Don't dream it - be it!

Here since 14. August 2012 // pillowfort:https://www.pillowfort.io/loreleilee    livejournal: http://lorelei-lee1968.livejournal.com/ Ao3: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Lorelei_Lee fanfiction.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/48412/ deviantart: http://lorelei-lee-1968.deviantart.com/ fanfiktion.de: http://www.fanfiktion.de/u/Lorelei+Lee I'm from Germany and my Fandoms are: Sherlock (BBC) Sherlock Homes (Conan Doyle) Harry Potter Star Wars Star Trek Cabin Pressure Disney Remington Steele and I love films with Marilyn Monroe and the music from David Bowie. Yes, he is old. But so am I. Okay, not THAT old. And still young and silly enough to adore Benedict Cumberbatch. And my English is not really good enough to express my thoughts.

[daysleftofsecondterm]

My main account got @-ed on this scam (no I won't say which one), and it occurred to me that some of the people here might not realize this is a scam.

It is. Do not click any mystery links. DO NOT give them any personal information. And DO NOT respond to messages like this.

[mylordshesacactus]

For all that the 1800s etiquette guides are--obviously--derangedly sexist from a modern perspective? They're also mindblowing in how casually they will assert things that MODERN DAY CONSERVATIVES would scream and cry and shit their pants about.

"People back then always married young it's natural!!!" Every single 1800s guide I've ever met casually mentions that, of course, you really shouldn't get married before you're at least 20, and waiting until 25 is usually better.

Or, like. Okay here's a long segment:

Just firmly going "it is crazy sexist to blame The Wife for overspending when thirty seconds of asking questions will immediately establish that her husband was outright lying to her about how much money they had. Talk to your wife like a normal person."

Or--okay, here. A section on being honest and not writing love letters in secret, because that's usually a good sign that there's something untoward going on....

....except that he then immediately acknowledges that sometimes, the reason you're hiding this from your parents is that your parents suck. That there are parents who frankly have not earned the right to approve or disapprove of your partner.

(I realize the phrasing there sounds a lot less strong than my summary, but--trust me on this. When you're familiar with the narrative voice of these kinds of books, this passage is downright radical. The mere acknowledgement that if you treat your kids badly, it's your own damn fault when they don't talk to you? I've genuinely never seen that before in this genre. Don't freak out over "properly trained", either. It's just a linguistic shift--at the time, "training" was used the way we would say "raising" a child today. )

[mylordshesacactus]

"Delete all the nudes and sexts after a breakup or you're a piece of shit" has been the standard expectation since EIGHT. TEEN. EIGHTY. FIVE.

[mylordshesacactus]

"Men and women being friends with each other is literally normal. Don't be a controlling freak."

Anyway I was wrong the publishing date is actually 1882 so like.

[mylordshesacactus]

"If you have to abuse a child to keep order in your classroom then you're a bad teacher."

So like @ the modern Republican party, are the "traditional family values" in the fucking room with us right now--

[elennemigo]

Benedict Cumberbatch gives rousing final speech ahead of England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Argentina🇦🇷.

[elennemigo]

Benedict Cumberbatch gives rousing final speech ahead of England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Argentina🇦🇷.

[linusbenjamin]

Sherlock —1.01, A Study in Pink

[bluberryfields]

Welcome to Eden Cottage in the South Downs

Hello! This is my little cottage built as a retirement present for my beloved Ineffable Husbands. It is a customized version of a kit bought online, with lots of little nods and Easter eggs to ensure both occupants are duly represented. Technically, this is designed for Crowley & Aziraphale, but I absolutely can see this working for two retired Professors as well. I welcome all adorable husbands/partners/spouses here!

The living room is a place of compromise in design, comfort, and style. They were sure to bring the bookshop with them, of course, just in miniature.

Who says you can't have a picnic in your own front garden? A little wine, some cheese and crackers, maybe some fruit, and a nice chocolate cake for dessert.

A kitchen should be as warm and inviting as a good meal. Don't forget to restock the bird feeders so the feathered visitors get nice snack, too!

It's important for couples to have their individual spaces. To pull a completely random example, cozy reading library for one and a stargazing garden for another. Harry the Rabbit likes burrowing among the stacks of books, but careful not to tip over that mysterious snowglobe!

Bedrooms are cozy little sanctuaries, perfect for spending long, lazy mornings together, or even longer, less lazy days together.

Over time, the cottage spent enough time with its occupants that it learned a song or two. It was bound to happen...

I am very proud of this build. It is my most involved project to date and I have spent untold hours customizing kit items and building things out of random objects just because I wanted them to exist. The itty bitty wine glasses alone! I almost didn't want to finish building it because it was so fun, but also bittersweet to complete (that's a familiar feeling, eh?) I hope that I can share this with the GO fandom because it was a labor of love. I don't know what I'll do next, but maybe a nice little bookshop in Soho?

[gleafer]

So beautiful!!!

[ozempicofficial]

[lianxingkoi]

HBD to Benedict!

[hjbirthdaywishes]

July 19, 2026

Happy 50 Birthday to Benedict Cumberbatch.

[bimbinis]

you know a joke that never EVER gets old is when a character says smth like “I will NOT go to [place] and that is FINAL” and then it cuts to them in that place I eat that shit up every single time

[robylovi]

I love it especially when it cuts to them like this:

[lyraisnotonfire]

favorite thing about tumblr is having a fandom in law. no i haven't watched this show and i'm not planning to. but my moot is having fun!! look how much they love it!!! i'm supportive from the sidelines!

[mjn-air]

[parentheticalaside]

My most old-school internet opinion is bring back chunky scroll bars! I don't want some scroll bar so discreet I can't even find the fucking thing. I want a nice Windows 98-level of obviousness.

[persianmom-deactivated20260602]

I do not want the ai overview. I want to read six wikipedia pages as god intended.

[swagophile]

important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are

[most-sane-classicist]

reblog if you're also lame and weird.

[mistresssheo]

Tja

Found here 🦋

[translating-german-to-english]

Depending on context:

* well then.

* ain't nothing you can do about it.

* well how about that then.

* you brought that upon yourself dude.

* it is what it is.

* that was completely to be expected.

* told you so.

[translatingpoststogerman]

Je nach Kontext:

* tja.

* tja.

* tja.

* tja.

* tja.

* tja.

* tja.

[wholesomevampire]

See? Spock likes it!

Dreams of the Raven (Star Trek tos novel)