Hi Everyone!
AT HOME:
Ouch! One car ‘passed’ its MOT. Bill: £54.85 MOT, £19.98
for new windscreen wipers, £27.50 labour plus £9.50 VAT. Told Hubby he’s
in wrong business if they can charge £27.50 to change wipers. Told him
to make sure he checks his wipers next time before it goes in (he
usually does), as could have done that himself, and saved over £30. Not
the best month for bills with two car bills and the cost of a laptop
battery.
Alas, my health issues were ticking along not fine but steady, and then acupuncture made things worse for the first time. This could be because it was my first try of a five-week gap with a view to a longer increase. Still not perfect and took over a week to calm down, hence September’s news and book reviews are a little late. I can only hope this doesn’t happen after the current five-week interval, or we may need to rethink and try once a month again.
FILM/TV:
Out of all we’ve watched, I have to throw the spotlight
on 3 Body Problem showing on Netflix. Based on a book, this show has to
be one of the most absorbing and intelligent science-fiction shows I’ve
seen in a long time. We started watching it mostly because of people who
said they couldn’t understand it. I don’t pretend knowledge of all the
scientific principles used, but I don’t believe it’s necessary. I still
followed the story and got the basics enough not to become confused.
Possibly, one reason (and I’ve found this with writing) is out of those
who complain early on are sometimes the type of viewer/reader who
prefers every detail spelled out. A British audience seems to be far
more comfortable not to have all the questions answered at once. 3 Body
Problem is such a programme, but the threads do come together over the
episodes.
WRITING:
Some good news. I managed after too much time wasted to
get a new laptop battery locally. Contacted a shop someone recommended
(but I’d not come across despite all my online searching) on a Thursday,
dropped my MacBook in on Friday, got a call saying all done early
Sunday morning. No fuss. And a tremendous sigh of relief from me. Then
pain delayed things (apologies, but I’m not one of those to find writing
a distraction when in pain, more like the pain interrupts the flow of
my thoughts), but I now feel up to writing again.
Stay happy and healthy!
Sharon x
