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It's exactly like a man crush.
Unrequited and terrifying?
I was thinking about someone who has a crush on me today (well, they asked me out.) He's a lovely man, gentle beyond belief, and kind, and caring. But he seems to have worked himself into a knot. And I worry about him. But I don't want to think I can change him or rescue him. Deep down I think he does need rescuing. As much as I need rescuing. Or maybe we could both fail spectacularly together. But it's 2am, I've been drinking. And this seems like an emotional booty call, so I'm off to listen to All Saints (after Kraftwerk finishes.)
In other news I've discovered fashion magazines. I spent the night sitting opposite a friend or in a bar, drinking nice beer, nice cider and tolerable wine and reading through Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. I have to do a fashion shoot later in the year and I don't know the first thing about fashion photography. So I looked at the pictures, and they're all pictures. Then I started reading the articles. And they're all about what seem like really amazing women (or gay men.) And there's jewellery, and dresses, and lifestyles, and it's all so perfectly put together and entirely unapologetic.
My problem with it is that it seems like easy mode. So fantastically put together I imagine their decades and sometimes centuries of existence has meant they're honed to perfection. The industry they're in means they've been honed to perfection. And the models are airbrushed, and the fashion is clothes-pinned, and the women are cheekboned.
And all that makes me think of Pin Up styles. Pin up is hugely accepting of fat women. I'm fat. I like crisps, especially Monster Munch. And I like beer and cider and wine, and pizza, and potatoes. I am not pretty. At least not by any definition. But it seems to me that the only fashion acceptance I can find, as a movement of fat women is pin up photography. If you look at Asos and their plus range pages the women are big, but they're not fat (and their clothes are pinned in the pictures after I bought a lovely baroque wallpaper fabric dress that hung off my like a belly.)
There's this weird aspirational/reality divide going on in me. I'd like those things in those magazines. I'd like to be unapologetic, and secure. I don't want hollow cheeks and mantelpiece cheekbones. Easy mode. Present a perfect magazine of perfect people with the forcefulness of an Apollo rocket. Fail to show beautiful fat people because they don't fit into runway looks. Fail to show so much. So much that is beautiful. So much beyond looks. And that's why I'll be behind the camera.0 -
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So got a date for my surgery. End of November. Grand. Month and a bit to freak out about the needle and pain.
Call from the consultant secretary this morning. They've had a cancellation. For tomorrow!!! So I'll be going under the knife tomorrow morning. Nervous doesn't begin to cover how I'm feeling right now.
Oh wow that's quick! In one way though it means you don't have too much time to think yourself into a tizzy about it. But I know I'd be freaking out too.
On the plus side, when it gets to the end of November you can be all smug because it's done and dusted and otherwise you'd have spend the month dreading it
In any case, I hope it goes perfectly and the recovery is quick and you have plenty TLC!0 -
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Hmm grades are in, got a b- and a c- was sure I was an f on both.
So pleased enough, my disseration is about 60% of the overall grade, and I was sitting on a solid b/second (they have some weird thing in masters where it's a merit/distinction) so a good dissertation means a first/second for me.
As someone working more than fulltime and doing it I'd be happy with either.
Does that sound like a cop out? To be happy with a second?
No, does not sound like a cop out. You have a lot going on, working full time, and doing a masters degree. Juggling all of that is hard enough with out adding more stress on yourself.
Not saying you should stop trying for a first but don't beat yourself up. 0 -
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SillyBeans wrote: »I got a 2.1 and while happy enough, I had wanted a first. Not just for the sake of it but I knew I should be able to achieve it. My downfall was the fact that my entire final year was all essays apart from one written exam that was worth very little. I always work best under pressure and exams suit me better than assignments or course work. That's what's always put me off doing a masters, the thought of a thesis gives me nightmares!
Here's your sister
However I've now three months. I'm very clear on my subject, so one month for research/surveys, two to collate it and do academic research and one to complete the thesis
I'm like you, I should achieve it, and know there are some aspects of me (like referencing and acadaemic stuff) that cause me to fall down, so I need to be disciplined.
Still a 2.1 in a Masters while working fulltime is nothing to be ashamed of.
My OH constantly tells me a huge amount of people drop out lol0 -
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rainbow kirby wrote: »Great to hear Sullivlo - look after yourself now and take it easy!
Am on the couch with Netflix and magazines no danger of not taking it easy. 0 -
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Great to hear things went well, best wishes for a full recoveryOP was a success. More extensive damage than showed up on MRI. So needed a full repair and decompression. I'm home now. In a sling for 4 weeks. Then the fun of rehab starts.
Would recommend sports surgery clinic. Fantastic facility. Cannot rate highly enough. 0 -
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I massively underestimated how many kids we'd get to the door and I never have junk in the house really so didn't want to be left with loads of sweets and chocolate. I ended up raiding my baking supplies of monster bags of m&ms and malteasers, the small bars of choceur milk chocolate from aldi, the milk choc and white choc buttons from aldi, mini jammy dodgers (which all live in my baking box) and the only junk I have for me...my boost bars
I totally didn't want to be THAT house that gives out fruit/nuts/dark chocolate or doesn't answer their door.
Housemates both have tonnes of junk but neither said 'hey give them some of my stuff' when I said numerous times that I was all out...0 -
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Teafor two12345 wrote: »It will pass sullivlo. Hubby will look after you!
I hope both you and stheno feel better!
Nice assumption on my relationship status
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