Workaholic tendencies

Dear Sherlock,

Do you feel like you throw yourself more wholeheartedly into your work when you are trying to not think about certain things? Is that why you analyzed the ashes?

Using work for avoiding other parts of your life is probably one of the easiest things to do. You are ignoring a problem but at the same time you feel very productive. “Look at all the work I’ve done! Just ignore the shambles of life around me.” That’s where I’ve been living. In between the traveling of course. I’m from up north (inland/central-ish), and have hit the south, east and west coasts in the last month. I’m running to the edges of the continent and working two jobs in an effort to avoid emotions and feelings that are bubbling up after remaining dormant for close to fifteen years.

Do you think you’ll still wonder about Irene ten years from now? What is it from your past that keeps you working overtime?

xoxo
AC

Cooking at home…

Dear Sherlock,

Do you cook? Like really cook – not just making toast and tea.

I have been in a “home cooking” kind of mood and it’s a lot more work than I had anticipated. I have been making things that I’ve eaten during my childhood, not realizing it took so long. I guess it makes sense, as typically it was things that were started early in the day but not ready til dinner. It has been taking up a lot of my time, but the results (in my opinion) are so worth it. Have you ever had cravings for very specific things? Like your mum’s roast, or something nostalgic? I don’t think that you can keep living off the kindness of people repaying you! Do you ever pay for meals when you go out?

Anyways, I think that my cooking is the best, because everything is tailored to my palate. I guess that can be said of anything.

For example, your coat is the best one out there, as it has been bespoke for you. (I love that coat by the way.)

xoxo
AC

Deductions being spooky

Dear Sherlock,

How do you deal with people thinking your deductions are “spooky”?

I was out with a coworker last night and we ran into a guy she obviously had a previous relationship with. Body language, reception, invitation to meet up later… I just figured he was one of the two people I knew of her past. There was only one of those two that was an office worker as this one was dressed.

She was shocked I knew. It didn’t help that she didn’t remember telling me about him when she was drunk a while back and the fact that I would remember two years later, but still. The shock the next day was still there.

Just because you’re observant doesn’t make you spooky right?

I need a John who can appreciate and thinks this skill is brilliant! How is he doing?

xoxo
AC

Planning travel routes

Dear Sherlock,

I am still thinking about planning, but of the map kind. Do you know you’re the first person I’ve seen visualize the roads the way I do? When I’ve tried to explain it to friends and family, they think that I am crazy. I’ve stopped telling people about the map of my city in my head.

I know approximate times between traffic lights, and if there’s a problem on a route, I’m immediately plotting a new way to get there. When I go to a new place, more information gets added in. But I find driving noisy. There’s so much information being presented that I have to process while driving in the city. I love road trips on empty roads that wind slowly through the area. Canada is good for that – you can drive for hours and with only the scenery changing. No people to muck it up.

I want to come and drive through England to Scotland one day. Do you know the right route to take if I want to see less people and more nature?

And when did you learn to ride a motorbike?

xoxo
AC

British weather

Dear Sherlock,

How’s the weather in London? I could go online and check, but really why pass up the chance to talk about the weather! It’s a very “Canadian”thing to do.

You may be preoccupied when you’re leaving but you’re very fastidious with your coat/scarf. I grew up in the tropics and even though I have been in Canada for quite a while, coats are not my thing. I think it’s only been in the last 2 winters that I even realized how amazing a scarf is. I know that John pokes fun at you for popping your collar. I believe it’s because it adds to your attractiveness of which he may be (slightly?) jealous of.  But until you mentioned it, I hadn’t considered that popping collars were necessary for cold or rain. I didn’t know why the backs of some collars were different and it all makes sense now. I just though it was what ridiculous young men did to look “cool” by god knows who’s standards.

It’s  cold yet sunny here. The sunshine is deceptive. You can’t see a temperature looking outside the window. The visage being equal can still mean a range of temperatures between -30° to 5°C. Currently it’s -25°C. I absentmindedly ran outside without a jacket and didn’t make it three steps before realizing my horrible, horrible mistake.

If I were to buy a new pea coat where do you recommend I go?

xoxo
AC