Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th October 2024.

8th October, 2024,

Right … I am officially up early: and feeling god-awful!

I’m supposed to have another opticians appointment, today.

But … ?

I’m humming and hawing about cancelling it, and rearranging it.

I am feeling … unpleasant: and think I have a cold.

I’ve also aware that — for my last hour or so in bed? Today and yesterday? — I was heading for the loo.

Every ten minutes or so.

If I’ve understood the medications I’m on, correctly?

That’s the fault of the Dapagliflozin I’m on.

It makes diabetics like me … wee even more!

OK, it’s doing me good … 

But I’d rather it didn’t, at that time of the morning!

~≈🚾≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19th May, 2021.

19th May, 2021.

Remember, on Monday, I’d had a Zoom interview scheduled?

One interrupted by some sort of technical problem?

One that got rearranged for yesterday … ?

It didn’t go ahead.

The thing seems to have been cancelled: at their end.

And without a word to me, to say it would be cancelled.

Frankly?   I think that’s a little unprofessional: and sent a — hopefully polite — email to say so, and that I would withdraw my application.

If the company — Purified Air, they’re called — treats people like that at the interview stage, what are they like to work for … ?

~≈¥≈~

It’s officially official: I’ve got a hospital appointment on Friday.

For a somewhat invasive procedure.

One I’m hoping won’t take too long: but suspect will take a while.

But … ?

It’s one I know I have to fast for, AND take a powerful laxative in order to work.

I’m not looking forward to it: but, given it can rule out some quite serious conditions … ?

It needs doing.

~≈¥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-8-2019: We’re Outta Here … !

6th August, 2019.

Yes: I’ve finally managed to get the job.

After a lot of swearing, emailing, phoning, emailing, more phoning … and stuff.

The company I’ve been hired by has finally accepted my adoption papers.

After much consultation with the area manager, and Human Resources.

I start Thursday.

~≈§≈~

That’s counter balanced by the reason I’m up early.

Frankly?

It’s my uncle’s funeral, today.

It’s going to be a long day, I think … 

~≈§≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18th September, 2018.

18th September, 2018.

Yep: I’ve got a regret, again.

I would love a TV, with a bigger screen.

Especially when you consider I watched Solo: A Star Wars Story, last night.

Amazing stuff, I should add.

But … ?

The only regret I have about it?

Is my TV screen’s a bit too small!

It, and the rest of the recent Star Wars entries really do deserve a big screen!

~≈§≈~

I’ve also got to confess: I’m slightly jealous.

Of Japanese businessman, Yusaku Maezawa.

He’s been announced as one of SpaceX’s first Moon tourists.

I don’t know about you, but I’d love to be in Maezawa-san’s shoes!

Cash, hey … ?

~≈§≈~

The Daily Teaser — 19-5-2016

OK, I’ll admit it: I’ve broken into my savings!

Up until a few months ago, I’d had a lot of backed up TV series on a high capacity external hard drive.

Which then went and died, after falling off a table!

About the only series I hadn’t recovered?

Was the rebooted Battlestar Galactica: something I always felt was one heck of an improvement on the original.

Still … ?

I’ve had enough savings in my account to go and buy a copy of the box set.

Which is good.

Mind you … 

Buying Season Nine of Dr Who was possibly over doing it … 

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The Daily Teaser — 8-7-2015: Roswell

You know, it has to be said, bedtime reading’s getting good.

No, really!

Frankly, at the moment, I’m re-reading William Gibson’s Neuromancer: the 1984 book that kickstarted the whole Cyberpunk genre.

I have to admit, I’m having something of a blast with it.   Seeing what Case, Molly†, Armitage and the rest of the gang are doing, is like re-visiting old friends.

Especially Molly.   I’ve read the book several times, and keep wanting to see more of her: even though I’ve got through the sequels, AND the original short story version of Johnny Mnemonic*.

Wouldn’t mind seeing her floating around, again.

More than that, though … ?

Gibson never returned to one character’s story, after Neuromancer: never showed us what happened … 

Personally?

I’d love to know more about Case.

I mean, beyond the fact he never saw Molly, agin … !

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