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12/09/2017

You Have to Read This Because It’s My Birthday

No, really. I’m 22 today, which means I should probably stop telling myself that I’m in my late teens. I should probably accept that 2005 was more than three years ago as well, now I think about it, but let’s not go down that rabbit hole… Last year I made a list of things I… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance

birthdays, Francesca’s Words short stories, Indifferent Ignorance, new term resolutions, September birthdays, September resolutions, turning 22, yearly goals
26/09/2011

Doing My Sisterly Duty…

For those of you that don’t know, today is my not-quite-sister Isobel’s birthday. So, in true almost-sisterly fashion, I’ve decided to embarrass the hell out of her with some photos and anecdotes I’ve accumulated over the past year. The time she made me coffee for breakfast, forgot about the frother thingy on the machine and… Continue reading

COFFEE, My Family and Other Animals, September 2011

birthdays, Dan and Dan, Facebook, Indifferent Ignorance, Isobel, right to vote, Urban Dictionary, YouTube
08/06/2011

The Story of a Man, a Woman and the Corpses of a Thousand Evil Men

I was on the fence about blogging tonight since I don’t have any pictures/anything massively cool to say, but then Twitter informed me that today’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’s seventh birthday. Good enough present? I will never get tired of this band, or this album. If you listen on headphones, really late at night… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Internet, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), THE WORLD *head in hands*

#HappyBithdayThreeCheersForSweetRevenge, Bible, birthdays, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Justin Bieber (thinks he’s God), Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, Trending Topics, Twitter, YouTube
10/09/2010

This Is Probably the Only Blog Post You’ll Ever Read Linking My Chemical Romance and the 1947 Polish Elections

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Comics, Complaints, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), My Family and Other Animals, Paywall, September 2010, THE WORLD *head in hands*

2001, 9/11, birthdays, Bob Bryar, Charles Darwin, comic strips, communism, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, heory of evolution, Indifferent Ignorance, it’s not over until the fat lady sings, MCR, medical science, Mikey Way, Music, My Chemical Romance, Osama Bin Laden, Ray Toro, September 11th, Stalin, Sunday, Twin Towers, World Trade Center

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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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birthdays

You Have to Read This Because It’s My Birthday

Doing My Sisterly Duty…

The Story of a Man, a Woman and the Corpses of a Thousand Evil Men

This Is Probably the Only Blog Post You’ll Ever Read Linking My Chemical Romance and the 1947 Polish Elections