Francesca's Thoughts

29/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary

Audioblog time! I decided to commentate on each of these stories (don’t worry there are things to look at while you listen): Too bad I talked about things in the wrong order and forgot how to talk and read simultaneously. Story One, in which we should perhaps panic. Story Two, in which I haven’t heard of… Continue reading

Audioblogs, August 2014, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Lists, The Six O’Clock News

‘Ashya King: Missing boy’s ‘life is in danger”, ‘Bill Kerr, ‘Judge criticises lawyer for ‘Harry Potter’ appearance’, ‘Millions of historic images posted to Flickr’, ‘Scottish independence: Jim Murphy suspends campaign tour’, ‘Shawforth man, ‘The millionaires who rescue people at sea’, ‘The odd objects looted from Washington DC in 1814’, ‘The truth about the GBBO baked Alaska, ‘UK threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Iraq and Syria conflicts’, 85, according to Diana’, Audioblog, Australian actor and radio star, BBC News, dies aged 92′, fuckin’ idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, popular stories, prank calling the terrorist hotline, suspected of driving car at 81-year-old’, The Six O’Clock News

27/08/2014

Packing – Or Not – Some Bags

I always get a bit confused after a bank holiday – the joy of long weekend is kind of negated by not knowing what day it is for the rest of the week. So to make myself feel efficient in the face of uncertanity I’ve been adapting my Society6 and Etsy shops a little bit. Etsy will… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, August 2014, Holidays, Tim Minchin, Travel

conundrums, EasyJet is stingy, Etsy, Greece, Indifferent Ignorance, my art, packing for long term trips, Society6, suitcases, Tim Minchin GIF, travel, writing equipment

22/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: What It Takes to Re-Focus the Media (sort of)

Let’s address the obvious first and foremost and take a moment to appreciate what journalists are doing in certain parts of the world at the moment. While the tabloids are going crazy over Cara Delevigne’s holiday with Selena Gomez, there are people from across the globe who are quite literally the front line of communications… Continue reading

19/08/2014

Tuesday is Okay Today.

Darlings, it’s Tuesday. Tuesday is normally a nondescript day. The novelty of a new week has worn off but next weekend is but a pipe dream. Not today. Today is the 2000th anniversary of the death of the bloke who founded the Roman Empire. Cool huh. Don’t worry if you don’t much understand the whole Roman… Continue reading