heehee - words and phrases that used to mean something very ordinary, but nowadays sound completely filthy. this one -

Yesterday, his majesty's urinator, Mr. Curtis, gave a demonstration of his special urination techniques. Once, to urinate meant to swim underwater. Mr. Curtis really existed; he was the royal navy's professional salvage diver in ( Read more... )

OMG HOLMES SQUEE

*flails with want*. I'm going through such a Holmes thing. I wish I had my own copies of the books to take upstate ... maybe the haggis won't notice they're gone

bah. I'm bored and cross and twitchy, and I want to MOVE and occupy myself. feh.

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the song is ok ... I'm not a big fan of The Killers ... but OMG so much Holmes being awesome. Jeremy Brett gives him such hilarious facial expressions and body language. I don't remember which episode has him leaping over the couch to chase Watson, but it cracks me up everytime.

- is it usual for one's fancrushes to be like people they crush on IRL ... or like themselves? because I'm starting to feel narcassistic for having all these fanboners for characters that appeal to me mostly because they're more attractive and talented versions of me, or at least share some attributes (Stephen Maturin, Sherlock Holmes, Stephen Fry ( Read more... )

ok ... I think I'm going to re-read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows again with an open Word document to take down notes, but a quick note for now.

show, don't tell, JK Rowling. show, don't tell

(not my usual Holmes-icon post, but I'm watching it as I type. going to watch "My Fair Lady" with Spork, as she has a big gay boner for it and I <3s ( Read more... )