9th November, 2024: A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Right … I’ve told you I’m getting Personal Independence Payment.
And have to admit: I’ve had enough left to buy a new computer: a new, and somewhat more powerful, M4 Mac mini.
That should be enough to deal with the upcoming Apple Intelligence updates: and let me export videos in the larger, 4k, resolution, far more easily than I can at the moment*.
But … ?
I’d also like to thank Olga, Debbi, Mum, Anna, Ruth, Sean, Laura, Kate, Alan, Carly and everyone else who helped me buy the M2 mini sitting to my immediate left: as their help has enabled me to keep both blog, and YouTube channel, going …
And allowed me to offset some of the cost of a new machine.
Thank you, wherever you are!
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In other news … ?
My nephew, Jude, was over, last night.
I think I should say two things.
One?
He’s a very polite young man!
Two?
Yes, he HAS made another video!
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Yesterday was busy.
As, first thing in the morning, I had a visit from an occupational therapist: visiting to see if there were any adjustments that could be made to my flat.
She made a lot of notes: and suggested a few things.
Or, at least, agreed a few things.
Lowering the kitchen cupboards, installing a walk-in shower, and — at the very least — having some sort of help getting into the bath/shower.
She’s going to be passing on those suggestions to my GP, and my land-lords.
And also suggested that I pass put in a request to Essex County Council’s Adult Social Care section: so that they can carry out an assessment.
They — going by the phone call I made to them — should be getting back to me within about four weeks.
Hopefully?
Once all the assessments are done, and funding agreed, the process won’t take long.
For — to paraphrase Sir Terry Pratchett — a given value of ‘long’ … and ‘funding agreed’.
I get the impression that funding will be the sticking point …
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Just as a final piece of sad news … ?
Tony Todd — who made many appearance in Star Trek — has died.
He’ll be much missed: and best remember for one of horror’s iconic figures, the Candyman …
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