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Christmas

23/06/2021

Chilling out with Lorde and a lil chat

Good evening lovelies, I hope you’re all well. Today is the fifth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, so here’s to another five years of national stability!!! (Seriously, though, did that go very quickly or very slowly?) I do not have any news or suchlike for this post; I am working on some bigger ones and… Continue reading

brain chat, Christmas

Indifferent Ignorance, Lorde 'Solar Power', Månneskin, midsummer, The Great British Sewing Bee
29/11/2019

Tim Minchin at the Cliffs ft. Indie Friday

Afternoon! I am fed up with organising envelopes and mythology-inspired greetings cards, so I thought I’d pop in. Happy Black Friday! Wait, that’s not what I mean. I mean, please buy from independent retailers this Christmassy season (and especially today, which many smart people are calling Indie Friday in a bid to cut through the… Continue reading

Christmas, Etsy, Music, Tim Minchin

Black Friday, Folksy, Folksy vs Etsy, indie Friday, Indifferent Ignorance, musical comedy, support independent retailers, Tim Minchin, Tim Minchin Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
17/10/2017

Christmas is Calling, Help

I had a quick glance at my calendar and it’s been nearly three whole weeks since I sat down to write here so I made myself a beverage, cracked my neck and sat down to tell you all… um. It’s been a busy three weeks? But everything in it was too nondescript to blog about?… Continue reading

Christmas, DISCUSS., Dogs

buying Christmas presents, buying the right number of Christmas presents, Christmas on Etsy, GoodReads profile, Indifferent Ignorance, Paris Hilton’s dog mansion, payday loans, Secret Santas
14/12/2016

All I Want for Christmas is Eight Hours Sleep, Peace of Mind & An MCR Singalong

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(All Hail) Creation, Christmas, December 2016, Internet, Jesus, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, South East Asia 2017, Videos

‘Every Snowflake is Different (Just Like You)’, All I Want For Christmas Is You, backpacking, Etsy UK, Francesca’s Words, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance, preparing for Christmas, stationery on Etsy

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Christmas

Chilling out with Lorde and a lil chat

Tim Minchin at the Cliffs ft. Indie Friday

Christmas is Calling, Help

All I Want for Christmas is Eight Hours Sleep, Peace of Mind & An MCR Singalong