Francesca's Thoughts

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January 2014

31/01/2014

The Eleven O’Clock News: Dog Snuggles Help Students.

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COFFEE, DISCUSS., January 2014, Paywall, The Eleven O’Clock News

being a city worker automatically makes you really intense, COFFEE, eighteen hour days, Emma Watson, handbags, Headspace, Indifferent Ignorance, mindfulness, sleep, stress, The Eleven O’Clock News, tumble driers
24/01/2014

The Ten O’Clock News: a Debate About Scottish Independence

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(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, January 2014, Paywall

Britain, Burns Night, cute British accents, debate, Indifferent Ignorance, referendum, Scotland, Scottish independence, The Ten O’Clock News, whiskey
17/01/2014

The Six O’Clock News: You Really Can Escape the Winter Blues!

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DISCUSS., Funny, Holidays, January 2014, Newspapers, Paywall, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Metro’, ‘The Telegraph’, Dominican Republic, escaping boarding school, Huffington Post, Indifferent Ignorance, The Six O’Clock News, winter blues
15/01/2014

Titling This Took Three Times Longer than Writing It So Please Just Read and Put Us Both Out of Our Misery

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Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, January 2014, Lists, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Newspapers, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘Sherlock’, ‘The Guardian’, Frank Iero, Gerard jamming in his jammies, Gerard Way, Greatest Hits, Indifferent Ignorance, MCR, Mikey Way, Music, My Chemical Romance, press, Ray Toro, voting Labour

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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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January 2014

The Eleven O’Clock News: Dog Snuggles Help Students.

The Ten O’Clock News: a Debate About Scottish Independence

The Six O’Clock News: You Really Can Escape the Winter Blues!

Titling This Took Three Times Longer than Writing It So Please Just Read and Put Us Both Out of Our Misery