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14/11/2017

How Not To Run An Etsy Shop (Or Your Life) | Part One of Many, Probably

Embarrassing story time, people. Almost too embarrassing for the Internet, actually, but I don’t have anything else as remotely entertaining to talk about, so make a cup of tea and bask in my idiocy… A bit of back story: I’ve been working on my Etsy every day for the last few weeks, including evenings and… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Complaints, Etsy, Funny, Internet

atheist Christmas cards, Francesca’s Words, Greek mythology gifts, Greek mythology stationery, How Not To Run An Etsy Shop (Or Your Life), Indifferent Ignorance, preparing a shop for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, preparing for Black Friday, Roman mythology, running an Etsy shop, Saturnalia gifts, when online orders go wrong
19/12/2016

But Which One is the Parody, Actually?

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December 2016, Films, Funny, Government and Politics, Paywall, Videos

‘Love Actually’, Hillary Clinton Love Actually, Saturday Night Live do Love Actually, US electoral college
01/09/2016

Moving Image Appreciation Post #10

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Animals…, August 2016, Dogs, Frnkiero, Funny, Internet, Paywall, Videos

Beyonce parody with a dog, Frank Iero, Indifferent Ignorance, KISSING, Marina and the Diamonds video, Sweet Pea the dog, teenagers kissing, Troye Sivan ft Alessia Cara, Troye Sivan videos, WILD ft Alessia Cara, workaholic videos, YouTube
07/07/2016

5 Things You Didn’t Know the British Museum Would Make a Video About

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Funny, History & Old Stuff, Internet, July 2016, Paywall, Pure Insanity, Videos

5 things you didn’t know about penises, copywriting, digital marketing, freelancing, Indifferent Ignorance, the British Museum

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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.

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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Funny

How Not To Run An Etsy Shop (Or Your Life) | Part One of Many, Probably

But Which One is the Parody, Actually?

Moving Image Appreciation Post #10

5 Things You Didn’t Know the British Museum Would Make a Video About