In other news, Molly, your tale of woe concerning the author you have to have brunch with had me laughing. I can't wait to find out how the story ends.
In yet other news, I watched the final Sherlock tonight. Much better than last week's, thank God. A relentless plunge into second-guesses and secret plans. Liked it a LOT.
And in even MORE other news, five minutes ago I crossed the 20,000 word mark on Book 7. I don't think I've ever written this fast before. Looks like I'll have it done on time after all...
And to top it all off, here is some religious humour...
... some existential humour...
... and some cat humour...
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Right I have the lap top but not for long!!
OH NOES ZE BLOG DOESN'T WORK!!
My reaction to the pictures
1st: :)
2nd: :D
3rd: XD
Well picked, Golden God, well picked.
Anyone here??
Yello Derek
Just wanted to say, IF this blog doesn't get fixed, I'm gonna kill something
*picks up rock* this'll do. *gleams happily*
HELLO all.
Nix- you're going to kill... a rock?
Hello :) Loling at the the pictures XD
Epic post, and with regards to the weirdness:
http://buzz.blogger.com/2012/01/engage-with-your-readers-through.html
Basically, they updated comments.
:D
I've learn't to much about Schroedinger cat from da big bang theory.
oh and also I find sherlock fit.
:D just kiddings
*akwardturtle*
bluh.
oh and also getting puppy on sunday.
:D oh so very happy but I need dog names. she a girl and she's black and white
IDEA'S
Worry not! Quinn has found a solution!
It's a bit messy, and not particularly pretty, but it works. What it does is changes the layout of the comments to return the page format rather than the annoying load more button at the bottom.
So, Mr Landy, follow these instructions carefully:
1) Go into your blog settings.
2) On the left, click the settings tab
3) This should drop down a few more option beneath it. Select 'Posts and Comments'
4) There is an option called 'Comment Location'. Set this to either 'Full page' or 'Pop-up Window'
And voila, the previous commenting style will be restored, at least temporarily (they may update this too).
Hey, Derek? What's your stance on reading Skulduggery Pleasant/non Skulduggery Pleasant fan fiction, again?
Derek do this please!
Maybe if we keep repeating it over and over he will see it ;D
So, Mr Landy, follow these instructions carefully:
1) Go into your blog settings.
2) On the left, click the settings tab
3) This should drop down a few more option beneath it. Select 'Posts and Comments'
4) There is an option called 'Comment Location'. Set this to either 'Full page' or 'Pop-up Window'
And voila, the previous commenting style will be restored, at least temporarily (they may update this too).
Oh, also, fellow minions, there's a way to view the old version of commenting before this is fixed.
Again, messy, but sorta works.
If you're logged in, beneath the comment box it should say 'Subscribe by Email'
Click this (you can unsubscribe later).
When a comment is posted, you will receive an email which eventually will say: 'Post a comment.' This contains a link. Click on the link and you will be ported to a site which uses the old system.
Save this link as a favourite.
You can unsubscribe at this point.
Ta da! Sorted!
GAH!! WHATS HAPPENED TO THE BLOG?!!? :O
I dont like it. I dont like it at all!! Why did they change it...It was soo much better before! =(
Dear Mr Landy (or Derek or Golden God) This is the 2nd time I've tried to contact you but I didn't think it would work. My cat is looking even more miffed than before (you would have to have read the other one to understand that. Is there going to be skulduggery pleasant movie?? If so are there going to be open Valkyrie auditions because i am a budding actress!! Love your biggest fan and hopefully your future Valkyrie cain. xxxxxx
Y'know, sometimes I think that Sparky is nicer than I am...
Did that make any sense?
I doubt it.
I don’t know what to say, Derek. Bad week, I guess. I could do my usual rantings about tea, but that wouldn’t improve ANYONE’S mood, now would it? I’m having a(/an? It sounds better when you say an.) SP tea party. It shall be wonderful. It shall be glorious. It shall be filled with the wondrous ramblings of an insane skeleton and a devoted girl. It shall be fun. IT SHALL BE FUN, I TELL YOU!
Wow… caps lock really takes a lot out of me.
Yes, Sparky. That makes perfect sense.
Derek! Anya asked me to right a note to you about them. I don't know anything about them but I thought I should write it anyway.
Anyone there?
hm i togth american would get all the god schit ever first :P
well i watched it yesterday it was the last date were it was abel to watch
I AM HERE!!!
I AM HERE!!!!!
YOU ARE!!!
YES!
Would you be willing to apply for 'The Straight Jackets'?
Yes! I went to have breakfast and now I am back!
And yes, I would be willing to apply.
You want to apply?
YES YES YES!!!
GRAHAHAHA!!!
Go to THIS LINK!!!:::
http://thestraightjackets.blogspot.com/2012/01/now-accepting-new-members.html#comment-form
Whoopsies...
I just did my super-evil laugh and my Mum is still here...
She thinks I'm CRAZY.
I probably am though, y'know, considering that I started The Straight Jackets...
*does super-mega-evil laugh*
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAA!!!!!!!!!
Sparky! I posted a comment saying how crazy I am, my motive for joining and a possible job (weapons manufacturer).
I posted it on the web address you gave me.
My grandma reckons I'm addicted to the iPad. Which I probably am.....
...
THERE IS ALREADY A WEAPONS MANUFACTURER!!!
So...
*pauses*
Sh*t, I'm so stupid.
I ALREADY PUT YOU ON.
Exactly! I just changed my name to Johanna REMMUS (did you know that that is 'summer' backwards?)!
Noo...
But that's cool.
Would you like to read something that I've written?
Sure. What is it?
*writing.
...
I don't know yet.
I kinda just happened inside my head...
*waiting...*
Why was it so cold? She didn’t want to move. She was comfortable there. But why did it need to be so cold? She could hear something. Sirens. Where was she? She opened her eyes. Ugh. She was still in her bedroom.
Wait. Sirens?
She rolled over and landed on the floor.
‘Ow…’ She moaned. She did that every day. She needed a bigger bed. She got up and looked at her closet. She picked out jeans and a football jersey. She tripped at the top of the stairs and eventually landed on the floor. She did that every day too. She grunted and got up. She checked her watch. 2:30am. What the hell was happening? She opened the front door and saw that the house across the street had broken windows. Nothing to do with her. She shut the door again and walked into the kitchen. She ignored the toaster completely because the last time she used it, the toaster burnt half of her hair off. She opened the microwave carefully and avoided the small explosion of goo.
‘Ryan!’ She called up the stairs. ‘Get down here!’ She heard a groan, a thump and a swear as Ryan hit his head against the ceiling.
‘Microwave?’ He yelled back, leaning over the banister of the hallway upstairs.
‘Yes the microwave.’
‘I have to clean it don’t I?’ He asked. She nodded.
She sat in the dining room eating cereal and glaring at Ryan. Idiot. He had done that two days ago. She didn’t forget to easy. She saw him shuffle out of the kitchen.
‘Done.’ He mumbled, heading back up the stairs. She watched him slowly make his way up the stairs. God, he was stupid sometimes. But, most of the time he was a complete brainbox. He wasn’t smart in the straight A student sense, he was just… Intelligent. He was in his second year of University and his looks were deceiving. Very deceiving. He had spiky red hair that people made fun of. He was average height and skinny. His eyes were pale blue and his features were uninteresting. He was funny, in a annoying sort of way and they were housemates. It was her, Ryan and Kat. Oh. Kat.
‘Ryan wait!’ She called up again. He looked down again.
‘What now?’
‘Where’s Kat?’
‘She’s still in bed.’
‘Are you sure?’ She asked.
‘Yes, Harper, I’m positive I ch-‘ He paled. ‘I didn’t check. Are those sirens?’
‘Yes, they are sirens. Let’s check the basement.’ They walked down the stairs and knocked on the basement door. No response. Harper opened the door and peered into the room. Empty. Harper started walking up the stairs.
‘The psycho has gone arsonist again. Let’s go get her.’ She said. Ryan sighed and started muttering something about chains as he got his jacket. They walked out into the freezing cold, crossed the road and entered the forest behind the houses on that side of the street. They walked to the clearing at the middle of the forest and saw Kat sitting in the snow, rocking back and forth slightly. Harper and Ryan shared a look, then Harper tentatively reached towards Kat’s shoulder. Kat looked up, her eyes shining.
‘Hey guys! How are you? I’m good though in retrospect it might’ve been smart for me to bring a jacket out here.’ She said cheerily. Ryan sighed and passed Kat his one.
‘Can we go back inside now? I’m freezing.’ He shivered. Kat smiled and got up. They walked back to the house, trying to stick to the shadows. Harper stared at the back of Kat’s head as they walked. It was amazing how she could blend into any environment and still grab the attention of every boy she went past. Kat had blonde hair and grey eyes. She was tall and had a couple freckles. Harper had been jealous when they first met, but had decided since then that she was quiet happy being herself.
The three of them walked into the house and Kat started walking to the basement. Harper grabbed the back of her shirt and pulled her back. Ryan then grabbed Kat’s shoulders and forced he onto the couch.
‘Kat, this really needs to stop.’ Harper sighed. Kat smiled.
‘This is serious Kat. It needs to stop. You’ll be fine for weeks and then, Bam! You go uts again.’ Ryan scolded. Kat frowned.
‘Ryan, Harper, please let me get some sleep. I’m tired.’ Kat said. She got up and walked into the basement. Ryan looked at Harper and shrugged.
‘It’ll sort itself out eventually. Everything does.’ Ryan yawned, ‘I’m going to bed too.’ He turned and walked up the stairs. Harper sighed and walked up the stairs after him. She walked into her bedroom, pulled the covers off her bed and wrapped them around herself as she sat down at her computer. She logged in, checked her e-mails, there was one from the publishing company. She flinched and opened it. She quickly scanned the page and sighed. Denied. They denied her. Again. She scowled, fighting back the tears, and opened up the word document on which the story was written. ‘Frivolous Attempts’. She selected the entire story and hit ‘delete’. She then moved to close the document. A pop-up appeared. ‘Do you want to save the changes you made to Frivolous Attempts.docx?’ She sighed and hit ‘Don’t Save’; she wasn’t giving up just yet. She closed the page and looked at the screen. She could see her face reflected in the monitor. Short black hair, pale skin and far too skinny for her liking. Harper hated her reflection. She only looked at it when she doubted she could feel any worse. It never helped, because all se could ever see were the things that she hated about herself.
This is all very strange...
Therey therey there there!
Stupid 'Load More' button.
Awesome! Ive gotta go now though. Bye!!!
...
DANNGIT!
Eh, BYE.
Hallo?
HELLO!
...Goodbye.
I DIDN'T LEAVE!
Bollocks.
Derek, the Schrodinger's cat picture had me in a wrinkle. Also, I converted a friend to Skulduggery and he's reading through them so fast. So excited to finally have someone else to discuss the books that saved my life with.
Did you know that computers suck? I mean seriously, does anybody know a way to comment on this blog without having to log on to my google acount over and over and over again?
Click 'Remember Me'.
You are a good writer.
Who me?
Thanks!
*smileh face*
Johanna?
Yes?
Where did you go?
My grandma showed me a puzzle book and then i had lunch.
KK.
I actually left as well.
I always seem to come back a minute after you post something...
Oh. I'm eating some chocolate slice right now. It's really yum
*chomping on slice and licking lips*
*writing story*
*excitedly waiting for story*
...
Oh, right, I meant to be writing it NOW...
*closes second tab with comic website on it*
Oh! You were cheating on me!
*giggles and closes and turns off sims 3*
I was playing Sims 3 Pets earlier...
*rofls*
Me and my sister love sims. I have got late night, world adventures and pets expansion packs. Except I can't find the in stallation code for pets. Sh*t!!!
NOOO!
... I don't actually get pets, but if I ever get to the point where I can be bothered to get one, it'll be simple.
*REG*
I'll be back in 5min. My sister demands the iPad and she'll get super pissed if I don't give it to her. Talk to you in five minutes?
KK.
It told me to enter a comment...
It told me to enter a Comment.
Anyway Hi.
Hello Donkey.
Hello... >.>
... >.>???
Whats the chatroom link?
You be confused... I dont know... I'm scared...
-hides in corner-
Scared by what?
A giant pie that is eating me.
Oookaaay...
Sparky! I'm back! She's off the iPad !
YAY!
Gotta keep writing...
Anyway, a giant pie that is eating him... Has he gone nuts?
Probs.
Yeah.....do you like Harry Potter?
... Honestly, No.
I used to like it....now it's just kind of...boring. Really. Some kids could recite whole pages. That's just weird.
Exactly...
I stopped liking it in year five and there are no good quotes.
SP has EPIC quotes.
Do you like this new reply feature? I reckon it's good to keep track of convo's.
What year are you in now??
Going into year 9.
Nice. I'm in year six this year. Freaky. I have to start getting ready for high school.
Woah.
Age difference much?
Yeah! I'm 11. You are...what, 13?
Yeppers.
Yeppers.....anyway, do you get a free copy of the book with your character in it? Cause you might. That would pretty cool. Free book plus it has YOUR character in it.
I would love that, but there doesn't seem to be any hints at that happening.
Sucked in. I'm going for a walk n the beach now. I'll be an hour. See ya!
I hate the beach.
AND WHO ARE YOU SAYING SUCKED IN TO?
Oh yeah, the person who won.
You hate the beach!? Are you crazy! I live two minutes from the beach. Our beach is really nice and everyone loves it.
*recoils at hearing someone say they hate the beach*
I hate the beach.
I'm going now. See you in an hour!
I forced my Dad to take me to the 3D version of Beauty and the Beast today, best day ever!!!!!!!
I forced my Dad to take me to see Beauty and the Beast today then we watched a marathon of How I Met Your Mother, best Martin Luther King Day ever!!!!!!!
LOL! I SPENT AN HOUR EPLAINING TO MY MATE WHAT SCHRODINGER'S CAT WAS! And she still didn't get it... Yeah she's blonde. YAYYY DEREKKK! I finally overcame my writer's block today. Cranked out a good 5,ooo. PARTYING FOR ALL!!!
~Adrasdos
JOHANNA'S COMING BACK!
YAY YOU CAME BACK!
DANG YOU DIDN"T!
I'm on now! I swear!
Sparky?
Come back on!
Geez, I feel like our places have swapped.
I was reading a comic.
Oh. I'm back from the beach. I had an ice cream. I wrote RIP to a bird and also to a crab. They were both dead, of course.
Wait... I sound crazy... That's a good thing, isn't it?
If you're a Straight Jacket it is.
Should I call it a club or a league...?
League. Club sounds like some little kid thing.
IT ISN'T EITHER!
It's a guild.
The Straight Jackets. A guild aiming to achieve the goal of meeting Derek Landy by means of insanity.
And THAT shall be the description on the brochure.
The brochure?
Speaking of which, we should have a motto...
I'll pick something, and translate it into Latin and translate it back to English and see what happens...
I take this sh*t seriously.
HEY! This and sh*t have them same letters!
The motto should have something to do with craziness Skulduggery-ness.
Well, what I had first was:
If the eyes are the windows to the mind, the curtains are always drawn.
That didn't make sense when I translated it back to english so it's this now:
1st English: If the eyes are the windows to the mind, insanity is leaning out.
Latin: Si oculos fenestras ad mentem insania innixa est.
2nd: If the eyes of the windows to the mind is based on insanity.
So, I haven't really gotten anywhere. Though you have giving me an idea...
Okay, this is what I have now...
1st English: The art of Skullduggery can only be perfected by the truly insane.
Latin: Skullduggery artem perfici posse vere insana.
2nd English: Skullduggery art it could be truly insane.
Johanna?
OH, OH! THIS IS THE BEST!
1st English: The art of Skullduggery can only be perfected by the insane.
Latin: Skullduggery artem posse perfici ab insana.
2nd English: Skullduggery art can be perfected by the insane.
THAT IS THE ONE!
Hello?
Where did everyone go?
I'm here! I like the one that said
The art of Skulduggery can only be perfected by the truly insane
It is the best one.
You think so?
I think I'm going to ask everyone else before I make it permanent though...
Defiantly ask. Take a vote maybe.....
I'll post a blog about it...
Gimme a second...
I'm going now. B
Aw dang, I just updated the Guild's blog...
I am honored, Golden God, that you would metion the brunch that I attended. I swear on all my Skulduggery books I own, (which is all of them) that this is true. And amusing. Here is the end to my tale....
I picked up my copy of Death Bringer as I walked out the door, grumbling to my parents how I could be doing something else, and they rolled their eyes at me and told me not to be antisocial. I replied that the author was bound to be boring, if his books were anything to go by. My mother proceeded to lecture me the whole way to the brunch about politeness. I'm not sure what she said, as I was tuned out most of the time. Politeness was mentioned a lot. When we arrived, we went and sat down. My parents started talking about his new book. I grabbed some pancakes and was eating them as fast as possible so I could leave as fast as possible. This wasn't how I wanted to spend my day. As I finished my third pancake, everyone started talking about their favourite books. Suddenly, they asked me. I replied quickly, "Skulduggery Pleasant." holding up the mentioned book. Everyone looked at me in astonishment. Apparently I was supposed to have said some sort of book by the author. I shot a smirk at the author before opening my book. As we left, I was still smiling at the look on their faces. Stuck up, or what?
I then went bungy jumping and smashed my face on the water. I now have a painful bruise on my face. Karma, I suppose.
HIIII MOLLY!
Who was the Author?
Like, a name?
HI SPARKY!!! :)
Signed up 4 ya bloggy.
Name, huh... Let me check.
John Parker. I think.
Molly, there is a small problem with your application.
A. You haven't explained why you're insane.
B. You haven't outlined a motive.
C. You haven't said what your job would be within the Guild.
So, yeah, try again.
(No offence, I'm sure you'll get in, you just need to apply first)
My face hurts. SPAAAAARKY.... Help!
On the bright side, NZ schools don't start up till two weeks from now. At least, Year Nines don't.
Hello peoples
Hey Blubber.
Molly, how am I supposed to help? And, Molly, I think we're in the same year this year...
So what are you electives?
Hiya. :)
*rubs face*
AND I HAVE UPDATED THE STRAIGHT JACKETS!!!
Yay! *claps*
Have you bungied? It's fun.
If you don't smash your face, of course.
Molly, there is a small problem with your application.
A. You haven't explained why you're insane.
B. You haven't outlined a motive.
C. You haven't said what your job would be within the Guild.
So, yeah, try again.
(No offence, I'm sure you'll get in, you just need to apply first)
I shall fix it.
Apparently, there is another Molly. Who also went for brunch with an author. I'm confused.
Goodbye, blog land. I am sleeping over my friend house. Goodbye!!
I GOT TEN MORE MINUTES!!!
Seeya Johanna!
Byeee! Got some program.
Bye Molly.
It's down to you and me Blubber.
Well, I'm gone.
BYE BLOGLAND!!!
Hey all
Hello?
Sparksies! How's it hanging???
....
Say it to Valkyrie when she's hanging off a building.
Night. -.-'
Hello?
(Sorry about before, I was called away)
Let's see... To pass the time, I shall see how vividly I can paint a picture with words...
Should it be a landscape or a scenario...?
I'll do the landscape first. The scenario I'm thinking of is... Violent at the very least.
Hmmmmm... I think I'll set it up like the beggining of a story, because that's how I write.
Names, names. Always have to think of a name. Jonah. Yeah, Jonah.
Now, for the actual landscape...
Jonag looked out the window. The cottage he was sitting in was at the edge of a forest. The window he was looking out of was facing away from the forest, so he only knew that from entering the building. Anyway, the window that he was looking out of the edge of a cliff in the other side of the cottage from the forest. It had snowed that morning so he could see small patches of snow all over the place. The grass was muddy and yellow. The sky was an ugly shade of pink, but then again, aren't they all? There were no clouds. The cliff itself, however, was very picturesque. The cliff was over a beach. Which was next to a pile of rock pools. The sea was crashing against the rocks with a calming rhythm. The rocks were smooth from erosion and the sea air was refreshing. Jonah sighed and leaned back.
Paradise.
I adore your perceptions on landscapes, Sparky. :)
Perhaps I should post something of my own, one time.
me got a fanfiction- loved urs ;)
I am so excited for book 7 i cant wait !!!!
I am so excited for book 7 i cant wait (squeals with excitement )
Hi Derek, I have a few questions (again).
Do you know now when Death Bringer will be published in Germany?
Will you come to the Frankfurt Book Fair (Pleeeeeaasssseee! I planed my whole hollidays around this!)
And something else. Do you know that Kenspeckle isn't spelled right in the fifth part (in the german version)? They wrote Gruse, not Grouse!
Great post Derek :) Hope all is well with everyone out there!! That is pretty much the same look I always get fom my cat. She gives that look to all of us. Silly cat.
X
Hi?
Well, no one's here.
Sparky??
Please still be here!
Alone...
And, I'm gone! Bye all! And remember! I'm gonna get you all someday...
I think Chinuggery was pretty thoroughly sunk as a ship... I really hope Valduggery happens, I really see it as a (romantic, not sexual? I don't know, like Sherlock and Watson I guess) relationship. I mean, more characters talk about their relationship than people talk about Val's headaches (which foreshadowed Darquesse) or the reflection's odd behaviour (which is PLAINLY going to be a plot point.
I HAVE RETURNED!
NIGLLETURNIPS.
#Sigh# Tea is so good. And sunrises. I made a new friend this morning. I woke up at 5:30 and went to the beach at 6. The sunrise was phenomenal. And, as I have said, I have made a new friend. Salmon the Seagull. It was a chocolatey-brown and tripped over a lot.
Did you know that Seagulls are actually called Silver Gulls? :) And Peacocks are Peafowls.
That is intriguing...
Check the Straight Jackets, I updated it.
I have, Reqthin! I even replied. How wonderful. I bet you’re ecstatic.
Ecstatic about what?
DEAR GOD, NOT FRENCH!
NEVER FRENCH.
Oh, alright then. Nous Portons Des Chasuettes Reyes sounds pretty, though. It’s The Squid Asylum motto.
So, which one do you like the best?
I said the third one. Methinks it rolls from the tongue better than the second.
Mmkk...
It'll depend on what the tally ends up being... But your vote has been noted!
Splendid! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to find an opponent for Scrabble.
...
I've never played Scrabble...
Seriously? … okay. You need to. It’s so awesome.
Hmmm... Nah...
So, did you really like the landscape I described?
I did. It was unique. Seriously. I like your way of describing things.
You do?
I didn't think it would end up particularly good, seeing as I was a bit zoned out because I was meant to be asleep about half an hour before then, and I was on my iTouch.
Simply mindless things can be wonderful. Things that you don’t even mean to do. For example, I once wrote a character description that made someone cry.
Woah.
I might need to read that...
(hint, hint)
… uh… ma-maybe later. I’m usually sort of edgy about people reading what I write. Well, with some things. Other stuff I don’t even care (Which is usually the crap stuff), but the good stuff… I’m sort of… you know.
K...
*thinks: 'But I wanna READ IT!!'*
I think that it'll be horrible either way.
SHUT UP GERALD!
Woah, Derek, your blog is sort of working... WEIRD. But I guess it probably won't last too long, huh? Anyway... IS THERE SNOW IN IRELAND?
BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE SIX INCHES OF IT HERE!!! :D
I’ll write something random quickly and then post it, yes?
HI, VAL! #Glomps#
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