Sherlock Holmes is, for obvious reasons, one of my all-time favorite fictional characters.
The new BBC Gattis/Moffat modern-day TV adaptation Sherlock, is by far the closest to the Arthur Conan Doyle characters as I've always understood them, as well as just being brilliantly executed. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy RDJ in the role, but that though I enjoyed the film, I had to set aside the source material to appreciate it, and so ended up not really seeing it as a Sherlock Holmes movie, if that makes sense.
In other news, I got my very first work-related dongle this week. Getting a job is good. Getting wonky over re-upped-meds is not so good (my stomach? not at all happy), but I think, overall, better than before. Also, boss lady seems to like me, and my mad computer skillz.
A to Z Meme gacked from
strangefrontier:
A - Act your age? I'm a grumpy old woman at heart.
B - Born on what day of the week? Saturday.
C - Chore you hate? By definition, if it's a chore to do, then I don't like it, but then in particular, I think lately it's doing the dishes.
D - Dad's name? Aviel
E - Essential makeup item? Shiseido Translucent Luminizing Color Powder in L1. Just perfect for us painfully pale folk.
F - Favorite actor/actress? No one, or too many come to mind.
G - Gold or silver? Neither. Platinum, titanium, diamonds or black pearls all kick gold and silver's ass.
H - Hometown? Palo Alto, California, Haifa, Israel, Haarlem, The Netherlands... Ask me again in a couple years ;)
I - Instruments you play? None. One year of piano playing and a bit of electric guitar practice have taught me that I was not destined to be a musician.
J - Job title? Translator.
K - Kids? Nope.
L - Living arrangements? Withgvalley and two cats in tiny one bedroom flat, which is a serious step down from having a two bedroom house AND a two bedroom flat between the two of us, with one cat.
M - Mum's name? Marianne
N - Nude? Not generally.
O - Overnight hospital stays? Just in the loony bin.
P - Phobia? Arachno-
Q - Quote you like? "You're alliteration happy: 'guardians of gridlock,' 'protectors of privilege.' I needed an avalanche of Advil."
R - Religious affiliation? I'm an atheist/agnostic/Jew, ask me how!
S - Siblings? Big sis, big bro.
T - Time you wake up? Random. Or if not, based on some cycle my brain determines which I haven't been able to figure out yet.
U - Unique habit? I believe my habits are rather commonplace. Possibly slightly less conventional one is a tendency to switch languages mid-sentence, and sometimes mid-word.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat? Celery and okra.
W - Worst habit? Avoiding doctors like the plague-ridden monsters that they are (no offense to my doctor friends and doctor sister intended)
X - X-rays you've had? Regular X-rays? Foot, ankle, knee, head, neck, teeth. Also CAT scan of abdomen, some ulcer-related thing requiring the ingestion of plaster-like substance, and IIRC, lungs. My arms and pelvis are feeling neglected :'(
Y - Yummy food you make? I have a professional cook at home, so why bother?
Z - Zodiac Sign? Libra
The new BBC Gattis/Moffat modern-day TV adaptation Sherlock, is by far the closest to the Arthur Conan Doyle characters as I've always understood them, as well as just being brilliantly executed. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy RDJ in the role, but that though I enjoyed the film, I had to set aside the source material to appreciate it, and so ended up not really seeing it as a Sherlock Holmes movie, if that makes sense.
In other news, I got my very first work-related dongle this week. Getting a job is good. Getting wonky over re-upped-meds is not so good (my stomach? not at all happy), but I think, overall, better than before. Also, boss lady seems to like me, and my mad computer skillz.
A to Z Meme gacked from
strangefrontier:A - Act your age? I'm a grumpy old woman at heart.
B - Born on what day of the week? Saturday.
C - Chore you hate? By definition, if it's a chore to do, then I don't like it, but then in particular, I think lately it's doing the dishes.
D - Dad's name? Aviel
E - Essential makeup item? Shiseido Translucent Luminizing Color Powder in L1. Just perfect for us painfully pale folk.
F - Favorite actor/actress? No one, or too many come to mind.
G - Gold or silver? Neither. Platinum, titanium, diamonds or black pearls all kick gold and silver's ass.
H - Hometown? Palo Alto, California, Haifa, Israel, Haarlem, The Netherlands... Ask me again in a couple years ;)
I - Instruments you play? None. One year of piano playing and a bit of electric guitar practice have taught me that I was not destined to be a musician.
J - Job title? Translator.
K - Kids? Nope.
L - Living arrangements? With
gvalley and two cats in tiny one bedroom flat, which is a serious step down from having a two bedroom house AND a two bedroom flat between the two of us, with one cat.M - Mum's name? Marianne
N - Nude? Not generally.
O - Overnight hospital stays? Just in the loony bin.
P - Phobia? Arachno-
Q - Quote you like? "You're alliteration happy: 'guardians of gridlock,' 'protectors of privilege.' I needed an avalanche of Advil."
R - Religious affiliation? I'm an atheist/agnostic/Jew, ask me how!
S - Siblings? Big sis, big bro.
T - Time you wake up? Random. Or if not, based on some cycle my brain determines which I haven't been able to figure out yet.
U - Unique habit? I believe my habits are rather commonplace. Possibly slightly less conventional one is a tendency to switch languages mid-sentence, and sometimes mid-word.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat? Celery and okra.
W - Worst habit? Avoiding doctors like the plague-ridden monsters that they are (no offense to my doctor friends and doctor sister intended)
X - X-rays you've had? Regular X-rays? Foot, ankle, knee, head, neck, teeth. Also CAT scan of abdomen, some ulcer-related thing requiring the ingestion of plaster-like substance, and IIRC, lungs. My arms and pelvis are feeling neglected :'(
Y - Yummy food you make? I have a professional cook at home, so why bother?
Z - Zodiac Sign? Libra