Everyone has birthdays. These birthdays are celebrated. Sometimes there are parties. These things happen. These things are normal.
Some other people have birthdays that are celebrated in their absence, halfway around the world, by people they have never actually met. These things are definitely not normal. But these things happen to me.
My Minions, for your amusement, I provide for you a select few photos taken at the party organised by regular Minion commenter and general online-stalker, Valkyrie V Cain.
Billy-Ray Sanguine (in a lovely checked shirt tied off at the midriff... um...) and a seriously disturbed looking Tanith.
Melancholia, looking AWESOME.
Solomon Wreath, being his/her generally aloof self.
Kitana, kicking the hell out of poor Valkyrie...
... and looking pretty smug about it, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you one Nefarian Serpine, he/she of the red right hand...
... and poor China Sorrows, who has no idea what is about to happen.
Argeddion. Looking VERY pleased with himself.
You may be forgiven for wondering who is this long-haired person who is trying to woo Valkyrie, but then you will realise- it's Caelan. OBVIOUSLY.
A wonderful time had by all...
... and even I attended! (Sort of.)
And two photos to end things off. One... just because I think her facial expression is hilarious...
And the final photo of Valkyrie V Cain herself. All these photos have made me grin so much I think I've broken my face. Thank you Valkyrie, and thanks to all your (admittedly insane) friends...!
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1 – 200 of 4632 Newer› Newest»Omg 1st! HI DEREK! XD
I hope you had a wonderful time! Also, can't wait for the new novella! XD
I wish i went :( looks really fun :)
thats awesome!
Hello.
I shan't be staying. I just wanted to say hello.
Val is insane !
So cool by the way
Looks like so much fun !! :D
That's just...epic.
Ah! So close to the top!!!!
Hi all!
Derek, if you re still on, I have a question.
Did Skulduggery have a taken name before he became a skeleton? Because some people-like Fletcher when they first met- seem to take it as a reference to his skeleton-ness.
*you're
That was so crazy...
*screams* OH MY GOLDEN GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*has heart attack* HE FRIGGIN WENT ON HER BLOG AND GOT ALL THOSE PHOTOS. AND HE NEVER READS MINIONS' BLOGS.
IVY, I'M SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! :D
The party? Your Wreath costume was amazing.
wbd
Heylo once again, Star! :)
Yes, the party.
Derek are you going to come to the party next year?! If you came there would probably be less playing with knives! *cough* *cough* China Sorrows *cough*
China played with knives? What?
Derek, you should go to her party next year! And then go on a tour while you're here....
Yes China was playing with knives. Thank God someone took it away from her... I wasn't going to get anywhere near her with a knife.
Like, a real actual knife that could kill someone?
Awesome!
OH MY GOSH DEREK THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ACTUALLY JUST SCREAMED! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!
YOU ARE SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it was later used for cutting the cake. To bad you can't see Caelan's face better. It was hilariously terrible xD
Bye guys, gtg!
Oh good Val, you're here. I was debating whether to call you but I didn't want to wake you up.
Awww, bye LeS!
Hi everybody!
THE FIRST THING I DID THIS MORNING WAS REFRESH THE PAGE
DEREK YOU ARE SO AWESOME! I mean, we all were curious to whether or not you were going to post ONE, if anything. but you posted practically all of them! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
*squeals and tackle hugs*
Those are GREAT pictures. It looks like so much fun.
Hello.
Hahaha! These look great!!! Slightly worried about Tanith and Cealan..... :)
Happy Birthday Derek! It was my birthday toooo!!!!! WOOOO :)
Hahahahaha! I had to read over the post about seven times to catch everything it said, but I loved this "...at the party organized by regular Minion commenter and general online-stalker, Valkyrie V Cain".
Hello Derek! That looks awesome! I've got a question to ask! Have you got any tips on how to keep writing? I'm doing National Novel Writing Month, and I'm trying to write a 50,000 word novel, and I wondered if you had any tips! Thank you! You're awesome!
Happy Birthday Derek!
Aww.....
That looked FUN.
Derek, you DO realise that I will never get over how awesome this is, right? BECAUSE IT'S TOO AWESOME FOR THAT.
Much to AweSOmE. I have been officially classified as insane by thy Golden God.
*high fives Ariana* INSANE BUDDIES!
*feeds a purple fedora wearing a giraffe*
*high fives*
*put on squid hat and tries eat a walrus*
*puts on squid hat as well*
Hey Derek, did you notice my Necromancer ring? You can see it in some of the pictures!
And Sanguine had a straight razor, but she took the actual blade out because she thought it would a bad idea to have around some people *cough me and Amanda cough*
45?
http://flamephoenixs.blogspot.ie/2012/10/the-origin-chapter-one-rewritten-magic.html?m=0#comment-form
To anyone who has the time.
Oh! Derek! I remembered something! Did you watch any of the videos?
*doesn't know what I'd do if he actually saw the KOTW one*
Please go to the link above and READ and COMMENT. PLEASE:D
this is amazing!!!! i wish all my friends were fans :'(
I wish that I knew anybody outside of my family who will read these books. My friend started yesterday, but she was distracted by Maximum Ride :(
I'm forcing everyone I know to read them :)
My sister has read Skulduggery Pleasant and Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl. And she likes them all. Which means she is Offically Awesome.
My mom started yesterday too, and she really likes it so far!
Wbd.
I LOVE Artemis Fowl
Hi Ink!
I am the supply which my sister gets nearly all her books from . . .
I got SP from my brother's shelf, but he hadn't read it
REALLY???
ARTEMIS FOWL IS AMAZING. :)
I just read the short story in the back of The Time Paradox today. Never read it before coz I never had access to a new edition of the book it before.
Oh, Short story. Lol. XD
What short story?
My mum got me Artemis Fowl book one, then I got all the rest from the library. My sister just got all the Artemis Fowl books for her birthday and she actually WANTS to keep them in my room because I take pride in the way my bookshelf looks . . .
Me: *over the moon*
LEPRecon.
About how Holly got moved from Traffic into Recon.
I have way too many bookshelves to keep them organized. I tried to alphabetize them once and gave up halfway through A.
We were learning about Logos, Ethos, and Pathos in class and we had these little cards with L, E, and P on them.
My bookshelf is running out of space, because of all my Skulduggery books...
I didn't know it existed till today. O_O
I just thought Time Paradox was a longer book than the rest, but no - the short story (Short story) takes up 60 pages at the back. :)
AWESOME.
My favourite books are Skulduggery Pleasant, Artemis Fowl, Gone and Cassandra Clare's books (The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices).
Argh. Brb.
I'm getting a TARDIS bookcase built for me for Christmas!
Hey! You've read Gone?
*laughs*
Awesome!
Insane, quite possibly, but then, most awesome things are.
Val and friends, Well done. Clearly, Derek enjoyed his birthday party. I'd like to think that you did, too. ^-^
*Slips away into the not-very-darkness*
BACK.
My favorite books are Skulduggery Pleasant (duh), Howl's Moving Castle, The Enemy books, books by Tamora Pierce, and lots of other books.
That sounds like an AWESOME party. Seriously insane, but awesome.
*disappears with a poof*
Tomorrow I'd like to spend my entire day preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse.
GONE IS AMAZING. :)
If you look back through all the comments I've ever posted (would NOT recommend doing it, btw) you will see certain periods of time where I won't stop talking about Artemis Fowl (NOW) and periods where I won't stop talking about Gone and periods where I wouldn't stop talking about The Mortal Instruments. If I'm obsessed with something, I do it properly. :)
Have you read the other Gone books?
*files those titles away in my mind* Awesome.
Oh, and because I saw the phrase 'favourite books' I'd like to contribute the Chaos Walking series.
They're great books, I promise. Almost had me in tears, which no other book or film has managed before.
(That, Sir Derek is what I call a challenge for you. Can YOU write to the point of near Taia-tears? Try, I dare you.)
Has anyone here read Pandora Hearts?
Yup. Gone Hunger Lies Fear Plague. Before my SP books arrived in September (I only read them from the library before that) and my sister's AF books came in October, my Gone books were revered upon my shelf. Now they have RIVALS. Rivals which surpass them because my Gone books have the occasional rip or bend along the bottom . . . 'TWASN'T ME, ',TWAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
I've got to go now! Bye everyone!
Oh, and I love the Discworld books!
Bye Ariana Shade
No, Magpie. :(
Taia: I haven't read Chaos Walking, but they were already on my To Read List before you mentioned them. :)
Just in case you were wondering, I do have an actual To Read List. I should probably take AF6 off it now, because I've just read it . . .
Anyone here watch Sherlock?
Oh, Awesome Star. They should be moved to the top of your list. *gestures dramatically*
I have a book of Books To Read. It's a large scale list, basically. Unfortunately, when it's book-buying time, I can never find it. :P
*laughs oddly and slinks back into the not-very-darkness*
FOURS ARIANA! :(
I read one Discworld book and couldn't get into it. :(
I've no idea why. I think it was too unrealistic. I know I love fantasy, but I like my books to be how real life would be if the things in the books existed. I love Gone for its realism. It's exactly how real life would be if the FAYZ and the gaiaphage and magic powers existed.
I have to start a To Read list, I usually just pull books off of the library shelf
Who's your favorite character in Gone?
My list doesn't have an order. The things at the top of my list are there because I wrote them before anything else.
Okay I'm starting my To Read list, any ideas?
Hmm. Difficult question. But I have thought about it before. Probably Dekka. Why? Because there isn't anything I especially DON'T like about her. :P
Michael Grant makes his characters realistic, which means because of the circumstances all of them are messed up. Yay.
Caine is cool, though. Sam and Astrid are too messed up. Brianna can be increfibly stupid. Drake is horrible. Looking at his name actually scares me. Brittney is just sad. Sanjeet I like because he's cheerful and hasn't been broken yet. In contrast, Lana has been broken to extremes.
Gtg. :( Bbl.
Goodbye
I've still not read Gone. But it sits with patience in the Book of Books.
My book/list works in the same way, Star. If something's particularly important, I just circle it a bunch of times, or write 'particularly awesome' next to it. :P
Books to add to your list? The Chaos Walking books, if you didn't add those already... Divergent, and The Hunger Games, if you haven't already read those. :3
Aside from that, well, my Library's temporarily shut down, so I've been too short for reading material, recently. 'Tis a mighty shame, 'tis.:C
Hi guys! *is drooling at Amazon*
I read Divergent for my summer reading group for school, and I read Hunger Games so I could understand what everyone was babbling on about
Hey Kessie
Lol, Ah. Well, If you enjoyed Divergent, there's the second in the series, Insurgent. :3
Hi, Kestrel~
Yeah, I read that too. I read A LOT
Hi Sevpie!
Yes! 3 more SP's on the way!
wbd, doctor Who-ing
I'm watching Dr. Who, and it's SO SAD.
I'm starting the Impossible Astronaut.
Which one are you watching?
Ah, Usually, I'd have the ability to claim that I read a lot, too, but my library's closed and I need what money I have left from buying a bunch of music last month to replace my broken headphones, so none to buy more books...
The last thing I read was the short 'prequel e-book' addition to Chaos Walking. And that was, what, two months ago? :(
I'm just finishing the Doctor's Daughter
I can't imagine not getting any new books for 2 months
gtg, bye!
Haha! I can now comment from my phone!
Hi again!
Bye, Kessie
OOOOH! Wait, Jenny just regenerated!
Aw! Kes! I just got here!! Bye :(
Doctor Who is awesome. Or, I daresay, it was...
I'm still trying to decide whether I like Matt Smith as the Doctor or not.
I don't think he's a bad actor, but, for me, He's not Doctor material.
I miss my David...
As much as I hate to admit it, I didn't really notice not having anything to read, much. My free time drains away with homework, music, and artwork...
And waiting for WHSmiths' to get KOTW in stock. *glares*
Bye, Kestrel!
I just order from Amazon UK. And it takes way too long to come
I miss David too but I love Matt Smith. Not as much of course, but close.
I would order from Amazon, but books smell so much nicer if they've been sat in a bookshop for a while, first. Amazon books don't smell as good. :C
Also, my post tends to arrive late. I ordered The End Of The World TWICE, and still waited well over a month for it to arrive. Never got the first order, either...
I haven't gotten to Matt Smith yet
Ah, I love David Tennant.
I can get pretty obsessive over things, and I managed about a year's worth of David Tennant fan-art sketches in a month. :3
David Tennant has the second largest folder of fanart, following the folder of obsessive MCS sketches...
I can't draw. AT ALL. I'm making a picture book in french class, and my main character's head is twice as large as everyone else's
Matt Smith is my favourite. He was the first Doctor I watched, so...
Same here. My drawing's crap.
Christopher Eccleston was my first, and I thought David Tennant couldn't be better. I changed my mind pretty quickly
I got out of writing dialogue for my french story by making all my characters mimes and dogs
FORTY ONE BOOKSSSSSSSSSSSS.
OMFGG, IT'S SO SEXY THOUGH.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY BIRTHDAY, NOW. THE USA EDITIONS OF THE BOOKS ARE SO NICE. OMG, I MIGHT ORDER THE HARDBACKS OMFGG. TOO EXCITED. ASDFGHJKL;
*laughs*
I have friends who say the very same. As it turns out, they can draw rather well.
And I do draw an awful lot. Probably why I don't get enough homework done on time...
The first Doctor I watched was one of the REALLY old ones. I watched most of the Chris Eccleston ones, but David Tennant was when I really got into DW. I go back to watch David Tennant's series now, and I have to clench my jaw and squish my hands to the point of pain to keep from squeeing and flailing my arms about like an idiot. :3
The first episode I watched was one of Matt's Christmas specials.
you haven't seen my drawings. My STICK FIGURES look deformed
The only time I draw is during math...
Hello, by the way:3
Hey again!
L., speaking of new books, I have ordered 3. One of 'em will be here by Monday. I love Prime.
Yay! LeS!
Hey Lucy!
Hi again, Kestrel!
Ah, when I have free time, I'll be drawing, looking for paper, listening to music, Or any given combination of the three. :P
And, for the mention of maths - I have to go.
Forgot I have a maths exam this week.
-Initialising failure preparation-
Bye, all! *waves*
Ana! How've you been?
What is it with River shooting the Doctor's hats?
MY TFO ARRIVED TODAY AND I'M GETTING MORE IN 15 DAYS.
I FORGOT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET SO EXCITED ABOUT A BOOK. asdfghjkl; I get so excited about new books. Asseabiwvjdadabeankn.
I'm bad at drawing.... This is the only good one I've ever done
http://bringingskulduggerytothemasses.blogspot.com/2012/11/something-epic.html
And I drew it yesterday.
Bye!
By Taia!
Wow, Valkyrie V. Cain (can I call you Val or something), that's really good
Val, that is AWESOME! The TARDIS is perfect! (I thought the girls were supposed to be Val and Amy)
Thanks :D
And yeah, you can just call me Val or Val V or Valkyrie or whatever.
Bye, Taia! XD
...
...is it bad that I'm currently looking for which book to buy next?
Oh, thanks for reminding me about the TARDIS, I gotta order that TARDIS t-shirt for my friend's birthday
I purposely made Amanda shorter than me, so if she saw it, she would notice. Because she's shorter than me.
And I'm amazed at how I actually made us look decent...
Not at all. The only reason I'm not, is because my parents seriously disapprove of the 'buy multiple copies of everything' thing.
Bye Taia!
And Kes I've been quite excellent, you?
I've been wonderful. I think. Because the person finally found my American Sceptre of the Ancients, and he's bringing it Monday!
Val, I very much enjoyed your drunk Skulduggery picture :D
Haha, thanks :D
What drunk Skulduggery picture?
Val, do you have a proof copy of Book 1?
There's a few of them... Just look at the more recent posts.
No, but I want one!
Me and my brother had a poke war, and then it turned into a swordfight . . . Him with his wooden sword that Dad made for him, me with his plastic lightsabre. Then we both got identical plastic swords that we bought for his Merlin party to make it an equal battle. It was a funny match. I've actually been doing proper fencing for a few weeks, whereas he had tons of energy but was wasting it all on hitting my weapon in a showy but ineffective way . . . Mostly I just stood there and let him bash my sword. :)
I want to do fencing, but I'm kind of too lazy
So who won?
I want to do fencing, but I don't have time. tOO MUCH DANCE.
I have to go help my sister clean her room. brb
I'm watching Dr. Who, the Doctor says "Books! People never really stop loving books!" and I do my dance of happiness :D
And then he says that this whole world is the library and I want to live there so much
What episode is this?
Silence in the Library
I don't want to live there anymore. This is getting freaky
Run. Just run.
Count the shadows. For God's sake, count the shadows.
Don't blink
Don't even blink.
Omg, Val! I was watching that today! Those 2 episodes are my favourite of all time :D
Hi Ieni!!
SORRY FOR POOFING!
I had to reorganize my bookcase to find a place for my TFO US edition... ^.^
Ariana! *hugs* Val! *hugs* Luciana! *hugs*
How are you all?
Sorry I disappeared earlier - Star Wars VI was on :D
And then Merlin is on tonight *yay*
TFO US?
Ah...The Faceless Ones U.S edition!
*bangs head against keyboard*
I'm so stupid...
The Faceless Ones
Who is this River Song person?
Don't actually tell me. Spoilers.
River Song: Hell in high heels
I feel so sorry for Proper Dave
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/games/graske/geoip/host.shtml
Omg, Val! I always used to play that! And then it started to crash my computer, but now we have a new one so YAY!
Bye guys, I've got to go
Bye!
STUPID MALFUNCTIONING INTERNET. D:
BOO! Hi everyone :)
I LOVE THAT DOCTOR WHO LINK
That looked amazing, Valkyrie :D
Hi Luna!
Wbd. I'll either be reading, or typing up, or writing, or doing homework, or simultaneously doing Sudoku and listening to Disturbed. Or simply walking round my room in circles. Yes, I actually do that. :)
yeah :) I'm 'doing homework'
heh heh heh....
I'm serious. I might actually do homework. I don't want to do it, but I want to do it NOW, as opposed to later. If that makes sense.
I just found my high waisted skirt!
Today is a good day. *nods*
Hey Luna! Have I met you before? Hmm...*hugs* anyway.
I've given up on homework for tonight. I'm too busy mentally crying about River in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead.
My room isn't big enough to walk round in circles really. I might be about to do 1 or 2 steps up and down, but that's about it, so meh.
Well that was fun...
Yes, Ieni. I have met you :P
better go, someone is setting off fireworks and my guinea pigs are freaking out...
Fireworks? In November?
'remember, remember the fuith of november'
in 2 days time it's Fireworks night, but some people celebrate early
Ah. I see.
My room is big enough to walk round in circles only when it's tidy. :)
Which it is atm. Yay. Usually I place my chair in the centre of the room where I can walk around it, coz otherwise it gets in the way. *looks* My room looks enourmas to me atm. Always looks huge when it's tidy. It would be a lot smaller if it wasn't for my loft bed . . . My bookcase and my mini-sofa (put in my room when we moved house coz there's no space for it anywhere else) are under my bed, plus unless I got rid of the chair I wouldn't be able to walk around my room in circles with an ordinary bed.
*remembers* Oh yes I could. I have that big empty space by the door where this wooden chest was until a few days ago. Forgot. Would be pretty small circles, but still.
OMG I AM PSYCHIC
I SAID ON VAL V'S BLOG TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS!! :P
I am still so jealous she has enough friends that are also fans of the books to do this.
In my group there is me, MK and Skye :P
We are the only real fans of the books.
I have 3 SP books on the way to my house!!
OMG MY FRIEND JUST TWEETED SAYING HER MUM IS READING THE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT BOOK I LENT HER AND IS LOVING IT :'D
OMG really happy right now!! :')
I have read Skulduggery Pleasant. So has my sis. Nobody else I know irl has.
I can hear fireworks going off...
Aww, Guinea Pigs! I used to have 2...but then they died...tragically. Okay, not that tragically, because one killed the other..but meh.
They only other peopl I know who have red it is 2 of my friends, but one is only up to 5 and ther other hasn't got KOTW yet and 2 other people and then Becky from the library, who has actually met Derek.
Anyway,
HEY EVERYONE!!
*hugs*
How're you all??
NJ! *hugs*
I'm good, actually :)
You?
'Vinyáya was being openly antagonistic and that was an emotion that could be trusted, unless of course it was a bluff and the commander was a secret fan of his, unless it was a double bluff and she really did feel antagonistic.
That sounds insane, Artemis realized. Even to me.'
I'm good :)
Just back from the Cinema, went to see Skyfall.
It was AMAZING!!
I'm good :)
Just back from the Cinema, went to see Skyfall.
It was AMAZING!!
WE'RE ON DEREK LANDY'S BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I'm great.
You?
Hi Isabella!
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