Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fall Out Boy’s Evening Out With…Me

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Bec Graham

First things first. For this concert I decided to do this a little differently. I decided not to spend the entire night trying to get a perfect photo with my not-so-perfect camera phone. I went old school and was just in the moment as … Continue reading →

Posted in Events Between Non-Events, My Fangirl Life | Tagged Andy, Brisbane Convention Centre, Decaydance, Fall Out Boy, fans, Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy, heroes, Joe, music, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, punk, real, Save Rock and Roll, Sugar We're Goin Down, Take This To Your Grave, Thnks fr th Mmrs | 1 Comment

#10 “Venom” by Fiona Paul

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Bec Graham

` i. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ii. Dracula – Bram Stoker 1. Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 2. Holiday in Cambodia – Laura Jean McKay 3. Only Human – Gareth Roberts 4. Beautiful Chaos – Gary Russell 5. The Silent Stars – Dan Abnett 6. American Gods – Neil Gaiman 7. Every … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Fiona Paul, goodreads, historical fiction, intrigue, Italy, love triangle, murder, nobility, religion, science, Secrets of the Eternal Rose, Venice, Venom, YA | 2 Comments

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 1 day to go

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Bec Graham

I apologise to anyone who has been getting their FOB fix from me over the past week or so. I have had the most ridiculous rollercoaster of occurrences over the past few days: I got 38% on an assignment I … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged A Little Less Sixteen Candles a Little More "Touch Me", angst, bad day, Decaydance, drowning, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, Folie à Deux, From Under the Cork Tree, I Don't Care, money, music videos, My Chemical Romance, Orange is the New Black, pressure, quotes, responsibility, Save Rock and Roll, storytelling, work, Young Volcanoes | 1 Comment

Falling off the wagon

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Bec Graham

The other day I went into my local Dymocks looking for two new books. Now, before you say anything, I didn’t actually go in there looking to buy. I was just curious as to whether the books I was after were, … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, bibliophile, Bram Stoker, classics, Dracula, Dymocks, Ellie Marney, Emma Cornwall, fandom, fangirl, Hannah Moskowitz, Literature, Martin Freeman, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlockian, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 2 Comments

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 4 days to go

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Bec Graham

There’s always that one day, week, month, year for a member of a fandom where you sit at your computer and look up everything there is to know about your particular obsession. I have done it for all of my … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged album, Barack Obama, Brendon Urie, Catch Me If You Can, CitizensFOB, Decaydance, Fall Out Boy, fan, fandom, fangirl, FOB, Folie à Deux, pop punk, Travis McCoy, William Beckett | 1 Comment

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 5 days to go

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Bec Graham

I never had a high school sweetheart. I had a high school train wreck. From Year 11 until a few months after graduation I was stuck on this one guy. We were no good together, but for some reason we … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged adolescent, Fall Out Boy, High school, Hum Hallelujah, Infinity on High, iPod, music, relationships, teenage | 5 Comments

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 6 days to go

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bec Graham

I have this incredibly vivid memory of me at about fifteen sitting at my beat-up desk clicking away on my laptop, looking up Fall Out Boy lyrics. I had just downloaded “From Under the Cork Tree” and was trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged 7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen), A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Brendon Urie, Decaydance, Fall Out Boy, From Under the Cork Tree, Fueled By Ramen, lyrics, mental health, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, pop punk, suicide, William Beckett, YouTube | 4 Comments

#9 “The Silent Stars Go By” by Dan Abnett

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bec Graham

1. Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 2. Holiday in Cambodia – Laura Jean McKay 3. Only Human – Gareth Roberts 4. Beautiful Chaos – Gary Russell 5. The Silent Stars – Dan Abnett 6. American Gods – Neil Gaiman 7. Every Breath – Ellie Marney 8. Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman 9. Delirium – Lauren Oliver 10. Pandemonium – Lauren Oliver 11. Requiem … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life | Tagged Amy Pond, Dan Abnett, Doctor Who, Doctor Who 50th anniversary, fandom, Gareth Roberts, Gary Russell, literary tricks, Peter Davison, Rory Pond, The Day of the Doctor, the Doctor, Time Lord, Whovian | 1 Comment

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 7 days to go

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Bec Graham

As much as I love Fall Out Boy, there was something that always wore at me, like a farmer’s friend hidden in my sock. Patrick was the star. He was frontman plus sorted out the composition of FOB’s music. Don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged Elvis Costello, Fall Out Boy, Folie à Deux, Panic at the Disco, Pete Wentz, Sugar We're Goin Down, This Ain't a Scene It's an Arms Race, Thnks fr th Mmrs, What a Catch Donnie | 5 Comments

Countdown to my date with Fall Out Boy – 8 days to go

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Bec Graham

When I was about fourteen I was introduced to my first fandom. I had read Harry Potter and was psyched for each new book to come out, but my first obsessive love was Fall Out Boy. I was head-over-heels, from … Continue reading →

Posted in My Fangirl Life | Tagged Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Fall Out Boy, fandom, fangirl, FOB, Fueled By Ramen, Grand Theft Autumn, music, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Take This To Your Grave, teenage | 6 Comments

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