Ruby Granger #5 Counting Her Ad Money With Closed, Grateful Eyes

[sunlightscribbles]

the only time i can remember ruby "saying" that they have financial worry or something is in erimentha parker's to do list (i mean erimentha is her sooo hahaha) like she mentioned in the book that if not because of the scholarship, she can't enter the private school and whatnot

 

[sephylily]

Bananas at Ikea

So, today was the day that I took my younger daughter on the pilgramage to Ikea to get her uni stuff. We set off as soon as she woke up and downed her coffee, which was 12.30pm and off we drove up the motorway, blasting my playlist on Spotify that I forgot I had, such is the memory of a middle...

www.whatapalaver.co

Does her mum normally call Martha Marfa? Is that like a thing in their family?

 

[pipol]

From the way she was mopping the floor (and the fact that she did it with no shoes on, sorry but I'm still not over it lmao ) and the state of the house I'd say she must not do it very often. What's the point in having a big ass house if you can't take care of it properly?

Tbh they probably have a cleaner or two

 

[missmina]

Like in this post from August 2020. Definitely not my style, but at least it is something that I would see some of my friends (17-21) wear. Unlike the toddler outfits we've seen the last couple of months... View attachment 427211

What is she promoting tho? Cause if the ad refers to the gifted clothes then no wonder she decided to change

 

[Ilaariaa]

Yeah originality is important but they're not going to hold it against you if someone has a similar topic to you. I wonder what she will write her dissertation on? We had to submit our titles/topics in second year.

Interesting, in my country you choose the topic in your third year and submit the title a few months before the discussion.

 

[Ilaariaa]

wasn't she paid by the UK government to... show people how to wash their hands lmao

So ironic. And infuriating lol

 

[Spiter]

Can someone confirm whether or not there was an iPad in the background? because the comment got a lot of likes yet I can't see it/find proof for that claim

I looked for it quite a lot in the video but I couldn’t find it

 

[shoshannadreyfus]

Really pointless question I know but has Ruby ever said what Hogwarts house she is?

 

[shoshannadreyfus]

Interesting, in my country you choose the topic in your third year and submit the title a few months before the discussion.

I think it's just for the purpose of assigning you a supervisor based on your early topic ideas. My actual final title was quite different to the one I submitted in second year

 

[pipol]

Is that even allowed? I've never even heard of private student loans? Sounds morally questionable either way

Idk tbh - most of the people at my independent school just took normal student loans for the uni fees and then their parents usually paid maintenance
Edit - a lot of people did pay upfront though as it was quite feasible considering uni fees were significantly less than the school fees

 

[Welshgal]

I’m clearly to old (or sensible? ) can some please explain what drug Martha/Marfa is using?

 

[jjeett]

She wrote that book a few years ago, it’s just the person doing the reviews here took the bullet for all of us and bought it so we don’t have to

I seeee thank you! Is it a physical book?

And a final annoying question, where is her family home?

 

[Ripley Rose Kat]

Bananas at Ikea

So, today was the day that I took my younger daughter on the pilgramage to Ikea to get her uni stuff. We set off as soon as she woke up and downed her coffee, which was 12.30pm and off we drove up the motorway, blasting my playlist on Spotify that I forgot I had, such is the memory of a middle...

www.whatapalaver.co

Does her mum normally call Martha Marfa? Is that like a thing in their family?

I think you can spell it Martha or Marfa.

 

[emmer_moans]

I keep seeing those huge white frilly collar shirts on clothes websites, so to be fair to Ruby there are other people out there fueling the demand for the stern religious acadayyyymia look right now

 

[treasuredintention]

2 mins in, iPad in the background..... come on Ruby!

Where? I can't see it, I just see a weird mirror on the bedside table that kinda looks like one but it's clearly a mirror

 

[Ilaariaa]

She wishes she had a title

It would be soo vintage-y and aesthetic to have one

 

[GoinDowntown]

If this is the instance I'm thinking of, they had discussed the same scene in a play that she was planning to write her essay about and didn't think she could now write an essay on the same topic that they had just discussed in the seminar. But I didn't interpret it as if she thought that somebody had "stolen" her idea. I interpreted it as if it was just an unfortunate occurrence for her and she thought she had just been unlucky that that specific scene ended up being the topic of the seminar.

Do you remember which video that was?

 

[cookiesandcreeeeeem]

It's so frustrating that she seems to have such a basic understanding of Jane Eyre. The whole point is that Jane's reunion with Rochester IS a radical act, because she now has financial independence and self respect and has found a family (the Rivers). He has been 'punished' for his crimes by being blinded and essentially losing everything. Now they can unite as equals. Obviously the novel can be seen as problematic in light of modern theories of postcolonialism etc, but it's not as if Jane Eyre is meant to be a 'girl power' 21st century feminist Cinderella story. The ending very clearly fits with the novel as a whole.

Where does she talk about Jane Eyre? I studied it years ago at A-Level and it’s one of my favourite novels so interested to hear her perspective

 

[3calico3]

Erimentha talks about Kimberly's cold, pale irises again, probably because she plans to store them in a jar in future. I'm unsure which aesthetic this fits into.

Dr Frankenstein-chic?

 

[jjeett]

Sorry to be that annoying person but I go in and out of following Ruby. What's this book thing? I assumed she's writing a book but why's it not accessible to everyone?