You are Sherlock Holmes. The smartest person in any room (unless your brother is there), you frequently drive people crazy with your rude tone, frighteningly meticulous eye for detail and rapid-fire conversation. Some find your brusque demeanor and total disregard for social norms off-putting and you might have a hard time making friends. But you’re shockingly loyal to the (very few) people you choose to associate with voluntarily and there’s definitely a heart buried somewhere under all that arrogance. Your friend is probably right about the solar system being important, though, so maybe you should look it up. Apt, especially considering that my smarter-than-me brother is in the room. (link to quiz via)

You are Sherlock Holmes. The smartest person in any room (unless your brother is there), you frequently drive people crazy with your rude tone, frighteningly meticulous eye for detail and rapid-fire conversation. Some find your brusque demeanor and total disregard for social norms off-putting and you might have a hard time making friends. But you’re shockingly loyal to the (very few) people you choose to associate with voluntarily and there’s definitely a heart buried somewhere under all that arrogance. Your friend is probably right about the solar system being important, though, so maybe you should look it up.

Apt, especially considering that my smarter-than-me brother is in the room.

(link to quiz via)

Speaking of things I love coming together… Benedict Cumberbatch hearting NPR with Carl Kasell creeping in the background? Be still my beating heart!!!

Speaking of things I love coming together… Benedict Cumberbatch hearting NPR with Carl Kasell creeping in the background? Be still my beating heart!!!

I’m a geek. I’m a writer. I spent all of my time in my childhood obsessing about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who. I was alone, I was an outsider, what do you expect? I was that bullied kid at the back of the class weeping for loneliness. I don’t think, generally speaking, people become writers because they were the really good, really cool, attractive kid in class. I’ll be honest. This is our revenge for people who were much better looking and more popular than us. I was a bit like that, I suppose.

Steven Moffat on his childhood. [complete interview here] (via nprfreshair)

nprfreshair: FYI: My editors in DC are currently fighting over who gets to edit Fresh Air’s Doctor Who/Sherlock/Steven Moffat piece today. Man, I love it so much when my favorite things come together (in this case, it’s Doctor Who/Sherlock/Steven Moffat and Terry Gross/Public Radio). When Terry interviewed Peter Jackson (10 years ago… vom.) I sat right up by the radio speakers to listen.

nprfreshair:

FYI: My editors in DC are currently fighting over who gets to edit Fresh Air’s Doctor Who/Sherlock/Steven Moffat piece today.

Man, I love it so much when my favorite things come together (in this case, it’s Doctor Who/Sherlock/Steven Moffat and Terry Gross/Public Radio). When Terry interviewed Peter Jackson (10 years ago… vom.) I sat right up by the radio speakers to listen.

nprfreshair: serafinab: Oh, Watson. Two things: 1) This is what I currently look like. 2) Steven Moffat, who co-created Sherlock, is our guest today. Can’t wait for Moff’s interview!!

nprfreshair:

serafinab:

Oh, Watson.

Two things:

1) This is what I currently look like.

2) Steven Moffat, who co-created Sherlock, is our guest today.

Can’t wait for Moff’s interview!!

“To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman.”

“To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman.”

Reblog if you believe in Sherlock Holmes.

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I think I need to set aside more than just train time for reading… there are so many books I want to read! I’m already planning three ahead of the one I’m reading now! I guess the thing about this time of year is it’s the worst for sitting outside and reading (one of my favorite summertime pastimes), and I don’t really have a great place in my apartment to just curl up with a book. Maybe I should get back in the Bean habit? Though it seems that whenever I’m there and in the mood to linger, there isn’t a seat to be had. I’ll figure it out.

In the meantime… Now reading (almost finished, though): Ender’s Game

On deck: Ender’s Shadow (Technically the 5th book in the series? I don’t think I’ve ever read them in “proper” order.)

Further reading that I can’t wait to sink my teeth into: The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Though I also kinda want to get this edition and that’s not ‘til May, so maybe I should shelve – har har har - this one for now) & Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (because the movie was excellent.)

So apparently I’m on an Ender Bender and then a “Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Someone in This Book in a Television or Movie Adaptation” theme. Cool!

konfusionwithak:

I really wanted John to get a text reading “Fine. I’ll stop.”

Pretty sure that BBC actually stands for “Behold! Bee’s Crying!” because, like… Emotions for days.

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I get it, y’all. Started watching yesterday afternoon and to make a long story short, Matt got home last night and asked me this morning if I had been watching a movie really loudly at like 3AM. Not a movie, no… It also made me really want to read the stories… I don’t think I ever have, though I’m pretty sure my dad used to read them to my brother and me when we were kids (am I remembering that right? or just making it up from seeing the book on the shelf?). Am currently knee deep in Ender’s Game (and just bought Ender’s Shadow), but maybe once I’m done in that world for now I’ll give ole Sir Arthur Conan a crack.

I get it, y’all. Started watching yesterday afternoon and to make a long story short, Matt got home last night and asked me this morning if I had been watching a movie really loudly at like 3AM. Not a movie, no…

It also made me really want to read the stories… I don’t think I ever have, though I’m pretty sure my dad used to read them to my brother and me when we were kids (am I remembering that right? or just making it up from seeing the book on the shelf?). Am currently knee deep in Ender’s Game (and just bought Ender’s Shadow), but maybe once I’m done in that world for now I’ll give ole Sir Arthur Conan a crack.

California girl with a Boston heart living the dream in New York City.