The first part is pretty awesome, though

[beeinmybonnet]

I’m trudging through the second part of The Valley of Fear.
… ACD couldn’t write romance if his life depended on it, could he?

And while I’m on the subject of Sherlock Holmes, good grief, how can Holmsians be borderline homophobic and still praise Jeremy Brett’s performance? Because Brett’s Holmes is flaming, it’s hilarious. (Did RDJ perhaps draw inspiration from Brett during the restaurant scene in the movie? Because I’m recognizing that “catty bitch” behaviour.)

And now for something completely different. I’ve been playing guitar so much these last few days that I’ve pulled my little finger. Owie. I’m still no rock star, though. Hm. (But I can play In the Hall of the Mountain King!)

I’ve also written +1000 words my bigbang fic, finally. Thanks so much for the kind support! ♥

ALSO, GUESS WHO'S HAVING SPORTS HOLIDAY THIS WEEK? :D

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[beeinmybonnet.livejournal.com]

I bet Wilde helped him write that chapter of the book.

Oh, that's a really heavy guitar pick. I prefer the ca. 1 mm type myself.
What an annoying school! D: I'm all for a decent dress code at school, but that's just being pernickety!
... Hm. I wonder what they'd say about my left hand (http://i45.tinypic.com/149ayav.jpg). (I was in the middle of re-painting my ring finger when this photo was taken, hence the mess.)

[ladylovelace.livejournal.com]

It was deliberately heavy. He had a system worked out whereby he could use it as a violin bow as well. Or rather, he could draw it across the strings and produce sound, not actually play the violin, unless you count making it sound like the death-knell of a cat as "playing".

They would send you to the vice principal's office and make you take the polish off, (with mineral turpentine, not nail-polish remover, mind) despite how pretty it is :) - they used to (possibly still do) force boys to shave in the sick-bay if they came to school with facial hair. And various other atrocities including only allowing navy underwear (which we all thoroughly ignored, but that is hardly the point).

[beeinmybonnet.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see, the Holmsian version of playing the violin. :D Clever system, though. (Also--though pretty much off-topic--have you heard this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9VxH4y_T6I)? I'm not usually one for covers, but this one is brilliant.)

Thank you! ♥ But Jesus H. Christ on a jumping pogo-stick, that's just absurd. Navy underwear? And how did they suppose they would make sure? "All right, girls, stand in line and hitch up your skirts, if you please." Dost thou shitteth me? >:O ::is morally outraged::

[ladylovelace.livejournal.com]

Apocalyptica \o/ (That is indeed an excellent cover!)

They never checked, by it was a part of the rules, and covered in the uniform policy of which everyone was informed often, and my incredibly conformist mother took as gospel. My first day at a public highschool after four years at a private one was amazing.

[beeinmybonnet.livejournal.com]

You know them!? All right, let's bring up that telepathy theory again, shall we?

Good lord. Suddenly I'm very happy I live in a urban distict which worships independent schools, so there is a big selection of them. (Not that it helps me, since there is no upper secondary school with a class for Aspies here, not until this fall, at least. Guess which school I'm switching to. :D)
Is it really that hard for people to just be reasonable? ::shakes head::

[ladylovelace.livejournal.com]

They are indeed quite popular amongst the Bohemian writerly sect around here, of which I am an inextricable part. So yeah, I know them :D