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New Year

31/12/2019

A Bullet-Point Decade

Inspired by Maggie Steifvater, I have compiled an out-of-order list of things that have happened to me this decade. I’m going out later so I’ll probably get emotionally introspective initially while I’m washing my hair and then while I’m varying degrees of tipsy; I think a list is good for stating unequivocally that things happened,… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS.

2010s, decade round up, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Judith Kerr, Maggie Stiefvater, New Year
04/01/2016

New Year’s Intentions 2016

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(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS., G. Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, January 2016, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

‘The Raven Cycle’, being plagued with insecurities, Blogging 101, blogging resolutions, Blogging101, Facebok pages, Gerard Way GIF, giving up chocolate, Indifferent Ignorance, New Year, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions
01/01/2015

Hogmanay Hangover (Sort Of)

Happy new year everyone! I am quite tired today because I went to bed technically today on a bed that is technically a sofa. But the tired-blues haven’t hit yet – we’re about to walk the dogs, ask me later – so I thought I’d say hey and happy new year, since the whole globe… Continue reading

Dogs, January 2015

dogs, Hogmanay, Indifferent Ignorance, New Year
30/12/2014

TV And Chocolate Central 2014

I just realised that the Indifferent Ignorance Awards, which I thought I posted two days ago, shows up on the site as being posted on the 21st, when I started the draft. I’m going to have to get a grip on this Internet lark in 2015… I’m quite busy at the moment, which is weird… Continue reading

Christmas, December 2014, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, Travel, Zakynthos

Indifferent Ignorance, New Year, The Little Book of Indifferent Ignorance, yearly roundup

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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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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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New Year

A Bullet-Point Decade

New Year’s Intentions 2016

Hogmanay Hangover (Sort Of)

TV And Chocolate Central 2014