Misfits Mid-Life Crisis Adventures in Tier 4 (East London).

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Week 341 Saturday 26^th December 2020 until Friday 1^stJanuary 2021.

Happy New Year and Happy Bday Tim (my Brother-in-law).

Phew, we made it, 2020 is over!  It’s a year that none of us will forget in a hurry.  This is technically the first blog of 2021, but because I have been over exercising my arm and jaw muscles (eating and drinking) this week, I really haven’t got much to say.  So what follows is the traditional misfitsmidlifecrisis.com (I don’t think in 340 weeks, I have ever said the name of this blog in the actual ramble) round up.  

The total number of views in 2020 was 2712 which is 176 more than in 2019.  As mentioned last week, I did put out a couple of S.O.S’s due to worrying that the number of views wouldn’t beat the previous year for the first time.  Thank you once again to everyone who has read, or just looked at the/a pictures over the last year.

During the year this blog was viewed from in 42 (in 2019 it was 41) countries.  In the picture you can see all the countries in order from the largest number of views to the fewest.  As you can see I am popular I’m China, sadly it’s probably some form of net bot.  But a view is a view; it’s on the list, so it counts.

At the moment I intend on continuing to publish a new blog every week (normally on a Friday).  But as you may have noticed, because of homeworking and general lockdowns (since March last year) I might not have a huge amount to say, and worry I am repeating myself (and worry I am repeating myself, repeating myself…!).  If I don’t have anything to say then I might just published a few short paragraphs of things I may have heard, plus of course the usual lists at the end (somethings don’t change, even during a pandemic).  Fingers crossed every week you will see something from me (whether you like it or not.  That sounds like a threat, oops).

Hopefully I will post more next week.  Until then, let me wish you Happy New Year again.

And Now For Something Completely Different……

I have found another use for face masks (I will be excepting sponsorship deals, please contact my agent who is situated in the recycling skip behind the shut shops down the road). While in a huge supermarket I realised I was singing (softly) and miming to the music being played.  Its official, face masks are perfect for situations like that.  You or I can continue to sing away even if the lyrics are not known.

Something else which crossed my mind, but have not tried.  A facemask is the perfect place to insert for instance a veggie pie/pasty (or food of your choice) so that it can be munched on while out and about.  Think of this as a human version of a horse’s nose bag.  Could this idea be the one that makes me squillions of quid’s?

And Finally for 2020……

My friend said, “I’ll get my little stick out, rub the ends and then lay it down”.  I think she was talking about rubbing away corrosion in an old battery operated toy (not that kind of toy, you mucky lot).

In the early hours on the New Year’s Day, my phone rang (luckily I was up, watching rubbish) it was a call from Mozzibeak.  A friend who I worked with when I was there could be heard talking to friends having a great time.  It made me smile, laugh, but also sad that I was not over there.  Hopefully later in 2021 I will return.

 My Mid Life Crisis Conts……

This week I have mainly been watching:  

“Black Narcissus”, (S1, ep 1 to ep 3).  “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, (1968).  “Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime For Crimbum”, (TX: 24/12/20).  “Clickmass”, (26/11/20).  “Deepfake Queen 2020 Alternative Crimbum Message”, (TX: 25/12/20).  “Deepfake Queen; The Making Of Our (C4) 2020 Crimbum Message”, (YouTube)(TX: 26/12/20).  “Disney Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Erased From Investor Day / Get Excited For The Next Product”, (YouTube)(TX: 15/12/20).  “Farscape”, (S3, ep 1).  “Have I Got News For You: Have I Got 30 Years For You”, (TX: 24/12/20).  “Inside Out”, (2015).  “La La Land”, (2016).  “Last Women On Earth With Sara Pascoe”, (S1, ep 1, TX: 27/12/20). “Madagascar”, (2005).  “Mike Skipper’s Crimbum Lockdown In Tiers Quiz”, (FaceBook)(TX: 26/12/20).  “Monsters Uni”, (2013).  “Not Going Out: Resolutions”, (TX: 30/12/20).  “Pandemonium”, (TX: 30/12/20).  “Royal Institution Crimbum Lectures 2020: Planet Earth”, (ep 1, TX: 28/12/20)(ep 2, TX: 29/12/20)(ep 3, TX: 30/12/20).  “Staged”, (S1, ep 1).  “Star Trek: Discovery”, (S3, ep 12).  “The Midnight Sky”, (2020).  “The Phoenix And The Carpet”, (S1, ep 1 to ep 8).  “The Vicar Of Dibley”, (S1, ep 4 to ep 6)(Easter Special, TX: 08/04/96)(Crimbum Special, TX 25/12/96)(S2, ep 1 to ep 3).                                       

Doctor Who (and related videos) Watched This Week:

 “Doctor Who And The BBC On The Brink Of Collapse / Shows Destruction Planned From The Start”,(YouTube)(TX: 21/12/20).

“Doctor Who – The Feast Of Steven”,(Animation)(TX: 10/12/15).

“Doctor Who: Revolution Of The Daleks”, (TX: 01/01/21).

James Bond Watched This Week:

“Dr No”, (1962).

“From Russia With Love”, (1963).

“Goldfinger”, (1964).

“Thunderball”, (1965).

Winnie The Pooh Watched This Week:

“Pooh’s Heffalump Movie”, (2005).

“The Mini Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh”, (1977).

 “The Piglet Movie”, (2003).

“The Tigger Movie”, (2000).

“Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo”, (2004).

This week I have mainly been listening to:  

“A Legitimate Salvage (The Expanse)”, (ep 5, 09/09/19).  “Coronavirus Global Daily Update”, (BBC World Service) (26/12/20) (27/12/20)(28/12/20) (29/12/20)(30/12/20) (31/12/20)(01/01/21).  “CNN, Coronavirus: Fact Vs Fiction”, (ep 210, 28/12/20)(ep 211, 29/12/20).  “Daddy Look At Me”, (S4, ep 8, 31/12/20).  “Dear Joan And Jericha (Julia Davis And Vicki Pepperdine)”, (S3, ep 7, 29/12/20).  “Doctor Who”, (TeeVee)”, (S8, ep 9, 19/10/14)(ep 10, 26/10/14).  “Doug And Elly Watch Telly”, (ep 18, 22/12/20).  “Game Of Thrones”, (TeeVee)”, (S4, ep 6, 12/05/14)(ep 7, 19/05/14).  “Game Of Thrones: Rewind”, (TeeVee)”, (S1, ep 5, 02/09/18).  “Grounded With Louis Theroux”, (BBC Radio 4)(S2, ep 5, 28/12/20).  “I Don’t Know What Wapping Is”, (TeeVee)(16/08/16).  “Nick Abbot (Whole Show)”, (26/12/20)(27/12/20) (28/12/20) (29/12/20)(30/12/20)(31/12/20) (01/01/21).  “Relatively”, (ep 2, 28/12/20).  “Rob Beckett And Josh Widdecombe’s Lockdown Parenting Hell”, (S1, ep 71, 27/12/20).  “Star Trek Discovery”, (TeeVee)”, (S1, ep 7, 30/10/17) (ep 8, 06/11/17).  “Thanks, Send More (SG-1)”, (TeeVee)(ep 1, 27/10/20).  “The All New Agelos And Barry Podcast”, (31/12/20).  “The Audio Guide To Babylon 5”, (S1, ep 5, 13/07/14).  “The Froth”, (S2, ep 11, 29/12/20).  “The Muppets At Crimbum: It’s Time To Play The Music”, (BBC Radio 2)(25/12/20).  “The Old Doctor Who Podcast”, (ep 105, 30/12/20).  “The Supermassive Podcast”, (ep 12, 18/12/20).  “Toby Hadoke’s Happy Times And Places – The Evil Of The Daleks”, (5.3, 28/12/20)(5.4, 30/12/20)(5.5, 31/12/20)(5.6, 01/01/21).  “Morrissey”,  “The Fratellis”, “The Cranberries”,  “Fergal Sharkey”,  “Fleetwood Mac”,  “David Guetta Ft SIA”,  “Manic Street Preachers”, “Chris Rea”,  “Of Monsters And Men”,  “The Boomtown Rats”,  “Queen”,  “Pizzicato Five”,  “They Might Be Giants”,  “Roxy Music”, “Pulp”,  “Ash”,  “U2”,  “Kate Bush”,  “Van Halen”,  “Caesars”,  “Sole Asylum”.