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Complaints

25/04/2017

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

Today I spent four hours in a virtual queue waiting for tickets for The Cursed Child, only to spend my allotted twenty minutes of browsing time searching fruitlessly for the right number of tickets on the right number of days in the correct type of seats. So ‘miffed’ doesn’t really cover it. Anyway, the good… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Francesca’s Words, GE2017, General Election 2017, guide to voting 2017 election, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket buying queue, Indifferent Ignorance, register to vote UK, stationery on Etsy
17/04/2017

I was going to come up with a title to this but I started listening to Wham! while I went through ideas and now I’m too into Wham! to come up with anything.

Guardians of the Galaxy is on at half eight, so I have a finite amount of time to start and finish this, unlike every post I’ve worked on this week, which has basically been me trying to remember how to write about something that doesn’t involve a bus journey or jet lag. I still feel… Continue reading

Complaints, Holidays, Travel

coming home from travelling, Indifferent Ignorance, long term travel, looking for a job, readjusting to home life, Tom and Jerry gif
22/12/2016

The Sneezing Hour

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Animals…, Complaints, December 2016, Dogs, Paywall

1am posts, colds, having the lurgie, IBS, Illness, the witching hour
06/12/2016

Introducing the Whitest White Girl Problem I’ve Ever Had, ft. Headspace

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Complaints, December 2016, DISCUSS., Paywall

first world problems, Headspace meditation app, Indifferent Ignorance, meditating regularly, using Headspace, white girl problems

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Francesca Astraea here.

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.

What will you find here now?

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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Complaints

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

I was going to come up with a title to this but I started listening to Wham! while I went through ideas and now I’m too into Wham! to come up with anything.

The Sneezing Hour

Introducing the Whitest White Girl Problem I’ve Ever Had, ft. Headspace