Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26-5-2017

You know …

In the midst of the aftermath of the Manchester attack?

You’ve got to do all sorts of things.

Hope the police have tracked down everyone involved.

Hope that no-one is hurt at any upcoming Bank Holiday events … 

Hope that we can deal, emotionally, with the situation.

But I had a nasty thought, last night.

Assuming there’s a bomber we’ve missed: which is always a possibility.

Assuming there’s someone we’ve missed?

Have they got tickets for Glastonbury … ?   Or V, or Reading, or Donnington or any of the other big festivals … ?

That’s a nasty turn of mind I’ve got … 

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Terminator: Salvation: Ask me in an hour …

You know, I swear, that laptop of my sister’s is going to give me a heart attack, I swear blind!

Honestly, after working out that there’s a video driver conflict that’s causing the blessed to freeze, and the power down, I still — still — can’t install either Karmic Koala, or: either the Ubuntu or Xubuntu version!

Quite what’s going on there, I’m blowed if I know.

I mean, beyond the fact that booting into the Windoze version of Safe Mode seems to help!

Oy!

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Fight Club: Whoooaahh!

Seriously, whoooaahh!

I’m actually rather impressed by a film.

Tonight’s?

Was, if you’ve not guessed, was the Brad Pitt/Edward Norton flick, “Fight Club”.

And, yes, I’m impressed by it.

Now I’ve got to admit to having put off seeing it, for years, despite knowing its reputation for being one to watch.

And, for the life of me, I can’t think why!!

It’s the story of the the unnamed Ed Norton character, a sales executive, feeling trapped in a boring job and flat, and wanting out.

Norton gets mixed up with Brad Pitt’s character; one that he co-founds what they call a Fight Club, to vent their frustrations with how their lives are going.

There’s twists.

Oh yes!

But there’s also — for many of us — a lot being said, here. I’m thinking for a lot of men I know, that basic idea of of a Fight Club — somewhere to exercise a sense of masculinity — would be very appealing.

I know it grabbed me, even though I don’t think I’m built for a bare-knuckle fist-fight!!

And that sense of pushing the boundaries espoused by Brad Pitt, because the limits laid out for us are too limiting? That’s another appealing thing.

Now I know that may not convince you to go rent this.

I’d say “Fine.”

I’d also say “Go see ‘Fight Club’”.

It’s one entertaining movie.