Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-1-2025 — John the Forerunner

7th January, 2025: John the Forerunner.

Right … it’s officially Tuesday … and Radio 4’s Today programme has a piece on, about the way McDonald’s staff are being treated.

It’s an on-going thing for the company: some of its franchise managers make Harvey Weinstein look good!

That’s certainly not making the company look good!

But that’s not really relevant to my day.

It’s a day where I have nothing planned: and I’m feeling vaguely lost.

After all, the past couple of weeks have been busy … !

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At any rate … ?

Yesterday was Monday: a day that saw me at the dentist in the afternoon … and at my weight management meeting in the morning!

Thankfully?

I’m down four hundred grams: just shy of a pound.

That’s pretty good: post Christmas!

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As a final thought … ?

You’re possibly aware I claim an extra benefit: called Personal Independence Payment, or PIP.

I had thought I’d be eligible for a free bus pass as a result.

After a phone call, yesterday … ?

It turns up I’m not.

I don’t have enough points in the relevant section of my claim.

That’s a bit of a git: free bus travel could’ve been helpful.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th February, 2018

5th February, 2018.

No, really, it’s true.

I’ve actually managed to see the Denis Villeneuve directed, Blade Runner 2049.

Last night, so you know.

Frankly, and for all it’s glorious imagery?

It’s just a bit too long: by about forty-five minutes.

There’s more: it occurred to me, while I was in bed — after I’d written my post, wouldn’t you know it? — that the focus of the plot was wrong.

It focuses on K — Ryan Gosling — in his attempt to find the impossible child of a replicant, in a quest to find his own identity.

When maybe it should have focused on Niander Wallace’s (Jared Leto) search for the same child.

Two hours and forty five minutes of Ryan Gosling wandering around looking bloody miserable … 

Could’ve had a lot more plot.

And a lot more villain.

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Just as an extra thought: I’ve got the radio on: as ever.

Set to Radio 4’s Today programme.

Who’ve just announced there’s snow warnings for the southeast: something I’ve double checked with my weather app.

It’s true, there’s warnings.

I’ve looked out of the window.

It’s looking bleak … 

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