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Gerard Way

09/08/2016

Things You Can Get Me for My Birthday

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August 2016, Lists, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

21st birthday gifts gifts for 21 year olds, Gerard Way, getting old, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance
20/07/2016

And we thought the year was fucked when David Bowie died

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July 2016, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Videos

Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, MCR, MCRX, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, YouTube
24/12/2015

Want a Christmas Present? feat. Rock ‘n’ Roll Xmas Videos

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Christmas, December 2015, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Tim Minchin, Videos

‘Every Snowflake is Different (Just Like You)’, ‘White Wine in the Sun’, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Headspace, Headspace voucher, Indifferent Ignorance, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, Tim Minchin, YouTube
22/03/2015

Graffiti on Graves

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DISCUSS., March 2015, MCRmy, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

‘Hesitant Alien’, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, how to get over a breakup (sort of), Indifferent Ignorance, Kerrang! magazine, MCR, MCR breakup, MCRmy, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro

Old school internet (but with better loading times).

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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Gerard Way

Things You Can Get Me for My Birthday

And we thought the year was fucked when David Bowie died

Want a Christmas Present? feat. Rock ‘n’ Roll Xmas Videos

Graffiti on Graves