Apparently Sherlock said he had a complaint about Lestrade and managed to get put through. He's going to be very disappointed when he grows up and things like this don't work anymore. What am I saying? He'll have thought of all new things by then.
In L's own words, lest anyone miss the comment...
He [the super] told me there had been a complaint. I was halfway through absolutely losing my shit at him about how I couldn't possibly have done anything when he told me the complaint was no dinner cooked and the lack of a bedtime murder story.
I'll be laughing over that for the rest of the day.
Obviously, I've had a talk with Sherlock about the many reasons that was a bad idea and why he shouldn't do it again, but...well, as usual, I'm not sure he quite grasps it. He said, "But it was okay, he didn't get angry or shout at Lestrade, he just thought it was funny, and I don't need to do it again."
Which is all true enough, but he needs to apply the lesson in a slightly broader way. I don't know. Maybe that's too much to ask of a five year old, even one as bright as Sherlock? I don't remember thinking about social consequences a lot when I was five.
Also, unrelatedly, I really like this woman's cookery videos. She does it in a normal kitchen and makes it all look very simple. And I can rewind her when I miss things.
She has a lot of curries and things like that, too. I may try something more complicated than pasta before L gets back. I know the boys would be relieved, and I do vaguely remember making a New Year's resolution to learn how to make something.
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Oh Sherlock,
I'm sure L will be home as soon as he can be! Just focus on mummifying your fish and he'll be back as soon as he's caught the murderer!
Anyway, does your school have an end of year event? Are you involved??
Kira
Have I mentioned that Sherlock is adorable lately? (Yes Sherlock, you are. But you knew that already or you wouldn't use it with glee and abandon. Speaking of which, I like L's idea of drawing all of you together, I'd love to see that.)
Parenthetical comments that get longer than my original comment amuse me.
L: I am *so* glad your super a) has kids b) is so understanding! But maybe he wont send you as far away next time?
J: Learning to cook is scary. But if I can do it, you can! Those videos look like they'll help a lot too. I just had a looming perfectionist mother (even if she was just looming in my head [see: previous conversations on my relationship with my mother.])
One day i'll learn to take him at his word, when he leaves comments on my blog saying he's going to do things.
It was a bit of light relief in the day, I must say. Although did lead him to asking questions I'd probably rather he hadn't. ( did you know that I'm Sherlock's DI but i'm also John's person he kisses, not boyfriend because i'm too old to be a boy?) Still, I imagine he's enjoying telling my team about the custody battle going on over me...
i'm also John's person he kisses
...That's adorable. No, Sherlock didn't mention that part. Did he take that part all right as well I hope?
How's the rest of your day going?
Tink - there's another where she's mocking cooking shows that I need to find again and post. It's hilarious. "Join me next time on Titli's Busy Kitchen, when I'll be teaching your grandmother to suck eggs!"
There was no part of the conversation he didn't find hilarious. He said he wishes his kids still wanted him for more than a taxi service. He knew I was gay anyway. Not sure he knew about the boys. But what an introduction :)
Day was okay. Talked to the family today, so...well, you know how that is. Still haven't caught anyone though.
Been invited to the pub later.
John: I've never subscribed to a YouTube channel before, but I think I'm becoming persuaded. Have you heard of a chef named Anthony Bourdain? He's written several books about his time in the food service industry. Starting out as the lowest of the low in a time where drugs and alcohol were the norm to owning his own restaurant and having his own television show. And that's just the first book! He's dryly hilarious.
Orio: (I get tired of calling y'all by your initials. And the rest of your followers have sussed out that you don't like Greg, so Orio it is.) I like the term 'person who John kisses' but it's kind of a mouthful :D Though, perhaps in context that may unintentionally be the point. (Look! No ellipses! Be proud!) Have you two sorted out what alternate term would be Sherlock-logic appropriate?
I don't mind Greg! It's just that no one calls me that.
I'll think about a Sherlock approved term. I did think his description was very sweet. And thankfully not too graphic.
How was your day, Danger - apart from the obvious splits in your sides.
L - Any introduction to Sherlock is bound to be entertaining.
Talked to the family today, so...well, you know how that is
Yeah. I wish I were there to give you a hug at least.
Been invited to the pub later.
Good. That's got to be better than sitting at the beach alone. I hope you have a good time. Invited by your new colleagues I assume? Or someone else you've met?
Tink - I think I've heard of him? Not too familiar with his writing though. Oh I think I've bits of his show on youtube. No Reservations?
L - That was definitely the highlight of my day. And once again we're very lucky Mrs T likes Sherlock. He snuck out of class and into her office to use her phone, since she watches him like a hawk for illicit mobile usage now.
Wish you were here to give me a hug too.
Don't worry, I wouldn't dare meet a soul. It's the sergeant I was out with today. He's gone home to have dinner and put his kids to bed, then we'll meet up about 8, I think.
Might go a bit earlier and eat there.
John: Yep! That's the one! His show here comes with a warning screen before it that it might not be suitable for children. I giggle every time we come back from a commercial break (mind you, this is because of bad language, talking about drugs, occasionally partaking of native hallucinogenics, etc. But not your kind of etc.) You can get a good sense of his sarcastic humour there. But his books are where the real gems come out.
Greg: Then I'll be happy to call you Greg if you really don't mind! I like it. It's a strong name. Though really, I like how "John and Gregory" rolls off my tongue. (imagine ellipses there, that are not etc. ellipses. No, I'm not going to get tired of that. Ever. :D ) Anyway, I hope you have a decent time down at the pub! Maybe you'll hear a piece of gossip that breaks the whole case open!
Don't worry, I wouldn't dare meet a soul.
Pfft. You'll probably get introduced to half the village tonight, and I hope you have a lovely time.
We're going to get takeaway shortly, when the boys have finished playing chess for who gets to pick what we're having. My money's on Mycroft. Sherlock is good, but Mycroft has a lot more experience.
John, now I'm curious if Lestrade doesn't mind Greg why do you and the boys call him by his last name? I thought he hated his first name and I get Lestrade at work with colleagues but at home?
I really don't mind - Greg, Orio, Lestrade, whatever.
Danger - I thought Sherlock might have done pasta. But whatever makes you all happy. And I think I've already met most of the village - it's a small village!
The DI here used the very coy and somewhat hilarious euphemism of 'baggage handler' about me today. I didn't know if I should be offended or laugh out loud. :D
*cheers the boys on, not caring that it's a competition*
John: Did Sherlock do any drawings for you at school today?
Mycroft: There's a great book you might like for the entertainment value alone. It's probably out of print, but it's called "Every Great Chess Player Was a Beginner Once." It's for beginners, but there's some stuff in there that even an experienced player like you might like. If you can't find it, I'll see what I can do about scanning the sucker. It's *that* awesome of a book.
John: Oh, by the by, that chess book recommended to Mycroft above was given to me by my mother. So sometimes she does get some things right! There is hope for everything.
Greg: Baggage Handler?! Really? *laughs* That's quite an amusing euphemism. I'll keep that one in mind! You should point out that saying you're gay in a wonderful relationship with the person you kiss, and you have two wonderful boys who miss you quite a lot, isn't the end of the world! :D
L - He was going to do the pasta, but he and Mycroft couldn't agree what sort to make. They're in one of those moods. I thought takeaway would settle it, little did I know...
Baggage handler! Ha. That really ought to be someone's blog title.
Tink - it took him enough time to get to that! It was " that Lestrade, you know he's a..Y'know...one of them...y'know...you know what I mean...he's a....baggage handler, isn't he? Told Tracy so."
Thought if I said "he means gay" from where I was behind the files the bloke would have popped an artery with shock.
Anon - Because that's how he introduced himself I suppose. I don't think I even knew his first name for...something like two weeks after we met? And by then it sounded odd to call him anything else.
I think people are confusing no one calling me Greg with me not liking it. No one really calls me it, so I don't use it, and if I don't use it people don't think to, I suppose.
My mum hates me being called Lestrade though, just to warn you, Danger
I vote we all start calling you Greg so people get used to it again!
John: Now I'm having inappropriate thoughts of what you call him during etc. They're inappropriate and hilarious, just so you know! :D Also, when the boys are in a mood to duke it out, changing the game isn't going to stop it from happening. They'll settle down again once the murder is solved and Greg is on his way back to you I think.
Greg: All the more reason to have done so! It would have been LOL worthy! Of course, my sense of humour can get a bit sadistic at times, so your mileage may vary ;D
L - Does that mean I should call you soppy pet names while we're there instead, sweetiepie? (I'll behave myself, I promise. I'm sure I can manage to call you by your actual name for a few days. It's probably v odd I call you Lestrade.)
Mycroft won, by the way, so we're having fish and chips.
Tink - yeah, I suspect that is the root cause of their mood.
I don't think names actually come into it that often, during etc. Or is that just me? I mean...the other person presumably knows who you're talking to! (Unless it's a bit more of an etc...etc.)
It really doesn't bother me what anyone calls me! It doesn't seem odd you call me Lestrade. I don't care if you call me that in front of her.
I've had steak and ale pie. very nice.
And now Cameron's here, so I'll be a bit quieter.
John: It'll get better. You never did say if Sherlock drew you anything. Does that mean he didn't? Calling Greg 'Greg' seems like something you should possibly get used to. Not that I like bringing He Who Should Be Erased From History up, but calling Greg by his last name in front of him (or a magistrate) might make your position weaker. By the way, my opinion on HWSBEFH is that the worst punishment you could dole out is to erase his name from anything you do. Names have power after all.
Greg: Glad the food was good! Give us all a report on how things go! I hope this thing wraps up tomorrow.
I can't imagine calling my friends by their last name, even less someone I'm sleeping with, so it is a bit odd for me but if it's not for you guys, you know best but from now on it's Greg for me :)
bloody hell, it's dark walking through these lanes in the middle of nowhere. I may never find my way back to the B&B!
boys all right, John? Sorry I didn't ring to tell Sherlock a story, we just got talking.
It's all right. I read to him, and he settled down after a while. Did you have a nice time?
yeah, was good. They had a nice local bitter on.
Cameron was the one who was on the other end of the baggage handler conversation. He said he already knew - Tracey had told him, gossip that she is - he just enjoyed seeing the DI squirm.
He's got three kids - all girls. Think he was glad to have an excuse to escape to the pub! I told him what Sherlock did today. Don't think he's stopped laughing yet.
I hope you get to come home soon, Lestrade! Although it sounds like if you don't, Sherlock may find a way to make it happen!
As for being called by your last name, I don't find anything odd about it, but I guess I'm a bit different. After getting out of the Army, it took me months to stop answering the phone with my last name and to remember to respond to my first!
So long as you're happy and it works for you, I say it doesn't matter what you call each other. That's your personal business. ;-)
he just enjoyed seeing the DI squirm.
Ha, nice. He sounds like fun.
Piplover - no one my age seems to find it odd.
It's far odder when people think Lestrade is my first name, and I was named like some 80s rockstar... that's happened more than once.
Danger - he's a nice bloke, yeah. Said he'd like to work in London, but his wife won't have it - says it's no place to bring up kids. I know what she means, but I can't say I entirely agree. Anyway, told him there's a lot to be said for working 9-5, Mon-Fri and spending the rest of the time with loved ones.
Found my B&B. Got a very black look for arriving back so late. Not sure my breakfast tomorrow will be as good as this morning's...
Not your fault, you've been led astray by the local constabulary.
I can see what she means, yeah, but...I find it hard to imagine raising Sherlock and Mycroft anywhere else.
It must be frustrating for him though.
John: I'm glad Sherlock eventually settled down. My babies were an utter handful today. Maybe it's a phase of the moon or something? Getting them all down to nap was especially hard when there's six of them and one of me (technically I have an assistant, but she faffs off most of the time) and they're in a collective Mood.
Greg: Here's hoping she doesn't throw chili in your eggs. Also, London has so much *stuff* for kids to do! I live about 15 minutes by car from a major city and I have to admit that's where I take the older kids I watch when I want to do something fun, instead of something around here.
Piplover: Yeah, I have a friend who, upon getting out of the Navy, took about a month and a half to reliably answer to his given name. It was fun to yell his last name and watch him jump. >_> Again, I may have mentioned previously that my sense of humour can tend towards the sadistic.
Well exactly. They'd either be bored rigid here, or Sherlock would revert to running loose over half the county.
I think his is a serious case of 'the grass is always greener', actually. Yeah, he'd like the excitement, the big cases, but actually working the long hours and dealing with the murders, day in, day out, it can be pretty hard going home and pasting a smile on and getting on with family life. Especially given most kids aren't as interested in murders as Sherlock.
No, I imagine his girls are especially keen to hear about the brides in the bath, or anything like that. It's still not easy for you though, I know.
Can't complain about the life I chose. No one made me join a MIT.
I need to get some sleep. Barely got any last night. I really miss you. I'll call tomorrow sometime. Sleep tight. Love you.
I love you too. Good night.
Survived breakfast - although having a full english every morning will do nothing for my waistline.
Off to do some digging about a case I think is directly related to this murder now...
Tink - I don't think calling Bryan by his name gives him power. I think he has more power if I have to sit and try to remember a long acronym :)
The only place he has power is in my head, and I like to think that's slowly waning.
And I'm oretty sure this blog overwhelming voted for the idea that your oast is what makes you, and he's my past, so I don't think he can be erased. Well, he clearly can't. He can just fade into nothingness, which is fine by me.
Change those rogue Os to Ps to make that make sense. Unfamiliar keyboard. Not fat fingers.
Well, I was sort of thinking something like The Ex or My Ex Husband (even if that's not quite true yet) for y'all :D I'm just a fan of extra long acronyms! My Ex is just The Ex, and, well, there are some similarities between you and I that are not-quite uncomfortable. Except you've found the strength to not run away from this happiness. I'm on the road, but I had to get rid of the spectre of The Ex first, and losing their identity helped for me. :D
I'm taking strength from you, you know. You inspire me to be better. :D
Lestrade - it sounds as if the full English has reached your fingers if not your waistline.
Ha! Thanks! I assure you it's a crappy keyboard, not my fingers which is at fault.
That last sentence doesn't look right. Mycroft?
Anon - (Tink?) I see your point re names.
And yeah, found (finding?) The strength now. Didn't at first. Almost lost it once or twice, too. But John and the boys are worth so much more than him. And if I let anything to do with him ruin that, then he really would be winning. And I still haven't lost the spectre.
I'm glad - really, really pleased - that you're finding strength via these blogs. Although if you're finding strength from me personally, then it's all coming from John and the boys really. They give it to me. I'm more than happy to pass it on to you :)
*blushes* Yes, that was me. My phone evidently didn't want me posting my name while at a doctor's office. Or something.
I've been so skittish around relationships (and actually, I'm *glad* this most recent one fell through. Turns out there were at *least* four other women on the side. One (or more) of which who had two or three STDs (singly or among them). So glad my test came back clean!) but I think I'm growing stronger with each one. The Ex really did a number on my head, but the more I work through it, the better it gets, and it's easier and easier to forget them.
You're strong all on your own you know. John and the boys have just helped you grow within yourself. :) You're a good man Greg, and here's to erasing Evil Exes from our lives! :D
... (not that kind of ... or maybe it is considering the context!) You posted more Greg the Florist! EEEE! *rushes over to read it*
Yeah, I know what you mean. I naturally like being around people - product of never having a quiet house when growing up or something, I guess. Although I am happy with my own company sometimes. So in the two years after Bryan I sort of...wanted to be with someone, but whenever I got close to having that, I'd shy away a bit. It's incredibly difficult to find that bit of trust needed. And at least one of them then accused me of being some sort of prick-tease. Which just goes to show I should never have been with him, I reckon. If he couldn't cope with that, God knows how he'd have dealt with half the stuff I've put John through.
I hope, if you wish to, you find someone as understanding as John is, and can feel happy and comfortable with them.
I think that's why I've surrounded myself with children. They have unconditional love and are absolutely un-shy in showing their adoration in a tactile sort of way. The brush of hair under your chin as they snuggle close, fingers curling into your shirt as they hold onto you... I'm sure you know what I mean.
Calling of names (in a non-sexy and approved way) is absolutely a no-no! Yes you're better without him and Your Ex Husband. Much better now that you have the family you've made around you as well as improved relationships with blood family. Well, at least your sister from what I've read.
I think I'm going to focus on myself (self improvement stuff!) for a while, but then I will let myself open up and look around. I'll be sure to let you know if I find a partner!
UN-approved! Un-approved way! Augh! *flails*
I've got to say that seeing John with the boys...well, it made me feel more comfortable with him (and not just because I sort of realised he must have been vetted to death by Mrs Holmes and come up smelling of roses). He was just so...caring, and capable and just...down to earth. I don't know. He was a lot of things, most of them good and attractive to me.
I've always been pretty close to Nicky. Although it was a bit strained during the worst times of the marriage - and the worst times when we were growing up. Because I didn't want her to guess how badly it was all going wrong, so I hid from her, instead of looking to her for support. Which wasn't the right thing to do, but that's easy to say, looking back.
I think...maybe not 'self-improvement', but definitely getting to know yourself - as opposed to the person you seem to have become (at least, that's how I felt), is a very important. Then you can look around and know what you're looking for.
See, this is why I look forward to what you have to say. You're very erudite.
I have a twin brother who I haven't done more than exchange pleasantries with since around the time of the ex. Maybe I should give him a call. Maybe I could go visit... wish me luck! I'm going to go ring him now! :D
*HUGS* You are good luck Greg. I swear you are.
He was thrilled to hear from me and had been worried that I didn't want to hear from him and it was so silly and awful and we cried and ended up laughing. I'm set to go see him hopefully this weekend if things go well!
I've just realised how much I miss the other half of me.
I know you're on your way to bed so you can be nice and fresh to get suspects to confess in the morning, but thank you so much. Sweet dreams!
Danger, done it. Got him. Now sat in a ditch soaked and filthy waiting for someone to find us
EEEEEE!!! Of course I post over on your blog before checking over here! SO EXCITED! Greg Lestrade: BAMF and Damn Good At His Job!
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