Francesca's Thoughts

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September 2016

27/09/2016

Look, a GoPro on a Sparrow

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(All Hail) Creation, Paywall, September 2016, Videos

cleaning out one’s room, Indifferent Ignorance, sparrow videos, we put a GoPro on a sparrow
23/09/2016

Heart Palpitations on One, Two-

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Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, September 2016, Videos

Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, MCR, MCRmy, MCRX, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, YouTube
16/09/2016

There’s Snot in My Hair, and You Really Needed to Know That.

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(All Hail) Creation, Paywall, September 2016

Halloween, Hell’s Belles, Illness, Indifferent Ignorance, questionable jokes, the Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs BBC show
09/09/2016

A Take on the Grammar School Debate, by Someone Who Actually Went to One

The new school year is upon the nation’s sproglets and there’s a new-ish argument in Parliament and the media about grammar schools. Am I glad to be back home. I want to add my two cents to the great grammar school debate, because I actually attended one – after 1974, which as far as I can tell is when… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Government and Politics, School, September 2016, THE WORLD *head in hands*

attending a grammar school, essay on grammar schools, grammar school debate, Indifferent Ignorance, taking the 11+, the Eleven Plus in Essex

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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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September 2016

Look, a GoPro on a Sparrow

Heart Palpitations on One, Two-

There’s Snot in My Hair, and You Really Needed to Know That.

A Take on the Grammar School Debate, by Someone Who Actually Went to One