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The Midnight Beast

05/05/2014

Moving Image Appreciation Post #6

All we need is YouTube, ladies and gents. That’s it. Ever. The Chainsmokers – #SELFIE PARODY (by The Midnight Beast) If I ever get bored by The Midnight Beast, please quietly remind me of this video. Is it a parody of another song? I usually can’t tell (and I think I’m in these guys’ demographic, haha)…… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Internet, Jesus, May 2014, Movies, Music, Videos

‘What Would Jesus Do?’, 10 Chick Flick cliches you will NOT see in ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’, Axis of Awesome, Dumb Ways to Die, Indifferent Ignorance, Jesus, Moving Image Appreciation Post, Music, My Chemical Romance, The Chainsmokers #SELFIE PARODY, The Midnight Beast, trains, Tumblr, videos, YouTube
19/12/2013

Tag Your Posts When You’re Fully Awake.

So my Pilates class is from eight until nine on Thursday and I usually trot home and go to bed because it’s so relaxing all my bones and joints curl up like small creatures hibernating, but today we had pie and lattes for Christmas, so I will probably fall asleep when it’s time to wake up. You… Continue reading

COFFEE, December 2013, Holidays, Music, Videos

Indifferent Ignorance, pie and lattes, Pilates, teeny tiny doormice having a map, teeny tiny doormice having a nap where would a map fit in that nest I mean look at those snuggles, The Midnight Beast
07/01/2012

In case you hadn’t twigged, I’m not partaking in ‘Post a Day’

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January 2012, Paywall, Videos

Chantal Claret, Indifferent Ignorance, Jimmy Urine, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Midnight Beast, YouTube videos
04/05/2011

May the Fourth Be With You, Etc.

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Funny, Internet, May 2011, Movies, Paywall, Photogenius, Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV

Dalai Lama, Fox News, George Bush, Google Images, Indifferent Ignorancef, May the Fourth, Osama Bin Laden, referendum, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, The Midnight Beast, TMB Party

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The Midnight Beast

Moving Image Appreciation Post #6

Tag Your Posts When You’re Fully Awake.

In case you hadn’t twigged, I’m not partaking in ‘Post a Day’

May the Fourth Be With You, Etc.