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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Bye Maya!
hello all
Hi Miss!
my books STILL havent arrived in the post
im losing my patience slowly...
but its getting faster...
and faster...
dinner
Bye!
bye Nix!
The following statement is true.
The previous statement is a lie.
When life gives you lemons, burn life's house down.
hi Val
dinner, brb
I'm going to mr landy's Brisbane talk this Sunday and I will something that's stands out and I'm going to ask for a hug because I can and because he is amazing.
Nah Val:
Life handed me lemons,
I jumped back in the public eye and squirted lemon juice in it
- Eminem
xD
Mine was from Portal...
THE CAKE IS A LIE
THE CAKE IS A LIE
THE CAKE IS A LIE
Portal?
Portal?
It's a video game... There's a giant robot and she's hilarious. The whole time she's just making fun of your character.
Aha, that would be funneh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlLOGL9ezE
This is what GLaDOS sounds like... She's the robot.
Ah, can't watch it right now
THE CAKE IS A LIE??????
hey derek, could you please tell us something about the valkyrie cain auditions :D. hey everyone
hello anybody there?
I am...
hi cat u okay?
No... But are you?
Ehm... helloew?
Hellow Mr. Derek Landy sir again,
I am just repeating my question
One more time...
I was hoping that
If you read this
You could post a photo of
your hands on the blog?
Please?
HELLOW?
sorry had to do somethin an i'm fine an how come ure not?
This and that...
I like your profile Pic, by the way. Puppies.
You've read the septimus heap series?
Most people havent...
yeah i didn't think anyone else had read them an that's my dog ruby :D
Beetle is Adorable...
hey i felt ded bad when he got ill an they thought he was gonna die
the hey was supposed to be yea :p
I like all the scribes, but
the him and Jenna thing?
Adorable. And he's jelous of Sep
but they'rer still best friends...
Adorable.
Not as Adorable as ghastly, but...
true i feel bad for ghastly cos he can't have tanith an they had such a cute couple
THey were a perfect couple...
Oh, and then Davina Marr
rubbed it in her face during
the interrogation...
And Then Fletcher went to ghastly...
davina marr is evil an cruel i hope they find someway to save tanith even tho derek sed he wasn't bringing her back if ghastly did eventually help tanithy billy-ray will be out for revenge
well....
It only merges permanantly after three straight days in the host.
But we dont know that it has been in her for four straight days-
she spent some time in other bodies, remember?
i think i understand that but it's just sad that at the moment ghastly can't have her. val an fletcher should get back together unless they have and i've just missed that fact.
I wonder how long it will
be untill we
see
Caelenn again...
Im sure he's coming back, and he's
going to be...
well, he wont be happy.
NYAAAAHHHH ALMOST TO 5000!!!
The Derek should post more often.
Thank you, captain obvious.
yeah we will defiantly not be happy an he might have a appiete for revenge
He didn't blogspeak when I was gone, did he?
I WOULD BE IN A RAGE
no an i can't spell for a toffee
Uh... Ok yeah
Hello everyoneeeee!!!*hands out Skul-cakes*
Heya Cat!!!
And hello... Uh, do you go by a nickname, besides abbs-a-roo???? It's a bit of a spell :D
Heey
Heya The Empress!!!
just abbs will work :)
HI Nixion Strange.
ok!!! GOD DAMMIT.
Haircut time :P Bye everyoneeeeeee
-oh hey Nix!-
And it was brief and extremely short, but it was a pleasure :)
UNTIL LATER!!!
Have Fun!! *grins mockingly*
Bye Adra!
Hellooo :D
bye :D
hey :p
Hi Rim!
I simply must announce that today my dear mother bought me KOTW and I had no one to brag to, I can hardly contain my excitement. That's all, thats all I have to say. Goodbye!
Bye Jemma!
gotta go people hope i'll talk soon an does anyone know anything about the valkyrie cain auditions?
the what... O.O
There are no auditions cus the films nit being worked on. Bye!!!
*not
Bye Abbs!
don't get me excited
That's what he said :P
I hate you Jemma.
Not really...
My parental ordered it, but
apparently she's also had
the End Of The World
for a while
now,
and she hasnt told me...
Grr.
so no telling when I'll get it.
I might disappear soon, warning
SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!
Okay Eve :D
5???
slaughterhouse 5.
Right...
All the Aussie Catholics, it's our Mary of the Cross's feast day! Woohoo! And she started her first school right HERE. In South Australia. Coz it's awesome here. Feelin so Catholic right now :P
Not Slaughterhouse 5. SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!! The rappers.
I dont what that is.
THE MIDNIGHT BEAST :THEN I PUNCHED THE SHARK IN THE FACE!
Seriously? Eve, this is another thing I thought you came up with but didn't
Dumb charecter.
I've had this charecter for years. i have burned through
a hundred names
and i still dont have one i like.
Nix, you're probably thinking of the time you said the exact same thing a whole ago. :P I already told you about it.
Charlie Sheen I back!!!
*while
Yes i didnt get first!!!
*is back
Hi Nix! I had a strange dream last night...strange indeed
Ded :
I dedicate to Skittles.
so... Zafira? your dream? if you want...
I think I'm going mad!
I dreamed I sent my letter and in January Derek posted a Blog post titled: American / Canada Tour. So beimg me in this dream I searched to see first off there was a aigning 45 min away. Then my school has posters up saying Derek is coming to our school. So the signing is on like a Monday and he's visiting the school on my birthday. So Mom lets me skip school and I get to meet Derek. He couldnt figure out I was Zafira. Til he realized my given and taken name is written in my books. I got my UK copies signed only cuz well you'll see. Then after my exciting time meeting hin we go to school the next few days. During homeroom my birthday we head to the auditorium. I got put in the front row. So i brought my 3 American versions. After a speech or something he asks for questions. Ali gets me so embarassed. She asks if he could wish Zafira a happy birthday. As im in the front row Derek spots me. As he must have been enjoying my torture he does. Then we get to (as calmly as you could) get our books signed poor Derek sees the American Council in action. In book Nine we ended up in a short story.
The end. Strangly i heard Derek's voice perfectly
stupid friggin charecter.
honestly, if he doesnt start
behaving i'm going to call
him slartibartfast or something.
Huh??
What 'Huh??'
Me lost
I've had a charecter
for years... cant find
a name for him...
Ive tried hundreds...
But if he doesnt give me a
name i'm going to name him
something as ridiculous as
Slartibartfast-
Douglas just gave the name because the typist was on his case about him needing a name, so...
he named Slartibartfast
Slartibartfast
O.o
See me suck at writing
No, you really dont.
Yes i do
Seriously, you're only problem is a name?
Going
Bye!
Bye Nix!
*pokes Aussie*
No, its not. i have many problems. but i was kind of trying to for
get that, thanks.
Seeyou, Nixion.
I poke Aussies and they usually smack me
that's just what you do?
for a living?
poke Aussies?
If they usual smack you, dont go for the kangaroos...
Nooo i poke the Aussie Minions. My way of punishing them.
*sees kangaroo*
hmm.....
Im not joking about the kangaroos.
I know! But the Aussies..l
What if the Golden Gid met a kangaroo...
*few hours later*
derek's Great Adventure Part 2
That would worry me...
Kangaroos are epic, though.
Maybe he'd let them borrow his
thumbs.
Do not give him ideas
Next we'll get a post that he lost hos thumbs
i said borrow, not, chew them off
or whatever.
Still you'll give him ideas! He is impressionable. Like a child trapped in a 20 something year old guys body. Wait i feel i made the ego bigger
Probably. He's twenty something or whatever year old going on 4years old.
Exactly! I wonder....
Derek if you are reading these and watching the ego grow how old are you?
Ehm...
i think that that is one of the things you don't ask people
Eh im not the caring one
Door.....door....door....
DOOR!!
Oh, god, its the Door.
Oh, God...
Anybody there?
Aw...
Seven Billion people
Hello again Zefira
Hello Darquesse Cain.
Interviewer: And how would you describe yourself in 5 words?
Skulduggery: 5 words right uh here it goes in no particular order uh least of all alphabetical. Em
Charming
Witty
Lethal
BRILLIANT
Oh and
Modest
I just died at the last one so good oh i love you Skulduggery Pleasant!
I Agree.
I died a hundred times
and a thousand times
omigodandevery dayknowing
who you are and what you
are and that any day you
can break open
and any day you can kill all those
peopleand all those
people have families
every son has a father
every father has a son
and OMIGOD, Skulduggery
And fletcherandghastlyissoadorable
and omigodsSkulduggery
andomigodin book two
he's so close to all that
power that could bring him back...
I going to destroy the world person i dont know and i am all for Valduggery
im a bit overpassionate about my
skulduggery
i now he so awesome if derek ever has a son i going to marry him or marry the guy who does skulduggerys voice in the first few books
Skulduggery is most likely
Literally
My best Friend.
Skeletons are sexy too.
(that is the motto of a friend of mine, who i alerted of the skulduggery books...)
Have any good names you're not using?
Um nope but i in love with him
He so amazing and his voice is crazy cute
he's perfect.
He is the perfect guy i wish i was Valkyrie so bad
Who
doesnt
wish they
were in
her place?
I dont now guys? NO they probably love Skulduggery to
Why wouldnt they?
not to be her, just
to be
where she is
Yea totally wish i was her even with the whole Darquesse thing and stuff would be worth it
I want to see more finbar, too, more ghastly... less
of those necromancers. they bore me.
God, skulduggery...
I know i dont like the necromancers either but i totally love saguine he so awesome
I LOVE Billy-Ray@
HE is SO amazing :D we love you Billy-Ray
And Billy-Ray loves
Tanith.
Yea but she and Ghastly have to be together
I know... aweful little love triangle
Isnt it? brilliant.
I dont really like Valkryie, though
as a person
she's a great charecter
but... she annoys me.
Hi people! *is in a minibus*
If you give me half an hour or so I'll be home. Till then, FOURS!
See you then, Ink!
Yea i mean come on Fletcher is amazing but Skulduggery is so i cant even described him
i can
Skulduggery is Skulduggery
Ehm?
Oh i so hope that Val and Skulduggery get together
you know he's 400 years older than her, right? :)
I am listening to the audio books so good this guys voice is hypnotizing
I know but he still awesome and Ghastly older than Tanith
and?
HE way older so it wouldnt really matter that he way older than her
He's Ghastly...
oh, god ghastly
Like Ghastly way older than Tanith so it wouldnt really matter that Skulduggery is way matter than Valkyrie
Ghastly is so sweet and buff
He's too good for Valkyrie
Who? OH Skulduggery yea he is but during their fight he was like you my best friend and so i think he loves her
She definatly loves him... but it couldnt last. He's too good, they're
both too free
Well i think that it could work
Maybe,
she says doubtfully.
Maybe.
maybe is good
/maybe is okay
Well, that was more like an hour, but HI!
HI!
What's up?"
The sky.
The squashed bugs on my ceiling.
*puts Gone on head irl* My Gone book.
What kinds of bugs?
Uh, mosquitos? Flies? There's only a few, but they've been there years. Yeuch.
mm... nice.
Very nice. :)
Stupid Slartibartfast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0__zvbhGDY
SODA
Hi Valkyrie V. Cain
And Zafira Kerias
Hello!!!
Dios! You were discussing Valduggery?!?!?!
Hi people who arrived!!!
Darquesse was.
Anyone here like Miranda?? The comedy??
You know my Gone book? The one I love? The one with yellow-edged pages that I got inky fingerprints on, tried to fix, abd ruined further? The one you're all sick of hearing of by now?
Well, I got a black felt tip and coloured a big black line on the yellow pages, hiding the ruined bit. It worked as well - it looks amazing again now. :) I'm so proud of myself.
So, if you ever ruin a book with coloured pages, get out a colour similar to a colour used on the front cover and GET COLOURING IN. :)
And no, I could not have used yellow. All my yellows were too bright or too dark.
Never Heard of it, RIM-Willow Suede-Rim
Good for you, Ink!
Can you please make a nickname for me Cat??
What does RIM mean?
I've watched bits of it a few times. T'is funny. :)
Oh, btw, I was in the Peak District today, Rim. Stanage Edge. Rockclimbing.
It's the first 3 letters of my name.
Rim's her name. :)
Can i call you Blue?
That's cool Star! I was running Thors cave in The Peak District today :) we were within 30 miles of each other :D
Blue?? I don't mind but why blue??
Zaf going LOCO
Blue suede shoes.
Brand-new leopard skin pillbox hat
Why, Zafira?
Oh! Sure! I love the Elvis song with blue suede shoes!
Hi Zaf!
Hiya!
Why me loco? I'm hyper and my thoughts are making me laigh so hard it isnt funny
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