#james m dodd

[no-side-us]

Letters From Watson Liveblog - Dec. 4

The Blanched Soldier, Part 2 of 3

This line made me audibly laugh. I admittedly have never looked at cheese in the dark before, but I don't recall any cheese being particularly white enough to be used as a comparison here.

Holmes is narrating to us like we're Watson. "No doubt you've already pinpointed the most likely solution to the problem, my dear Wat- I mean, dear reader."

Godfrey's face has been compared to both cheese and a fish's belly, neither of which are things I think of when needing to describe something white. Also, why "bleached" instead of "blanched."

For fun, I think if Watson were there he would describe the scene as Holmes clumsily dropping his hat on the ground and taking a bit too long to pick it up. It'd also be written so the gloves are glossed over and ignored. "Holmes glanced readily at the hall-table, for what reason I could not grasp," etc., etc.

Props for writing what I think is a very believable excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes-authored monograph on ears.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

[dathen]

Mr. James M. Dodd appeared to be the sort of person whom it would be better to have as a friend than as an enemy. His blue eyes were stern and his square jaw had set hard as he spoke.

Holmes, trying to remember Watson’s knack for bisexually effusive descriptions: He had…uh….blue eyes…and square jaw.

[eirinstiva]

I wanted to write something profound about the first part of "The adventure of the blanched soldier" (or "El soldado de la piel descolorida" in Spanish) but all the things that James M. Dodd is doing to see his friend Godfrey Emsworth and how Holmes misses Watson just melted my heart and mind so my brain is useless for now. Too many feelings in this story

[riskydesiresxxlovexx]

I'm in a massive mood to use the following fcs in period/medieval plots or romance plots, so if you like playing opp any of the fcs below and have starters/wanted plots in romance/ period/medieval/ fantasy genres, please do like this post. Ship-wise, I do m/f or f/f or m/nb or f/nb

Fcs I wanna use:

Jonathan Bailey

Rege Jean Page

Theo James

Ben Barnes

Richard Madden

Jessie Mei Li

Alessandra Mastronardi

Katie Mcgrath

Hannah Dodd

Angelababy

Annabelle Wallis

Tamla Kari

Chyler Leigh

Logan Browning

Meng Ziyi

Rose Williams

Quintessa Swindell

Emily VanCamp

[thefisherqueen]

I find from my notebook that it was in January, 1903, just after the conclusion of the Boer War, that I had my visit from Mr. James M. Dodd, a big, fresh, sunburned, upstanding Briton. The good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action which I can recall in our association. I was alone.

This either implies that this case happened much earlier than 1903, during a time in which Watson was married, or that only this marriage is a selfish act from Watson (and not the first). Which begs the question why. In either case, Holmes is clearly not happy about it and I can relate. When your best friend gets a romantic interest and that person is suddenly their most important person despite you knowing them much longer... yeah, that just sucks

[jamesisasimp]

Alt Marauders (+Slytherin Skittles) Fancast

Reiky de Valk as James ("Prongs") Potter - Eren M Güvercin as Sirius ("Padfoot") Black - Willem Herbots as Remus ("Moony") Lupin - Hannah Dodd as Lily Evans - Olivia Osby as Marlene McKinnon

Timothée Chalamet as Regulus Black - Maxence Danet-Fauvel as Bartemius ("Barty") Crouch Jr. - Benjamin Wadsworth as Evan Rosier - Hunter Schafer as Pandora Lovegood - Savannah Lee Smith as Dorcas Meadows

[maaarine]

Bibliography: articles posted on this blog in 2023

Posted in January

To grasp how serotonin works on the brain, look to the gut (James M Shine, Psyche, Jan 03 2023)

Thousands of records shattered in historic winter warm spell in Europe (Ian Livingston, The Washington Post, Jan 02 2023)

“Il faut que tu sois belle maintenant” : en Égypte, des femmes libérées du voile restent prisonnières des diktats (Aliaa Talaat, Al-Manassa via Courrier International, 20 nov 2022)

Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say (Katie Hunt, CNN, Jan 06 2023)

Colombia’s surrogacy market: Buying a baby for $4,000 (Lucía Franco, El País, Jan 04 2023)

How to spot an eating disorder (Phillip Aouad & Sarah Maguire, Psyche, Jan 11 2023)

UAE sparks furious backlash by appointing Abu Dhabi oil chief as president of COP28 climate summit (Sam Meredith, CNBC, Jan 12 2023)

Don’t tell me that David Carrick’s crimes were ‘unbelievable’. The problem is victims aren’t believed (Marina Hyde, The Guardian, Jan 17 2023)

Baromètre Sexisme 2023 : "La situation est alarmante", estime le Haut Conseil à l'Égalité (Juliette Geay, Radio France, 23 janvier 2023)

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Posted in February

Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws (NPR, Feb 16 2023)

Are Men the Overlooked Reason for the Fertility Decline? (Jessica Grose, The New York Times, Feb 15 2023)

American teenage girls are experiencing high levels of emotional distress. Why? (Moira Donegan, The Guardian, Feb 16 2023)

Figures that lay bare the shocking scale of toxic influencer Andrew Tate’s reach among young men (Maya Oppenheim, The Independent, Feb 17 2023)

Why psychological research on child sex offenders is important (Meetali Devgun, Psyche, Feb 22 2023)

Derrière les chiffres des féminicides, des visages et un continuum de violences contre les femmes (Fanny Declercq, Le Soir, 27 fév 2023)

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Posted in March

English is not normal (John McWhorter, Aeon, Nov 13 2015)

Are Iranian schoolgirls being poisoned by toxic gas? (BBC News, March 03 2023)

‘Why do we need a supermodel?’: Backlash after Fifa makes Adriana Lima Women’s World Cup ambassador (Henry Belot, The Guardian, March 02 2023)

New Human Metabolism Research Upends Conventional Wisdom about How We Burn Calories (Herman Pontzer, Scientific American, Jan 01 2023)

Polish woman found guilty of aiding an abortion in landmark trial (Harriet Barber, The Telegraph, March 14 2023)

How Diet Builds Better Bones: Surprising Findings on Vitamin D, Coffee, and More (Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, Jan 01 2023)

Met police found to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic (Vikram Dodd, The Guardian, March 21 2023)

Chinese Dating App Does the Swiping for Singles to Find Love (Nikki Main, Gizmodo, March 21 2023)

Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me (Mette Leonard Høeg, Psyche, March 20 2023)

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Posted in April

Facts Don’t Change Minds – Social Networks, Group Dialogue, and Stories Do (Anne Toomey, The LSE Impact Blog, Jan 24 2023)

Uganda’s failure to jail child rapists as teen pregnancies soar (Tamasin Ford, BBC News, April 17 2023)

Italy risks ‘ethnic replacement’ because of low birth rate and high immigration, says minister (Nick Squires, The Telegraph, April 19 2023)

Putin, Trump, Ukraine: how Timothy Snyder became the leading interpreter of our dark times (Robert P Baird, The Guardian, March 30 2023)

India overtakes China to become world’s most populous country (Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian, April 24 2023)

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Posted in May

Des crèches ferment toutes les semaines, « et ce n’est pas près de s’arrêter » (Le Soir, 5 mai 2023)

People in comas showed ‘conscious-like’ brain activity as they died, study says (Hannah Devlin, The Guardian, May 01 2023)

Chinese woman appeals in battle for right to freeze her eggs (The Guardian, May 09 2023)

Women CEOs: Why companies in crisis hire minorities - and then fire them (The Guardian, DG McCullough, Aug 08 2014)

Glass cliffs: firms appoint female executives in times of crisis as a signal of change to investors (Max Reinwald and Johannes Zaia and Florian Kunze, LSE Business Review, Aug 19 2022)

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Posted in June

Afghan women in mental health crisis over bleak future (Yogita Limaye, BBC News, June 05 2023)

Support Of Amber Heard Alongside French Feminists & Cinema Figures (Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, June 05 2023)

Why is Japan redefining rape? (Tessa Wong & Sakiko Shiraishi, BBC News, June 07 2023)

Catching the men who sell subway groping videos (Zhaoyin Feng & Aliaume Leroy & Shanshan Chen, BBC News, June 08 2023)

Netherlands to provide free sun cream to tackle record skin cancer levels (Kate Connolly, The Guardian, June 12 2023)

The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think (Joanna Thompson, Quanta Magazine, Jan 26 2023)

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Posted in July

‘Farsighted impulsivity’ and the new psychology of self-control (Adam Bulley, Psyche, Feb 03 2021)

Can a perfectionist personality put you at risk of migraines? (Shayla Love, Psyche, July 25 2023)

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Posted in August

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain (Marta Zaraska, Quanta Magazine, Feb 28 2023)

Why religious belief provides a real buffer against suicide risk (David H Rosmarin, Psyche, Aug 07 2023)

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Posted in September

What Are Dreams For? (Amanda Gefter, The New Yorker, Aug 31 2023)

Rape Cases Seize Italy’s Attention and Expose Cultural Rifts (Gaia Pianigiani, The New York Times, Sep 03 2023)

Councils in England in crisis as Birmingham ‘declares itself bankrupt’ (Heather Stewart and Jessica Murray, The Guardian, Sep 05 2023)

Nearly one in three female NHS surgeons have been sexually assaulted, survey suggests (Jamie Grierson, The Guardian, Sep 12 2023)

Domination and Objectification: Men’s Motivation for Dominance Over Women Affects Their Tendency to Sexually Objectify Women (Orly Bareket and Nurit Shnabel, Sep 09 2019)

In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (Manuel Viejo, El País, Sep 18 2023)

When the human tendency to detect patterns goes too far (Shayla Love, Psyche, Sep 19 2023)

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Posted in October

My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things (Marco Giancotti, Nautilus, Oct 04 2023)

“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases (Sarah C.P. Williams, The University of Chicago, Sep 11 2023)

Poland election: exit polls point to Law and Justice defeat as Tusk hails ‘rebirth’ (Shaun Walker, The Guardian, Oct 16 2023)

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Posted in November

What I have learned from my suicidal patients (Gavin Francis, The Guardian, Nov 22 2019)

Did natural selection make the Dutch the tallest people on the planet? (Martin Enserink, Science, Apr 07 2015)

Tumblr Is Always Dying (Elizabeth Minkel, Wired, Nov 14 2023)

How accurate is the new Napoleon film? Sorting fact from fiction (Andrew Roberts, The Sunday Times, Nov 19 2023)

Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show (Jon Henley and Pjotr Sauer and Senay Boztas, The Guardian, Nov 22 2023)

Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’ (Lucy Gilder, BBC, Nov 22 2023)

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Posted in December

The sexual assault of sleeping women: the hidden, horrifying rape crisis in our bedrooms (Anna Moore, The Guardian, June 15 2021)

Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison - UN (Nicholas Yong, BBC News, Dec 15 2023)

Longitudinal Associations Between Parenting and Child Big Five Personality Traits (University of California Press, Nov 18 2021)

Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness (Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times, Dec 13 2023)

[artzychic27]

I’m making a miraculous theater kid au, do you have suggestions for the play or the cast? ( the main Heroes are ladybug! Sabrina and Cat! Alix btw

I have like ten ideas for a cast for different plays

(Gonna assume you want canon characters, but just in case, I got OCs in red. Also, slashes means different choices)

Be More Chill💊

Jeremy: Jean

Michael: Nino

Christine: Mireille/Ondine

Jenna: Alya

Rich: Ismael/Alix

Jake: Kim

Chloe: Aurore/Zoe (Ha!)

Brooke: Myléne

Mr. Heere: Ivan

Mr. Reyes: Max

Squip: Denise/Austin T/Marc/Rose/Kagami

Dear Evan Hansen📝

Evan: Adrien

Connor: Marc

Jared: Nathaniel

Zoe: Reshma/Sabrina

Alana: Cosette/Alya

Heidi: Zoé

Larry: Simon/Adrien

Cynthia: Aurore

Heathers💣

Veronica: Juleka

JD: Jean/Mireille (JD was female in some versions. Look it up)

Heather C: Reshma/Alya

Heather M: Sabrina/Lacey

Heather D: Aurore/Ondine/Cosette

Kurt: Kim

Ram: Nino

Martha: Denise/Rose

Miss. Flemming: Myléne

Bud Dean: Ivan

Mr. Sawyer: Nathaniel

Mrs. Sawyer: Marinette/Zoe

Hamilton🪶

Alexander Hamilton: Jean

Eliza Hamilton: Mireille/Lacey

Aaron Burr: Nino

Angelica Schuyler: Kagami

George Washington: Ivan

Marquis de Lafayette & Thomas Jefferson: Max/Simon

Hercules Mulligan & James Madison: Ismael/Adrien

John Laurens & Philip Hamilton: Austin T/Nathaniel

Peggy Schuyler & Maria Reynolds: Marinette/Alya/Reshma

King George III: Kim

SIX (Just… Screw gender for this. A guy understudied for one performance, let’s just do this)👑

Catherine of Aragon: Denise/Aurore

Anne Boleyn: Nathaniel/Cosette/Marinette

Jane Seymour: Sabrina/Ondine

Anne of Cleves: Alix/Nino

Katherine Howard: Reshma/Kim

Catherine Parr: Myléne/Juleka/Jean

The Lightning Thief⚡️

Percy: Jean

Annabeth: Kagami

Grover: Nino

Mr. D: Ivan

Luke: Marc/Simon

Ares: Nathaniel

Charon: Cosette/Alix

Silena: Reshma/Juleka/Sabrina

Sally: Denise/Alya

The Oracle: Nathaniel

Mrs. Dodds: Marinette

Clarisse: Ondine/Zoe

Katie: Myléne/Aurore

Mr. Brunner/Chiron: Adrien

Poseidon: Kim

Hades: Marc

Medusa: Rose

Kronos: Ismael/Max

Emojiland (Also screw gender because they’re emojis) ✌️👍👊👌✋

Princess: Reshma/Aurore/Jean

Prince: Marc/Rose/Adrien

Skull: Ivan/Juleka

Pile of Poo: Lacey

Police Officer: Alya

Construction Worker: Ondine/Alix

Nerd Face: Nathaniel/Marinette

Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes: Cosette/Sabrina/Zoe

Person in Business Suit Levitating: Alix/Max/

Smiling Face with Sunglasses: Ismael/Myléne

Guard: Nino/Kagami

Kissy Face: Mireille

Beetlejuice🪲

Beetlejuice: Jean/Kim

Lydia: Rose/Sabrina

Adam: Nathaniel

Barbara: Lacey/Zoe/Marinette

Charles: Nino

Delia: Myléne

Miss. Argentina: Alya/Denise

Otho: Ivan

Girl Scout: Juleka/Mireille/Cosette

Maxie Dean: Austin T/Adrien

SpongeBob the Musical🌊

SpongeBob: Jean

Sandy: Alya/Reshma

Patrick: Kim/Adrien

Squidward: Ismael/Nino

Mr. Krabs: Ivan

Plankton: Max/Simon

Karen: Cosette/Sabrina/Denise

Pearl: Rose

Carrie🩸

Carrie: Zoé

Sue: Myléne/Sabrina

Tommy: Nino/Jean

Chris: Kagami

Billy: Adrien/Ismael

Miss Gardner: Juleka/Cosette

Margaret: Denise/Aurore

Mr. Stephens: Ivan

Norma: Alya

Frieda: Marinette

Helen: Mireille

George: Kim

Stokes: Marc

Freddy: Nathaniel

Pippin 🎪

Leading Player: Nino/Reshma/Zoe

Pippin: Jean/Adrien

Berthe: Cosette/Sabrina

Catherine: Mireille

Charlemagne: Nathaniel/Kim

Fastrada: Marinette/Denise/Lacey

Theo: Rose

Lewis: Ismael/Ivan

Take your pick

[ulkaralakbarova]

Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Chris Knight: Val Kilmer Mitch Taylor: Gabriel Jarret Jordan: Michelle Meyrink Professor Hathaway: William Atherton Kent: Robert Prescott Major Carnagle: Louis Giambalvo Lazlo Hollyfeld: Jon Gries CIA Man Decker: Ed Lauter Shuttle Pilot: Stacy Peralta Laser Ray Victim: Daniel Ades Bartender: Andres Aybar Air Force General: Charles Shull George: Beau Billingslea Larry: Charles Parks Boy at Science Fair: Sean Frye Girl at Science Fair: JoAnn Willette Old Lady: Ina Gould Student at Science Fair: Nadine Vix Mr. Taylor: Paul Tulley Mrs. Taylor: Joanne Baron Darlington Recruiter: Harry Johnson Sherry Nugil: Patti D’Arbanville Dr. Dodd: Monte Landis Mrs. Meredith: Sandy Martin Dr. Meredith: Severn Darden Cornell: Randy Lowell Carter: John Shepherd Reid Bodie: Tommy Swerdlow ‘Ick’ Ikagami: Mark Kamiyama Math Professor: Martin Gundersen Carpet Man: Brett Miller Milton: Dean Devlin Fenton: Yuji Okumoto Chris’ Girl at Party: Lynda Wiesmeier Ick’s Girl at Party: Penny Baker Cornell’s Girl at Party: Marcia Karr Girl at Party: Isabelle Walker Girl at Party: Marii Mak Girl at Party: Cheri Wells Girl at Party: Catherine MacNamara Student: Johnny Vasily TV Makeup Man: Ed Garrabrandt TV Stage Manager: Isabel Cooley Waitress: Robin Stober Susan: Deborah Foreman Student in Hall: David Marvit Air Force Gate Guard: Michael Crabtree Air Force Gate Guard: Charles Sweigart Air Force Gate Guard: Peter Parros Computer Technician: Ronald Taylor Air Force Major: James Carrington Air Force Controller: Michael Backes Air Force Sergeant: Corki Grazer Laser Technician: Jeanne Mori Engineer: David Ursin Congressman: Joe Dorsey Laser Specialist: Will Knox Air Force Technician: Kevin Hurley Girl in Popcorn (uncredited): Kimberly Spak Film Crew: Director: Martha Coolidge Set Decoration: Phil Abramson Camera Operator: John J. Connor Producer: Brian Grazer Casting: Jane Jenkins Production Design: Josan F. Russo Hairstylist: Edie Panda Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard L. Bennett Casting: Janet Hirshenson Screenplay: Neal Israel Screenplay: Pat Proft Editor: Richard Chew Makeup Artist: Zoltan Elek Original Music Composer: Thomas Newman Art Direction: Jack G. Taylor Jr. Special Effects Coordinator: Phil Cory Executive Producer: Robert Daley Director of Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond Screenplay: PJ Torokvei Associate Producer: Sam Crespi-Horowitz Music Supervisor: Becky Mancuso-Winding Music Supervisor: Michael Papale Supervising Sound Editor: Julia Evershade Sound Designer: George Budd Music Editor: Ted Whitfield Costume Supervisor: Marla Denise Schlom Costumer: Joseph Roveto Costumer: Michael F. Hamer Visual Effects Supervisor: David Stipes Stunts: Kenny Alexander Stunts: Shane Dixon Stunts: Kenny Ferrugiaro Stunts: Linda Lee Franklin Stunts: Allan Graf Stunts: Marian Green Stunts: Debby Porter Stunts: Bernie Pock Stunts: Spiro Razatos Stunts: Edward J. Ulrich Stunts: David M. Graves Unit Production Manager: Billy Ray Smith First Assistant Director: Stephen McEveety Second Assistant Director: Joseph P. Moore Set Designer: Erin M. Cummings Set Designer: Steven Wolff Other: Alex Tavoularis First Assistant Camera: Ken Nishino Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels Second Unit Director of Photography: Frederick Elmes Key Grip: Richard W. Deats Grip: Jerry D. Deats Best Boy Electric: Robert Jason Additional Editing: Arthur Coburn First Assistant Editor: Albert Coleman Other: Alexandra Leviloff Other: Deborah Cichocki Other: Bill Wilner Sound Editor: Anna Boorstin Sound Editor: Virginia Cook-McGowan Sound Editor: Cari Lewis Sound Editor: Marshall Winn Sound Editor: Roxanne Jones McCarthy Supervising ADR Editor: Beth Bergeron ADR Editor: Lauren Palmer Assistant Sound Editor: Paul C. Warschilka Assistant Sound Editor: Christy Richmond Sound Effects: John P. Fasal Sound Effects: Doug Hemp...

[bubbleteycosplay]

All actresses/actors we have already considered for the role of Sigyn in the Marvel films/series:

Jessica Alba

Meryl Streep

Lily James

Emilia Clarke

Angel Coulby

Holliday Grainger

Rebecca Ferguson

Imogen Poots

Katie McGrath

Zawe Ashton

Amy James Kelly

Jennifer Connelly

Olivia Cooke

Natalie Dormer

Evan Rachel Wood

Ellie Bamber

Alana Boden

Phillipa Soo

Anne Hathaway

Ritu Arya

Sandra James Young

Niamh Walsh

Emily Carey

Romola Garai

Perdita Weeks

Britt Lower

Georgie Henley

Sophia Lillis

Sofia Wylie

Naomi Ackie

Alia Shawkat

Karen Fukuhara

Gratiela Brancusi

Gina Stiebitz

Joanna Douglas

Moses Ingram

Dilraba Dilmurat

Zoe Boyle

Freida Pinto

Charlotte Riley

Penelope Wilton

Jing Tian

Annabelle Wallis

Sophie Rundle

Alicia Vikander

Gemma Arterton

David Lindstrom

Isla Fisher

Gabriella Wilde

Hannah Dodd

Deepika Padukone

Marion Cotillard

Ksenia Solo

Denée Benton

Mia Wasikowska

Julia Lester

Ginnifer Goodwin

Malina Weissman

Naomi Scott

Ashley Johnson

Àstrid Berges-Frisbey

Millie Bobby Brown

Tamla Kari

Dianne Doan

Aisling Loftus

Pedro Pascal

Jessie Buckley

Felicity Jones

Lucy Martin

Sadie Sink

Lana Parrilla

Katheryn Winnick

Golshifteh Farahani

Vanessa Kirby

Kaley Cuoco

Alicia von Rittberg

Rachel Shenton

Meryem Uzerli

Jeanne Goursaud

Sophie Skelton

Léa Seydoux

Claire Holt

Sophie Turner

Nicola Coughlan

Sophia Myles

Regé Jean Page

Sara Gadon

Kelly Marie Tran

Hugh Dancy

Lydia West

Amanda Seyfried

Oona Chaplin

Billie Piper

Charithra Chandran

Keira Knightley

Elizabeth Debicki

Bella Heathcote

Savannah Steyn

Jodie Comer

Eleanor Tomlinson

Clémence Poésy

Jodie Turner-Smith

Charlotte Hope

Madeleine Mantock

Simone Ashley

Georgia Tennant

Jessica Williams

Daisy Head

Ana de Armas

Jessica Brown Findlay

Mimî M Khayisa

Lolly Adefope

Amy Adams

Jessica Chastain

Bryce Dallas Howard

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Susan Wokoma

Aiysha Hart

Sophie Okonedo

Imelda Staunton

Anna Shaffer

Emilie de Ravin

Elle Fanning

Ruth Wilson

Anna Popplewell

Nathalie Emmanuel

Freema Agyeman

Rose Leslie

Halle Bailey

America Ferrera

Jeanne Goursaud

Drew Barrymore

Sogol Faghani

[no-side-us]

Letters From Watson Liveblog - Dec. 1

The Blanched Soldier, Part 1 of 3

Thinking about it now, the fact Watson is a doctor and has recreationally read medical texts and monographs before tells me that, if he wanted, he probably could write a very fact-based and rigid study of the adventures he's been on. The type of thing that Holmes would view rather more favorably than the "popular taste."

And now Holmes realizes why Watson writes the way he does, for a general audience and not studiers of observation. Does this mean Holmes is therefore attempting to mimic the way Watson writes? Which is a pretty good excuse on Doyle's part to not change writing styles.

Even in a story where Watson is absent, Holmes takes the opportunity as narrator to compliment Watson and his unique qualities.

I don't remember who this wife is supposed to be, but I'm pretty sure it's not Mary. Regardless, I love the implied bitterness from Holmes calling it a "selfish action" and the short line at the end simply stating "I was alone." You can tell he's lost without his Boswell.

Holmes astonishing Mr. Dodd with his observations, combined with his deduction of him as an army man, feels like a parallel to Holmes' first meeting with Watson.

There must be numerous interesting cases Holmes could have written about, but the fact he chose one about a man who has lost his best friend and is willing to do anything to get him back is such a good contextual way to show he misses Watson, if that was the intention.

For a story that is entirely absent of Watson, I sure have talked a lot about him in disregard to the actual plot. It's like one of those situations where a character's absence is in of itself a presence in the story. Anyways, Mr. Dodd loves Godfrey and isn't that swell.

He probably could've just said "no, he's not dead," but he's a butler, so he might as well be all cryptic about it.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

[dathen]

Mr. James M. Dodd seemed somewhat at a loss how to begin the interview. I did not attempt to help him, for his silence gave me more time for observation. I have found it wise to impress clients with a sense of power, and so I gave him some of my conclusions.

fjskfjdkfj love that the moment Watson isn’t there, Holmes is like “know what’s great? extended awkward silences”

Also him feeling the need to impress clients feels very early-case once again—post-hiatus he’s practically having to fend them off with a stick. EVERYONE knows who Sherlock Holmes is and what he can do.

[kierrasreads]

The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle Review

Plot

A Boer War veteran called James M. Dodd goes to the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes for help. James Dodd was worried because he had not heard from his good friend and fellow former soldier Godfrey Emsworth for some time. Godfrey Emsworth's father says that his son has gone on a voyage around the world, but James Dodd is not convinced. On a visit to the large country home of Godfrey Emerson's parents, James Dodd briefly sees his old friend appear at his bedroom window. He recognizes him even though his appearance has changed and his face has become very white. James Dodd later glimpses Godfrey Emerson inside a small building in the grounds of the large house. He comes to believe that his friend's family is keeping him against his will.

Discussion

This was an interesting story! I feel sorry for Godfrey, thankfully his condition is treatable after all. James seems like a loyal friend!

Rating

4/5

[riskydesiresxxlovexx]

I'm in a massive mood to use the following fcs in period/medieval plots or romance plots, so if you like playing opp any of the fcs below and have starters/wanted plots in romance/ period/medieval/ fantasy genres, please do like this post. Ship-wise, I do m/f or f/f or m/nb or f/nb

FCs I wanna use:

Jonathan Bailey

Rege Jean Page

Theo James

Ben Barnes

Jessie Mei Li

Alessandra Mastronardi

Katie Mcgrath

Hannah Dodd

Angelababy

Annabelle Wallis

Tamla Kari

Chyler Leigh

Logan Browning

Meng Ziyi

Rose Williams

Quintessa Swindell

[mirandamckenni1]

Can You Decode This Alien Message? The first 500 people to use my link will get access to one of Skillshare’s best offers: 30 days free AND 40% off your first year of Skillshare membership! https://ift.tt/1xBh4Fj Recommended course: The Science of Effective Learning by Santiago Acosta Hi! I'm Jade. If you'd like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page :) https://ift.tt/jgW9h40 Visit the Up and Atom store https://ift.tt/12xhJ7S Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and computer science videos https://www.youtube.com/c/upandatom For a one time donation, head over to my PayPal :) https://ift.tt/mj647oU *A big thank you to my AMAZING PATRONS!* Jonathan Koppelman, Michael Seydel, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Thorsten Auth, Chris Flynn, Tim Barnard, Izzy Ca, Tate Lyles, Richard O McEwen Jr, Scott Ready, John H. Austin, Jr., Brian Wilkins, Thomas V Lohmeier, David Johnston, Thomas Krause, Lynn Shackelford, Ave Eva Thornton, Andrew Pann, Anne Tan, Francisco, Marc-Antoine, Chris Davis, Thomas Urech, chuck zegar, David Tuman, Richard Rensman, Ben Mitchell, Steve Archer, Luna, Tyler Simms, Michael Geer, James Mahoney, Jim Felich, Fabio Manzini, Jeremy, Sam Richardson, Robin High, KiYun Roe, DONALD McLeod, Ron Hochsprung, Aria Bend, James Matheson, Kevin Anderson, Alexander230, Tim Ludwig, Alexander Del Toro Barba, Justin Smith, A. Duncan, Mark Littlehale, Tony T Flores, Dagmawi Elehu, Jeffrey Smith, Alex Hackman, bpatb, Joel Becane, Paul Barclay, 12tone, Sergey Ten, John Lakeman, Jana Christine Saout, Jeff Schwarz, Yana Chernobilsky, Louis Mashado, Michael Dean, Chris Amaris, Matt G, Dag-Erling Smørgrav, John Shioli, Todd Loreman, Susan Jones, Motty Porat, Michael Tardibuono, Yaw Mintah, Carlos Escolar, Vijay Prasad, Anthony Docimo, robert lalonde, Julian Nagel, Cassandra Durnord, Antony Birch, Paul Bunbury, David Shlapak, Kent Arimura, Phillip Rhodes, Michael Nugent, James N Smith, Roland Gibson, Joe McTee, Dean Fantastic, Oleg Dats, John Spalding, Simon J. Dodd, Tang Chun, Michelle, William Toffey, Michel Speiser, Rigid Designator, James Horsley, Brian Williams, Craig Tumblison, Cameron Tacklind, 之元 丁, Kevin Chi, Lance Ahmu, Tim Cheseborough, Markus Lindström, Steve Watson, Midnight Skeptic, Potch, Indrajeet Sagar, Markus Herrmann (trekkie22), Gil Chesterton, Alipasha Sadri, Pablo de Caffe, Taylor Hornby, Mark Fisher, Emily, Colin Byrne, Nick H, Jesper de Jong, Loren Hart, Sofia Fredriksson, Phat Hoang, Spuddy, Sascha Bohemia, tesseract, Stephen Britt, KG, Hansjuerg Widmer, John Sigwald, O C, Carlos Gonzalez, Thomas Kägi, James Palermo, Chris Teubert, Fran, Wolfgang Ripken, Jeremy Bowkett, Vincent Karpinski, Nicolas Frias, Louis M, kadhonn, Moose Thompson, Rick DeWitt, Pedro Paulo Vezza Campos, S, Garrett Chomka, Rebecca Lashua, Pat Gunn, George Fletcher, RobF, Vincent Seguin, Shawn, Israel Shirk, Jesse Clark, Steven Wheeler, Philip Freeman, Jareth Arnold, Simon Barker, Lou, amcnea and Simon Dargaville. Chapters 0:00 - 0:53 Receiving the alien message 0:53 - 3:15 Interpreting the radio signal 3:15 - 5:00 Mysterious white squares 5:00 - 5:43 Mysterious purple blob 5:43 - 7:27 Mysterious green clusters 7:27 - 7:36 Mysterious blue twirlies 7:36 - 8:05 Mysterious red figure 8:05 - 9:34 More mysterious white squares 9:34 - 10:28 Mysterious yellow dots 10:28 - 11:12 Mysterious purple thing 11:12 - 13:08 Even MORE mysterious white squares 13:08 - Fun fact about the Arecibo message 13:48 Thank you Skillshare! Creator - Jade Tan-Holmes Script - Joshua Daniel Editing - Christian Pearson and Jade Tan-Holmes Music - epidemicsound.com via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm1tBF4h8nQ