Monday, October 24, 2011

First Competition Ends!

Wanna know what I did on my birthday? Do ya? Wanna know what craziness I got up to? Well, first, right, what I did was I started clearing out my office, yeah? But that was only the beginning. Then I started clearing out the kitchen. Then I got bored and played a video game. Then I went back to clearing more stuff. Then I checked the Blog. Then I cleared another room. Then I went to my parents' house for dinner, and it was yummy. Then I came home and my electricity went off. Yay!

Ahem.

Although the day BEFORE that I got to see all my nieces in their Halloween costumes (because I won't be seeing them at Halloween). Rebecca was dressed as a witch. Emily was a bumblebee. Sophie was a pig. And Clara... Clara was a skeleton, because she KNOWS who's going to be giving her the best presents when she's older. When I have pictures, I'll be sure to post them.

And what did I GET for my birthday, you ask? Well... um... okay, see, when I say it aloud, it doesn't sound that impressive, but basically I got some photographs in nice frames...

God that sounds boring.

But I really am the WORST person to buy for, as Laura was complaining to me last night. Everything I want, I pretty much have already- so what is there left to get me except really odd things that I'd never think of? See?

But some of you guys here, and at the Forum and the Facebook page, did all the celebrating for me, which was really nice of you. In particular, I'm thinking of Valkyrie V, who actually had a party with a CAKE. And Val V, I hope you don't mind, but I just HAD to post a pic of it.



I'm not really sure what Polar Bear Girl has to do with Skulduggery, but I like her style nonetheless. These guys really went out of their way to celebrate poor old Skulduggery's deathday, and they are all astonishingly sloppy eaters...


And in other news...

The Ameriminions competition is now over! I have been HUGELY impressed with your entries. They have been cool, atmospheric, creepy, action-packed, sinister, and funny- sometimes all at once! Now I have the quite enjoyable job of going through them all and picking the line that is best suited to the story I want to tell.

A HUGE congratulations to everyone who entered.

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Lilie said...

Got to go or my dad will kill me
Buy every one

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Bye..
Anyone else?

Lilie said...

Time

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Anybody....

nights.raven said...

im here, srry so quiet, am on chat and watching a movie

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

K

Do u know anything about nanowrimo?

If u do can u send me a link?

nights.raven said...

nanowrimo? is that the contest that goes on in november?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Yep... I gotta link... What do you do just write a novel in a month?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Dadadummdifumdum?!,

Random.......

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Haha are you doing it?

nights.raven said...

btw, Venice (dont know if u have met her before) said that its about 50,000ish words, shes not sure

nights.raven said...

the nanowrimo contest?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

That u have to write? I cud do that...


An I have met her yeah

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Yeah the contest..

nights.raven said...

no, im not gonna enter it

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Oh ok....


I have to go to bed... Bye

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I'm on my iPod now so if ur still her...

nights.raven said...

yea, im still here

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Cool, anybody on chat,'?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I'm g2g bye!!

Will be on tomoro

nights.raven said...

kk
bye flame

Sparky Braginski said...

Val V! I made up that name OMG!!!!!!!!

nights.raven said...

hi sparky

Sparky Braginski said...

Hey n.r How are you? Where is Val V anyway?

Noelle said...

Happy Birthday from America, Derek!!! I am anxiously waiting for more news on the competition and I don't really want to wait for the 28th... I think. Yeah.
In fact, I made a wooden Skeleton, and knitted him a lime green suit. I was showing a Britain Minion (over Skype) the Skeleton- Sammy, the World's Worst Detective- and she suggested that he needed a hat. SO I put a small blue sombrero on him in your honour.
Yes, you now have a skeleton with a blue sombrero.
Unfortunately, I couldn't upload a picture, but I will find a place to! YAYYYYYY

nights.raven said...

im good, u?
no idea

Sparky Braginski said...

How are you n.r? I think Val V ditched us for school, or sleep. The latter doesn't make sense because she was talking to me until 11:40 Washington time and the first one doesn't make sense because I'm at school. Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

Sparky Braginski said...

I'm fabulous. Have you looked up Hetalia yet?

Sparky Braginski said...

When I saw that Derek had updated his blog I almost squealed. Not quite, but almost.

Sparky Braginski said...

No what?

Sparky Braginski said...

I miss the puppy pic...




















































SO CUTE!

nights.raven said...

lol me too, i was expecting the winner to be announced on this post *shrugs*

nights.raven said...

no i havent looked up Hetalia yet, i actually dont know what that is tbh

Sparky Braginski said...

GTG to class sorry, hope to chat later. BYE!

nights.raven said...

bye sparky

Snoogy said...

I am writing a FOUR PAGE homework of the life and works of Sir Isaac Newton. Strangely enough, it's REALLY interesting! (I AM NOT A GEEK! I JUST LOVE MATHS ICT AND SCIENCE. I REPEAT THAT IS NOT GEEKY! Much...)

Aimza-Belle Shrew said...

I wish I had that many friends to host my own party. I was 16 a few weeks back and couldn't have a party because I I'm not... well, popular.
You have some very avid and loyal fans Mr. Landy x

barmybex said...

Happy belated Birthday - you really know how to celebrate! :D
I would love photos as present - so personal and lovely.

Crescent said...

I'm tired.
SO NITE.

Cres/ xoxo

auhhlex said...

Not fair....I didn't have time to post my last entry because my computer broke....I hate my life.....



~sobs in corner~

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi all!!!¡¡¡!!!

lego said...

hi pyro! are you still here?

*hugs if you are*

Invisible_Fly said...

Only gonna comment real quick before I go back to studying:

Valkyrie V, watch out, because I'm going to kidnap you and all your little adorable friends and keep you to myself. You guys are REALLY ADORABLE X3~ I've got a polar bear hat just like that, except it makes me look like a panda. Polar Bear Girl, we'll have to swap sometime.

Okay, I'm done being a pedophile. BACK TO WORK FOR FLY.

Ophelia said...

Your Birthday is on the 24??? Mine is on the 25!!!! I'm going to be 16!!!! My party was on the 23 and my friends and I celebrated my b-day and Skulduggery's death day, we just didn't take any pictures... although I put little sugar skeletons on my cake! And made one of my friends download the first book so she could get with the series also.

nights.raven said...

dereks birthday was the 23rd

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

DEREK LANDY YOU ARE THE COOLEST AUTHOR EVERRRRRR!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU POSTED THAT! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT (I hope I'm not hallucinating)! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOU!!!!! YOU'RE SO AWESOME!!! I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM!!!! I JUST CAN'T!!!!! AND THE FACT THAT YOU SAID SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT IT STUNS ME!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!! (in a crazy fan girl way)


And why on earth would I mind you posting that photo?!? My favourite author EVER, posting a photo of me?!? THAT'S SO COOL!!! And polar bear girl is my friend Signy. She likes cool hats, and Lizzy (she's the blonde one) didn't dress up either, because they just like to tease me that Caelan's watching me... I'm obviously the dark haired girl, Amanda Moore/China Sorrows has red hair, and then the other two are me little sisters (Carissa was Melancholia).

Again, I cannot describe how happy I am, or how excited, or how much I wanna thank you for this. You, sir, are awesome.


Sorry I don't have time to chat, I have to write a report about Baltimore in the 1800s. Boring. So bye and thanks again!

nights.raven said...

hi kal *hugs*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Oh and I just have to point out to Sparky I was at school, and sleeping (or school made me want to), and then when I was begging to look at the post we had to go Halloween shopping. I'm gonna be Valkyrie (could you have guessed?)


And Derek, wanna know what happened when Amanda and I saw your post? Do you? Because we were on her phone, afterschool bbut still sorta on campus, and I said, "Hey I wonder if Derek has a new post or something." So we looked on her phone and I saw the streamers and knew INSTANTLY that you'd posted a picture. I didn't even read it. I just started screaming and showed it to Amanda and she started screaming, (and we got a few odd looks, but we always do) and I ran ALL THE WAY home, while calling my mom, who started screaming also... And word really gets around quickly...


But now I really have to go. So bye! Again!

nights.raven said...

i gtg, ill be back in a couple hours, bye all

Invisible_Fly said...

Now I officially can't concentrate on work. New posts are so exciting @_@

Derek, if you read this, WHAT VIDEO GAME DID YOU PLAY? I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC.

Ann Marie said...

Anyone here?

Invisible_Fly said...

Omigosh yes. I'm here, I'm here!

Ann Marie said...

Hi! Wow, you're still sitting here after an hour. LOL. Whatcha been doing?

I'm fighting with a cat for control of the keyboard.

Invisible_Fly said...

I'm still here after an hour because I study (poorly) in front of the laptop XD I really should develop better studying skills... XP I'm studying for my biology midterm tomorrow. NOT PREPARED!

I actually don't know what it is about cats and their attachment to keyboards but apparently cat owners around the world have that issue.

Ann Marie said...

Biology is neat!

Sorry, then my internet was like, no, I don't feel like loading anything right now.

Don't you have a cat? You need one. Here, you can have mine...

Invisible_Fly said...

Biology used to be neat in high school. Now it's just mean to me :( I've been toying with the idea of just dropping out of the sciences and taking up mostly psychology courses. It's sort of a passion now.

I've never owned a cat. Not sure if I'd get along with it but I'd love to try. I'LL TAKE YOUR CAT!

Ann Marie said...

*drops John-john in your lap* He's not the most annoying, but I'm not allowed to give away the kids' cats.

I liked bio better in college than high school. Mean how?

Ann Marie said...

I replied before. It didn't show up. *grumps*

Invisible_Fly said...

I think I'm gonna go to bed. It's better to be well rested before a big midterm than to cram all night for it. And besides, I'm at that point where I'm so physically and emotionally DRAINED that my brain won't absorb any additional studying. So might as well sleep.

It was lovely to chat with you again, Ann Marie, even if it was only a few comments ^_^ Ciao! <3

Ann Marie said...

Sorry it wasn't working so well for me! Good luck on your exam! *hugs*

Ann Marie said...

And it happened again.

*remembers why she doesn't try to use blogger much anymore*

Goodnight, sleep tight, and good luck on your exam! *hugs*

Mistical Future said...

Hi Vizy! hi Ann!

Mistical Future said...

oh bye Vizy!

Ann Marie said...

*waves* This is only posting about one out of every three comments for me!

Mistical Future said...

bye peeps!!!

Sparky Braginski said...

Hello people! Sparky here! Anyone out there?

Sparky Braginski said...

My god no one's here... That's never happened before... What time is it in Washington? I'll check. I:20??? That doesn't make any sense... Wait... So it is! That's annoying... I wanted to talk to Val V... I MADE UP THAT NICKNAME (epic fangirl screams) I'm obviously not as excited as Val V was but I squealed in the library. Quite loudly. I got some very strange looks. When the librarian asked why (I made her read Skulduggery Pleasant) SHE GOT EXCITED TOO! DEREK IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE COME BACK TO AUSTRALIA AND MY SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you do I have instructed my librarian not to tell me- blindfold me- take me to the room right in front of you- have my website projected on a screen right behind the the GOD DEREK LANDY HIMSELF say "This is Sparky" take my blindfold off and brace for impact.

The brace for impact is directed at Derek and Mrs Harkness because I will hug Derek and then her. I HAVE PLANNED IT ALL OUT SO WHY NOT COME!

BTW this is the website link:

http://skulduggerypleasantrules.weebly.com

PLEASE GO THERE DEREK!

Sparky Braginski said...

Actually what will happen is when the blindfold is taken of I will either scream (I'd wear earplugs for that, so if a girl is taken up to you with a blindfold on I'd wear earplugs) or I'll faint. If the latter happens I will have to be revived before you start.

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Where IS everyone!

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Reginald Barris said...

:O
I am just, stunned.
My birthday is on the 24th too.

Sparky Braginski said...

Hello!
Please excuse me for 10 mins or less.

Mistical Future said...

hi peeps!!!

Mistical Future said...

hi i'm Misty i don't think we have met Reginald *shakes hands* or you Sparky *shakes hands*

Sparky Braginski said...

Hi Misty! nice to meet you!

Sparky Braginski said...

WOW! Exactly 10 mins!

Sparky Braginski said...

Misty? Not in a chatty mood or something?

Sparky Braginski said...

You've got to be joking! I'm all alone AGAIN!

Mistical Future said...

oh no i'm kinda watching something so i might be on and off!

Sparky Braginski said...

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.


Derek. I worship you. I cannot believe I chanted for you to come talk to me and Val V and I missed you. Stupid sleeping.

Sparky Braginski said...

Yay! You came back, how are you!?

Sparky Braginski said...

I'M SO ANNOYED. WHY CAN'T DEREK ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THESE COMPETITIONS!

Sparky Braginski said...
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Sparky Braginski said...

I probably shouldn't have said that.

Sparky Braginski said...

I'm not annoyed at Derek. How could I be. I'm annoyed at my friend Sammy who says she's a bigger fan of Skulduggery Pleasant than me. Which simply isn't true. I told her about the Friend Get Friend competition and she's angry because I didn't tell her. I ASSUMED SHE KNEW! I CHECK THE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT HOMEPAGE EVERY 20 MINS WHEN POSSIBLE. I am the biggest fan in Australia. No, I lie. Probably the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere. Don't fight it you know it's true.










































I have a feeling that LOTS of people aren't going to like that last comment but it's STILL TRUE.





























I don't think they're like that either...

Arcanine said...

that picture is packed with so much WIN!!! :D I wish my friends were that cool :P

Happy Birthday Derek!

chow for now!!

Hazel Picturesque said...

Happy Birthday Derek!! Awww, be sure to post the piks of ure nieces!!
And, you, Val V, are awesome...

BlackDragon said...

yh plz post pics=D

smoke bomb i hav now disappeared

BlackDragon said...

and happy b-day it is also my sisters birthday today

Bareerah said...

I hope you had a brilliant birthday Derek! =D
But more importantly:
WHICH VIDEO GAME?! (I likes video games.)

Bareerah said...

So, anyone else online at the moment?
...
No?
Okay then, just me. =P

Lilie said...

Hello?
any one there?

Bareerah said...

*kicks non-existent gravel*
God, I'm bored.
SOMEONE COME ONLINE!

Bareerah said...

I'M HERE IM HERE TALK TO ME HIIIII!!!!

Bareerah said...

Damn...you went away...
CURSES!

Lilie said...

Im back on, sorry about that, borrowed my laptop to a friend for a moment

nights.raven said...

hi lilie

Bareerah said...

YAY! PEOPLE! Hi Lilie, Hi Raven.

nights.raven said...

hi leiko, how r u?

Lilie said...

HI!!
Sorry if I take ages,Schools wifi a bit slow at the moment

Bareerah said...

I'm good thanks Raven. You?
Lilie, Wow. You're at school. That must suck for you. =P And yeah, school internet's always pretty rubbish.

Lilie said...

How are you guys?

Bareerah said...

I'm good thanks. Though I've got a really bad cough and sore throat. It sucks.
You?

nights.raven said...

im ok

nights.raven said...

im srry ur sick, leiko

Bareerah said...

Thanks. So, what you guys doing?

Lilie said...

Im good thanks, shame hope it goes quickly.

nights.raven said...

im waiting for Derek to post the winner :)

Bareerah said...

Lol. Did you enter?

Lilie said...

Others have to go to Compulsery school sports I manage to dich them

Bareerah said...

LUCKY!

nights.raven said...

yes i did :)

Bareerah said...

COOL. (I didn't)
Lucky Ameriminions...(This is one of the few times that I wish I wasn't British.)

Lilie said...

I have two horses at home and say I do horse rideing, cant at thhe moment, theyve been vaxinated for african horse sickness, 6 weeks of no rideing its killing me!
Best of luck for the competition!

Bareerah said...

RIDING?! LIKE, HORSES?!?!
WOAH THAT'S SO COOL.

Lilie said...

Yip have been rideing for 9 years, its amazing.
I miss galloping them up the road.
ever ridden before?

Lilie said...

Sorry got to goMaby be back in a fiew hours
BUY!!!!

nights.raven said...

bye lilie

Bareerah said...

Bye Lilie!
So Raven...tell me about yourself!

nights.raven said...

what do u want to know?

Bareerah said...

I dunno, anything? Gender, favourite food, colour, hobbies, shoe size, anything you want!

Moonie said...

SUP. I want to post on the comments more and I am waiting for something to download before I go to school

so haayyyy. I'm Moonie, I started reading the books in July. I fell completely in love, and now have been introducing all my friend to them (who now hate me because they have been thoroughly distracted from school work)

I love drawing the characters. http://mewmoonie.deviantart.com/art/falling-yes-i-am-falling-264118504

I'm also planning a Valkyrie Cain costume to wear at school on Halloween!

nights.raven said...

girl
dont know
black
reading

Bareerah said...

Hey would you look at that! I'm a girl too, my favourite colour is black too, and I like reading too! Lol.

Bareerah said...

=P
I think we've run out of conversation...

Bareerah said...

Well i need to go now. Sorry! =D
I might be coming on later, so ill try and talk to you then. =D

nights.raven said...

its ok
cya later

Lilie said...

Back on!
Any one there?

Lilie said...

?
Sorry what does that mean

nights.raven said...

welcome back

Lilie said...

Thanks, its nice to be back,On the blog and at home!
What are you up to?

nights.raven said...

nothing much, just watching a movie, saw it yesterday, not sure why im watching it again though lol

nights.raven said...

what r u up 2?

Lilie said...

Cool, Do you like paintings?

nights.raven said...

i guess, never really saw any though, the ones i've seen online or on TV are pretty though

Lilie said...

Just finished paintind some thing, I put it on:http://lilie-emilysblog.blogspot.com/

nights.raven said...

kk, will look at it in a min :)

Lilie said...

cool it took me weeks, gonna do a cat for my friend next. What do you like doing?

nights.raven said...

reading mostly

Lilie said...

I also like reading.
What do you like reading?

nights.raven said...

fantasy, u?
(for the list of books i like, they are listed on my profile) :)

Dionysus pertinax said...

Hey derek :) hope you had a good birthday :D

and how is everyone else ?

oh and good luck with the competion guys

Lilie said...

Also love fantacy,
Struggle to read other things, dont know why.

Lilie said...

At least im not the only one,
One of our teachers Sais she cant read fantacy.

nights.raven said...

she cant?

Lilie said...

Yip, cant understand why.

nights.raven said...

me neither

Lilie said...

On the plus side got one of the english teachers hooked on skulduggery

Lilie said...

Yip, when I get the latest books, after I read them she borrows them.

Lilie said...

Then I get to see 3 of my friends fight over getting it next, its a sight to see.

Lilie said...

Yip, what movie are you waching?

nights.raven said...

its called Shutter

Lilie said...

cool, never heard of it.
What is it basicly about?

Lilie said...

Raven, are you still there?

Lilie said...

Be back now,gotta go feed my horses.
:)

nights.raven said...

yea im still here, had to leave for a min
kk :)

Shutter is about a newlywed couple who move to tokyo and the husband is a photographer and they are being haunted by the ghost of a woman, and at the beginning the wife thought that she had accidently killed the woman with her car, but it turns out she committed suicide, u can look up the rest if u want to because its a 2hrs long movie :P lol
but its a horror movie and when i first saw it yesterday it kinda freaked me out :P

Lilie said...

Cool sounds awsome.

Lilie said...

Thanks, there pretty fast to feed thankfully.

Lilie said...

:)
So...
..What do you wanna talk about?

nights.raven said...

no idea

congratz on 1st!

Lilie said...

Not allone,
SO.....
.... Hows the weather?

Lilie said...

Thanks, diddent realize

nights.raven said...

nice, its supposed to snow tomorrow though :P
how's the weather there?

nights.raven said...

lol np

Lilie said...

Boiling hot & little cloudy, Went up to 39 degries yesterday.
We NEVER see snow hier

nights.raven said...

wow
where r u? if i may ask (not trying to sound like a stalker person)

Lilie said...

Dont worry you dont, I live in South Africa
Where do u live?
Not trying to sound like a stalker person

nights.raven said...

lol i live in the USA
and i commented on ur painting

Lilie said...

I saw thanks:)

nights.raven said...

np :)

Lilie said...

Sorry got to go
got vocal lessons, Ill be on later
Buy!

nights.raven said...

bye lilie

Beef___ *Cornith Solomon* said...

http://orcasage.blogspot.com/
VISIT! It has action! It has speed! It had people being decapitated! All you could ever want!

Vita Song said...

POTATOES

Octa said...

Master Landy!

Golden God!

I have a request!

Could you release the SP books in Israel?

I mean so far I only know of one Israeli who wants to read them but I'm sure there are many others!!!!

So... just to let you know you have a possible fan in Israel!

*nods*

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Hi'sssssss!!

To everyone who is one,..

nights.raven said...

hi flame, how r u?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Rave, I'm fine u? *hugs*

nights.raven said...

im ok *hugs back*

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Any news?

Lilie said...

Im back...
...Until supper

nights.raven said...

wb lilie

@flame
what do u mean?

Lilie said...

Thanks, wats up?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Hi lillie...

nights.raven said...

np
nothing much

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