The Bluestocking: it's the season of mulled wine, conversations about pineapple and, of course, gerbils. Confused? You will be...

[EdithStourton]

Welcome to the anarchic and marvellous women-only on-line pub, the Bluestocking. The booze won't give you a hangover, the cakes won't make you fat, and the conversations are fascinating, covering knitting, health and safety, the Muppets and anything else that comes to mind.

Climb Peak Woo, have a cuddle with Rosie the Red Panda, and watch out for capybaras busy with any necessary building works.

Welcome in (and name change at the door if you need too).

I'm well into my second pint of gin and please don't Bogart that blunt. Does anyone have any spare Orange Cakes?

So sorry to hear this Myrtle - it does put the day in perspective. ❤️

<nabs the last snowball out of the box>

Ughhhhhhhhh what a day.

Tosser fuckwit arsehole (aimed at a man from Scotland - actually I'll extend that to quite a few men from Scotland)I

ETA- I'll roll you your own it's been that sort of day!

Tell him tae gan awa' an bile his heid.

@Boiledbeetle Puffs profusely, exhales, <picks coconut bits out of teeth>

off to listen to prodigy Breath suitably angry song.

“….come play my game…..your the victim your the victim…………

I could use the last words I ever said to my Scottish father...

FUCK OFF.

ETA to the judge obviously. Not you! Bb xx

Peggie, staff member death (and heartless announcement) and great meeting with significant people but not an interview.

Focusing on the good and the next steps.

Peggie is so far away from FWS that I'm as fine with the ruling as I am whenever men pontificate about women. They are so wrong I don't need to wade through their shit.

Mildly drunk.

Will be mildly drunk tomorrow evening too. And I don't care.

Will be mildly drunk tomorrow evening too. And I don't care

That's the spirit Myrtle!

No! That's the mixer. The next bottle to your right, that's the spirit!

Morning all!
not exactly a good morning weather wise for many of us, hope you’re all warm and dry.

I am worse. A bad cough and I feel dreadful. And I'm so busy 😭
Physiotherapy this morning.
Another meeting as part of the assessment process (more brilliant gerbil cheering please).
Call as part of the assessment in the morning.
Cardiology appointment tomorrow afternoon with the infectious diseases team to see how I am - terrible, thanks for asking.
Make a presentation by Thursday afternoon and get it printed for.the interview on Friday.

I just want to be better.

@MyrtleLion

Sometimes so much bad shit happens at once, it does feel like the world is out to get you. Bunch of bad stuff happened to and around me a number of years ago. I listed it for a teacher to explain why I might struggle in the class (this was for a HND work had enrolled me for). It was so OTT it was vaguely comical.

I'm pissed off with Peggie, on top of the Leonardo decision. The bit about Upton being credible, when he'd demonstrably lied not least about his 'contemporaneous' notes!

Ugh!

Freshen up my glass please bar gerbil.

Morning all, I was AWOL from the Bluestocking all day yesterday, got completely submerged into the SP judgement, which I didn't really want to do - once my mind gets hold of something, it's like Edith's Batshit unleashed in a field of rabbits - there's no holding it.

I'm not sure whether I detest irrationality or unfairness more, and there was
plenty, too much, of both yesterday😡

I'm really really sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend, Myrtle.
This is such a hard week for you, I hope something good comes out of all this effort and stress, you deserve it.

Bargerbils, stiff drinks/strong cuppas all round, we need to regroup and re-energise and put one foot in front of the other...

<cough cough>
Batshit would like it to be known that she is a VERY good dog around rabbits.
She will a follow a scent (rabbit, hare, pheasant, muntjac, you name it) across field and fountain, moor and mountain (she's feeling seasonal), but stops on the whistle.
She hopes it was that sort of persistence that her friend Marie was alluding to, not chasing all over the place like a completely uncontrolled and uncontrollable nutcase.

And while Batshit lies at my feet, eying Marie suspiciously, I'd would like to neck a large and reasonably potent mulled wine. I have to go out sober tonight, so it needs to be through my liver by 6.30.

I'm not sure whether I detest irrationality or unfairness more, and there was
plenty, too much, of both yesterday
With you there, Marie. Have a mulled wine?

In real life I'm concentrating on things I can do something about, like sorting out the house as much as possible.

Doing so may well unearth things I can sell at car boots for money for crowdfunders, so there is that.

I am sure Batshit is a Very Good Dog, @EdithStourton!

I have written more than 70 Christmas cards this morning - that’s all the ones for posting. I still have the ones for the neighbours to do, but that is a job for another day - when I have some energy (whatever that is).

Well! I go away for a couple of days and all hell breaks loose! I heard the tribunal news on the way back up the M6 yesterday evening and nearly rammed a Waitrose lorry 😬 (I'm on the tribunal threads under an alter ego). I'm happy for Sandie for her win, but really, the judgement could have been better written by one of the gerbils!

And to cap it all, my doctor has sent me an appointment for my annual health monitoring tests on Christmas Eve, which means I can't eat or drink anything Christmassy until then...... unless, of course, I have them in the Bluestocking, where there are no such things as pesky calories or alcohol units 💡

A pot of tea and a large piece of chocolate cake, please gerbils

My yearly blood tests are usually early January which is worse, especially with my birthday too. 😢

Surely your doctor will be expecting Christmas Eve blood, though? You'll confuse them if you go all Lenten.

Oh no, that would definitely be worse, Errol. At least we can drown our sorrows (and stuff our faces) without guilt in the Bluestocking.

😂

Just back-reading through the thread. @MyrtleLion I am sorry you are feeling so poorly, especially following the news of your friend. I do hope you'll be feeling better soon and that your meetings and assessments this week will lead to your perfect job.🤗

Yes, hope you are being looked after well, MyrtleLion.

I am new here. Can some please explain about all the name changing conventions that I seem to be missing? I was conflicted about what to pick. Should I be chopping and changing?

Someone. I HATE this nonsense where you can't correct an error.😠

I never name change, unless MN has been hacked.

1. Don't like confusing people
2. Can't be arsed.

OF COURSE that's what I mean about dear little Batshit, I wasn't casting aspersions on her self-control around bunny-wabbits at all. As if...😉

• now can you tell her to stop looking at me with those big sad accusing eyes, they are making me feel guilty😟

A mulled wine? don't mind if I do, thank you very much! and a conciliatory treat for Batshit, please, bargerbil.