It started out a bit like this:
And yes, that is what Sherlock ate. ALL of it. Admittedly I also ate it. But I'm bigger than him! And didn't chase mine down with a milkshake. Just a lot of coffee.
Anyway, it was lovely, we relaxed, someone else washed up, Sherlock terrified a whole carriage full of people on the tube by asking about ways you could die in/on/under tube trains.
Then I abandoned John and Sherlock to make their own brand of mayhem in the rain, and headed up to see Mycroft. I took some chilli chocolate cookies for him and his friends. Well, had to use up all the chilli that Sherlock had chopped somehow...seemed sensible.
We found a nice country pub to have lunch in (it was hours after breakfast...I'd digested.) and he did indeed try some of my beer. Wasn't entirely sold on it, though. And then we headed off on the bike for a bit.
We stopped by the river and saw some intrepid canoeists, and these guys:
You can just about see the little chick, begging for food...reminds me of someone.
There were two little chicks, both demanding food.
It was a bit damp, but we had a nice ride, a nice talk. We're going to go and see my family on his next exeat weekend, we think. He's looking forward to seeing Carla, I think ;)
No idea what Sherlock has planned for us tomorrow. I said he could decide something with John, seeing as I wasn't there much today. So probably alligator wrestling, or bungee jumping off Tower Bridge or something.
199 comments:
It does sound like a perfect day.
The coots look lovely. And Sherlock!coot is very sweet.
Do enjoy jumping off Tower Bridge with an alligator tomorrow ;)
You sound like you're had a great day Greg I'm glad you and Mycroft enjoyed your time together :-)
If either of those are Sherlock's plan for tomorrow then we need a full report when you get back because I can't see many of us experiencing them for ourselves ;-)
Hope you all have a nice relaxing evening
Anonybob
Today was one of those days I could almost forget work exists :)
Those are the best days Greg :-) I hope tomorrow is the same.
Are you all having a fun evening or is everyone too tired after their busy days?
I hope John is fully mended now or very very nearly if not :-)
Anonybob
Tired, mainly. Sherlock and John are both having a lot of fun mocking me, as they've just discovered I have to wear a hairnet when on a crime-scene, along with my forensics baby-grow and paper shoes etc.
John is far better in that he has energy and has stopped trying to cough out internal organs, but he's still coughing a bit.
Sounds lovely, especially getting to see Mycroft. How's John doing?
Weighing in on the canoeing, I'm a boater (rower, but I've canoed) and I do enjoy it hugely, mostly because I'm terrible at most other sports, I can't catch/kick a ball to save my life, and my height (or lack thereof) makes me rubbish at the rest.
On the positive side, it's a good workout, mentally as well, and it's very individual-oriented, so you feel responsible for your performance.
On the negative...you will ALWAYS get wet. Always. And it can be cold, and rainy, and muddy, and you can get miserable very quickly.
not exactly as sexy as a uniform that image Greg ;-)
Glad John's feeling better :-) (really hope it wasn't all that contagious ugh!)
Anonybob
don't you start! It's a crime scene, not a fashion show :)
He seems to have done a very good job keeping his germs to himself, for which we're all grateful.
me? start what? ;-) I can't help having a liking for a man in uniform over a man in a baby grow and hair net ;-)
I'm glad you're still illness free, kids are better at sharing germs than adults I've found. Well done John for keeping it to yourself :-)
Anonybob
Sounds like a great day, Lestrade. So glad that you and Mycroft were able to do it.
I get quite irritated with those TV shows that have impossibly glamorous cops and forensics people swanning around crime scenes in street clothes, not wearing gloves, and generally contaminating everything in sight.
Glad you're feeling a lot better today John :-)
Well I am, of course, impossibly glamorous, hairnet or not...
Yeah, the shows don't really do the real thing justice, with all the rules and regs, signing in, dressing in all the gear, being told off by grumpy SOCOs if you tread on the wrong bit of floor or get in their light when they're taking pictures...
It's about as accurate as the excitement of day-to-day policing, with all car chases and action, not hours of paperwork and meetings about budgets and policies...
Well I am, of course, impossibly glamorous, hairnet or not...
I'd believe it. I honestly surprised people aren't covering themselves in red jam and pretending to be dead on your patch in the hopes you'll be the DI assigned to their "case." They could call it Lestaging. It'd be the new planking.
I honestly surprised people aren't covering themselves in red jam and pretending to be dead on your patch in the hopes you'll be the DI assigned to their "case."
John! I thought we agreed what happened in the bedroom stayed in...
Oh, you mean, like, hypothetically, that could happen, for real, sort of...yeah. No. Sadly I only get called when they're really dead. We have people trained to weed out the fakers. ;)
Are the people trained to weed out the fakers as good looking in uniform?
might be worth a try anyway ;-)
(bedroom games really should stay in the bedroom!!;-) )
Anonybob
AnonyBob - I really couldn't say, obviously. They're mainly paramedics, but there are certain doctors out there who are stunningly good looking - they just won't wear a uniform for me! ;)
these doctors! they just can't be persuaded to do their civic duty can they ;-)
Paramedic uniforms just remind me of my father in law so that will never work!!
I need policemen ;-)
Anonybob
Well I am, of course, impossibly glamorous, hairnet or not...
I thought that was so self evident I didn't need to mention it specifically :-)
They could call it Lestaging. It'd be the new planking.
Genius, DW. It'll be a YouTube sensation :-)
they just won't wear a uniform for me!
You never asked!
Lestaging... This sounds like a new and ill advised television programme.
Sounds like a most excellent day, from beginning to, er, end. :)
Definitely looking forward to hearing about whatever Sherlock chose for you all to do tomorrow (which is of course already today for you)!
I know this will seem unbelievable... but Sherlock's 'day' is going to start with a massive breakfast, apparently. We're just off to the place of his choosing now...
I think I just swooned a bit from the shock.
Have a great time! Hope the weather cooperates for y'all.
Weather is horrible. We're in a drought and it's rained for a month...
But John is happy )because he's feeling better, and the army won the army-navy rugby yesterday, Sherlock's happy because it's 'his' day, and I'm happy because they're happy.
All very good reasons for happiness. :)
I can't remember the last time we has such a wet drought. Mind you, I've heard we'd need rain like till December to make up for how dry it's been in the last year. I just wish we didn't have leaky guttering that creates a waterfall every time it rains.
You lot are so adorable, by the way. I'm sure that John and Sherlock are happy because you're happy too :-)
Do the army and navy play the RAF ever? Or are they just playing for second place?
They do, but it's just a little game, nothing like the army-navy game, as the RAF are so much weaker as a team. The army-navy game is played at Twickenham - the home of rugby, the rfu's hq. I don't even know where the RAF games are held... local playing field?
A* in supporting your boyfriend, Lestrade. Or do I detect a bit of Army in your typing?
What's Sherlock's big plan?
There has been considerably more Army in me than air force.
I refuse to divulge anything about quantities of seamen...
I would never hijack his account solely to run down the RAF's ability to play rugby! I'd run down the Navy's as well. ;)
Anyone who saw the scoreline will know the navy can't play rugby.
:D
Yes, Sherlock, what adventure do you have planned for today?
I went to college in a Navy town; I've always considered a policy of "no comment" to be the best plan too :-p
Hope you're all having a good day, despite the weather.
Perhaps it's because there's limited space to practice rugby on a ship.
And, for anyone who's interested - I've posted a picture of my wedding outfit: http://thesmallhobbit.tumblr.com/post/22048314191/now-ready-for-the-wedding
The dress is rather more teal than blue, but the weather's so miserable that was the best we could do with the lighting.
Very nice, SH. You must be so excited! :)
Love the outfit SH :-)
I hope you three are having fun despite the rain Greg/John/Sherlock and I hope you had something adventurous planned Sherlock ;-)
Anonybob
lovely, SH. I'm sure all involved will look amazing.
The weather has temporarily brightened up here, so we're off for a bit of a bike ride. Possibly only to the park, though.
SH - that looks fantastic :-)
Thank you for your lovely comments, and for letting me post here. DW - yes, I'm getting excited now - I can hardly believe it's less than two weeks now.
You shall outshine the bride, SH (in an entirely good and appropriate way :))!
I hope it stayed unrainy for your bike ride, guys!
Two weeks must seem very real!
It stayed mainly dry, although Sherlock found every puddle...
One should never pass up the chance to splash through a puddle! You never know when you might make a rainbow. :)
(Besides, it's fun. ;))
SH - very nice. How does the hat stay on?
Sherlock found every puddle and the perfect shout to jump in it in order to splash me... It's a talent.
Should I buy you a fascinator, Danger?
And you perfected that outraged yelp of being splashed...it was a match made in heaven. And my socks and shoes are soaked.
You got off lighter than I did, my trousers are just about wet to the knee!
It didn't reactivate your cough or anything, did it, John? *unnecessary fussing*
You got off lighter than I did, my trousers are just about wet to the knee!
I can't help it that a puddle which barely wets above the sole of my shoe is up to your knees, Shorty!
(Right, folks, I have to run and hide now...)
You got off lighter than I did, my trousers are just about wet to the knee!
No one said you had to walk through the puddles, Doc. Or in your case, wade through them.
Sounds like you've all had a great day :-) there is nothing like jumping in puddles to make rain fun so well done Sherlock ;-)
Greg it is wrong to take the mick out of the vertically challenged you know ;-)
Anonybob
Yeah, Greg. Very wrong. :P
There's room on this naughty step for two, DW.
I know Sherlock is in charge or Jammy badger album artwork but seen as I had a bit of time on my hands I thought I might try and mock something up ;-)
http://pandabob1.tumblr.com/post/22063340466/introducing-the-jammy-badgers-marmite-badger-on
What do you think?
(Yes I am officially mad and people who doubted it before have had it confirmed this weekend ;-) )
Anonybob
The hat is attached to a hair band so if the wind has dropped by then I shall be okay.
You can borrow my wedding shoes after the wedding John if you like, they'll give you extra height and will go nicely with the fascinator Lestrade's getting you.
*clears throat*
I am 5'2", and I threw out all my heels when I realized I don't have fun when my feet hurt. I figure I'm tall enough so long as my legs are long enough that my feet reach the ground. ;P
I don't think your shoes would fit John, his feet are bigger than that. What do you do at the wedding? I've never been to a wedding but I know different people do different things and some people have to walk in certain places sometimes and other people have to say things and have the rings and there's a vicar sometimes but not always and if John and Lestrade got married I think Mycroft and I would be the best men because then we'd have the rings but I don't know why it's called 'best'.
John's tickling Lestrade at the moment and Lestrade's laughing so much he's not even fighting back properly.
Uh, thanks, Sherlock. I don't know why they're called 'best' either, but...I'm sure you two would be the very best of the best. If it ever came to that.
(DW, it's deeply unfair you're not getting punished too.)
Sherlock, I know the question about the wedding is for SH (and I'm sure she will answer that when she sees the question!) and I couldn't answer anyway, because I only really know about Jewish weddings and, as you said, different people do different things.
But I edited a book once that said that "best man" was a phrase from Scotland that replaced "groomsman," and it just means the groom's close friend or best friend. I think you and Mycroft would be excellent best men for John and Lestrade--I can't think of anyone else they would trust as much as you two.
Are you ticklish, Sherlock? I bet it's pretty fun to watch... :)
Shortt jokes deserve t tickling!
I'm only ticklish when I want to be.
DW, it's deeply unfair you're not getting punished too.
I don't think so. I think it's perfectly fair. :P
Short person syndrome is a serious condition Greg, it makes people totally irrational and requires them to punish anyone who makes reference to the issue ;-)
Consider yourself lucky it was only tickling short person syndrome can make people very dangerous!!
You would make a great best man Sherlock your speech would be hilarious :-)
Anonybob
I'm only ticklish when I want to be.
That is the BEST! I wish I could do that. (Because sometimes it IS fun. :))
Short jokes deserve tickling!
I fully concur. *nods emphatically*
I'm only ticklish when I want to be.
Slightly alarmingly, it seems Sherlock really is in control of how ticklish he is. Which is a great trick.
AnonyBob - he should've worked harder at growing if he didn't want people to tease him! ;)
Hi Sherlock, this wedding is in a church (the village church we used to go to before we moved) so there will be a vicar. There's a practice on the Thursday evening before the wedding so everyone knows what to do when, but as the bridegroom's mother I don't have anything special to do. The bridegroom and his best man (my son's best mate) sit at the front of the church and wait for the bride and her father and her bridesmaid to come down the aisle. The bridesmaid in this case is the bride's younger sister. My daughter isn't a bridesmaid, because she's nearly six foot and therefore much taller than the bride. If she wears heels she's taller than her brother, which really annoys him, but her shoes are quite low. She's doing a reading during the service. We shall sing some hymns and the vicar will give a short talk and there'll be the formal Church of England marriage service, to make the marriage official.
Afterwards we're going to a hotel for the reception - a sit down meal for family and close friends and in the evening there's a more informal event to which more friends have been invited. The reception is in the same hotel as the bride's parents' reception when they got married.
maybe he was concentrating on other areas Greg???? ;-)
I'm impressed Sherlock. Or maybe John and Lestrade just aren't tickling you enough...
SH- that outfit looks lovely! And is possibly the snazziest mother-of- outfit I've seen, including my mum's sequinned glittery black shift dress she wore to my brother's barmitzvah.
Anonybob - that.is.brilliant. No other words.
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, I am in the unusual position of looking forward to Monday morning. The first exam is tomorrow, and I can (kind of) relax afterwards, I just want it over now!
I didn't know you had to practice to get married. If you've been married already like Lestrade then do you still have to practice? Why is it called a bride groom, because horses have grooms and that's because they look after them and brush them and clean them but that doesn't sound like it's the same for brides. Is it one of the ones like in films where they ask if anyone wants to say the people can't get married and then someone always says yes and it's silly, because why didn't they say that earlier before everyone bought hats?
Good luck, Jaws! What's it in?
Brilliant badgers, AnonyBob! Sorry, I missed them earlier because John was attacking me with tickles. They are fantastic.
Sherlock, that's not quite what SH means by 'practice'. The practice is so everyone knows where to walk and stand or kneel or sit on the big day, and every wedding can be different. I wasn't married in a church, because it wasn't allowed then - and I'm not sure it is now, although there's talk about it.
AnonyBob - that is brilliant :-)
Sherlock - I agree that if someone knows a legal reason why people shouldn't get married, they should certainly say something before anyone buys hats.
You don't have to practice the wedding ceremony, but for things like church weddings, where there's lots of things happening, it can be really helpful. People are less likely to have a practice for a simple ceremony.
And, it's the ceremony that you're practising, not being married.
Good luck, Jaws :-)
Good luck with your exam Jaws and thanks re the badgers.
Thanks Greg :-) my small people had a go at the badgers aswell but we catagorised them as roadkill in the end ;-)
some weddings don't have practice runs Sherlock and are a bit more free form but if you are having a formal wedding it is normal to practice so that no one goes the wrong way or says the wrong thing :-) My sister got married near a waterfall in scotland and there was no practice just family and the registra turning up at the right time and listening to them saying the things they had to and sign some papers :-)
Personally I think the party is the best bit about a wedding ;-)
Anonybob
Sherlock, even when people know what they have to do--as SH clearly already knows!--a rehearsal is a good idea, just like with plays. It's a way to make sure there aren't going to be any big mistakes, and that everyone is clear about exactly where to go (because ever location is different) and when to do what (because every group of people is different and wedding services are different). And it makes people less nervous, too, to know they've already walked through it. (Unfortunately, Orthodox Jewish weddings don't have rehearsals, because the bride and groom can't see each other the week before the wedding.)
From the same book I worked on about weddings--the "groom" part of "bridegroom" is from "guma" which meant "man" in old Norse. (I think the "groom" that takes care of horses developed from a root word in another language, with the meaning of cleaning up, but I'd have to look it up.) So "bridegroom" is the man that courted the bride.
because why didn't they say that earlier before everyone bought hats?
Eminently sensible, Sherlock, I've often wondered this myself! (There's no equivalent in Jewish weddings, as it happens. :))
Did you do a practice, Lestrade? You should have had someone to tell you Bryan was horrible.
REReader, I don't think John and Lestrade would like not seeing each other. Are they allowed to talk on the blogs?
Well, I know my sisters and my friends talked with their grooms on the telephone justthewholeweek (!), so I'm sure they could talk on the blogs. Of course, as neither John nor Lestrade are Jewish, it wouldn't be their tradition anyway.
The tradition started when most Orthodox Jewish marriages were arranged by the couple's families and the two people might not know each other very well, so they probably were just as happy to not see each other right then, and once a tradition gets started it's hard to stop. And nowadays a lot of people--not-Jewish people--have the custom or tradition that the people getting married don't see each other on the day of the wedding because it's supposed to be bad luck.
Sorry Sherlock for confusing you about the practice. As L said it's just so everyone knows where to go, as it will help on the day, when people are a bit nervous, so that they know what they're doing. (When we had the Remembrance service in the church we always used to practice with the Guides beforehand otherwise someone would always hit the chandelier with the standard (flag)).
And yes, just like in films, the vicar will ask if anyone has a just objection, although since the banns have already been read (which notifies everyone about the marriage and says that if someone does know of a legal reason why they can't marry they need to say so) they should have spoken out by then and definitely before I bought my hat.
Thank you Jaws, and good luck with the exams.
No, mate, no practice. Just a meeting before when we were told what order things would go in. We didn't really need a practice.
And, to be fair, at the time Bryan wasn't so horrible.
Jaws - good luck!
Anonybob - those are some amazing badgers!
We had a practice run for Harry and Clara's, but it was mostly an excuse for the party afterward.
Sherlock, we haven't heard about your play recently. Did you guys finish it? Have you performed it? Were the Hollywood right sold? Did you find someone to play you in the movie? What about the moose? Did someone attempt to carve their initials in the moose? Did anyone actually jump into the Thames? Enquiring minds want to know!!!
Did Harry and Clara have best men or did they have best women or did they have bridesmaids or did they have someone else or no one at all?
Parties are nice. :)
(Orthodox Jewish weddings are followed by a solid week of parties--for sheva brachot--so I think no one would want to have yet one more before, though!)
I was Harry's best man, and Clara's cousin was her maid of honour, and they had an assortment of flower children scattering rose petals, all from Clara's family.
Could I be a best man and a flower child? And I don't know how we would pick which of you to be best man for because we both like both of you and could the dogs be best dogs and the degus be best degus? And would you really wear a hat like Small Hobbitt?
My brother in law got married recently and they had the dog in a suit as co best man so your idea sounds like a good one Sherlock but I'm not sure where you'll get suits small enough for the degus ;-)
Anonybob
Sherlock - although it's traditional and very common for the best man to be, well, a man, these days it's becoming slightly less unusual for the Best Man to be a woman. I was Best Man for one of my brothers, a friend of mine was Best man for her brother.
When I got married, I had a male friend as my witness, and my husband had a female friend as his witness.
A witness like Lestrade interviews to see what they saw? Why do you need one of them each, why can't one person be witness for all of it? Do they have to write it all down afterwards and sign it and talk and be recorded?
Sherlock - no hat, no heels, no degus.
Not quite like that, No, Sherlock. Just people who sign to say that the people getting married did all the right things, and weren't there against their will.
Although if you ever became a wedding planner I think it'd certainly be a spectacle, now I know what sort of thoughts you have on the subject.
And it's past time to be quiet, so you should probably step away from the internet and get ready for bed.
No hat?? Damn. You'd look good in a fedora.
I think John would look very dashing in a fascinator, Sherlock, yes. :D Maybe in blue, with some nice feathers to add a little height.
Not quite that sort of witness, Sherlock, but they do have to sign to say that they saw the wedding take place.
Because weddings are legal contracts, they have to be witnessed. Lots of people have a large group watching them get married, but all you need to be legal, you need two people plus the person who officiates the wedding. They watch you get married, then all of you sign the register to show that the marriage took place.
I'm not sure why you need two - maybe so that it's not so easy for someone to falsify a record if two witnesses are needed.
are we taking no dresses as read John? ;-)
Maz - when did you start in with the short jokes! L and DW are clearly bad influences.
L - not sure I've ever worn a fedora.
Maz wasn't making a joke! Just giving you a useful fashion tip.
And you should try it. Fedora and a nice suit, you'd look like a very attractive gangster or something. I may be forced to detain you for questioning...
Since I grew to 5'10", Doc. But only once in a great, great while. With great height comes great responsibility.
(I tease because I love, promise.)
Lestrade - I have worn hats to weddings, and I think they looked pretty good, but I always felt really self-conscious. I'm going hatless to a wedding in a couple of weeks.
I will, however, be wearing fabulous shoes.
*ominously* If anyone starts singing Randy Newman, I may say something regrettable...
Fabulous shoes are a little harder for a bloke, I think. I mean, you can get fabulous shoes, but they tend to be a little boring.
Whereas so few blokes wear hats nowadays that a lovely hat can make you stand out while still being understated...
you'd look like a very attractive gangster or something
Better than a very tired serial killer, I suppose.
My husband's boss wears a hat a good part of the time, and he looks so cool and suave when he has it and his long dress coat and suit on.
I sort of hate that we've lost a lot of the hat tradition in the US, though there are some communities where hat-wearing is much more common than others. People in the south tend to wear more hats than in the north.
Is there a risk you might look like a tired serial killer?
I think I look like a tired DI, and Sherlock looks like a far-too-awake-genius-child.
I'm sure Sherlock could add enough glitter to make any shoes fabulous Greg :-)
Hats really are the thing but I'm not sure either of you need help standing out from the crowd ;-)
John - and everyone else! I have a nice photo of Orio in a hat. Friends of ours had a forties-themed wedding, he looked very smart. I'll find it for you, when you come down to visit, if not before.
(I hope you're lots better, John! Are you going back to work tomorrow?)
I was just thinking I'm not sure I want to give you any reason to think I'm a criminal again after the way we met and then all this cattle rustling business and something about beating rugs at inappropriate times...
Nicky - that sounds wonderful, and I would love such a picture. I am feeling a lot better, thanks, and yeah, back to work tomorrow. How are you all doing?
I've got plenty of witnesses to you assaulting a police officer if I feel the need to bang you up, Doc ;)
Nicky, you have an unhealthy number of pictures of me.
if I feel the need to bang you up, Doc ;)
If?! I'd have thought that was a nearly-permanent condition.
not sure I've ever worn a fedora.
To me, a fedora is something you see a very great many men wearing if you visit an archaeological dig... :D
(Fedoras do tend to look quite dashing on men. I myself have never found a hat that makes me look anything other than terrible.)
I've got plenty of witnesses to you assaulting a police officer if I feel the need to bang you up, Doc
Slander, I tell you...
...libel, possibly? Except it's not! I have witnesses. Many witnesses.
(I know, I know, picky, but you have to be, in matters of the law!)
L - if you're thinking of online witnesses, then we might all deny having seen anything.
And re the hats: I seem to recall you lot all told me I should get a hat for this wedding, which once again probably means it's all the Lestallion's fault.
And thus we come back full circle to...
Lestallion's clear mentor:
http://images.wikia.com/mlp/images/2/26/Hoity_toity.PNG
You are a veritable font of My Little Pony knowledge, DW...
L - ah, even when I remember which is which, I still get it wrong. I really think of this as talking rather than writing, though obviously it's not.
you all know it's nearly as mean to pick on lestallions as it is to pick on short people right? ;-)
can no one provide you with photo's of John that rival Nicky's collection Greg? it seems unfair to encourage Nicky to provide photo's of you (would love to see the hat one Nicky ;-) ) if there is no one to encourage to provide any of John ;-)
Anonybob
You are a veritable font of My Little Pony knowledge, DW...
I absolutely did not read that as "My Little Porny", nuh uh.
DW - I am not mentored by My Little Karl Lagerfeld! I can't even tell if those are proper French cuffs... and sunglasses aren't really my thing. I can get behind a nice cravat, though.
SH - I was definitely in favour of a hat. :)
(To all non-Brits--on the obvious assumption that it absolutely must be so, I looked it up, and "bang up" does indeed mean entirely different things in the UK and the US. :))
What does it mean in the US?
what does it mean in the US RR? I'm curious now I thought there was only one meaning.
I thought there were two meanings...I meant both of them ;)
I'm guessing I went for the meaning that requires the winking smile what is the other one?
I've only ever heard it mean to beat someone up. O_O
According to the interwebs, in the UK it means to put in jail, or to shoot up drugs. I rather assumed you meant the first of the UK definitions, L!
Slang for arresting/locking someone up in the cells. Banging them up.
Policing provides so many useful double entendres :)
(RR - banging is also used to mean 'having sex with'. Hence the other comments.)
RR - from your definitions, I was assuming L was thinking of a third ;)
These blogs are very educational.... :D
To arrest. To put in the slammer. To send down the river. To put in the pokey. To hem up. To throw in jail. To nick. To roll. To pinch. To nab. To lock up. To collar. To bust. To send up. To take to corrective custody. To act as an agent of the law in the apprehension of a person or persons suspected of having committed an infraction.
Thanks for that RR I was reading it as none of those definitions and was certain it required the ;-) smile after. Which in this context it did I guess :-)
How do you keep a straight face at work Greg? ;-)
Once again, I am too slow. :( I am nearly to the point of defenestration with my computer. Argh!
How I keep anything straight at work is a question I often ask myself, AnonyBob.
That would certainly startle any passers-by, DW!
Heh heh, Anony. :)
And a belated good luck on your exams, jaws!
(Does anyone know how many Aleve it's safe to take at one time? Before my brain makes a hole in my skull, trying to get out?)
I've never taken more than the dosage on the bottle, RR. Hate to have to explain that if I got popped for urinalysis. Maybe a warm or cool rag? In a darkened room? In a sleeping bag? Underneath the moon?
I don't have to worry about urinalysis, so I care more about what's the limit to which I can push "safe."
(I took 2 and turned off all the lights.)
Well, well, well...you know how you called this a registry for births and weddings and such, L? My (23-year-old) nephew just called to announce that he is engaged, so I'll have a wedding to attend in a few months too!
I haven't met the bride yet, but my sister says she's 20, still in college, very sweet, and tiny--which, since my sister is only slightly taller than I means she is small indeed. (But you know, small packages... :)) My nephew is in grad school studying engineering, and also studying for the rabbinate, so they'll have an interesting time of it for the next few years. Anyway, it's very nice, for my family anyway! :)
RR, depending on your tolerance, I wouldn't take more than 3 Aleve. I've taken as many as 4, but I have a high tolerance for most medications, since I've been on heavy pain meds for about 7 years now.
I hope you feel better soon!
Lestrade, John, you guys are too cute. And a hat makes almost any man look good! You two would be stunning!
Thanks, Pip! 2 and an hour of ice packs got it down to a manageable level; I'll add some Tylenol in a bit.
I'm sorry you've the need for such heavy pain meds. :(
I'm sure Lestrade can speak to good things re: small [jumper-covered] packages...
Well, she lives in Brooklyn, so I imagine she wears sweaters/jumpers most of the winter... :D
Hi guys, reporting from "vacation" :-) To whoever asked the question before: no, nothing special planned for the anniversary. There are quite some events today, as this is the day to burn the witches, so maybe we'll go and browse a few markets later or something. Otherwise just kind of floating around, having fun and relaxing.
Sherlock - about the wedding: we had our wedding in a park, so we had our friend to officiate (he's a part of the mayor's office for that district), his surname translates as "angel" to English, so fun. We had two witnesses, I suspect that each is for one of the sides of the contract, then we had two bridesmaids and two groomsmen. The point of these in our tradition is, that our ancestors were a superstitious bunch and believed, that people are in danger from "evil ghosts", especially women, who were believed to be under the protection of their families. So when a woman was changing the families, like going from under the protection of her parents to the family of her groom, the "evil powers" had the easiest possibility to get her and possess her.
So the bridesmaids dressed up nearly as nicely as the bride herself to confuse the "evil" - and every pretend-bride needed her pretend-groom. So that's how it came about that every bride needs her maids.
Same with carrying the bride over the doorstep - because people believed that this was the last place where the evil ghosts will try to get the bride, so the groom carried her over and the ghosts were stupid enough not to realize that. As soon as the bride was in groom's home, she was counted as under his protection and the perceived danger from ghosts was over.
At least this is how these traditions are explained in the Czech countries :-)
Have a fun day, I'm off again :-)
Enjoy your day CR. Now, all I need to do is time it so I can park at work and walk to my office without getting rained on.
Hope work goes well Doc, and likewise L. Have a good week, all badgers.
Happy anniversary, CR :-)
Congratulations to your nephew, RR.
Happy anniversary CR.
Danger, when you're free call me, or comment or something. 'fraid you might want to plan an early night tonight.
RR congrats to your nephew :-)
CR happy anniversary :-) I hope you have a lovely day together :-)
Greg John and any other badgers working today (rather than spending the day drinking coffee and gossiping like I've just been accused of by the Postman!) I hope your days are busy enough to go quickly but quiet enough to avoid stress :-)
Anonybob
Happy anniversary, CR!
Thank you, L and Anony. :)
you might want to plan an early night tonight
That sounds ominous, L--is everything okay?
You OK L.?
L - what's up? Did something happen?
Perhaps ominous for John - he'll get the full force of a Sherlock-alarm-clock all to himself tomorrow morning.
Ah, the very man.
I've got a dawn raid tomorrow, lucky me! Got to be at the yard for 4am.
That leaves you, the grumpiest morning badger to feed and water Sherlock, the chirpiest morning badger...
Sounds exciting for everyone concerned... When do you have to leave here?
At Oh-my-god-don't-make-me-think-about-it.
About half three.
:(
John can't have an early night because we have to go on our date and I was really patient all last week when he was ill and no one even NOTICED how patient I was so it has to be tonight!
Well, I'm sure you two can still go on your date, Sherlock! i mean, you wont be out terribly late. You just have to be very good in the morning and not get up perhaps as early as you would some days when I'm up to make breakfast. Let John sleep until a reasonable hour. And you were very very patient. Did John know tonight was date-night?
Danger - I know. On the upside, I might finish early in the afternoon.
That sounds like a fun start to the day Greg!! Do you get off early today so you can get some sleep or tomorrow to catch up or is it all just part of the job?
Sherlock you were very good last week when John was ill I'm sure both John and Greg noticed and were very proud of you :-) maybe you could manage a little more patience just a few more days so that you and John can really enjoy it rather than having to squeeze it in :-)
Anonybob
*faintly* 4:00 am?
I thought a main motivation for turning to crime was the desire to sleep in...
Sherlock, I DEFINITELY noticed how patient you were last week, you didn't even mention your dinner out with John even once on the blogs the whole time he was ill. I was very impressed.
It might be a good evening for your date anyway, though, so that Lestrade can get a really very early night, which might be a good idea if he has to leave at 3:30 am. But if another night would work better, I know you'll figure out how to make that work for you. :)
John did not know tonight was date night. Also, it's not a date.
But...you were indeed uncharacteristically patient, Sherlock. Thank you. Do you know where you want to go?
L - that'd be nice. You'll be wearing all necessary protective gear and so on, right? I'll make you a sandwich or something. Not to use as protective gear, separately, to eat later on.
RR - the idea is that they will be sleeping, and we'll be their unwelcome alarm call.
Danger - I will have a ballistics vest, don't worry. Not to mention a lot of officers with me. And I'm sure I cananage without a sandwich, but if it makes you feel better, then I'll happily have one :) Plus, if tonight is date night, it must be a date...
Can manage... Not cananage
It will make me feel better. Not as much better as the ballistics vest, but still.
It's a surprise! And I told Mrs T and she said it sounded like a date to her so it is.
L, I bet you lot could be just as unwelcome at 5:00 or even 5:30 as you'll be at 4:00, if you really put your minds to it... :)
(That would be a very unusual sandwich, John, to use be used as protective gear. :D)
Also, I think you're in the minority on the date thing, John... :)
The date sounds great Sherlock, where do you want to go? It's my date night tonight as well, I'm going to a funky Mexican place and an early night, just like you.
Happy anniversary CR!
Thanks to everyone who wished me luck, it's over, I'll be a little more sane, until the rest of them. I'm just so relieved, I can barely keep my eyes open! I do have to say a huge thanks to these blogs and the commenters, you've played a large part in keeping me sane and happy throughout the last, quite difficult and stressful, 6 weeks. Whether it was badgers, DW's bon mots, the rampaging Lestallion or Sherlock just being Sherlock, I never failed to leave here without a smile.
THANKS BADGERS! - your friendly shark
RR - johns cooking can be used as offensive or defensive gear, I reckon. He's cooked some things I'm sure could repel bullets. :)
And I've git to be at the yard for 4. Raids will happen more around 5ish.
Sherlock, definitely sounds like a date. Don't go making my dates look bad, though! Nothing too amazing, right?
I bet you'd still be waking 'em up at 6:00... (Work with me here, L!)
Sherlock, a surprise dinner location sounds like a lot of fun! You do have to give John a hint of how formally he needs to dress, though. :)
Sadly there's a whole criminal class who will be waking between 6 and 7 when the withdrawal kicks in.
Come on, Sherlock, at least tell us if John needs to wear a suit and tie? Or smart-casual? Tuxedo?
*sighs and surrenders* Well, if you want to get up at 3:30... :)
Sherlock, you could ask Mrs T what she thinks you should tell John about how to get dressed, since she knows what it is. I'm sure she'd be happy to help.
I hope it's a successful operation in the morning Greg, I think officers getting up at that time to keep us all safe shows just how lucky we are to have a police force like we do.
Be careful won't you :)
EBSanon
er ok then don't know what happened there. here one minute gone the next!
good luck tomorrow Greg.
EBSanon
It's not very fancy because I don't have a lot of money.
EBSAnon - the spam trap on here is completely random. I've fished you back out!
RR - I definitely don't want to, but what I want has very little influence around here.
Sherlock, if you want to take him somewhere that needs a bit more money, I'll cover the cost if you wash my bike next weekend, deal?
Are you paying Sherlock? that is so sweet of you :-)
I hope you and John have a great time wherever you're going :-)
Anonybob
You're paying, Sherlock? That's lovely of you, and I'm sure John will be very pleased indeed. (My most fun dates have always been un-fancy.)
(Just teasing, L. I'm genuinely horrified at the need to get up at such an unGodly hour, I can tell you!)
Okay! I will wash it really well.
Sherlock, you really don't have to pay. Don't you want to save your money for anything?
I hope you guys have the best time. Sherlock, I think, has really put some serious thoughtfulness into this entire plan.
Good of you to have a guy's back when he's trying to impress, L. Well done.
Yes I do, otherwise it isn't a real date, Lestrade said so.
You should definitely pay. I'll give you a loan against you washing the bike so you can treat John right.
Are you not a little bit concerned he might show you up Greg? ;-)
You are right Sherlock he who asks should pay :-)
Anonybob
(You and Sherlock can discuss the dating concept more tonight or tomorrow, John. Or not. It's all good. :))
I sense I'm outnumbered...
Maybe you can discuss different types of dates. Perhaps this is could be called a friendship date? Or you two could come up with something even better. :)
Sherlock's future friends and partners will be very grateful to both of you for the education you give him in how to make people feel special :-)
I hope you both enjoy your date :-)
Anonybob
Very concerned, AnonyBob! Knowing how Sherlock's mind works he'll probably do something fantastic with John that I will.never be able to compete with!
What shall I do though, home alone, no one taking me out on.the town...
Sleep! (And dream of the very well-cleaned bike you'll have this weekend. :))
sleep if you've got be up at 3 ;-)
We'll probably all keep you company if you're really desperate ;-) (only if you stick something else up though if not we'll be too scared of getting in trouble for breaking the 200 rule ;-) )
Anonybob
I dont think my sleep cycle can suddenly be forced to kick in hours earlier than usual, sadly. And I'll only be getting u about two hours early, its hardly a massive change!
Getting up. I think there's something in this keyboard today...
You can try some quiet time before bed. After all, if it works for Sherlock... :)
I think there's something in this keyboard today... jam, maybe?
I'm sure if you put the tele on you could fall asleep on the sofa.
Might shake some of Mrs H's teeth loose by turning the amp up to 11.
Wonder if she's ever heard 'Thunderstruck'...
That'll entertain the degus, anyway! (But it sounds not like quiet time... :))
if you're starting on 11 i'll be lost again in a minute ;-)
Jaws - glad it all went OK, and very glad we were all able to help you stay sane :-)
Lestrade - 3-30? Blimey. Being more of an owl!badger than a lark!badger, I probably wouldn't bother going to bed...
John, Sherlock - have a lovely time this evening.
I shall be watching the football :-)
L - that is an ungodly hour to get up. Good luck. Also, be prepared to supervise Sherlock thoroughly, because if left unspecified, I don't doubt that he would manage to get rid of all the grease, even on the chain! :-) He's magical.
Sherlock - I see you have a plan! Good luck :-)
John - have fun
Everybody - thanks :-) We went to see the fair, bough me a nice pendant, bought him a PS3 game, had a dinner out and now we're dying at home. Seriously, I will swap 30°C and higher for a bit of 20-25°C. Any takers?
The thought did cross my mind, Nameless. But John wouldn't like it!
Is the footy on Sky?
Not quiet time, no, RR, but doing scissor kicks off the sofa and headbanging to heavy metal will keep my mind off the morning and make me far more relaxed than sitting staring at the ceiling, I reckon. :)
I shall be watching football too Nameless (yes on sky Greg) hoping it's a good one :-)
Anything to take your mind off work is a good thing Greg :-)
doing scissor kicks off the sofa and headbanging to heavy metal will keep my mind off the morning and make me far more relaxed than sitting staring at the ceiling
Absolutely can't argue with that, L! (And maybe Sherlock and John will bring you back some dessert. Since it's all under the same bike-washing. :))
Guys, I absolutely have to share this comics.
...
(Because I don't want to be the only one with Ravel's Bolero to be stuck in my head for the rest of the evening.)
Heh, brilliant CR. Hope your day continues to be good :)
Jaws - glad the badgers can help out! And glad it went well.
L - doing absolutely fine. We're both currently reading in bed while munching on chocolate cookies. Unfortunately, certain conditions make anything more ...etc. impossible for the next few days, so reading it is :-)
Have a funny pic
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