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04/07/2016

Check Out the Ace Dental Work

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July 2016, My Family and Other Animals, Paywall, Photogenius

always go to the dentist, birthday presents, birthday selfies, don’t kill your siblings, Indifferent Ignorance
17/06/2013

Che & Yoga Mats

I’m pretty sure I have lots of important and fancypants things to tell everyone, but I have hayfever and my eyes are almost as itchy as my nose is snotty, so we’re going to watch a video instead. I’m pretty sure The Fence is a bad guy in a film? I support the ideal of sitting on… Continue reading

Fuckin’ Idiots, Funny, Internet, June 2013, Music, Tim Minchin, Videos

‘The Fence’, atheism, birthday presents, Etsy, hayfever, Indifferent Ignorance, RS, Tim Minchin, videos
02/02/2012

… And in the News This Week Part 2 (I did not expect to reuse a title so soon)

This has been a crazy week. I say that sort of thing a lot, but I don’t think I’ve ever meant it this much before. Seven days ago there was just one dog in the house, no such thing as the MCRmy Census (at least not publicly) and no existence of Tobi’s birthday present. I… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, February 2012, Internet, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Photogenius

birthday presents, Indifferent Ignorance, MCRmy, My Chemical Romance, stray dogs, Tobi Zee

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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.

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.

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birthday presents

Check Out the Ace Dental Work

Che & Yoga Mats

… And in the News This Week Part 2 (I did not expect to reuse a title so soon)