Francesca's Thoughts

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July 2014

29/07/2014

Commissions Open for Business!

Snowflakes! So it’s time to get back in the saddle, as the saying goes, and do some w r i t i n g again! As I mentioned in last week’s stupendous audioblog, I’ve done a some commissions already so now it’s time to expand and do stuff through PayPal (it’s legit, I checked). All the… Continue reading

Indifferent Ignorance, July 2014, Scriptures

Art, commissions, flash fiction, freelance writing, Indifferent Ignorance, my writing, PayPal, short stories
25/07/2014

The Six O’Clock News: the Queen Does Smile!

To be totally honest, I wanted to do the News about the Commonwealth Games so I could include this: I heard that the Queen isn’t ‘allowed’ to smile in official photos or at big occasions, which is definitely a tradition that needs to go because elderly ladies smiling is always brilliant, especially when they posses… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Funny, Government and Politics, Internet, July 2014, LGBT, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘John Barrowman Delivers Rebuke To Anti-LGBT Countries With Commonwealth Games Kiss’, @TheTweetOfGod, British Empire, colonial shit, Commonwealth Games, Huffington Post, Indifferent Ignorance, John Barrowman, LGBT, photobombing Queen, Scottie Dogs, Scottish referendum, The Six O’Clock News, Tom Daley, Tunnock’s Teacakes
23/07/2014

Audioblog: IMCRD & Coffee Deficiency

#ProjectSnowflake I also feel I should clarify that the twelve shots were individual, not all shoved in one pint glass. Happy IMCRD! Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Audioblogs, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, July 2014, MCRmy, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Videos

#PROJ, audioblogs, commissions, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Holidays, IMCRD, Indifferent Ignorance, Jaegerbombs, MCRmy, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, videos, YouTube
18/07/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Insert Story Here!

Usually the news is an hour or five late because I have life stuff on – it’s rarely written early and it’s never been a week and a day early. What the hell am I supposed to write about? For all I know, Current Me is typing this in normal life but by 18th July… Continue reading

Frnkiero, July 2014, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘Mein Kampf’, 18th July, DatesInHistory.com, Emperor Nero, Frank Iero, Henry VIII, Rome burning, the Pope, The Six O’Clock News, Uruguay

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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.

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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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July 2014

Commissions Open for Business!

The Six O’Clock News: the Queen Does Smile!

Audioblog: IMCRD & Coffee Deficiency

The Six O’Clock News: Insert Story Here!