Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  Tuesday June the 29th, 2021 - The Blurb - So I got to bed after nine, and woke up at midday. I went to another charity shop to leave donations, took the laundry to be done, and dropped some old books into a recycling station, because they were a bit worse for wear. I rang the garage in the afternoon,    because there’s no use leaving my car there if the part hasn’t arrived, which it hasn’t. I drove to a recycling station, only to find that it was for collection by an Oxfam shop less than five minutes from us! Among the many jobs that I did in the flat, I put up the new guitar display stand, and put the stringed instruments that are staying in the flat/apartment on there. I’m planning on carrying on with creating a recording space in the storage unit, which I think is a great idea.  It’s not a replacement for actually going into The Old Library Recording Studios in Mansfield, which I plan on doing again hopefully soon, and I still hope to record at Unit 5 in Mansfield as well at some

  Monday June the 28th, 2021 - The Blurb - After getting to bed at around 6:30am from the Sunday night shift, I woke at about 3:30pm, which is the best sleep that I’ve had in so long. We finished watching the latest episode of Gogglebox before I got some bits from Morrison’s. I can’t remember what else I did before starting work at 7pm. Steady shift at work.  I left the office for home at 8, only to find no parking available. I went to the shop again to get some bits so that I could get some change, whereupon I stupidly used my debit card, and then had to go to a kiosk to get a lottery ticket, so that I could get some change. I parked up, went home, went to bed at about quarter past nine. The ‘casts - Lost & Found & Rewound - (0:39) episode 1.9.5 >> : Chris, Jim & Rick. “The sun will come back, Rick!” Baby trees for podcast note paper. Prism glass in psycho. John Wayne Gacy documentary. Thatcher & Reagan in The Crown. Jailhouse interview with Gacy - Manhunter. L

  Sunday June the 27th, 2021 - The Blurb - I woke up at half past midday, around about four hours since I got to sleep.  I got some bits done online for what will be updates to my website - https://www.themarvzone.org  They will be viewable when they’re all done, and it’s embarrassing to me that the site is as badly out of date. It’s me doing all of these things - the show, editing, social media, blog and website.  I also moved a car full of bits to the storage unit between going to Morrison’s and getting ready for work. Work started at 5pm, and I got on with it. No actual incidents in the night helped in a way, but the lack of sleep lately caught up with me. It suddenly hit me as I was coming onto the A1 from Sutton-on-Trent, and actually just left the brake on on the flow road, because my eyes closed and I couldn’t keep them open.  I think I only had about two or three minutes, but it helped. I carried on, and did well to get everything done, including a good few patrols on an extra

  Saturday June the 26th, 2021 - The Blurb I think that    I got back from work at about 6am after the Friday night shift. Trouble dropping off again, falling asleep after nine in the afternoon, and waking up at about two. I got to work at about 4:40pm for a five start, and was out of the office for just after five, after Ken had brought the mobile van for this shift back so that I could get on. Steady shift that I just got on with.    245 miles driven in the shift. Got home after work for about half past five in the morning. I may have got to bed for just after six, but it took until after eight to drop off. The ‘casts - Something For Nothing -  (0:45) :  Steve & Gerry look at side one of the self titled debut album by Rush.  Robby The Robot’s Waiting -  (1:29) :  First episode of season two. News, a deep dive into the first Highlander film, Army Of The Dead, The Nevers, and so very much more. Jack Kirby’s cosmic porridge! New He Man. Fur bondage. Joined by guest Guy Haley, author

  Friday June the 25th, 2021 - The Blurb Woke up at about a quarter to two in the afternoon after getting to sleep after 9am. Mad dash around the supermarket for some bits before leaving for work for a five start. A couple of times in the shift I and Andy had to take turns at parking up and being static in the van for a little while at a site somewhere that was just for the night as a one off. The ‘casts - Binge Bros -  (0:52)  June 25 2021 :  Natty & Joey. What’s going on, Sexy Beasts series on Netflix, Loki episode three responses. Joey responds to seeing Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire.  Court Case -   (0:47) #30 June 18 2021 :  James & Sweet Tee continue their road trip, with this episode at the Brighton Pavillion. Someone asking friends to pay to go to a birthday party. Weird names. I agree with James & T that there shouldn’t be a difference in pay according to age, because everyone still has to pay out the same money for the cost of living. Masturbation is lazin

  Thursday June the 24th 2021 - The Blurb After eventually getting to sleep after 8am, I was woken at 2pm, and did a bit of sorting. It’s like it never ends! We have a lot don’t we. Work from 7pm until 8am, so in bed for about half past eight in the morning.  Relatively easy going shift, with a bit of phone chit chat with Andy on another mobile job. The ‘casts - Something For Nothing  -  episode 95 Power Windows Redux Part 3 June 21 2021 : Steve & Jerry looking at the songs Territories and Middletown Dreams from Power Windows. They are joined by author Skip Daily to chat about Territories.    Documentary Rush: Time Stand Still video director Miller looks at Middletown Dreams with them.  Keeping Up With The Cardassians  -  s2 e18 Feb 15th 2021 : Nick, Rob & Joe are looking at The Marquis Pts 1&2 episodes 20 and 21 of season 2. At the beginning there is a great chat about television programmes that last for multiple seasons.  Phase Zero  -  Episode 24 June 23 2021 : Brandon,

  Tuesday-Wednesday June the 22nd to 23rd, 2021 - The blurb - TUESDAY:  It was gone 10am before I got to sleep on Tuesday morning.    More stress added with the car trouble (insert link to the Adam & The Ants song). I slept through the 1pm alarm to 3pm. Call from garage at 5:30pm - it wasn’t a case of replacing a fuse as I had thought.    A replacement control system box is required! Initial thoughts before looking into it were based on other controllers that are around £350 before any work is done! We’ll find out tomorrow…. I had accidentally retained the company phone, so I walked to the office so that Matt would have a phone for the shift. It was a lovely evening, so after leaving home at around 6:35pm I had a lovely walk around, and finished it off with a nip to Morrison’s for a few bits, getting in at five to nine. We had got some bits ready to go to the storage unit, but no car to take them in… WEDNESDAY: I didn’t get much sleep. I think it was relatively late getting to bed,

  WARNING - THIS POST CONTAINS EXPLETIVES!   Monday June the 21st, 2021 - The blurb - After getting to bed at around about 6:30am, and dropping off at about seven, I think that I got up at about three o’clock. I sorted a box out of my stuff to take to the storage unit, and am still wondering if more of my stuff needs taking, because I feel bad about some of Louise’s jewellery and clothes potentially going there, because they’re important lady things. I just know that if I took the rest of my musical instruments there that I would hate the flat/apartment even more than I already do! Louise sorted a box out as well, and I placed both boxes downstairs ready for picking up later during work time. I got to the office for work at around 6:20pm for a 7pm start, and got going probably around ten or so minutes from then to  get on with it ! I didn’t start listening to any pods until around 8pm, and even though supergrass Ken at work on mobile 2 said on the phone “I hope you’re not listening to