Mike Ormerod

A heady mix of travel, music, cycling and cancer. Views obviously my own. Sometimes amusing.

[Mike Ormerod @MichaelOrmerod]

Here's all my latest witterings on about cancer https://t.co/ioGVlcgldW

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@LakesClaire @FellFootparkrun Very impressive!

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Watching the Sky at Night Star special. Trying to keep up with it all is a good brain workout.

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@tangerinedaily At this stage it'd be welcomed like a long lost child.

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@andreacurley71 Was just thinking that 👍

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Signs I'm feeling better is I feel I need a new project. Something I can do around the chemo / treatment / feeling crap. Thinking cap on!

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

First ever direct image of a black hole! The supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87 -- 6.5 billion times as massive as the Sun! #EHT #BlackHole The image is better than I expected!

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I finally think I've the energy to tidy up the house this morning. It's needed as I was away the whole of March. *Stares out of window, drinks a cup of tea*

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Anyhoo that's my insomnia thoughts from last night. Morning all. #pleasefixbbcsounds

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As a big audio user the lack of genre search in @BBCSounds is woeful. Why strip functionality of the best thing from iPlayer? Compare to @Spotify that will give you every mood, colour and vibe under the sun. "Feeling a bit peaky at 3pm Tuesday, here's some Sunn O)))"

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I know budgets are being slashed but that's a case for *more* functionality, not a blank screen. Less art covered on R4 - here's a brilliant show about the latest at Sage Gateshead from BBC Tyne and Wear.

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I've managed to stagger around Sainsbos in a daze. Looking forward to a week of meals involving random things I've picked off the shelf. Tonight chorizo and quavers!

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@ladyhaja Baron Petstrap is a great name.

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I was up half the night with the joys of #insomnia from my steroids. So today is feeling like walking through dense custard.

[Adam Roche @Audiojoe]

Come to England. We have...

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@MarieR__ A long way yet to feeling ok, but it's a start.

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I managed a 3k walk around my local park this morning. Proud of that as I could only walk about 20ft last week. Going to try and do some form of exercise everyday on this new regime to try and stop the madness seeping (further) in.

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This is the best piece of cancer writing I've read in ages. Makes me want to write again.

https://t.co/B72BZwR2nl

[Mike Ormerod @MichaelOrmerod]

Current stage of chemo hangover from Thursday is, am I?
a) Hungry
b) Tired
c) In a bad mood

Usually sorting the first two cures the third *eats more marmalade toast*