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January 2015

20/01/2016

Harry vs Voldemort and the Art of Waiting

For someone who loathes Valentine’s and all it represents, I have been making an awful lot of Valentine’s-related stationery lately. Buy now to make your friends laugh! Buy now for an alternative Valentine’s gift! Buy now so I don’t have to get another job! I have spent the last week or so trying to focus on… Continue reading

Books, Complaints, DISCUSS., January 2015

Blogging101, good things come to those who wait, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, screwdrivers, someone buy me a Camaro, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s gift
29/01/2015

Saving Face: Beauty is in the Eye of the Purse Holder

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Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, January 2015, Magazines, Paywall, Saving Face Series, Videos

‘The Economist’, A More BeYOUtiful You, beauty industry, Estee Lauder, feminine hygiene products, gender gap, gender inequality, gendered marketing, getting swindled, how to break the economy, Indifferent Ignorance, L’Oreal, Saving Face Series, saving money on beauty and skincare products, sexism, The Beauty Truth
27/01/2015

Colour Codes

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DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, January 2015, Paywall, Social Media

apologies, BBC News, Benedict Cumberbatch, Indifferent Ignorance, not being racist, people of colour, social media
25/01/2015

Mid-Blog Crisis?

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(All Hail) Creation, Indifferent Ignorance, January 2015, Paywall

blogging woes, Burns Night, conundrum, Etsy, Indifferent Ignorance, The Bullshit Brigade

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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.

Speaking of tea… Make a cup and settle in.

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January 2015

Harry vs Voldemort and the Art of Waiting

Saving Face: Beauty is in the Eye of the Purse Holder

Colour Codes

Mid-Blog Crisis?