Francesca's Thoughts

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01/07/2011

If Art is the Weapon, Mascara is the Nuclear Bomb.

Do you remember the day you rounded up your friends, took them down to the nearest hill and made them pose for your Media coursework? You don’t? You’re missing out. Since that’s not the photograph I’m planning on using, it can hang out on the Net. Exam boards get upset if your coursework turns out… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Colour, Funny, July 2011, My Family and Other Animals, Photogenius

Boots, Indifferent Ignorance, makeover, makeup, mascara, Media coursework, modelling, photographs, torture, Weapons of Mass Destruction
15/11/2010

Sunday’s Achievement

Yesterday I made cookies that turned out like this: I think it’s safe to say that putting biscuit mix into a greased fairy cake tin, with the idea that the biscuits will emerge from the oven perfectly round, is a bit dim. I’ve been doing a lot of dim things lately. The… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Colour, November 2010, Photogenius, Pure Insanity

baking, biscuit, broken glasses, cake, chicken pox, cookie, Cookie Cake, cooking, dim things, fairy cakes, food, glasses, Indifferent Ignorance, jewlery party, muffin, photographs, Twitter, weekend
08/10/2010

I Hearby Name You, Frederina

The print’s a bit small to be seen from a stage, but I’m not likely to be on one any time soon, having a slight lack of band at the moment – so I think Frederina will be totally fine for now. Changeover date, quite honestly, for most things about this blog… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Colour, Music, October 2010, Photogenius

blog, Frederina, guitar, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, Music, photographs, sparkly guitars, themes

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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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If Art is the Weapon, Mascara is the Nuclear Bomb.

Sunday’s Achievement

I Hearby Name You, Frederina