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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Ah
*sighs*
derek going pooooof
Zaf have you got skype??
Yes but Em right now its thundering badly. Not allowed to use computer it easily gets shocked
Oh good god! I hope your all alright over there.
Im fine irs been this way all week
OOH! I rode my first double decker bus a few weeks ago on my expedition to Ireland. It was... Scary. I was scared out of my wits looking down to see cars and bikers disappear from view. Yikes.
But anyways... So... Oh! Yeah, Derek, you should read some John Green books. They're chick lit, but extremely funny with a few inapro-pro bits. But, I insanely like them. You should try. Also, try The Glass Collector. I just finished it and it was amazing. (reviewed it here => thebookshelfreview.tumblr.com) I plan to review your book as soon as it lands in my hands. Maybe I'll do some pre-new-book-arrival SP reviews... hmmmm...
Ok, I'll stop ranting...
-Molly, cracking open her 6th book this week.
23 is not hot, not hot at all! And it gets a fair bit colder than 7, it was -2 here the other day (and I'm in Queensland where it doesn't get as cold as other places....)
America!!!
...
And Darquesse comes out on poor Zaf....
*stands in front of Zaf*
*sees Darquesse and tries to attack her*
die she-demon!!!!
*admires Zaf's courage*
Huzzah! the blog is finally updated!
For some that second pic reminds me of the teletubbie. You know, kind of like that vaccumn cleaner that stole their cookies. The Noo-Noo
Omg i remember those!!!
*fights Darquesse*
The Noo-Noo was actually kind of scary... If there were an apocolpse I think a thousand Noo-Noos would fly out from a crack in the sky and go around sucking everybody up and cleaning the earth of all humans.
Team Nz 13th on the medal table.
Salman why do you remove all your comments? Just out of interest...
Yes why
23 degrees is cold?? Are you kidding me! It's the perfect winters day!
Haha I guess You're more used to the cold Mr Landy... I mean we don't even have to wear jeans in the winter.
Well I can't wait to meet you in Brisbane, where it's probably warm enough to go swimming. In winter. Hooray for Australia's weather!
Lucky!!!!
Hello again!
I was here just reeeeeaaaally distant.
Anyway GTG now Byeeeeeeeee!
derek please please please mention me i know i wont be able to meet you when you are in brisbane as its a school night and i wont be able to get there but i love the books and a huge fan but why mus youhave the brisbane one at night on a sunday/monday it makes it soooooo hard to get toooo so please please mention me
I feel we scared the Golden God
Oh well. He's going to Aussie amd Kiwi land. Evil.
Is anyone currently here?
Well, that's my question answered.
Hello.
Hi Sir Reingington!
I'm here but very distant...
Greetings, everyone.
Msd. It's midnight and I've been up for a while already ..
Heya Sir Rein.
*points to Dublin Daes blog*
New chapter is up. Just to let you know.
When I first saw this entry I thought it said "wake me up before you go-go"
Which is weird...
Hello Luciana, Emerald
*shakes hands*
THAT certainly is a strange thing to think of when you see a blog entry.
What is a strange thing?
Hello, Maya. Can I call you Maya?
You can call me:
L
Lu
Luc
Lucy
Luce
Luci
Anna
Luciana
Robyn
Or anything else you can think of I might like :)
To think, "Wake me up before you go-go" when you see the title of a blog post.
Yup, I will call you Luci I think.
Wbd. Trying to decide which book(s) to buy...
Have you read KOTW yet?
Heya, Flame! (:
I am one of those annoyingly cheerful morning people. But then again I'm not sure 11.18am counts as morning.
BTW If there are any whovians online. The Series 7 trailer is out.
Should I buy a death note? I think I might...
Writing them is usually more effective.
bhdwvkva so tired
I'm now going to look for a death note.
My parents aren't too happy about me buying SP books all the time, so I buy other things as well. Hehehe. Death Note being one of these things. C:
*pushes Flame in the lake* wake you up a bit? :P
Gtg now
Bye everyone!
Bye, Maya! *hugs*
im from Australia, and you're lucky you're coming in winter coz in summer it gets up to 45 degrees Celsius every day.
I'm going sleep bye.
Bye, Flame! Sleep well! :D
And make sure not to have TOO many nightmares.
Hiya
Hello Zafira.
Hey, Zaf!
*throws cake*
muhagaha in my rp i escaped Darquesse cus the Brit who Darquesse/Val had to go
Interesting. But isn't that a sort of Metagaming? Taking advantage of the fact that the person left?
I may not be the most suave when it comes to Roleplaying terms, but I seem to see a flaw in your plan.
No. We arent roleplaying now. Im free atm but when they get on its full out war
Zaf, was it you that was asking about American sanctuaries? Because DD implies there are multiple sanctuaries... 'from one of the American Sanctuaries' I think it says..
Adventure Time is amazing. <3
HELLO! I LOVE POPSICLES!
*walks in, eating third popsicle today*
It's, like, 90 degrees outside and I refuse to be in sunlight, since last time I got a tan... I AM DYING FROM THE HEAT.
I said something bout I was Grand Mage and i did ask. Where do you think it is in DD?
Hi Zaf!
Greetings, Valkyrie.
Hi Val
Beginning chapters.
I might go, soon...
Hello, Kallista.
Hey, Val.
I bought another ring. It's how I'd imagine Valkyrie's ring. I'll take a pic, later
Have you heard from Hb, recently? I wanted words...
I ate bout an hour ago
Never mind...Bye.
Hmph...
Bye...
SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!
I'll, uh, I'll be back soon...
Eve xD
EVE! Hello!
By the way, Andrew Garfield is in an episode of Doctor Whoooooo...
Whovians...l is clueless
Uno?
Uno
Fml my thing said 600
Or is this a time lapse??
Okay, Confused Lucy Anna :P
Hi Zafmira! *hugs*
Valereno! I know! He was Frank! I haven't seen the episode, probably never will, but I want to!! :3
Maybe someone stopped a fixed point and all of time is happening at once.
Every time he came on screen I practically squealed and when he got taken away by the pig people I flipped out XD
Turns out he was alive, though. :D
DEREK BROKE THE INTERNET!!!!
There we now blame Derek. He broke it.
Eve what did you need my email for?
*nods wisely* The crush is strong in this one.
:P
He's so hawwwwwt. But you know what all my friends say? They say,
"You only like Spiderman because you like Andrew Garfield"
Me: .... That is the most horrible insult you could ever throw at me.
It's WOUNDING. I love Spiderman because I love Spiderman. I GREW UP with Spiderman. However, I liked the AMAZING Spiderman because Andrew is the hottest person alive.
HAVE I EXPLAINED MYSELF???
Can't guarantee that the temperature will drop here, Derek. But we'll see.
And oh, I am so prepared. Just nine more days!
To send you an email, Zafira. I sent it xD
Hi Calamityyyyyyyyy!
Eve, you have explained yourself perfectly! And I agree! HE IS AWESOME!
And so is Matt Smith. Matt Smith is so, so amazing.
Hi Eve! Long time, er no talk. What's happened?
Andrew Garfield, Matt Smith, Tom Hiddleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and more.
I do like my actors. Ehehe.
Matt Smith...Dr Who, right? Don't know'm :P
Hello I'm back!
You forgot Benedict Cumberbatch :)
Hmmm what's happened? Well....
*points to post* Derek posted last night.
How did I forget Benedict Cumberbatch? Apologies, Maya!
Hello by the way:) And hi Luce!
Hello, Elipsis Lucy Anna
Hi Mary-Jane! *makes a face* Cucumber Batch isn't that good-looking
Liam Hemsworth and Chris Hemsworth are both hottttt.
And Hutcherson has nice shoulders and arms. And he has a nice back. Other than that he's a spod.
WAT??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq1FTLoX9oE
Eve, this has different scenes of David Tennant and Matt Smith... They're hilarious
Naw, Eve - I'm absolutely in love with him.
But then I'm in love with a lot of actors... maybe you shouldn't take my word for it, ahaha.
Cumberbatch OS sexy. Especially in a purple short. Because purple shirts are sexy.
Benedict Cumberbatch has cooler hair then Liam Hemsworth. But only when he is Sherlock
Ya heard meh, Mary Jane :P
Agggggh, the videos not working!! Stupid iPod...
Val - which companion did you like? :)
I love the Cyberman running around.
Is*
Shirt*
Fucking phone..
Andrew Garfield has cooler hair than the Cucumber.
*shakes head sadly*
Well, if you DO get it to work, Matt Smith is the one who shows up with the little girl at some point...
I like Amy! Amy is the best!
That is sooo cute when she asks about the weeping angels.
I prefer Chris Hemsworth over Liam... because you know, he is Thor.
May someone please remind Lucy Anna that she is using bad language in front of children much younger than her
Liam over Chris. He's Gale! Though Everlark IS better than Galeniss.
Ehehe, Val - I do love Amy. But you know who I absolutely adore? Donna Noble. D'arvit, her ending was so tear jerking, but it was absolutely beautiful.
But then so was Martha. Gah. I can't choose.
I replied Eve
Yeah, I googled Matt Smithian, found a picture. He's a'right :)
Chris over Liam! Thor anytime. Not saying that I don't like Liam because I worship them all but yeah, ahah.
Glad you somewhat liked him, Eve. ^^
I don't really care, Eve. I've had a sh*t day and today doesn't look like it's going to be any better.
I like them all, I think, but Amy is my favourite... Her and Rory are awesome.
And River. She knows everything about everybody. That's why her hair's so big. It's full of spoilers.
Thank you, Zafmira!!! :D
*rolls eyes* Whatever, Luce. Well, thanks for the asterisk, at least.
What did you think of Christopher Eccleston? I absolutely loved that man; the huge smiles that would grace his face when he was amused. And when he was upset, you could always see it in his eyes. Mighty fine actor, that one.
Ehehe, River.:D
Valkyrie lol
Donna and Capt. Jack are my favs
I like WhoLock. Even SuperWhoLock actually. Oh yes.
I didn't like nine, but ten and eleven are awesome... I don't like Jack much, but he's okay.
Craig is hilarious though :D
@Luci
I hope that you have a nice day today.
And just saying but it kind of sounds like you are singing "blow me" by P!nk
Has anyone heard from Sparky, Nix, Mist or Lynx recently? I need to talk to them all...
Oooh god
Oh my god, Snap, Mary Jane! *highfive*
Sparky was emailing me earlier
Why not email them?
*highfives Eve*
I'm more worried about them, than anything...I used to talk to them all pretty much every day...now I'm lucky to talk to them once a fortnight...
I'm more worried about them, than anything...I used to talk to them all pretty much every day...now I'm lucky to talk to them once a fortnight...
Then email them.
Nixion was online last night
Or the night before
I've forgetten
Because e-mailing takes too long, Eve. I prefer to Skype. I can e-mail Nix, but the other three I prefer to talk to through Skype...I'm peculiar about things.
You know, music from the 40's is quite extraordinary when it isn't about war. Even still, there are some good songs about wistfulness.
And Kazoo solos are never unappreciated in my books.
Last night
Then Skype them.
40's music? I prefer 30's music.
Hi Sir Reingington!
Whats the best song from the 40's?
In my opinion, a LOT of music from in and before the 80's is of fantastic quality, especially instrument-only jazz songs.
E-mailing irritates me, sometimes...and it's not the same as a proper conversation...
It's the nature of some of the things in these conversations that cannot be done in the manner I wish through e-mails. Some tones cannot be portrayed how one would wish.
Hmm. Mind you, ive only heard one song from before the 80's. I think it was called 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'
Well, Blogland isn't the same as a proper conversation either.
Then Skype them.
Hello Sir Reingington!
Eve, try this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAZSZfaJEXI&feature=related
Oh, whatever. I can't do anything right.
I've tried saying this before but no-one listens to L when she's right for once.
I like
"Windmills of your mind" because it is kinda haunting and dr who-y (but only the original)
"she's not there" because it is catchy and sing-a-longy (in a way)
and "she's a mod" stuck-in-your-head Nz music with old fashioned head-banging
Hello Calamity.
Hope your name isn't preceding anything.
On the topic of music
Calamity your name always reminds me of the glee version of big girls don't cry
@Luci you seem like an awesome person even though I've only spoken to you, like three times.
Oh my....I saw the video.... Val, have you ever imagined Matt Smith as a zombie? He'd make a great zombie. :)
Lol 23 degrees is freezing here. 40's are hot!
I can assure you, Mayajune, that Luciana is INDEED awe-inspiring, in more ways than she may know.
Hi Iguanaofdoom!
Can I call you Iggy?
He would be a hilarious zombie...
IGUANA !!!!!! *tacklehugs*
I mean, with his squarish jaw and everything....
True Dat
But Matt Smith is too awesome to be a zombie... He'd probably trip when the zombie tried to bite him XD
Matt and Karen are made for each other.
Haha yeah xD
Unfortunately for you, people determine who they love by themselves, and not based on what a group of fans think.
QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM
Quite bally inconsiderate, it is.
Clueless
Yes, many people ARE clueless.
I have no idea what this conversation is about
Neither do I, Mary-Jane :P
Aaaaaand, just ignore me
I think I have perfect reason to ignore you
Honestly, how un-creative could someone be when it comes to making gibberish? All you did was tap every letter key on the keyboard in order!
Hmmm
@Nixion I think Luci is looking for you or something
Uno
No you don't Eve, because you have no reason to like him. You're just acting stupid
Luci?
I'M acting stupid? You're being a total moron!!
... I don't mean to intrude, but what exactly is going on between you two?
You like him for no reason!
You refuse to tell me any reason, so I have to assume there is no reason!
@Nixion Luciana Scáth
I'm not giving you any REASONS because that would mean that the pointless argument you've started has any meaning at all! Are you saying that you're not my friend unless I hate Tobey Maguire? Coz that's what's showing.
No, I'm saying that you're acting stupid because you like him for no reason
And why do you care, anyway???!!!! Why do you care which actors I like? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and you're saying that I'm stupid if I like him??
Because he's crap, that's why I care!! I've never heard anyone say a good word about him until you started obsessing over him
When was I obsessing over him? All I said was
*Tobey Maguire face*
and then you started all this!
You've said stuff before
Nixion, Eve ISN'T stupid, and is allowed to like someone for no reason. It's perfectly acceptable, if a bit childish. But that's one of Eve's greatest aspects. Eve, you shouldn't let this escalate. Just let it drop and don't mention it. Even though Nixion doesn't like a particular person who YOU do, doesn't mean he is a moron. Both of you are disappointing me, though you probably don't care about that, because you simply end up insulting each other instead of listening and accepting, even if you don't like the opinion, the likes or dislikes of the other person. After all, you got along just fine BEFORE this, so why let one thing ruin everything else?
Thus ends my rant, and I'm going to sleep now. All I can do is hope that you'll eventually make up.
You're like the five-year-olds I see at school. "You can only be in our group if you like this or hate this. Otherwise, you're stupid."
I never said you were stupid, I said you were acting stupid
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