It's because having one best friend that is the only person at school who gets you and you can be weird together and support each other against bullies is a typical trope in the media Ruby enjoys. And it's fine when you're in middle school and your social skills aren't developed yet. But in university it's just a bit ridiculousI don't get the impression Ruby likes Blakeney in a romantic sense, I simply think it's a very intense, bordering on toxic friendship that will eventually just fizzle once they no longer live together.
We've had no indication that Ruby had many friends prior to Blakeney; I cannot remember in her early school vlogs detailing any friendships, other than ones that were introduced by the family and forced upon her. As Ruby feels she has lots in common with Blakeney and has finally found a great friend, she tries to hammer this home by extreme adoration, whether that be Instagram posts, buying her things, sending her constant letters. The whole "best friend" thing does appear somewhat childish, but don't things there's necessarily anything wrong with it, but the issue is we have no idea how Blakeney feels. She never asked to be on social media and now has people recognising her face and knowing details about her life, when I'm sure that was never her intention; if it was, she would have started her own platform.
From experience, this level of intensity will never end well, especially when one person seems way more invested than the other (not saying this is true, but it's a fair assumption). It's difficult to avoid this when you live together, but when they're apart, I'm sure Blakeney will get her own life and work, find a partner and enjoy her social life, whereas Ruby will continue to drift on her gap year and wonder why Blakeney isn't returning her calls and letters.
It would have been very beneficial for Ruby to find a wider circle of friends rather than relying on one, crazily intense "best friend" situation, but suppose it's a bit late for that now.
Oooh I think this was the video that eventually resulted in me finding this thread! I realised I had enough of her bullshit that day.What’s everyone doing on this fine Sunday morning? I decided to start my day with some heavy cringe! 7:25 on, Roobee rhapsodising about writing in a muddy field.
This, plus I would also argue that some of it is just sheer cold calculation. She says in herIt's because having one best friend that is the only person at school who gets you and you can be weird together and support each other against bullies is a typical trope in the media Ruby enjoys. And it's fine when you're in middle school and your social skills aren't developed yet. But in university it's just a bit ridiculous
I agree she defo doesn’t seem happy, I think a lot of that is to do with the fact she honestly doesn’t really seem to do anything with her life. I suspect she has seen her role for the last 20 or so years as just being a mother and not much else, so now her kids have grown up, she seems to just be rattling around in that big old house all day doing fuck all.so we r all aware of rubys parents uhmmmm "unique" and quite honestly sad relationship thanks to her mums poetry . well , was recently watching an older video of rubys (I followed a Scullery Maid Morning Routine *Victorian*) and noticed she sleeps in a different room of her house and noticed that it was her mums own room ( thanks to these messages left on the window)
- messages : "love u mum" , " we appreciate everything u do for us"
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was speculating the idea that her parents possibly no longer sleep in same rooms/ are split??? i honestly feel bad for this poor woman , her poetry can feel so depressing, i hope she gets the help/support she needs. this post may just be on overreaction / idk but i thought this rly stood out to me .
Painting nails = admin, apparently.I love when she posts her to-do lists for us to analyse. Here’s one where she accomplished only about half of yesterday but seems very ambitious about today. I’m guessing her internship has to do with the Ted Hughes archive that’s held in Exeter (Cave Birds, https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/english/research/centres/literatureandarchives/holdings/hughes/). I hope they ask her to write her reflections again, I can’t imagine she’s ever read a Ted Hughes poem and comprehended it.
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”Should I respond to customer complaints from people whose planners either never arrived or are already falling apart? Or should I paint my nails?”Painting nails = admin, apparently.
11am meeting dadPainting nails = admin, apparently.
Her dissertation is just a block of flashcards written in crayon, held together by a lopsided ribbon with a dead fly stuck to a cornerWait why is she making "flashcards on Carroll"? Is that for her dissertation? Will the flashcards be included with her dissertation as bonus content? xD
Probably getting some advice on tax evasion11am meeting dad
Is that her phoning daddy to come collect her
It might be that she's presenting her dissertation, or the current state of it? Many universities require such a presentation in front of peers as part of the BA dissertation.Wait why is she making "flashcards on Carroll"? Is that for her dissertation? Will the flashcards be included with her dissertation as bonus content? xD
It comes with a complimentary Pumpking Productivity Planner for 2022 and a handwritten letter to her lecturer about how much they mean to her and about how May is her third-favourite month right after October and October.Her dissertation is just a block of flashcards written in crayon, held together by a lopsided ribbon with a dead fly stuck to a corner
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