El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time — Series 2: Episode 9 — Óleo sobre tiempo/Oil painting over time — A Review.

6th March, 2019.

It has to be said, modern technology can be good.

On the other hand?

Modern technology can be bad.

Especially when you drop your phone, and smash the screen.

Thankfully?

I had family come to the rescue, and pay for a repair.

For which I’m eternally grateful.

It’s also helpful the the shop I used — Onsite, in Brentwood High Street — did the repair very quickly.

I’m impressed* … 

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Impressed … 

But also having a quiet patch.

As you may possibly already know?

I’m jobhunting, at the moment.

As you can imagine, looking for work is a chore: even though I can get it done a lot more quickly than I used to.

Either way?

I’ve spare time … mostly to devote to a hobby … and to watching a TV show or two.

You can tell what I’m going to mention next, can’t you?

Yes … 

El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time — Series 2 … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th March, 2019.

6th March, 2019.

I think I can safely thank my family.

Bless em, we actually had a sandwich, yesterday: to mark my birthday.

Over at the Barnyard Cafe, in Pilgrims Hatch.

Which was rather nice, it has to be said.

And quick … 

I’m burbling, aren’t I … ?

To get to the point.

Bless them, my family’s given me enough money to get my phone’s screen repaired.

Which, hopefully, will be done by this morning.

For a start?

The repair shop is one I know, local: and did a very good job of my sister’s laptop, a little while back.

And, for another thing?

The SIM card’s looking rather lonely … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5-3-2019: Saint Piran’s Day

5th March, 2019.

It’d got to be said, getting cards on my birthday?

Is always nice … 

Even though it always tells me I’m getting older.

But, in spite of that … ?

It was definitely nice to get the card I got from my eight year nephew, Jude.

Well … 

There was cake … 

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Saying that?   The day — as ever — had its ups and downs.

After all, hearing that Keith Flint and Luke Perry had died — both not that much older or younger than me — was a bit shocking.

My condolences go to their families.

On the up side … ?

Ish … ?

I’ve finally heard back from BT.   No, I didn’t get the job.

But they have agreed to try  and send some feedback.

That’s something.

Oh … and I’ve caught another episode of El Ministerio Del Tiempo.

That is quite a show … !

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El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time — Series 2: Episode 8 — Tiempo de valientes II/Time of the braves - Part Two — A Review.

4th March, 2019.

Yes, OK … 

Spending the night in, when it’s my birthday … ?

Is actually about par for the course.

And, if you’re on my money.

It’s affordably par for the course.

So … 

A night in … with downsides and upsides.

On the downside?   I’ve finally heard back from BT.

I didn’t get the job.   But they will at least be sending me some feedback.

On the upside … ?

On the upside, my nephew’s managed send me a card, bless him: and wrote it out, himself!

There’s also the upside that the charity fundraiser on Facebook hasn’t hit its target?

It HAS managed to raise £72.

There’s three days left, if you fancied donating … 

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All that aside … ?

All that aside, a quiet night in is fine.

If you have something to do.

The past few nights?

I have.

Yes: I’ve been El Ministerio del Tiempo/The Ministry of Time, again.

Series 2, so you know.

And yes … the (real world) Siege of Baler looks nasty …

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2019: Birthdaze …

4th March, 2019.

Yes: it’s that time of year again: when another year gets ticked off the calendar, and the age piles up.

Oy veh.

Frankly?

I’m planning on a quiet one: that’s going to involve picking up more medication, shopping … 

And hopefully, another episode of El Ministerio Del Tiempo.

One thing I will do?

Is ask you to make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society for me.

I think the fundraiser I was running on Facebook has now — with many thanks to those who HAVE donated — closed off.

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