The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker
Four and a half months.
He hates it when I count the days since he invited me into his flat.
I don't care.
Anyway, something happened today. He redecorated the flat. Yes, completely redecorated it. The wallpaper, the furniture, everything. I was out helping a university mate of mine move in for the day and when I came back in the evening, I found that everything had moved. First reaction: shocked. Second reaction just a few minutes later: angry. Third reaction after about half an hour arguing with Sherlock: defeated. Mrs. Hudson came into the flat and asked what was going on. Had to explain it to her for a good 20 minutes. With Sherlock butting in whenever I finished a sentence. Fourth reaction: pleased upon knowing that Sherlock would turn the flat back to its original state by morning.
He spent the rest of the night moving things with my help. I wouldn't let it go. I'm actually surprised he didn't give a bigger fight with it. When I asked him why he did it, Sherlock said that he was bored. I didn't have a proper reply for it so I didn't say anything.
What I've learned from that night was that Sherlock, no matter how brilliant and talented he is, does indeed get bored like the rest of us. Probably even much easier than the regular man. Then again, he did start scratching at the wallpaper one day because he was bored after an investigation with Lestrade. And there was that time Sherlock shot a wall with his revolver. Repeatedly.
Whenever Sherlock isn't bored, he's curious. Well, it appears more like he's demanding, but he's always wanting answers to questions. Sometimes, when he's incredibly curious - or bored, I could never tell with him - he'd repeat questions.
And I do believe I've come to a conclusion.
Sherlock Holmes is a bored, question-demanding, intelligent, and ridiculous - I called him a psychopath once and he insulted me for a good five minutes, so now I have to find a replacement to describe him, but at the moment, let's go with - sociopath.