Saturday, August 4, 2012

A Post Before I Go

I have a few random pictures cluttering up my desktop, so I shall intersperse them as I go...


I'm catching my plane tomorrow. An hour to London, then 13 hours to Singapore, then 7.5 hours to Sydney, then 3 hours to Auckland... I'll arrive in New Zealand a little before midday on Tuesday, mildly confused about whether or not I'm sleepy after spending a day in the air zipping across time zones. 

Oh boy oh boy.

I'm not packed, either. I know what I'm bringing- roughly- but I'll leave the packing until tomorrow. I'm bringing A Dance of Dragons to read, and I've already looked up what movies will be playing on the plane. Movies that I haven't seen but want to include Battleship, Dark Shadows, Lockout, Get the Gringo, The Five-Year Engagement, and The Woman in Black, and I'll also get a chance to watch The Avengers again. That's roughly 16 hours of movies... I think I should be okay...


Today, I am cleaning the house. Laura will be staying here when I'm gone so I need to have everything nice and tidy, or else she'll throw a mug at me. 

I fully intend to blog while I'm on tour. I know my publishers would like me to keep a Tour Blog, detailing how the events went and who I met and what the various cities were like- basically documenting the entire experience. Annnnnnnnd that's not gonna happen. When I get back to my hotel- usually at around 9 o'clock at night- I'm pretty much exhausted. But I'll do my best to keep my Minions appraised of developments.


I'll be gone for 17 days, during which time I'll be staying at 9 hotels and visiting 12 airports. 

The temperature in New Zealand is ranging from 1 degree (celsius) at night to 14 during the day. This, my Minions, is a temperature I can deal with.

The temperature in Australia is ranging from 7 to 23. 23 is a tad high. Please Australia, cool down a bit before I get there. Just a few degrees. Say, five. Thank you.

I've got my Sky box ready to record my shows when I'm away. Right now I'm recording Criminal Minds, Newsroom, The Mentalist, and Supernatural. I was delighted beyond measure to realise that I'll be able to watch the Ronda Rousey fight live in my hotel room on my only day off- Sunday the 19th. Thanks to the time difference, I'll just be sitting down to room service lunch when she fights...

And that's it. That's all. I have a house to clean and time is running out. I also need to write up instructions for Laura on how to use the TV (it's more complicated than it sounds) when I'm gone. All you Minions-with-funny-accents, prepare yourselves. I am coming. 




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Rim. said...

I'm back! Anyone still here??

Cat said...

I am!

Cat said...

Im procrastinating here... i should be typing... but im not.

Rim. said...

Okay... Brb googling the definition of that long word...

Rim. said...

Oh so your delaying typing 3:) what should you be typing??

Cat said...

my story thing... its a thing i want to write, but its... harder than usual.

Rim. said...

Writers block or just don't know how to carry on??

Cat said...

both, i guess... not really writer's block yet though. when i get writer's block, i cant look at a sheet of paper or a pen without wanting to scream.

Rim. said...

Unlucky... Imagine the place and scene that you're writing about, that's how my friend clears her blocks. It may help you :P
It's probably a good thing that when I write it doesn't make sense :D

Cat said...

OW
sorry... nice idea... but that makes me want to tear my eyes out.

Phoebe said...

HI! I'm back! Again again again.

Rim. said...

I honestly dont know how to help... Sorry... D:

Rim. said...

Hi Phoebe :)

Phoebe said...

I hate that, I have what you have at the moment actaully. We can suffer togeather :)

Or is it :(... I dont know

Phoebe said...

Still here Willow? :)

Rim. said...

Me??

Phoebe said...

Who wants a present!?

Rim. said...

I'm good thanks Phoebe :3

Cat said...

I love bombs, Pheobe.

Phoebe said...

Did I see you nod? Good. Heres... a stick. With a bow on it.

* walks away *

lol you'll get the reference in 23 days.

Rim. said...

... Thanks for the small spoiler...

Cat said...

You Need To Stop, Pheobe.

Phoebe said...

* comes back *

It hasnt exploded yet?

Oh. whoops. I gave you the wring stick. Can I have that back, actually? Its for my mum....

* hands a twig, with a bow on it * There you go!

BOOM!!!

Thats more like it * smiles *

Noelle said...

*sneaks behind Val, and whispers*

Psst...Check your phone

Phoebe said...

Stop what?

That wasnt a spoiler! I didnt tell you anything! ONE WORD was vaguely RELATED to KOTW.

Cat said...

Adrasdos Dark. Hello.

Noelle said...

Cat. Salve.

Rim. said...

Hi Adra!!

Phoebe said...

Hi Adra!

Cat and Willow hate me now for some reason! Maybe its cause of my generosity with presents...

DO you want a present?

Noelle said...

No thanks, Phoebe...

Hey Willow!!!

*hands them Skul-cakes*

Phoebe said...

Skul-cake? For me!!!?

* pokes * How come YOUR gifts dont explode!?

Rim. said...

Cat, where you from??

Noelle said...

Because I don't take gifts from strange people...

Phoebe said...

Yea. Where ARE you from?

Noelle said...

*sits and watches, knowing what probably is going to happen*

Phoebe said...

* thinking to myself * So... if I use the presents that other people give ME and then re use them to give to OTHER people, then my prezzies wouldnt explode! Yay!!!!

5 months later...

Hi! Do you want a skul-cake? Its 5 months old! * hands a mouldy, sticky, squidgy skulcake *

"Gee... thanks...."

* trys to burn *

BOOM!!!

Cat said...

I come from
the
planet of
the
Time Lords.

Rim. said...

Whats gonna happen Adra?? I don't know...

Rim. said...

Yay!!! Another time lord!! Why dont you have a tv show???

Phoebe said...

What? Gallafrey?

Or however you spell it...

Noelle said...

Just that. An unclear answer for Cat XD

*looks to Cat*

So am I, fellow Gallifreyian!

Cat said...

Its so
hard to keep
everybody's
names
and given
names
straight.

Noelle said...

i just go with the flow

Cat said...

I dont need
a TV
show

Phoebe said...

Is there anybody here who ISNT a timelord?

Oh and I still have the Tardis so BEAT THAT!

Rim. said...

I like
Skittles
And
That's
Not
Hard
To
Remember.

Cat said...

you can't even spell
TARDIS

so that's not hard.
And you dont have
the sonic.

Noelle said...

Ah, may I point out that I was one of the first Timelords here???

And the Doctor is coming for you, just to note

Rim. said...

I'm not a time lord all I have is a dr who poster on the side of the wall opposite my house (a cardboard box)

Noelle said...

I have a TARDIS lunchbox... And sonic. and bow tie. And tons of other things.

I think I had a Silence, but I don't remember

Rim. said...

Time
And
Relative
Dimension
In
Space.

I think.

Cat said...

Oh, trust me.
I know
the doctor
better than
you
would know.

And i was here before you, so...
been here
since
June 2011

Cat said...

and read the blog
before that

Rim. said...

I read the blog since 09 but commented in November.

Phoebe said...

la la la not listening!

I have watched EVERY episode over and over until I know every word everyone says! I am the ultimate DW fan. Of course, its SP over DW, but only JUST

Noelle said...

*laughs* not to be cynical, Cat. But you don't know me, so I honestly don't think you can assume that...

All I'm saying is that I was one of the first to go through the human-timelord metacrisis, and announced it on the blog.

And I've read on the blog ever since it first came out, so

Rim. said...

LETS NOT START AN ARGUEMENT LET'S START A SWORD FIGHT!!

Cat said...

I looked
up your profile.
Asadros
Dark
Has only exsisted
since
October 2011

read the blog from the beginning

Phoebe said...

* cuts off willows head *

Lets have an argument now that thats settled...

Noelle said...

*stabs Willow*

Um... Oops.

Cat said...

I really should be working
I <3<3 Kittens.

Noelle said...

Cat just because you didn't have a profile back then doesn't mean you didn't read the blogggggggg.

*trips and falls off a cliff*

Rim. said...

cool! You're all killing me :D

Noelle said...

LOL! How do you change your name???

Cat said...

ive read it since the beginning, Asadros Dark...
Finally.
Do
you know
how
long that
shoelace has been there
, waiting for you
to trip over it?

Rim. said...

Crap! It's changed back to the old one... Eh, I'll leave it like this for a bit.

Cat said...

I like it, The Shadow Ripper-Rim

Noelle said...

how do you change your name, though???

And okay, Cat, can you call me Adra??? you seem to get the letters mixed up a lot xP

Rim. said...

It's the old name from when I first commented... Don't know what happened... Willow Suede is my OC from a joint story I started last year.

Rim. said...

Click on your name and it should take you to a page thing, click on the edit button and then change it.

Noelle said...

Cool!!!... but you're still not getting it.

How do you change the name on your profile?

Rim. said...

I just said

Noelle said...

I hope it works this time

Noelle said...

Oh yeah... Well it didn't load yet ;)

Cat said...

Sorry- i try to keep them straight, i really do

Noelle said...

s'alright, cat :P

AH I FOUND IT!!!! *raises chalice into the sky, the sun setting behind it as I stand on a cliff*

Phoebe said...

Also, typing adra is easier. Just saying.

Cat said...

Can i call you The Empress?

Noelle said...

Yeah. *twitches* it just annoys me when people put

Asrados
Ardados
Asdados

And so on and so forth...

Noelle said...

*shrugs* it;ll boost my ego again, but suuure

Cat said...

NO one can spell my gven name right... pisses me off. I understand.

Noelle said...

*nods* yeeeeahhh I do :P

Rim. said...

I also understand your problem :(

Flame Phoenix said...

Hello!

Rim. said...

Anyone read fifty shades of gray?? ;D

Rim. said...

Hi Flame!!

Noelle said...

Hey Flame!!!

And no... There are tons of jokes around the title of the book, though

Cat said...

Hello Flame Pheonix.

Noelle said...

Val isn't here anymore, is she??? No.... *frowns*

Phoebe said...

Hi flame

Rim. said...

Fixed :D my name is now no longer glitched out.

Flame Phoenix said...

OK, I better have 10,000 words before I sleep tonight.

Noelle said...

In all??? *laughs* I haven't written in forever!

That reminds me....

Rim. said...

Good Luck Flame :D

Flame Phoenix said...

That means I have to write 3,000..

Flame Phoenix said...

2,800 to be around exact..

Drew O'Connor said...

You can do it Flame!!

Rim. said...

Gotta go!! Bye!!! *hugs*

Drew O'Connor said...

Bye Willow

Noelle said...

WOO!!! GO FLAME!!!


Bye Willow!!! *hugs*

Noelle said...

AHHHH SHARK WEEK NEXT WEEK!!!!!!

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Noelle said...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hiya

Noelle said...

ZAF!!! *hugs*

Cat said...

Hello EmralD Melody.

Cat said...

i dont know
what

that is

Noelle said...

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SHARK

But the spaces eliminated themselves

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hiya!!!

Sry Skyped my Britiminion friend, Faye

Noelle said...

nice!!! *laughs* DUBLIN ZOMBIE WALK TWO DAYS AGO LOL

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hmmm Em i cans Skype Em but dunno where she poofed

Noelle said...

idk.... She told me brb then poofed, sooooo

Flame Phoenix said...

She's probably writing.

Cat said...

like I
should
be

Luciana said...

This fandom is the most beautiful thing ever.

Drew O'Connor said...

DING DING DING

Flame is correct lol

emerald.melody Zaf, that's my skype thing
emeraldmelody89@gmail.com is the email.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Kk Smokeylee64

Jackiet@ptd.net

Noelle said...

Zaf mind if I add you???

God I should be writing also.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Im assuming I can vidie call Em?

Noelle said...

I think so... It's nearly 10 there so yeahh

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

She poofed xD

Noelle said...

Really??? Probably yeah.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

There Zafy scared

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Uhm

Noelle said...

AHHH

Noelle said...

SPPECH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH

Cat said...

DEDICATE!!!!

Cat said...

Ow. Dont do much
blog
shouting
now my vocal
cords are sore.

Star Inkbright said...

I AM SO ANNOYED AT PHOEBE RIGHT NOW. SHE JUST RUINED PART OF KOTW FOR ME. I PART I WOULD PROBS HAVE LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT. AND THOSE ARE THE BEST BITS. I NEVER LAUGH AS MUCH AS THE FIRST TIME. AND NOW IT'S RUINED. I'LL NEVER HAVE THAT MOMENT LAUGHTER BECAUSE WHEN I READ THAT PART I'LL BE THINKING OF PHOEBE AND IT WILL CEASE TO BE SO FUNNY.

I AM VERY BAD AT BEARING GRUDGES, BECAUSE I ALWAYS END UP FORGIVING YOU. BUT FOR A FEW MOMENTS OF MY LIFE, I WILL UTTERLY HATE YOU, PHOEBE, FOR RUINING MINE AND OTHERS' READING EXPERIENCE.

Star Inkbright said...

*A PART I

*FORGIVING PEOPLE

Noelle said...

Adra: Silence will fall.

Me: Shut up.

Adra: Whuuutttt???

Me: Be quiet! You've used that too many times.

Adra: *sulks*

Me: Big surprise there.

Adra: *crosses arms* It should be.

Me: Please. Please. Be quiet and wait for Zaf to dedicate.

Adra: Hang on. *goes to Cat* you alright?

Me: Sit down, will you?

Adra: *sulks*

Me: Good doggie.

Noelle said...

OMG. WHATTT???????

The HELL???

Cat said...

Well...
I agree.
pheobe, you
need
to stop
but there
is
one place in
book two
and every time i
read it
i laugh
so hard i
cant breathe
and i get
happy

Cat said...

Never okay, The Empress
I am never okay

Star Inkbright said...

. . . And now, due to my horribly annoying tendancy to empathise, I feel really bad about writing that. Sorry, Phoebe. But it was necessessary, to avoid furthur spoilering.

And, I wasn't talking about the, uh, first quote spoiler. I was talking about the "you get the reference in 23 days" one.

Star Inkbright said...

*you'll

I know whatcha mean, Cat. But now that part in KOTW will be forever ruined for me. And I love laughing at books. So I was so annoyed. Now I'm over it.

Noelle said...

OOOOH.

*shakes head*

I agree, Phoebe. You should stop, really. It isn't fair to the rest of usss

Cat said...

You do? really?
Its that bit where Skulduggery says,
Here, Let me give you a hand.

he says it other times, but that line, right there... you need to read a few chapters, but...

Cat said...

One should Always Write
Angry Letters
When THey Are
Angry
But One
Should Never Mail Them

Noelle said...

AWWWW A PUPPY

Star Inkbright said...

Anyway, it distracted me. :)

Gone was freaking me out. I'm rereading the series. I'm only 160ish pages through the first book (on a reread) but I already spooked myself. *laughs*

I'm REALLY not good with horror. Too imaginative. But that makes it more funnn. I like trying to svare myself. I don't like it when I'm actually scared though. :)

Cat said...

I love
being terrified

Noelle said...

I got spokked at little kids who have bloody knives, and are smiling freakily and stuff. MUAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJ lolololololl ool I'm not looking at the computer while typing this

Star Inkbright said...

. . . No, 130ish pages through. *has an annoying tendancy to get all the tiny details right*

Luciana said...

...*speaks slowly* Clot-pole.

Cat said...

The Empress, I like the way
you
post your
mind workings. I just
wish mine
were so simple...

Flame Phoenix said...

Guys, STOP WITH THE SPOILERS, FFS!

Luciana said...

Flame. Chill.
I've not said any spoilers.
I just ask for them..

Star Inkbright said...

*laughs* But it wasn't even scary, really. I just imagine things to well.

Cat said...

I Havent Read it! I Cant
Spoil!
So Dont
Spoil
For Us.

And he thought she might cry
but she closed herself up
like a fan


And I won't March Again
On Your Battlefield.

Noelle said...

Clot- what????????

Cat lol I'm not sure whether to be offended or not.

Oh my. God. This book is not liking me! Let's see....
15 thousand words in, and I'm stuck.

*is in a rage, and breaks virtual furniture*

Star Inkbright said...

*nods appreciatively at Robyn* (Can I call you that?) Yes. And you do it where we won't see them. Which I am grateful for.

Btw - clot-pole? Merlin?

Luciana said...

*repeats slowly* Clot-pole.

*hums Merlin theme*

Cat said...

I know what you mean...
and that's why
I find that line so funny
because
to see your fears
and your life
in hundreds of
shards
and seeing
your skulduggery
like that...


I have swallowed a
secret burning thread
and it cuts me inside
and quite often i've bled


Oh, Skulduggery...
Oh, god skulduggery

Flame Phoenix said...

Oh I get that!

Noelle said...

How deep, Cat. I kinda like it :D

Luciana said...

Yes. I Luke being called Robyn. :')

And of course Merlin. I'm watching Secrets And Magic. Again.

Star Inkbright said...

Our family LOVES Merlin. We have all four serieses on DVD. We watch all the serieses every year - so we've seen some of them, like, five times . . .

Plus, WE'RE GONNA GO TO FRANCE AND SEE THE CASTLE WHERE THEY FILMED MERLIN THIS YEAR ON HOLIDAY! :)

Noelle said...

*throws computer our window*
*punches wall*

ah-

owwwwww. WHY DID I DO THAT *actully punched a wall*

Star Inkbright said...

I mean, we're going this year. Not they filmed Merlin this year. Although they did film Merlin this year, obviously.

Luciana said...

Pictures. If you meet Eoin, Bradley, Colin, Santiago or Katie I hope you know I expect you to be getting their autograph. :P

Star Inkbright said...

Ouch. You remind me of Ivy. :)

Noelle said...

Who are you talking to???? *raises eyebrow*

Luciana said...

Twenty minutes...!
*is slightly nervous*

Cat said...

I dont mean you're simple minded, i mean you seem to have two main tracks, not thousands of voices... and more than just voices

Noelle said...

Ah. yes. I am peculiar. My mind goes a million miles an hour and usually leaves people in the dust


and nervous for...?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I dedicate this page to Derek Landy. Because I feel like making his ego bigger. You awesone Derek

Star Inkbright said...

COURSE I'LL BE PHOTOINGGG.

And yeah, I'll get there autograph of I see them - though I doubt I will.

Also, Katie McGrath should play China in the SP movie. She would be PERFECT. And Derek's met her irl. And she's Irish. And I used to love Morgana before she turned evil. Now I like her less, but not coz she's evil, coz she's . . . Just an empty person now. She used to be so full of fire. Now she's ice.

Noelle said...

WOOOOOOW Zaf :P

*raises chalice*

I CONCUR

Cat said...

You know, so many people say they hate Mr. Pleasant
but
can you
put yourself
in his shoes?
can you wake up
every morning and
say
i killed
all of those
i killed
my best friend's
mother
i killed
fathers
sons
i killed women
and children
and each one
had a family
and today
i am going to see
if i can save
one or two

can you imagine
doing
what he does
every
day
with a young
girl
at your
side

because
its not a
life for a life
you cant
kill one, save another
and be even
you kill one
and its never
even
again


just musing to myself

Star Inkbright said...

I SHOUT! *raises glasd*

I shouted I SHOUT! irl today. :)

Noelle said...

LOL!!! Star!!! *collapses on ground*

Cat... that was incredible. i love that

Luciana said...

I just love Katie. She's so precious. She's just...stunning. and her laugh is delicate. She is just China Sorrows. She'd love it, as well. Men falling for her without her doing anything. She complains about how Angel gets to snog everyone and I laughed so much.

Cat said...

and
anyday
you could
break
because
it wasnt
just someone
else
who came from
nothing
because
it was you
the whole time
because
it was you
the whole
time

Star Inkbright said...

*their autographs if

I need to pay more attention to my grammer. *frowns*

Noelle said...

LOL

*grammar

Star Inkbright said...

*grins happily* YAY! I love it when people agree with me about things I feel strongly about. If there has to be an SP movie, KATIE HAS TO PLAY CHINA.

Derek's blogspoken to me about it. Well, he said, like, two sentences. But still.

Star Inkbright said...

*laughs* LOL, Adra. I'm such a dollophead! :P

Star Inkbright said...

Or one sentence, maybe.

Luciana said...

Msd. He'll be online soon...

Noelle said...

LOL yeahhhh *laughs*

I GET TO TORTURE DREWWW
I GET TO TORTURE DREWWW
I GET TO TORTURE DREWWW

Star Inkbright said...

K Robyn.

Cat said...

What now?

Star Inkbright said...

*can't wait for my turn at Pleasant Daes :)*

*frowns* Wait. My turn isn't going to be when I'm on holiday, is it?

I go on holiday a week on Tuesday. A week tomorrow, that is. I'll be away for about two weeks. I HOPE I'll still be able to come here. Big writing tasks? Not ENTIRELY sure that'll be within my abilities.

Cat said...

i said
my words

Noelle said...

Hah Em....

Noelle said...

Huh... I don't think nix realizes that it's his turn

Star Inkbright said...

He realises.

Luciana said...

I'm scared. *frowns*
Fear is a weird emotion...

Star Inkbright said...

Nice name, btw, Adra.

Drew O'Connor said...

He does but he says he is busy at the moment so...

Noelle said...

Thanks :P Sir Rein's fault.

And oh. Okay.... :P I just want to see what other characters are like, because I know that other people don't realize what Rane's ability is.. :P

Cat said...

What is cake man's ability?

Noelle said...

Lol Em, no one cared about my comment :P

Star Inkbright said...

Okay. I have £8.30 credit on my phone. Assuming nothing changes with my internet, it will cost me £1 per day to use internet. Or less, for a miniscule amount of time. I am going for over eight days. I probs won't top up there.

So, whilst I am on holiday, I will not be hereevery day. Well, that's okay. I'll survive.

*gulps* You DO all realise that since February, there's only been one day when I haven't been here?

Luciana said...

He'll be up anytime now... >.<
Damn time zones..

Cat said...

I commented
on your comment
The empress

Luciana said...

*hugs Star* you will be missed.

Star Inkbright said...

UNLESS, I get free wi-fi. Which would save me money. Seems likely that a campsite would offer wi-fi, but I can't rely on there being any.

Star Inkbright said...

*smiles* Thanks. But it'sa few days. Not a long time. If I knew I couldn't be here all holiday, I would be . . . Not happy.

Noelle said...

*hugs Star* I agree!!! You should get on when you can, and if it doesn't make you broke!!!

Lol Cat. I love that. It's going to my head now. *laughs*

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