I'm back home for a bit before my last weekend away, and I've spent today wandering around the house staring blankly at things. It's only when I'm back for a few days that I start to decompress and behave normally, so it looks like I'll have to wait a while for that to happen...
My few days in Ireland were awesome, as usual. I signed in Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Drogheda and Cork. The Cork signing was probably the longest, because I haven't been there in a while, but everywhere there were enthusiastic readers laden down with books. Some truly bizarre and cool people.
Then I had a few days off before my event at the Mountains to the Sea festival, where I chatted on stage with Dave from Eason bookshops about movies that have influenced the series, and we even got to show clips.
Dave showed bits from Starship Troopers (awesome!) and A Nightmare Before Christmas (amazing!) and It's a Wonderful Life (uhm... what?)
I showed a few trailers for a few things, but I don't think I'll tell you what they were... In fact, it might make an interesting blog post, discussing these movies and showing clips... Oh goody, I've worked out what I'm going to be talking about next time!
I headed over to the UK on Friday- just in time to experience the heat- where I signed in Southampton, Bournemouth, Dulwich and Bluewater in London. Last year, I was signing in Bluewater for four hours. I figured there was no way I'd be signing for any more than that this time. Five hours later, I had changed my tune. From people coming in costume- I'm thinking of a skeleton morph suit in particular here-
to people who had made their own Skulduggery T-shirts (and a certain tall blonde with the most awesome T-shirt ever, festooned as it was with lines from the books)-
there was no chance of my smile ever dipping. It's the sheer enthusiasm and energy of the people who turn up to get their books signed that energises me every single time.
And the hugs...
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I read KOTW, by the way. I think I told you already. But it was amazing. I was up at five in the morning reading it.
Do you know how hard it is to function properly when you got four hours of sleep in total?
THEY damage ME!
Val...
Remember that spoiler I told you?
The furniture doesn't reply when I talk to it, so I lunge at it to show my wrath.
You told me Val. And I am mad. I plan on pulling an all-nighter when it comes as well.
Yes, I do remember it.
It was very disturbing.
See how little it affected anything?
SPARKY I HAVE NOT READ IT YET! NO SPOILERS!!!!!!
She's not giving away spoilers, she's just reminding me of one.
It was sort of affecting. It almost made me gag.
*laughs*
I wouldn't put a spoiler here.
I just want to torment Val with the memory of it.
*prods Val*
See?
She only bit my finger. No harm done.
*shocks her*
I'm just making sure she doesn't say it again. *meets at Sparky*
I met the Killer Supreme the other day. He tried to bite me.
*leers
Meets? What?
Haha, Amanda's friend just called because she got KOTW.
Poor Amanda. She's going to be stuck hanging out with two people who have read it for a while before she does.
Why don't you loan your copy to her?
Why would you do that?
Oi, if that was me you were shocking, then
OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?
*bites her hand*
If that wasn't for me, then
*eats a unicorn*
Sparky, you should know this by now.
I don't let people touch my Skulduggery books.
*pulls hand back*
*scowls*
Val...
*pushes her into the lake*
*steals unicorn and sets it free*
They would be like children to me, if I, you know, actually liked children.
Someone touched my copy of DB the other day, and I whacked them with a textbook. A really heavy textbook.
Nooooo! You took away my unicorn AND pushed me into the lake?
*calls out*
VILE! THEY'RE BEING MEAN!
Val, I'm fairly certain I'm still considered a child.
WHOA, WHOA!
*pulls her out of the lake*
Please don't call Vile...
Please?
*runs away from Vile*
No, I mean little kids. They scare me.
Is it just me, or is the human race shrinking? I swear, all the seventh graders are, like, up to here on me. *gestures to ribs* And I'm not even that tall. I'm normal height.
Awww... I wanted use my pet Vile as a secret weapon though.
*puts Vile on a leash and back in his kennel*
*pats his head*
Good evil person.
I'm falloff for my age. But the kids in my grade are all like 2 years older than me and I'm taller than most of them so....
Are... You in year eight now?
I can't keep track of anything anymore!
I can never remember how old Lu is...
*tallish
Vile is your pet? That's just...
I'm, like, 5'3. It's depressing.
Whatever, at least I'm still at least two inches taller than Amanda.
I'm in year 8(7th grade) with some 8th and 9th grade classes.
Yep, Sparky, I'm in eighth grade now.
AND I HAVE THE SAME STUPID MATHS TEACHER FOR GEOMETRY.
*headdesk*
*feels incredibly short*
I'm freaking tiny for my year...
I'm 4'11" I think. I might be taller.
How tall are you, Sparky?
Val, 8th grade would be 9th year. Because of Kindergarten
Uh...
No idea.
Short.
I asked Flame once, out of curiosity, and you know how tall HE is?
5'8".
If I meet him in Ireland, he is going to tower over me.
In Australia, it's year 8. I checked with Mist.
Sparky, do you know how tall you'd be in your measurement thingy in Australia?
I don't know!
Oh ok. Then I'm in Year 7.
YEAR NINE!
I WIN!
Aw. Darn. I like knowing how tall people are.
Not on here, though. Everyone is taller than me. *sulks*
Do you know how short the seventh graders are? I mean, I know I said they're about at my ribs, but that's not an exaggeration. They literally ram their foreheads into my elbow. It's unsettling.
Ow...
That is kind of scary.
Here lies Valkyrie Cain, who died heroically by falling off a train. At least it rhymed.
*falls over, cackling with laughter*
It's more than kind of scary. They can sneak past you without you even noticing until they're right in front of you. IT'S BLOODY TERRIFYING!
*laughs along with her*
Oh, I loved the end of that chapter...
The freak mask. That... I need one.
No! I shall leave now. Val, email me when you're done discussing KotW!
Sparky, should we maybe go to the spoilers post...? If you're still here?
I am.
I'm not going to say any spoiler.
Merely commenting on how much I enjoyed that part.
Oh, gotta go!
Be back later!
But if we go to the spoilers, we can just talk about the book, and have this in an open window thingy on the computer so we can talk in both places.
Bye!
Dang it! Bye Sparky!
*hugs*
So, Val, what I strument do you play?
Cello. And a bit of viola, but I'm waiting for the good orchestra teacher to loan one out to me to practice on.
I'm learning clarinet.
I've got to go, bye!
Bye!
*waves*
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Hello...?
SPARKY! YOU STILL HERE?
Dammit, that was half an hour ago...
Hey.
YAY! *squeals with joy and tackles her*
*falls*
Stop. That!
*kicks her off and gets up*
*brushes self off*
Hey, do you remember Lego?
Course I do. How come?
Do you remember that song she put the link to here?
The one about those.. Pirates?
Um... I don't know. Do YOU remember?
I've been listening to it all day, what do you think?
I think that you've gone past the bridge and over yonder to find the cure for my poisonous quapple dropples so I can retrieve the cherry dumples.
Can you give me a link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dysG12QCdTA
I feel very nostalgic listening to it.
...It's been nearly a year since I first heard it.
That's why I came on.
Blogland feels just like it always did.
I'm listening to it now.
Hey Sparky, you know how Amanda and I wrote that story with all the ridiculous stuff? Well, we have a surprise about it. Actually, if you ask, we'll tell you, but this is my sad attempt at being intriguing. I fail at theses things when I'm tired.
Which ridiculous stuff...?
There are a few of those stories.
The cherry dumples, Sparky. Derek and the cherry dumples.
...First paragraph...?
Link:
http://valkyriesstories.blogspot.com/2012/06/tory-by-me-and-amanda.html
Oh yeah...
What about it?
Well...
With our incredibly amazing creative and low budget-ness, we're going to...
*drumroll*
...making a short movie thingy out of it.
Live action?
I apologise for the slow response. The fire alarm in the hallway started spazzing and making noises like it was a walkie talkie. It was freaking us out and I started playing with my sonic screwdriver and it shut up.
Epic skills.
Yes. One of my sisters will be playing you, the other will be playing Derek, and me and Amanda will play ourselves.
Hello there.
It's going to be word for word from the story, too, so it'll be hilarious.
*nods slowly*
They better get me damn right.
*gets out pen and notebook*
I will critique it to pieces.
Hi Calamity!
Cal!
Heya!
Sparky, my sister is going to be so weird that you'll be laughing too hard to criticise.
Hi there, you two. How are you?
Great.
Still really sorry about Monday...
Don't be. It was partially my fault too!
What's this for, Val?
Yo Cal, still at school?
Yep. You?
In Religion and just a tad bored, actually.
Making a short little film thingy about a story I wrote with my friend at two in the morning.
Oh, that's cool! c:
I've been in the computer room all day, Integrated Project.
Please, kill me now.
*steps towards Sparky with an evil grin and a knife* *pauses*
Wait, why should I kill you?
*bats the knife out of her hand*
It was a figure of speech...
Aw. *shoulders sag*
That sounds... fun.
Integrated project. *snickers*
Oh, Sparky, did I tell you how incredibly clever I am? I got all my teachers to call me Ivy this year.
Ninja win.
*scowls*
Hey, you're in Year 10, right?
That's epic, Val.
Sure am.
*nods*
Does your school have Muck Up day?
*nods*
Does your school have Muck Up day?
DAMMIT.
STUPID DOUBLE COMMENT.
It really is.
And it's not like anyone at my school knew me last year, so no one questions that.
I mean, really, nobody knew me. My entire table in science was shocked when I told them I went to school there last year.
For the Year Twelves in general or...?
If you intend for the whole school, then no.
*laughs at Val's comment*
No, just for the year twelves.
I even have my own theme song.
When I walk in the school, this is what I see,
Nobody dying to talk to me.
I've got a black coat on and a book in my hand, hand, hand...
I'm lonely and you know it.
It's a brilliant theme song. *nods*
Not that I care that I'm lonely. It's just because everyone is slightly terrified.
We do, then.
Ahaha, Val. I'm starting to wonder just how scary you are.
Coolie beans.
People shut up the second I look at them.
It's hilarious.
I would certainly assume so. Having that power over anyone would be brilliant.
It's fun. I think the reason I scare them is my violent tendencies. I have a habit of stabbing people, and kicking shins, and elbowing people in the ribs, so...
Also, they all think I'm the walking dead or something.
Stabbing people? Gosh, I'm starting to like you even more by the second.
Calamity, no offense, but I don't think you'd be able to pull off fearsome.
Though, I may have just given you reason to try on me...
We were talking about the Hunger Games last year as we walked in from lunch, and this one kid, Trey (everyone knows it's hilarious when we bicker, because I'm always right and he's always stupid) saw me walk in and I told him I could beat everyone in the Hunger Games, and he said I'd just take a pencil and fork to stab people with and I'd win. The English teacher had practically doubled over with laughter.
Ouch, Sparky. You wound me. I can keep my temper, I assume.
Oh, I think I did.
Monday sure will be exciting...
No, you can't keep your temper! IT IS MINE NOW! *steals Calamity's temper and feeds it to Sparky's evil shoe*
*kicks shoe off as it eats*
Val, my clothes are off limits.
No forcing them into your insane schemes form now on.
*pulls new boots on*
I'm afraid I'll have to take that back later, somehow. Is your shoe known for regurgitating, Sparky?
I've got to go - but I'll be back sooner or later.
Yes, unfortunately.
*chucks it at Cal as she vanishes*
Keep it!
Oh, I need to go too!
Bye, Val!
School's ending, Val. That's the explanation. See you later!
*fumbles with evil shoe*
Bye! *hugs*
Wait, will you be back later?
Bye
*sings the song* You say goodbye, and I say hello! Hello, hello! I don't know why you say good bye, I say hello!
Just so anyone here is aware, I will be disappearing not very far from now, on account of me passing out. I just took some kind of allergy medicine, and I can already feel it making me pass out, so if I leave unexpectedly to anyone who comes on tin the next minute, that's why.
*in.
I just killed a bug in the bathroom that was above the sink, and its carcass fell onto the soap. That is so disgusting.
Gross.
It was really quite disturbing. We both took an involuntary step backwards at the same time.
Oh, by the way, I finished KOTW last night.
I'm about to pass out now, bye!
Hilo!
i'm about to go to bed
B ut Im here anyways.
Hilo Thrust!
hallo nix!
I'm writing an essay basically describing how awesome I am:
Often as I sit by myself, in boring classes like Gym for example, I think to myself about how awesome I am, and how I am probably the best person I know. I’m way too modest to even admit to myself that I am brilliant, and smart, and strong, and awesome, and really just how I’m the best there is. I stay away from bad conversations, so you could say I’m innocent. I listen to people who are bigger than me, because “why not,” I see nothing to lose, and it seems quite convenient for me anyway.
... God damn you, you confident man
I'm not confident... I wish I was
JEALOUSY!
I'm not confident either. I'm just tired... which is when I feel most normal.
(before camp normal)
Before camp?
Camp ruined me.
Before camp, as you may have noticed, I was on a writing role... 2 stories in three days or something. I found myself utterly hilarious which is a good feeling, a confiedent feeling. I was pouring my srange humour into my brothers' brains so that they could ammuse me too.
When I went to camp everything somehow changed.
I knew camp was supposed to be mostly for girls, but I didn't want to participate in the bunk's conversations about them. I was very shy and admitted very little. I shared Skulduggery with someone, which was awesome cuz he loved it naturally, but him talking to me about it made me miss home. I thought a lot about you guys. I thought about writing. But no more than a couple of paragraphs came out of me at camp, and only a few stupid ideas came back with me. I strived for a more happy time at camp, so I became slightly louder.
That somehow changed my perspective on things, and I don;t write at all like I used to. Less energy goes into my work. Nothing seems decent. and worst of all: Im jealous of my brothers' hilarity.
Everybody changes at some point on their life
yeah, but I dont like this one. It's not a good kind of change, My one pull in life is indecent to me.
I need to practice more.
Yeah, the change is rarely ever good.
I used to be different. I liked to old me
But what's the point thinking about it?
I don't like being loud anymore.
I'm not as loud as i used to be anymore due to self violation, but im still only making jokes old people would find funny. And I mean REALLY old people.
*shrugs*
1st!
1st!
I'm not always worrying about that stuff though. I've finally found a complex story to disect and rack my brain over.
I won't be on all weekend... Maybe... I'll see, Eden, I am sorry, we are spending the weekend at our house boat on lake eildon! Bye!
wow, you sneak, flame.
hey everyone
Hi people who came!
oh my god i just missed her damn it * slams fist on imagiinary table*
well at least im getting closer yesterday it was half an hour now its a minute whats next a second
maybe you'll come on before she gets here?
I dedicate to the suing of my P.E teacher..
I'm going to punch that child. -.-
I thought of a cool name for a charater. You can use it, just tell me you are: Tony Compassion. Or Tony Clemency.
that last commas is useless.
I know. I put there because I'm on iPod and it was Changung the two words.
say nothing about that s.
I'm not feeling well. Again.
aw. How so?
Did you see that?
yeah. I feel bad. :<
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Cool!
Now, I g2g School.
:(
Have fun healing...
Hello?
Hi Sparky!
Hey, Nix.
*nods*
Yes, that silence when you have no idea what to say
I believe normal people call it an 'uncomfortable silence'
No, awkward! Awkward silence! I have mastered the native normals tongue
Yes, Nix, still as odd as ever...
I would like to think I'm odder than ever. Gives me a sense of achivment, as if I'm actually doing something new in my life.
How're you?
Pretty good.
You?
Very mood swingy, but what's new there?
Mostly good
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michelles-Cross-Stitchings-Works-In-Progresses-WIPs/126077237507493
Oh God!!!
Where did that link come from??
Tired of writers block though
Hi Em!
Hmm?
Hey Em.
Morning guys!
...
*explodes*
My stupid laptop is magging so much that it can take over an hour to load a video completely, then I wait an hour for this one video so I don't have to keep pausing and playing, then it suddenly stoped loading at went back to the start!
Oh... Ouch.
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