Swagger Inn thread 166 - where the forrin one tries to come up with a witty title but fails

[WickedWenchOfTheNorth]

largecircularcarpark was mercifully quieter tonight so not a bad journey home. Back in the office tomorrow, so hoping for no roadworks due to massiveunpopularconstructionproject

Ouch re the bites Helen and yay for MRA doing the housework

FancyMan is not particularly houseproud, but as I don't live with him it's not a problem . He does cook for me quite a lot though and helps me in the garden - he has mown my lawn more times than my ExH ever did and he doesn't even live here. He's also better at mowing my lawn badoom tish

Started on the yet MrsG?

Sadly, he doesn't cook MrsG. Only broccoli, onion and potato soup which is a new thing and takes three hours and wrecks the kitchen.

Evening wenches.

Hurrah for the arrival of Troubled Blood Wicked! I started it last night but felt like shit so didn’t get very far.

Why do men generally do that with housework, the announcing thing? I will gladly acknowledge that DH does a far better job at cleaning, etc and I’m very happy for him to crack on with it, but I don’t need to know all the details before and after.

I’m expecting similar when we move the furniture in DS1’s room Helen now that there’s space to move stuff. Ouch at the bites

Hopefully you’ve opened the by now MrsG. Just remember, it’s always 7 o’clock somewhere in the world

at MrFancy’s gardening abilities

I like having Flowers firmly planted in my garden

I went to work, which is never a good idea really, got home, did the exercisething, helped DS2 with homework, and ate my dinner. And bollocks I’ve just remembered I should have put a wash on earlier. Fucksake.

Hope you feel better today Letus ❤

Have you started reading Troubled Blood yet ww?

Not yet Fancy, watching Stranger Things. It's quite good actually. Can't believe that book is over 900 pages

Stranger Things got very good reviews. I think it's another of those things that we haven't got the right channel for here.

I should be asleep; why am I still being a cat bed? FFS....

Breaking news! Aramis has got his shirt off and is in a lake!!! I was supposed to go to bed earlier... so glad I didn't!!!

Sorry it's a stream.

Troubled Blood - is that the awful transphobic book by the awful JK Rowling?? I must buy it. As a show of support. I loved the Harry Potter books many moons ago but her evil transphobia didn't show through then. Now I know of course I'm shocked.

That's the one Mrs G - the one which I cannot read because it is so offensive, but I have heard contains a passing reference to a male serial killer who sometimes disguises himself as a woman- transphobic slurs on every page. And I know this is true because lots of people on the internet who haven't read it either are foaming about it. I must get round to ordering it, before it goes up to full price I just need to work out what else I'm buying from Waterstones to get free postage. It's a massive faff (First world problems and all.) There is also concern that I may pull muscles trying to hold the bloody thing. JKR needs a better editor (and fewer adverbs if the Harry Potter books are anything to go by).

Anyway - RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2mm overnight and probably at least one more since DS squelched his way to the bus. Very exciting. (The chickens are less than impressed but the geese don't give a monkeys.)

I watched Britian's Biggest Dig (or something like that) yesterday, which is all about the archaeologists doing digs on the route of HS2 It was rather interesting.

I need to go and smother myself in antihistamine or something...

Morning wenches.

I’m feeling much better Wicked thanks - that’s juice obviously

This stream MrsG? Always happy to oblige

What Helen said re the book and and author. If you could be shocked and disgusted without even reading it, that’s preferable and probably even more valid. I read a couple more chapters last night. I wonder if holding the book will help tone my upper arms?

Rain here too. Lots of rain. I’ll download that programme Helen, it sounds interesting.

I must go to work. Suppose.

Morning, really need to get moving

That's the one MrsG. Never read any of her books, so I am eminently qualified to condemn them for bigotry. Am tempted to buy this one in a show of solidarity. And then send it to Emma Watson in a show of goadiness. Maybe with a message inside the cover 'this is what a feminist looks like'

Getting into the shower now. Would prefer to be getting in the stream with Aramis.......

We had a similiar situation in a Star Wars FB group I'm in, a group for fan fiction where a wonderful author was being accused of being racist since she let Finn play the bad guy and since Finn is black that apparantly is racist. And if you support this author you´re also racist. This is one of my favourite stories so I guess I`m racist. It's a take on Beauty and the Beast and Finn plays Gaston, Kylo/Ben is the beast and Rey is the beauty.
This author hasn't published anything since all this happened and it's so sad becaus she is so good, so much better than lots of published authors.
And people were totally rabid on FB, if you didn't agree your were ignorant and a racist. Just because Finn was portraying Gaston in a fan fic.

The fanfic world does seem to be a little erm, crazy. Whereas in here we're completely sane

Stranger Things is like a mix between The Goonies, ET and X-files

Afternoon, pouring down all day here, but has brightened up now.

The world has gone mad. I'm glad I'm where I am in life and not just starting out. I dread to think where it will all end.

Glad you're enjoying TM MrsG.

Lol at the book toning upper arms. I haven't started it yet.

Finished season 1 of Stranger Things. Great ending. Will start season 2 now

Evening. We've had about 10mm rain here.

For reasons of spreadsheets, my brain is utterly fried and I will not be repeating last night's late night. I am sooooooooooooooo tired. And a git headachey. Woe is me, etc.

We're watching Bake Off - battenbergs a go-go.

at rabidly aggressive FanFic wierdos.

Evening wenches.

The postage on doing that would be hefty Fancy, but worth it

Stranger Things does sound good when you describe it like that Wicked. Still don’t think I’ll get Netflix —yet—

Rain here too for most of the day. Any Marchal in the rain at yours Apricot?

Early night for you Helen. Up to the hayloft where Athos will tire you out.

I might read another couple of chapters.

I think Athos has missed the boat on that one LetUs - tonight he can just be a pillow/duvet. Though I suppose that he could help out in the shower since that's where I'm headed first.

Also, yes - LOL at Fancy's PA/goady book buying I have just wrestled with the Waterstones site and finally ordered TB along with Invisible Women, and Black Tudors. That will make for an interesting mix

Been watching Money Heist with DD, sadly no Suarez in this episode.