I'm sitting in my hotel room in... where am I? Melbourne? Adelaide? Wherever. Anyway, here I sit, tapping away at my laptop, about to go to bed and I figured I'd drop by and say hi.
So, y'know... hi.
The tour continues to go well. In fact, it's going great. Brilliantly. The response has been incredible, with so much energy and enthusiasm at each event. Signing queues have been massive, which is slightly less cool, because I just don't have the time to chat to each person as much as I'd like to, or even sign all of their books in some cases. Next time I'm over I'm going to INSIST that more time is left for signing. Some of these Minions-with-funny-accents go through an awful lot to get to me- some have been driving for 7 hours, some have even FLOWN in... The least I can do is have a chat and sign whatever they have. Sometimes that's just not possible, but I try my best.
I've met so many people from this Blog and the Forums and the Facebook pages (and the old Bebo page! Which I must reactivate... maybe... The Bebo page was DAUNTING because of the amount of comments and emails I'd have to answer every time I logged in... Every time I opened the Bebo page I'd spend HOURS there... no such thing as a quick dip in and out...)
Where was I? Oh yes, meeting a load of people I've only seen online. That's pretty cool, to be honest. I had no idea, for example, that Nixion or Calamity were Australian (well, maybe I did have an idea once, but I'd totally forgotten it). It's always so weird when I meet people and realise I know them from somewhere online- it's like we're old friends, and yet we've never met...
Another nice thing about being on tour is the amount of hyperventilating teenage girls who arrive in front of me. I swear, if Teenage Me ever found out what Adult Me is confronted with every day on tour, he'd be so insanely jealous... You're all hysterically funny and quite, quite odd.
When I get home I'll post pictures of some of the cool stuff I've been given (really, you'll have to see them to understand the coolness of some of your fellow Minions), but suffice it to say that I'm really glad I only packed half a suitcase worth of stuff- because I'll be going home with a LOT more than I came with.
Right then, just a few things before I go... According to the Facebook page, some stores in the UK and Ireland have already released KOTW. Naughty, naughty stores. On its OFFICIAL release date I'll put up a special Spoiler blog where you can discuss it here openly, but until then, please keep doing what you're doing and don't spoil it for the others. I'm very grateful to you all for the restraint you've shown so far.
Because of the fact that some schools are back early, some of the Irish times have been changed.
Thursday 30th August
Public Signing: Easons, Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, TIME CHANGE FROM 12 noon to 2PM start.
Friday 31st August
Public Signing: Dubray Books, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, TIME CHANGE FROM 2PM TO 4PM start.
And one last thing- the competition winners from, ahem, last year. Yes yes, it's taken me ages to send you your books, but now you're also going to get a signed KOTW too, so, like, yay...! But I need you to send your names and addresses to us again, because SOME of you, hilariously, decided not to include your real name the last time, and instead insisted that the books be sent to your online taken name... which would have confused the nice people who deliver the parcels. Also, I know that at least one of you have changed addresses since winning, so we're gonna need an update.
So, send your real name, and your real address (and also your online name so I'll know who you are) to this email:
kids.marketing@harpercollins.co.uk.
It's the only email address they could find that wasn't being used for anything else... Sorry...
EDIT:
Here's the list of winners, in case you've forgotten.
Miss Arianna Dark
Skulduggeryaddict
Octaboona
Asteria Wing
The BookNommer
Necros
Andrew
Silke Gronau
Lauren Longbottom
Mar-Chu
Valkyrie V
Kallista
Thalia
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«Oldest ‹Older 3001 – 3200 of 4893 Newer› Newest»Bethany: *she picks up the laptop, resting it on her knee*
(Whoops, I poofed! XP)
Right. Click the button there
*points at the on button*
Jesa - He looks like he's in pain.
Don't you think it would have been better to put him out of his misery?
He'll probably bleed to death anyway...
Zanida: If that's what you want, Niccolò. I'm always open to speak. You can even talk to my husband, Thor, both of us will gladly talk. I also wish to say- You're a very nice person, if you cut yourself off from the people who care about you, it won't benefit you. Loki is a prime example of that. I can see that many people here care for you, perhaps you will feel comfortable to speak soon. Until then, Niccolò Croatoan. *Zanida walks back to her home, but keeps her eyes open for that crow. Something tells her that Niccolò needs help, but he is not ready to speak.
Annabelle: *tilts head at Jesa*
*looks over at Mark, shifting slightly*
*whines softly*
*she doesn't want to kill - but he'll die soon anyway*
(Hey...
*growls at the stupid website hosting service*)
(*hugs Tia* It is rude to growl!)
*flies closer to Jesabelle and Anabelle, and shifts into himself, walking towards them* Can I help you in any way?
Annabelle: *jumps up, growling slightly at Nic, wolf ears twitching, eyes following his movements*
Mark: *groans*
*weakly grabs nic's ankle*
He..l..p...
*maintains composure, not reacting to the growl or to being grabbed* *calmly acknowledges Anabelle, his voice smooth* I assure you, I mean you no harm. I merely would not wish to see anyone die unnecessarily.
Annabelle: *watches him but stops growling*
*jumps down, padding closer*
*bites Mark's ankle, watching Nic, dragging Mark slightly away, leaving a bloodied trail behind*
Mark: *cries out and moans, weakly trying the push Annabelle away*
(Then I'm rude. I'm a rude person.
*looks at Iris* ...hug?)
*back in the house of the Asgardians, Loki appears, grabbing Zafira*
Zafira: Let. Go. Of. Me.
I think not. You tried to get your friend to talk to you, but I assure you....He will not save you.
Zanida: Loki! Get away from her!
Ah does my sister adore a mere Midgardian?
*Zafira is struggling against the Asgardian but Loki is a lot stronger then Zafira*
Zanida: *sends a stream of fire at Loki*
*throws Zafira in front letting her be hit*
(*casually discussing how you correctly dispose of a murder weapon with parents*)
I can keep him from bleeding to death, if you wish.
-
*another of him appears in Zafira's house* What do you want, Loki?
I have struck an Unforeseen Difficulty.
My phone's camera has stopped working. XD
Annabelle: *hesitates a moment*
*whines quietly, unsure*
*lets Mark go, licking some of the blood from his ankle*
*backs up a little, giving Nic room*
To kill this annoying Midgardian.
Zafira: *gets up, backing away*
Zanida: You can't just kill-
*sends a shard of ice at his sister*
Bethany: *points at the button* This one?
*kneels down next to Mark, and touches his shoulder, healing him just enough to prevent him from dying*
*puts up a wall of air between them* Why would you want that?
Yep. That one.
Mark: *takes a shakey breath, grabbing Nic's wrist*
Don't leave me here.
Annabelle: *growls, moving closer, pointedly standing over Mark's legs*
Bethany: *she presses the button carefully*
Zafira is in the way of many things I plan.
Zanida: You....you....can't just do that.
(I will be back soon.)
*smiles, squeezing her hand, watching as the screen loads up*
*carefully backs away from Mark, addressing Anabelle* May I ask how this happened? You need not change yourself; if you project your thoughts I will hear them.
What are you planning?
THANK YOU, CAMERA.
YOUR GLITCHES ARE APPRECIATED. -_-
You need not know
Zanida: World donination, Niccolò.
Annabelle: *tilts head*
*doesn't so much think in words as pictures*
*Annabelle, raped by Mark*
*Mark, his countless attempts to get the pups*
*Mark holding MrBBWolf hostage, taking the pups*
*The bike accident, one pup crushed, the other half crushed*
*burying a pup*
*Mark, spying on Jesa and Anna*
*Anna, attacking Mark, fighting, Jesa helping*
*Mark changing back to fight*
*Mark slapping Anna, Jesa as a wolf attacking*
*stalking Mark as he tries to crawl away*
*attacking him, nearly killing him, then leaving him*
*Nic coming in*
(I find it sooooooooo interesting, the differences in how people think. :) There was a thread about that on AVEN, actually. Someone who thought in words said she couldn't imagine thinking in words, it seemed like thoughts would be much too slow that way, and probably it is, but pictures are just so . . . not-concrete. :P)
*thought in pictures
(And I couldn't imagine NEVER thinking in pictures.
Just -
woah.)
(I..like to think I think in both pictures and words? But the words aren't words they're..like...blurs.)
(Like, they speak faster than I EVER could but most of the time I know what its saying? It being my brain.)
*nods briefly* It is kind of you not to wish him dead.
Why begin with killing her?
Annabelle: *nods slightly*
*trots closer to Nic, sitting at his feet, staring up at him*
*tilts head*
What is she, Niccolò? What do her robes tell you?
(I think mostly in words. My visulation is kind of fuzzy and rubbish. Like, I rock at My Grandmother Went To The Shops And She Bought, but when we play pairs, I fail - everything shifts and I can't remember what went where.
Someone on AVEN was like "Everyone who things in words also thinks in pictures, because you see the words, duh!" and everyone else was like "Um . . . nol you hear them, or just sense them. :P"
I mostly hear my words, in my own voice, but I also get flashes of how they look, or impressions of how they look, and sometimes I visualise the words to an extent.
I also think in concepts. I think most people must think in concepts - I simply can't imagine how one would function without thinking in concepts.
Also, apparently some people actually have Memory Palaces. I don't. My head is a black hole. You know how the back of your eyelids looks when your eyes are closed? That's kind of how I picture my thoughtspace. :P
Jesa - *Watches Niccolo healing mark and smiles at Annabelle*
Blogger Silente Tempest (Jai) said...
(Like, they speak faster than I EVER could but most of the time I know what its saying? It being my brain.)
January 26, 2015 at 7:29 PM
Yes, that. :)
Words are . . . quite fast. I also type as I thin and type as I talk, though, and then I hear the words as I type them, but when I'm typing/thinking little smidgety lightbulbs of concept-thought can pop out ahead of me. :P
To be honest, I'm not even sure how I would go about ananlysing my thoughts. Thoughts just aren't . . . logical. They jump, sometimes, and then you can't even remember the moment of the jumping because you're already in the jump. :P
(xD I kinda image my head as a big, black hall. And now and again words/images/thoughts fly through at breakneck speeds and its up to me to contain them. But then there's the OTHER places in my head, like sils corner and Onwa's corner and whatnot and Idk my head is both full and empty. Maybe I have a mind HOUSE. With locked doors..)
Annabelle: *wolf-smiles back at Jesa*
@Sil: :) :)
How do you picture the year?
Because I picture the year as a massive circle, a bit like a Polo, but the shape's a bit warped (my poor visulisation skills XD) and summer is at the top and winter is at the bottom and we kind of travel around the circle. :P
Is there anything I can do for the two of you?
I have no interest in a guessing game, Loki. Why do you care that she dies?
(The year?
I don't really...picture the year. Or time. I think it's a recent thing, me not being able to distinguist the different months/times..it's blurring together. So really the years just a blob of different blurs, blue and light for cold months at school, white for cold holidays, then sorta..hmm..grey for summer term time and blue, sky blue, for summer holidays.)
She had to in order for my plans to work
Annabelle: *shakes head slightly*
*imagines a crow*
(I am back.)
Bethany: *she smiles at the screen* Now what?
(*sighs*
Internet is stupid.)
(Hey!)
Password. Type in: Bethy Angel, capital B, capital A, no spaces..
*blushes slightly at her password*
(Internet is stupid.)
(Poofed again! *facepalms* Don't worry, I promise it won't happen again because Silent Witness doesn't start for another hour so you're stuck with me till then! :D
Tia (who I think has poofed), what do you mean "... hug?")
(Hey Iris! Good timine xD)
(Why Jai? *frowns confused*)
(**timing.)
(*hugs Jaimie tightly*)
Bethany: *she smiles* So I use the buttons with the letters on? How do I do a capital letter?
Jesa - *Goes into her room, gets changed then lays on her bed*
(*hugs Soph tightly back*)
You can use shift or turn caps lock on
Alright. *shifts back into a crow and flies away*
Don't you think it would be more trouble than it's worth to try to kill her now?
With you around I have no doubt it will be.
Annabelle: *frowns*
*hesitates then follows*
*doesnt enter, just kind of scrabbles at the wall*
Bethany: Shift, shift, shift... *she scans her finger over the keyboard* Ah, shift. *presses shift* How does it know what capital letter I want?
*rolls eyes*
Click the lower case letter key while holding shift. So click 'b' while holding shift.
(Since 3 pm I've worked at trying to fix the website. This is because the prefix, www, was mandatory, and the only reason it sometimes loaded without it is because of the browser being clever/new.
The cause is a DNS problem. I've worked at it for five hours now and I think I'm closer to fixing it. I'll get on that tomorrow. For now though, I've managed to reverse it. If you use the prefix, www, you'll get an error. If you simply type in Silente.co.uk then the site will work. Enjoy!)
(*frowns*
Why didn't I call it Clarente?
*sighs*)
Then you should go. I do not want to kill you, but I will of I have to.
(...computer stuff sounds confusing..)
(@Jai *hugs her*
Your profile is hidden.)
@Silente: Interesting. :) :)
In the Stormlight Archive each season only lasts a few weeks, and they kind of fluctuate back and forth a bit. :P They have one solid four weeks of rain with no highstorms once a year, though, so they measure their years from that. :)
Kill me? You are a Midgardian. You could never kill a god.
Zanida: He could.
*vanishes appearing behind his sister* Really?
(That's sounds... Confusing Tia...)
*nodsnods at Silente O_O*
Jesa - You can come and lay next to me, Annabelle.
If you want.
*Looks at her*
(Is #7 fan of Be The Glue?)
(*hugs Kas back*
*nods*
Cause I'm a ninja.)
Annabelle: *hesitates, then pads cautiously into the bedroom, eyes flickering round, cowering slightly*
(* needs more **)
You know I have killed gods before. You said yourself, a moment ago, that it is not worth trying to kill her now. So leave.
(@Jai but your blogs...
*goes to make tea... for everyone!*
Bethany: Okay... *presses and holds shift, then presses b*
E... *she scans her finger over the keyboard for a moment before finding e and pressing it* Why can't humans have this in alphabetical order? This makes no sense...
*vanishes*
Zanida: That was a first.
Zafira: He tried to kill me. Again.
Zanida: T-thank you, he left....he actually left....
*laughs slightly*
Its a QWERTY keyboard, you get used to it eventually.
(TEA! Tia, would you like to continue?)
(My blogs will be fiiiiiiiine. I hardly use 'em anyway.)
Don't thank me. Please.
(As soon as I drink all the tea, yes!
*pours everyone tea*)
Jesa - Come on, it's not that creepy, is it?
Annabelle: *whines slightly, watching her step*
*jumps up onto the bed beside Jesa*
(TEA! *happily dunks a slice of chocolate cake in the tea*)
Jesa - *Cuddles into Annabelle, stroking her fur and kissing her forehead*
I think I love you, Anna...
(*looks at the tea*
...
*sneakily slips a lot of hot chocolate powder into it*
*stirs, adding lots of sugar*
*and milk*)
Bethany: T... *she finds T and presses it* H... *does likewise*
Annabelle: *were she human she'd probably blushes and stammer*
*as it is she just kinda stares*
*cuddles her, burying her face in Beth's wing, smiling*
Jesa - I guess it is kinda weird saying this to a wolf
*Sighs*
I can't even hear or see your reaction...
*Sits up*
Zanda: Okay I won't....
Zafira: We'll just be grateful.
Annabelle: *pauses a moment*
*scampers off, to the. bathroom*
*a howl turns to a scream and she collapses to the ground, freshly human*
*groans, holding her head, then grabs the same tracksuit bottoms and shirt as before*
*silently pads back, knocking on the stone wall*
Bethany: *she smiles, her wings starting to radiate heat* A... *presses and holds shift before pressing A* N... *presses N* G... *she presses G* E... *presses E* L... *presses L*
*she looks at the screen* But... that's not letters... They're black dots... Have I broken it?
Jesa - *Sighs*
Come in, Annabelle.
I didn't mean that you were to leave and turn into a wolf but...yeah.
*blushes slightly*
I should go. And please, Zafira, do make sure you are constantly protected. You cannot rely on me.
*smiles into her wing*
Don't worry. Just press enter.
Annabelle: *carefully walks in, hovering in the doorway, shifting awkwardly*
Bethany: ... I've broken it, haven't I? ... I'm so sorry...
No, you haven't broken it. Look.
*presses enter and it goes to the desktop*
See. It does that with passwords, to hide it.
Zanida: I'll ask Thor to watch her. Are you sure you don't want tea or anything, Niccolò?
Zafira: You don't have to be apart from people.
No, thank you. *vanishes*
Bethany: So the dots are like a key?
A little bit, I guess..
Bethany: So now what?
Right. Open Fire Fox..that's that symbol there
*points*
Bethany: How?
Doubt click it with the arrow. Use the scroll pad to use the arrow..
(*huggles Jaimie* aww... °W° )
(Hello again.)
Bethany: I don't understand...
(Hi.)
*uses the touch pad, double clicking Firefox*
Jesa - *Turns bright red because she knows Annabelle doesn't feel the same way about her*
*Turns over burying her head in her pillow*
Annabelle: Jes..
*walks over to her, sitting beside her*
Hey..there's no need to be upset..?
Bethany: How did you do that?
I double clicked?
(Well, I just finished inFAMOUS Second Son and damn that was a good game. Beat it in two days, but good game.)
Bethany: But how did you move the arrowhead?
(Sorry, tea wasn't enough so I was making hot chocolate.
Hey, J. *doesn't own a Playstation.
In other news, war in Ukraine continues. I guess a MOAB is out of the question?)
(Lol John, infamous :3 good times.)
Jesa - Leave me be...please...
(Those were good times.
So how is everyone?)
(Good. On my pc right now, considering whether to watch or play.
Oh, and bump.)
(I will be back soon.)
(So will I, Sophia.)
(Tyt you two.)
(I am back, somewhat briefly.
I dedicate this page to Jaimie.)
Hear hear! :D
(Hmph.)
Annabelle: Jesa...
*sighs, hanging her head*
*gets up silently*
I used the touch pad..
(HEAR HEAR! :3
Hello.)
*wonders if anyone's on*
*should probably be doing something other than lying down, but she doesn't feel up to it*
*suddenly remembers the laundry*
... Wbd.
(Hey, Hope.)
Hi Tia! How be you?
... Were you able to see the comet?
(No, I was not. Living in town and all :/)
This comet comes around every 200 years. It was brighter and easier to see in the Northern Hemisphere. I saw it. Here it was like a pale star and moved about the width of the moon every few seconds.
What a rare sight...
Aw. :(
*hugs*
Maybe there'll be another 'event that only happens every hundred odd years'. If there isn't, don't worry. Lots of people miss things like that. It's only those who are REALLY obsessed or 'in the name of science'y type people who'd do anything to see it. :P
YOU ARE SO LUCKY DEATH. :O
And hi!
*huggles*
What time were you able to see it?
(*hugs Danni and Hope*
How are you guys?)
Ahem. To emphasize, I mean they'd do ANYTHING like travel for hours and into a desert or something-
W-
*doesn't know how to change her comment to make it sound less like the people who actually saw it were only those obsessed enough*
...
(I'm a terrible stargazer but a burning dot in the sky is a burning dot in the sky.
There is a streetlight right outside my house and I can't see stars that clearly at all, but that's probably the asteroid.)
I am hungry... And a little tired.
But I don't know if I should eat or take a nap...
And then if I take a nap, I'd feel lazy and not really do anything, so I'm thinking to just skip both and practice guitar and Korean.
... I'm having very conflicting thoughts right now.
Oh, and also, I'm here talking to you guys so... I don't really know what I'm going to do later.
*again, realizes she went off topic of 'how are you?' into 'what are you doing now?'*
Oops...
Hmm... If you mean the comet, does it look like a shooting star? If it's just staying in one spot, it's probably not.
(It's too damn bright with a bright light just outside my house window. *growls*
Have you ever seen Terminator or World's Wildest Police Videos?
Also, I have crazy in my blood! :3)
No to both. Sorry, I think I'm going to go now. :/
*hugs*
Got a lot of things I want to do so... Gotta start somewhere.
Talk later?
*smiles a bit, then poofs*
(Aww, see you later, Hope! Have fun!)
(Well, I'm off to sleep. Good night!)
*Sidles into Blogland, hands comfortably nestled in his jacket pockets.*
Hello, good Sir! How are you and your eyes?
Well, I happen to be subject to the pernicious forces of entropy.
My eyes are as exceedingly average as ever.
It's snowing so I can't even see.-Zaf
My condolences, Ms. Kerias. I understand that in the northeastern United States, you have quite the storm brewing. Stay safe.
It's snowing there, while I can see the heat waves on the road...
And my little brother's disease is acting up again, but worse.
Again, my condolences, Rose. I hope that he takes a turn for the better.
*hugs Rose* I wish I could help you, love.
That damned Asgardian wouldn't let me comment.
Yes, Sir, we do. I'm the fortunate side to see about 10-14 inches. I'm not in a blizzard warning but the schools cancelled today and tomorrow. It's NYC that is royally screwed.
-Zaf
My sympathies, Ms. Kerias. At the very least, it is gladdening to hear that you are well.
*huggles Sir* Thank you. I msd though....I've been awake since 5:15am due to the school calling twice to say we had off.
-Zaf
My dear. Very well, sleep well, Ms. Kerias.
Someone please make sure Rose knows....I just want to hug her again. If the Midgardian I write through wasn't half awake...I could stay.
*Holds Loki close*
Thank you...
(Hello.)
Bethany: The box?
Yeah
*runs a finger lightly over the touchpad, showing her*
(Hello, Jaimie. *hugs her tightly*)
Bethany: That is... Impressive. Now what?
(*hugs tightly back* hey Soph.)
You click the search bar
*does so (the url bar)*
And type www.Netflix.com
Bethany: W... *she runs her finger over the keyboard before finding w* W... *does so again* W... *presses W again* Where's the dot?
*points at the full stop key*
Bethany: *she presses the . key* N... *she presses N* E... *she presses e, and sighs* Do you want to do it? I'm going really slow...
*nudges her gently and types in tflix. com*
*quickly types in her password and username*
It's all about practice. You'll get better.
Bethany: Okay. *she smiles* Are those all films?
Some are tv series. Hmm..I'm in a Disney mood.
*searchable Disney and starts scrolling through the results*
Choose one?
Bethany: I... Really don't know what any of them are about... Which looks prettiest?
*smiles*
Little mermaid has a pretty cover. I don't advice bambi...
Bethany: Didn't Claire watch something called Frozen? Or is that a horror film?
Frozen isn't a horror film no. Well, not the one she watched.
*quickly scrolls till the finds it*
*clicks it and leans back again, pulling Beth with her, as the film starts*
Bethany: Is it... Safe?
Safe? What do you mean by that?
*kisses her neck gently*
Bethany: *she smiles* Not scary or violent?
Um..
*thinks*
There are some parts that are dramatic and tense? But no one dies.. and I don't think anyone is permanently harmed.
Bethany: Okay... This should be alright?
Hopefully. I hope it doesn't scare you.
*draws her close, nuzzling her wing*
Bethany: *she smiles, resting against her*
*rests her chin on Beth's shoulder so she can see, occasionally moving to kiss her neck*
*stroking her wing*
(Time skip?)
(Yes, time skip.)
*smiles as the film ends, face between both of Beth's wings at this point, kissing the armour over her back*
It struck me, when I was standing by the printer watching pink-lined pictures of book pages scroll out, just how obsessive I could be.
It feels a bit pathetic, tbh. :P
*not really here, just checking it before I turn the laptop off aftering printing*
Bethany: *she smiles, cuddling against her* I... Don't really understand the ending...
(Hello, Star. Everyone is obsessive about something.)
What don't you understand?
(*nods* It's true. *grins* even Sophs obsessed with something.)
Bethany: Why didn't her ice thaw when they were children? If love thaws... And she still had her sister then... Why didn't it just thaw?
Because it has to be an act of true love? Like, something that represents true love.
*frowns*
Not that killing yourself represents true love..
(@Silente: If I wasn't walking out the door, I'd give you a Divergent-themed rant on self-sacrifice. :P
@Sophia: Yrah, but I do obsession with a cherry on top. :P)
(Self sacrifice shouldn't be romanticized!)
Bethany: But they were sisters... Their love should have been true, regardless...
(I rather agree, Jaimie.)
It was but..I dont know.
*frowns*
Bethany: And I thought humans thought of true love like us-kind-of-true-love, not sisterly love.
*shrugs*
This is a new twist on true love. There's lot of types.
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