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27/11/2011

In Which I Shamlessly Promote My Own Work

I’ve bombarded you all with things I like to read, now I’m going to bombard you with things I’ve written. Or made on Photoshop. First off, I made a DeviantART profile. I actually had one ages ago, but I got fed up with reading comments and summaries by people who thought that their ability to draw… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Internet, November 2011, Scriptures

‘An Emoshitter’s Guide to the Galaxy’, DeviantART, Indifferent Ignorance, Photoshop
18/09/2011

10 Years, 10 Days: Killjoys Are Creative (and sometimes slightly insane)

I mentioned the Killjoys’ creative talent the other day, but it’s time to devote an entire post to it. Sadly, as with band interviews, there are far too many pieces of work on the Interwebz to name. So browse the band or SINGIfForJapan on DeviantART to your heart’s content for artwork. For fanfictions, I recommend… Continue reading

’10 Years 10 Days’, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), September 2011

DeviantART, Etsy, fanfiction, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, LiveJournal, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, Twitter, YouTube
27/08/2011

MCR’s 10th Anniversary Mission: ’10 Years, 10 Days’

If you loathe My Chemical Romance, look away now. This post is entirely My Chem related. Killjoys! I need you! Yeah, I know, I say this every other week. But this time, I really, really do. The forums are buzzing with quiet anticipation as the ten-year anniversary of the band, and the MCRmy, comes up. There… Continue reading

’10 Years 10 Days’, Art, August 2011, Internet, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Photogenius, Videos

’10 Years, 10 Days’, 10 year anniversay MCR, DeviantART, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Killjoys, MCR, MCRmy, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, YouTube
10/08/2010

I Want What He’s Smoking.

I was going to write about something completely different. Then I found this picture on DeviantART, from San Diego Comic Con 2010. Figured I haven’t ranted about the elder Mr. Way since February when he contracted throat cancer, so since he’s holding a fag, it’s time to state some opinions. When I first… Continue reading

August 2010, Colour, Comics, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Photogenius

blond hair, Comic Con 2010, DeviantART, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Los Angeles, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance

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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.

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DeviantART

In Which I Shamlessly Promote My Own Work

10 Years, 10 Days: Killjoys Are Creative (and sometimes slightly insane)

MCR’s 10th Anniversary Mission: ’10 Years, 10 Days’

I Want What He’s Smoking.