A little over a year ago, Mrs Holmes picked me up in a black car for the strangest job interview I've ever had. I keep putting off writing about it, and what happened after, because...well, I don't quite know how. The whole thing seems like a film, or a very odd dream.
She sent me a contract that night. I signed it. A car picked me up the next day and drove me to Devon, to Baskerville Hall. It's large. Really large. Composed mainly of stone, spookiness, and charming crenellation through which people can shoot arrows at you if they so choose. The staff turned out to meet me - Mrs Hudson, her husband, and Anthea, who was posing as a maid at the time.
Mycroft welcomed me, shook my hand, asked Mr Hudson to take my bag upstairs. Beginning a tradition, Sherlock kicked me sharply in the shin and ran off.
I worried, obviously. Five year olds shouldn't be allowed to run off into man-eating swamps. But my leg was a lot worse then than it is now; I used a cane all the time, and I didn't have a prayer of catching him. I had enough trouble with the stairs.
Mycroft and I had tea and an interesting conversation about people willingly giving up their privacy in exchange for the opportunity to vent to strangers all over the internet. At the time, I didn't think that applied to me at all...
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Anyway. More another time, if I remember, or if you have questions.
In other news, I found out from his teacher today that Sherlock wants to boycott the school Christmas show because, shockingly, some of the children don't quite sing on key... This should be interesting.
She sent me a contract that night. I signed it. A car picked me up the next day and drove me to Devon, to Baskerville Hall. It's large. Really large. Composed mainly of stone, spookiness, and charming crenellation through which people can shoot arrows at you if they so choose. The staff turned out to meet me - Mrs Hudson, her husband, and Anthea, who was posing as a maid at the time.
Mycroft welcomed me, shook my hand, asked Mr Hudson to take my bag upstairs. Beginning a tradition, Sherlock kicked me sharply in the shin and ran off.
I worried, obviously. Five year olds shouldn't be allowed to run off into man-eating swamps. But my leg was a lot worse then than it is now; I used a cane all the time, and I didn't have a prayer of catching him. I had enough trouble with the stairs.
Mycroft and I had tea and an interesting conversation about people willingly giving up their privacy in exchange for the opportunity to vent to strangers all over the internet. At the time, I didn't think that applied to me at all...
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Anyway. More another time, if I remember, or if you have questions.
In other news, I found out from his teacher today that Sherlock wants to boycott the school Christmas show because, shockingly, some of the children don't quite sing on key... This should be interesting.
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Is it horrible that I am laughing quite loudly at Sherlock's threatened boycott? Because I have to agree with him that it is just about impossible to play the violin with your fingers in your ears.
Sherlock--I have to admitt that that is still what I want to do when I hear off-key singing--stick my fingers in my ears. (Even if it's me doing the off-key singing.) But, of course, I don't if the other people can see me, because I know--having a tone-deaf sister--that they honestly can't tell the difference between on-key and off-key. It all sounds the same to them, so it's not fair to make them feel bad. What I try to do instead is not-listen to the off-key singers. You CAN do that, the same way you can listen to a person talking to you in a room that has a lot of loud conversations going on--you can focus on just what you want to hear. It takes a little practice, but you can focus on just the children singing well, and that will keep you in time without driving you nuts.
John, I definitely want to hear more about your job interview and your first days with Mycroft and Sherlock!
He gets so frustrated when people can't do things, doesn't he? It'll be very good for him to take part though. He needs to learn more co-operation.
Next time I see Mrs Holmes I'm going to give her a big hug and a kiss for her excellent choice of employee.
Or I'll decide I like having limbs, and just imagine I'm doing that...
It's very frustrating. But you are so right--it doesn't matter how good/smart/fast/strong/talented/whatever you are, there is almost nothing you can really do all by yourself, so everyone has to learn how to "work and play with others," enough to get by.
(Can you tell I'm speaking from experience? Wish I'd done better--it's something I still struggle with.)
As for Mrs. Holmes--hang up some mistletoe and you'll be safe. :D
As I recall the point of a children's Christmas show is that no one sings on key. Though I suppose if you're actually a musically inclined child that's probably awful.
Sherlock has a problem in that he expects everyone to be able to do things as easily as he can. So if they've been working toward this show and he's learnt his bits, he just doesn't understand why everyone else can't do their bits too - and just thinks they're not trying.
Yep, that would be right. And it would make anyone angry to believe that. (And of course some of them are NOT trying. Which is another thing that's a life-constant.)
My grandmother was an enormously talented needlewoman--she could sew, knit, crochet, etc., all beautifully. But she couldn't teach anyone any of those to save her life--she would rattle through the steps, and then when you made a mistake she'd take it out of your hands and do it herself, because she could not stand to see anyone bungle something she could do. It's not a happy way to live, though.
Well, to be fair to Sherlock, I know a lot of adults who think like that. Is there anything that Sherlock struggles with - perhaps something he declared "stupid" and refused to continue with - that you could use as an example of how the other children are trying but not necessarily succeeding?
if you have questions
If? If?? Blimey John. How about, "what happened next?" to be going on with?
I don't grow taller as fast as I want to and I really try. But John says I can't change that apart from to eat all my fruit and vegetables and exercise and he won't let me try to make human growth hormone with my chemistry set.
Some of them don't even know they can't sing and Mrs T keeps saying they're good and they're not.
They don't have a lot of experience, Sherlock. No one's perfect the first time they try something.
Also, it's time for bed. Past time really.
I'll take him up. May as well throw myself kamikaze style into the glitter storm that is his jumper. it'll find me anyway.
There is of course the famous Eric Morecambe quote "I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order."
Sherlock, I can't sing. It doesn't matter how much I try, I can't do it. Like you and growing.
Mrs T is being encouraging. It's not nice to always point out to people when they're not at things if they're trying to be good at them. I bet no-one told you that you weren't good at the violin when you first started? But I also bet that you're better now than you were. Most people improve by being praised for what they do well, rather than being criticised for what they do badly.
Anyway, Lestrade said in the comments to John's previous post that he'd like to see you play; maybe you could do it for him and John (and Mycroft, and I'm sure your Mum would want to see you play too).
It'll probably be tomorrow before you read this, but good night, Sherlock; sleep tight :-)
I would really like to hear you play and see all the other parents who will be there enjoying listening to you, too.
John and I would both be very proud.
And Sherlock, as I said earlier, some of your classmates are really trying, and are doing the best they can, and that is what Mrs. T says they are good--she means they are trying and that that is good. Some will get better at singing and some won't, but trying is important, too.
And even if we can't hear you, John and Lestrade will tell us about it if you play, and we will be proud, too.
Night night, Sherlock!
He is, thankfully, asleep. If it's possibly to look slightly sulky in your sleep, he's doing it.
And I am covered in glitter. Danger'll probably like it though, what with his penchant for unicorns.
It's always tiring to run up against limitations, even when you're older than six. (Maybe he'll look at the comments in the morning.)
I'm sure a sparkly Lestrade is perfectly adorable.
But without the chaps can he get the full experience?
I once made the mistake of using one of those sparkly, glitter-filled bath bombs. Went to bed right after a nice long soak, woke up the next morning to a very sparkly me, very sparkly bed... and very sparkly and somewhat disgruntled husband :-)
He's got work tomorrow morning. If you were a bit ill near Christmas wouldn't seeing a totally stunningly gorgeous, cute, sparkly doctor make you feel better? It works for me!
I've had a bit of a cold the last couple of days. Maybe I should make myself an appointment.
I'm tempted to just make up some symptoms!
"what, doc? Bend over ...and cough? My pleasure..."
;)
(i really hope Sarah doesn't read this)
I shouldn't be so amused by how creative these blogs get while staying, somehow, within the boundaries of "family-friendly."
Though I have to ask, how would the NSY squad react to seeing their DI all covered in glitter?
*giggling*
~A from NW
If you were a bit ill near Christmas wouldn't seeing a totally stunningly gorgeous, cute, sparkly doctor make you feel better?
Well, when you put it like that...
*cough*
Brilliant idea, Nameless!
Doc, do you make housecalls? The US is lovely this time of year...
Or, are Maine!Watsons doctors, too?
haha, Captcha says "nestle." I wish, Captcha.
John, I retract my statement about Lestrade being Scheherezade, because you are clearly the one with the trick of leaving off at a crucial juncture of your story! Tell us more, please!
Does Sherlock have perfect pitch? If he does, it might not be pure brattiness/unwillingness to understand the other kids' musical limitations - it might be that he actually cannot cope with the gulf between how the song should sound and how it does. However, it's always good to realize that other people are trying as hard as they can, and commend their efforts.
What's Sherlock going to play? A familiar tune? An original composition?
I would really like to hear you play and see all the other parents who will be there enjoying listening to you, too. The OTHER PARENTS. Awww, L! (I went to all of my brother's soccer games because my dad was working out of state and my mom was working full-time, and I said once that "all the other parents" went out of their way to emphasize how very unwelcome I was on the sidelines, and a friend first teased me for saying "other parents" and then cheered me up by pointing out how little those parents' opinions mattered.)
I sympathize with Sherlock in this instance -- anything off key causes an actual physical reaction in me: my shoulders go really tense and I can't help but shudder repeatedly until it stops.
That said, when one is 6, talent is secondary to inclusion and cuteness in collective school performances. Sorry, Sherlock. Try to tune it out if you can; most of those kids are probably trying their very hardest.
J, thanks for the anecdote! I'm seconding everyone above who's said that this needs to be a regular installment until we know the whole story!
Also, have your LJ notifications been turned off? I missed the last few posts and thought you two might just be taking a post-November hiatus BC no updates showed up. It may just be LJ being glitchy but I was curious. :)
Hi, John...I've delurked on L's blog but it's probably past time for me to delurk on yours too.
I'm definitely with everyone else wanting to hear rest of the story. I'm glad Sherlock has stopped kicking people in the shins (for the most part, at least). And I'm with L on wanting to thank Mrs. Holmes a WHOLE lot for picking the right nanny for the boys.
Sherlock, I totally understand about having to sing with singers who can't. It's awful when you've got one to either side and you can't block them out enough to figure out which note you're SUPPOSED to be singing. That being said, I think that you wouldn't have wanted to be near me the past week or so. Came down with a cold that took my voice (first time that's happened to me in ages!). I've only just gotten to where I could open my mouth and reliably have any sound, much less the one I was trying to make, come out while I was singing. If anything HAD been coming out, I bet it was not too far from how you sounded when you first picked up your violin. Makes things difficult when you're ALWAYS singing along with any music you can.
X, there was some kind of DDoS attack on LJ a few days ago and they've turned off lots of things that allow the site to interact with others until they could get things under control.
Ah, off-key fellow-musicians...
I *try* to avoid being a stereotypical bitchy soprano and not cringe when people in my choir sing out of tune, but it's a struggle sometimes!
I find it really helps to have an additional musical group where everyone is pretty much on the same level, skill-wise - e.g. a few people from the choir/class/whatever who are able to tackle some harder music, and hold their parts on their own. It's so much fun, and I find I don't mind the dodgy bits in the large-group pieces as much if the small-group ones went well.
Good morning, guys! How much glitter ended up in the bedding in the end?
Sherlock, when singing, does not have perfect pitch. And zero volume control.
The difference, he says, is that he's not going to 'sing and hurt people's ears', because he can get out of it by playing his violin - which he is very good at. Obviously other kids who don't play an instrument, have to sing or do nothing.
I'm not sure, so anyone should feel free to squash my pretensions, but I don't think perfect pitch means being able to sing a note but to be able to identify any note.
Me, I can't sing very well any more (very out of practice) but I do have excellent relative pitch, for all the good it does me.
Sherlock, it's okay for people to enjoy making music, even if they do it badly--and that means it is absolutely okay for you to sing even if you think it doesn't sound very good. I promise that you don't have to do everything perfectly.
I believe it's what RR said, being able to identify notes. Replicating them is not required. :)
I have a very curious ear. I can listen to two different notes and cannot tell you if the second one is lower or higher. However, if two people sing or play the same note, and one is slightly out of tune, I hear that extremely well, and can tell you if it's flat or sharp and off by how much. When I played in an orchestra at school I was in demand for tuning people.
Sherlock, I can completely understand not wanting to hear people singing off pitch. Concerts like these help build enthusiasm for singing, though, and that may encourage students to learn how to sing with more control.
Concerts like these help build enthusiasm for singing, though, and that may encourage students to learn how to sing with more control.
So true. Also, Sherlock, have you ever thought how lucky you are to be able to hear music at all?
I really hope he'll do it. We won't force him too - that's no fun for anyone - but these are just kids, some of them as young as 4. He really can't expect them to be perfect. And he does need to take part in group activities more, Mrs T says. And we agree.
I had a thought. Sherlock, whenever you see this: Maybe it would be a good idea to ask Mrs. T if you could talk to her privately, perhaps after school, so you could explain to her what your problem is. That way you won't hurt the feelings of the other children, and perhaps the two of you could figure out what you can do for the show that will let you be part of things without making you upset. But you will have to be very calm and serious when you talk with her, and not sound angry, so she can hear what you are saying and not just what you sound like.
" so she can hear what you are saying and not just what you sound like."
Can I steal that for my Scouts, RR?
Absolutely, DW!
(I sure wish someone had it explained it to me when I was young--it took me forever to figure it out. :))
(There's an extra "it" in that parenthetical that does not belong there!)
Oh, I love this! Straight No Chaser's "Christmas Can-Can"--if you haven't seen it you must!
Any news on the decorations front?
(Or the school Christmas show?)
You lot should all be here doing this. I don't know what I should be doing...
You're all so much kinder to Sherlock about all of this than me.
He hasn't entirely decided if he'll play yet. He says you're all nicer than I am.
I'm just back from singing carols with the Brownies and, Sherlock, compared to them you needed worry. Our Brownies managed to sing at a different time from the other Brownies, which was hilarious (at least we thought so)
I am quite sure you are doing exactly what you should with Sherlock, Lestrade--that "other parents" is very telling. :) We just have more distance than you do--that's really the difference, I think.
We may express our sympathy more, Sherlock, and we do mean it, but I think most of us would really like it if you'd play. In the end you'd be glad if you do--it's really quite fun and exciting to be in a show of any kind, and it is lovely to get applause, even when you think you could have done better. (And I bet you'd do awesome, no matter what your schoolmates sound like!)
Oh hush, Lestrade. You and John are doing an excellent job; we're just chipping in from the sidelines. No-one here has to handle it if Sherlock sulks or melts down or gets hyper because of what we say. Anyway, half of us commenting don't have kids, so we're not even talking from a position of experience. When confront with small children I am in way as calm and reasonable as I am tapping away from the safety of the Internet :-p
Sherlock - have you decided to play?
John - how was work?
The words 'Prima Donna' passed my lips earlier. He's having a bit of a sulk about that.
Essentially though, I've explained to him that no one apart from us and him will ultimately care if he plays. And if he wants to sit there, watch everyone sing and then watch the audience give them rapturous applause, knowing that if he'd been up there it could have been even better, and some of that applause could have been for him, that's fine. But don't blame us if everyone looks at him and feels sorry for him that he's the only one missing out on taking part.
He said he wouldn't go. I told him he most certainly would!
John's feeling absolutely fine. Fine I tell you. Completely. He's so certain of that I'm almost 100% certain he's coming down with something. He does hang out with germ ridden sick people all day now...
He's scowling at me and says he's 'just tired'.
John, drink lots of hot stuff and go to bed--to SLEEP--early. Please.
Lestrade, it's always hard to get kids to look ahead to the possible consequences of their decisions is never easy. Getting a child genius to look at previously unconsidered consequences has to be harder. A LOT harder. (And fun for you to enforce that. Ouch.)
Shelock, just for a minute, pretend no one else will be singing or playing or dancing or anything--just you. Do you think it might be fun? Because if other people don't do so well, you could just look better in comparison, after all.
And it would be a chance for you to do some acting, too! You could act the role of a person who doesn't notice the off-key or out-of-time singing. That would be a private acting performance for John and Lestrade and Mrs. T, of course, because if other people could tell you wouldn't be acting very well. But they would know and would be very impressed. :)
(No, I'm not just saying that to "trick" you into behaving a certain way. It's HARD to act like you don't notice other people's mistakes when you are on a stage, and even harder to try to make the audience not notice there were mistakes. That's a high level of acting to do that well, and professional actors have to be able to do that or they can't be professionals.)
(Oh, for heaven's sake. I'm not even going to try to fix that sentence. Darn tiny screens!)
Lestrade's mean and I don't want to play and he said I didn't have to but he says I have to go even if I don't play and I don't want to. Everyone else is just stupid and they should learn to play an instrument if they can't sing the right note.
Sherlock! They're not stupid - you go to a school for gifted pupils! But not all of them are good at music.
It'll be easier for people to sing in tune if you play your violin in tune for them to match to.
But even if they don't, John and Mycroft and I would still like to come and see you take part in the show. Your mum might come too, if she can make it.
It certainly would nicer if people who can't sing well would learn to play instruments well, but there are a few problems with that.
First, most people have to be older then you are to have enough fine motor control to play instruments at all. I once was hired to teach a group of first and second graders guitar and really, none of them could make their fingers go in the right places no matter how hard they tried.
Second, lots and lots of people never learn to play instruments well, even when they are lots older than you and take lessons and practice for years. And instruments played badly are usually a lot noisier than people singing badly. (The children I was teaching guitar sounded HORRIBLE when they tried to play.)
But you know, it doesn't matter how the other children do. The real question is whether YOU would like to play for an audience. It's fun. It's fun to be part of a group on stage, even if you are the only one there that sounds right. It would be a pity if you lost out on fun just because of what other people do, don't you think?
(That last was meant for Sherlock, obviously.)
Sherlock, Lestrade is not mean. Someone telling you what you don't want to hear is not them being mean, just like someone not being able to do something you can do doesn't mean that they're stupid.
Perhaps you could consider playing just because you know that it will make John, Lestrade, Mycroft and your Mum happy? That's a good reason for doing something.
At the very least you might want to be a bit nicer to Lestrade at the moment, he's having a horrible week and you could help him feel better.
John - I hope you're feeling better soon. Even though you're fine, obviously :-p
Lestrade - deep breaths, and remember it's nearly the weekend :-)
I might.
You sound horribly frazzled, Lestrade. I'm sure the Stinky House is nerve-fraying enough; it's probably the one-thing-on-top-of-the-other thing that has you feeling a bit out-of-your-depth-ish is all.
I might.
It would also make all of us happy, Sherlock--I was very much looking forward to hearing all about it after. (From you, especially.)
I might
Play to make your family happy, or be nice to Lestrade right now? :-)
(I'm teasing. A little bit :-p Go on, give him a cuddle.)
I've always wanted to play the violin, but the top joint on my ring fingers doesn't work. I certainly appreciate listening to others play it, though. It's a wonderful instrument. If you love it too, Sherlock, then maybe sharing it with others could be a bit like a Christmas gift?
Yeah, there's quite a lot on at work, with the Stinky House, other cases, court. Bit worried about John. I don't know if he is just tired or if he's coming down with something. He doesn't have a fever or anything, just looks a bit under the weather.
Add that to the evening press saying the Met is dealing with the rise in homophobic crime so badly that people are stopping reporting it...yeah, bit stressed, maybe.
Oh, quadruple ouch. (Actually, I think I missed a few there.) Cut yourself some slack, yeah?
And cuddles are always a good anti-stress measure. Sherlock, do you think you could help Lestrade out with a cuddle? He's had a very hard day. And so have you.
THAT WAS ME NOT LESTRADE.
He said I can sit on his lap and strum his guitar if he makes the notes because it's too big for me to reach. And then at the weekend I'm going to play the tune on my violin for him and John and Mycroft and then if I play it at school they'll all know I can play it right even if it's hard to hear my right bit out of other people being wrong.
And then he says I have to go to bed.
He let me delete the other post and put my name on it like this.
He has, as you may have gathered, cheered up a bit...
Sherlock, I'm sorry you're having a hard time with the play. I remember being your age and having to do a musical as well. It was noisy and a bit scary because there were so many people around, and even then I knew that none of us kids sounded terribly good.
But I'm going to let you in on a little secret. The kind of play and musical you'll be doing? It's not really for you and the other kids. It's for the parents and adults in your life.
A lot of adults don't get to spend as much time with their kids as they want to. I know that both Lestrade and John would like to spend more time with you, just as you would like to spend more time with them.
The performance will give you all a chance to do something special together. It will also give Lestrade and John a chance to show other parents how proud they are of you!
I know that the other kids' singing may bother you, but just think of how much fun you'll have afterword! And, you'll get to play your violin in front of all those people, and show them how amazing you are.
L (and everyone else who helped convince Sherlock) - thanks, I was just about out of patience.
Teamwork, eh?
Now go to bed! (everyone that applies to - I've got two here, I bet there are more of you out there.)
Sherlock, that sounds like a most excellent and very smart idea--playing the tune for John and Lestrade and Mycroft ahead of time so they will know you're doing it right at the real thing. I wish I had thought of that!
I know that when you say you are going to do one thing and everyone else is pushing you to do a different thing it can feel like very unpleasant. Sometimes it even feels like it's a contest and you lose if you do what "they" want, even when you KNOW that isn't true. I am so very, very impressed that you are smart enough and grownup enough to think it through for yourself and to realize that YOU win if you figure out a way for everyone to be happy, and for you to come up with such a good solution.
Well done! And also, night night... :)
We weren't pushing him to play. He just wasn't going to miss the day at school just because he didn't want to be part of it. He would still have been there to 'support' his classmates, even if he had to be gagged and handcuffed.
N'night Sherlock. N'night John :-)
(Captcha says "horns". I don't even...)
All right, all right. Good night, internet.
Lestrade, I am perfectly sure you weren't pushing him to play--you said you wouldn't, and I believe you. I promise. I'm sorry if I made it sound otherwise, I did not intend that at all.
But I do suspect he felt as though everyone in the world was trying to make him play, including you--or at least, as though everyone was lined up against him, even if he wasn't sure what being "against him" meant exactly.
Good night, sweet princes! I think you could all do with some solid sleep (I could, too!)
Mmm, I'm never sure he particularly cares about what other people think. Which is sometimes healthy - being able to ignore people - and sometimes not, when he ought to listen to their views.
I think he's always wanted to play, he just needed reassurance we wouldn't hear the great out-of-tune masses and lump him in with them. Heh. He's in no doubt of his own talents, believe me.
(See that, people? 10.17. And he says he's not ill.)
Night all.
I'm not ill!
Are you 100% well? Before you answer that, allow me to adopt my interrogation pose I use on hardened (not like that!) criminals....
Well, you're there and I'm not.
Although, it seems he does care what you and John and Mycroft think of his abilities... :)
Oh, he definitely cares that we believe he can play it perfectly, yes.
think it works better when you're not tucking them in and offering them tea. all right, maybe a bit under the weather. I will honestly sleep now.
Most natural, after all.
Good.
And good night.
Feel better, John!
Sick? Unwell? Beleagured? Unhealthy? Less than stellar? Peckish? Tired? Worn out? Ailing? Out of sorts? Laid low? Run down? Under the weather? Rode hard and put away wet?
DW - one of those things is not like the others. And one of those things just sounds filthy :-)
Hahahaha!
I assure you I always wash him down and leave him to air...eventually.
But I don't fold him neatly. Just leave him around somewhere handy for next time...
I'm like Sesame Street, Nameless. :D
And I don't know what filth you could possibly be referring to. Dead innocent me.
DW - Like Sesame Street or the recent Muppets movie? :D
*is amused*
~ A from NW
I haven't seen the Muppets movie. What are you trying to imply? :P
Absolutely nothing. *cough*
:P
~ NW
Uh huh. Now I'm gonna have to see that movie this weekend. Damn you.
(Not really. You're a star. less than three)
Jooooooooooooooooooooooooohn! Lestraaaaaaaaaaaaaade! NW's making fun of meeeee but won't tell me whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
DW - I've heard good things about the movie, so (hopefully) it will be money well spent. It should also answer your last statement.
(You're a star too! I'm imagining we're working off a three star scale here?)
John, Greg, all I'm doing is telling the truth! The truth is very important, isn't it? Of course, I do know how to ask very inconvenient questions...
*giggling*
~NW
Less than three. As in <3
I work on a one star system--either you're a star or you're not. These blogs are like a galaxy.
I'm so confused... :D
I'm just going to put a gold star on everyone's chart at this point, ok? You are all very cool, and even help keep me sane during work.
Thank you. ********<----stars for everyone! (And some glitter for the Lestallion.)
Good morning, gentlepersons! I hope everyone is starting the day happier than they ended yesterday. And isn't Mycroft coming home today?
Is John feeling better this morning, or his he still asleep?
He's asleep, and yes, Mycroft is home today for Christmas!
I hope John's feeling more the thing when he wakes up. And yay for having Mycroft back for a good long stretch!
(And I hope you're feeling at least somewhat less frazzled this morning. :))
Yeah, well, he says he's fine...doctors, eh?
Mycroft being back is great. Sherlock is already starting a campaign that if Mycroft isn't at home, neither should he be, though. I honestly don't have the energy right now.
(which doesn't mean he's won. Just means I'm not arguing. He will go.)
It's that medical training--they end up thinking that it's normal to feel like death warmed over, and that if they don't fall over when they stand, they're fine.
And I assume that was meant to say "if Mycroft's isn't at school" etc., which I suppose was entirely predictable. By now I'm sure Sherlock knows it won't fly, but he wouldn't be himself if he didn't give it a try... :)
Yes, school. Lucky youre used to translating these bliss to make some sense.
And yeah. I dunno. He isn't 'ill', yet...
Hopefully you guys.will get lots of relaxation time this weekend. Sounds like you all.could need it.
At least your Stinky House Sojourn should be over soon, no?
Lots of bugs going around at the moment; I keep feeling like I'm coming down with something, then I perk up again. That time of year, innit?
Re poll: would Sherlock wearing his wings cause a problem? Does Mrs T have a view? Oh, and I never asked: does Sherlock wear a uniform to school? I've been assuming not, if only because one of the kids was in Gucci or something that time, and no-one ever talks about him getting changed when he gets home. Lucky him if he doesn't.
That's a tough poll you've got there. Gut reaction, of course he should, pragmatic reaction, might cause upset.
Nameless - they just have a school jumper. It's dark blue with the school badge embroidered on. In the summer they have school polo shirts, light blue with the badge. Apart from that they can wear what they want. I think some of the girls wear school dresses in the summer, but not so sure on that, not having to real with such things!
DW - hoping stinky house will be over today.
Have you decided if it's actually murder or death by misadventure yet?
I think murder. My DCI isn't convinced. We've got other experts looking at things we found, trying to get more witness info. I hope he'll let me open the investigation. He usually trusts my judgement.
As he should. You didn't make DI just on your good looks, you know. If that were the case, you'd be the Home Secretary by now. :)
I don't know that either option is really better for the family, though. What a terribly sad situation.
Wouldn't have made DC on my looks ;) and the Home Secretary can keep it - I've no desire to move higher up the ladder and further away from the real policing. Sometimes wish I was still a DS now.
And no, there really isn't a better option out of the two. I think the legwork today will prove helpful though. I've left the stinky house and am out in the sunshine talking to anyone who knew anything about the bloke and how he spent his days.
Hope you're feeling okay, Danger. I'm sure Anthea can.bring Mycroft home if you're not feeling good.
On my iPod Touch, so I can't see the poll and may be making unwarranted assumptions as to it's contents, but... Are they going to have costimes of some sort for the show? No point to wearing wings if they're going to be crushed under a costume. Better find out first. (For all we know the may be just the thing for angel wings of an original type!)
Surely Sherlock doesn't try "ill" with a doctor!
And weren't you supposed to go into work this morning, John? Were you up to it? How are you feeling now?
He did go to work, RR. And has now gone to pick up Mycroft/help him with all his stuff.
Wether he's up to it or not we shall see...i hope he gets some rest afterward. Hint Hint.
DW, NW, Muppets movie definitely worth it. The jokes were more pitched to the age group of those who grew up with it than children. I saw a Sunday matinee with a few of my other 20-something friends and it was funny to hear all the jokes that the adults laughed at for which their children were utterly silent, or asking what was funny.
Sherlock, I'm glad that you've decided you'll play and will let John, Lestrade, and Mycroft hear your song beforehand as well so they know how well you can play it.
I think teachers have the same propensity toward claiming they're fine as doctors do: I was on the phone with my older sister and my mum tonight, both of whom are teachers, both of whom sounded like they were losing their voices and stuffed up, and both of whom said they were just tired/worn out. I'm beginning to think this is a massive conspiracy....
Also, re: my earlier comment, LJ just dumped a week's worth of alerts from you two in my inbox. Computers. Ffft.
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