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07/03/2018

Brownout 2.0: the To-Do List from Hell

Morning! I don’t usually write blogs before lunchtime because mornings are for Serious Work but a) I have to leave the house soon and can’t get my teeth into anything in case I forget to leave and b) I’m feeling a bit pffft. I would like to blame the weather, but I think I’m getting… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Pure Insanity

blogging, crowdfunding on Patreon, digital marketing freelancing, freelance writing, getting your shit together, Indifferent Ignorance, making lists, running an Etsy shop, tax year 2018/19, Tom and Jerry gif, writers on Patreon
31/10/2016

Seven Years of Self Deprecation Whoop Whoop

So. Big day. Ish. I don’t really remember doing it, but today is this site’s seventh birthday. SEVEN. We’re talking horcrux numbers here. Substantial marriage numbers. A long time. I was going to celebrate with a Tweet, but I figured that I might as well get my money’s worth over here… also I just noticed… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet

blogging, blogging for seven years, headers on WordPress, Indifferent Ignorance
23/02/2016

In Which My Dog Cleans His Teeth

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Complaints, Dogs, February 2016, Internet, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

blogging, Blogging101, dogs, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance, spider bathroom invasion, toothbrushes, WordAds
20/11/2015

Questionable Late Night Ideas/Blog Challenge??

Do you know what I feel like I’m lacking? Apart from a crowded bank account and my Christmas shopping? Reading blogs. I was thinking about the blogs I follow and although they’re quite varied and interesting, I don’t feel like I’m immersed in a community I’ve been a part of for six years. And I know there… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, November 2015

‘The Graham Norton Show’, blog challenge, blogging, blogs, Indifferent Ignorance, peanut butter, YA blogs

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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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Brownout 2.0: the To-Do List from Hell

Seven Years of Self Deprecation Whoop Whoop

In Which My Dog Cleans His Teeth

Questionable Late Night Ideas/Blog Challenge??