Ruby Granger #40 Ruby the linguistic terrorist

[curlysue123]

Holocaust lectures, prep and extra reading... No wonder the key event that day was to call Blakeney, probably to help her sum up.

Reminders sims?

 

[gisellejoly]

Why has it took her 2 years before commenting on the fact that the server is hardly been used? I swear she hasn't been updating Fable either because the book club pick is still The Great Gatsby.

I really don’t understand her inability to keep any sort of fan interaction thing going… it would literally cost her nothing to send a couple of messages a few times a week on this server and keep it active, she could even put it on one of her many to-do lists or set an alarm on her phone if it’s hard for her to remember. Hell, I’m pretty sure most YouTubers pay someone to pretend to be them and interact on Discord. Someone from her management could surely do it.

I understand if she doesnt enjoy speaking to randos online who are obsessed with her - I wouldn‘t if I were in her shoes. But if that’s the case, stop making book clubs for them! She’s only letting them down. I remember how disappointed some of the admins were who ran her original book club that was supposed to have Zoom meetings that never materialised. That’s how you lose fans.

 

[crowleyskeeper1]

RE her obsession with Blakeny, I think it's possible that Ruby is on the autism spectrum (although obviously she could be autistic and queer). I can't remember what it's called but I read recently that it's quite common for autistic people to become fixated on certain people, not necessarily in a romantic way. I'm autistic and thought I was bi for a long time growing up because of how much I admired certain girls, but I later realised it wasn't romantic or sexual attraction, just idolisation essentially. I think if Ruby was an undiagnosed autistic it would explain why she keeps 'trying on' different roles and personalities, e.g trying to act like various fictional characters. But this is just speculation, there could be many many reasons why Ruby acts the way she does

I agree. I think she's neurodivergent. I have adhd and I struggle with random hyperfixiations in random crafts and people much like Ruby, but while I am a couple of years younger than Ruby, I do try to be aware of when I am doing so and whether or not I should be. It helps that I've been diagnosed and medicated, so if Ruby is on some kind of spectrum and she has yet to be diagnosed, I can empathize with not knowing why you want to do random things like take up gymnastics or learn how to bake and then quickly go on to the next thing without actually being good at the first thing.

 

[Griftwood]

Lately, the whole "we" this and "we" that, and now the "grateful for people" sounds so stuck up and snobbish, like she thinks she is even above royalty. There isn't anything kind or polite about her, and she certainly isn't anyone important, so I am surprised that her followers have not picked up on her "better than thou" attitudes and comments by now. They have never been subtle and lately they seem to be more frequent. Well, that will quickly get dashed when she is with her peers at Oxford and sees what an imbecile she is. Karma can hit hard. One day she is going to fail in such a big way that no amount of money nor tears is going to mend it. If I were her mother I would shove her in jeans and send her to the barns to muck out stalls until her hands have open blisters and every muscle is crying for relief. And no phone or camera, no book. Work all day and make yourself useful or get out of my house! I would never put up with this crap from a graduated grown child of mine. She freaking needs to grow up and learn some decent courtesy. Enough with protecting poor little Rubbish from the world. Her family isn't doing her any favours.

I agree with a lot of your sentiments, but the idea of the Boneseses owning horses is very to me.

Also she’s very much the daughter of her mother and her privilege is the result of her upbringing as much as their money. There’s a good chance she’ll never get her comeuppance - or if she does, we’ll probably never find out about it.

 

[Poguely]

I don’t think Ruby is intentionally queerbaiting, because that would require her to consider someone else's perception which we know she’s incapable of doing. I think she’s just absolutely obsessed with Blakeney because she’s the only FRAND who tolerates her crap.

I think it's because Blakeney is the only stable woman in Ruby's life (Clarice is an alcholic, Mafa has severe mental health issues as do most of Ruby's other friends if the way they dress and behave is any indication, grandma is a snobby judgemental weirdo) and so Ruby thinks she is this incredible being when all Blakeney is is just a normal girl.

I've always had the sense that deep down inside, Ruby desperately wants to be a 'cool girl' but for whatever reason feels completely inadequate and so she has taken it to the opposite extreme to mask her shortcomings.

 

[Jelly Bean]

She's how old? 23? I've got a case of second hand embarrassment. She is so cringe.

I've had to unfollow someone I actually know on IG. She is planting some fruit trees and is 'looking forward to twirling in the orchard in autumn'
She is in her mid 30s.

 

[roobee]

This is so fucked up lol. She thinks it's normal to list and rank your "friends" as part of yearly reflections, in July. As if friends are seasonal things bound to change like your favorite song, or they cease to exist as soon as the school year is over. I mean, even if that were true, you still wouldn't need a list to remind you of your closest friends? I swear she always acts like a robot on the brink of gaining sentience.

And I am so sorry, but this Gary Numan song which may or may not be about robot "companions" reminds me of Roo and her best friend Blackie:

 

[countcontessa]

Someone made an FOI request and received the entire syllabus for Ruby's MSt: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/reading_lists_course_syllabus_an

It really does seem like she's doing the wrong course, maybe she initially applied to the American one for Emily Dickinson? I don't think she has even scratched the surface of the preparation needed lol

 

[Whisper2Me]

I'm just laughing at her need to reset at all, considering how laid back her entire life is. She would never have survived in my shoes, nor that of most people. Way back in the day, when I graduated from uni, my parents brought me home, gave me a present, then took off to go camping for the weekend. I stayed home to unpack, do laundry, get outfits ready and start my full-time job 2 days later. I had to work for 6 months, full time, before I could get 5 days off with pay. Another 6 months before the next 5 days, and so on. Eventually it went up to 15 days per year, after I had been there for 5 years. She has absolutely no comprehension of reality!

"A tidy space means a tidy mind." That would explain the messy chaos of your brain, Rubes.

Reminds us again that she went away with her "best" friend. omg What is wrong with her??? Dang, woman. She is your only friend and you haven't seen each other for a full year! What a deep relationship you have. Not!

Writes a postcard to herself. Can't journal, like a normal person. Gotta make it extra, then normalize it. Make notes, people, make notes.

Granny scarf for Rubes to wear when she twirls in fields and writes in rain. Yeah. Another pointless video by Rubster.

 

[jiggy_girl]

Why's she bought a new iPad when she already has one that clearly works? Why did she waste money on one of those smart cases if she wants to use the pencil???

Why didn't she use the Apple trade in and student programmes that they have to get a heavily discounted iPad and pencil in one?

She's infuriating

 

[cravencandi]

1. Not sure how moving all of my notes into one spot (without re-writing them!) is only going to take 5 minutes when I have to take pictures of all my notes and put them into a folder on the PC.
2. I haven't been to a face-to-face uni, but it sounds odd to me that a Professor will ask the class how the class will go/what topics they'll cover. Sounds weird.
3. She got stuck on the morning/night routine so that's going to be some new videos soon! I can't wait for them! lol
4. Academic writing? Ruboo not everyone has the time to practice how they write essays every day.
5. Drink enough water for recalling information and transporting oxygen!

Her tips are so basic that they would not work for everyone within all majors. Which I get but these tips are way too basic.

 

[JustVibing]

I mean I get it, measured by Ruby's standards of living in her parents house doing fuck all, a holiday does seem exhausting.

 

[justanoddsock]

Even if I am totally wrong about where Ruby’s attraction lies and whatever it is she is hiding (or feels the need to hide from), repression and performance is never a recipe for happiness. All the gay men and women through the years who had to hide can tell you that. I don’t know why she would be repressing a straight sexuality, but anything is possible - even though my money is on queer, ultimately I just think she needs to stop playing the child. That way madness lies.

Exactly. I think that this hyperfixation on childhood (whether it has been fostered by her parents or cultivated by herself) definitely discourages any healthy expression of sexuality, so that she is driven to repress it, and this repression ultimately also reinforces her infantilisation. In this sense, this intense friendship she seems to be experiencing with Blakeney becomes an acceptable avenue for any repressed romantic feelings she may have. Of course, it's also highly probable that she is ace - I'm just hypothesising here based on how I see her interact with Blakeney and her fascination with Emily Dickinson's poetry which someone else pointed out. Whatever the case, I hope she finds it in herself to be independent and meaningfully explore who she is.

 

[emmer_moans]

Ruby still has all her notes? I barely have all of mine from my BA

Likely old clips of her searching her nyyyyoooootes on her computer. Her desk keeps changing in this video

It seems weird to be using old clips of her in library and bookshops with a covid mask on.

I swear she said “precent” again…

 

[Griftwood]

** with Mother Granger waving at her through the kitchen patio door

Nah, mummy will be sitting in one of the mouldy chairs in the crack den lean-to, sloshed as per

 

[Mars46]

I think the coffee and tea thing is more about making the most of being in a city and enjoying a nice place. For me it's like allowing yourself to have a treat. I wouldn't do it everyday but I understand her wanting to spend time doing this because it hits different to having a coffee at home.

I found her affirmation "I am a writer" really awkward though. Sure I'm a writer too if you count a couple of posts on tattle, some insta captions, some thoughts in a notes file, and my journal. It doesn't mean that I will cling to that as a job or at least not have some sort of back-up plan. A lot of writers only publish later on in life or have a different job. Bet Ruby is fuming that Jenny Mustard got published before her with probably a 2nd book deal planned. As Ruby gets older she is getting further and further from her goal of being a child prodigy, will she eventually try something else after her masters (teaching and writing could be ok for her) ?

 

[Green Lion]

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I shouldn't be surprised at the poor quality of work coming from the warehouse that PONKIN PODTIBTI use, but good lord, the state of this box. That flimsily slapped-on bit of thin tape is barely holding the thing together. No wonder half the planners either arrive damaged or don't arrive at all.

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As you can tell by Ruby's VARRY JANUINE ACKSPRASSHION, she's HONNASTLEE excited to receive this year's academic planner, which...looks exactly like all the previous planners she never actually used.

Why is she looking at it for the first time? I thought she WAHKT very hard on design it herself. Surely she would have seen the finished product before they started printing and shipping?

 

[emmer_moans]

I so badly want to read her ”gap yahh revyoo”. Please someone convince her to make a video on it.

Her goal for September is to do all the pre-reading Strap in for the ride!

She’s looking forward to ”living away from home” and wants to make time for formal dinners

She is soooooooo going to act like Hermione Granger in the dining hall, isn't she?!

 

[Daredevil]

Why does he lock it? Wrong answers only.

I think the secret of his armpits smelling like tomato soup lies in there.

 

[SharyBobbins]

As soon as I finished my undergraduate degree I was immediately reading my set texts for my masters degree in Psychology as I had to learn things that I had never studied before: for example I had to learn about Quantitative and Qualitative Research and what the differences were between them, I had to learn how to use a programme called SPSS, I had to learn about typical and atypical development, I had to read up about Thematic Analysis as I had to use this in both my dissertation and one of my modules that I took, I had to learn how to develop research questions and hypotheses and I had to study many theories and models that I had not learned about in my undergraduate degree. In the end it definitely helped that I got ahead in my reading as it gave me a wider breadth of knowledge and it helped me gain more insight as to how the different theories and models worked in practice and in real-life situations.

I think she's in for a rude awakening. I'm doing a distance MA while working (the same subject as my work, which helps a bit) and it is hard. There's just so much to read and I'm constantly aware of how little I know. I don't know how she is going to do it all in a year and the subject matter will be new to her, and possibly not that interesting to her really, given how she seems very drawn to Victorian Literature.