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17/07/2011

I Am Alive. Just Barely.

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Funny, Holidays, Internet, July 2011, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Pure Insanity, Videos

coursework, Dan and Dan, International My Chemical Romance Day, My Chemical Romance, The Daily Mail Song, time-wasting, Torchwood, Torchwood: Miracle Day, videos, YouTube
02/04/2011

It’s the 2nd of April… That Has Nothing to Do With this Blog.

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(All Hail) Creation, April 2011, Art, Colour, Internet, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Photogenius, School, Videos

#SINGItForJapan, competition, England, Fabio Capello, fans, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, MTV, MTV March Madness, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Photoshop, Radioactive Raccoon, ranting, Ray Toro, regional finals, Speak Out, Toxic Waste, videos, YouTube
19/03/2011

Instead of Spending 10 Minutes Reading My Crap –

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Food, Funny, March 2011, Music, Paywall, Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*

cartoons, Indifferent Ignorance, Music, parodies, Trapped in the Drive Thru, videos, Weird Al Yankovic, YouTube
21/12/2010

English Person: “Merry Christmas!” American: “Don’t you mean ‘happy holidays’?” English Person: “Er, no.”

I’m pretty into Christmas. I’m not a Christian the other 364 days a year, so I’m not going to pretend it’s all about Baby Jesus – my favourite part is the lights. You know, it’s dark by four o’clock and the ten minutes of sun we do get are when we’re in class… Continue reading

Colour, December 2010, Holidays, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), THE WORLD *head in hands*, Videos

12 Days of Chavmass, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Christmas, father christmas, ho ho ho, Indifferent Ignorance, lights, MCR, My Chemical Romance, raindeer, Santa Claus, TV specials, videos

Old school internet (but with better loading times).

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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I Am Alive. Just Barely.

It’s the 2nd of April… That Has Nothing to Do With this Blog.

Instead of Spending 10 Minutes Reading My Crap –

English Person: “Merry Christmas!” American: “Don’t you mean ‘happy holidays’?” English Person: “Er, no.”