Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up

Over here we are on Bluestocking time BST.

Still supping my early gin.

I'm on Central European Time so the sun is past the yard arm.

And it's very hot.

Pina Colada anyone?

Hurrah for the return of The Bluestocking and my beloved Dark & Stormies!!!

It's a wee bit early for booze and gin is my preferred summer spirit, so I'll have a large frothy coffee and sit and ponder the strangeness of the boards these past few weeks..is it the weather/summer holidays/BoJo/Brexit...any ideas?

Nah
Not possible.

Excuse me while I sit in the corner drinking an early gin working on how to unite all women in democratic countries.

Give me a minute..

Glad to see the blue stocking back. Ive stopped drinking alcohol coz it just makes me ill for days after. Im really enjoying fruit smoothies just now. Does the pub do these?

Has drinking gone out of fashion?

Not chez Sophocles it hasn’t

I had an immoderate amount of rosé wine last night, so much so that I didn’t even see the Bluestocking reappear on the board.

I'm sure there's a sofa you can lie on

Evening

I should be in bed.

Has drinking gone out of fashion?

too early for a mojito? M&S sold out of canned cocktails by this time?

seriously, my rant today - when did everything get so pornified. I suppose the constant presence of online porn made everything else get like that.

Hello all
I'm settling in with my bottle glass of Vino Verde and a dish of salted almonds,
Girl I worked in a pub many years ago and we had a vomit situation, it was clearly Pernod and black so when the collective company lied about the vomit I was able to tell them that only one person was drinking Pernod and black currant. I was in charge of the bar so their bullshit didn't really hold true. I don't like liars and that's why I'm very uncomfortable with the current situation regarding Women's rights. I've never posted on this thread before because there are so many erudite women and because of my lack of education I feel a bit intimidated. Having said that, I've learned so much

I don't know if we are winning, I think the race started without us so there was a lot of lost ground to cover, but I think we at least can see the other runners now.
The above makes complete sense to me but I have just completed the 100 days no drinking challenge, and have had three sips of prosecco.

Cheers girl

I do like a pernod. Is it just blackcurrant cordial in a p+b? That sounds ZESTY

I think we're winning! And we're getting plenty good practice for the next fight.

OK, so I went out, tried and very much enjoyed the negroni. And I’ve also now had wine, so maybe hitting the Dark and Stormies too hard.

It is also very late here and maybe I should stop reading but it’s so hard!

Are we winning? Even a little? Sometimes I think so, and when I go out and talk, I meet receptive people.
Other times, sheesh, I feel so old. It feels like we’ve only just started to make inroads into being seen. And now - well it can also feel like a fire sale of women’s rights. Except we’re not the ones making the money.

I’ll name change tomorrow and start again.

You've made me all nostalgic for a good British pub.

When I was learning to drink, my go to was Pernod and black; til I went home with a boy I really really fancied and puked purple all over his white shag pile rug ahhh good times

Maybe I should try a negroni - looks similar but healthy what with the orange peel.

A humongous bag of prawn crackers to accompany proper chinese takeaway curry

[campari] [martini]

A negroni? Yum. I hope you are having some snacks with it! Mines a vegan baileys with ice. Bank holiday weekend hurrah!

BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL

I'm having a negroni and catching up on some filing for We Can't Consent To This

Happy holidays! (apologies to those not actually on holiday. I bless moving to England and your ample, mandatory bank holidays)

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly

I just identify as having bmi of 22.

Double vodka please. Cheers.

In Cork, at any rate.

I'm still trying to undo the weight I put on over xmas and get my BMI under 25. It's slow going, let me tell you How is it I can put on 3lbs overnight (literally)? However I'm considering a non virtual G&T tonight, as I'm in the mood for a little booze and this seems like the least injurious sort.

I'd forgotten about The Sultans of Ping FC. I guess indie boys taking their jumpers to the disco was a thing even in the 90s! somehow passed me by though

Evening all. I've got a glass of wine. Sorry to have started without you!

Thanks all x

Indie boys all seem to come to nightclubs in their best jumpers now, it looks very uncomfortable

[[https://youtu.be/jxmZZBJQAKM Dancing in the disco, bumper to bumper. Wait a minute:
Where's me jumper? Where’s me jumper?]]