BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / What do you do when you're not doing Sherlock?

**Posted by Young Sherlock Holmes** April 12, 2012 9:57 am

oh and how to shoot a gun, 100 ways to get the press off your back... That one could come in handy! And A-Z of Crimes and Criminals! =)

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**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** April 12, 2012 10:37 am

You should add some of these ideas to the Be Like Sherlock thread: http://sherlock.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=378

**Posted by Young Sherlock Holmes** April 12, 2012 1:03 pm

Great idea, I will tonight!

- Y.S.H

**Posted by hepzibah** April 15, 2012 12:24 pm

In the few spare hours I have between Sherlocking and sleeping I have to work to earn a living. I work in a children's wear store but am seriously thinking of leaving. The money in retail is crap and my boss is a bitch. I suffer from depression which I usually manage through medication (God bless Efexor!) but I need my life to be running smoothly or I tend to go into a depressive slump. It runs in my family, both my now deceased parents suffered from it, undiagnosed but pretty obvious in hindsight, and my sister and brother both do. Anyway, how did I get here...oh, I know, life away from Sherlock. Sherlock and the internet provide a refuge for me from the real world, which I wish would just stop bothering me!

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** April 15, 2012 5:31 pm

I know what you mean. The real world does kind of suck more often than not. I keep wondering if I say "nothing ever happens to me" enough times, will I get to meet someone really cool and go on adventures and finally do something interesting and fun?? I would love to meet a Sherlock or John type in real life!

**Posted by Young Sherlock Holmes** April 15, 2012 6:07 pm

I got to agree. I always want to go off on adventures with a friend. Even if one of our teachers turned out to be a serial killer or one of my friends works for a criminal organization...

Real life sucks....

**Posted by Anthea_MI6** April 22, 2012 3:15 pm

Well - for me this is a hard one to write about.
When I am not Sherlocking I am either studying, working or volunteering.. my interests are reading, listening to music, playing the piano and saxophone, walking, sailing and baking.

I am currently a Forensic Science student, so most of my day is sort of Sherlock related at some point. *laughs* Some of the girls from the Sherlock Day for Undershaw and Baker St Babes were a bit jealous..but I am not at privelege to go into details on here - DPA and OSA

**Posted by Davina** April 22, 2012 4:23 pm

The daughter of some friends of mine is also studying forensic science at university in th UK. It is a difficult subject. Well done to you for sticking with it because I have known a few who have dropped out. Maybe they think it will be like CSI Las Vegas/ Miami/ New York all the time?

**Posted by 42_and_221B** April 22, 2012 4:47 pm

Hmm, interesting question... What do I do when I'm not doing Sherlock? XD

Well, mostly school, haha, though thankfully I'm almost done with that. Other than school, I play my piano (the Sherlock theme being one of my favorites to play... oops, does that count as Sherlocking, lol?), compose music, read... well, I TRY to read, I've been quite lax in my reading lately, and... hmm, hang out with friends, volunteer at my church, drink tea, write a bit, etc.

@Sherlock Holmes : Yes, I do that constantly -- I tell myself (and others) that "nothing ever happens to me", hoping that fate will feel slighted and hurry to make up for it. XD

@Anthea MI6 : That's pretty awesome! I've always been interested in Forensic Science and all that. :D But I don't think I'll be getting a degree in it because I don't think I'd be able to handle everything that goes into it. ;) I agree with Davina, good job for keeping at it! :D

**Posted by Anthea_MI6** April 22, 2012 5:07 pm

@Davina - alot drop out because they think its like CSI but it is far from it...You have to study about 12 subjects then go into Legality etc.. its immense.
The practical aspects are yucky - dragging people out of the Thames, decomposing bodies, annoying DIs

**Posted by JohnJohn** May 5, 2012 2:23 am

I also play in a band - I am a singer guitarist in our Admins band - we are also very close buddies - we met at The Cavern in Liverpool where I used to run Rock and Roll shows featuring original contemporary bands of the 60s. We have played together for 5 years now and we have toured America twice - including a tour of Route 66 last year. I also do a bit of acting and had a bit part in the first Sherlock movie (Guy Ritchie) when it was filming in Liverpool.

I was always into science - especially Chemistry in school and eventually graduated with a BA and BSc(hons) in science. My ambition as a child was to be a forensic scientist but I got sidetracked doing other things...

I love watching Sherlock and am currently analysing all of the Canon scripts in the hope of becoming an expert (GURU) Our Admin is quite right about the need for courses in things Sherlockian - it would be awesome - I would also like to see somebody doing Mastermind with a specialist subject in Sherlock Holmes - I'm not that clued up yet - but there are some bright souls on the forum who seemed to well up on it.

WE have a great track dedicated to John Watson called "Johnny B Goode" which we should be releasinfg soon...

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**Posted by Davina** May 5, 2012 10:00 pm

I would love to tell you. But then I would have to kill you!

**Posted by Lisbeth** May 6, 2012 6:30 pm

I write, poetry mainly, I'm not professional or anything though and I spend more time thinking about writing than actually doing it! ;)
I go to a lot of comedy shows and music gigs and I've just started getting into theatre and musicals, and I like travelling around to go to things.
Oh, and I like photography!

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**Posted by Davina** May 17, 2012 6:35 am

Lizbeth! Busy girl. Have a go at the acrostic in the Sherlock Games topic!.
When I'm not doing Sherlock I'm...walking dogs. In fact that is precisely what I should be doing now but I'm typing this instead! Sorry doggies...out soon! See you Laterz!

**Posted by Molly Hooper** May 17, 2012 6:39 am

I'm the same age as YSH, we're probably some of the youngest ones on here!

**Posted by CarlPowers** May 17, 2012 10:42 pm

Molly, it's so great that you and YSH are here, juggling both school and your love of Sherlock so well. busy!

Me, it seems I'm always either straightening up the house, walking the dog, or collecting new cocktail recipes.

**Posted by sherlockskitty** May 24, 2012 5:58 am

when I'm not watching our dear Sherlock, I do card making. It's just a hobby, but sometimes it costs about 30 dollars USA to make just ONE card!!! I just got done making one for a graduate in my family, and that card took abt 2 weeks to make. (I wanted it perfect, see?) I got into this hobby from a friend, and I love it. Christmas is my fav time of year for making cards. I also put together jigsaw puzzles...I LOVE jigsaws.

**Posted by Joe Riggs** May 25, 2012 3:10 am

7% Solution. Kills the time... KIDDING. ;-)

**Posted by Nadezhda** July 16, 2012 12:02 pm

I work for Mycroft No seriously I do secret stuff. When I am not being secretive I paint, crochet, act like a child, watch too much TV and films (actually scrap that, you can't watch too many films). I hang out on Sherlock boards? I frequent Twitter and play Binweevils with my mini me daughter.

**Posted by Sentimental Pulse** July 16, 2012 11:27 pm

Irene Adler wrote:
Wholocked wrote:
I've never played golf but I gotta admit - I don't see the attraction!!
I didn't see it either until I tried. I thought it had to be plainly boring, but believe me, it's become a drug to me

Love golf..a game for a lifetime...but frustrating