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20/02/2014

Half Term Blog and a Dog

I think that if adults had half terms, their output would be highly improved and would not only counteract the extra time off but also contribute more to the economy. For example, this week I have walked my dogs, worked on homework (not as much as I should but more than I sometimes do in… Continue reading

Dogs, February 2014, Holidays, Internet

cute dog GIF, Etsy, half term, Indifferent Ignorance, merchandise and arty stuff, The Webways
04/11/2013

Popcorn Versus Pumpkins

So it’s November, and we’ve got men growing creepy moustaches and writers attempting to put together an entire novel together in thirty days and I’m pretty sure the Stoptober failures victims not-quit-people have bought their weight in tobacco in the last few days. The last of the Hallowe’en sweets are being eaten/discarded and Strictly‘s getting sparklier.… Continue reading

COFFEE, Complaints, November 2013, Videos

Bradley Cooper, cold, half term, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, Moustache, Movember, November, porcupines are very cute, pumpkins, School, Teddy Bear the Porcupine, YouTube
05/06/2011

In Which I Make Lame Excuses for Not Blogging

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Holidays, Movies, Paywall

Doctor Who, eye makeup, German speaking GCSE, half term, Ikea, Indifferent Ignorance, makeover, Pirates of the Caribbean
30/05/2011

Calling on the MCRmy and Killjoys (come on guys, it’s half term… spare me a minute?!)

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Art, Internet, May 2011, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Pure Insanity, Videos

Art, Google, half term, Help, Indifferent Ignorance, Killjoys, making stuff, MCR quotes, MCRmy, My Chemical Romance, YouTube

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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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half term

Half Term Blog and a Dog

Popcorn Versus Pumpkins

In Which I Make Lame Excuses for Not Blogging

Calling on the MCRmy and Killjoys (come on guys, it’s half term… spare me a minute?!)