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02/04/2011

It’s the 2nd of April… That Has Nothing to Do With this Blog.

Some of you may be aware of a little project called #SINGItForJapan – if not, Ray Toro can explain, he’s the one behind it. Anyway, here is my contribution. Not very fancy, but I’ve only had Photoshop ten minutes. In other news, please vote for My Chem in MTV’s March Madness contest. You know the MCRmy… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, April 2011, Art, Colour, Internet, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Photogenius, School, Videos

#SINGItForJapan, competition, England, Fabio Capello, fans, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, MTV, MTV March Madness, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Photoshop, Radioactive Raccoon, ranting, Ray Toro, regional finals, Speak Out, Toxic Waste, videos, YouTube
26/11/2010

Just Your Average Friday

Visualise this. My Physics’ teacher’s classroom, 9:30ish am, Friday morning. Usually a scene of utter pain and confusion on my part. Today, however, we had a cover, and everyone talked rather a lot. So much, in fact, Ruby felt comfortable waving a sheet at me from her bench. “You can tell an English person drew this, can’t… Continue reading

Complaints, November 2010, Photogenius, Pure Insanity, School, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Britain, chips, England, fish, fish and chips, France, Friday, Indifferent Ignorance, Physics, planet Earth, plate tectonics, School

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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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England

It’s the 2nd of April… That Has Nothing to Do With this Blog.

Just Your Average Friday