Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Arbitrary Photos and a Point


Here is a photo of a kitten.

What a wonderful way to start off a post, eh? I'm going a little nuts here, all this snow is sending me a little bit around the proverbial bend. I'm doing a little work, although not TOO much on the run up to Christmas. I'm way ahead of schedule, though, and having a blast.

I managed to get all my Christmas shopping done, too. Well, most of it. Laura's present is being shipped over from the UK tomorrow, hopefully- that is, if the weather doesn't close the airports again. That's the only worry I have this year.

Every Christmas Eve, Laura and her sister Katie come over and we all sit at the kitchen table and they babble on in this weird sister-talk thing of half-finished sentences and references to things I know nothing about, and then we exchange presents. My presents to them are always AWESOME. Their presents to me usually consist of a jar of boiled sweets.

Oh look, here's one of my doggies!


Where was I?

Oh yes, Laura and Katie. So that's the tradition, that's what we've been doing for the past few years. I have Katie's present already bought and ready to hand over, so I'm just hoping that Laura's gets here in time. Also being shipped over are the presents for my mother and my sisters, but it's Laura who's the important one. The others will understand if their gifts arrive late. Laura is the only one who will look at me with those eyes...

Speaking of eyes, look at this! I'm fairly certain a reader in Australia (or possibly New Zealand) brought these to one of my events back in... in... well, whenever I was over there.

Check it out! It's Skulduggery and the Grotesquery!



Which reminds me- I'm going to read ten pieces of fan fiction this Christmas, just to spoil myself. So if you have any favourites out there, let me know- and yes, you may suggest your OWN fan fiction, it's not as arrogant as it sounds...

These pieces would, preferably, be on the shorter side. Obviously, I'm not going to be reading huge multi-part stories, because that would mean I'd have to miss Doctor Who on Christmas Day, and that is NOT going to happen AGAIN.

And look! Another picture! This time of a some truly odd people dressed as Skulduggery characters!


And LEGO SKULDUGGERY AND VALKYRIE!



How are you guys going to be spending Christmas, by the way? We're doing some of our visiting on Christmas Eve, then the second half of visiting Christmas Day, and then mmmmmmm dinner...

After which, my cousins will be coming over to my parents' place, and we'll all play a game and eat turkey sandwiches. It's my job to pick a new game every year. We started off with poker, then decided that was clearly too grown-up for us, so this year we'll be playing Pictionary- the game of kings.

And these three little ladies will be joining the Landy clan for their first ever Christmas. The twins are dressed as the most coolest character EVER in the world (and being held on the knees of people I have never seen before), and little Sophie is dressed as some kind of... er... pumpkin... thing...



These pictures were obviously taken at Halloween.

My sisters do NOT dress their children like this normally.


Honest.


If I don't post again by Saturday, then a big Merry Christmas to all my Minions, my Munchkin Army, and my Ninja Leprechauns. For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, you all get a big cheery wave and a slightly awkward expression.

I will write again soon, if only to tell you what astonishingly disappointing present I get from my sisters this year...

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Dragona Pine said...

I do have to insult her because she DESERVES it. There's lot of fowl names I could call her now, but I'm not doing so people don't feel bad of me before I go. And I am only returning once Lunar either doesn't bother with the fanfic. Or doesn't kill anyone. Bye.

Darkane Claw said...

put not out.

Lunar Tears said...

*sighs*

Now I have to think of a completely new idea. This is really depressing for Christmas time. I'm trying to think of something else now...

Dragona Pine said...

I'll ask her again. That's what I'm going to do.

Lunar Tears said...

What's Nicolette's taken name?

Is it Nicolette?

It may be a silly question...

Darkane Claw said...

Her name's Nicolette Croga.


You can kill me if you want, Lunar.

Dragona Pine said...

But you don't get it... my character IS me. It looks like me, does the same things as me. I'm very good with a sword, I'm a good shot with a gun, it wears the same things as me. It's age is the only difference, and that's what one of my grandma's neighbours THOUGHT i was. She thought I was twenty. I'm not being a baby, but if you kill my character in your fanfic. You ARE killing ME.

Katie MacC said...

Personally, and this is a random post, I think Val should dye her hair red. It's awesome being a redhead. Not gingery red, I mean like blood red or Fiery red. Something... interesting.

Lunar Tears said...

Thinking...

Darkane Claw said...

Same Dragona, I can do most of the things my character can, except do magic. I even have the weapons she uses. But I don't mind, you can kill me as many times as you want.

Dragona Pine said...

Because she WAS being serious.

Dragona Pine said...

I told her I would add her into my Transformers fanfic and have her getting killed by a bush or a friendly fire incident. and she WANTED it. It WAS a joke what I said I was going to have her getting killed by something stupid.

Darkane Claw said...

I think both of them got annoyed that the other wasn't letting them do what they wanted. Dragona didn't want his character killed, but Lunar had her entire fan fic planned around that event so they both felt like the other was being unreasonable..... I think, that's what I gathered from their conversation anyway.

Dragona Pine said...

Use my character right for take it out completely :P that's MY rule.

Star Lord said...

...

Darkane Claw said...

Bye Kallista.

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Sarthacus.

Dragona Pine said...

Hi Sarthacus.

Darkane Claw said...

So........ are you staying Dragona?

Dragona Pine said...

Depends on Lunar.

Darkane Claw said...

I think she's changing it. In one comment she said


Lunar Tears, the Girl Which Wants her Name to be Really Ironic in a Non-Ironic way said...
*sighs*

Now I have to think of a completely new idea. This is really depressing for Christmas time. I'm trying to think of something else now...

Dragona Pine said...

I didn't agree to anything like that Kallista. I always ask what my characters would like to be/do in my fanfic if I have any other than SP. Take my Camelot fanfic for example, I told them the list of characters they could be from that time/place and then they could pick, or make up their own. I did not agree to be killed.

Lunar Tears said...

Just got my lunch... I didn't MEAN it when I said Dragona would do undignifying things, because that would be someone entirely different to Dragona.

And Dragona, I just think it would be cool if I got killed by a bush in a fanfic. That's all.

And the FanFic was just where a lunatic goes around killing mages under 21. That's all I'm saying in case I decide to use the idea again.

The FanFic is just about this girl who learns about magic, after she meets this cool and, kinda scary group (that's you lot).

But if Dragona doesn't want to die, then he doesn't have to die. That's OK.

So Dragona, I'm sorry if I upset you. But can we get past this, please? It's Christmas, the season for forgiving and friendship.

Darkane Claw said...

Bye Kallista.

Lunar Tears said...

Bye Kallista

Dragona Pine said...

Bye Kallista.



Lunar, yes, we can get past it, as it is Christmas lol. But you said mages under 21? If you read my character Bio he's 83. HA! YOU WOULDN'T KILL ME ANYWAY! IF YOU HAD SAID THAT BEFORE...

Dragona Pine said...

You didn't read my character bio did you?

Lunar Tears said...

I did read your characters bio.

The mage was killing other people

You lot were going to try and fix it

Dragona Pine said...

Ah. I would have killed him anyway. I am NINJA!

Dragona Pine said...

Well... it's not going to happen now... is it?



*looks hopefully at Lunar*

Lunar Tears said...

And then I was going to go in a murderous rage and try to destroy the world because I thought you'd died

But then it would turn out you hadn't really died and that you just needed for people to think that for some reason I would make up later

But now I realise Dragona Pine wouldn't hide or pretend he's dead, because he'd make up a sneaky and cunning plan, and face whatever it was

:)

Katy A said...

Merry Christmas! :D And thank you LOADS for the letter reply and card :DD Read ANYTHING by NerdySkeleton or Mademise Morte or Those Creepy Kids, on fanfiction.net as they're AMAZING writers. (None of which are me, by the way XD)

Hope you have a good Christmas!!! :D

Lunar Tears said...

No, I'm trying to think up of a different storyline, a one that will be cool and sneaky and awesome, but my imagination isn't very good at the moment...

Dragona Pine said...

That's a cool plot lol.

Lunar Tears said...

I think you should read some stuff by Flaring Rhythm, Mr Landy. It's been a while since I've read something by her, and I think she's got 108 chapters, which starts to get repetitive, but the first 40 I enjoyed :~)

Lunar Tears said...

So... I might try to draw Emily the Strange...

And I do mean TRY...

Darkane Claw said...

Back

Dragona Pine said...

Why is Narnia on tv?

Darkane Claw said...

They always show reruns of movies when a new one in the series comes out

Lunar Tears said...

I wanna see the new Narnia in cinema... If only to see the SP trailer...

Lunar Tears said...

Hi Darkane

Dragona Pine said...

Narnia is weird...

Darkane Claw said...

New drawing on my blog.

Lunar Tears said...

Narnia is amazing...

Dragona Pine said...

I might turn it off.

Lunar Tears said...

1ST!

Darkane Claw said...

New drawing on my blog.

Dragona Pine said...

Right Lunar. Agreement again.


Under this declaration, bla bla bla, de bla bla bla.


It states that if Lunar Tears does not make any attempt to kill Dragona Pine in her fanfic everything shall be normal again.



Please Sign on the dotted line:

Dragona Pine
.......................





.......................

Lunar Tears said...

How do I sign on the dotted lines?


Lunar Tears
..................

Lunar Tears said...

I left a comment Darkane

Dragona Pine said...

Hehe... that's MY way of agreeing to something... too formal but ah well...

Dragona Pine said...

So did I Darkane.

Darkane Claw said...

Thanks guys. :D

Dragona Pine said...

I like swords... they are cool...

Lunar Tears said...

Please tell me that's not snow...

Dragona Pine said...

*stops pouring glitter on Lunar's head*



Sorry...

Dragona Pine said...

Hmm...

Lunar Tears said...

*takes a glitter gun*

There's no need to apologise, Dragona...

Lunar Tears said...

Oh!

I've just remembered!

I'm just going to read Sarthacus' story

brb

Dragona Pine said...

Don't start a glitter war please Lunar... I was joking...

Dragona Pine said...

Lol how could you forget SARTHACUS' story? xD

Darkane Claw said...

*Stares at the glitter guns in Dragonas and Lunars hands. Backs away*


Stand off.

Dragona Pine said...

Standing off... glitter guns are unaffective anyway.


*drops gun*

Star Lord said...

Oh, I hope I get Fable 3 for Christmas...

Darkane Claw said...

@Dragona, are you going to continue your transformers fan fic. It was really good.

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Sarthacus.

Dragona Pine said...

I'm writing the second part Darkane.

Dragona Pine said...

I think I've rushed it a bit though, I'm already on a fight scene.

Darkane Claw said...

YAY!!!!!! When do you think you'll have it posted?

Dragona Pine said...

DEFFINATLY by the 4th Jan, can't tell really...

Darkane Claw said...

I've completely forgotten about my SP fan fic..... do you think I should write a 17th part?

Dragona Pine said...

Yeh... you should Darkane, I wouldn't continue with the one where everyone was dead. But of course you should do a 17th part, your fanfic is really awesome.

Darkane Claw said...

I suppose. I couldn't just leave it where I get dragged off and all of you are left standing in the middle of the docks wondering what to do.

Dragona Pine said...

It's a bit obvious what we would do... come look for you...

knight fantasy said...

hi guys...
internet's slow again, and i'm afraid i cant wish u guys 'merry xmas' at xmas cause u c, i'm goin 2 my grandparents house, and my sis who is at another house of mine wants 2 borrow this laptop and broadband. i'll b at my grandparents' 4 3 days... so, although this is 2 early( and also unsatisfyin cause i cant say this when xmas with all of u)...

MERRY XMAS GUYS!!!!

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Knight.

Dragona Pine said...

Hi Knight. Thanks, you too.

Dragona Pine said...

And I've STILL won hehe...

knight fantasy said...

dont push it dragona

Darkane Claw said...

Won what?

Dragona Pine said...

A conversation last night. She said that she couldn't come on and I kept saying she would. And it carried on line that for a while. and in the end I won.

Dragona Pine said...

Wait, what's Chewbacca with horns doing on Narnia?

Darkane Claw said...

Anyone here seen the movie Sleepy Hollow?

knight fantasy said...

hey, just now, i was just tryin 2 make conversation with my mom. i told her that jonny depp and angelina jolie r in a movie 2gether.
i told my mom that it's the 1st time i saw jonny depp without make up in a movie.
then my mom told me somethin like this:

mom: "did u know that jonny depp is goin 2 voice skulduggery in SP movie?

me: OH WOW,MOM!!!
did u know, derek posted a blog that said bout that and told us not 2 really believe that cause right now he's 2 busy with the 6th book, that he doesnt hv anytime 2 think bout SP's movie. so it really was on the paper just like derek said! mom, can i c the paper plez?!!!

mom: it wasnt in the paper, it was in the news...

me:oh...(disappointed)

Dragona Pine said...

Never even heard of it Darkane.

knight fantasy said...

SHE DOES TAKE NOTICE OF SKULDUGGERY!!!!
MOM I LOVE U!!!!!

Dragona Pine said...

Don't believe the news... they lie to you sometimes...

knight fantasy said...

i think i hv darkane, it was a long time ago already

Darkane Claw said...

It's a tim burton film. I'm thinking of watching it but I'm not sure.

knight fantasy said...

that's not really my point dragona...

Dragona Pine said...

Give the lion a good old shave :P

knight fantasy said...

i've watched it and i love it!

Darkane Claw said...

Ok, thanks Knight.

knight fantasy said...

i hope i get the 1st comment after this...
i want 2 apologize 2 derek, 4 bein mean 2 him b4 i go.

Dragona Pine said...

Narnia is deffinatly weird...

Dragona Pine said...

What do you mean Knight?

Darkane Claw said...

When were you mean to Derek?

Dragona Pine said...

And do you mean going as "bye for now" or going as in "bye, never coming on the blog again"?

knight fantasy said...

i mean what i just said dragona, i wanted 2 apologize 2 derek

Dragona Pine said...

Why do you need to appologise to Derek?

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Kallista.

Lunar Tears said...

Look who's 2nd on the list...

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Lunar.

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Lunar.

Dragona Pine said...

Not again...


*wipes where the kisses were*

Lunar Tears said...

SNOODS!

Dragona Pine said...

Hmm...

Darkane Claw said...

Snoods?

knight fantasy said...

i think i was mean 2 derek, and i'm sayin i'b4 i go' means next year dragona

Dragona Pine said...

Ok Knight... but you won't be gone for long.

Dragona Pine said...

No I won't Kallista... ask Lunar.

Star Lord said...

Fable 3 is awesome...

Lunar Tears said...

Yes, Dragona, give Octaboona 999,999,999 kisses for Kallista :)

I think snoods is a funny word

Dragona Pine said...

No.

Darkane Claw said...

Aw, go on Dragona.

Lunar Tears said...

Go on Dragona!

:)

Dragona Pine said...

No.

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Lunar Tears said...

That's a lot of No's

Dragona Pine said...

Yep... it is a lot of No's.

Darkane Claw said...

Pfft, no.

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Kallista.

Lunar Tears said...

I'm sure you wouldn't Kallista...

*steps back*

Dragona Pine said...

Because you LOVE him... :P

Star Lord said...

See, if Flo were here Dragona wuld be snogging her by now.

Lunar Tears said...

LOL Sarthacus

Lunar Tears said...

Bye Kallista

Star Lord said...

Waht? It's true!

Star Lord said...

Bye, Kallista.

Dragona Pine said...

Bye Kallista.








WTF Sarthacus?

knight fantasy said...

aww, bye kallista...

Lunar Tears said...

ROTFLISMTMIWCCADMA

Dragona Pine said...

WTF Lunar?

Dragona Pine said...

What does that mean?

knight fantasy said...

do u hv 2 use 'WTF' dragona?

it's almost xmas...

Dragona Pine said...

People are saying things which make no sense, so I think that WTF is appropriate.

Lunar Tears said...

Rolling On The Floor Laughing Insanely So Much The Men In White Coats Come And Drag Me Away

That's what it means

Darkane Claw said...

wth is better.

knight fantasy said...

wow, this time, 'google' is kindda interestin...

Darkane Claw said...

Headless horsemen are awesome.

Dragona Pine said...

I just realised... a MASSIVE movie mistake. On Narnia, that person got a bottle of stuff that "heals all wounds" but when they used it on this boy he still had a cut on his lip. Make any sense to anyone?

Lunar Tears said...

Or I could have said

ROTFLSHMSFOAIDMT

Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard My Sombrero Falls Off And I Drop My Tacho

Lunar Tears said...

In Harry Potter, on the train, when the camera is on Ron, at first he has a middle parting, but then the camera goes to Harry, and then the camera goes back to Ron, and his hair has a side parting

Dragona Pine said...

Watch "Great Movie Mistakes" which is on sometimes, it shows things which you really don't notice, like the film crew in a mirror on a james bond film.

Lunar Tears said...

ROTFCLACUEIGSTTFF

Rolling On The Floor Clucking Like A Chicken Until Eventually I Get Sent To The Funny Farm

knight fantasy said...

wow lunar, very, umm, observant...

Dragona Pine said...

ROTFLSHICPAH


Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Can't Put Anything Here.

Darkane Claw said...

My mum is either hiding something in that cupboard or she enjoys arranging the cereal boxes.

Dragona Pine said...

Sorry, with everyone putting random ROTFLs I thought I'd just put that one...

Lunar Tears said...

ROTFLSHIFHTSP

Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Forget How To Say Pineapple

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Darkane. I know where my parents keep my presents, under the bed and in the cubboard... easy...

Lunar Tears said...

LOL Darkane

BRB

Dragona Pine said...

Hmm...

Darkane Claw said...

Scary music.

knight fantasy said...

so, what'd u hope 2 get on xmas?

Darkane Claw said...

New headphones.

Cluainn Fhada said...

Before I starting ranting, as per usual, I shall post this, because it is the epicest story I have ever appeared in, unfortunately it is also the only, so there's still a chance for it to get beaten.

Well, I would post it, but upon link hunting it's on a member's only and no exceptions site so...

On to the rant.
*Warning this will consist of information of no relevance what so ever to those of you who have lives, and aren't killing time to Christmas. And the sane, although I fully maintain all who read the literary genius of a unnamed individual ,in this needlessly long warning at least, with a planet sized ego are at least slightly insane. I know for a fact I am quite insane.After reading this long and ominous warning you'll probably skip to the important parts i.e. the next comment.

What is up with the Valkyrie's age? Here I was under the impression she was a January baby and suddenly BAM! she 15 to 16 in five months and just in the nick of time for Christmas too. Also she started school (if she is a January baby) when she was...(12 take (eight plus 1))... 3. Who starts National/Primary school when they're 3?
And Clarabelle was one of the Professor's new assistants. That implies at least one other assistant. I like to think of them fondly as Jeff, the both lazy and nonexistent, and Louise the Invisible. The Professor (god give him a bed in heaven) did know how to pick assistants.
D'ya what's a good film? The Nightmare before Christmas, I think I might go as Sally next ear, if I forget to go as Velma. Me, my sister, Jimmy Brian and Louise are all going as the Scooby Doo Mystery team for Halloween next year, Velma, Freddie, Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne, respectively. I love making costumes. My giant lego man was my best, methinks...

http://s667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/aka_Im_me/?action=view&current=martin.jpg

I hope you agree. Well you'd have to see some of my other work to do that but I'm really to lazy...

I smell dinner...

Dragona Pine said...

PS3.

Dragona Pine said...

Brb for maybe 10 mins.

knight fantasy said...

umm, well, 1st, hi fhada

knight fantasy said...

ok dragona.

Darkane Claw said...

hi fhada?

Darkane Claw said...

You still there Knight?

knight fantasy said...

sory darkane, internet's slow...

Dragona Pine said...

Back. Only did it in 7 :P

Darkane Claw said...

:O My mum just told me that I'm not aloud on the computer tomorrow!!

Dragona Pine said...

Tomorrow is Christmas eve :D








Knight have you decided what to buy your friend yet?

Lunar Tears said...

SNOODS!

Dragona Pine said...

:O

WHAT DARKANE?




I'm not allowed on Xmas day.

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Lunar.

Lunar Tears said...

WHY DO PARENTS HAVE TO BE SO CRUEL?

Darkane Claw said...

She might forget, probably not though. Evil.

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Lunar.

knight fantasy said...

i'm sory 2 hear that darkane, kallista sure would b lonely 2morrow.i wont b here 2morrow 2. looks like we're on the same boat...

no, not really dragona...

Dragona Pine said...

I'd rather come on with you guys at Xmas day.

Lunar Tears said...

AND HOW DO THEY MANAGE TO BE AMAZING AND CRUEL AT THE SAME TIME?

(Amazing because of the presents)

Dragona Pine said...

I'll be here tomorrow.

knight fantasy said...

parents just wanted 2 spend time with u guys at eve and xmas.

Lunar Tears said...

I'll probably be here tomorrow...

But not Christmas day...

Although, on Christmas day I might be able to sneak on for 5 minutes, but...

Lunar Tears said...

I hope I can make it to Durham at Christmas...

I hear the cake at my Aunty's is huge this year...

Dragona Pine said...

I'll be here tomorrow, not Christmas day, and I shall be on at Boxing Day.

Darkane Claw said...

I won't be on on Christmas day either.:(

Falcon Rider said...

Hey :) sorry i havent been on for a while! been busy! :)

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Falcon

Lunar Tears said...

Falcon? Hi. The name's Tears. Lunar Tears.

knight fantasy said...

so even if i'm here on xmas, it seems that i cant wish u guys 'merry xmas'. lol

Lunar Tears said...

Sorry, I think there's some James Bond film on the TV. But I'm not watching it.

Falcon Rider said...

hey Darkane! *bows*

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Knight.



Hi Falcon.

knight fantasy said...

hello falcon, nice name

Falcon Rider said...

Hey Lunar tears! i dont htink we have met before!

Lunar Tears said...

BOND: That wasn't very nice
GUY ON MOTORBIKE: You were suppose to shoot her
BOND: Well, I missed

Falcon Rider said...

hi knight and dragona!

Darkane Claw said...

Ew, an iron madden. A horrible way to die.

Lunar Tears said...

No! I don't believe we have!

Hi Falcon!

Lunar Tears said...

I can hear my Dad singing to his iPod over the hoover. You DON'T wanna be here right now

Dragona Pine said...

Are they them coffins with spikes in them?

Falcon Rider said...

lol!

Dragona Pine said...
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Darkane Claw said...

Yep.

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