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It’s been a bad year for dictators

29/12/2011

2011 Things I Did in 2011 (or not)

It’s the got to the time of year when I make a list of mostly irrelevant things that went on in the last twelve months… January I discover The Left Rights and am forever changed, some countries in the middle east get stuck into revolutions and are forever changed. Isobel, Ellen and I leave a Primark bag full… Continue reading

December 2011, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Videos

#SINGItForJapan, 2011, Every Snowflake is Different, Indifferent Ignorance, It’s been a bad year for dictators, makeover, MCM, My Chemical Romance, Reading and Leeds

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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.

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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It’s been a bad year for dictators

2011 Things I Did in 2011 (or not)