8 February 2012

Now, has anyone got any questions?

Did the long drive last night. John Hamish was largely asleep. Sherlock was largely awake. We sang. I sang the actual lyrics. Sherlock sang what he thought were the lyrics. ('Hey you, get off my cow.', 'Hold me close, tie me down, sir', 'And your Russian Hedgehog'), and thankfully it was dark enough that Sherlock mainly missed the very large amount of snow still in the Midlands - he only demanded to stop three times. None of which I obeyed.

The hotel's nice. Sherlock's got a sort of sofa-bed type thing, we've got a nice big double. Sherlock managed to relocate into our bed at some point early this morning.




There's an entirely natural reaction most men have during the night. Quite a few times. It's even more natural when you wake up with an armful of boyfriend. It's...really not that convenient when there's a six year old in your bed. And there's only one, painful, way that I've found to deal with it. Ouch.

Breakfast was...well, breakfasty. Sherlock managed to eat a truly amazing amount. And he and John got to meet a few people - mainly people I always meet at these kinds of things, plus a few old colleagues. I think Darren's going to be here tomorrow, so Danger might get to meet him, too.

My talk went well, everyone seemed to find it useful, and Sherlock and John sneaked in the back of the room. When someone asked what they were doing Sherlock apparently very solemnly pulled his ID card on them...

Most people are managing to ignore the fact I'm here with John and Sherlock. Although inevitably not all "Lestrade, the one from the Met. The poof."...yeah. Par for the course, I suppose.

Now, normally I'd be in the bar, but tonight, with one very sleepy Sherlock, we might just take it easy in the room.

113 comments:

John H. D. Watson said...

Breakfast was extremely breakfasty. Sorry I slept the whole way, you should've woken me. Actually I'm surprised the singing didn't wake me... Russian hedgehog?

Small Hobbit said...

Okay, I give up "And your Russian hedgehog"?

I'm afraid that there are always going to be some who are still very narrow-minded in their opinions.

Anonymous said...

Greg - Police officers are just as human as the rest of us, with all our flaws and strengths. *hugs* Hopefully they don't give you flak for it.

I hope you get a chance to relax, even with a hyperactive six year old in the same room.

~A from NW

Greg Lestrade said...

I should have translated the Sherlock-lyrics.

"And you're rushing headlong" - Queen.

You were fine asleep, you needed it. And Sherlock and I giggled at you snoring, inbetween him moaning that you were 'wasting' the front seat.

REReader said...

I think I prefer "Russian hedgehog"--much more room for the imagination there.

Goodness, it must have been a truly exciting day if Sherlock is worn out without a fresh snowfall to cavort in!

(I hope you're enjoying yourself as well, inconvenient though a six-year-old in your bed may have been at times...)

Greg Lestrade said...

A - police officers? Human? Nah, we're all robots...

John H. D. Watson said...

I can stay with Sherlock if you want to go down and mingle.

Greg Lestrade said...

Nah, it's fine. Maybe tomorrow night.

RR - Sherlock takes great pride in being inconvenient! I don't know what John did to tire him out - I suspect it's just last night catching up on him.

REReader said...

Sherlock takes great pride in being inconvenient!

That makes perfect sense actually--one wants to make ones mark. :)

Greg Lestrade said...

Darren says he'd like to buy you a pint tomorrow night. Sherlock can come with us - there'll be lots of drunken coppers for him to harass for stories :)

John H. D. Watson said...

I think you might've found the one thing he'd like better than snow. He'll never want to leave.

Greg Lestrade said...

I'm sure he'll confuse them all completely. I'll be sure to point out anyone who deserves a grilling, Sherlock-style.

He has managed to entangle himself to completely in his bedding right now I wonder if he's sleep-imitating those mummies you saw... and if we'll ever manage to unwrap him.

John H. D. Watson said...

He'll unwrap himself and be back in bed with us by 5am, bet you anything you like.

Greg Lestrade said...

...yeah. Really need to explain to him the workings of the adult male human body, and why crawling in the bottom of the bed and working upwards just...isn't the best tactic.

I know it's all just natural and everything, but I didn't half feel awkward. Sounds like a job for a doctor :)

REReader said...

I'm a terrible, bad person, I'm sure, but I can't stop giggling anyway.

Greg Lestrade said...

If you're a terrible bad person, then so's Danger. He's biting his lip to keep a straight face...

CzechReader said...

Ooooh, just you guys wait 'till he comes to you with a drunken cop in tow and says "He tells funny stories and he followed me to the table, which is nearly home, can we keep him?" (Sherlock, in case you try that, I want to state here black-on-white-on-sort-of-bluish-grey that I am NOT responsible for you taking my completely and utterly unrealistic ideas seriously. :-) There.)

Bah, people. I am half-Russian and living in a post-communistic country. Not a good combination. There will always be equine behinds that think they have to let others know loud and clear just how troubled they themselves are... I've just seen a funny picture saying in translation "there are two omni-present elements in this universe: hydrogen and human stupidity".

(I don't think they are doing a stupid thing having their own opinion - what I consider stupid is expressing it the way they are doing it, from what I understood from the few mentions.)

PS: Russian hedgehog rules!

John H. D. Watson said...

Oh right, it's always a job for a doctor...

Yeah, I'll talk to him. And about staying in his own bed too.

REReader said...

If you're a terrible bad person, then so's Danger

Well, I do feel better now.


Yeah, I'll talk to him. And about staying in his own bed too.

It will be fun to explain to him the distinction about when it's okay to come into your bed and when it's not. :)

Greg Lestrade said...

Only a job for the very best doctor...

CR - I'd rather be the poof from the yard than 'that totally boring DI from the yard'...or something else bad that was actually relevant to anything.

Piplover said...

I can see how Sherlock being in bed with you would be rather awkward in the morning. Is there a particular reason he keeps seeking you guys out? Is he having bad dreams, or trouble sleeping, or is he just really wanting to spend every waking moment with you?

Anonymous said...

John, Greg - Good luck. :)

And robots, Greg? I get the feeling that John would heartily contest that assertion!

~A from NW

John H. D. Watson said...

Pip - I think he just gets bored, honestly. He has a ton of energy, doesn't seem to need that much sleep, and when he's up he wants things to start happening immediately.

Anon Without A Name said...

Difficult situation - and given Sherlock's propensity for broadcasting loudly any new information without regard for anyone's privacy... yeah. Probably best to try persuade Sherlock to change his method of attack :-)

Glad you all had a good day today, occasional arsey comments aside.

Greg Lestrade said...

It's not to bad at home- he clambers overour legs usually, on top of the fnug, and sometimes leans against the foot of the bed, legs under the fnug by our feet. But the bed here doesn't have anything to stop him getting in the bottom, so he obviously decided that was the best route this morning...and, well, he doesn't care, but I do, a bit. Sort of. Even though I probably shouldn't.

I imagine he'll be up early tomorrow, having fallen asleep early today, and havidng vowed to eat every single breakfast food they have here by the end of our stay...

Greg Lestrade said...

(and I can spell and use the right version of 'too' usually...just tired.)

Night all.

REReader said...

When I was a child, we were NEVER allowed in my parents' bed. And there were all these rules about waking them up, so it was always sort of traumatic to do so even when I was ill or had a nightmare or something like that--I can remember standing outside their bedroom wondering if I'd get in trouble if I went it. It was a bit...not good.

I know it can be more than slightly inconvenient for you, but I can't help being glad you haven't done that to Sherlock despite the problems it causes.

REReader said...

Sweet dreams! :)

Greg Lestrade said...

RR - Mum didn't mind so much when she was on her own, but generally she wasn't. And I got quite a few belts round the head for going in there, even if I thought I was helping because one of the babies had been crying for ages. I couldn't ever ban Sherlock from our room. It's just hard to explain to him what's ok and what isn't - especially when it doesn't really make much sense until you're a vaguely awkward adult :)

REReader said...

Hard to explain, indeed. (Good luck with that, John... :) )

It is also very sweet that he wants to be where you two are.

Piplover said...

I think you and John are amazing, Lestrade, even when the situation is a bit awkward.

At least with Sherlock he has the same parts as you. I remember my mom trying to explain to me when I was very young why I couldn't climb into bed with my dad when he was sleeping, and why it was not appropriate.

Even if Sherlock doesn't understand right away, I think it's brilliant that you are patient enough to take the time to explain it to him, and work with him, rather than just laying down the law.

REReader said...

(That thing that Pip said there, exactly.)

KHolly said...

Here's an off topic comment. I've just noticed that no one has checked "Don't know" in your poll. Apparently everyone has a very clear opinion on your guilt or innocence, whether or not they're willing to reveal it.

Glad the talk went well. Do you get tired after you do a talk? Or do they not last very long? So far I've spent every day this week giving talks (a 3-day class) and I find that I have plenty of energy while I'm doing it and then I crash and burn as soon as I get home.

mazarin221b said...

But you know, there can be a happy medium between totally banning kids from your bedroom and allowing them into your bed whenever they feel like it. My son knows he can come to us in the night whenever he needs us (and we're always minimally clothed simply because of that), we sleep with the door cracked open, etc. However, he also knows that on the weekend he's not to get up until a certain time so if he wakes up earlier he reads or plays in his bed, he knows he's not to come in if the door is closed and to always knock first. (We do lock it if...well. If. And usually restrict to after he's asleep.) His temperament is quite a bit different than Sherlock's, but he's usually pretty up and at 'em and never slept much, even as a baby. It's difficult sometimes, but honestly, if we didn't set those boundaries, we'd lose our minds completely.

Yes, Pip, I've had those awkward conversations before, about different parts. When he started noticing and asking questions, I simply answered them, then started building the privacy walls that you don't really have when they're infants. Makes for a nice, if a bit strange, change.

REReader said...

Heh, Maz, that reminds me--when I was really little (around 4 years old or so, maybe a bit younger) I was very much the early bird, so my mother made it a rule that if I woke up before 6:00 am I had to go back to bed--I didn't have to sleep, I could play quietly or read, but I had to go back to bed. And she taught me how to read a clock (in that pre-digital age it wasn't very hard) just for that purpose. :)

(I remember feeling rather smug that I could tell time when I started kindergarten and the other kids couldn't. How to make friends and influence people. :D)

mazarin221b said...

Exactly. And my son can't exactly tell time - he has 2 clocks in his room, one's an alarm clock and the other a regular analog - but he can read the numbers just fine! :D

It's hard, drawing that line between your kid's needs/wants and your own, but it's so necessary, not just to teach them they aren't the center of the universe 24/7, but also to keep some semblance of your own identity. (Of course, not a darn thing of this applies until they're about 4 or so - until then, they seriously are the center of your universe and probably should be.)

mazarin221b said...

(Sorry so chatty - my sister is currently in the hospital. My new niece should be here by tomorrow. She lost her son a little over a year ago, stillborn at 21 weeks, and she's managed to carry to term without any problems this time. So, sitting here freaking out, trying not to text her every 5 minutes.)

Anonymous said...

Mazarin - I hope everything goes well for your family and that the little one grows up healthy, happy, and strong.

-A from NW

REReader said...

I'll say a prayer for them, if you're okay with that.

Anonymous from the Sacred Oak said...

Я согласно о всем!

mazarin221b said...

Absolutely! And thank you. So far so good!

mazarin221b said...

Thanks! I can't wait to meet her! All the fun of a baby and none of the sleep deprivation! :D

REReader said...

On it! :)

innie said...

Oh, best wishes to you and your sister, Maz!

Danger and Lestallion, you're fantastic.

Greg Lestrade said...

Best wishes to your sister - and all your family, Maz.

And yeah, we need to work out some boundaries, at some point. I think it's hard , with Sherlock's background (and tendency to mayhem...)

Calliope said...

All the best to your family, Maz!

Small Hobbit said...

Best wishes to you and your sister Maz. Don't forget to keep us updated.

I think the fact that you've been able to bring Sherlock with you to Manchester speaks volumes for the way he's changed over the past year and that he is learning boundaries, even if not the getting into your bed one. As ever, what works for one child would be totally inappropriate for another and I'm sure you'll find a balance between what Sherlock needs, what you need and what he just wants.

We always use to pile dressing gowns up against the door once the kids were in bed (and asleep). And now when the daughter comes home from uni and therefore goes to bed/sleep after us we have to make sure we're quiet, because after all the idea of parents doing such things is yuck :)

CzechReader said...

Good morning! The weather is warmer here, only -6°C and will get to 0°C next week (with expected -40°C during the weekend), and it's snowing behind my window...

Mazarin - best wishes to you and yours!

L - about being something actually relevant to something - I think I get it. I will think about it after my first cup of tea today... Mug of tea. Only 0,75l :-)

(I do love coffee but after overdosing on it too many times I can only drink it with milk, in my case lactose-free milk, so I save my coffee as an after-work treat. If I need to wake up fast and stay awake, I now abuse Red Bull. I like the taste.)

About Sherlock's boundaries - yeah, that's gonna be something. He's incredibly intelligent but does not have much experience dealing with other people in general yet. I think though once he really gets what it is about, the whole system will power on in his head pretty fast...

And I think you guys do a very good job with both boys. They're lucky they have you both.

Greg Lestrade said...

Just to make it clear - I don't think we ever want to ban Sherlock, and we don't even mind him clambering in with us. But there might need to be some time constraints, eventually. And a few rules. Here in the hotel, all bets are off - he's in the same room anyway, he just needs to give us warning before burrowing under the covers!

Anon Without A Name said...

*fingers crossed* for you and yours, Maz.

My parents had a rule that we were never, ever to enter their bedroom without explicit permission. We could go in if we needed to, but to be honest, the one time I remember waking up from a nightmare my Mum was already in my room before I had a chance to work out where I was and that I needed my Mum; I don't remember ever getting into bed with them. They had five kids, I suppose without that kind of hard-and-fast boundary, they'd have had no privacy at all, nowhere to keep birthday and Christmas presents, and five kids all complaining about the other four having different rules.

I think it was also partly their own upbringing. My Mum in particular spent a lot of her childhood growing up in cramped living conditions in which the small kids were packed into one area, the adults into another. Having the kids in with the adults wasn't how my grandparents did it.

I have absolute confidence that you guys will work it out :-)

Desert Wanderer said...

All the best to you and yours , Maz.

Glad to her it went well, Lestrade.

Greg Lestrade said...

KHolly - yeah, it's a bit like work in that respect. i've got loads of energy when I'm doing the seminar, then sort of crash a bit at the end. And yeah, they're quite long, 3 hours I think that one stretched to yesterday.

And yes, I had noticed everyone was very sure of my guilt or innocence...

Session I'm in this morning is...difficult. Looking forward to seeing John and Sherlock later.

Desert Wanderer said...

Do you get to pick the seminars you go to, or is the schedule set?

Greg Lestrade said...

If there's two they'd like me to go to, I get to pick which one. But otherwise it's set. Although generally I would pick the same ones anyway, to be honest - they're the most relevant.

Sherlock said...

The weather said it might snow here today! But John says it might just be really cold rain because everything's frozen and then it gets icy and slippery. I want snow.

REReader said...

I don't think we ever want to ban Sherlock, and we don't even mind him clambering in with us. But there might need to be some time constraints, eventually. And a few rules.

To be fair to my mom, when she instituted the "stay in bed til 6:00" rule I may have been a bit young for it, but she had two kids under the age of five and a third one on the way. I imagine morning sickness was a big incentive to keep me out from underfoot predawn! But I'm so glad for Sherlock that he has the two of you, and that you have different ideas. I have full confidence that you'll work out the right balance, at the right times.


I'm sorry your morning session was so rough, L. Hopefully lunch with John and excited!Sherlock will help (or has helped, by now).

What have you been doing today, Sherlock? And what's the plans for the afternoon?

REReader said...

Snow! That would be most excellent, Sherlock! But it would be okay if it doesn't, since Lestrade can't leave his conference in the middle to play. Unfortunately, with weather it's always wait-and-see and make the best of it.

Did you have another enormous breakfast today?

Sherlock said...

I didn't have a big breakfast today just a croissant with jam even though Lestrade doesn't think they should have jam but John does so I did and some toast and scrambled egg and cereal that was chocolatey and some more toast and milk and juice. It's not snowing yet just raining. We're in the shops John's looking for something but I don't know what.

Greg Lestrade said...

I'm surprised you're not wasting away after such a tiny breakfast, Sherlock...

REReader said...

Ha, L!

Perhaps you can have an extra big lunch to make up for the not-big breakfast, Sherlock. :)

If it's raining, inside shops is better than outside. Are they interesting shops?

Greg Lestrade said...

Morning session wasn't really rough, RR. Just... difficult subject matter. And one of my old cases was used as an example/exercise, which is terrifying. Never happened to me before in a session I was part of.

REReader said...

Eep! But as an example of what to do, I'm sure.

John H. D. Watson said...

In a good way or a bad way?

Greg Lestrade said...

Neither, really. I mean, we caught the murderers, and they were sent down, so good, I guess. The group were just presented with the evidence, asked to work through it. But you're terrified they'll spot something you didn't, or solve it more easily - or notice you were wrong! Nerve wracking.

REReader said...

But they didn't do any of those, did they. (Although, yeah, that would be more than a bit nerve-wracking.)

REReader said...

(And it's a compliment, too--means that the person running the session recognized it as being a particularly difficult case.)

Greg Lestrade said...

It wasn't really, RR, just a relevant case. They're, thankfully, given the subject matter, not that common.

And no, they didn't, although someone did come up with a different tactic which could arguably have been better.

Sherlock said...

Every shop in the whole city is all full of pink and hearts and it's all really boring and all the pictures are of men and women anyway and that's not even how it works and there should be pictures of men and men and women and women just as much. And I'm having fish and chips for dinner and then we're going to meet one of Lestrade's friends who does murders here like Lestrade does them in London and Lestrade says he's nice and I can ask him questions.

mazarin221b said...

Yes, Sherlock, I completely agree with you. There are all sorts of relationships in the world, and it should be fair that anyone that wants to buy their loved one a card or something for Valentine's Day should be able to find what they want.

What sorts of questions are you going to ask Lestrade's friend who does murders?

(Also, update: Sister had a semi-emergency c-section around 10AM and little niece made it here just fine. 7 lbs, 13 oz and 20.5 inches long. I get to go see them after work, yay!)

REReader said...

Sherlock, You're quite right that there ahouldn't only be pictures of men and women. (In fairness to shopkeepers, they are trying to appeal to the wallets of the greatest number, but you are quite right.)

Fish and chips sounds fun--and meeting Lestrade's friend should be even more fun. And you can tell him how you got your ID card!


Lestrade, different does not mean better--if it's arguable, then it's more like "as good", and there are bound to be several ways to solve a case successfully that are equally effective. *scowl*

John, I hope your shopping was successful!

Have a good time tonight, guys. :)


Mazel tov, Maz! Give your new niece a cuddle from me!

Sherlock said...

I don't know yet. He used to be a boyfriend before and even though Lestrade says he's nice I'm going to wait and see because Lestrade thought Bryan was nice once and he's horrible so I won't ask him anything if he's horrible but he might not be because he's got a wife who's a woman and children now and that's not like Bryan at all.

mazarin221b said...

Ah. Well, Lestrade wouldn't choose to introduce you to anyone that was horrible, so you can probably give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. I'd give him a chance. Ask him a really complicated question and see how he does with it, that should give you a good idea what he's like. *wink*

Greg Lestrade said...

Brilliant, Maz! Best wishes to all.

I'd like to think I sometimes have good taste in men, Sherlock. Got John, haven't i? Darren's lovely. He'll happily answer your questions. Even if the first one is 'are you horrible?' :)

I didn't say it was better, RR, I said arguably it could have been. But reviewing something like that will always be easier than working a case in the heat of the moment.

KHolly said...

If Lestrade is happy to meet with him after dinner and introduce him to you and to John then I bet there are a lot of ways he's not like Bryan. Most people end up with more than one "ex" and not all of them will be horrible.

John H. D. Watson said...

Mazarin - congratulations to you and your sister. That's wonderful.

REReader said...

Darren does sound quite different from Bryan, Sherlock, and I don't think Lestrade would introduce him to you if he were horrible, but I take your point. And it's never bad to wait and see, so long as you give him a fair chance. I'll be interested to hear what you think of him after spending some time together.


(I give up, L. :) It's hard to argue generalities, and I suspect we're not arguing at all!)

Greg Lestrade said...

Sorry, RR. I didn't exactly understand your 'scowl' and things. Felt like you were telling me off whilst at the same time misinterpreting what I'd said.

What they suggested would have been cheaper in terms of man hours, but achieved the same end result. Some would argue that was better. But for various reasons at the time I did what I did. And as I said, the end result is the same. But it is easier to think more calmly when there isn't actually a murderer on the loose. So I'd say we all learned something from reviewing it.

REReader said...

(I meant it for a fake scowl. Next time that's what I'll write.)

I'm sure it was instructive. Did the speaker identify the case so that the people there knew that it was yours, or was it all presented anonymously?


How's dinner going, or aren't you there yet?

Greg Lestrade said...

Only identified me at the end, no one else knew during the discussions.

Dinner was good. Sherlock then insisted I carry him to meet Darren, so it was obvious that I belonged to him and John. He says I can tell you that Darren's nice, but not as nice as John ;)

REReader said...

You can scarcely fault Sherlock's character readings. :)

(Would you have rather they hadn't identified you at all? I have to presume they felt you came off well, or they wouldn't have.)

Small Hobbit said...

Congratulations Maz, glad to know everything's okay.

Hindsight is a marvellous thing. And of course it's one matter to be looking at what is essentially a theoretical puzzle and another to be in the thick of it.

I do like the fact that Sherlock wished to stress that you belonged to him and John.

Greg Lestrade said...

Probably slightly preferred that they hadn't, but I don't really mind. Probably not every day they get the lead officer on one of their case studies in their seminar.

Sherlock has let go of me. I'm sure most people would see the scene and think he's holding onto me because he's young and slightly unsure of himself...not because he's possessive and letting everyone know the Met just borrows me off him and John :)

REReader said...

I guess he really has decided Darren is nice--or at least judged that he got the message. :)


Probably not every day they get the lead officer on one of their case studies in their seminar.
True, that. Did they have a chance to ask you anything after?

Anon Without A Name said...

Maz - congratulations! Glad to hear that everyone is safe and well :-)

Lestrade - Sounds like you needed a nice evening after a stressful day. So very adorable that Sherlock is so possessive of you :-) I presume Darren survived the interrogation process? (He's the chap you bumped into at the conference last year, right? I always think it's a good sign when people stay on good terms with at least some of their exes).

John - successful shopping trip?

John H. D. Watson said...

Nameless - very much so, thanks. :)

Greg Lestrade said...

Now you're just being...annoying! Not fair that I'm stuck in class all day and you're off shopping for mysterious things and stuff!

John H. D. Watson said...

Things, stuff...bits and pieces... You know, whatever was lying around... :)

Desert Wanderer said...

Congrats, Maz!

CzechReader said...

Mazarin - congratulations :-)

L - one of the worst things people can do to me is make me curious about something and then refuse to give me the answer. Like "I will have to talk to you about something soon" or "I have a surprise for you" or "You'll never guess who's coming for dinner tonight!" :-)

John - Bits and pieces I understand. Things and stuff are consumables though, right? Right?

Greg Lestrade said...

CR - yeah, he's being utterly infuriating. Looks guilty as hell whilst pretending to be innocent and wide-eyed. He's up to something. I'm pretending to rise above it all...(and I'll ransack the room once he's asleep.)

Anonymous said...

Best wishes to you and yours, Maz! I'm so happy to hear that Momma and Baby are doing well. :)

Oh Greg, do you really want to spoil the surprise? After all, John and Sherlock are probably light sleepers. *giggles*

~ A from NW

CzechReader said...

L - I endorse this plan!

John H. D. Watson said...

I do not look guilty! And no room ransacking, you'll find out soon enough!

Greg Lestrade said...

You do. Guilty as...a guilty thing.

All that is saving you is that I should get some sleep or I'll nod off in tomorrow's terribly exciting "How to run an effective operation in the first 24 hours of a kidnapping".

John H. D. Watson said...

Or some guilty stuff?

Can't have that. Lights out then?

Desert Wanderer said...

Guilty as...a guilty thing.

*points above*

Well, according to your poll, that you be you. ;)

Greg Lestrade said...

Well, possibly me, once the jury has retired to consider the verdict. However, there's a lot of evidence to come yet, so.... innocent until proven ;)

Desert Wanderer said...

Ha! Touche', sir.

I am intrigued as to this Jew evidence, though. Should be extraordinarily good...

Desert Wanderer said...

"New!" I meant new evidence!


...clearly too early for typing.

Greg Lestrade said...

Sherlock thinks I'm guilty. He's not speaking to me because of my 'stupid conference'... Mrs H let slip it snowed in central London last night... Mycroft apparently went sledging with his house.

Not sure he'll forget about this until flying time. So I'm taking refuge in work.

Desert Wanderer said...

I dare say snow happens more frequently than the opportunity to go flying, for most of us, at least. I'm sure he'll forgive you eventually.

Is this work you brought with you, or conference-related?

Greg Lestrade said...

Conference. I got up early to get most of it done, those two both snoring gently behind me. Just writing up notes, things I need to follow up on.

Sherlock glared at me whilst eating his bodyweight in eggs and bacon. And in a minute I need to go to my morning session.

Desert Wanderer said...

Ah. Hope it's a good one. Interesting at least. On my trip, we've been getting briefings from a couple of organizations I worked very closely with while in the desert. Unfortunately, we had had deeply differing views on the quality of their support, and things between us were strained. Much like you, they've used issues I handled as examples, but not as...kindly as I imagine you were treated. Unless your session was more hostile than you've let on...

Small Hobbit said...

L - hope the session goes well. Sherlock should be happy at all the breakfasts he's had, which he wouldn't have had if he'd been in London. But probably not.

Have a safe journey home tonight. (If it is tonight, or whenever.)

When does Mycroft come home for half term?

Greg Lestrade said...

That doesn't sound like fun.

Mine wasn't hostile. Although I did want to jump in and defend our decisions and methods sometimes, but bit my tongue, as no one knew it was my case then.

Anonymous said...

DW - *hugs* That's...not fun at all. I hope you're getting some sleep tonight.

~A from NW who really ought to be in bed herself...

CzechReader said...

And good morning again. At 8 a.m. we had nice -10°C here and about 20 cms of snow. My Android widget for the weather forecast promises that we won't see temperatures above -10°C untill Monday. We're supposed to get awesome -2°C then :-)

L - did you have to participate in brainstorming about that case?

DW - not fun. :-(

For your amusement - this is how I walk around in this weater. But usually you can't see my eyes :-) http://i41.tinypic.com/2ekn7l5.jpg

Anon Without A Name said...

Heh, poor Sherlock. I didn't like to mention the snow last night; I presume it pretty much bypassed the Northeast? I'm sure an enormous breakfast and the thought of flying later will improve Sherlock's mood.

DW - god, how irritating. Is it all done now? Hope you're getting a bit more sleep, now, at least.

CR - toasty :-) As much as I prefer the cold to it being to hot, I think I'd be stuck at home whimpering if it got that cold.


(PS - captcha just said "anthea" 0_0)

Desert Wanderer said...

I'm done, yes. Just have to drive home. And I agree, AfNW, bed for you, definitely. :)

4 hrs tonight, 10 last night, 3 Tue, averaging about 6 per night, which is good. :)

CR, after -10, -2 will be practically balmy! Lol. At least you look warmly dressed.

Greg Lestrade said...

SH - Sherlock woukd definitely not have had the sort of breakfast he's had here back home! But here it's included in the room rate, so he may as well fill up, in the vague hope he might need less lunch...

We're spending a little of tomorrow here, as far as I know, then heading back. Sort of depends how threatening the weather looks.

Sherlock is practically levitating just at the thought of flying...

CR - i was supposed to contribute to the discussion, but I sort of sat back on that one. It was a bit of a shock - I had no idea it would be included.

DW - hope you're home/on the way home safe.

REReader said...

Snow is good, but trips are better. When you add flying in on top of it being a trip, well, there's just no comparison!

Desert Wanderer said...

Almost home. Made good time so far. Hope your trip goes smoothly.

I meant to tell you earlier that my brother used to think that Manger Mann song said "then we kissed a little mole" instead of "then we kissed a little more" which is a bit odd, but I'm sure the mole appreciated.

Deset Wanderer said...

Manfred Mann

Post a Comment