OK, what should I get my mother for Christmas? I am feeling uninspired, at least until I remembered that she's become a total Benedict Cumberbatch fangirl. Surely there must be some silly Cumberbatchy things for sale somewhere, right?
'War Stories'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Maybe not this though: [link] Or maybe! I don't know your mother.
I had a terrible slow start to the day thanks to staying up way too late upgrading my os (and the sad part is, I'm only halfway done.) But I got moving and made it to lisah's parade party and saw the whole parade! Honestly, I think the drum lines and dancer teams are my fav. One, incredible display of talent and athleticism;two, they're homegrown Baltimore; three, clearly a multigenerational family thing. Older parents acting as marshals and gear-carriers, the teens and early 20 something dancer gals and guys, the drummers ranging in ages, followed by Tweens down to teeny little 3-4 year olds rocking out. And there's the complicated bit about how they're a black Baltimore institution marching through what was historically a white Baltimore hood, and it's awesome that they were most likely to get the crowd cheering along (not counting the floats that gave candy and made the kids scream) and how you could write a book about all of this.
What about some Cumberbatchy DVDs?
(HMOG that doll head is terrifying)
It doesn't come with the wig!
I'm seriously trying to think about how I can take more weekend days off from my mother without offending her. Not having a single conversation was pretty much just what the doctor ordered.
Hil, that's perfect! Thanks.
Jesse, er, not so much. But thanks?
Dana, I think she's got most Cumberbatchy DVDs already.
OMG, so tempted by this: [link]
That doll head is terrible! WTF?
Not clicking the doll head link. SO not clicking the doll head link.
I did get out of the house for a bit today. Anxiety kicked in and I came back home pretty quick. I have sent an e-mail to my doc.