Jack Monroe #166 Comments are off

[Silver Linings]

 

[Captainmouse]

At this stage brands would be better just sponsoring us to do Insta lives, we could each take turns in hosting that’s 500+ weeks of content sorted. At home with the fraus, anyone know how to cook pasta?

that has got to be the next thread title
#thread title At home with the fraus,

 

[Orphan_Black]

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Del Monte need some Juicy Jack(fruit) in their range

 

[PoorPatrol]

CAAANDLES? in a CHICKEN?! covered in Colin's crumbs?!

I’ve just hooted up my last lung. Thankyou

 

[Vroo]

On catch up grunka
Of all nights tonight my dear narc mum decided to have mini meltdown so MISSED IT
Anyway showed non cabal ms v the pre cooked dish which she described as ‘slop’
By the sound of it doesn’t look like a disaster but if causes so much anxiety to Jack she should pre record

 

[Hollaaa]

aye*, you're right there. I retract my earlier comment. they both amazing albums and we've not quite had the time to digest them fully yet

*legitimate aye used here as a geordie frau from borders stock living in yorkshire

Putting Willow after Cardigan and August for the Grammys was *chefs kiss* and I cried when I watched it for the first time this morning.

Spoiler: Taytay

My specific relative shared a name with Taylor's specific relative and gave the same advice so that song makes me cry too.

Please forgive self-indulgent minor O/T.

 

[FrumpyCat]

Even when doing a regular presentation (i.e. not being filmed) there are things you can do to prevent anxiety- and I'm saying this as someone who used to suffer badly from anxiety about public speaking. For example, Jack could make sure she is properly prepared and has all her equipment to hand, be ready on time or a few minutes before, practice breathing to slow down her speech etc. I think a lot of the nervousness and breaking voice is because she speaks too fast and doesn't breathe, which in turn makes her more anxious and her voice more shaky... making a conscious effort to breathe and slow down her speech would help. I'm sure there are other tips specifically for TV/social media presenting such as how to read autocue and look natural, where to look on a camera etc. I think presenting is something that Jack is unlikely ever to be brilliant at, but if she practiced by reading out loud, filming herself etc. she would improve a lot.

In Jack's favour she did manage to keep talking when she was preparing the food

A huge improvement on the lingreenie shambles when Ruth started every sentence with 'so, Jack' in an effort to make her speak.

 

[sueh21]

Wouldn’t you think that someone she knows, I don’t know, maybe head of news for a major channel would give her some tips on how to give a more professional presentation? I know that person doesn’t cook or know anything about cooking but it’s not rocket science.

 

[Pocahontas]

At this stage brands would be better just sponsoring us to do Insta lives, we could each take turns in hosting that’s 500+ weeks of content sorted. At home with the fraus, anyone know how to cook pasta?

I could also do a nice line in ‘What do with random crap around your house’. To be honest I found all the tumble dryer fluff mockery slightly triggering as I’ve been saving mine for a rainy day.

 

[blurstoftimes]

Wouldn’t you think that someone she knows, I don’t know, maybe head of news for a major channel would give her some tips on how to give a more professional presentation? I know that person doesn’t cook or know anything about cooking but it’s not rocket science.

Ah but how do you give advice to someone who is literally an expert in everything that has ever existed?

 

[Deborrah]

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That's not a vegan version. That's a totally different recipe. (Which will never appear so it's kind of academic but still.)

Mushroom and pineapple. Don't know about that.

 

[ChickenPorridge]

So she didn't even have the right stuff in for the recipe? Ran out and had to buy the wrong type of chicken she needed today when she needed it yesterday? But only cancelled a couple of hours before show time? Ffs she's a tit show. Thought all her neighbours hated her as well, hasn't she said that many times? Now she's going round to poison them with the bleeping salmonella ridden cake chicken? It just gets worse and worse

 

[Lumpyspaceprincess]

I think if she does a live again we need to nominate 1 tattler to live tweet it and the rest to stay off it, (and catch up later) we are influencing the numbers far too much!!

 

[colouredlines]

In my career, I've sometimes had to do classroom observations. If there are problems, it's usually one of two things:

* The teacher is either new and inexperienced, or experienced but stuck in a rut. They take on board the feedback, are appreciative, and get better student reviews in the future.

* The teacher is lazy and wants to do the bare minimum. They haven't planned, can't answer students' questions, and are extremely resentful about being observed. I end up frustrated because they have no interest in my feedback, and everyone's time has been wasted.

That's why I don't have much sympathy for someone who's been trying to make a career of this for YEARS without putting any effort in.

 

[_blank_]

What did I just watch?
I’m sure if I went to an op shop (aka charity shop),picked up a microwave cook book from the 80s and picked the most unappealing chicken recipe it would have been better than that. How is Jack getting cook books published?

 

[ReginaPhalangee]

Ffs so profesh

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I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes the front facing camera is an absolute cheek with how unflattering it is. BUT this is not the same nose/face she presents in her pics

 

[Jay-cloth Cow]

I could also do a nice line in ‘What do with random crap around your house’. To be honest I found all the tumble dryer fluff mockery slightly triggering as I’ve been saving mine for a rainy day.

You're a mod now Poca!! here's an apple, consider it left on your desk each morning

 

[Shesaidwhat?]

Sorry fraus, I was cooking

She wasn't... terrible. But I agree, not cut out for livestreams or TV. The quivering voice at the end was uncomfortable

Still, in the spirit of Jack's birthday, I bestow the wobbly eyes to the happy abandoned bag of chicken

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Please can I borrow this photo to have as my display photo? I have to see him in a little hat

 

[Vroo]

I didn’t make the poll voters visible just in case of
Can’t be too careful

And thankspaceyou for the new thread
My autocorrect goes straight to thankspaceyou now 🤷‍