Monday, September 24, 2012

Lots and Lots of Photos

Okay then, as promised, documented evidence that show you Minions are an incredibly creative bunch...

Here is the first batch of stuff I was given while on the KOTW tour.


I've started to only pack half a bag every time I go away, because the amount of things I'm given while signing is just astronomical. What usually happens is that my publicist takes anything I can't fit onto the plane and sends it on to me afterwards. Well, the final package has arrived, so here I am to give you a brief pictorial rundown.


A skull! Signed by "le gang"! And a picture from the irrepressible one, Becky...


I don't have room to put up all of the artwork I was handed, but here are some pieces that stood out...







And I was also given books! One Minion had illustrated my biography blurbs- wonderfully unique idea! And in Liverpool I was handed Project Baguette, a collection of letters and notes and drawings and all kinds of coolness.



And elsewhere in the UK I was given a box! A wonderful little box!


But what's INSIDE the wonderful little box? Is it, perhaps, a set of wonderfully TINY Skulduggery books? It is!


The pic below is so cool. For those of you who can't spot the similarity, this is Super Derek, sitting on a stack of books, reading one with, er, his tongue hanging out of his mouth...

Quite simply one of the CUTEST things I've ever been given.



I've shown this one before, but I figured I'd do it again, and add in another two Skulduggerys (one from this tour, another from... three years ago, maybe...?)



And this! This Raggy Skulduggery that SHE WOULDN'T LET ME KEEP!


Because of the unfortunate lack of Skulduggery merchandise, many of you have had to improvise. Some of you, ahem, have improvised better than others...





Ah, the Tall Bonde! One of my favourites! You've seen her picture here before (I doubt you've forgotten it) but here is a picture of the BACK of Sabrina Sparrow's T-shirt...


And this is Sabrina's partner-in-crime Becky, giving a suitably deadpan freedom sign...



Naturally, Sabrina and Becky came with their banner- much like they did the LAST time they turned up...

(Present)

(Past)

And here's a picture of Mable and Sherlock totally agreeing with the message in my kitchen...


As I was shifting these pictures from my phone, I came across a few I'd taken in Germany a few years ago...



See that? Stylish AND practical!

And to finish it off, here's a picture of my cousin Michael, who came to one of the events in Australia and looked, it has to be said, AWESOME.


Once again, thanks to everyone who came along, and an extra special thanks to those of you who did something extra special.

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Anonymous said...

Val, that is just...*is shocked*

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

Omg i think, on the day of the party Derek should spend the day talking to the Bloglandians....of course if he can if he busy thats another matter

Anonymous said...

Zaf, yes. He should.

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

It'd be AWESONE!!

Anonymous said...

Val, would you mind writing a short story about the first time Ivy met Skul & Co.? I am putting them all in the book shown in the link above...^

Anonymous said...

Zaf, of course it would!!!! And it would be the closest some of us will ever get to meeting him...:(

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

I love how pissed off Zaf was xD she'd totally just chop people's ears off xD i think......

*glances at portal to Ireland*

Anonymous said...

Yep. And you got to call Bisahalini an idiot. Although he DOES have an admittedly epic name.

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

See this is why if America went into a war Zaf would ignore rules and fight. xD she just is violent

Anonymous said...

And amazing. If America went to war with the IRELAND Sanctuary, which side would you fight on?

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

I guess I'd say America

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Er... If Ivy met Skul, Skul would've died.

Anonymous said...

Val, I'm not entirely sure if that's possible...

Anonymous said...

Gtg, bye!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Bye Kestrel!



And it is. Ivy would blow him up, so...

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

I gtg

Jophiel said...

God morning Blogland!

Anonymous said...

Anyone?

Jophiel said...

Yes! I am here!

*Pouts*

Might be a bit late though...

Nixion Strange said...

ARHA

Jophiel said...

Hey Nix!

Jophiel said...

And what does 'ARAH' mean?

Nixion Strange said...

MSD

Anonymous said...

Hi guys!

Nix, would you mind writing a short story about the first time your OC met Skul and the gang? I am putting them all in a book which MAY find it's way into Derek's mailbox...

Jophiel said...
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Nixion Strange said...

I'll try, if I have the time

Nixion Strange said...
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Anonymous said...

Thanks Nix!

Death, I've considered something along those lines...

Jophiel said...

Have you ever considered the possibility that we are all just figments of someone else's imagination with a conscious. If we are all figments of one's imagination with a consciousness does that still make us figments or something else?

Jophiel said...

Sorry, I needed to rewrite it!

Anonymous said...

Eh, it's fine. Sometimes I feel like I'm a character in a book...

Jophiel said...

Me too, I feel like someone is always watching me...
*Looks around and sees man in a black suit with EXTREMLY long arms and no facial features* *Walks up to random man*
Hi! I'm Death Rose!

Jophiel said...

Hi Zath! I'm talking to Slender but he is not replying!

Anonymous said...

Hello Zathract Darkshade.

Zathract Mist said...

Still the same person, Kes...

Jophiel said...

I have to watch this stupid show where animated bunny slippers come alive and eat people...

Scary...






NOT!

Anonymous said...

Zath, I know. I just like doing that.

Jophiel said...

I didn't, at least not until last night...

Zathract Mist said...

Alright then.

Nix, still here?

Jophiel said...

*Shrugs*
Doubt it

Anonymous said...

*sneaks up behind Death* *shoves her in lake*

Jophiel said...

Hey!
*Falls in the lake* *Sits up*
What was that for?

NOM Ominous said...

Writing skulduggery fan fiction from scratch.
Help welcome.

Anonymous said...

I was bored. *shrugs and runs away*

Nixion Strange said...

Hey Zath

Jophiel said...

Thrust! I was talking to your reflection yesterday!

Anonymous said...

Hey Thrust! Do you have any written yet? If so, post it here and we'll help you!

Nixion Strange said...

I said MSD
Really, no one listens

Jophiel said...

*Chases after Kes and pushes her into a tree*
Hey Nix!

NOM Ominous said...

Kes, did you by any chance read my old/new story?
If so, what did you think of it.
I literally got no feedback from anyone. Except of course from lord vlaedr

Anonymous said...

Thrust, yesterday Thrust2 said he has never met Skul. Have you?

Anonymous said...

Thrust, the Minotaur knockoff one? I thought it was pretty clever.

NOM Ominous said...

Oh really, rose? What sorta crap did it regurgitate for you, huh? Erase it from your mind! After telling me...

Anonymous said...

*jumps out of tree onto Death's head*

NOM Ominous said...

If I did kes, it would be a boring meeting.

NOM Ominous said...

And thanks, kes!

Anonymous said...

So I'll take that as a no? Dammit.

NOM Ominous said...

And it said that, did I' now? Hmmm... Interesting... Interesting.

NOM Ominous said...

Sorry, kes. I will look into it though.

Anonymous said...

Ok..

Zathract Mist said...

Zath? You can still call me Mist...

I know you said MSD. That was only why I asked if you were still there.

Even though you're probably gone now.

Anonymous said...

Very true. *nods wisely*

Nixion Strange said...

I'm still here. Miricle my internet's still going
Yeah, I know, I wasn't talking about you as such

Zathract Mist said...

Oh, okay.

How're you?

Anonymous said...

What's wrong with your Internet?

Jophiel said...

Sorry, reading story of Thrust's!

Nixion Strange said...

It's a messed up internet Kes. That's all you need to know

I'm meh

Jophiel said...

*Trips Kes over and throws her in the lake* *Laughs*
How do you like it?

Anonymous said...

*swims around* Quite a lot, thank you.

Jophiel said...

If I suddenly stop commenting, it's because I've fallen asleep

Zathract Mist said...

Meh. Always meh. *nods*

NOM Ominous said...

Hi zath, btw. Nice contrasted colours. You look likes Matrix computer thingy. Or an alien.
Hi nix. Hope your Internet is un-messed up.

NOM Ominous said...

Hi zath, btw. Nice contrasted colours. You look likes Matrix computer thingy. Or an alien.
Hi nix. Hope your Internet is un-messed up.

Anonymous said...

Alright then. *jumps out of lake and ties Death to a chair* *throws chair in volcano*

Jophiel said...

*Grabs speedboat and a tube*
Kes! Get on and I'll try to flick you off! Just warning you, I'm a mean driver!

Zathract Mist said...

Thanks, Thrust.

Anonymous said...

Um, Death, I just tied you to a chair and threw you into the volcano...

Jophiel said...

*Suddenly in volcano* *Slowly sinks and thinks "I never thought I'd die by drowning in a volcano..."*

NOM Ominous said...

You're very welcome, zath! You know when I was a younger lad... Wait, are you being sarcastic?

Zathract Mist said...

Nope. When I'm sarcastic, I usually make it really pronounced.

Jophiel said...

You posted while I was writing
*Lava breaks through chair* *Swims back to the surface*
Kes! It's nice in here! Thanks!
*Swims around and finds my discarded cutlass*
Now we are gonna have some fun!

Zathract Mist said...

Like:

"Well, thanks SO much, Thrust. I really needed that utterly relevant comment that had EVERYTHING to do with the conversation. THANKS. *rolls eyes* "

But I didn't feel that, no I was actually saying thanks. *grins*

Jophiel said...

How do you do the italic and bold writing?

Anonymous said...

I can't figure it out either...

NOM Ominous said...

Great *grins back sheepishly*

Zathract Mist said...

Italic.
< i > text here < / i >

Without the spaces. Same with bold, only replace the 'i' with 'b'.

NOM Ominous said...

See the note under the post box, saying stuff about HTML?

Zathract Mist said...

Bold.

NOM Ominous said...

And a sometimes makes it blue... I know the actually meaning for it, just not right now

Zathract Mist said...

Used to make it blue.

Not anymore.

Zathract Mist said...

Now it just underlines the text if you hover your mouse over the text.

NOM Ominous said...

Alrightyroo.
No more blue :(

Zathract Mist said...

That rhymed...

Jophiel said...

It doesn't work on iPod!

Zathract Mist said...

Well, yeah. You don't really have a mouse on devices that aren't computers or laptops.

Jophiel said...

No... NO! In 29 minutes I have to gargle Listerine!!!!

NOM Ominous said...

That's why I said it.
get it?

Anonymous said...

bold

Jophiel said...

wait!

Zathract Mist said...

Of course I did.

NOM Ominous said...

I'm on my iPad. It took a full minute to do that.

Jophiel said...

IT DOES WORK!!!! I didn't put the " / " in!

Jophiel said...

YES

Anonymous said...

Awesome! Thanks Zath!

That is so cool!

Jophiel said...

Thank you Zath!
*Gives Zath a big hug* *Doesn't let go*

Calidae Dark said...

Hey people!!

Jophiel said...

Hi Dark! Have we met...?

Calidae Dark said...

...yes

Anonymous said...

Hi Calidae!

Zathract Mist said...

*mutters*

Zathract Mist said...

Hello, Dark.

Calidae Dark said...

My name USED to be Phoebe :)

Hey Kestrel :)

Anonymous said...

what does this do?

Calidae Dark said...

...?

Anonymous said...

How are you Cali?

Zathract Mist said...

Already explained that, Kes. Hover your mouse over the text and it'll underline.

Jophiel said...

Oh, Pheobe, what is up?

I don't like Listerine!

Calidae Dark said...

bold

NOM Ominous said...

Hi calidae. I enjoy when I dream awesomeness.
I have to go try and enjoy that soon. I don't know how soon, but trust that I may suddenly disappear.

Zathract Mist said...
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Calidae Dark said...

YES!!! IT WORKED!! HAHAHA!!!

Zathract Mist said...
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Anonymous said...

Cali, I am experimenting with the tags, and apparently that one doesn't work.

Calidae Dark said...

Ahem. Sorry about that. Ive been trying to get it to work for a LONG time.

Anonymous said...

Oh, Zath THAT was why it didn't work. I am on iPod.

Zathract Mist said...

I'm going to go now.

Adios.

Jophiel said...

Thrust, you, Kes - I think - and myself all had the same dream, the same night and we were different in different positions!

Calidae Dark said...

Bye Darkshade :)

Jophiel said...

Bye Zath!
*Lets Zath go*

Jophiel said...

*Starts breathing faster* less than 20 minutes until Listerine!

Anonymous said...

Bye Zath!

Cali, would you mind writing a short story about the first time your OC met Skul & Co.? I am putting them all in a book which may find it's way to Derek's mailbox...

Calidae Dark said...

what does this do??

Calidae Dark said...

Nothing....

Jophiel said...

Derek still needs to buy milk, and toothpaste...

Calidae Dark said...

Awesome idea Kes!! I'll so do that :D

Anonymous said...

Thanks! You can send it to me at kestrelstarr@gmail.com

Have any of you ever heard the song Sk8er Boi?

Jophiel said...

She said see ya later boy

Yes! It's an awesome song!

Anonymous said...

It's stuck in my head.

He wasn't good enough for her

Jophiel said...

I'm watching some strange movie where the main characters are cows and the villain is a yodeling fat guy in orange glitter jacket and is stealing the cows...

Calidae Dark said...

umm.

NOM Ominous said...

That is weird. I think the doctor should save them

Calidae Dark said...

Awesome song!!!!

-listening now-

Anonymous said...

WHAT?!?!

Calidae Dark said...

THE doctor!!?

Anonymous said...

What is it called?

Anonymous said...

Yes, The Doctor.

Jophiel said...

And their friend is a talking, sleep fighting horse whose partner is the villain's minion. But the minion is some big, high and mighty bounty hunter! I am so confused!

Calidae Dark said...

...ths will sound odd, but what day is it? Like, monday, tuesday...

Anonymous said...

I would be too...

What's the movie called?

Jophiel said...

Thrust, Kes, the dream...

Anonymous said...

It is Thursday here, Friday in Ireland, and its about 40minutes to Friday here.

Jophiel said...

Home on the Range, Kes

Anonymous said...

Yes, Death, the Dream. That was creepy.

Anonymous said...

Alright then. Heard of it, but never seen it.

Jophiel said...

It is... Uh... I have no idea for Australia!

Jophiel said...

But 3 of us had it!

Jophiel said...

It could mean something!

NOM Ominous said...

You were serious? I thought you guys we joking!

Anonymous said...

Damn.

Maybe it's a PROPHECY!

Calidae Dark said...

OKAY. Thanks.



Believe it or not, Im in Malaysia... with serious jetlag, coming from england, going to NZ... Yes, I'm fairly well travelled :)

Just asking cause A i dont know what day it is and B now im SOOO annoyed cause im going to be hundreds of kilometres above the ground when THE LAST EPIC EPISODE OF DW IS ON TV WHICH IS SO UNFAIR!!! I WONT BE ABLE TO WATCH IT!! MEGA UNFAIR!!!

Anonymous said...

No Thrust, I was DEAD serious.

Calidae Dark said...

Oh, and Death? Im a Kiwi girl :D

NOM Ominous said...

You didn't stress it enough. Make sure you do next time.

Nixion Strange said...
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Anonymous said...

I'm am an epic Ameriminion! *grins* our Grand Mage is named BISAHALINI. or at least one of them is.

Calidae Dark said...

I dont even know if we HAVE a grand mage.

Derek.... at least MENTION nz in your next book PLEASE!! :D

Jophiel said...

I dedicate this page to dreams.
Thrust Ominous, Kes and I all had the same dream about a sleep over a Derek's place. Last night I had a dream about the Cookie Monster eating little kids... Yeah I know... Strange!
I also dedicate this page to auto correct!
I hate auto correct. It is always misspelling words that write and I bet that there are going to be a few words in here that are wrong because of it!

Anonymous said...

Course you do. Every country does.

Anonymous said...

Death, if you hate autocorrect, then why are you dedicating to it? And I have to go now...Bye!

Jophiel said...

Nix, I'm clueless. I've spent the whole week on the couch and on the house boat...

Calidae Dark said...

Well, YES, but, how are we to KNOW who it even is!!?

Gotta go guys be back in a bit :)

Jophiel said...

Bye Kes and Cal!

NOM Ominous said...

Rose. We must discus this dream of yours

Jophiel said...

Okay... I was sitting at Derek's feet while he was talking to the smart kid and while someone walked in... I thought it was some freaky fever dream... I'm still not sure...

Jophiel said...

I'll be back momentarily, I have to have lunch and then... *Gags* Listerine

NOM Ominous said...

What??
That's freaky.
What else do you know?
... Um... What colour were his walls..?

Jophiel said...

A grey/blue... Maybe white or cream... It was a light colour, that's all I remember about the walls, that and there were framed certificates hanging on there!

NOM Ominous said...

I don't know about the hanging stuff, but the walls were deffo yellow or cream in mine...

Jophiel said...

The room was dark too

Jophiel said...

I saw certificates in wooden frames and he was sitting in a black chair

NOM Ominous said...

Maybe I'll draw a picture of Derek's house.

Derek!! Hi. Um, I had a really really good question for you, but I keep forgetting these things.... But while we're on topic. Would you consider inviting us for a sleepover?

Jophiel said...

Please master? I'll bring my 'I *heart* Derek Landy' pajamas! Okay, I'm eating now...

Bbs!

NOM Ominous said...

That's very creepy, rose. Go eat.. I think the smart kid automatically had glasses on when I realized I was stupid for not talking to Derek... But they sorta just appeared.

DEREK READING THIS: :D these guys worship me and stuff.../ oh GOD...

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*loves that Derek called me a lunatic in my book*

NOM Ominous said...

In you book.... And then you complain about how unlucky you are, Val v. I love that he called you a lunatic too. Did he send you another letter?

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

He sent me a drawing with the package...


It said, "Sadly, I will not be able to attend your party this year...

In my absence, please use this self-portrait."

And he drew an awesome picture of himself.

Calidae Dark said...

REALLY?? Awesome Val!!

(p.s I am back...)

NOM Ominous said...

Can I SEE that awesome self portrait?
*falls off chair in excitement*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Yes, I'm in the process of making a post for it...



He sent me a Skulduggery STICKER. A FREAKING STICKER.

I didn't even know those EXISTED.

Calidae Dark said...

I had a WEIRD dream last night. It was a jumble of loads of things... I think derek was in it, and so was Val, and there was this guy from How I met your mother, and loads of others... It was odd.
And awesome! But really weird...

NOM Ominous said...

We can see that too, right?

Calidae Dark said...

SP STICKERS!! NO WAY!!

Calidae Dark said...

Silence... is it me!!? * starts munching Valsnack * these fix everything...

Zathract Mist said...

I'm back.

Because I can't keep writing useless rants forever and no one's on email.

Calidae Dark said...

Heh. Yeah.

Jophiel said...

I just had to suffer through meds and *pauses, unwilling to continue* Listerine mouthwash

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Okay, these pictures are finally uploading...

Calidae Dark said...

Lucky you death. Lucky you.

Jophiel said...

Lucky?! Mouthwash is terrible!

And Val, where are these pics?

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

They aren't posted yet, but I'm working on it...

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