Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th August 2025.

14th August, 2025.

Right … I watched a little TV, last night: the first two episodes of a new series called Alien: Earth.

Yes, you’re right: it’s the latest entry in the successful Alien franchise, and set a couple of years before the original film.

To try and summarise?

The first episodes see a child called Marcy, a cancer patient, being transferred in to a new, android, body: and helping others through the same process: whilst yearning for contact with her only brother.

The episodes also see a spaceship crash on Earth, a spaceship that’s been investigating various alien lifeforms: including the franchise’s signature Xenomorph.

Yes: a Xenomorph is loose on Earth … and its brought its friends.

I’ve felt for years that expanding the Alien franchise — by properly exploring its background universe — would be a good thing.

And this series looks capable of doing that.

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Talking of TV shows … ?

I’ve going to be watching the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, tonight.

And going to try And catch the next episode of Foundation, later in the week.

One thing I have noticed?

Is that Strange New Worlds seems to have plenty of merchandise — books, t-shirts, props, what-have-you — but that Apple’s Foundation doesn’t.

That’s a shame: a reproduction Prime Radiant would be nice!

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As a final thought … ?

I was in Romford, yesterday: trading in my old phone at the Romford branch of CeX.

They were offering a better range of prices than the equivalent places in Brentwood.

I walked away from the trip, having sold the phone for thirty-one pounds.

Which therefore meant the new one, effectively, cost me some sixty-eight pounds*.

That’s not a bad price, from where I’m sitting.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th August 2023.

14th August, 2023.

Yes: it’s Monday, again.

And yes: I’m off to another weight management class.

Hopefully?

I would’ve lost some.

Here’s hoping.

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One thing I do know about them?

Is that my weight has spiked, somewhat.

Generally, the trend has been down: but since switching from the coveted Ozempic, to Trulicity?

I’ve noticed my weight has gone up … and is now coming down, since switching.

My sugar levels are good: it’s just the weight seems noticeable.

Why is this happening?

I don’t know.

We’ll have to see what happens!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th August, 2020.

14th April, 2020.

Yep: it’s official.

I’ve got up at silly o’clock!

Which I’m possibly going to pay for, later!

Especially as the expected thunderstorm — an incredibly dramatic thunderstorm — turned up, last night.

The reason I’m up so early?

I’m looking after my nephew, Jude, today.

Hopefully?   I won’t get two much fuss, heading into town with him, to bank a cheque.

The one from O2, finally turned up!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th August, 2018

14th August, 2018.

Right … 

I’ve had a bed week at work, it has to said.

Bed week?

BAD week!

I’m right: when, in the intro video, I say I want to go back to bed!

It’s possibly a good way of spending my time!

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Oh, as a thought … ?

You’ve possibly realised that long time Old Peculiar contributor, Debbi Mack, has — appropriately — a Mac.

AND a lot of recording gear.

Oh, and a copy of Final Cut Pro: a touch more feature rich than iMovie.

Given that … ?   Let me present …

It Happened in Howard County … 

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Oh, I’ve just had a quick look at a post — about left-handedness — I shared on Facebook, yesterday.

I think it’s going to generate arguments: about eating left handed.

Just so you know, the definition I heard, was not about which way around you use a knife and fork.

It’s the hand you use a spoon: or a fork on it’s own.

I’m a southpaw.   I use my left hand, so you know.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-8-2016

How closely do you follow the news?

I do, especially if it’s something that interests me: technology, for example, of things about my favourite TV shows, or films franchises.

Or if it’s about social media I use.

Something that’s floated across my timelines, recently?   Is Facebook’s on-going legal attempts to stop the Ad-Block Plus extension from working on the site.

The plug-in is widely used — including by myself — to keep annoying ads off web pages one visits.

So, while I can appreciate Facebook NOT liking it — advertising is how the site makes its money, after all — I, personally, intend to keep using AdBlock Plus.

Having grown up on broadcasts from the BBC — broadcasts uninterrupted by adverts — I value not seeing them.

I think that’s worth annoying Facebook.

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