5 March 2012

Hi ho, hi ho...

...it's off to work I go...

Well, tomorrow.

As most of you will have seen, I got a call into work today, and I'm back tomorrow, no charges against me. Suspension over.

Saying I'm relieved isn't exactly accurate - because I did always think this would be the outcome. But there's always a nagging doubt, especially after the second interview, when it didn't feel like much was going my way. So...glad it's over, definitely. Looking forward to getting back to work. Not looking forward to getting up early. Not looking forward to catching up.

But, yeah, in the end it all turned out well.

Can you imagine the smile I got when I got home? It was a bit like this:




Which, I think you'll agree, is a smile which looks a LOT like this:


Isn't he just adorable?? He's barely changed at all. (I feel reasonably safe posting this, as people will miss me if I don't turn up for work tomorrow. And by the time I'm home again - Thursday, say - he might have forgotten)

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John H. D. Watson said...

Oh no...

Greg Lestrade said...

Oh yes.

You look as adorable as Sherlock, when he's turned his charm onto full. Are you wearing a little shirt and tie?

Anonymous said...

You're a bad, bad man L you better hope John can resist turning this into a photo fight ;-)

Have fun tomorrow

Anony

Ria said...

If there were a limit on how much adorableness was allowed in one post this would definitely exceed it. So cute!

Greg Lestrade said...

adorableness, sweetness, bowl-haircuts...it's all here!

Desert Wanderer said...

you better hope John can resist turning this into a photo fight

Come on, Anony. Admit it. You're hoping John can't resist. :P

(as are we all...)

John H. D. Watson said...

I am, unfortunately, wearing a shirt and tie. I would've protested 'little' even then.

Greg Lestrade said...

Honestly - he's probably already posted the pics of me that show me at my youngest...what else can he do??

Anonymous said...

I can never resist photos of these two DW and I'm very sure John can find something L ;)

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Doubtless he can find something... but he's already posted me in eyeliner, me as a teenager, me in various 80s fashions...I honestly think he's gone through the worst!

Small Hobbit said...

If that's not a challenge DI Lestrade, I don't know what is.

And shouldn't you be getting to bed?

Greg Lestrade said...

Hah.

And yes, probably. Once I've got John into his pyjamas, checked he's brushed his teeth, tucked him in and read him a bedtime story and ruffled his hair....

Okay, he's not looking at me so sweetly now...

Anonymous said...

If that's not laying down a challenge I don't know what it is ;-)

And as SH says shouldn't you be in bed? Work in the morning you know ;-)

Anony

John H. D. Watson said...

You're lucky it's hard to be irritated with you when you're this happy.

Greg Lestrade said...

Oh, c'mon, you've posted pictures of me with make up and facial hair! (not at the same time).

You look absolutely lovely in that picture. And...well, just like a miniature you!

John H. D. Watson said...

Better in the second than the first one anyway. Time for bed? I'm somehow exhausted.

Greg Lestrade said...

Oh hush. You're lovely in both, and I'm an insanely lucky man, who's going to tell you that a lot, before you disappear in a puff of smoke because someone on high has realised that I really don't deserve you.

Exhausted? Well, you're not as young as you were... ;)

C'mon, I'll give you a backrub.

John H. D. Watson said...

Thanks, love.

H. Savinien said...

Awww, that's lovely. <3 They're wonderful pictures, John, don't complain.

Cranky Bookwyrm said...

So cute! Both of them

Anonymous said...

Adorable! Both of you are charmers, even when young... :)

Sleep well tonight, both of you! And may the paperwork not eat you tomorrow, Greg...

*eyes your office desk with some degree of concern*

~A from NW

Anon Without A Name said...

Absolutely adorable. The pair of you :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

Nameless - You mean the pair of pictures, I presume :)

A - don't joke...I couldn't even see the desk

Greg Lestrade said...

(No, don't know why I'm still awake. Yes, trying to go to sleep.)

Desert Wanderer said...

....

Does the title of your post make you one of the Seven Dwarves? Clearly, you're not Doc. That leaves Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Bashful, Grumpy, Sneezy. Or are you an eighth dwarf? Witty? Foxy? Smirky? Smutty?

Greg Lestrade said...

...and there was I thinking I was Snow White...

If I had to pick, Smutty, I think. Or if we're sticking with tradition, Grumpy or Dopey.

I might run a poll.

Ria said...

I like Foxy, but Smutty would probably be just as appropriate.

Do you need another bedtime story?

Desert Wanderer said...

Clearly not Snow White, literally or figuratively, given your magical tanning ability and penchant for innuendo. Maybe Toasted Almond, or Blooming Magnolia.

If we're sticking with tradition, then clearly Happy. Or maybe Bashful. :)

Anon Without A Name said...

Lestrade - As unbelievable as I know you find it, I do in fact consider that you and the Doc are equally adorable :-)

DW - I was discussing with friends today the proper collective noun for smutty minds. One suggested "orgy". I prefer "flange".

I should be asleep...

Ria said...

Maybe a filth. Or an ejaculation (hey, the word does have a non-smutty meaning!). Or an ecstasy.

Desert Wanderer said...

I like it, Nameless. But why flange? Any particular reason you're up?

Ria, go for it! :)

Anonymous said...

Greg - I was half-joking about the paperwork...! Well, at least we can be sure that Sherlock and John will send out a rescue party if you vanish...

Also, I would put in a vote for you as "Happy" or "Foxy."

~A from NW

REReader said...

*dying of adorableness overload*

The perfect greeting as I come home after a very nice t'ai chi class. :)

REReader said...

Oh--and paperwork? It doesn't spoil if left out a few days. Promise!

mazarin said...

I don't know, RR, I sometimes think it can! :D I sort of understand how L feels. I know I was really freaking out to get back to work after my son was born - it's sort of...in my blood, I guess, even though I knew there were piles waiting for me when I got back. I feel useless and uncomfortable if I'm not working. And it makes the well-earned time off even sweeter.

And I throw Naughty into the list, if we're going non-traditional. Happy, if we are!

Desert Wanderer said...

Oooh, Maz. Naughty is my new favorite. Good one!

mazarin said...

And, you know, nontraditionally speaking, John could be Playful.

REReader said...

Everything I come up with sounds more like a reindeer than a dwarf...

No, Maz, paperwork cannot spoil, I've run experiments! (It can, however, breed. And frequently does. :D)

H. Savinien said...

Eheh, well, I've got ample proof that work email can spoil. Plenty of "Excuse me, weren't you going to do something about this that I sent you over a week ago?" follow-up emails. I count that as spoilage. *wince*

REReader said...

See, that's breeding. It made more emails.

Spoiling means it goes bad and you have to throw it out. ;)

Desert Wanderer said...

You know, it occurs to me that Sally can't have had a particularly easy time of it recently, either. So, hi, Sally! Hope things went as smoothly as possible for you now and things are good!

Anon Without A Name said...

DW - Instead of going to bed like a sensible person, I'd sort of lightly dozed in front of the 'puter. Then woken up again :-p And "flange" is just one of those words that sounds unspeakably filthy. Like "moist"...

Small Hobbit said...

It might be a good way to define part of the readership of this blog - "the flange section", so that any innocents out there would know what to avoid. Okay, it would include most of the readers ...

How is Foxy getting on with his paperwork?

Anonymous said...

I go to sleep for a few hours and this place takes a very funny road and I miss it :-( makes a fun morning catchup though ;-)

Hope you've managed to dig your desk out L

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Desk located. chair located. I have stuff piled on the floor, other chair, filing cabinets... and I'm trying to sort through it to find the urgent bits.

Deeert Wanderer said...

Only a few, Anony? :(

What about Cutie as a non-traditional for Doc?

Greg Lestrade said...

Isn't Cutie the heart he has...had, I mean, drawn on his bum?

As for paperwork, I'd rather it did spoil and could be thrown out. But It's usually a but more important than that - being that half of it pertains to murderers still on the loose, or trials coming up.

Desert Wanderer said...

I thought he had a red cross and Stethascope, and the heart was the...slightly wonky one on you.

Unless there's been sm update you haven't told us about....

Greg Lestrade said...

Told you that you lot know my life better than I do.

Which isn't to say he doesn't have aheart there now... :)

But, really, surely the Doc is..Doc.

REReader said...

Alas, while there are many dwarf name generators on the interwebs, they all seem to be for Lird of the Rings dwarves, or Dungeons and Dragons dwarves, and no t for dwarves that sing Hi Ho and host maidens in distress. It's very unhelpful!

(I never said it was good that paperwork doesn't spoil! But it does mean it doesn't have to all be done at once. :))

Good morning, L!

Anonymous said...

DW - Sadly smallest child felt sleep to be unneccesary so yes only a few :-(

Glad you found your desk L and yes you're right don't go losing the important stuff.

Foxy and cutie it has to be they are just perfect ;-)

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Anony, once John makes it home from the surgery - and if he doesn't fall into an immediate coma, he'll commiserate about the small children thing.

He's had a week or so off having to get up for Sherlock when I leave for work... he's not a morning person...Sherlock was very hyperactive this morning, you can imagine the result.

Small Hobbit said...

RR - we don't need a dwarf name generator, we're quite capable of generating names all by ourselves.

And whilst I like Cutie, I have to agree with L - he really has to be Doc.

SH

Anonymous said...

Kids are so cute when they're excited it kind of make the lack of sleep worth it :-)

Hope you're working hard enough to get today's work done and get home before midnight ;-)

Anony

REReader said...

SH--Alas, some of us (meaning me) aren't as creative as others (meaning the rest of you).

I'm not in the least surprised that Sherlock was hyperactive this morning. :)

I hope you and John slept well once you got to sleep, anyway, L! How's the paper-sorting going? Can you recruit someone to help with that part?

Greg Lestrade said...

It generally enters my office in a sorted manner. Sorted meaning everyone thinks their bit is the most important.

So I sort of need to resort it myself.

REReader said...

Heh.

Would a miner's hat and shovel be of more use, or a whip and chair?

Here's hoping a fair percentage can be consigned to the circular file and shredder...

Desert Wanderer said...

Portions of a certain story about badgers would disagree with your assessment, RR.

Also, whip and chair? Inappropriate for a workplace I would think. Someone might get the wrong idea...



(By that I mean they'd think that you thouht they were animals, of course)

CzechReader said...

Nameless - totally an orgy!

Mazarin - Naughty is heartily seconded :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

RR - sadly my team have got enough to do without generating pointless paperwork I then shred.

Some of it can be delegated back to others though.

Anony - midnight which day?

Anonymous said...

I'm guessing it would be best to say Thursday?!

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Yeah. Hope John finds a photo of me, reminds himself what I look like. :)

Anonymous said...

Surely you'll send him some if you're out too long won't you? ;-)

Anony

REReader said...

I think he'll remember. ;)

I believe you about your team, L, but if the NSY bureauracracy doesn't generate its share of unneeded paper, it is unique!

DW, I work in publishing. Paper IS wild animals, ready to attack the minute you turn your back! (Or alternatively ready to bury you when the shelves, literally stacked with piles of manuscripts in various stages of preparation, come down. Hence the miner's hat.)

CzechReader said...

RR - I work as a secretary in a small international commercial company. Paper definitely IS alive, rabid and totally vengefull!

Greg Lestrade said...

Unneeded is rather subjective, RR.

There's lots we'd prefer not to do, but not doing it has the dire consequences of murderers roaming free, y'know?

REReader said...

I'm talking unneeded! Like a general memo sent out (on paper) telling people to conserve paper by not printing out their emails, or to remember to turn off their monitors when they're going to be away from their desks, or to remember that daylight savings time is going into effect this weekend so don't be an hour late on Monday. (All of which are actual memos I received in the course of my office life. :))

The unwanted list is much longer, but generally unavoidable because of other bureaucracies, such as the IRS and the judicial system. (Although in publishing we're talking copyrights, not murderers, which has a lower level of urgency.)

mazarin said...

I work for the government. We pretty much invented pointless paperwork.

And fortunately now our paper work is Paperless work, meaning I stare at the screen all day instead of at large documents. Easier to carry around (like, say, to your house where you are working today :D ), much, much harder on the eyes.

Sherlock said...

Are you coming home in time to tell me a story?

Greg Lestrade said...

I will try, Sherlock. You be good for John in the meantime. Did you have a good day at school?

Can you ask John if he had a good day at the surgery?

Sherlock said...

I don't think so, he's kind of grumpy.

School was good, we're reading a play and everyone is doing the parts and I'm the best!

Greg Lestrade said...

You okay, John?

What are you best at? There are lots of skills in reading a play, I'm sure, and everyone will be good at different bits.

REReader said...

Sorry you're having a rough day, John.

What play, Sherlock? And what part were you reading? ( A lot of being best in a play is having the right part for you. )

Sherlock said...

Best at acting!! And I have a sword only it's not sharp because it's wood but it's still pretty good.

John H. D. Watson said...

Not grumpy, just in pain. Physio appointment between getting out of work and picking up Sherlock. Maybe not the best plan.

Greg Lestrade said...

Ah. I wish I was there. I'll try to get out of here and bring stuff home. Then you don't have to worry about cooking.

REReader said...

I'm sorry you hurt, John. (*notfussingnotfussing*)


Sherlock, a wood sword is very good! Lots of times people start with wood swords when they learn to use real swords. I still have mine!

What's the name of your play?

Greg Lestrade said...

Sherlock, are you doing something calm and quiet so John can take it easy?

John H. D. Watson said...

L - thanks. If you can, that'd be great, but don't worry if you can't.

Sherlock's drawing set designs. I think it's Hamlet...except that there's a giant cow.

Greg Lestrade said...

I should be okay. I've only seen about five people all day, and only then when I've left my desk to get coffee or search Sal's desk for painkillers. Doubt anyone will notice if I'm in here or not.

You sure it isn't the siege of Troy?

John H. D. Watson said...

Could be? But is there a play about that? I suppose there must be.

Greg Lestrade said...

I've no idea - someone round here'll know.

I saw Hamlet in Lithuanian once. On stage. With subtitles. The stage was nice. No big cows. Columns of ice and saw blades. No cows.

Small Hobbit said...

If there's a giant cow, maybe it's "Beeflet"

Piplover said...

It could be a modern interpretation of Hamlet? Some of those are rather... interesting.

John H. D. Watson said...

L - were you in Lithuania at the time?

SH - ha, that is terrible!

Greg Lestrade said...

No, London. I wasn't forewarned.

SH...words fail me.

REReader said...

Heh, Pip--I saw Julius Caesar in the Delacorte (the free shows in Central Park) and the set had a giant head sitting on the stage the whole show. I swear all I could think of was "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"!

I suppose it might be a school adaptation of the siege of Troy story,rather than a regular play?

Anonymous said...

I believe 'The Trojan Cow' was what Helen was called by some of her detractors...

Lancs. Anon

Piplover said...

I think I probably would have had the same thought, RR!

I once saw a modern version of Othello, where the actors wore business suits and there was rappelling from the ceiling. That was fun, if a bit odd. No cows or giant heads, though.

Anonymous said...

Saw a gamelan Macbeth once. Only four cast members and they were also playing the gamelan instruments. The stage was on a 30 degree rake, spent the whole night thinking a) Hope no one falls and breaks their neck and b) It's a good job I know the plot because they were doubling and trebling the parts to the point where I'm nearly sure Macbeth killed himself!

Lancs. Anon

REReader said...

And then there's the Reduced Shakespeare Company's the Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare Abridged....but they have no cows either. A football and a cooking show, but now domestic animals.

Piplover said...

Could it be A Midsummer's Night Dream? There's no cow, but there is a donkey headed man, I think.

Greg Lestrade said...

An Ass called Bottom, indeed...

Lancs Anon - I did sort of point out that I had no idea what was going on in the Lithuanian version.

His answer mainly focussed around how ignorant you had to be not to know the story already.

Anonymous said...

Ah, forced culture followed by piss-taking, the very essence of romance! Known a few people like that myself...

Lancs. Anon

Small Hobbit said...

Of course, if there was a beanstalk it would be Jack and the Beanstalk.

Greg Lestrade said...

It was still entertaining. But as you can tell, I remember more about the set than the story...

Ria said...

I'm a bit of a traditionalist when in comes to my Shakespeare, but some of these versions that you've all mentioned sound kind of fun. I once saw Timon of Athens set in a junkyard. Weird stuff.

There are words for people who make judgments about other people's tastes in subjective, artistic matters, and they're not nice words. They're words like "overeducated nincompoop" and "pretentious, judgmental jerkface" (or at least those are the words we use around small children).

Greg Lestrade said...

Ria - I think John's general impression of him is the latter three words.

Danger - on the way home. I'll grab something simple for dinner.

Sherlock, can't wait to see your pictures.

Sherlock said...

It's not a cow, it's a MOOSE!!!

Greg Lestrade said...

A moose? Does it play a part - or is it just scenery?

Kate L said...

'Of Moose and Men'? A production of 'Faust', with Moose-istofeles?

(Sorry. Those are really awful!)

Sherlock - if you're enjoying having a sword then when you're a bit older you might like to try fencing. I did it for a while at university and found it tremendous fun :)

Lancs Anon - 'The Trojan Cow' as a derogatory nickname for Helen of Troy made me giggle-snort. Brilliant!

Greg Lestrade said...

Mrs T is a brave woman to arm Sherlock with anything.

Desert Wanderer said...

A moose once bit my sister...

Anonymous said...

Must resist asking how the Moose was...

How was your sister? :)

Lancs. Anon

REReader said...

A moose is definitely not a cow.

I'm coming up blank for anything with a moose and swords. Um...Robin Hood?

Greg Lestrade said...

I thought Robin Hood was very English - well, obviously played by Americans a lot, but general set in Sherwood Forest.

REReader said...

I did say I couldn't think of anything! :D

(I think the Mel Brooks version had a moose or two. Or maybe not.)

REReader said...

According to Wikipedia (which is never wrong), moose (under the pseudonym elk) lived on the continent and in Scotland until medieval times. Does that help anyone?

Rider said...

Fencing is fun, although I prefer the historical kind to the Olympic kind. Swashbuckling vs a game of tag using bits of wire. No contest!

Desert Wanderer said...

Brilliant, Kate. :D

The Three Moosketeers?

Anon Without A Name said...

Well, it could be the Scottish play... but tbh, I would have thought Shakespeare's tragedies would be a bit tough going for a class of six-year-olds, even six-year-old geniuses.

The Three Mooseketeers?

Anonymous said...

How you feeling John? in less pain I hope

L - are you too busy with paperwork to be watching the match?

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Got the BBC live text feed on a webpage, Anony. Am stupidly busy. Refuse to say anything in case I jinx it.

I'd rather no one armed Sherlock.

RR - in answer to your much earlier question, all those memos and stuff come via email, not paperwork.

Sherlock said...

It has a moose because we wrote it ourselves and it's the best play ever!! Also it has ghosts and a murder and pirates! We voted for all the things it should have.

REReader said...

L--That's no good! It's far less satisfying to just hit "deletedeletedelete" than to actually crumple and dump.

(I really loved getting that paper memo telling us not to print out emails. Ha!)


Sherlock, a play you wrote yourself is bound to be the most fun, and it sounds like you put in all the best things! Are you going to do a performance for guests, or just for each other?

Piplover said...

That sounds amazing, Sherlock. What was your favorite part of creating the play? The writing it or coming up with ideas? I really enjoy both things.

Anonymous said...

That sounds amazing Sherlock, writing the play yourselves is much better than trying perform some boring old Shakespeare!

I've not seen the score L I just wondered how busy you were but from what you're saying I think I'll continue to avoid it till it's over ;-)

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Anony - if I get through the night without heart failure I'll be doing well.

John H. D. Watson said...

I can tell when they're doing well...he starts bouncing in his seat.

Anonymous said...

I'm definitely staying clear then. Not even my team!! it's strange how you can become attached to other people's teams.

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Not bouncing.

May have torn all hair out by the end of the match.

How'd you feel about me bald, Danger?

John H. D. Watson said...

Twitching?

You can't go bald, Sherlock will take it as an excuse to shave his head.

Greg Lestrade said...

Twitching maybe.

He's already seen me with no hair, in that photo. Should be enough to put anyone off.

John H. D. Watson said...

There was never a photo of you bald, was there? I can't remember a photo you looked bad in either...

Greg Lestrade said...

Shaved head, which is as close as I've got...

3 minutes. COME ON Arsenal.

Greg Lestrade said...

damn it

Anon Without A Name said...

Aww, commiserations, Lestrade; great effort there by the Gunners.

Anonymous said...

Oh. Am I guessing thats not good?

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

Good, but not good enough, Anony. 3-0 in the end, so we lose 4-3 on aggregate. SO close! Would never have pegged us to come back second leg 3-0.

Anonymous said...

I thought you were dead and buried after the first leg so it's better than I expected. You must have used up all your good news credits yesterday ;-)

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

I think most of us thought we were dead and buried!

Right. Time to put away the paperwork, pour a drink, get Sherlock tucked into bed and share some painkillers and massage therapy with John.

Not necessarily in that order.

REReader said...

They're all speaking in tongues again.


(Yes, I know it's sports, it's just that it all sounds like the adults in Charlie Brown movies to me. :))

Anonymous said...

Drink and painkillers, it's not that bad you know!!

massage therapy! Hope you enjoy yourselves ;-)

Anony

Anon Without A Name said...

Anony - I'm always glad when I remember that alcohol isn't contra-indicated with ibuprofen :-)

John - hopefully a bit of TLC from your favourite DI will help ease the pain.

Lestrade - you mentioned pankillers earlier on too. You OK? been remembering to wear your glasses with all that paperwork?

Greg Lestrade said...

...it is.

Nah, my eyes have happily got used to doing their own thing again, so another day with new glasses and 14 hours of computers/files hasn't done my head much good.

But hopefully I'll be able to do John a bit of good, if he wants my unskilled paws all over him. He may prefer to be left alone...

Anon Without A Name said...

...it is

That bad, or contra-indicated?

I think I can which John would prefer :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

That bad.

I've never worried about mixing alcohol with any drug. I thought that was all made up. Worst that's ever happened to me is very strong painkillers, plus alcohol equals falling asleep.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure your paws are skilled enough for anything John may require ;-)

Anony

REReader said...

I've never worried about mixing alcohol with any drug. I thought that was all made up.

*splutter*

On second thought, I'll let John deal with that one. I'm sure he can be way more graphic than I.

Anonymous said...

Seriously you think doctors make this stuff up just to ruin a party? What will John have to say about that?!!

Anony

John H. D. Watson said...

L - too tired to get worked up over that right now. No massage, thanks. Just a you-sized pillow/hot water bottle if that's okay.

Greg Lestrade said...

Well...I'm still here.

I don't know what I think. That doctors encourage you to drink less, so this is one of those things they just say? I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not going to drop a handful of codeine and down half a bottle of vodka, but nor am I worried that I'll keel over after a glass of wine and a couple of painkillers.

Greg Lestrade said...

Dnager - don't get worked up over it at all!

But educate me later if you want.

And of course it's okay. C'mon.

Anonymous said...

There is something very reassuring in knowing your not going to combine codeine and vodka but the 'I'm still here' thing would make lots of things a good idea until they suddenly weren't!!

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

The NHS don't seem too worried about it - did exactly what it said it would - made me sleepy (which was the effect I desired). It's not as if I'm an addict. I've always thought it was an acceptable risk.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/867.aspx?CategoryID=73&SubCategoryID=103

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr I wasn't suggesting you had any kind of problem, this all started out as a joke about a bad football match.

I certainly don't think you'd be taking any risks with yourself YOU hadn't assessed first.

Anony

REReader said...

Some drugs are safe--or reasonably safe--in combination with small amounts of alcohol. Some will kill you dead immediately or soon thereafter. You have a doctor right there to tell you which is which.

Greg Lestrade said...

Anony - Sorry. I get touchy about stupid things.

RR - I find it very hard to believe any doctor is going to let you go home with something that lethal, given the prevalence of alcohol in our society. Although I can easily believe that some people, with certain conditions, could indeed die from the combination.

Anonymous said...

You're allowed to be touchy and you're allowed to say so :-) I'll try and remember not to mention it again I promise.

(and I doubt there's a stupid reason for it)

Anony

REReader said...

Unfortunately sometimes they do, because people need the drugs so they really have to. Sedatives, barbituates, some sleeping pills...downers are dangerous, because they some of them multiply effects when mixed with alcohol instead of just adding. Also some anti-depressants can be very fatal very fast when mixed with alcohol. (I have all this in my head right now because I'm listening to podcasts of a college Psych course on drugs.)


Paracetamol/acetaminophen, by the way, isn't particularly dangerous with small amounts of alcohol.

Greg Lestrade said...

Anony - it's nothing specific about booze or pills, I just have a fierce streak of independence and I'm not very good at accepting people giving me advice when I feel like they don't think I've got any common sense (despite doing plenty of things in my life which suggest I haven't got any at all)

I should calm down and not jump on what people say here.

People like you - and you're very like Sally in this - are good at gently nudging me into laughing at myself instead, putting my hackles back down, and realising people don't mean it like that :)

REReader said...

*small voice* I don't mean it like that.

Anonymous said...

Always believe I think you have the common sense to know what you're doing but please forgive me now and then for saying sumet stupid when I'm worried about you :-)

Weren't you supposed to be playing hot water bottle to a certain sexy doc rather than being annoyed by us? ;-)

Anony

Greg Lestrade said...

You didn't say anything stupid - I think you're great - and funny. The sort of person I can imagine having a few pints with.

And I am, he's well propped up against me, either asleep or doing a good impression of it.

I'm reading a case file that needs to go to the cps asap.

Anonymous said...

That has to be the least romantic thing I've ever heard but I'm glad you're enjoying being back at work.

Don't be too nice to me I might run away and hide!

Anony

REReader said...

(It's just that when I find something interesting, I think everyone finds it fascinating. And I'm still working on the fussing thing.)

Anonymous said...

Don't panic RR I think you're doing a good job of trying :-)

Anony

REReader said...

I don't like to hurt/annoy/upset people I care about. (I don't like to do that to people I don't care about either, really.) it seems to happen a lot anyway. :(

Anonymous said...

RR it was down to me that the alcohol/pills thing came up not you and it was down to me to fix the mess which I think I have.

You do a great job of entertaining all of us on here and you're allowed to worry about people (even if they may take that worry the wrong way sometimes)

Anony

REReader said...

Anony, I bet you've lots of friends--I hope they value you properly!

Anonymous said...

I bet you're wrong! but a few good ones is all you need :-)

Anony

Piplover said...

I've found that a pain pill and a glass of something is usually a good way to fall asleep. The only time it can be dangerous is if the medication is one that can affect your breathing. It can depress it to a point, so when you add alcohol, that's when you have to be careful.

However, I'm pretty sure you know your own body, Lestrade, and what it can and can't take in regards to such things. And if it helps you relax, then more power to you.

I hope you're able to get some sleep tonight, and that John is in less pain in the morning.

REReader said...

I don't know what's wrong with the people around you, but I, for one, am glad you found your way here. :)

Anonymous said...

Nice of not to say so :-)

Anony

Desert Wanderer said...

I, for one, am glad you found your way here

Seconded. Basically, everyone here is lovely and nothing hurts. <3

REReader said...

How're things going, DW?

Oooh, yes, loverly! :)

H. Savinien said...

Sherlock, I'm looking forward to hearing more about that play; it sounds exciting! I was in a play once with secret agents and a bomb that we (the actors) wrote ourselves. It was a lot of fun.

KHolly said...

Any suggestions of falling asleep without the painkillers and alcohol? It's getting late, but I am so wired right now I'm bouncing off the walls (think Sherlock getting the good news about L getting reinstated, that amount of bouncing).

Piplover said...

Kholly, have you tried hot chocolate? Or warm milk, if you don't want the chocolate? That usually makes me really sleepy.

Also, if you turn off the lights, or turn them down, and read for a little while, that might work as well.

Good luck!

REReader said...

KHolly--sometimes watching a nice talking heads show (and I do not mean the band) works for me, if it's not about politics. Art history, or regular history, or travel--something that'll hold your interest enough to lull you into relaxing.

KHolly said...

Well, don't have any chocolate so I've opted for herbal tea. I'm not sure if it's the kind meant to make you sleepy, it's just the only kind I had that doesn't have caffeine.

TV probably won't work because if the story isn't engaging enough to keep me riveted then I just end up picking it apart for camera setups and lighting design.

I guess I'll try reading. I'll either drop off or be entertained, so kind of win-win. And I don't have any meetings until the afternoon and evening tomorrow so I can actually sleep in.

REReader said...

if the story isn't engaging enough to keep me riveted then I just end up picking it apart for camera setups and lighting design.

Well, I don't do that because I don't know about that, but I do wander off mentally so there's no point. So for falling asleep I stick to documentary-type stuff.

I hope the herbal tea and reading works for you!

REReader said...

Oh, and good morning to those on the other side of the Atlantic!

(I'm still up and about because I'm printing out cards to go with my family's Purim baskets--one of the mitzvot of Purim, which runs from Wednesday night through Thursday, is to give gifts of food to friends. We dress it up, as my mom is into "themes" and wants the cards to match. Handy for her, having a graphic designer on tap. :))

Greg Lestrade said...

Morning.

Anony - don't know what you mean. Autopsy reports are very romantic.

Ria said...

Good morning, all!

I hope that everyone who was trying to get to sleep did so, and that people who want to be awake are well on their way to it.

For those looking for wakeful thoughts: there is currently a giant spider somewhere in my house. Pros: it's not poisonous and it eats bugs. Cons: AUGH.

Anonymous said...

If you say so L ;-) hope John's feeling better this morning :-)

Ria - spiders!! I would not be sleeping at all knowing there was a big spider in my house!

Have a great day everyone and L try not to get eaten by the paperwork monster ;-)

Anony

REReader said...

Ria--Spiders are our friends! (As long as they stay out of the beds and dishes. And food. :))

Anonymous said...

ReRe - Spiders are our friends...as long as they maintain a distance of at least 4 feet from me at all times.

Greg - Glad to hear that you've survived the taming of the paperwork; I hope today goes equally well at the very least.

John - I hope you feel better this morning.

I never knew online career fairs could be just as nerve-wracking as in-person fairs...

~A from NW

Ria said...

I'm not generally bothered by crawly things (I've lived in places where rats would crawl across my feet at night, snakes would hide out in toilets, and a cockroach once fell on my face), but this particular spider is a. at least 3 inches across and b. freakishly fast, as in I have no chance of catching it and putting it back outside even if I do spot it. But hey, at least it's not venomous. Also, I'm in Hawai'i on vacation so that definitely makes everything about ten times better.

REReader said...

AfNW--it's hard to examine a spider carefully from 4 feet away! I guess you could use a zoom lens... :D

Ria--Hawaii? Awesome! Is it as beautiful as I've heard? (And even if you can't catch you spider, maybe you could get a photo for Sherlock. More original than a t-shirt!)

Greg Lestrade said...

When I got up this morning I left John in Spider's care - she was propping him up with an 8 legged hug. She's about 2 feet across...

REReader said...

L, that gave me a mental split screen of John from both your photos above snuggled up on Spider....

Anonymous said...

ReRe - That is exactly why I like to be at least 4 feet away. *giggling*

Ria - Ah! Hawaii makes everything better! :) But I still sympathize with you about big, fast spiders. Nothing like meeting one face-to-face in the middle of the night to make a young lady scream loud enough to wake up the entire family. (Yeah, I didn't live that down.)

Greg - That is an adorable image. Have a great day at work!

~A from NW

Ria said...

I would love to have cuddly Spider, but our house spider is a bit too... leap-y to be a good bedmate, (I'd rather have my own cuddly Doctor, but I think that you've already staked your claim, L).

I don't have a picture of our specific spider, but here's a picture of a male brown huntsman spider, which is what I think he is, for anyone who's curious.

Desert Wanderer said...

" Spiders are our friends!"

Shame on you, RR, falling for the spider lobby's propaganda. There is no such theng as a good spider, just sneaky ones who don't want you to kill them.

(before I get yelled at, I favor the "catch and release" method of spider extraction. Except for camel spiders. All bets are off then.)

Anonymous said...

DW - So it's very true that camel spiders cause nightmares? I'm too scared to do "catch and release" so I do "ignore and ignore." :)

(ReRe, seriously, do not google. Members of the Internet who did reacted with screaming CAPSLOCK....)

~A from NW

Anonymous said...

How can a spider seem, cute especially a 2 foot, but some how the idea of it giving the doc a hug makes it so! ;-)

Anony

REReader said...

DW--I have always been gullible from childhood. :) Thing is, there are lots of bugs that bother me more than spiders--and spiders eat a lot of those. So I'm well-disposed.

Desert Wanderer said...

"leap-y" is jot a word that should ever describe a bug or insect. Ever. Camel spiders are Mother Nature's way of keeping you on your toes.

Lestrade, what's the current record for hitting 200 comments? We're approaching at light speed...

Hope your silence means you found sleep, KHolly

Anonymous said...

DW - what are we going to do all day while the DI's at work once we've reached 200? ;-)

I think you're right about it being a record!

Anony

Rider said...

I usually have huntsmen in the house. The current one is just about the size of a CD case legs and all. I'm wondering if I should ask it to pay rent.

Greg Lestrade said...

Can't pretend I'm surprised this post is record breaking, given the cute picture content.

You'll have to hope John posts after work. Fill up his current post in the meantime ...

ro said...

Nice to see you back at work, L. And thanks for the adorable pictures of John! :D

Sherlock - tell us more about your play - it sounds like fun!

Re: spiders - I have a six-legged huntsman living in my bathroom at the moment. As long as it doesn't jump on me, I'm cool with it staying there. Arachnophobic friends are less happy about using the loo while it's there ... Not sure how it lost its legs - perhaps the Great Spider Wars of '07. There's a lot of veterans from those wars floating about.

Anon Without A Name said...

Spiders! Argh. Can't stand them. Ria - you have my sympathies being in a house with a giant spider. Not all of my sympathies, obviously, because you're in HAWAII, but some of them :-p

AfNW - good luck with the careers fair!

Lestrade - I hope they let you out of the office a little bit today (hey, maybe that's the plan - your team are keeping you out of trouble by paperworking you into confinement in your office?)

John - hope you're feeling a bit better this morning.

Have a good day/night, all :-)

ro said...

Given all this talk about spiders, people might find this interesting: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/web-wonders-spiders-spin-for-their-lives-as-floodwaters-rise-20120307-1ujov.html

Look and be glad you don't live in Wagga Wagga!

Ria said...

Honestly, I wouldn't have much sympathy for me either :D I'd rather face a spider than a giant pile of paperwork, L. Good luck!

ReRe (replying to a much earlier question): Hawai'i is definitely as beautiful as everyone says it is. We're staying at a house that's literally 25 feet from a beautiful, relatively quiet white sand beach, so I've spent most of the vacation so far in the ocean, with a day trip here and there to see the sights or stock up on unroasted Kona coffee beans (I roast and grind them at home, because I'm a giant coffee snob). John and L, if you ever manage to get enough time off this might be a great vacation for you-- lovely beaches and hikes for you two, swimming and history and museums for the boys, and lots of cool animals for Sherlock to investigate (tiny lizards, flightless birds, sea turtles, large spiders).

Ria said...

Oh, and interesting thing tangentially related to spiders: spider-goats! They're goats that have been genetically modified to produce spider silk, which has a multitude of practical uses. Someone might have already mentioned this here-- I don't quite remember.

CzechReader said...

Hi all!

I've seen a nicely done King Lear in a modern setting. It was disturbingly making sense.

I would love to have some painkillers and/or alcohol yesterday - we had to put to sleep our cat we had for 13 years. Her belly suddenly started to bloat and when the vet opened her up for the operation they've found out that her inner organs simply started to... kind of dissolve. What is strange (but I am grateful for it), she wasn't in any pain. And they were just going through it when they've found intestinal cancer. So my mom made the decision. It took three injections while the cat was already under narcosis until her heart stopped.

This is really not a good week.

Anonymous said...

So sorry CR it's horrid when you have to say goodbye to special parts of the family :-(

Hope your week gets better.

Anony

ro said...

My condolences, CR. Been there - it's horrible :(

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