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Valentine’s Day

20/01/2016

Harry vs Voldemort and the Art of Waiting

For someone who loathes Valentine’s and all it represents, I have been making an awful lot of Valentine’s-related stationery lately. Buy now to make your friends laugh! Buy now for an alternative Valentine’s gift! Buy now so I don’t have to get another job! I have spent the last week or so trying to focus on… Continue reading

Books, Complaints, DISCUSS., January 2015

Blogging101, good things come to those who wait, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, screwdrivers, someone buy me a Camaro, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s gift
17/02/2015

Spring is Springing… or limping towards us, at any rate.

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February 2015, Food, Holidays, Movies, Paywall

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ GIFs, chocolate, Dancing Groot, spring cleaning, springtime, Valentine’s Day
14/02/2014

The Six O’Clock News: a Valentine’s News Round-Up!

Happy Valentine’s Day, unless you’re ill and alone and watching TV this fine Friday evening. Ugh, Valentine’s. According to The Guardian, in some cultures Valentine’s is becoming synonymous with “my female partner will have sex with me whether she wants to or not” and, despite the small sample size of Cambodian participants, it’s not a… Continue reading

February 2014, Holidays, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Guardian’, ‘The Metro’, chemical romances (or not), EuroNews, Indifferent Ignorance, love and other icky stuff, The Six O’Clock News, Tumblr, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s traditions

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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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Valentine’s Day

Harry vs Voldemort and the Art of Waiting

Spring is Springing… or limping towards us, at any rate.

The Six O’Clock News: a Valentine’s News Round-Up!