in the UK and you need to access medical help, you can do one of two things: for an emergency you call 999 or walk straight into A&E, and for anything else you ring your GP to get a doctors appointment.

Video game genres can be a tad awkward.

You’ve all read long-form posts and threads about Elon Musk’s takeover of and subsequent failures with Twitter, so I’d rather keep this relatively short.

Original post here.

Dear iPhone users… What if I told you there was a simple trick that would not just improve your life, but also improve the lives of everyone around you?

If you’re reading this, we’re live.