Had a dream last night. One of those where everything's a jumble of places you know and people you recognise, but you also know that you're somewhere else.
Basically, I lost John. He just vanished. Naturally I tried to find him, as you'd expect, but he wasn't anywhere. Then someone said he'd gone back in the army. and suddenly we were in Afghanistan - I mean, obviously I've never been there, but that's where I knew it was. And everyone was fighting, and I couldn't find John anywhere, but people kept telling me I'd only just missed him, or he was 'just over there', so I kept going, and then I'd see people I knew, or...one of our current suspects, people I knew I should try to speak to.
And then I found Sherlock and Mycroft, and they were looking for John too, and it was insane, nearly getting shot, run down, it was like...it wasn't like the war is, it was like, just everyone was fighting everyone else, just a huge punch up with guns, no sides, nothing like that. Chaos. And...well, I kept losing the boys, and we never did find John, and then I woke up and clung to John for a bit and wondered where all that had come from.
Still, least I slept a bit, which is more than half the rest of you managed!
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Too true about the not sleeping, but on reading this I think I had the better deal. That sounds deeply disturbing.
(You aren't going to lose any of them. Really not. Not to damsels in distress, or growing up, or anything.)
Any word yet on the nice surprise Mrs Holmes has planned?
You won't be rid of me that easily, promise.
I dreamed I was looking for you too last night actually. Only I did find you. You were playing football in Tesco by the frozen fish with Thierry Henry.
I can't imagine how disconcerting that dream must have been, Lestrade. Lucky he's found easily enough in real life, no?
Doc, is Lestrade any good? :) First, dreams about asparagus, then dreams about fish. Hmmm.
He was good in Tesco... In real life, I don't think I've seen him play, but given how good he is at rugby I'd think he'd be pretty decent at football too.
*googles Thierry Henry* Ah.
Does Tesco have really wide aisles? I've never seen a soccer match, but I did see Bend It Like Beckham and it looked like a game that needs lots of room. :D
Do you start your investigations today, John?
Greg of all trades. :D
First, dreams about asparagus, then dreams about fish. Hmmm.
I don't know what either of those mean in dreams, but to add to the confusion, all the boxes that the fish came in were labeled That Mitchell and Webb Fish.
RR - yes, I went to see the young woman in question after I dropped Sherlock at school. I'll try to write something up for the blog in a bit that Mrs H won't have my head for posting publicly.
*hugs* I hate dreams like that Greg, I really do. But you have your John and your boys and they're going nowhere.
I see I've missed so much while I've been gone, I fear I'm never going to catch up! But I've at least read a few of the most recent posts just to catch up on current events before I try to tackle the older stuff.
*hugs again* I've missed you guys.
Awesome!
Note: Googling found meanings to dreams about fishing and swimming fish and even eating fish, but nothing about frozen fish. You may have invented a new dream symbol, John!
Apparently, watching football means you're going to get great satisfaction in your work. A fish market (and I would assume fish in a market) means pleasure and joy. Asparagus sybmolizes prosperity. I'd say Mitchell and Webb mean a sense of humour. And Lestrades speak for themselves (I assume he was winning?).
The two of you are so besotted, it's rather cute.
Thierry, huh? Always thought he was rather good looking...
Still, glad you found me.
He is, but I prefer you.
DW - of course he was winning. :)
Ha, Greg of all trades, master of none, DW.
Explains why you where moving about in bed. Did you join in the kickabout? Or tell me to come home...
No, I was only watching. I didn't have the right shoes anyway.
Don't think I did in my dream either...
What kind of shoes would have been right in your dream, L?
I think I stole everyone's sleep last night. Ten hours uninterrupted for me. Woke up with hungry cats on my legs. And nice colorful dreams with no anxiety.
Sorry guys.
Bronwyn
Boots, I think. And I had bare feet. I blame John for that. Danger or McClane, don't mind wich.
Danger, any preferred on ky day off this week. Bear in mind it must involve some plumbing fixing at my old flat.
KY Day... Is that a national holiday? Sarah called, I'm working Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, so Thursday or Friday? Unless you want to go and fix plumbing in the morning while I'm at work.
And it's not my fault my shoes were squelchy. They weren't made for hiking through mud.
I don't even... can you imagine the celebrations involved with KY Day?
Bronwyn: *GLOMPS* I've missed you!
DW: Thank you for being my occasional 'voice' on here <3
Ah, yes, boots would have made sense. Which is, undoubtedly, why you had bare feet.
Oh, do you have KY in the UK too? (Although plumbing... o_o)
Squelchy, John? Did I miss something?
No worries, Tink. I talk more than enough for two people.
What a rotten dream. Sounds like you're really happy in your life with John and the boys (well duh!) and your mind is now worried that it won't last, because in the past it hasn't/you don't deserve to be happy or as your tag says "whatever goes on in your tiny mind". I really don't think you've got much to fear whilst your boyfriend dreams of you playing football in the frozen fish aisle.
I don't even know what I was trying to write to there.
KY day sounds fun though. Although - continuing adventures in lube - got some Sliquid recently. It seems very nice. All natural, too. Needs refreshing, sometimes, but nice to know it's not packed with chemicals.
Who knew you could have a conversation about squelching, plumbing and lube, and the three be totally unrelated!
Danger, could get Thursday and Fri off, if I worked one day of the weekend. Up to you.
You know what Sherlock would say about the way this conversation is going... :D
I know what lube is because it means lubricant and that means something that makes things slippery but I don't know why Lestrade wants to be slippery and John just laughed when I asked.
Good afternoon, Sherlock! Did you all decide the best approach to opening the coconuts yesterday?
Sounds like a question for a nanny and a doctor, Sherlock. You're lucky to have both things wrapped into one on hand to ask.
As you might gather, Sherlock, it has to do with sex again.
I am currently sitting on a phone on hold and the "music" they are playing is clearly actionable. Can I make a citizen's arrest for crimes against my eardrums?
DW: Does that mean I can talk enough for three or four? XD *BABBLE*
Sherlock: Hey sweetheart! Long time no 'talk' to! Are you enjoying your degus? I've missed you!
John says the best approach is to let Lestrade do it.
I think if anyone would want to be slippery it should be the criminals Lestrade catches so he can't get them, except I do want him to get them, but if I was a criminal I'd get slippery and even if I was caught I could get the handcuffs off.
My degus are the best Christmas present ever because I've had them ages and they're still interesting.
Sherlock: I... don't think a month-ish counts as 'ages' sweety! Maybe next Christmas will count, but as of right now, it's still pretty new for you. It sounds like you're doing a great job in taking care of them! I like their names too.
Ah, yes, since Lestrade already has experience opening coconuts he is undoubtedly your expert.
That would certainly be an interesting use of lubricant, Sherlock!
My degus are the best Christmas present ever
I know you were answering Tink, but this makes me very happy! And the "still interesting" part is even more happy-making. :)
Ha, 'ages' in six-year-old time, not the same as anyone else's time.
Be home in a bit, and I'll open a coconut for the goos. Ask Mrs Hudson if she'd like some, kiddo. Or the three of us have got a lot to get through.
Greg: This is very true. *laughs* Are you going to make coconut cookies with the extra coconut?
A month is a substantial period of time--I've had a few jobs with a month probation period, so it's a reasonable amount of time to decide if something is interesting especially when we're talking about someone like Sherlock, who doesn't seem to be particularly changeable in his interests...
Don't know what we'll make. Maybe some in a mild curry? Then in cakes or macaroons?
It is a substantial period of time to him. But they could be with us for another 7 or 8 years...
Well let us know what you do make! Recipes and all! I can't have coconut, but my father is a HUGE fan and making him stuff would make him happy.
Good thing the degus are adorable and cuddly and fluffy!
Oh, surely! But...well, d'you see him losing interest in science in 7 or 8 years? I just meant that He does seem to have a surprisingly good grip on what he finds interesting and what he doesn't.
Mmmmmmmm, macaroons....
Greg - Is there enough to make coconut pie? I've also heard that coconut milk can be used in curry recipes?
I wouldn't worry too much about the dream. Even though it has been over a year and the two of you are adorable together, your brain might need some time to get used to the fact that you're sticking to John like a limpet, and vice versa.
/refrains from addressing the lube question
=)
~A from NW
I know you'll have fresh coconut on hand, not the sweetened flakes they sell in the shops, but this is still the first thing I thought of when you said you were making something with coconut.
But my real first thought was my dad taking me to Mysore Palace when I was little and buying me a drinking coconut - a huge green thing - that the man chopped open with a machete and then handed to me with a straw.
We have a thing here called coconut ice, which is sort of similar, I think, Innie. I quite like it just fresh.
Sherlock....Sherlock. Sometimes, being slippery just makes things easier. That's all I can say, kiddo.
Regretting bringing it up now, Lestrade?
John says the best approach is to let Lestrade do it.
Does he now...
Now now, DW. You're just tempting me to make remarks about holes and milk and tasty flesh. Stop it.
I didn't bring it up!! My autocorrect did.
KY day sounds fun though. Although - continuing adventures in lube - got some Sliquid recently. It seems very nice. All natural, too. Needs refreshing, sometimes, but nice to know it's not packed with chemicals.
That's a lot for autocorrect to write. I'm sure it started as a dissertation on comparisons of the recidivism rate of minor crimes amongst populations of blog writers or something.
Sometimes, being slippery just makes things easier.
Like when you're trying to fix the plumbing, and your tools won't quite fit.
That wasn't bringing it up, that was continuing a conversation. Which started with KY. Which my Autocorrect brought up.
I don't like KY, and thought I'd share some useful advice!
And...yes, Danger. You could put it like that. Helps large tools fit in small spaces.
The actual plumbing shouldn't take long, just the toilet doesn't want to flush properly. I'm sure I can sort it in half an hour or so.
Is that the half an hour that turns into three hours and the need to buy another tool, which is the usual state of affairs in our household?
Although with your undoubted ability to make large tools fit in small spaces I'm sure this won't be a problem.
Our toilet wasn't flushing properly about a month ago. Ended up costing us $116 for a new flushometer (no, I am not making that up) plus labor.
No lubrication needed.
...Flushometer?
SH - I think he already has all the tools one person could possibly need.
Yeah...what is a flushometer??
It's a toilet, it really won't be hard to fix.
Flushometer.
Not making it up!
I don't have that many tools! I just like being able to fix stuff myself.
DIdn't imagine you were, RR. But happily the toilet is gravity feed, not mains.
Don't get me wrong, I like you being able to fix stuff yourself too! Means I don't have to. :)
Well I certainly thought the plumber was making it up! But no, that's what it said on the part.
You mean the kind with a tank, right? Manhattan toilets are almost all tankless. On the other hand, the water system in Manhattan is about 95% gravity fed--all but the tallest building have water even in blackouts, unless the reservoirs are really low.
DW--I just had a lie-down, but only slept about another hour. (Which is certainly better than nothing.) Now I have to decide whether to go to t'ai chi class tonight anyway. Which would be a no-brainer--of course I'd go--if the class were here, but it's a subway ride away and the subways are on holiday schedule today. Decisions, decisions.
(Oh, rats--I think DW may have asked that over on John's blog. Bu all the email comes to the same box, how should I know? *smacks head*)
(Oooh, my captcha was "tribble"! It's a Star Trek fan!)
(Possibly I'm not quite up to my usual intellectual capacity?)
a cistern, yeah. Which pretty much every toilet in the UK probably is.
I think most toilets in the US are, too--just not in Manhattan.
ANyway, Danger never answered my questions about whether he'd like me all to himself for two days, or to have me to himself for one day and share me with Sherlock for 2.
The rest of you can vote too. Do I take Thurs-Fri off, and work one day of the weekend, or take one day off in the week, and both days at the weekend?
I'm going to take a line from New York, and abstain. Courteously.
...I'd pick Thursday and Friday, but I'd feel selfish doing it. You ought to pick.
You'd feel selfish? I was feeling bad that you'd have to look after Shortstuff on your own.
Right...I'll have Thurs and Fri off, barring court cases or anything else popping up.
Lovely.
If you take Saturday off as well you'd have a nice three-day weekend there. You could even catch up on some sleep!
Got another lesson booked?
I think I sleep less at the weekend, RR. I have all these ideas about not having to get up in the morning, so don't go to bed until the early hours, then still get the Sherlarm Clock wake-up anyway.
Heh. You COULD plan for the Sherlarm clock, theoretically!
L - Friday morning, two hours, and again on Monday. Do you mind dropping me off again Friday?
My pleasure. I'll do plumbing on Friday then.
Going to choose the same bike, or a different one?
Different one, definitely. Might as well try as many as I can.
That's what I thought you'd say.
Once you've got a few months riding under your belt we should definitely go off roading. It would be brilliant.
we should definitely go off roading. It would be brilliant.
Not, I suspect, on a Striple...
Presumably there are places you can hire suitable dirt bikes, and legal places to play silly buggers on them?
Yes, there are.
That sounds like it would be brilliant fun. Have you ever taken your regulas pedal bikes when you guys have gone camping? Or are they strictly road bikes?
We don't have bikes! We were going to get some, and then...I don't know why we didn't. We should.
Butit won't be as fun as a couple of off-roaders and a lot of body armour :)
Sorry for quietness. In court. I'm wearing a tie. mycroft would approve. Well, Disapprove less.
Ah, sorry. Thought you'd gotten bikes when Sherlock did. Or did I just imagine Sherlock getting a bike?
Hope court goes well for you.
I seem to remember Sherlock getting a real bicycle, too, DW.
Yeah, the boys have bikes, and we talked about getting ones for us, and I don't know why we didn't, in the end. Just busy, I guess. Plus we don't have anywhere to store them, so not sure what we'd do about that.
Thanks DW, I think it's going well. I'm ducking out now, done my bit, given moral support to my team, now got work to do.
If you can work out where to keep them, biking might be better than running for you and John--particularly as the running doesn't seem to actually be happening. It's somewhat easier on the joints than running on streets, which can cause damage, and might be more fun?
Where to keep them and where to ride them... the running will happen, promise!
I wasn't doubting your intentions! But street running can be rather damaging, long term, to knees, ankles, hips...Still, if you haven't a park nearby to bike in, then I suppose it's too inconvenient.
We've got a park, and we try to run on the grass. It's not really big enough to cycle around though. I think we should borrow or hire some bikes next time we go camping though.
Do you have a favorite park?
Grass is good for running if there aren't a lot of holes and things--since you've already been running there, I gather it's fine.
It is fine.
We could always use the Boris bikes, Danger, if you fancied it. Although I imagine you're more interested in two wheels with an engine right now.
I'm sure we can manage both with two whole days at our disposal, with with motorcycle lessons and plumbing issues. Do you want to go somewhere on your bike?
Definitely. Anywhere you want to go?
...Mary's mum's flat in Cambridge? :)
Mary's mum's flat in Cambridge?
Ah! I did wonder what your next step was going to be. Good idea--even if it's not the right starting point for the directions, there might be useful information there.
Ha! love to, yeah. We can blast up the M11. Nice road to clear the pipes on.
Thanks. I don't mean to make you work (sort of) on your day off, but it shouldn't take long. Mary and Mrs H's people have looked at it already, but I would like to just check.
I love the M11/A11/A14. Such gorgeous scenery. <3
Doesn't feel like work when it's with you.
It's a good road, DW. Although shut quite often, because people go too fast and misjudge the bends.
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