Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-2-2024 — The Intercalary Day.

29th February, 2024: The Intercalary Day …

Right … it’s Thursday … 

And … ?

I’ve had a couple more people interested in the laptop.

One … ?

Seems genuine.

Although hasn’t got back to me, over the price.

A second … ?

Offered part-exchange on something … that I chose not to look at: as — when I clicked on the link provided — took me to a log-in page that appeared to be from Facebook.

This is the suspicious log-in page

But that — to me — seemed very suspicious.

• It didn’t have a familiar link.
• The link it did have, had a ‘Not secure’ warning.
• And it seemed nothing like the log-in page I’m familiar with.

This is the log-in page I’d expect to see.

It seemed … odd … 

~≈fl≈~

Terminator: Dark Fate — A Review

29th February, 2020.

It has to be said, it’s a spare Saturday evening.

No cash to go out, little to do if I did have cash … 

And frankly … ?

A mood bordering on the thoughtful … 

If nothing else … ?

I fancied a film.

I’ve a few sitting in my collection that needed viewing: and one or two had been suggested to me.

Teaser regular, Olga had suggested I Am Not A Serial Killer.   Which was in the collection, at some point: but is maybe for another time.

The Girl on the Third Floor was another: I’d seen it float past on a Facebook group I belong to.

Possibly not … 

Candyman?   The 1992 horror film: a remake of which is due out this year … ?

Possibly: a post would get a lot of views … 

But maybe not yet … 

I finally … went with Terminator: Dark Fate.

Am I convinced … ?

~≈¥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-2-2020: The Number 29.

29th January, 2020.

I have to say, I’m a Doctor Who fan: I’ve been watching it for years.

So I’m a fan that recognises this symbol.

A symbol that’s generally called the Seal of Rassilon, and used as a generic symbol for the Time Lords: the species the Doctor’s a member of.

And one that’s visible in this publicity shot for the Series Twelve finale.

Right behind the Lone Cyberman.

The mild irony?

Is the symbol was originally designed for a species called the Vogans: from the planet Voga.

And later re-used — for the Time Lords — in The Deadly Assassin.

The mild irony … ?

Is that the Vogans, the species the symbol’s first used for?

Crop up in a series called Revenge of the Cybermen.

Like I say, mild irony … 

~≈†≈~

Oh, just as a quick thought?

Right at the moment, my bed-time reading … ?

Is William Gibson’s Agency: focused on a young woman called Verity.

I’ve got further along in the story.

But noticed chapter grabbed me.

Two of the main characters got discussing the front door of their favourite coffee shop.

It is, according to one character?   TARDIS Blue.

Or, at least, ’96 TARDIS Blue.

You have to love a geeky reference, don’t you … ?

~≈†≈~

The Daily Teaser — 29-2-2016

Hmmm … 

Well that’s the Oscars done with for another year.

I’ve just had a quick look at the winners list, over on the BBC’s news site.

And have to admit, it’s nice to see Mad Max: Fury Road has done well, even though it’s not won Best Film: or one of the other big five.

Speaking as a science fiction fan?   That’s disappointing.

Although, yes … 

I’m VERY aware there’s other things to complain about.

~≈fi≈~