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Emma Watson

23/09/2014

Scoffed at the HeForShe Campaign? Right, Let’s Talk

If you haven’t seen it already, the next thing you should do today is watch the entirety of Emma Watson’s UN HeForShe speech. There has been a lot of news articles quoting it, but some of the most interesting parts weren’t cherry-picked as far as I remember, and watching and listening coveys her emotions a… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, September 2014, Videos

Emma Watson, equality, feminism, gender equality, gendered marketing, girls living as boys in Afgahnistan, HeForShe, India acid attacks, Indifferent Ignorance, make up, social constructs, UN
08/09/2014

A Tourist’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Watford

I feel like I should blog because it’s Literacy Day or something and I’ve got some time to kill before a webinar later. I was going to have a shower so I could be all snuggly with my headphones on, but then I realised that snuggly usually equals sleepy and I’m supposed to be a… Continue reading

Books, Films, Movies, Photogenius, September 2014

‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, books, Emma Watson, filmmaking, Harry’s cupboard, Indifferent Ignorance, Literacy Day, review, Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Warner Bros. Studios, webinar
31/01/2014

The Eleven O’Clock News: Dog Snuggles Help Students.

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COFFEE, DISCUSS., January 2014, Paywall, The Eleven O’Clock News

being a city worker automatically makes you really intense, COFFEE, eighteen hour days, Emma Watson, handbags, Headspace, Indifferent Ignorance, mindfulness, sleep, stress, The Eleven O’Clock News, tumble driers
02/12/2012

Six Degrees of My Headache

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Books, December 2012, Movies, Paywall, Pure Insanity, Videos

‘Come on Eileen’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Heroes of Olympus’, ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie, ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, Dexys Midnight Runners, Emma Watson, Greek mythology, Indifferent Ignorance, Logan Lerman, Rick Riordan, six motherfuckin’ degrees of seperation

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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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Emma Watson

Scoffed at the HeForShe Campaign? Right, Let’s Talk

A Tourist’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Watford

The Eleven O’Clock News: Dog Snuggles Help Students.

Six Degrees of My Headache