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Hello there! I loved Coupling, good to have another fan on here.

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More Benedict...

I have a RG in tub shot... in fact, have two (same scene).

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and here we go... "You should see me in a crown" mk 2 or Mori-rat-y

The gerbil did used to be known as the 'desert rat' in some places. I shall see if I can find a rat in a crown, I'm sure there'll be one somewhere...

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Cute dog! This one is actually mine...

Cute Gerbil! aka 'you should see me in a crown...'

I have no problem with people disliking Mary. I dislike Magnussen, he's utterly repellent (and I'm glad I got the opportunity to tell Lars Mikkelson how much I admired him for playing such a skin-crawling character). The thing that makes me uncomfortable is all the hate and venom that's spewed about Mary because she's getting in the way of Sherlock and John's 'relationship' and also the general "I can't stand her, I hope she dies" type comments. Just because it makes me uncomfortable doesn't mean people aren't entitled to those opinions, and people on here are at least able to differentiate between character and actor, thank goodness (yay for our 'sensible' forumites). I have to admit I'm probably over sensitive to outpourings of this nature, that's me all over, but I do find myself approaching the Last Vow forum with some trepidation, as I just don't want to deal with any more hate, even if it is just of a fictional character.

I have to admit that a lot of the Mary hate makes me uncomfortable - not so much of the character, because I can see why people don't like her, even though I tend towards forgiveness (like John) - but because it has spilled over into real life meaning that Amanda Abbington has been getting death threats and hate mail.

I also have a soft spot for firefox related stuff...

2) cute rat

I'm not a cat lover, but I do have a thing about bats, rats, gerbils and dogs... 1) Cute bat!

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I was at Starfury: Elementary in Birmingham, an 'unofficial' Sherlock convention (the majority of conventions in this county are unofficial). It was the first 3 day Sherlock convention to be run in this country, though it certainly isn't going to be the last as an official one run in association with Hartswood Films - Sherlocked - has also been announced (though there is no date set as yet).

I think it would be useful to continue to have this thread helping people out - I gave up on some of them last year as I just couldn't get my brain to work any more - so everyone can benefit from having the calendars. I find desktop calendars really useful, if I can't get the Sherlock ones I download from http://www.yktravelphoto.com/wallpapers/

My great aunt used to dance at the Folies Bergère in Paris way back when, and she was such a terribly respectable seeming woman (her husband was a Captain with the White Star Line). I think that's why it tickles me so much that they have Mrs Hudson as a former exotic dancer.

Wellingtongoose on livejournal has done some pieces of meta about Mary Morstan and what might or might not have been her reasoning behind her actions in His Last Vow. For those of you who have seen the ep and have found themselves really not fond of Mary because of what was revealed in that ep, this meta might offer you a different viewpoint that makes it easier to reconcile yourself with those revelations. If you haven't seen the ep and don't want to be spoilered, please avoid this meta as there are HUGE HONKING SPOILERS for His Last Vow contained therein. There's also some meta about Sherlock and what could have been going on physiologically in the episode. What Mary did - and why - part 1 How Sherlock did what he did What Mary did - and why - part 2

As you may have noticed, I've been posting links to meta that wellingtongoose has done on livejournal for a while. She has most of them conveniently linked from a masterpost on her LJ which makes finding them a lot easier! So, if you have an interest in discovering what a trainee doctor has to say about John, Sherlock et al, their previous lives, mental health and current jobs it's worth checking out and reading your way through. Sherlock Meta Masterlist