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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Selena Gasp said...

I have to go now, Kingdom of the wicked is calling, byeeeeee

The Awesomely Awesome Ninja Llama who is just so Awesomely Awesome and she was so Awesomely Awesome that everyone DIED (aka FreakFan) said...

Yea I know!! How have we made your day Ophelia??? I would go all the way to Auzzie or NZ if I were in USA just to get the book out. And to meet Derek Landy.

Selena Gasp said...

C yalllllllllll

The Awesomely Awesome Ninja Llama who is just so Awesomely Awesome and she was so Awesomely Awesome that everyone DIED (aka FreakFan) said...

BYE SELENA GASP!! WE MIGHT NOT TALK UNTIL SAT SOO LETS ATLEAST TRYYYYYY TO SEE EACH OTHER OKAY BYEEEEE THEN!!

The Awesomely Awesome Ninja Llama who is just so Awesomely Awesome and she was so Awesomely Awesome that everyone DIED (aka FreakFan) said...

Oh yea and Derek if your in New Zealand tmie now you might be reading these comments so just remember to I dont know tryyyy to remember that there is one crazy fan who is really crazy about llamas. You should be able to tell who I am. And BEWARE!!!! Lol just joking!! But when I quiz you on Sat about f you read the blog comments you really should know who I am.

The Awesomely Awesome Ninja Llama who is just so Awesomely Awesome and she was so Awesomely Awesome that everyone DIED (aka FreakFan) said...

Goodbye Blogland!!

Selena Gasp said...

Wait Llama, the sign is what I am wearing, which is umm wait a tic


A lilac cardi (cardigan) and blue skinny jeans anddddddddddd my sister who will be there is bald, cause she shaved her head for cancer. I think I should tell you, I am more crazy online then in real life. That's all I think, u clear?

Selena Gasp said...

C U ON SATURDAY OR IN BLOGLAND TOMORROW CAUSE I WILL BE ONNNN

Selena Gasp said...

.....Gxadcfgyk

Helena Ember Sky said...

Anyone on?

Nixion Strange said...

Heylo

Helena Ember Sky said...

Hey Nix.

Nixion Strange said...

I've got a lovely bunch of Dragon Balls (dodododo)
Here they are, all sitting here in a bunch (dododododo)
One star, two star, all as big as my head
Give 'em a toss, a planet across
That is how I win, bye-bye!

Eve the ROCK said...

Helena, can I ask you something?

Helena Ember Sky said...

Of course Eve.

Eve the ROCK said...

What do you think suits me better? Eve Marone or Eve L'Keet?

Helena Ember Sky said...

Eve Marone, for sure.

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Star!

Eve the ROCK said...

Okay then.

Hi Starling!!!

Helena Ember Sky said...

Star!

Rosella Embers said...

Hey Derek,

Are you kidding? "A tad high". It's quite chilly! You'd be lucky to get even 10 degrees here, let alone 5.
Aren't you glad you're not coming in Summer? I don't think 45 degrees celsius suits you...

I'll be attending your book signing at Mosman Library on the 14th. I REALLY hope to see you there. I'll be the one who says her name is Rosella Embers. Also, I'll be wearing a shirt with ninjas on it. Pretty distinguishable. :P

I'm so happy to finally get to meet you! (My life-long dream!) You'd have no idea how much i've been persering my friends... "A fortnight 'till He's here! Eight days! A week!"

Also, how many (Approximatly) books do you sign per person? (So I know how many you'll sign for me... If thats OK, of course)

ANyway, see you in a WEEK! Thank you for posting!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Rosa!
If you're staying

Star Inkbright said...

I'm gonna be out doing outdoir rockclimbing all day tomorrow . . . :/

We're gonna set off at EIGHT AM. In the HOLIDAYS. Which seemes a bit early to me. But oh well.

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Rosella!

Nixion Strange said...

Wow, I can't read
I thought it said Rosa...

Eve the ROCK said...

What? Holidays? Oh right, summer... How hot is it over in Olympia, Star?

Eve the ROCK said...

I was gonna say, Nix. :P

Her name is 'Bird', not 'Pink' :P

Nixion Strange said...

It could be a pink bird

Star Inkbright said...

Hi Rosella! Iyas.

*sighs* I wish people wouldn't spoiler. Even a little bit. I expect this blog to be 100% spoiler free. I know Tumblr and the forums and facebook probably won't be. Which is why I'm not there. And I haven't read anythink big yet. But tiny spoilers matter too. Sos I'm annoyzigged.

Star Inkbright said...

How hot? You expect me to know?

*looks out of window* Er. Warm and sunny. But not baking. My dad said yesterday was 20°C ish.

Helena Ember Sky said...

Hey Rosella, you could be either Canberran or Tasmanian...

Mayan said...

Ello-hay :)

Star Inkbright said...

Helloooooo?

Nixion Strange said...

Hey Maya!

Star Inkbright said...

Hi Maya!

Helena Ember Sky said...

Hey Romana.



msd

Mayan said...

Soooooo The Aussie signing is really soon :O

Nixion Strange said...

11 or so days for me

Eve the ROCK said...

Wow. You guys are missing out on a lot of sun. :O

Dinner bye!

Mayan said...

Fare thee well Eve!

Mayan said...

Do you watch Sherlock?

Star Inkbright said...

*frowns defensively* Yeah. But one day, like, two weeks ago, it was 31°C - I know that

. . . However, that amount of heat was just TOO HOT. The car was like ab oven and we couldn't bear to be out of the shade for more than a few minutes. I'm happy with temperatures in the 20s.

Star Inkbright said...

*that.

Fours Eve!

Star Inkbright said...

*that.

Fours Eve!

Nixion Strange said...

I'm happy with that as well Star

Of course I watch Sherlock!

Mayan said...

Are you a Johnlock shipper?
All minions seem to watch Sherlock and Dr Who etc.

Nixion Strange said...

I have no idea what that is

And, oh, this is going to blow back into my face, I do not like Dr. Who, not even the tinniest bit

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Cal!

Mayan said...

How can you watch Sherlock and not Dr Who? They are (although you probably know this) made by the same person. Then again some dr who episodes are kinda annoying. Have you tried watching the RTD era?

Unapplicable. said...

How are you Nix? It's been ages!

And yes, Maya. I worship Johnlock. Not really, but you get what I mean.

Mayan said...

Hola Calamity!

Nixion Strange said...

No idea what RTD is

I'm... me. You?

Unapplicable. said...

Eh. Alright. I've gotten a week off school due to community outreach (or what you might know as work experience) and currently, life is good.

Naw, Maya. I adore Doctor Who as well. Moffat is brilliant and I feel as if there is nothing better!
BUT opinions are opinions. :D

Mayan said...

YAY Johnlock shipper *highfive*
You know that scene when Sherlock was like, I don't have friends, I only have one.
I CRIED
Are you a Gleek?
I will randomly say Glee-y words in hope that you will recognise them :
Klaine, Finchel, dolphin, Kurt

Unapplicable. said...

I know some of them - although it's because I follow people who are Gleeks. I, personally, am not.
Apologies.
And then Sherlock chases after John using words such as 'Fantastic, brilliant, amazing!'
And you realise that's what John said to him. And that Sherlock only knows the compliments that John has showed him.
That hit the heart.

Mayan said...

As it says on my profile I am a Russell T Davies obbessive
RTD = Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies is, well, he is, AWESOME, JEPIC, EPIC, KENTASTIC, SMFAH etc.

Mayan said...

Johnlock <3
@ Nixion BTW Johnlock is a coupling of Dr Watson and Sherlok

Star Inkbright said...

Gtg. :(

Fours!

Unapplicable. said...

Bye Star!

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Star!

Then I am definatly against Johnlock

Mayan said...

Bye Star *waves queenly*

Rim. said...

Hello??

Mayan said...

@ Nixion So you are one of the Holly and Sherlock shippers?

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Rim!

Nixion Strange said...

Yes. But I tend nto to actually think about stuff in the future except plot stuff. I do not like people who want pairings in everything

Rim. said...

Whoop!!! Hey Nix and Maya!!!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

3-D movies rule!!

*skips around*

Coraline in 3-D is epic!!

Mayan said...

Hi Willow!
SHould I call you Willow?

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Miss!

Rim. said...

Sure Maya! Call me Willow if you want :D

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

heeeey guys!

*rubs head*
stupid headache...

11 DAYS TILL DEREK ARRIVES IN PERTH!!!





my comments are getting random and randomer each time...

Mayan said...

Hello Miss Cain!
Coraline... *shivers* That movie gave me nightmares for a week. But I love it and am terrified of it at the same time. Neil Gaiman is a very good writer.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

my sister went as Coraline last year for bookweek
she looked pretty cool and we made a doll and everything!!

Mayan said...

There are so many of you Ausrailian minions..

Nixion Strange said...

be back soon

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

ok Nix!

Rim. said...

K Nix :) Gotta go guys!! Bye *hugs*

Mayan said...

Quiet here...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Willow!!

*hugs*

Mayan said...

Oh... I forgot to refresh.
Bye Nixion and Willow!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*sips milkshake*

ahhh, nice
now, i want to go find that Coraline doll i made













actually, i cant be bothered :P

Nixion Strange said...

HI HI

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

WB Nix!

Mayan said...

I have to go now
Hi Nixion
Bye!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Maya!!

Nixion Strange said...

dinner
Bye!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Nix!!

Nixion Strange said...

MMM

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

how was your dinner??

Phoebe said...

hey everyone

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Phoebe!

Phoebe said...

Who wants presents?

Nixion Strange said...

It was like eating food. Reminded me of a big lunch

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*strokes chin*
very interesting, Nix...

yes please Phoebe!

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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

ok Nix

Phoebe said...
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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*frowns*

why wont it let me delete a comment?
it let me do the other one...

Nixion Strange said...

Sorry...

Phoebe said...

Okay since thats over and done with, do you want a different present? Yes? Okay!

Heres a...

Lego brick! Yes, a lego brick! Isnt it exciting!!!

BOOM BOOM

Lucky I wore my protective gear today.

Nixion Strange said...

Okay, I'm sorry about that... I should have shut my mouth, it would have been fine...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*wipes face*

*dives in lake*

explosions are pretty cool...
except when theyre on me...

Phoebe said...

Two things you need to know about me:

1) I like throwing bricks for fun. I like bricks.

and 2) Everythiong I give people explode. If you look back through the comments, not that I expect you to that would be a bit dull, every single present I've given people has exploded. Im kinda famous for it :D

Nixion Strange said...

I dedicate this to mistakes

We all make them, and we should learn from them. That's all I got to say

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

not bad Nix, not bad at all...

Star Inkbright said...

Hi Nix, hi Cain. *pointedly ignores Phoebe, bevause if SHE looked back through the comments, she would she a capitalised paragraph of anger written by me*

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Star!

Why are you ignoring Phoebe?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Star!

Phoebe said...

Why!!? What have I done wrong this time!!

It was ME after all who gave the wonderous microwave to the blog

Star Inkbright said...

One word. Spoilers.

Eve the ROCK said...

*is laughing* 31 is too much? 38 - 40 is bothering

Star Inkbright said...

Although technically that's three words. One, word, and spoilers.

No, it's one word. One of the words is a "one", and one a "spoilers", but only one word is a "word".

Nixion Strange said...

Oh god, it was so small that if I hadn't had mentioned anything, no one would have known

Hi Eve! I have no idea what you're talking about

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hi Eve
its been cold in Perth, so Derek should feel right at home

well, that depends what the weather is like in 11 days...

Phoebe said...

Oh. I just fund the paragraph.

Well sorry! I have said that! I mean, it wont make you 'unread' it, but I didnt know I was spoiling! Seriously guys i'm a good person and making enemies was not what I had in mind when I started talking to you guys on here. I AM sorry. I didnt know it was spoiling. Happy now?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i actually dont know what Eve is talking about, either

but hey, i know what im talking about, which is very odd

Phoebe said...

I cant believe Derek finds that too hot :) He should see us in the summer!!

Phoebe said...

Hi eve. Everyone hates me.

Star Inkbright said...

Nix, I don't even remember you pointing it out. I noticed it coz I notericed it.

And I'm not actually that angry. Well, sometimes I'm not. Sometimes I am. I comes and goes. But, no more spoilers, because if you know not to spoiler, then I can focus on being not angry instead of being angry.

So. Yeah.

Nixion Strange said...

Wait, which spoiler did you read? How did you know there was a spoiler?

Phoebe said...

Oh yeah, and can I remind people something? Do you know what the page dedication was?

Blogger Nixion Strange said...

I dedicate this to mistakes

We all make them, and we should learn from them. That's all I got to say.

Yeah. Now I am annoyed too. So well done everyone.

Phoebe said...

I'm leaving now.

BYE.

Nixion Strange said...

Why are you blaming all of us Phoebe?

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Phoebe...

Phoebe said...

Oh, I'm not blaming you Nixion.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Phoebe...

Phoebe said...

Or you Miss cain.

Anyway bye.

Star Inkbright said...

*shrugs* Fours. I already forgave you. But if I can prevent more spoilers, then it's okay all round.

Star Inkbright said...

Msd.

Nixion Strange said...

You think the price of hurting someone's feelings is equal to not getting spoilers from that said person?

Jemma said...

Testing, 123

Nixion Strange said...

Hey Jemma!

Nixion Strange said...

... Vladmir Todd?

Jemma said...

i'm thinking I should change my "name" to minion, just cuz

Jemma said...

hello nixon, how are you?

Nixion Strange said...

Fine

That pics from Vladmir Todd

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hi Jemma!

Star Inkbright said...

Well, look at it this way. Spoilers upset a lot of people. If she gets upset it return, it's technically justice. If she stops spoilering, it saves upset.

Not that I don't feel guilty now. I have a tendancy to justify . . . *thinks* My mistakes? The bad things I do? My anger? . . . but that doesn't mean they aren't mistakes, bad things, anger . . .

So yeah. Sorry.

Jemma said...

IT IS JEMMA! and yes, whoever that tod person is, i'll have to look him up. i just chose it because it's a vampire smiley

Nixion Strange said...

That's like jusifying one death too save two people, even though there might be other options

I'm not trying to make you feel bad, I'm just saying

Nixion Strange said...

It's a book. About vampires. The smiley's on the book

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

ahhhh
ive seen that book around

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

brb
dinner

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Miss!

Jemma said...

me too now that i remember things

Eve the ROCK said...

Back! Dealing with crazy people.

*laughs* I was talking about temperature. Star said 31 is too much heat to bear, I was saying that 38 - 40 is when it gets bothering for me. Jeez, people, I thought you were all perfectly capable of somehow reading my mind and knowing somehow that I was talking about a conversation that was abandoned after I left for a dinneryiu don't know about. Jeez :P

Star Inkbright said...

*nods at Nix* Or killing a million people to save a billion.

I know. I was mean. I won't say I wasn't, coz I was. Now I regret it.

*sighs* And I have just discovered how flawed my logic was.

Eve the ROCK said...

:( Small amount of trouble in Blogland?

Jemma said...

the hottest day i've wittnessed was 49, i died and became batman

Komodo Devious said...

I can't believe I can't refresh this page.

Nixion Strange said...

Of course, many people could justify killing one person for two. It all depends

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Komodo!
I suppose you'll just have to comment a lot

Komodo Devious said...

So I have to continuously post comments to stay connected.

Komodo Devious said...

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING MY BLOG NIXION!

Jemma said...

i'm a little confused on this justifying killing convo, someone explain please, if not, oh well

Jemma said...

i'm a little confused on this justifying killing convo, someone explain please, if not, oh well

Komodo Devious said...

You know, when I first saw your name, I thought it was Nixon strange, which would be a very bad name.

Nixion Strange said...

No problemo!

Jemma said...

WOOOPS!

Komodo Devious said...

Oh, killing people is fine, so long as they didn't feel any pain when you do.

Eve the ROCK said...

:(

Star, don't say that. No one was I'm the wrong here, really. Phoebe said a spoiler, which was bound to happen with someone, Star saw it and reacted like any Minion would. Reading a spoiler is angering. Phoebe apologized, and obviously the damage can't be undone like she mentioned, but she apologized, and with this poorly translating text talk she thought you were really mad at her. No one was mean, no one was in the wrong. Star not mean.

Komodo Devious said...

I also think cannabilism is fine though, so you may not want to listen to me.

Star Inkbright said...

*grins at Eve* England must seem unbearably cold to you.

38-40 degrees will never happen unless glonal warming affects the temperatures of the world by quite a lot. 31 degrees is "OMG that's practically unheard of".

Eve the ROCK said...

*in, not I'm

Jemma said...

why is killing people fine?

Nixion Strange said...

England is way too cold

Why is Nixon strange a bad name?

Komodo Devious said...

However,, killing a million people to save a billion is a bit, excessive.

Komodo Devious said...

Cos' of president nixon.

Eve the ROCK said...

By 'you', I mean 'Starrio'. God, I need to work on USE OF PRONOUNS. :P

Oh god, I couldn't imagine living in such a cold place! The snow would be pretty, though :)

Komodo Devious said...

You know, in futurama he's a head?

Jemma said...

*komodo* still, a billion...

Nixion Strange said...

... To be honest, killing a million to save a billion... I would justify it. I couldn't do it, but I could justify it

Nixion Strange said...

Oh, the president person
Was he bad?

Komodo Devious said...

Ungh. Posting comments is so much effort.

Eve the ROCK said...

Totally! That's why I sometimes call you Richard, Nix. :P I was afraid nobody would get the joke LOL

Star Inkbright said...

I am mean at times. I'm only human. This was one of those times.

Gtg, bbs. Want to stay more but yeah, gtg.

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Star!

Komodo Devious said...

Well, killing a million to save a billion, if they wer starving to death and it was cannibalism and they died without pain then i think that's fine.

Jemma said...

i get the feeling the things that go on in this blog have nothing to do with skulduggery pleasant AT ALL

Eve the ROCK said...

We don't need that trash talk round here, Inkbright. STRAIGHTEN YOUR POSTURE!!!

Bye Starmap!!

Komodo Devious said...

BYE STAR!

Eve the ROCK said...

'Skulduggery has a cool hat'


That's the phrase

Komodo Devious said...

Who here agrees with me on the topic of cannibalism is fine?

Nixion Strange said...

Jemma, we do speak about it, but 24/7? We'd run out of things

Komodo Devious said...

Cos' I certainly agree with myself.

Nixion Strange said...

I do not think it's fine. It's legal, with consent and no killing involved, but I don't think it's fine

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