Friday, August 10, 2012

NZ

New Zealand, eh? Lovely country, full of lunatics...

I arrived on Tuesday, checked into my hotel and met up with a friend who's living over here. By nine that night, every time my eyes closed I was in serious danger of falling asleep right there and then. Only the fact that my luggage had been misplaced somewhere between Dublin and Auckland kept me from turning in early. It's not exactly a nice feeling, wondering if you're ever going to see your luggage again. You start thinking about all the clothes you packed, about the toothbrush, about the phone charger you might never see again...

I went to bed, then was woken at 2 AM by reception- my luggage had arrived. They delivered it to my room and I wept manly tears of joy. Or, y'know, I shrugged and mumbled a thank you and went back to bed. Whichever.

It's now Friday night, and tomorrow is my last day in New Zealand. It's been astonishingly good so far. Every school I've been to has been great- really enthusiastic people, ready to have a laugh. Two schools even did a welcoming Haka-type thing, which was awesomely cool.

The public signings have been great too. This afternoon I did one in the Children's Bookshop in Christchurch, where I met a load of readers, including Jordan, a girl who had kept me updated about her status after the recent earthquakes. It's always nice to meet people I only know online, and she had many, MANY questions to ask.

Tomorrow is my last day in NZ, and so the first chunk of my tour will be over. I've really enjoyed my few days here- this was a great way to kick off the tour.

EDIT:

I've just read over what I've just written, and it's all so sickeningly POSITIVE and nice. Bah humbug! There needs to be some grouchy stuff in here in order to be genuine- so I'll just say that I STILL haven't been able to see Katie Taylor winning the gold in boxing, and I am NOT happy about that. I can't even find it on YouTube.

Bah YouTube! Bah!

Every single Irish Minion knows who Katie Taylor is, and they're as proud of her as I am. What a girl.

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Eve the ROCK said...

SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!

Nixion Strange said...

I'm so nervous...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

EVE!!!

Unknown said...

Sorry I disappeared. Hello people who arrived! Kestrel I'm newish.

Unknown said...

Why nervous Nixion?

Unknown said...

I still can't belive I met Derek!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

im going to write a REVIEW on Derek for school

Derek, be prepared...

Nixion Strange said...

I just sent something that might get a series I co-wrote published

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

well done Nix!!

Unknown said...

Congratulations Nixion!!!

Nixion Strange said...

It probably won't, but my point is that's it. No more wondering. No more changing anything. It's out of my hands now

Unknown said...

It will be fine Nixion.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

exactly

*munches on apple*

Unknown said...

brb gonna go see my mum.

Nixion Strange said...

Actually it's a fan-fiction series, and the odds of one of those getting published are so slim that I shouldn't even consider it

Nixion Strange said...

K Lauren

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

ok Lauren


oh, fan-fiction
i can see the problem
but hey, you just have to wait and see

Nixion Strange said...

That I will

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*twirls apple core*

Unknown said...

Just wait. It might.

Turns out I have to go to bed, now. Night guys. Talk later.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Lauren!!

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Lauren!

Eve the ROCK said...

SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!

Again :P

Nixion Strange said...

I've got to go now
Bye!

Eve the ROCK said...

Bye Nix!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Nix!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

wbd

Nixion Strange said...

Wow. Lots of converation here

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

have to go now

bye!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Nix, bye Miss!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Kal!

Nixion Strange said...

Awww. Now I can't eat them

Nixion Strange said...

What's made of?

Anonymous said...

I want a cupcake!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Kestrel!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Kallista and Kestrel!

Nixion Strange said...

*eats is*
*spits it out*
IT TASTES LIKE MUD!

Anonymous said...

hi! *waves frantically*

Yay! Are they magic like China's stairs?

Anonymous said...

*eats cupcake cautiously*
What are you talking about Nix? It tastes like SMOOTHIE!

Nixion Strange said...

MUD!

Anonymous said...

no! 'Tis a SMOOTHIE! Although... the smoothie might be mud flavored.

Nixion Strange said...

I wanted to see if it could taste like mud... I didn't want to actually taste mud!

Anonymous said...

Now why would you ruin a perfectly good cupcake?

Everyone knows that worms taste better than mud!

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

Uhm random convo to wake up to

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Zaf!

Anonymous said...

Hi Zaf!

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

Hiya!

*looks up at tree* ugh....its swaying

Anonymous said...

um ok....

What tree?

Eve the ROCK said...

KALLISTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*hugs back* Heya! :D

*takes a cupcake and shreds it* YAY!!! *basks in shreddiness*

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Zafira!

Anonymous said...

Don't eat the cupcakes. They taste like mud. If you don't believe me, ask Nix!

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

Ill decide

*eats cupcake*

Tastes....chocolate!!!

Anonymous said...

*is jealous*

Not fair! Mine was Mud flavored Smoothie.

Kallista....were you holding out on me?

Eve the ROCK said...

*eats live chicken*

Anonymous said...

you can't eat live chicken! Cause if u eat them then they aren't alive anymore!

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

Yes well Eve is an Aussie xD she's allowed to

Anonymous said...

Now I'm jealous.

Eve-have you read KOTW yet? Is it as mindblowingly awesome as the rest?

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

Kestrel what country are you from? Im an Ameriminion

Eve the ROCK said...

I'm not just any Aussie. *chews live chicken* I'm the live-chicken-eating, metal-munching, cupcake-shredding, banana-ruling Australiminion of Adelaide xD

Anonymous said...

Same! Derek must come here now!

Anonymous said...

Ameriminion, not Australiminion

Eve the ROCK said...

I've read it. It is MAMAMAMAZING!

Eve the ROCK said...

Well, I AM an Australiminion. If I was an Ameriminion, id be American :P

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

Yes!!! DEREK WE GROWING WE'LL FIND YOU THE AMERIMINIONS ARE MULTIPLYING!!!!

Sorry had to let it out

Eve the ROCK said...

Where did Nix and Kallista go? :(

Anonymous said...

I know. 'Twas talking to Zaf.

I am so mad at you right now.

Anonymous said...

I also have another friend who is an Ameriminion, but can't figure out how to comment...

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

Kestrel, when in doubt,

*throws Eve in lake*

Nixion Strange said...

Sorry, making a bio

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

This is so happy for me! We multiplying too fast xD soon they shall send forth the Golden God -or else

Anonymous said...

That's encouraging. I'll be sure to keep it in mind.

Anonymous said...

Zaf-where in America? I'm in Florida.

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

Pennsylvania

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

Nix!!!! You too

*throws Nix in lake*

Anonymous said...

My parents used to live there...

Where is this hypothetical lake that you're throwing everyone into?

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

In Blogland (comments section) we have a lake a volcano a forest and other things, all of us do practice some type of magic known in the books. Im a Necromancer and Grand Mage of America

Nixion Strange said...

I MADE THE VOLCANO! IT'S MY VOLCANO!

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh, right. Thought so, Kessie :P You -

*gets thrown in lake* Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh good, Nix is still here :)

Anonymous said...

OMG! I'm a Necromancer too! But I haven't had the surge yet, so I might change my mind and become a Warlock.

Eve the ROCK said...

And Kallista too! Yyyyyyyyyyyy

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

Sorry Eve but you Aussies deserve it cuz you got KOTW AND Derek...hand the Golden God over!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hey Nix, if Jordan has telekinesis, how can he not know about magic? Do you mean te magical community and stuff?

Anonymous said...

He must be shared!

Eve the ROCK said...

NEVER!!!

*makes fortress around Golden God*

Anonymous said...

And if ur Grand Mage, than I'm one of the elders, and China's long lost sister!

Anonymous said...

My awesome Necromancer/Warlock powers shall destroy that fortress!

Eve the ROCK said...

Kallista, Kestrel, what name do you think suits me better? Eve Marone or Eve L'Keet? (luh-keet)

Anonymous said...

I like Marone better....

Eve the ROCK said...

Nooooo! *double fortress*

Eve the ROCK said...

Okay thanks :)

Nixion Strange said...

I'm going to go to bed now
Bye!

Anonymous said...

*triple powers*
Welcome!

Eve the ROCK said...

Well...thanks for answering my question, Nix. -_- Bye Nix!

*quadruple fortress*

Anonymous said...

*quintuple powers*

Anonymous said...

Bye Nix!

Eve the ROCK said...

*fhdrrasjhcuple powers*


Okay thanks Kallista :)

Lots are saying Marone....

Anonymous said...

You're supposed to be strengthening the fortress not my powers...

And, I stole The Golden God when i destroyed it the first time! MWAHAHAHAH!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hmmm. When I thought of them both, I thought they both suited me equally, so I asked for votes. But as I went along, and now I know, L'Keet suits me. Marone means 'brown'. That's not my personality. My personality is written all over L'Keet. Even though Marone got 12 votes and L'Keet only got 7, I'm going with L'Keet. :)

Eve the ROCK said...

Hahaha, ooooops :P Made a mistake :P Errrrr....

NOOOOOOO!

Eve the ROCK said...

So.....

I'm now Eve L'Keet!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hehehehehehe.....

Anonymous said...

hehe..L'Keet is cool too

Luciana said...

Urgh...

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Lucy Anna! You sound ill. HERE!


*throws a yellow pie at Lucy Anna's feet* Better? :D

Luciana said...

I just woke up...

I had an hours sleep.

That's not sufficient for two days. One hour out of forty-eight...

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

Sry back

Luciana said...

I feel like I felt in hospital

It's horrid.

Though I'm starting to think Hb is right about me needing to see a doctor...

Anonymous said...

'Good' morning L!

Poor you

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

Yay me no hafta ded im too annoyed to think

Luciana said...

It's not even morning.

*groans*

Why am I this ill, again? :(

Eve the ROCK said...

:/ what are you doing talking to us then?! Go! Get more sleep!

Eve the ROCK said...

Annoyed at what, Zafira?

Eve the ROCK said...

I'm going to fall asleep any time now, so... I might disappear soon, warning

Luciana said...

I can't get anymore sleep. :/

I know it sounds stupid and childish, but I woke up because of a nightmare... :/

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

My damn mother! She's been ticked off at everything i did since yesterday! Im up befire her so i lay in my room. Curses me for that. We watched the Closing Ceremonies, got cursed for sitting to watch on the hd tv

Luciana said...

Msd. Phone's dying...

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

I apparently walked wrong too. Apparently i blinked wrong too. We went shopping and she had a go at me for not wanting to shop. She knows I hate it. I dont speak the entire time and she has a go at me. I dunno is it wrong to dislike something? The whole day was crap and she's going at me again today fir everything

Luciana said...

This one was worse than the rest, Kal...

Anonymous said...

And then you can go to sleep. The nightmare will disappear.

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

Nightmares will go poof

Sry for my rant its just annoying after im cursed for everything

Anonymous said...

yeah.. it sounds like it would be.

*Hugs L and Zaf*

Luciana said...

No...these don't leave. Something in my mind seems to enjoy torture far too much...

Kal, please don't tell him they've gotten worse. He was already worried about me because I literally could not move...And how ill I am... :/

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

*hugs Kestrel*

thanks...hopefully she'll go away today

Luciana said...

I need to get some stronger painkillers...

Mind don't work, anymore... :/

And they taste foul...

Anonymous said...

im sowwy...

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

O,o

Anonymous said...

Im bored

Unknown said...

Hello everyone!!

Im new here, and the BIGGEST ever fan of Skulduggery Pleasant!

So, Hi.

Luciana said...

Sorry. Phone died.

Anonymous said...

im new too. But I bet you Im a bigger fan!

Unknown said...

Maybe, maybe not.

Before I say anything else, have you read KOTW yet?

Anonymous said...

No...It hasn't come out here yet.

Anonymous said...

Is you an Ameriminion?

Luciana said...

I can bet you both I'm a bigger fan. I've been a fan since release and..*points to SPelf* as well as my dedication to these books, shown by ny pages on fb and my SP blogs. And I'm part of pretty much every part of the fandom.

So, yeah, your argument is invalid.

Unknown said...

Oh :) Okay. Good to know.

Because I have, aaand as Derek said in another post, spoilers suck.

You'll love it though I bet :D

So........... um... change of subject now: im bored.

Unknown said...

Nope. Im a...

What would you call a New Zealand minion? A NZerminion just doesnt sound right.

Luciana said...

*groans*

I hate being ill. I can't even read SP because focussing hurts my head...

Unknown said...

Now THAT is tough.

Anonymous said...

i already said that. And im guessing that means that you are not an Ameriminion?

Also, I am doing this, re-reading Death Bringer for the 50th time, downloading SP screensavers and wallpapers, and doing about 5 other SP related things. So there.

Anonymous said...

Um... New Zealminion?

Luciana said...

Derek couldn't manage to come to a decision about what to call NZ minions, if I remember rightly...

Unknown said...

Zealanderminion?
Newminion? - NO

New Zealandermion?

I give up :-/

Unknown said...

Kiwiminion

Anonymous said...

Awesome. But, Ameriminion sounds better.

Luciana said...

Been there, done that. I have the second highest book count in the fandom. You can't out-Skuttlebug me...Sorry, hun.

Thanks, Kal. I hate worrying him. >.< I'm worries about him, though... :/

Unknown said...

lalalanotlisteninglalalala

your right though :( it does...

Anonymous said...

what do you mean book count?

What I forgot to mention is, I do that basically every day. And I follow people around bugging them to read them.

Luciana said...

Worried*

Englandiminions are awesome. :P we have the irrepressible Becky.

I feel so ill.

Unknown said...

* hrmph * everyone exept us Kiwis has a minion name...

* storms off sulking *

are there any other NZers on here, regularly I mean?

Luciana said...

Sweetie, I'm one of the biggest fans of this series there is.

*is in a foul mood :/*

Anonymous said...

the Australiminions are the best. They have a decent name, and they got KOTW a month before us.

Im sorry...feel better

Unknown said...

So did the NZer-minion-whatevers!! We're cool too!

Derek came to us first :D hehehe

Luciana said...

Hmm...

Do you think my other books will arrive tomorrow? I hope they do...

Anonymous said...

ok... you don't know me, and well probably never meet, so i cant prove anything.

Anonymous said...

what books?

Luciana said...

I bought 5 more SP books.

Anonymous said...

like, copies of ones you already have?

Unknown said...

People who chat on here regularly - are any of them NZers?

Luciana said...

Different editions of the ones I already have.
I need DD paperback with the number on the side and TFO large paperback to finish those collections...

Anonymous said...

probably

Luciana said...

I don't know people for their countries, just time zones.

Star Inkbright said...

HI PEOPLE!

Poor you, Robyn. :(

Unknown said...

Yea good point :)

Do you have electronic copies aswell?

Unknown said...

Hi Star! Im new :)

Star Inkbright said...

NZminions?

Pronouced, enziminions. That works.

Anonymous said...

no. If I have electronic copies, and Derek ever comes here, he won't be able to sign them.

Luciana said...

Hello, Star!

I don't like electronic copies. I like physical copies...*smiles at SPelfs*

Star Inkbright said...

I Ebony! I used to be new. I was new when I was new. The moment after you stop being new is AWESOME, btw. Watch out for that moment. :)

Unknown said...

Me too. I love the smell of books...

Im odd, I know.

Anonymous said...

yeah..that smell...and idk i just prefer the real books

Unknown said...

Cool :) Okay, I will be officially NOT NEW after.. 2 days? 3? 4? Hmm.

Star Inkbright said...

I have no copies :( because I read them from the library, but I'm getting all the books apart from KOTW for my b-day. KOTW I'll have to buy myself. (OH NO! THE HORROR! HOW WILL I LIVE?)

Luciana said...

I like the smell of books, too. It's not odd, at all.


Sorry if I seem at all hostile, today... :/

Anonymous said...

Ebny-you will stop being new when I stop being new.

Luciana said...

*hugs Star* :3 Have you read the short stories, then?

Anonymous said...

what short stories? the ones in the back of the books, and The End of the World?

Star Inkbright said...

Everyone goes on about the smell of books, but I never notice the smell. I love the LOOK of books. My favourite books I own at the mo are my Gone books by far coz of they look AWESOME. Totally black apart from the title, and non-black coloured pages. Yeah.

They better enjoy it while they can, though, before their Skulduggery rivals arrive . . . :)

Star Inkbright said...

You mean the ones you can read free from the website, which I think are in the newer editions of the first few books? The Lost Art of World Domination and Gold, Babies and the Brother Muldoon? Those ones?

Yeah, I got those from the website. :)

Luciana said...

The short stories in the back of the new paperback books. *gently taps SP, PWF, TFO, MC and TEOTW*

Star Inkbright said...

*Brothers

Luciana said...

These two *taps DD and DB new paperbacks* don't have short stories in the back for the UK.

Star Inkbright said...

O_O

So there are more? Dammit.

. . . Plus I think my new Skully books are old paperbacks. Amazon, y'know. If my Gone books are anything to judge by, they'll be cheap but slighty torn.

Anonymous said...

MY AMERICAN COPIES DON'T HAVE ANY!:(
EXCEPT FOR LOST ART OF WORLD DOMINATION, AND THE INTERVIEW WITH SKULDUGGERY!

Luciana said...

SP-TFO are the only ones released in the UK in old paperback, with the white edged bit. Or with coloured pages...

Luciana said...

You've got the new SP US paperbacks, then.

The original hardbacks look so nice....*is going to buy them soon*

Anonymous said...

i ordered DB as soon as it came out, but it was still paper back...:(

Luciana said...

Large paperback or new paperback? I need the large paperbacks...

Anonymous said...

llarge i think... it was taller than the rest of'em

Luciana said...

Red cover?

Star Inkbright said...

Gtg, dinnerrrrr.

Will bbl.

Anonymous said...

yeah. with them in the graveyard and it said Kicking Evil Very Hard In The Face

Luciana said...

*nods* Large paperback

Ttyl, Star!

Anonymous said...

when i have a job, i will go buy al copies of the books. but that will be like 5 years from now

Anonymous said...

bye peoples! see you at some point in the nearish future

Luciana said...

I am getting a job this November.

More SP books, for Luc! XD

Luciana said...

Bye, Kestrel

Luciana said...

I'm stupid.. *headwall*

Luciana said...

Hello, Phoebe.

Going for something to eat...all I've had in the last two days is some toast... :/

Luciana said...

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. *headDB*

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