Firstly, most importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYCROFT! You have now entered that awkward twilight zone, where you can get married and buy a house - even join the army! But...you can't yet vote for the people who control all of those things...
You can work full time! But you can't buy alcohol or cigarettes... You can fly a glider! But not drive a car.
You can, however....start your scooter lessons. ;)
John and I did a little research the other day, when I was off. Visited a few bike schools. It's amazing how all the trainers claim to be the absolute best when two bikers turn up, one of whom is a DI, asking about lessons for their boy...
So, with Mrs Holme's agreement, John and I have 'given' Mycroft some bike lessons - for him to arrange whenever he wants to. He said he'd like to go to the off road place one more time before he actually starts 'for real', and also that he might not get much time before his exams, but still, he can get his licence all sorted out, and then go for it!
His Mum, in the spirit of allowing her eldest some hard-won freedom, has agreed to match his wages when he goes to work this summer, so he can save up and get himself a nice bike, and any further gear he needs :) (We can only assume she's also putting swathes of security through their CBT too - only kidding Mycroft ;) )
(although maybe you should get a quad, so the dogs can hang on the back...not sure if they count as passengers or not??)
So happy birthday, kiddo, we hope you enjoy your freedom.
Anyway, on a completely different note...Eurovision!
I hope some of you will join in - I shall be passing comment ;) Murray said he'd turn up 'with enough beer to make it bearable'. Jo and Lisa said they'd probably come, depending on how knackered they are. I think Mrs Hudson will come up and join us, too - she's never one to turn down a nice young Europop moppet in a bit of leather ;) John has rolled his eyes so hard I'm surprised his head hasn't fallen off, but smiled indulgently. Sherlock has promised to dance with me.
Anyway, starts 8pm BST, if you can work it out from that. And you can watch, apparently, on the official Eurovision website. Live, free and legal!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 208 of 208Thanks, fA, John, Lestrade. I did my bench press but skipped my squat (partly for dumb reasons but also because I don't want to clock anybody with the barbell on my shoulders when I'm lifting in a crowded weight room).
The feeling that people are watching/judging is almost definitely all in my head. Quite the opposite, so far everyone who has taken notice of me has been super friendly and hospitable (which sounds like a funny word, given that it's a public area). There's a crew of older guys there I've seen a few times now, who all lift together, who have all made a point of smiling and saying hi. I just need to work on my "not giving a shit" skills. (Or, barring that, working on my "lifting enough weight that I feel like a badass and don't mind people watching me even if it's all inside my head" skills. I make my neuroses work for me sometimes.)
Was your mission successful, lestrade? (And do we get to know what it was?)
Ella
Oh my, second page of comments.
Ella
I still hate second page of comments! You can't learn of my mission until this has been remedied.
I can relate, Ella. I have been selecting my training route specifically so the running parts happen in the places where I am least likely to have any sort of audience.
John and Greg are right, of course. Now if I could only hold that agreement when it actually counts!
i do totally understand, Ella. I used to get up at sparrow's fart and run around the backstreets - for many reasons, but lots to do with not wanting to be...well, anywhere anyone else was, really.
John...Sherlock has just texted me a picture of him hugging a watermelon almost as big as he is. I take it this is a purchase? It's definitely twice as big as Maf. Maybe we can let her live in it, once we'd eaten the innards.
If you think we'll ever finish it...
(that should have said 'anywhere anyone else wasn't!)
Danger - the smile on Sherlock's face is almost the size a slice of that melon would be! But glad there'll be some left for me.
In the 'cats aren't unfeeling' dept: http://ultrafactsblog.com/post/85735362361/video-for-more-posts-like-this-follow-the
It's pretty amazing,
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