Warning: Sherlock Spoilers

It has been months since I have blogged but I finally something worth while to write about. Recently I finished the second series of Sherlock and I needed to figure out how he faked his own death (no way I could wait for series 3). The creators of the show claimed that there were clues in the show on how he did it. After re-watching the final episode, I think that I finally figured it out.

1. He asks for Molly's help
   Sherlock comes to Molly saying he needs her help because he thinks he is going to die. It helps fake our own death outside of a hospital whose coroner is in love with you.
2. Rubber ball to stop a pulse
   As Sherlock waits for John inside of hospital, he bounces a rubber ball against the cabinet. If you place a ball in the armpit, it can stop blood flow to the arm and no pulse can be felt at the wrist. As John approaches Sherlock's seeming dead body and reaches for the out stretched arm to feel a pulse. When John feels no pulse he is convinced that Sherlock is dead.
3. A well choreographed fall
   As Sherlock talks to John from the rooftop, he makes sure John is standing behind a building so he cannot see the road. John sees Sherlock jump from the building but does not see him land.
   When you see Sherlock on the ground, a truck full of bags can be see parked right beside the body. The fall from the truck bed to the ground is at most 3 feet. He landed on the bed of the truck and then rolled on the the ground.
   
   
   
   As John runs towards the hospital, a biker runs into him and knocks him to the ground. John does not see the truck pulling away. Sherlock has a network of homeless people and could easily have paid someone to knock John over.
   
   
   
   By the time that John gets to Sherlock, the truck is gone
   
   

Easy peasy.

Grace in Small Things #28

What I'm thankful for today:

• Leftover Halloween candy :)
• After looking for over a year, I found a new winter jacket! (Bottom right picture)
• Funny, little boy on the bus with the awesome afro
• My new health insurance information finally arrived so I can finally send in my claim form.
• Delicious tea after my allergy shot (weekly tradition)
• Had to wait a long time in line to buy transit credits but finished just in time to catch my bus.

Grace in Small Things #27

I've been slacking a bit. Felt a little convicted this evening when I saw that my friend Alana had started Grace in Small Things. This is what I'm thankful for:

• I did not get a call for subbing work today. I have a cold and I'd rather not get a call than have to turn down work because I'm sick.
• My cold didn't amount to much. I've been tired, have a sore throat and runny nose but I've had worse. In the past any cold I'd get would kick my butt for weeks. Not sure if all those years working in schools have built up my immune system to colds or if I'm just better at taking it easy.
• Might sound silly but Shopper's optimum points. Just the other week I accumulated enough points that I could get $60 worth of free merchandise. Last month I didn't get many subbing days so I definitely need to use them.
• A cheap place to live. I know I'm 33 year old that lives with my parents but I wouldn't be able to work as a sub if I didn't. Right now I'm getting known within the school division and it will take sometime before I'm working often enough to live on my own.
• Pomegranates are the only reason that I don't gorge myself on Halloween candy. I'm so thankful they are in season right now.

Grace in Small Things #27

Much thankfulness for the following:

• Top Gear marathon on BBC Canada! Only one episode I hadn't watched before had me in tears (strange, I know). It featured a group of injured soldiers who were training for the Dakar rally. Not only that but the show arranged for former Stig, Ben Collins, to train the team.*
• My mom won Lagostina pots though Touchdown to Win and gave them to me! This was the first weekend where I really got the chance to use them.
  
  
• I'm so thankful that I can live with my parents while I become better known as a substitute teacher in the school division.
• Not only is the current book I'm reading extremely interesting, I'm getting a lot of great ideas of how I could use it in my teaching.
• Egg, tomato and Havarti sandwich for supper.

*Sister, it is a must view for when you're here at Christmas time.

Grace in Small Things #26

It has been awhile since I did this but Thanksgiving Weekend seemed like a good time to start.

• Glad to spend the day with my parents, my brother and his wife.
• I'm thankful that I feel so much better than I did last year.
• Habs won! Habs won!
• Delicious apple crisp for breakfast. Being an adult is awesome.
• Probably had the 3 easiest days of teaching ever this week.

Dream Home: Art Nouveau & Art Deco - Master Bedroom

I was initially going to make all of my inspiration boards for my dream home in Art Deco but then I absolutely fell in love with this Art Nouveau bed. This was actually the second inspiration board I made using my favourite pieces but it would seem anti-climatic to show anything after it.

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The bed was a complete pain to cut out. I am not happy with the result but there came a point where I had to walk away before it drove me crazy. If anything, this project has helped sharpen my rust Photoshop skills.

Dream Home: Art Nouveau & Art Deco - Family Room

I had the hardest time with the family room since I couldn't find any Art Deco cabinets that would suitable for entertainment units. I broadened my search to include Art Nouveau and then I found one I loved. The Art Nouveau period came right before Art Deco so pieces still go together quite well. The white cabinet is early French Art Deco which was sort of a transition period between the curves of Art Nouveau and the more angular geometry of Art Deco. I think it ties the two styles together nicely.
My real inspiration for the room was the painting The Starry Night. I choose pieces that mimic the swirls and colour palate. The couch originally a wretched olive green but that is the only piece that I changed.

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Feedback is appreciated!

Side note: My dad is such an engineer. He doesn't understand how I could be planning what furniture to put in without making a floor plan of the house first.