DISCUSS. – Page 4 – Francesca's Thoughts

18/12/2019

An early new year’s resolution ft. mental health and mobile phones

I feel a bit dumb even writing this post, but it’s about something that we should probably talk about more: I have hair on my toes. Kidding, although I do (hoping it might thin out as I age, though). What I want to talk about today is the fact that yesterday evening, I switched off Continue reading

DISCUSS., Health, Internet, Social Media

burn out, Indifferent Ignorance, mental health and phone usage, mental health and social media use, mindful tech, new year’s resolutions, repetitive strain injury

11/12/2019

In which my attitude to this election is the word ‘fuck’ whispered softly while cradling a strong alcoholic beverage

I didn’t think this election was bothering me until this evening, when I picked up a box of Heroes I bought to take to work tomorrow and ate half of them while I was watching the news. So it’s possibly time to admit I’m experiencing internal conflict. (I’m also really annoyed I’m furring up my Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics

Brexit, Frank Iero gif, general election 2019, Indifferent Ignorance, Southend election, Southend on Sea

31/10/2019

In Which I Have Been Blogging Ten (10!) Actual Years

Today I have been blogging on here ten years. My first ever post wasn’t today, it was sometime in November, but Halloween always felt like a good day for a birthday. I’ve thought about writing something long and heartfelt, or doing a big old retrospective where I comb through old posts ripping the shit out Continue reading

DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance

blogging for a decade, Frank Iero gif, ghost sketch, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance, ten years of blogging

23/10/2019

This is a story about tarot decks and YA novels.

This evening I bought two sets of tarot cards. Officially it’s because I’m going to a Halloween party at the weekend. Unofficially, I feel really guilty about a small amount of book piracy in 2015. Officially, I need tarot cards for my costume. I don’t, really, but the dress and shawl I bought in a Continue reading

Art, Books, DISCUSS., Halloween

‘The Dream Thieves’, ‘The Raven Cycle’, book piracy, indie creators, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, Maggie Stiefvater at YALC 2016, Raven Prophecy tarot deck, tarot cards, tarot deck