Star Trek Strange New Worlds — Series 4 Episode 5 — “Level-Five Transporter Accident” — A Review

6th November, 2026: “A Case of Chiaoscuro”.

The Introduction.

Right … It’s official: I’m writing this on a Friday … !!

Yay!

Well, I say ‘Yay’ … !

I should say … … um … well, possibly anything but ‘Yay’!

It has been quiet, after all.

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At any rate … ?

It’s Friday.

And … ?

That means fish is slowly being cremated in the oven, potatoes will get turned into chips … 

And I’m mentally preparing myself for the next episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, for “Level-Five Transporter Accident”.

Which looks interestingly silly … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-11-2026 — *Miranda*

9th November, 2026: Miranda.

Right … it’s officially official.

I’m not going to my weight management meeting: as it’s off.

No … 

I’m going to a slipper swap: which is what’s using my weight management group’s space, this week.

Basically … ?

You take your old slippers in, and get new ones: but you’d worked that out, hadn’t you?

At any rate, that’s what’s going on, today.

If all goes well?

I’ll be picking up some potatoes, as well … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-11-2026 — Monty Python’s Life of Brian

8th November, 2026: Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

Right … I now have three new pairs of glasses.

Yes: three.

One for working at my computer, another for reading in bed, and a third for watching TV.

They seem OK, for the most part.

Although I suspect I’ll have to tinker with my display’s settings, to avoid eyestrain.

Here’s hoping.

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Just as an obscure point?

Today’s earworm is Althea and Donna’s “Uptown Top Ranking”: possibly the first song I can remember hearing in Jamaican English.

What was surprising?

Was quite how young the pair were, when they wrote the song!

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Just as a last point … ?

I had a phone-call, yesterday.

From someone inviting me to join a ‘whisky investment plan’.

Or possibly a ‘whiskey investment plan’.

It’s possibly the most pointless call I’ve ever had.

I don’t drink: so it’s on a par with asking a devout Catholic to invest in a condom factory.

Understandably?

I politely turned the offer down.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th November 2026.

7th November, 2026.

OK … Prunesquallor — the faux-Gormenghast version of me lurking in the above video’s thumbnail — has escaped.

Oh, at least, is in the thumbnail, picking up my new spectacles!

Something I’m going to be doing myself, later today: as the new set have turned up, and need to be fitted.

The only problem?

Is that the appointment’s at one.

Lunch may have to wait.

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As you’re no doubt aware, Russell Brand has been convicted of various sexual offences: and is now facing sentencing, on Monday.

I’m tempted to call him a comedian: except I never found him especially funny*.

At any rate?

The former performer has spent his first night in HMP Wandsworth.

In what’s called the Care and Support Unit, where especially vulnerable prisoners end up: a block that’s separate from the usual Vulnerable Prisoners wings.

Even knowing Wandsworth’s reputation?

I’m not exactly sympathetic.

If he didn’t want the time, he shouldn’t’ve done the crime.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-11-2026 — And Then There Were None (Six Questions)

6th November, 2026: And Then There Were None.

Right … 

If anyone’s found this link from Instagram — some of my reels are doing well — I’ll say this: “Thank You For Coming!”

It’s always nice to get new readers.

Feel free to take part in the Teaser: just make sure you read the rules, and leave a social media link!

At any rate … ?

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Please remember that using TorBrowser to visit torrent tracking sites, then using a BitTorrent client — Transmission is good, I’m told — to download files from those sites, is illegal, morally objectionable, evil, naughty and wrong.

So don’t do it … !

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Did I mention it’s been chilly, over the past few days?

At least, compared to recent summers?

It’s been chilly, over the past few days: compared to recent summers … … … 

Obviously, I’ve been out and about: in long sleeves, I should add!

And pants, trousers and a coat, I should add.

And shoes, obviously.

I digress.

Have you heard a variation on the phrase “It feels like it wants to rain/snow/be windy”?

I’ve heard a few versions.

And have been using a version, myself, recently.

Because?

Because, for a couple of days, it’s felt like snow.

It turns out there’s a reason for that.

According to this article from the BBC, we’ve been experiences an SSW, a sudden stratospheric warming.

Which means we are likelier to get snow in the eastern parts of the UK.

I’m looking forward to the next payday.

I might just need a winter coat.

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