bing bong!

I've been spotted in RL. A comment I received on the Lemon's adventure at the ROM over on AO3:

It's you! My sister and I kept bumping into you photographing them the other day. We were supposed to be chaperoning a school group. Instead we ended up stalking you a bit. Sorry bout that!

Apparently I'm totally stalkable. I had no idea anyone was interested in what I was doing.

:-)

bing bong!

I've been spotted in RL. A comment I received on the Lemon's adventure at the ROM over on AO3:

It's you! My sister and I kept bumping into you photographing them the other day. We were supposed to be chaperoning a school group. Instead we ended up stalking you a bit. Sorry bout that!

Apparently I'm totally stalkable. I had no idea anyone was interested in what I was doing.

:-)

Sherlock fic: The Address is 221B Baker Street

Bit of housekeeping.  (Just this once.)

Title: The Address is 221B Baker Street
Author: impulsereader
Follows: The Scottish Play - these Baker Street interludes are a monthly peek into the preparations John and Sherlock undertake as they get ready to take on the roles of Benedick and Beatrice respectively.  Not every chapter will have Shakespeare, but most will feature some connection to Much Ado.
Rating: G unless noted otherwise at the beginning of individual chapters.
Length: Varies by chapter but generally fewer than 5k words.
Characters: Mainly John and Sherlock, but I'm pretty sure most of the crew will show up somewhere along the way.
Pairing: This 'verse is overwhelmingly gen with a side of Mycroft/Not Anthea.  ...though, technically, some members of the Holmes clan might be under the impression that John and Sherlock are engaged to be married; people will talk, you know.
Disclaimer: I neither own nor seek to profit from any aspect of this work.  Lines taken directly from Much Ado About Nothing are specifically taken from this version on Project Gutenberg.

Delightfully Britpicked by quarryquest and periodically inspired by all the very creative and wonderful LJ users on my friends list.

January - Resolution to the Silver Blaze case in which Colonel Ross is shown that Sherlock is no fake, and Sherlock goes to Waitrose to fulfill his Christmas promise to John.

Sherlock fic: The Address is 221B Baker Street

Title: The Address is 221B Baker Street
Author: impulsereader
Follows: The Scottish Play - these Baker Street interludes are a monthly peek into the preparations John and Sherlock undertake as they get ready to take on the roles of Benedick and Beatrice respectively.  Not every chapter will have Shakespeare, but most will feature some connection to Much Ado.
Rating: G unless noted otherwise at the beginning of individual chapters.
Length: Varies by chapter but generally fewer than 5k words.
Characters: Mainly John and Sherlock, but I'm pretty sure most of the crew will show up somewhere along the way.
Pairing: This 'verse is overwhelmingly gen with a side of Mycroft/Not Anthea.  ...though, technically, some members of the Holmes clan might be under the impression that John and Sherlock are engaged to be married; people will talk, you know.
Disclaimer: I neither own nor seek to profit from any aspect of this work.  Lines taken directly from Much Ado About Nothing are specifically taken from this version on Project Gutenberg.

Delightfully Britpicked by quarryquest and periodically inspired by all the very creative and wonderful LJ users on my friends list.

January - Resolution to the Silver Blaze case in which Colonel Ross is shown that Sherlock is no fake, and Sherlock goes to Waitrose to fulfill his Christmas promise to John.

February - John and Sherlock MST3K the 1993 film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.

March - Sherlock gives John his first acting lesson.

April - John is awoken in the middle of the night by Sherlock's violin.

May - Mycroft stops by for a visit. Shakespearean hijinks ensue.

June - A case courtesy of Mycroft provides a bit of a romp through Kew Gardens.

Playing Shakespeare

I've been spending a lot of time with various bits of Shakespeare lately, mostly for the story.  This led me to discover today that Playing Shakespeare is now streaming on Netflix.  We'd had the discs in a couple of years ago and I'm ever so pleased that it's now easier to watch it all.

If you've not seen this before, it's absolutely the funnest thing in the world.  Basically, John Barton, who was a co-founder of the RSC, got together a bunch of RSC actors and proceeded to tape about nine hours of talking about acting in Shakespeare's plays.  You get young Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Judi Dench, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet to name just a few.  The episodes are split up into five or ten minute lectures/discussions regarding the specific technique or topic and then some actual acting goes on.  I highly recommend it to anyone who is even vaguely interested in Shakespeare or who enjoys British drama.

I apologize for the poor quality of this video.  I taped it with my camera because while there are some clips out there on youtube, I particularly wanted to share this speech from Henry V.  This is one of my favorite plays, probably because it is one of the first I ever saw performed live.  It has stuck with me and I love it dearly.  Also, I feel this bit really gets across how much fun these people are all having while doing this.  Lots of background Patrick Stewart does not go amiss either.  :-)  Incidentally, Michael Williams, who takes the role of Henry here, was Judi Dench's husband.  I fear he's not terribly well known (at least as far as I can tell this side of the pond) but he and Judi did a cute little show called A Fine Romance together.

And because within one of the episodes of Playing Shakespeare John Barton directs our attention to this little gem of a piece by Fry & Laurie, have that as well.

Playing Shakespeare

I've been spending a lot of time with various bits of Shakespeare lately, mostly for the story.  This led me to discover today that Playing Shakespeare is now streaming on Netflix.  We'd had the discs in a couple of years ago and I'm ever so pleased that it's now easier to watch it all.

If you've not seen this before, it's absolutely the funnest thing in the world.  Basically, John Barton, who was a co-founder of the RSC, got together a bunch of RSC actors and proceeded to tape about nine hours of talking about acting in Shakespeare's plays.  You get young Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Judi Dench, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet to name just a few.  The episodes are split up into five or ten minute lectures/discussions regarding the specific technique or topic and then some actual acting goes on.  I highly recommend it to anyone who is even vaguely interested in Shakespeare or who enjoys British drama.

I apologize for the poor quality of this video.  I taped it with my camera because while there are some clips out there on youtube, I particularly wanted to share this speech from Henry V.  This is one of my favorite plays, probably because it is one of the first I ever saw performed live.  It has stuck with me and I love it dearly.  Also, I feel this bit really gets across how much fun these people are all having while doing this.  Lots of background Patrick Stewart does not go amiss either.  :-)  Incidentally, Michael Williams, who takes the role of Henry here, was Judi Dench's husband.  I fear he's not terribly well known (at least as far as I can tell this side of the pond) but he and Judi did a cute little show called A Fine Romance together.

And because within one of the episodes of Playing Shakespeare John Barton directs our attention to this little gem of a piece by Fry & Laurie, have that as well.