After a bizarrely warm November, it's starting to get pretty cold indeed around these parts. Christmas decorations are everywhere. Shopping queues are getting longer. This morning I heard "Merry Christmas (The War is Over)" on the radio- the first Christmas song I've heard in 2011. And a few days ago I posted a TON of cards and letters to readers who had written to me- so it is OFFICIALLY close to Christmas. I can now safely announce it.
You may rejoice.
And the competition winners may ALSO rejoice, because the books I have to sign have finally arrived. I'll sign them all this weekend, have them ready to be picked up on Monday or Tuesday, and then hopefully you'll be getting your prizes over the next few weeks. It'd be cool if you could get them BEFORE Christmas, so that's what we're working towards.
There's still a lot of work going on in my house. I'm getting one of the rooms refurbished- COMPLETELY redesigning it- as well as the kitchen redone, and that's been going on since the start of October. Basically, it means a lot of noise and hassle and interruptions, so I haven't been able to focus on Book Seven, which I really would have liked to have started by now. But hey, I'm not worried. My house is going to RULE when it's all finished, because finally I'll have a proper place to store my toys.
A lot of you may not know this, but I love toys. I collect movie memorabilia and props and stuff, and also comic-book statues. To give you an idea of the kind of things I'm talking about, here are a few action figures...
... and a rather large Iron Man (I've put a book beside him to give you an idea of scale)...
Oh, and here's a 12 inch figure of Sweeny Todd about to give a 12 inch Ichabod Crane a very close shave...
Boy oh boy do I love toys...
As you can imagine, my place is full of equipment boxes right now, so I'm going to leave you with a picture of one of my cats- Pooper- doing what cats love best: clambering into cardboard boxes for no apparent reason.
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Hello?
Hi - anyone on?
*groans*
I have to wear a DRESS tonight... Not for school, MY TIME!!!
*growls at the thought of Val V laughing at me*
I know you will.
LOL hi Sparky!
But I won't laugh at you, because I'm cool.
*nods*
Blerg... no one's here.
Thanks Dragona. I need to go to the thingy now...
BYE!!!
Bye Sparky! Good luck wearing the dress! :P
Oh and HEELS.
LOL, good luck with them too! ^^
By the end of the night, I will have snapped at least one ankle.
Lol, in which case, I hope your trip to the hospital will go quickly :P
Thanks, and now I REALLY need to go.
BYE!!!
Bye Sparky!
And I have to go too - damn school. I'll be on tonight, bye!
Shame! I'm enjoying holidays!
Hey Derek,
to be honest, I don't see a point in collecting some strange figures-but that's you and I'm me, and I'm quite fine with that.
But a question is bothering me now for months: when the hell are you going to look for a Skulduggery movie?
You know, I've been practising for acting since that question came up and I'm always getting nervous when you write something, 'til I realise, that it has got nothing to do with the movie.
So meanwhile I keep writing my stories. But I still wait (I bet not only me) for information about the movie.
But I made up my mind a little bit. I thought-why waiting? Just starting. Thats what I always do.
So I did again. I made a little application and I'll send it to you soon. I really like your books, they inspire me. And the charakters made me realising: the charakters don't always have to be boring or quiet or normal. They also can be exciting, loud and totally crazy!
And Valkyrie is a very tough girl, she runs in everything without resting or even having a plan (well, except Skulduggery is her plan).
I'll really do this. You can't imagine how many people are waiting for that movie, and before my thoughts fade towards another film I could play in, I reather send you this. Please keep that in mind. If you won't answer to my application which I'll send you soon per email I won't try again and we really just want an answer (okay, maybe I'll send you the firs mail without the application, but the second with it).
Enjoy your day with your...toys.
And cats. And dogs.
I LOVE THIS MAN! I one waited 5 and a half hours to see him....and the other time i waited 4 hours to see him. He is genius, not a genius, THE genius!!!!
Just saying I'm back :D :D I've been in France and have returned to blogland!!! So.. yeah... HI!!
If Derek is stuck into the Song of Ice and Fire series, we may have even more of a wait for Book 7, as they are both long and very absorbing.
Mind you, ASOIAF fans had to wait years and years for George Martin to produce books...
Hi there! Jeez, every time I turn around, another 400 comments are up! I keep hoping to maybe get in those first hundred but... I do not forsee that happening.
I really need to get on here more often...
DEREKLANDY! DEREKLANDY! DEREKLANDY!
GOLDENGOD! GOLDENGOD! GOLDENGOD!
DEREK!DEREK!DEREK!DEREK!DEREK!
Now that I have your attention...
You haven't added Death Bringer to the list of books in the Skulduggery Pleasant series on your Blogger profile yet!!
Just so you know. If you didn't already know, that is... though if you did know, you'd have added it by now, wouldn't you...?
Uh, anyway, It's not there, that's all I'm saying.
*coughs*HAPPYTWENTYDAYS'TILCHRISTMASDAYDAY!*coughs*
HI taia!
Anyone???
Hello? I survived last night, no broken ankles.
I had a very Valkyrie moment though, as I was getting ready I was thinking:
'It's only his 21st, do I really have to wear a dress? (couple of minutes later) Okay, no I understand the importance of the dress, but HEELS?'
So on and so forth.
Still no one?
How are there no people here???
well, there's me.
Hi all!!!¡¡¡!!!
HELLO PEOPLE!!!
(please ignore the thought of me wearing heels)
hi pyro! if you're still here, sorry, I was insanely distracted as usual.
I'm here...
Is anyone else?
oh, here again. sorry, had to go for dinner. and sparky, I will happily wear all your torturous dresses and heels for you, I'm completely the girliest shit ever.
*looks at comment*
I would gladly let you, excepting that...
Never mind, I'm just really... Petite.
*pats head* petite is much easier for hide in seek, though.
Oi! I said petite, not defenseless.
Hello people!
defenseless? when I play hide and seek, I play to win.
You seem cheerful today >.<
oh hello miss arianna! how are you?
Hello lego! I'm good :) How are things for you?
When I play hide and seek, I wait till my friend walks away, and then I move.
I'm okay! had some weird dehydration/exhaustion thing earlier, so I was all fainty and distinctly not fun. but now things are happy and sparkly.
@sparky- :/
Well at least things are sparkly now, that's always a plus.
I just realized an awesome song for a FanFiction...
What does :/ mean anyway?
It doesnt have a real definition, but usually means mehh or unsure face.
Kool...
*puts hands in pockets only to wince and bring out right hand bleeding*
Whoops...
*awkward* ...
*shrugs and ignores bleeding hand*
So when do you finish school Arianna?
Have to go now, bye!
Oh, bye.
Half an hour... How come, on the first day of my holidays, nobody comes here?
*goes to slam head against brick wall but remembers bleeding hand*
Oh... I should do something about that...
anyone on?
YES RAVEN! I AM!!! HOW ARE YOU???
*shakes hand, grimaces, looks at Ravens bloody hand*
...Sorry...
I said I was sorry...
You were here ten minutes ago...
I missed Raven godammit...
1111.
im still here!
hi sparky! how r u?
Good, now that I'm talking to someone. And you?
im fine
Sorry about the blood...
its ok
what happened to ur hand?
Look at the previous comments.
*nods*
Hello?
hi
brb
back
Sorry, frantically looking for something.
its ok
hope u find it
Yeah...
Still haven't found it... And now I'm having lunch.
i gtg, ill be back tomorrow sometime, night *hugs*
srry to leave u alone, i hope someone comes on soon
Yummyyummy meat yummy.
Aw... Loneliness isn't fun...
Not fun at all...
Not a bit.
This sucks.
This royally sucks.
This sucks a rats ass.
GAH STILL???
*looks up from corner*
Is th- nope, it's just Canada.
Anybody here?
lolnope.
Derek Landy.
Hi.
Listen, we need to talk... XD A while back, with your mass signings and all, a good friend of mine printed off some work I sent her, travelled to your signing, and gave it up- as well as a lot of other people's work, including her own.
You may remember her- Lenka Sweet, or Juliet.
After she handed you the folder I have no idea what happened to it- did you read our works? The letters we attached? The email addresses strategically placed? Hmm?
I would just like to know...cos...well... xD Everything we do is to worship ya, Golden God, the least you could do is respond :)
I hope you read this :/ I'll post it a couple of times, but don't worry, my spamming days are over...
Cya later,
HB
Anybody here?
Me!!
Hey Robin! *hugs*
How you doin'?
I'm alright you?
Could be better - like if there was some snow!!!
I'm writing in my blog right now, you?
Nothing really I'm kinda bored might finish off some old stories
Good - then put them on your blog so I can read them!
Haha dunno whether I will, I'll put the beginning on... maybe
Go on! Or I'll... I'll... NOT FINISH BLOOD AND WATER (name of my story)!
NOOOOO!!! You can't I'll cry!
(Insert evil laugh!) Anyway, gotta go now sorry!
kay bye
hi people of the internet ;-)
anyone here?
Christmas cards :3 i wish i could get one :(
I'm alone now arn't i? ( in fact i dont even know why im posting this as no one will read it :'| )
Hi!
*looks around*
Any one there?
anyone around?
meh...
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one, its the loneliest number since the number one...
Nobody?
Shadow???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Crystal!
Hey Crystal and Shadow :D
Hi Robin - like Chapter 4?
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! :D :D :D
I'll take that as a maybe... If you liked that bit you'll probably like Part 2...
Crystal? You still there?
*bounces up and down with excitment* :D :D
Should I start on it now? *Tease, tease!!!*
yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes! :D
Okay. I'll do it now. BTW it's three parts and I'm not doing the third tonight.
:D I put the beginning of mine on here just for you
There you are Robin - Just a little teansy bit teasey...
Anyway - gotta go! bye
:D it's sooo exciting :D :D
Any one there?
How are you?
I'm good you?
I'm fine
good... I'm bored.... the days of blogland are quiet, too quiet
hi everyone
Why dont you go on the chat?
nah, hi Chloe
Hi Chloe
anyone here, or are you lot gone now?
o hiya
How are you?
i'm fine, u?
I'm good
good, good
What you up to?
nothin much, listening to christmas songs, What u up 2?
Listening to SP audio book
So...
...What do you like to do?
um, well i like sports and reading, u? i saw on your profile that you like horses, do you have any?
Got two
cool, my 2friends like horses, one of them is loaning a horse and the other has a few
:D yay
3rd!
Cool,tried to look at ur profile but it wouldnt show it
oh, i havent written anything on there, also my dad is cautious so he doesnt want me opening my profile
soz about that.
It's ok
now listenin to summer of 69, random
thnx, still listening to sp audio book?
got to go now, bye
*gives hug *
Yip book 5
*Hugs back*
g2g, sorry, bye!*hugs*
I have to go now. Night guys!
I <3 SWEENEY TODD! I have the DVD! :D
Yay I know no one on here ^^
Feeling rather lost and down, so I return to Skulduggery Pleasant to cheer myself up.
hurray for M D. and fellow irishness and what not :L
Is anyone here?
Nobody?
Seriously? There's no one here?
No one at all? Pity.
STILL NO ONE?!
OH LOOK I AM HERE AND YOU PROBABLY AREN'T OH WELL.
Hae everyone!!!! XD
Well, not that im not talking to ANYONE . . . . .
ANYONE AT ALL????????????? Most of us spend our time waiting for others to come on..... why can't at least 2 or 3 people b on at once there are enough of us to be able to do that so why cant we ?????????????? ????????? ???????? ???????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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been wasting my time wth these question marks. SOMEONE PLZ SAVE ME AND COME ON!
u know i did more than twice of that but the stupid comment thingy mijigy wouldnt let me cuz i had too many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SNIFFLEZ
questionmarks i mean for the comment b4 :'(
*giggles excitedly*
Hehehehe...
I don't even care that no one is here... Okay, I'm a very bad liar, BUT I'M SO FREAKING HAPPY!!!
I am very sure that a Val V should be here now.
BUT WHO CARES I'M SO DAMN HAP-
Oh, piss off Canada, you're ruining it for me.
Hi - love your books, and I'm a grown-up. When are you going to release the remaining books in the US? I'm a bit worried my false UK address for ordering your books (Starbucks) will be discovered. MI5 might be coming through my chimney this Christmas...
Meh. This post abt toys got me thinking. It is a pity we live in an era where licensing is a killer of creative story telling.
Imagine the universes greatest boneheaded detective going up against the universes greatest boneheaded sorcerer, Skeletor!
Hi.
Hey Dragona! How're you?
Still there?
Sorry, yeah. I'm fine, you?
Good! I survived the *coughs* heels, no broken ankles.
When do you finish school?
I can't decide whether I should keep writing Caleb, or write a SP fanfic with me as a character?
I finish school on the 16th. And I have a science mock GCSE exam today.
Hm. I think you should write the SP fanfic.
KK...
*goggles at exam*
What year are you in???
And I finished school yesterday, last day on Monday, prize giving yesterday, my brain has been turned off for the year, and I'm going to be spending as much time as possible here.
I'm in year 10. GCSE exams *Sigh* Sooooooo boring.
Does that mean you'll be on at this time?
Actually, I'm going away for *counts on fingers* three days, but I'll be here most of tomorrow.
Good luck in the exam, I feel very outclassed as I will be in year 9 next year...
lol. Little one :P *pats head*
I guess it wouldn't help to tell you I'm 6ft 6... ^^
Dang. Have to go now. Bye Sparky!
6ft 6???
I'm barely 5ft!!!
I think it would be AWESOME to meet you, but not nearly as fantastic to stand next to you...
Sparky? You still there?
Yahuh!
How are you Shadow? When do you finish school? What year are you in, because if it's a higher one than me, I bet you're freaking tall!
And my mum just told me to get off the computer, so...
BYE!!!
So now I am on my iTouch!
Shadow?
*stamps foot indignentaly*
Aw c'mon, I like her!
(speaking to her, that is)
Is there anyone else he-
*random thumping and scraping noises*
What was that?
*looks around, suitably freaked out*
Oh, Canada, stop moving your chair!
Hello?
Hello?
SPARKY!
*glomps*
how are you!?
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