Hello everyone. Damn, I thought I would have time to finish my Saturday account of RDC today while waiting for my medical procedure. In the end, the procedure was done so fast, with relatively little waiting time – so still not Saturday account. Mainly because I am too wordy. So, just to say that all is well and I am back at home, feet up, recuperating nicely with the help of a couple of Nurofen a day 🤕. Also: Many thanks for the many good wishes you sent me when I caved in and decided to tweet. I was bored and – frankly – I needed a bit of cheering up. Your kind get well wishes did the trick. Many thanks 😘
Anyway, here is why I am posting. Richard is in Manchester, and the filming for The Stranger has started.
For closer perusal:
Eh, well, that’s as big as I can get it. But anyway, I think #TeamStubble can rejoice. And oh, we are not all dressed in black, but we are getting some lighter colours here. Nice one, costume dept. I look forward to more.
And yes, I do look forward…
Guylty Pleasure 
That looks very promising. I approve!
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Yep, he really has the all clear from his “independent panel of experts” *muhahaha*
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Yes. It’s very important to him, I’m sure. He can rest easy and concentrate on his art!
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Well, without our blessing he’d never feel happy. *yeah right*
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Absolutely! We are essential to his happiness. 😉
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We have just found out the middle names of the Mute Twins. Your name is Hubris, and mine is Hybris…
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Cool! 😎 Although now I covet your Y!
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Well, you can be Hybris and I take Hubris. I am not pushed.
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I appreciate it. You’re the best 💋💋Well, you already have two, maybe that’s why?
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Oh, that’s true… Yeah, sharing is caring.
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I guess we´re getting excited now… Thank you…
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It’s always great to know when a new shoot has started. I love it when we get these little snippets from the set. It all serves to make the suspense even greater, and it’s almost like a big puzzle. One of the most exciting times to be a fan…
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GuyIty, was still lurking when he did The Lodge last year and My Zoe was here and there so yes I am very excited along with everyone else here for him and this project!! I hope itchy fingers tweets some casting news soon!!
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After all his teasing, it really is high time that they give us some insight into the ensemble… I am particularly curious to find out who he has been paired with – who is playing his wife. Will he get an actress of substance as his opposite number? Who could it be??? Who would look great beside him? How is she described in the book, Michele?
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Guylty, Ah nah nah I don’t want to discuss the book b/c I don’t want accusations flying toward me about spoiling stuff as happened in BS3 … not here this is always a safe haven for me . But I will tell you I picture Corinne like Emilia Fox or someone of that physicality, shorter than Adam but thin and attractive. Coben is very general in his descriptions of Adam in particular and somewhat more emotion centered on Corinne. I am itching to the bone to find out who they cast. I cannot imagine it would be Amanda Abbington. Hannah Artherton has been in both Safe and The Five so perhaps she is another character in the book (Rachel knows who I am talking about). oh no I need to shut up now… info is power ugh……………
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He’s Adam to a T so should make everyone happy! Glad you’re procedure went well! Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I take it Nuforen are happy pain go away pills!! 👏💪😘❤️
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Michele, Nurofen are called Advil in the US.
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Ah Jenny thank you! For some reason I thought they were stronger like Vicodin or Percocet in US drug language! 😉😛
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Ah, cool… I love that they are true to the book. And I bet he is happy about that, too.
Thanks, feeling a bit better today already. Have taken off the big wad of dressings. And Nurofen does the rest 😷
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Nurofen toujours en milieu de repas! Can’t help kidding!
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Hehe, yes, two a day. They are doing the trick. Doctor said I should take them even if I am not in pain…
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L’ ibuprofène est principalement un anti- inflammatoire, son effet anti- douleur en découle!
En ce qui concerne sa synthèse chimique, c’est l’un des seuls principes actifs issus de la chimie verte. Un cas d’école!
La synthèse nécessite de l’acide éthanoique CH3COOH, du dihydrogène H2 et de l’oxyde de carbone CO (toxique pulmonaire: décès lors d’incendies). Au final il n’y a pas de déchet industriel. Le produit final n’est vraiment pas cher au niveau financier et environnemental. Vive l’écologie!
Ci-joint l’explication du procédé BHC .
http://culturesciences.chimie.ens.fr/content/un-exemple-de-chimie-verte-la-synthese-industrielle-de-libuprofene-787
Ce châpitre est dédié à Michele Marsh qu aime mes délires scientifiques.
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Squirrel you just rock!!!!!!! I love when you comment so much!! I just took some ibuprophen a hour ago for er monthly issue..
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Oh, that is really interesting, Squirrel. I feel a bit better about taking those tablets.
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You should always take them when they give them to you. So says my medically all-knowing brother. He hates it when his patients skimp on the ibu out of a false feeling of strength. It‘s not just for the pain, it helps with the healing.
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Oh, does it? Ok, that’s good to know, Kate. I usually dislike taking painkillers when there is no pain to kill. But I understand the Nurofen is also an anti-inflammatory, so it will definitely work on the inside for better healing… Will definitely get myself another packet of Nurofen then.
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I‘m totally anti-painkillers, but I have been yelled at enough to just shut up and take them by now.
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Well, I am always afraid that one could possibly get used to painkillers – hence I’d rather not use them so that I haven’t developed any intolerance by the time I might need them…
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Je suis entièrement d’accord avec vous Kate.
Je ne voulais en aucun cas le banaliser. Il faut suivre les consignes du médecin. Il ne faut pas diaboliser non plus. Mais, l’ibuprofène est un médicament, pas un bonbon. Il y a des contre indications, des interactions médicamenteuses, des effets secondaires, des surdosages menant à des intoxications graves…des décès.
( Voici quelques exemples de risques. Tout anti inflammatoire contribue à diminuer l’immunité, donc augmenter les risques d’infections. Chez les enfants n’ayant pas eu la varicelle, il est contre indiqué en automédication…)
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Wishing you a speedy recovery..Finished Red Dragon last night..Having seen it before as just a series, this time I watched it for his acting..My take ,Wow..I thought the Crucible was Excellent acting,. This was something else.My Humble opinion.
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Totally agree with you although my DT view of The Crucible of Richard as Proctor is my best attraction of him IMO
Does that make sense? 🤷♀️😉😊😘😍😍
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I completely agree with you, dede!! Francis Dolarhyde was a definite tour de force of acting. One of RA’s best performances, beside Proctor and Thorin. That quiet menace, the schizophrenia, and the calm madness… he really is pretty good at that 😉
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I feel my heartbeat speeding up.
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The pIc? Thump thump thump! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘👍👏👏💜
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Isn’t it funny how it always is exciting to know that he is working on a project? Is it the anticipation of the finished work? Is it the hope for some sightings in the location? Is it the selfies that he usually posts? But yeah, the man is really looking irresistible at the moment…
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He looks so good! I am actually excited looking at these pics.
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Yep he looks great!! Very excited about this project!!❤️❤️❤️😘😘
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Me too!
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👏👍😘😘❤️❤️
You’ve read the book right?
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No, I haven’t read it. I recently bought “One False Move” by Harlan Coben at a second hand shop that I plan on reading on the plane when I go to Ireland to visit my daughter in May. I read a couple of pages and it really does draw you in – I thought it would be a good quick read that would hold my attention on a long boring travel day. I can’t decide if I will read “The Stranger” – I would not be able to not read the ending so I haven’t decided if I want to spoil the ‘surprise’ by reading or wait till for Netflix (which I would have to subscribe to – but….sacrifices need made – all for RA, lol). Have you read it?
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if you don’t want to know the ending of The Stranger, then i would strongly advise you just don’t read it because you will want to know what the hell is gong on if you start it! lol
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Nicely put Rachel!!
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Point taken – I will definitely not buy it then. I have no self control when it comes to peeking at endings.
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Yes I did. It was a quick read. This series won’t be out until next year anyway. I mean….,
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Sparkhouse, I judst started Coben’s Drop Shot from 1996, another easy read but please let us know how liked/fared One False Move. Have a wonderful trip to Ireland in May!!!
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Oh god I can’t type this morning, should read “just” not judst sorry!!
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I felt the same way, Sparky. And partly because there is a new, a different look in it. Also, I really am looking forward to seeing him act a man his own age. Presumably… But a British family man. He’s never really properly done that. Porter was not really portrayed as a family man (despite Lexi), and Daddy Cahalan was American. This will be very interesting.
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I never thought of the British family man aspect of it – I just don’t picture him that way at all – so, yes, it will be very interesting to see him act in a family dynamic ‘close to home’ as they say.
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And now we have a clue who is going to play his wife. Interesting pairing!
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It will be a nice fit and the actress is the same age as Richard!! He was right on the casting comment!! 👏❤️👍
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Looking good! 😍😍 I’m going to find it hard to curb my impatience for the release of this limited series, here’s hoping for lots of bts and promo pics.
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Same here, Mezz – let’s hope that either the production company or RA himself will have fun sharing a few insights. I’m very curious about the show, too, but I don’t want to spoil the story by reading about it prior to release…
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I don’t want spoilers either. Although they don’t usually bother me, in this case, having had a taste of the way Coben writes his plot lines with Safe, I agree that too much information before we get to watch it would definitely kill the suspense. I’m thinking of interviews, another decent photoshoot or two a la Robert Ascroft/Leslie Hassler as well as tweets/insta posts as above showing RA but without giving anything away. Not being picky or anything ha!
Trust your post-procedure recovery is going well. My two cents’ worth – my sister-in-law is a nurse and she has always said, take the painkillers, they help with recovery as well as pain. I must admit though, I was very leery of taking Endone (morphine) post surgery a few years ago. It was for me that the codeine/paracetamol combo was enough to keep me comfortable.
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Yep, morphine is something I’d definitely be very unwilling to take beyond what was strictly needed to numb the pain. Just because that stuff is so potent – unless you are addicted to it. And i would worry that I might need it later, yet had developed some sort of addiction and it wouldn’t work anymore…
And any kind of photo shoot and sightings always welcome. (except paparrazzi pics.)
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that was awesome seeing those pics just before bed last night, it’s lovely just knowing he in this country filming. He looks super gorgeous too! i’ve got an idea what scene they’re filming -which i won’t go into-but i’m very intrigued as the lady could be one of two people
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It really makes a difference, doesn’t it, knowing that he is in the UK at the mo… Silly, as it doesn’t otherwise have any repercussions for our lives. But it all becomes slightly more tangible and relatable. It’s easier to imagine what he is up to here – down to the type of sandwich he might eat for lunch 😂
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Not silly at all! When he was in NZ filming The Hobbit it made me happy just knowing he was in the same hemisphere, 3-4 hours away, but still…..almost the same time zone 😁
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Yay! Two of my favourite things in life together! Three if you count the coffee.
Love all that Manchester red brick.
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“Love all that Manchester red brick”: Me too!
Je m’étais jurée de laisser tomber pour un temps mes commentaires sur les sites du fandom.
Mais c’était sans compter sur le retour de Richard Armitage dans une filature sortie des brumes du 19° siècle. Je recherche vainement le regard de madame Thorton derrière l’une de ces fenêtres.
Grade II*: particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mill or http://www.fsp.uk.com/royalmills.html
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Squirrel, thank you for always being so kind and informative. You are such a wealth of information and enlightenment! Merveilleux!!!
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So, am trying to count the things. 1) RA b) coffee. 3)??? Manchester???
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That space looks so beautiful.
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All the best with your recovery Guylty xx and I’m glad that all is well. These new pics must be a great tonic too! No beard! I can’t wait, he looks gorgeous with a capital G. Can’t wait
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Doing well here, no worries. Legs up. And my cat suspiciously tender in cuddling on to it… I sometimes wonder whether the cat actually knows that the leg is sore, and is trying to alleviate the pain…
And yes. Gorgeous. Stunning. Handsome. *loveeyes*
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Glad to hear it. You never know with cats and their mysterious ways, i wouldn’t be surprised.
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Maybe. It is definitely a nice thought 🐈
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I see your capital G and supply you with a capital everything else. He is GORGEOUS!!!
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Re stubble-kinda best of both worlds-some facial hair for the beard lovers and not too much for the smooth lovers. And stubble for the stubble lovers! Lol
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Rachel his look from his last IG post I think is spot on Adam modern but classic and that’s how I pictured Adam even a dash of stubble not entirely clean shaven no?
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The golden mean, so to speak. I am already in love with Adam’s look 😂
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Me too. He looks fantastic!
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Schön zu hören, dass du alles gut überstanden hast. Hoffe, du bist bald wieder auf den Beinen.
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Danke danke – und ja, wortwörtlich bin ich sogar schon wieder auf den Beinen, das allerdings noch mit ziemlichen Einschränkungen. Heute darf ich immerhin schon 20 Minuten am Stück gehen *hahaha*
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Na solange du nicht am Stock gehen musst… 😉.
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Nordlicht, hahahahahaha you crack me up,. Thank you so much!! You are a joy here.
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Nee, nur im übertragenen Sinne
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Hauptsache, Mr. Guylty kümmert sich aufopferungsvoll um dich 👨⚕️.
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Ich glaube, er bäckt gerade die letzten Pfannkuchen der Saison…
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Der Gute 🙏. Lass es dir schmecken 🤤!
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War lecker. Aber jetzt hab ich auch echt genug von Pfannkuchen. Die Fastenzeit kann kommen.
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Ooo, very exciting. I love it too, knowing he’s in the country!
Get better soon, Guylty – I’ve been very slow in picking up on your medical procedure and hope it wasn’t anything too serious. 😳
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If flying wasn’t completely off limits for me for the next 5 weeks (no, I am NOT 8 months pregnant *rofl*), I’d hop over there to Manchester on a pretext and force you to meet me for a coffee in that coffeeshop 🤣
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And I would tag along uninvited!!
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Spontaneous RArmy meeting in Manchester anyone??? (I think I might be able to catch a ferry to Liverpool…)
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I’m in. Louise would love it.
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She’s welcome to join. We need some outside influence to keep us on the straight and narrow.
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We‘er talking about the woman whose reaction to my confession that I had a crazy idea about RA and the phone book was “Write that down and send it to him. No buts, do it!“ We‘ll have a ton of fun with her, but I‘m not sure how much help she‘ll be on the straight and narrow stuff…
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Are you saying she will 🥚 us on???
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She convinced me to do the photo with RA—something I absolutely did not want to do at all. So… 🥚🥚🥚
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Hehehe, ok, understood.
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I’ve checked with Louise. She says we’re on our own with the straight and narrow. However, should we require leading astray, she’s there for us!
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Haha, ok, noted for future events happening on British soil.
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Sorry, I can’t spell and posted incognito. I would tag along uninvited, not some random Kate. 🤨
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😂Not sure whether you should worry about the fact that I immediately knew that incognito Kate was you…
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Nope. Not worried at all. Being perfectly in sync with you is nothing to worry about. 😉💋
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*giggles* High Five!
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#MuteTwins
Although Nordlicht wants to strip me of my title after the autograph session. 😬
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Ah well, I made up for your chattiness with my uncommunicative unfriendliness, so we are good.
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Phew!
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