Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th July, 2021

5th July, 2021.

Believe it or not … ?

I’ve got a meeting, today: with my case worker from The Shaw Trust.

At ten.

Hopefully?

He’ll have found something I can apply to!

At eleven … ?

I’ve got the training course the Job Centre’s put me on.

Forty minutes of Zooming fun, in other words.

Which reminds me: once I’ve done the next batch of Teaser videos, I really need to do the next bit of That Health and Safety course: you never know when that’s useful … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th July, 2021.

4th July, 2021

Right … the interview, yesterday, didn’t go well.

Well … 

The conversation between men and the interviewer went well enough.

But it was only then that I was able to confirm that the job was at the Billericay branch: with a projected start time of 05:30.

When the earliest bus from Brentwood leaving at six?

The job, unfortunately, couldn’t happen.

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Just as pleasant thought … ?

Or pleasantish, anyway.

The Evil of the Daleks, one of the missing Classic Doctor Who stories, is to be released in an animated form on 27th September, 2021.

At least … it gets released here in the UK.

Assuming the £20 benefit uplift stays in place?

It’s something I can afford to look at.

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Talking about that £20 extra benefit payment … ?

The extra payment ends in September: which could make Christmas miserable!

But … ?

Although it’s not — seemingly — been posted to the BBC’s news site, it seems that former Conservative ministers of the Department of Work and Pensions have written an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Encouraging him to keep the payment in place.

As where MPs, at Mr Sunak’s recent appearance in Parliament.

Frankly?

I’d hope it’s kept.

It’s a much needed boost.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-7-2021: Kafka

3rd July, 2021.

It’s official: I have — in theory — an interview, today.

Via Zoom.

Given I’ve had a couple pdf interviews that haven’t gone ahead, this week?

I’m a little unsure if this will go ahead.

Here’s hoping … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd July, 2021.

2nd July, 2021.

Did I mention I like a good read?

I like a good read, every so often.

And, last night?   Managed to start Isaac Asimov’s Foundation.

Something I’ve been meaning to read for a while: especially given that AppleTV+ is due to start airing its version of the story in September.

Three very short and well written chapters in … ?

I’m impressed.

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Of course, when one book is started … ?   Another is finished.

The one I finished was Hallie Rubenhold’s The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper.

Something that takes looks at the lives of Mary Anne Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly: the victims of the Ripper, rather than the ripper, himself.

Can I suggest you have a look at this particular book?

It’s focus on the victims reminds us of one thing.

In Rubenhold’s own words?

‘In order to gawp at and examine this miracle of malevolence we have figuratively stepped over the bodies of those he murdered, and, in some cases, stopped to kick them as we walked past.’

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Hallie Rubenhold.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-7-2021: Canada Day

1st July, 2021.

Yes: I’m annoyed.

I was due to have a diabetic eye test, yesterday: at a local surgery in Warley, rather than my usual surgery.

I missed it.

And not through any fault of my own.

I got the the relevant bus stop, in time: but missed two direct bus.

So caught the 72, instead.

What I didn’t realise?   Was that the 72 goes up Avenue Road, then down Woodman Road, rather than straight up Warley Hill — the B186, so you know — to get there.

Which is where the problems started.

The bus got held up on Woodman Road: as it couldn’t get past a couple of badly parked cars.

Two.

Badly.

Parked.

Cars.

I was fuming.

And, when the driver asked if I’d rather get off, to walk to my appointment?

I took the chance: not realising quite how long it could take.

By the time of the appointment?   I was further down Woodman Road, the bus had zoomed past me, after taking a diversion … and, three minutes after the thing was due to start?

The surgery had phoned me to tell me I was latte, and they would be sending me a letter to rebook things.

I spent most of yesterday?   Swearing on social media.

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The only upside to the day?

I got the rat trap set up … and won three pounds* on the lottery.

Ahem!

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