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29/12/2011

2011 Things I Did in 2011 (or not)

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December 2011, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, 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
22/11/2011

Where would we be without DESTROYA, S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W or Planetary (GO!)? Well, our keyboards might be better off… Happy Birthday ‘Danger Days’!

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Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Videos

#SINGItForJapan, Ask Poison, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Indifferent Ignorance, MCR VS. The Box, My Chemical Romance, Radio One Jingle, Reading and Leeds 2011, Spin magazine Dec 2010
19/05/2011

GUESS WHAT I GOT IN THE POST TODAY

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Art, Colour, May 2011, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Photogenius, THE WORLD *head in hands*

#SINGItForJapan, Frank Iero, From Shibuya With Love, Gerard Way, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, signatures, signed lithographs
13/04/2011

#SINGItForJapan

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April 2011, Art, Internet, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*

#SINGItForJapan, Frank Iero, fundraising, Gerard Way, Japan, Mike Pedicone, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, Twitter, 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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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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2011 Things I Did in 2011 (or not)

Where would we be without DESTROYA, S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W or Planetary (GO!)? Well, our keyboards might be better off… Happy Birthday ‘Danger Days’!

GUESS WHAT I GOT IN THE POST TODAY

#SINGItForJapan