The trouble with cars...

Lestrade venting his anger

Cars are brilliant! They get you from A to B with no waiting around, no ques, no standing around in the rain or blistering heat and no stress...well on a good day anyway; when there are no traffic jams, no road hogs and no engine trouble. Infact cars can be a tonne of fun OR a nightmare!

A sort of friend of mine who works at Scotland yard often takes his frustrations out on his car...strange, but true!

One major problem with driving on your own even with a satellite navigation system, is the real danger of becoming LOST - or temporarily misplaced - as the case may be. In the case of my boss (resident of 221b Baker Street) he is NEVER lost! That is because he is exceptionally perceptive and stores multiple maps in his mind Palace.

If you do however have some trouble with your car, you may want to consider the following:

1. Getting break down cover with a reputable company

2. Get to know a good car mechanic and garage

3. Buy a Haynes manual for your own car and teach yourself some D.I.Y

4. Get yourself an up to date A-Z for the area you need

5. Buy a Tom Tom or Satelite Navigation System

(See below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSnfcm_Yf2M

I hope these suggestions will be of use to you in the future - Happy travelling :)

Take a deep breath

We all have to face things we don't want to do at times and my boss (resident of 221b Baker Street) knows this full well. He has an interesting collection of things which he keeps in case an emergency arises. Apart from Duct Tape - which we all know is the number one survival item - second on the list is Bungee Cord.

I have to say I never go anywhere without it. Bungee Cord comes in handy for multiple uses, like:

Braces to hold your trousers up

Curtain tie backs

Flexible Toy storage

Chair upholstery

Bracelets

bungee

ˈbʌndʒi/

noun

noun: bungee cord

1. 1.

   a long nylon-cased rubber band used for securing luggage and in the sport of bungee jumping.

   
   

   My boss found his bungee cord very useful on a certain occasion when he was infact about to throw himself off a roof and didn't want to hit the floor. The rather long bungee was exactly the length he needed for the stunt. I remember he had asked me to pop down to the hardware store and buy a specific length in a 'gainsbro' grey which was a particularly good camouflage.

   

   
   

   
   

   So there we have it. Bungee Cords and lots of reasons why you should never leave home without one :) Though I must point out, it doesn't work well when jumping out of planes...for that you would need a parachute :)

   

   
   

   Smile and wave boys - smile and wave! :D

Did you miss me?

It's not uncommon for Detectives to disappear once in a while...like my boss, the resident of 221b Baker Street, who very recently came back after two years! Infact (bless him) he faked his own death in order to take on the most dangerous villain in the history of the world! I of course knew all along that he was undermining a network belonging to said villain and would return when he was done...which he now has.

It's a strange thing when someone comes back - especially if you thought they were dead. Lot's of things spring to mind. 

Firstly:

* a blank shock

* followed by disbelief

* followed by anger

* and to finish with...rage

Dear John was a little unimpressed when my boss revealed he was indeed not dead and to add insult to injury he tried to make a joke out it - which didn't go down too well at all. John was just about  to make a proposal of marriage to his girlfriend Mary when my boss decided to reveal himself - so the timing was particularly bad.

After the initial shock, followed by dear John trying to strangle my boss in the middle of a busy high class restaurant; I suggested that they should all pop down to the local chippy and sort the whole thing out over a nice bag of lovely golden chips made from a good quality potatoes. This is always a great idea when comfort is needed after a shock or when the 'Chips are Down' (Pardon the pun)

It all turned out alright in the end. Dear John has eventually forgiven my Boss, Mary and John are now engaged, my Boss Likes Mary (which is rare) and if you ask me I think the chips played a big part in it all. 

But just as we had all settled down to our life of crime solving - somebody else asked the same question...oh dear, here we go again :/

Come into my palace - don't mind if I do!

 Our memories are quite amazing really. All those bits and pieces of information stored in what is really a grey, wet, watery organ! Bizarre! There is a theory that we can make special mind maps inside our heads and when we retrace our steps using said map - we can uncover all sorts of information. This would make revising for an exam really useful. 

My boss (resident of 221b Baker Street) often goes off to his mind palace at times of importance. When he needs to go he really needs to go and becomes quite rood, having to clear the room of everyone in it to be left alone to concentrate! (This technique would therefore be no good in an exam situation).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmueuSRJrZc

I once thought that the only lobes on my body were my ear lobes, so it came quite a surprise to find out that there are lobes in my brain - though not the sort you hand earrings from!

Here is an interesting map of a human brain. What I find weird is that when people want to forget something they say, "I've pushed it to the back of my mind". This is an odd thing to do as that would affect your eyesight according to this map! So the memory bit is in the yellow part though I don't think it's really yellow? 

PLAN FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

(1)      Decorate your mind palace - preferably yellow so you

          can remember which lobe of your brain you stored the

          information in

(2)     Start to upload the information into your brain by

         drawing pretend lines in the air to link your information

(3)     When you need to retrieve the information use your

          index finger and pretending you are Tony Stark start

          to redraw the lines to find your way back to the

          information.

I hope this information helps you in any up and coming exams and tests, just remember:

BFF!

Friendship is a complicated thing! Emotions are involved all of the time and situations change from day to day. How we speak and behave to one another is REALLY important. BUT what if you have a friend who is totally INSENSITIVE! Infact they are so insensitive they make people want to lash out erratically!
I mean what do you say to someone who says this to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OX0OyQsOo

 
I mean it's embarrasing! Everyone  looks at Dear John as if to say, "Do something!"

But this isn't the only time this sort of thing has happened. I have kept a log book of all of the 'quite incredible' things my boss (resident of 221b Baker Street) has launched upon his victims! How very rude!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNRb8TlhHw

All that being said, my boss is very slowly coming around to the idea that people do actually have feelings and they can be hurt and trampled on! It's a slow process but I think that by the look on his face...he's actually getting there and isn't the mean unfeeling monster that some people perceive him to be :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJsW5_7OJds

Find your ideal dog

It is very important when choosing a pet dog that your personality matches the breed of dog you would like. For instance if you are a lazy couch potato you wouldn't choose a husky and if you are someone who wanders the highlands of Scotland hunting grouse, I doubt a Chinese Crested Dog which you carry around in a handbag would be any good at all.

My boss (resident of 221b Baker Street) does not have a dog but one time I do believe he met his match.
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLeruQ3I1gs

A dog should be a life companion not something which scares the living daylights out of you! Some dogs I agree are terrifying while others are amazingly faithful. 

My favourite dog is a boarder colley but as I don't live on a farm I do not have one. I love husky's but as it rarely snows where I live and I do not have a sled I don't have one of those either. I think Irish Wolf hounds are fantastic but I couldn't fit one in my house (though I could ride it to school rather than go on the bus) and I adore little Pomeranian puppy's as they are uber cute!

Here's a tough choice: who would your favourite dog be from the following? Think about how much exercise you do, where you live and the type of house you have. Do you have a garden. Are there children? Do you have any other pets?

If you would like to know which dog suits you best you can always look at this website - Dog Breed Selector http://animal.discovery.com/breed-selector/dog-breeds.html. It is a big responsibility looking after any animal and they need to fit into your life and feel loved and wanted. If you cannot have a dog but love them you could raise money and help charity's like the Dogs Trust. http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

My family are very busy so we have two Guinea Pigs named Frodo and Sam. They are very intelligent animals just like dogs but they can't catch frizby's or fetch sticks and balls - but they like grass and sunbathing :D

A study in Pink

The Pink BBC book cover

Dear John in a pink chair

Dead woman in pink coat

A pink mobile cover

The other Miss Adler wearing a pink dress

Mycroft in a pink tie

Pink nails, pink shoes and a pink coat.....

a Pink Suitcase


The Pink Panther


AND






Pink

HERE CONCLUDES MY STUDY IN PINK :)