Feminist Pub 14: The Bluestocking, a place for feminist chat and feminists to chat

Hi NotAnother

Annie- pleased to say our form just asks for numbers. They get chocolate I think

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a brave woman lost through male violence

(apologies if this has already been highlighted on here - i have been rather awol lately)

"they will be kick-ass awesome at...."?

How about something like 'up-skilled to the next level', kickass? I have to say something similar for my job which entails rewriting a fucking sales aid, because it is so fucking ridiculous that the sales people can't actually sell from it. But I have said 'refine and evolve the sales aid' . They don't know any different.

This morning's entertainment. Filling in a form for the DDs to visit Santa at the school fayre on Friday. Gifts will be handed out, so predictably the form has "boy/girl". I filled in "why does it matter?" and directed them to the Let Toys Be Toys website. Oh yes, I am that parent.

Hi, not Another

So ... I am writing reports. Can anyone think of a way to say "I am sure they will have mastered this skill by the end of the year", without using the word mastered ?

I would like a variety of possibilities as I have over 70 reports to write and may need that phrase more than once.

I am sure they will have become proficient
I am sure they will have gained

But I'd like it to imply being better than proficient/gained. I want to say they will be good at something, without using the word good, cos that makes me look ignorant, dunnit.

Willkommen!

Pull up a chair and join in. Contrary to popular opinion, we don't bite

Hello! It was lovely to meet you too! Please stay de-lurked, it's fantastic in here and you'd fit right in.

Everyone, I'd like you to meet NotAnother. Did I mention she's lovely?

Delurking to say it was lovely to meet you yesterday Annie and good luck for Wednesday.

For me, becoming invisible has been a massive relief. Not that I turned heads, but when I was younger I got a lot of unwanted attention in terms of leering, catcalls and sexual harassment (bum pinched in crowded bars and such). I hated it so much.

The only exception was once, sitting in a coffee shop with a friend, a very well dressed older (70s) gentleman walked up to me and said "excuse me, I really don't want to bother you, but I just wanted to say you are beautiful" and walked away before I could close my mouth.

I insist that library books must live on a specific shelf when they are not being read. I certainly will not be hunting these books to return.

Being invisible is quite nice. But not when people refuse to talk to you even when they are trying to sell you things.

Shelves specifically for library books! What a good idea.

Sounds like a strange thread Annie. I could do with some more friends as I am really lonely atm, but attention like that makes me glad my babies seem to make me invisible.

Oh, shoot me know. There's a weird parallel universe thread going on where posters are talking about getting checked out/hit on by strangers. Those who get it are mostly pleased by this attention while those who don't (especially, apparently, those who did when younger but "lost it") are sad at being invisible.

WTF?

I got work to provide me with an extra bookcase and have taken all books that are even vaguely to do with work there.

Actually, I don't think we own many books (maybe a few hundred?) as DH and I are hideously bad at buying 'stuff' and are far more likely to think about buying a book than actually doing it. We do have a couple of extra shelves for library books. Dd often has nearly 100 books at a time.

Sounds like perfectly normal behaviour, Puffins. Every now and then, I think I probably should cull some books before they totally take over, though.

I didn't even know there was a meet up, otherwise I'd gone!

I've spent the morning cooking and then stuffing my face with it and then idly considering starting a food and nutrition blog. But I am so lazy.

Ummm, we bought a house with an extra spare room so that I could build a library to house my ridiculously huge collection of books.

Annie Good luck for interview!

I've not been to MN regional (!?) meetup though have made some lovely friends from MN local.

Good morning!

Or is it still?

Cooking stuff for lots of friends coming round.

DSs tidying up their bookshelves. How can two small person have so many books? And that's not counting the 20 library books which live on another shelf. What do people do with all these books?

Yes! Third time's the charm and all that. Good luck.

Gah, stupid strikeout fail.

Anyway, I have another job interview on Wed. 3rd time lucky?

Morning all

Looks like I missed some fun and games yesterday evening. But I was busy being at the MN London meetup. While you lot of slackers were not. Apart from NotAnother, who is apparently something of a lurker on the FWRboards but should post more cos she's lovely.

Threats? Threads.