Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-2-2020: SFTV

11th February, 2020.

Yep: I officially need to clean my socks.

Strange: but true!

Frankly, you can tell the lack of a job’s getting to me.

When the most exciting thing I have to do … ?

Is laundry!

~≈†≈~

Well … 

Apart from my bedtime reading.

Orwell’s The Lion and the Unicorn, since you ask.

Granted, I’m taking my time with it: the last time I mentioned it was at the end of January.

What caught my eye, last night?

Was simply Orwell’s description of government officials.

He said they had ‘prehensile bottoms.’

Well … it made me smile!

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As another quick thought?   One that seems appropriate, given the theme of today’s Teaser.

Was simply the most recent episode of Dr Who, Can You Hear Me?

I mentioned one scene, in my review: where Ryan (Toisin Cole) and Yas (Mandip Gill) end up discussing their travels with the Doctor: whether they the going the right thing in staying.

Which got me wondering all sorts of things.   I wondered if — given how similar that scene seemed to others* — whether the pair would be staying on, beyond this season.

I didn’t make much of it: beyond publicly speculating when any pay off would come.

I’m not the only one wondering about that … 

It’s seems the Daily Express has been thinking the same way.

We’ll have to see what happens, won’t we?

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th February, 2020.

10th February, 2020.

I think I can honestly say that — for the moment, and in this part of the world — Storm Ciara seems to have calmed down … a bit.

I’ve not been outside … as yet … 

But … ?

I’m not expecting too much disruption for anything I want to do.

I just hope I’m right about that … 

~≈Í≈~

Did I mention it’s my birthday in a few weeks time?

I have a very good idea what I’ll be getting.

I hope I’m right.

It would mean I could blow — and, importantly, job hunt — on the go.

And … and get to install Ubuntu on something.

~≈Í≈~

Doctor Who — Series 12: Episode 7 — Can You Hear Me? — A Review

9th February, 2020.

Right … 

JUST so you know?

My name’s Paul: and I live in the United Kingdom.

And?

Right at the moment, it’s 20:14 … 

And Storm Ciara is still … blowing.

To the point where the video I caught this morning is possibly seriously out of date.

It’s been breezy, in other words!

Breezy enough that the BBC transmitters went down this morning!

Personally … ?

I’m thankful that didn’t happen this evening!

~≈¥≈~

At any rate, I felt I should tell you two things.

For starters?

I’ve got Marley’s* Exodus album on in the background.

You have to put a classic on, sometimes, don’t you?

The other thing?

I’ve seen tonight’s episode of Doctor Who.

And I’m thinking Can You Hear Me? has quite an atmosphere!

~≈¥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-2-2020: Joe Pesci

9th February, 2020.

Yep: if you watch the introduction video — the one immediately above these opening lines ⇧ — you’ll know I’ve included some footage from out side my building.

Yep.

My part of the world looks like it’s getting visited by Storm Ciara.

Actually?

It’s not a question of ‘looks like,’ I think.

I’m indoor, in my front room, busily typing … 

And can hear the wind blowing.

Scary … ?

No.

I don’t think it’s going to be blowing trees over: not around here.

But that won’t necessarily stop me worrying about it … !

~≈¥≈~

Whoah … !

Whoah, whoah, whoah, WHOAH!

Do you know what a kernel panic is?

It’s where a computer running a Unix based operating system — like macOS, for example — shuts down because of some sort of software conflict.

And the last time I saw one was a few years ago: under Lion … but mostly under Tiger.

Well … until a few minutes ago.

I got one happening right in from of me.

Out of the proverbial blue.

How I fix what caused it?

I don’t know.

But it looks like there’s a few of them doing the rounds: on Catalina, specifically.

Which, given the issues I’ve with Catalina?

That doesn’t leave me surprised.

~≈†≈~

For All Mankind — Series 1 Episode 10 — A City Upon a Hill — A Review

8th February, 2020.

You know, I think I’ve had a quiet day, today.

Really.

Well … bar the usual jobhunting, cleaning, weight watching … 

And wondering what the HELL the banging noises are, from upstairs.

One of these days?

I’ll go up there, and ask!

At any rate … ?

It’s been quiet enough that — frankly? — I’ve been bored.

And managed to more TV that I usually do.

Including The Body in the Pool, the documentary about the death of a young man called Stuart Lubbock: at the home of entertainer, Michael Barrymore.

Quite what happened, there?

I’m still not sure, either.

Although the statements made in the documentary tell us Lubbock was raped, then murdered.

I can believe that: as many of those statements came from the four pathologists.

Frankly?

We’ll never know.

~≈†≈~

At any rate … ?

That wasn’t necessarily the TV show I was going to watch.

Nope.

I was intent on finishing what I started … and watching the last episode of For All Mankind, Series 1.

Ahem!

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