June 2016 – Francesca's Thoughts

30/06/2016

Well, It’s a Good Thing We Weren’t Planning on Winning Eurovision Again

I thought I’d let the dust settle on last Thursday before attempting to write a coherent sentence about it, but at this rate that won’t happen until 2025, so I thought I might as well write anyway. I’ve not had a hugely pleasant week, to be honest. It’s hard to run marketing campaigns when no one’s Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Internet, June 2016, My Chemical Romance (get a category), My Family and Other Animals, Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Travel

becoming a digital nomad, Brexit, EU referendum, Gerard Way GIF, Indifferent Ignorance, Lichtenstein, My Chemical Romance, reacting to Brexit, surviving Brexit with your family intact

22/06/2016

Referendum Flu

Since every other motherfucker in my Facebook and Twitter and household is telling me what they think and/or why I’m wrong, I thought I’d return the favour while I still can – and share some of my favourite referendum satire. I can’t upload the entirety of this week’s Private Eye coverage, but if you see Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Internet, June 2016, Newspapers, Social Media, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘Private Eye’, Brexit, EU referendum, Indifferent Ignorance, Jean Jullien, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Brexit, The Vote Now Show, where the fuck is Lithuania

18/06/2016

Saturday Papers: It’s Not Completely Shite Edition

I will be at work when you guys read this, so leave me a comment for me to read on my phone on my lunch break. It’s been a shit week, generally speaking – and specifically speaking now I come to think about it – so I thought I’d collate some of the good things Continue reading

Funny, Internet, June 2016, LGBT, Lists, Saturday Papers, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Videos

31 Jokes That Are Way Too Real For Anyone Who’s Had A Period, Donald Trump is a dick, Indifferent Ignorance, Orange is the New Black series 4, period jokes, Straight guy worries he’s being homophobic to gay roommate, realises he’s fallen in love with him, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, This Diagram Explains Trump’s Response To Orlando

15/06/2016

Adulthood is a Lie

I’ve given it some thought in recent days (and weeks and months and years) and I’ve come to the conclusion that adults are dicks. ‘Don’t lie,’ they tell us when someone’s scribbled on the wallpaper. ‘You must always tell the truth.’ So, adults: why did you spend the first two decades of our lives telling Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., June 2016, THE WORLD *head in hands*

faking it, Indifferent Ignorance, parents are liars, reflections on adulthood, the world’s biggest cover up, young adulthood