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17/08/2014

Going Back to Hell 101

No one ever did confess to being under the age of 11 so I’m going to assume you guys are in the same-ish age bracket as me and are school-age. By ‘school age’ I mean ‘in compulsory education’. I’m technically university age but am also technically on a gap year and I don’t have a clue how… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, August 2014, Lists, School

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, A Levels, a short guide, advice, all-girls grammar schools, Camp Half-Blood, Dustin Lance Black’s Instagram, GCSEs, going back to school, high school, Hogwarts, Indifferent Ignorance, Jimmy Urine, Mo Farrah, MSI, organisation, senior school, stationery is important, surviving school, Tim Minchin GIF
30/11/2013

Here’s a Half-Cut MSI Blog!

WP is being very, very slow uploading my photos and I have to go out (twice in one weekend, I know) so here is what’s worked so far. I will update the slideshow gallery thing when the rest have worked… stay tuned kids, Steve embarrassed me when I met him and only time will tell if… Continue reading

Food, Music, November 2013, Photogenius

Camden, doody heads, embarrassing oneself, Indifferent Ignorance, Jimmy Urine, Kitty, Koko, live show, LynZ Way, Mindless Self Indulgence, MSI, pizza, Steve Righ, t-shirts, The Dead Betas, The Red Paintings
28/11/2012

Life is Sometimes Not So Simple…

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Internet, Music, November 2012, Paywall, Videos

Facebook, Indifferent Ignorance, Kickstarter, Mindless Self Indulgence, MSI, YouTube videos
08/11/2012

Article Appreciation Post #1

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Internet, Magazines, Music, November 2012, Paywall, Photogenius, Scriptures, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Guardian’, ‘The Independent’, articles, Indifferent Ignorance, Kerrang!, live review, Mindless Self Indulgence, MSI, Professor Brian Cox

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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.

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Going Back to Hell 101

Here’s a Half-Cut MSI Blog!

Life is Sometimes Not So Simple…

Article Appreciation Post #1