So excited! I've got my first review on Amazon.com! Thank you, reviewer, you have no idea how happy that makes me! :)

Not sure what to think about this.

Johnny Lee Miller to take title role in US Sherlock Holmes Update

On the one hand, why?? We already have a fantastic Sherlock Holmes update! On the other hand, that's what I thought when I heard they were making a US version of The Office - and I ended up loving it.

On the third hand: Sherlock Holmes = London. Right?

So, anyone else enjoying the ship in New Girl...?

Sorry for the spam, I just wanted to remind you that Beyond the Far Horizon is free to download right now from Amazom.com and Amazon.co.uk !

( Chapter One )

Gulp. So, I seem to have written a fluffy, angsty romance novel!



It's called 'Beyond the Far Horizon' (some of you may recognise the title! ) and involves romance, adventure, angst and, naturally, pirates! It's available now as an e-book from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk etc.

The normal price will be $2.99/£1.54 but, because I'd love you guys to read it, I'm making it free to download for twenty-four hours from 12.01 a.m. PST/09.01 a.m. GMT on 14th February - Valentine's Day. ;)

( Here's the blurb! )

You can read an excerpt on my website here - Chapter One - and an even longer one on the 'Look Inside' feature on Amazon.

I'd really love to know what you guys think, so, if you have time, please pop over to my blog and check it out! :)

Just been sledging in Richmond Park, and it was fab! Somewhat terrifying, somewhat bruising, but still fantastic. More snow, please! :)

Ok, while I'm on a role, this made me laugh:

( It is a sign of weakness to have food in your fridge )

Bring it on, I say. I can't wait!

Wow. I last posted here in 2010! What happened to 2011? I have no idea. It was pretty crappy in many ways, and I guess I just didn't have the energy for LJ or fandom. I also got a new job, which is taking up way more time than I'd like! But I don't complain when I get paid and the end of the month, and frankly, in this economy, I'm just grateful to be employed. So no moaning from me.

On a fandom note, OMG Sherlock! I think I heard fandom explode from the comfort of my sofa - I wonder how many post-ep fics that series has generated? I'm surprised the internet hasn't melted! :)

So, it's good to be back. What have I missed?

I now have a brand new fic journal! So from now on I'll be posting all my new fic to tukumbe. If you'd like to see any new fic posts, please come along and friend me there. I'm looking very lonely right now! ;)

I'd eventually like to move all my fic from this journal to the new one, as I think I'll be going friends only here soon. Does anyone know if it's possible to move a post and keep the comments intact?

In the meantime, if you'd like to read my latest Sherlock fic - "Something Understood", you can find it on my shiny new journal right HERE

Because piratemistress asked to read some of my old West Wing fic, I went hunting around my journal (Why don't I tag anything? Why?) and was driving myself nuts looking for fic that I knew I'd written but couldn't find! Of course after a couple of hours I remembered that back in 2006 I was still posting my fic on my old geocities website, now dead, and only started using LJ half way through my West Wing obsession. Duh!

So because piratemistress has just watched the fabulous Noel and wanted to read my little post-ep fic, I'm posting it here as it's no longer anywhere else online. So here it is - fic from 2006.

( Silent Night )

I think I'm going to have to watch Noel again this Christmas. :)

My wierd crush on Benedict Cumberbatch continues unabated. However, after seeing these pics, I'm thinking it's not that weird after all! Over at sherlockbbc the wonderful jaune has posted pictures of this photoshoot:



tuesday_suit I think this is mostly for you... You might need to sit down before you click the link. And have a bucket of water standing by because OMG!hot!

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has come up with a radical vision for his stage version of Frankenstein by casting two stars - ­Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - to play the much misunderstood creature.

The actors will play Mary ­Shelley’s literary creations - the monster and his creator Dr Frankenstein - on alternate nights at the National Theatre when performances begin in early February on the building’s Olivier stage.

Love the National Theatre, love the Olivier stage. Love, love, love! Cannot wait!

*starts queuing for tickets*

Read more here

This is a 221b fic - something unique to Sherlock fandom. It's 221 words long, with the final word starting with B. I do love writing fic like this! (Contains spoilers for The Blind Banker).

( Flinch )

For those on my flist who are in the USA I just have to pimp - again - the wonderfulness that is Sherlock! Starts tonight on PBS Masterpiece Mystery! I can't recommend it highly enough. Seriously. Funny, clever, exciting. Brilliant! Watch! :)

What's going on? I can't seem to stop writing Sherlock fic!

At the moment I'm intrigued by the idea that Sherlock might be asexual, so here's a short conversation exploring that and other things. Set right after A Study in Pink.

( Subtle Innuendos )

This is set after In Arduis Fidelis but you don’t need to have read that one to understand it, you just need to know that Sherlock got shot and injured.

PG rating for a couple of bad words.

( At the other end of the car park, away from Anderson and the huddle of outraged police, Sherlock stands alone. He’s staring out toward the river, coat whipping about his legs in the cold February wind. 'I don’t think he’s handling things too well,' John confesses at last. 'You know, after what happened...' )

Frankly, I think number 8 is a slur! Although I might consider offending the Japanese! ;)

Oh look, I seem to have written another Sherlock fic... How did that happen?

Some unapologetic angst and a dose of old fashioned h/c. (Also a couple of naughty words - well, John was in the army - and some non-graphic injuries).


( A gunshot. John drops the mug, hot tea splashing over his fingers. Broken china skitters across the kitchen floor. Outside, someone’s screaming. )


In Arduis Fidelis is the motto of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and means ‘Faithful in Adversity’.

Further to my post yesterday about FB and LJ etc, this is quite interesting:

How to disconect from your online life

Dear Flist

Can anyone help me with a couple of LJ questions? What is the deliciousfandom syndicated feed? And what are pingback bots, why are they suddenly in my life, and how do I get rid of them?

Many thanks!

My first foray into the BBC's Sherlock fandom. *Bites nails* For those of you on the other side of the pond, I believe it's coming your way at the end of October. Keep your eyes open, it's absolutely brilliant. :)

Some musings on what it means to be a sociopath. Or not.

( After a moment’s pause John says, “She thinks you’re a psychopath. She actually thinks you’re going to murder someone.” )

So I'm fiddling with a short Sherlock fic (it was inevitable, my dear Watson) and I've realised two shocking things. 1) This is the first British TV show I've ever fangirled, and 2) this is the first thing I've ever written that's set in modern Britain, let alone in London.

The truly weird thing is how self-conscious I am about writing 'British' and how much I over-correct and double-guess myself. I actually feel more confident writing fic set in the US than I do in my home town! For example - 'taxi' or 'cab'? I'd use either, but I've seen 'Brit pickers' picking up 'cab' as an Americanism. Is it? Same goes for 'TV' and 'telly'. I use both. Argh!

I have this strange feeling that I'll post this fic and have someone pick up an Americanism! lol

They made them take it off of You Tube, but if you haven't seen it yet check out the 'Newport State of Mind' vid here!

Genius!!

OMG! OMG! OMG!

Best. TV. Ever!

And now we have to wait for a year...................?

OMG!

Sherlock? Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Best thing the BBC has done in a very long time. :)

I'm between fandoms right now, although getting quite squeeful at the thought of P4 and Jack Sparrow's new (as in real) love interest! Woohoo! :)

In the mean time I have a little crush on Prof Brian Cox, the rock 'n' roll physicist! (Former member of D:ream of 'Things Can Only Get Better' fame/infamy). I might have to buy The Wonders of the Solar System on DVD - for Jess's birthday, of course, coz it's educational! :)

If you didn't see it when it was on the Beeb, check out the trailer - so cool!

*Dusts off physics O'level*

Or have I...?

Bugger it! So at the next election where, in my constituency, I have the realistic choice between Conservative and Lib Dem I shall actually have no bloody choice at all. Looks like it's back to Labour next time, even if they stand no chance around here...

*Dusts off red flag and starts waving*

ETA: Wondering what to call this new government... The Lib-Con Alliance? Or perhaps the ConDem Alliance?

*Snort*





From the brilliant MyDavidCameron.com

Archaeologists discover ancient 'alien' Stairgate

‘It took us a while to work out how to open the Stairgate,’ said archaeologist, Dr Daniel Jackson, ‘but eventually we realised that the trick was to use two hands to press both little clips in at the same time as lifting the handle.’

In other news... Woohoo, the sky is full of planes again! My mother-in-law can leave on Saturday!

It was gloriously sunny today, no con-trails and no aircraft noise! :) We spent the whole day in the garden.

However... Thanks to the volcanic ash-cloud of doom, my mother-in-law, who is due to fly back to the States on Tuesday, is now trapped here! Since there's no sign of this ash cloud moving any time soon, she's thinking of taking the train down to Madrid and flying out that way.

We just hope the ash cloud doesn't follow her south!