Day 211 - Well That Was A Lousy Day Off

Surprise surprise, my boss did not come home yesterday. So I ended up in the office. I had intended to do absolutely nothing but I ended up having to do a couple of things for the client I mentioned in an earlier post. The one that she was supposed to be helping before she jetted off in spite of having a deadline. I didn't mind helping the client because hey, tis my job. But I made sure to point out that I couldn't actually DO anything useful as I am not authorized to speak to the government on his behalf. He left a bit worried. I would be too.

I COULD have pretended to be her again I suppose, but I refused to on the grounds it was her project and her responsibility. I also refused to do any of the things she kept calling me about during the day. Mainly because there were all things she could have done herself but mostly because I was annoyed. If she had come back at the time she was supposed to, she would have met her deadline, the client would be out of trouble with the government and I would have had a proper day off.

I have decided I'm going to charge her for a full eight hours even though I only did a few work related things today. I'm also going to charge her overtime for working on Monday.

Day 211 - Sherlock

Today I watched the Pilot of a new TV Series based on Sherlock Holmes. Will have to watch it again as I'm not sure how I feel about the whole thing.

List of things I am uncertain about:

1. It is set in modern day. I've never considered myself a purist but there's a certain ambiance about period costumes.

2. Sherlock Holmes himself. The actor playing him looks like he's 12. Can someone tell me if there's a certain age past which EVERYONE looks like they're 12??? I've noticed this phenomena in the real world as well. The last time I was in emergency, I actually asked the technician they sent around to take blood if she was old enough to operate a syringe. She laughed but I was serious.

I guess it's just I have preconceived notions about how the characters look. I imagine Holmes and Watson to be close in age. In this incarnation however, it's seems like Holmes is much younger. It's weird. That said, the characters work well together. And the fact that I'm willing to watch it again speaks well of the acting and the plot so I'm hopeful that I will over come the weirdness in time

3. The direction. I hate it. The director seems have a thing for weird shifts and twirling panning and annoying scene changes. Or the camera man is a drunk. I suppose such things are considered cutting edge and artsy. Whatever. It just makes me dizzy and irritated. It's a credit to both the show's actors and it's plot that I didn't throw the episode out the window.

Higher praise can not be given.