Amanda's birthday project; Andrew; eyecandy.

A triad of Cumberbatched moments:  From the Vanity Fair cover...

Oscar Isaac and Benedict Cumberbatch for @VanityFair by Annie Leibovitz #BenedictCumberbatch #OscarIsaac pic.twitter.com/SLJF4kd4DE
— cumbertweets (@cumbertweets) February 3, 2015

Leibovitz is fantastic isn’t she!? #BenedictCumberbatch #EddieRedmayne #FelicityJones #DavidOyelowo @VanityFair pic.twitter.com/5FCejG3Rj4
— Cumberbuddy (@Cumberbuddy) February 3, 2015

Grab bag: petition, Martin, TIG, Ian, awards--

I told you everything leads back to Hawking.  ;b

Photoset: He was shooting The Imitation Game, and we were shooting The Theory of Everything around the same... http://t.co/s2D0Vd3ZQd
— ESRA (@EsraSherlocked) January 31, 2015

The tumblr link here.  :)

The @ADG800 awards take place in LA tonight: wishing lots of luck to Maria Djurkovic for @ImitationGame and @arwelwjones for #Sherlock
— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) January 31, 2015

And Sherlock s3 ep3: His Last Vow won the ACE Eddie award yesterday.

Tribute to Cabin Pressure.

On Monday, 3-Nov-2014, I found out about this.  Alas, much too late to tell you before the project was done, but now you can enjoy what was done.

A year ago, the fans running the Cabin Pressure fan site decided to do a Thank You for Cabin Pressure project on tumblr.  The updates are here.

So I thought this would be a good thing for Thanksgiving.  Because we're thankful for CP, and knowing that other fans expressed how we all feel... is something to be thankful for.  Along with the cast of CP.

It is amazing, and may make you cry too.  (I'm all sniffly now!)

Birthdays: Martin's now, Rupert's (June!).

And it's also Martin's birthday today.  I hope he had a very happy one!

Happy Birthday to @BAFTA winner Martin Freeman… aka Dr Watson. #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/qPPuedO31A
— BBC One (@BBCOne) September 8, 2014

Happy Birthday to Martin Freeman, Rupert's co-star in #Sherlock, "Charles II: the Pride & the Passion" and "Pride" pic.twitter.com/qWf3oDNkD0
— Rupert Graves Fans (@GravesDiggers) September 8, 2014

Cumberbirthday 2014.

So, how did you celebrate Ben's 38th birthday on Saturday?

Image via the Baker Street Babes and company.  

Radio Times points out that Ben's birthday trended on Twitter... worldwide.  Well done, fandom!  8D

Saturday is Ben's birthday...

And I won't be online.

So if you are -- and I'm hoping you are for a bit -- please make sure to check out all the charities sponsored in Ben's name.

Batch of Kindness is on 19-July in particular because Ben asked us to share with others.  The Cumbercollective is definitely stepping up to the plate as requested; we have a brilliant and generous fandom.

Sadly I have to share my Emmy nomination with @michael__price who is equally responsible for the nominated noise made. #Sherlockmusic
— DavidGArnold (@DavidGArnold) July 10, 2014

My stuff -- plus Team Sherlock links.

Everyone, if you have a tumblr account, I'd be much obliged if you could please post my London crowdfund link there.  And Bea has put it on her tumblr too; any reblogs are much appreciated!

I won't be at the BBC, so I cannot promise you any autographs from Team Sherlock, alas.

For fans of sf/f, Worldcon will have lots of authors present.  I can get their autographs.

I may bring this up a few more times, but I'd rather keep this blog for its usual purpose -- Team Sherlock.  I appreciate your patience, my dears.

So... back to Team Sherlock!

My crowdfund to London.

If you hadn't heard about Ben's upcoming part as Classified in Penguins of Madagascar, then USA Today provides details.  8)

I'd hoped to see Ben in Hamlet, but alas, he's onstage in 2015, not 2014.  Must settle for him onscreen as the BBC's Richard III then.

Which brings me to my crowdfund, London: Magic Carpet Ride.

My best friend Bea is going to London this August.  To the Worldcon.

So I'm doing a crowdfund to get to London.  Would you help me out with my crowdfund?  Please spread the word.

I've also blogged about this on my main blog, because I explained a bit of what's going on with me there.

2014 master post: Ben's birthday charities.

When I began this post, I knew of seven fundraisers at present to honor Ben and the charities he supports.  There are more.  Naturally.

I've been blogging about the fundraisers, with more details if I had them.

I don't think I'll be able to update this list any more due to July work... but I will re-post this master post link (via Twitter) during July so they all get a chance to be seen.  If you reply to my Tweets, I'll RT or MT yours too.

Birthday charities for Benedict.

We love to support Benedict in his charities.  We do.

I know of three currently active for summer 2014:  ALS/MND and Prince's Trust, and soon the Annos Africa auction.

(If you know any more, please shout out on Twitter.)

Here's the Prince's Trust.  They've passed 95% 102% of their goal as of today.  8)

(ETA for correction; not sure why I was getting the previous number.)

Makeup secrets, birthday fund, and World Cup... cake.

Cumbercupcake: B and World Cup ball hehe hmm... #WorldCup2014 #BenedictCumberbatch pic.twitter.com/kEgDPdVxay
— cumbermuffin (@vereentjoeng) June 15, 2014

A few more images of Ben and that ball, via enerJax's tumblr and 'The World at His Feet' vid where Ben narrates... well, go check it out.  8)

Ben's birthday project... plus Hamlet and the Sherlock map...

Hey, #Cumbercollective! Check out http://t.co/KWmTLGioSB for information & ideas regarding a Random Act of Kindness event for B's birthday!
— Michelle (@BenBatched) May 28, 2014

News from the Barbican about Hamlet in 2015!  If you want tickets, read up.  Only six per household.

Hiatus strikes again!

@ninja_CE Seems difficult to find... But found this! (Don't know if you've got it already, but here you go!) ^^ pic.twitter.com/FPpN57VTTf
— Jacqueline (@Kangelane) February 1, 2014

Happy birthday, Sherlock Holmes!

#HappyBirthdaySherlock pic.twitter.com/8gZO4AzgbZ
— Ashley Rose Holmes (@Ashtree1165) January 6, 2014

#HappyBirthdaySherlock - JMx *leaves this on the doorstep of 221B* pic.twitter.com/A2yLzSGQMD
— Jim Moriarty (@Burn_your_Heart) January 6, 2014

NOT setlock: Sherlocked.

Photo: ladyt220: dudeufugly: (x x) Hello~~ http://t.co/VxzQJfP1k5
— Cumberbatchweb (@cumberbatchweb) November 7, 2013

Sherlocked:  Reblogging because cheekbones.  Sherlocked, looking down --moment of possible Reichenbach angst, be warned!

Lets do this, help Babe! My dear #cumbercollective & #cumbercookies :-D Sighs! pic.twitter.com/AHy5MmAJpQ
— Nikki Cumberbatch (@nicole5castle) November 5, 2013

Bonus:  Little Favour leaves you speechless, a review.

Little Favour iTunes' NUMBER ONE!

You can buy Little Favour on iTunes.  Taking pre-orders of 5-November-2013.

VODzilla has a short piece about Little Favour, which includes the official trailer, in case you missed it.

ScreenRant is a bit more spoilery.  As is WETA, but hey, with news like this!

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Short Film ‘Little Favour’ to Get Worldwide iTunes release

And this is what I was looking for -- how high up Little Favour is in the iTunes.  From PREORDERS.  Holy mackerel!  Here's the press release as of 24-Oct-13.

Number frickin' one!

BTW, some of the info on these sites will be duplicated.  I've read them already.

Happy birthday, Martin!

Sorry, I tried to post over an hour ago, but Blogger seems to be stressed.  Must be drunk from celebrating with Martin.

Yesterday was Martin's 42nd birthday; he has become the answer to the ultimate question!  Amanda sends thank-yous for his birthday messages.  :D

The FreeMartinis are collecting for a photobook through 10-Sept-13: Tweet them with your images and birthday wishes!

Guys, while you're watching, don't forget to send us a pic. Let's show Martin we're here for him!!! #221bday pic.twitter.com/r20x8EYS2f
— FreeMartinis (@Free_Martinis) September 8, 2013

A quick roundup, quoting our king of sass:

Martin you are brilliant !! #martinfreeman pic.twitter.com/QGEc27O8TG
— Karen & The babes (@madmanmattsmith) September 6, 2013

Bonus:  If you try the HappyBirthdayMartinFreeman tag on Twitter, you'll find all sorts of Martin pics, funny, gorgeous, setlock, you name it!

Happy 37th birthday, Benedict!

So there's this great site, happybirthdayBenedict... that sometime after Ben's birthday we can leave him notes at.  This site's the coolest thing ever, for Ben as well as all of us to enjoy.

Right now it's crammed with birthday wishes (this is Silvia's).  Here's the names of the fans who run the site; please tell them they're awesomesauce!

• Rachel  @Aristophrenic
• Silvia  @MsSilT
• Tor  @Cumberbuddy

Each of them did a birthday wish too.  Cumberbuddy's is a video -- which will probably make Ben cry again this year!  Rachel's has a world map, showing you what countries' fans are from.

And for all of us, here's a birthday wish with major feels.  It's beautiful, it's painful, it's all of us. I would be amazed if any Sherlockian did not know how this felt.

Cumberbuddy appended this comment at her tumblr: "w o w! you lovely talented thing you. don’t let the bastards grind you down! benedict will love this, i just know it."

I don't know if Ben's awake yet.  He might be.  But it's his birthday now where I am.  8)  Happy birthday, Ben!  We love you.

Wish BC Happy Birthday!

If you want to wish Ben Happy Birthday, here's where you can do that yourself, at happybirthdaybenedict.  Go look in the archive for inspiration too, before you create your own message to Ben.

You don't have to be a tumblr user nor a native speaker of English.

You can write text, do a picture, or a video; just please keep it brief so he has a chance to see them.  Please!

Just get it in by 18-July... the day before Ben turns 37.  :D


If you wanted to donate to the birthday charity Ben chose, it's here.  Thanks to Lokke, whose tumblr gave me the details... and the groovin' socks too!

Ben's birthday [+ project] is coming up.

Ben's got a new birthday project going.  Probably more than one, as the charity has already reached 94% of its goal -- what a surprise!

Great cause everybody! And it's Benedict's birthday fundraiser so Go and donate!! @JustGiving. Support Myeloma UK http://t.co/Dj7dUKM0he
— twitfan (@sherfanlok) June 29, 2013

We should celebrate Ben's birthday... 19 July.  8)

Last year Final Problem started the Cakebook of Sherlock Holmes.  In case you needed ideas to celebrate any birthday, Ben's, your own, fellow fans -- go and check these cakes out!

If you were at Cheltenham Lit Festival 2012, you saw the cake delivered to Ben already.  Then pictures of the cake hit Twitter and tumblr.  I love that Ben's friends Tweet to us such things.

P.S.  Ben says he enjoys being considered handsome.