Monday, March 18, 2013

Germany!

I love German book fairs.

Every single one I've been to has been PACKED, and while that does tend to slow things down as you're trying to walk from one gigantic hall to the other, you really don't mind all that much. All these people crammed in around you are book-lovers, for god's sake. How annoyed can you actually be?

Over the weekend, I was at TWO German book fairs. The first one was in Cologne, on Friday evening, and I was up on stage with Rainer, the actor who does the German audiobooks, and Margarete, the translator. We've been doing this together for a few years now, so we're all quite comfortable with the process. The main difference between events in Germany and events everywhere else (apart from the need for a translator) is the emphasis put on the audio book. Rainer is as integral to the show as I am, and his readings make up half of our time on stage. The event in Cologne went wonderfully, and we had a really receptive audience, and I even spotted some familiar faces in the queue.

Once I'd finished signing, we went back to our hotel, where we had a very nice meal attended by the weirdest waiters I've ever encountered. One was tall, one was short, and they looked so alike that I started to suspect that they were the rejects from a batch of clones some mad professor had concocted in a dark and dingy lab. They were both wearing ill-fitting suits, both had the same type of glasses, and they both stood around and stared into space in the corners of the room while we were waiting to place our orders. So incredibly ODD.

Thankfully, we managed to escape the restaurant before they could kill us and harvest our organs to replace their own failing ones, and I got to my room and got into bed and put my head on the most deadly pillow the world has ever known. It was so big and so soft that when I put my head onto it, the whole thing folded up on either side and tried to suffocate me.

Convinced that the clone waiters were hovering outside my door, waiting for me to die, I slept without a pillow that night. I also slept sideways, because the double bed I'd been given was, in actual fact, two single beds pushed together, and I kept slipping down between them. Who knows what was waiting for me if I had slipped all the way? Scorpions? Tarantulas? Really lazy ninjas? Or maybe just a hole in the floor and a twisting slide that would deliver me to the mad professor's Experimentation Table of Doom?

I survived the night. Barely.

The next morning, we got a train to Frankfurt and then a plane to Leipzig. No attempts on my life were made during this time.

Leipzig Book Fair is half book festival and half comic convention. There are all these people dressed as Manga characters roaming around, chatting on their phones, browsing book shelves. Also, all of Germany had had a pretty bad winter, and there was piles of snow everywhere and it was pretty damn cold— and in the middle of it all you have these really cute German girls walking around in bizarre costumes that don't really cover a whole lot. They must have been FREEZING.

We did our first event, and although we only had a half an hour, it went very well. Such a huge crowd. The signing went on forever, and it was so cool seeing that many people wanting me to scrawl my signature over whatever they had.

The moment we were finished there we got in a car and drove to a graveyard. Because that's what you do once night falls, obviously.

We went to a huge sarcophagus-type place and we yapped in front of 200 people, doing our best to ignore the deep hole behind us with the old coffin. So just an average Saturday night, then...

Once that was done with, we went to dinner with a bunch of other people, including American author Maggie Stiefvater, and I sat at a big table with a bunch of people speaking German all around me. Best night EVER! Well, not quite. But Maggie is a funny lady.

Then I got back to my hotel. This time, my bed was a proper double bed, but the waiters had obviously followed me from Cologne because those damn pillows tried to drown my head again.

Sunday was my last day there. It was also Saint Patrick's Day.

(That's St PADDY'S Day, in its shortened version. Not St PATTY'S Day, as some Americans insist on calling it...)

I had an interview to do in the morning, and then I had two hours off before my event, so I went wandering through the halls. It was all so incredibly strange, and wonderfully so. It made me wish that Irish book festivals were like this. Imagine if The Mountains to the Sea festival had hundreds of teenagers walking around dressed as characters from comics and books. That would ROCK.

We did our event, signed for an enormous amount of people, and then I was whisked off to the airport to catch my first flight. I arrived back to my front door a little under eight hours later, tired but happy to be home, and looking forward to spending a night with my head on a pillow that doesn't try to kill me.



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Willow Von Stratton said...

your ded will be nice, but I have to go now so ttyl! *leaves brownies for Jubi and whoever else*

NOM Ominous said...

bout to get distant.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

I ded to EVERYONE in blogland. I'm not gonna name people because I know I'll forget someone... and that would be awkward...
YOU GUYS ALL ROCK
I also ded to A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, and A Very Potter Senior Year.
Weekends, no school, snowdays, Skulduggery pleasant, Harry potter, TMS, Derek, LSODM, PIG FARTS (long story unless you've seen AVPM, AVPS, or AVPSY)
and...
*thinks*
oh what the heck. I'll ded to SPPB too just for the heck of it

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

BYE WILLOW
*Glares at brownies*
wwhhhyyyyyyyyy??

Anonymous said...

Bye Willow!

Sorry I poofed! I'm not dead, just writing the exciting part when I get chased by two people in black raincoats who may or may not have been ninjas!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

oooh NINJASSS

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

were they fluffy?

Anonymous said...

No, though ninja A had weird hair.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

oh... poooooh
*hums theme song to whinnie the pooh*

Anonymous said...

I suppose they couldn't have been ninjas...they were too slow. Ninja-school drop-outs, maybe?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

oh.... yeah that makes a lot more sense

Anonymous said...

Sense? Who mentioned sense?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

the llamas over there *points*

Anonymous said...

Which llama? The one in the sombrero or the one with the bow tie? Or the really weird mustached llama?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

The one that;s flying up in that tree. See it?

Anonymous said...

Ah, that one. What a suspicious-looking--wait, is that Clemy-the-llama???

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*takes a closer look*
OH. MY. GOD.


CLEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE A LLAMA!!!!!!!!!!

god.. I need to think of a way to fit all these animals into your name..

Anonymous said...

Call her a Dolvampony et al.

Latin for 'and others' I believe.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

hmmmm Maybe she'll be a dolvampony Wollameaver

Anonymous said...

Whatever floats your boat.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*shrugs*

Anonymous said...

Gtg, bbl! Bye!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

aww
BYEEE FABIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

NOM Ominous said...

bye Fabi!

Anonymous said...

Huh. Not much happened while I was gone, did it?

Anonymous said...

Nerrrrvous.

Need sleep now, night!

[leaves hugs for anyone who comes on later]

Mistical Future said...

*takes hug*

Thanks Fabi!

Arrrrrrrrr off to Davy Jones locker!


... kidding I shall still be here just merely distant ... for all that might come on ...

Jophiel said...

I would like to say "hi! Missed you guys like crazy? What has been happening? Have you missed me? Aw, you're just saying that!" or something like that... It is all true, I do admit...

But I have not felt like talking since I had gotten the news of my dear uncle's, Paul, 6 months left of life. I do miss him even though he is still is with us...

Mistical Future said...

Hi Death *tackle hugs*

sorry I was distant and you'll be happy to hear writing part 10 of SP FF
... when i'm suppose to be doing Geography ...

Mistical Future said...

Ok I gtg I might be back on soon!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

...Hullo?

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

~sets out bowls of purple lollipops out for everyone before disappearing into the mist~

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

Wow talking about a former Grand Mage.... I sure as hell wouldn't trade Fletcher for Guild and thats coming from an Elder...pretty sad

Aisling Dubh said...

Hi is anyone there?

Probably not there's never anyone on at this time. I just get home from school a good bit earlier than everyone else. And then there's people asleep as well.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

UGH OUR PRINCIPAL SUCKS :/

Anonymous said...

Hello! I am on my way to go to History Fair!

Nerrrrrrvous!

Distant, emailing Ari and reciting Shakespeare in an attempt to calm my nerves.

Aisling Dubh said...

Be a better principal Mara's principal or the bloglandians will come after you. *glares menacingly at Mara's principal*

Aisling Dubh said...

Good luck In your science fair Fabi.

Anonymous said...

[Nods]

Principal, admit to the awesome power of Mararararararararalieeeee!

I'm not sure if I said that right.

Huh.

Hi Mara, Aisling,

Anonymous said...

And uh, thanks Ais.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

FABIGAIL YOU'LL DO AMAZAYNLY! :D

Hola Ais, Fabsy :)

MY TEACHER WAS SICK SO OF COURSE OUR PRINCIPAL MADE US DO TONS OF WORK THAT IF WE DIDN'T FINISH WE'D HAVE FOR HOMEWORK. *scowls*
And JUST as I finish the TWELVE pages of work so that I wouldn't have it for homework, he says, "Ah lads, you've worked too hard. No homework tonight."

I WAS SO ANNOYED.

Aisling Dubh said...

EVIL Mara's principal EVIL. I hate it when that happens.

Anonymous said...

That's...eeeeeevil! It's like punishing those who actually accomplish things!

Maralie Lily Charm said...
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Maralie Lily Charm said...

So I, being me, said, "Sir, that's not fair to the people who did the work."

He gave me detention.

Aisling Dubh said...

What??? That's even WORSE. How dare you punish Mara for pointing out unfairness Mara's principal how DARE you. And not even rewarding those that actually did the work.

Aisling Dubh said...

Wait primary schools can give detention? I'm lucky my school doesn't then.

Anonymous said...

I'll either make it to state or fail miserably!

Now I'm going to rant about several years ago, when it was a Reading Comprehension question from a book.

"When she was born, she was one. Then two months later, upon the new year, she was two. Then three....ten."

The question was how old she was the American way instead of the Chinese way.
Eight, because according to the calendar here, you don't get any older on the New Year, except for the obvious time that passes that day. However, Elmer (extremely annoying geeky I'm-better-than-you uncorrectable person) 'researched ages and China and heard about being one on the day you were born, therefore the answer was nine.' AND HE ARGUED UNTIL THE TEACHER ACCEPTED BOTH AS ANSWERS!

A simple reading of the passage would provide the correct answer, eight, and yet Elmer did 'research' and probably didn't look at the book! He won't go very far in life if he continues the uncorrectable attitude. Also, his name isn't Elmer.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

THANK YOU AIS!

And some girls just played on their iPods/phones all day that they smuggled into school... ._.

Anonymous said...

Whoa, seriously not fair, Mara's principal!

[Sends torrent of uncontrollable and indistinct Shakespeare quotes in direction of principal]

Aisling Dubh said...

If he said at the end of the day that if you had done MOST of the work you wouldn't have it for homework. Then the people who DIDN'T EVEN do ANY work would have to do it as homework.

Star Inkbright said...

Shall I tell you the story of The Invaded Bedroom?

It was a dark night. The wind was howling in the trees . . . well, it would have been if there were any trees. And in the midst of the trees that weren't there, there was a house. And in this house was a bedroom. This bedroom belonged to Star Inkbright.
Star, or Ink as she was sometimes known, was a (mostly) happy girl who had lots of friends (er, if you count the online ones), and she liked her bedroom.
But this particular night, a tiny, malevolent organism invaded Star's room. It knocked her out instantly. She didn't know she was unconscious, however. She thought she was tidying her bedroom.
The malevolent orangism stole her bedroom, all but her bed, and replaced it with a copy. Why did it do this? Well, this malevolent organism was an alien, from another planet, and it needed Earthly material to finish building a machine it was building. This machine was a weapon, vital if the malevolent organism wanted to take over a planet, and it did. Not our planet, another one; however, these malevolent organisms have taken over quite a few planets and are most likely aiming for dominantion of at least the whole galaxy, possibly the whole universe. (Some sources say they work for the Ezes, but the Ezes hide their tracks well so this has never been proven).
What was this copy? The copy was material from the malevolent organism's planet. This material can imitate anything it is programmed to imitate. However, it can't create an exact replica. Like Anathem Mire's illusion of his house was like his real house, the copy of Star's bedroom wasn't exactly . . . right. The shape was slightly WRONG.
When she woke up, still not realising she was asleep, she was at first happy with her new tidy bedroom. But then she realised it was a bit . . . off. She couldn't pin it down to anything specific, but she had this niggling sensation that all wasn't as it should be.
Eventually, being surrounded by alien material drove her mad, but nobody noticed as she'd been mad already. Thus, the malevolent organisms went undetected, and the evil Ezes undiscovered, as they shall continue to be until the day they take over our planet.
And that is the end of the story.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

That's not fair!

Stupid Elmer.


O.O AIS YOU'RE SO LUCKY. OUR SCHOOL GIVES OUT DETENTIONS LIKE THEY'RE FLIPPING PIECES OF PAPER.

We just stand up against a wall in the yard and watch everyone play. I guess it's meant to make us feel upset that we can't play or something...

Aisling Dubh said...

That would have been a bit fairer for people like you that actually DO the work.

Star Inkbright said...

OH MY GOLDEN GOD. MARA, YOUR PRIBCIPAL SUCKS! *hugs*

Star Inkbright said...

*PRINCIPAL

GOD THAT'S SO UNFAIR. *would eat him if I was an Ieni*

As I'm a Star . . . I can write a short story about him getting killed? :)

I will actually do this, once I've finished drawing 1D. :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Exactly Ais! Instead of people playing Temple Run getting a doss day...

... Wow, Star.
That's... kind of creepy...

UGH. AND HE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY ONE DIRECTION WEREN'T GOOD SINGERS AND SKULDUGGERY WAS A BAD BOOK.

He hadn't even READ it! >.<

Aisling Dubh said...

Yeah at lunchtime? My school used to do that if you did something wrong while in the yard. They don't do it anymore though since we got benches to sit on that are beside the wall. Thank you benches.

Star Inkbright said...

We called that missing break, and you had to stay in the classroom at break. Yeah. :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

THANK YOU STAR! :D

And I shall show all my friends. The Story of How Mr. S Died.

MWAHAHAHAHA.

Star Inkbright said...

I wrote that story because I am CONVINCED my bedroom is different now I've tidied it. It isn't just tidy. It is a different place. I swear it is. It's too different to be the same room. :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

We have a log area that our class made last year, and it has wildflowers and logs to sit on and stuff. We get time outs there, which isn't bad because you can chat to people there. But detention... IT'S SO AWKWARD.

Star Inkbright said...

Like I said though - too busy drawing right this second! D:

Maralie Lily Charm said...

My room is the only place I can escape to for solitude during the day.

THAT IS WHY I LOVE MY BEDROOM(:

Aisling Dubh said...

Well that does it. I'm going to go down to Tipperary, hunt down your principal and force him to listen to 1D music and read Skulduggery until he accepts that they're both amazayn. And then I will force HIM to stand against a wall and do detention.




Or I would if I had a car and was old enough to drive. Or I could get a bus or the train. But I wouldn't be able to *sighs* ah well at least I can plot ways to get the better of him.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

You're so good at drawing! D:
My drawing of a chair looks like a pig, apparently...

Anonymous said...

Sorry I poofed!

I'm getting readdddyyyy to gooooooo!!! Eep!

He insulted Skulduggery without even READING it???? And insulting 1D around Mara is not good, Mr. S!

I will e very eryvweyvery distant nowww/msd!

Aisling Dubh said...

Hi Star :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YES. AIS THAT'S BRILLIANT.

And make HIM wear a uniform! Yeah! :P

Aisling Dubh said...

Does Derek have ningas?

Cause if he does he should set them on Mara's principal.

Anonymous said...

Hi Star. That's a creepy story.

Aisling Dubh said...

YES he needs to understand the awfulness that is a school uniform.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YOU'LL DO GREAT FABS!

Ikr! I was gonna go all sass on him!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

My uniform is navy. When I go to secondary, I'll have a green dress and red cardigan.

I'LL BE A CHRISTMAS TREE D:

Msd, btw.

Aisling Dubh said...

My uniform is navy too! It's a track suit.
And I'm not sure how to explain the uniform in the secondary school I'm going to next year. It's a yellow blouse with a sort of wine jumper and a kilt like skirt.

Anonymous said...

[hugs] Thanks Mara!

And your project is coming along nicely, just so you know. :-) I think I got |=_-|||=_|||=_||||| s hair wrong, but it was the closest I could do with |=||=-|||==|||==>

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I have a tracksuit and a uniform :)
I'm going to an all girls school ._. I'LL MISS MY BROS, Y'KNOW?

Anonymous said...

I don't have a uniform, yaaaaaay!

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

I'VE GOT A PLACE ON THE BAMBERG MUSIC TRIP! WOOOOOO!
*runs around giving people random ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Msd though in a few minutes.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I can't speak your code, but...

*gasps*

IS IT MY BOYS?!

FABIGAIL I LOVE YOU. *tacklehugs*

Anonymous said...

[is ninjaeroplanetacklehugged] Hi Ieni! Congratulations!

[Throws confetti]

Suddenly distant!'

Aisling Dubh said...

I'm going to a mixed school. I don't know if there is any all Irish school that are all girls or all boys. There might be though but I don't think so.

Anonymous said...

[is tacklehugged]

I'm not telling you that, sorry!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Lucky you Fabs! :o

IENI! CONGRATULATIONS! *Directionertacklehugs*

Aisling Dubh said...

Hi Leni :)

You're so lucky you have no uniform Fabi

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*giggles*

SECRETS!

LIKE SECRET SANTA

ONLY

IT'S NOT

CHRISTMASSSSSS

(Ciara, I do love you so XD)

Aisling Dubh said...

I don't know what that means Leni but congratulations :)

Are there school uniforms in America? I'm trying to think an I don't think I've ever seen a movie set in America that has school uniforms in it. I know that doesn't mean that there isn't but t might. Fabi? Any other ameriminions?

Anonymous said...

It's not luck, exactly, it's being American. Only some of the private schools here have uniforms...the Forest Ridge one does, they're forest green, but that's the only one I know of. At least here, there aren't uniforms, I don't know about the rest of the US.

The sports teams and stuff have uniforms, and there are the burgundy school jackets we have to wear to field trips, but on ordinary school days no uniforms.

Aisling Dubh said...

*it

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I taught my teacher the lyrics to Tell Me A Lie:3

Americans are lucky... *pouts*

I don't think Kessie wears uniform either... I think she mentioned it before.

Anonymous said...

The public schools here are uniformless, the private schools vary. There usually are school sweatshirts you can use to 'show school spirit' but you're not required to wear them every day.

Aisling Dubh said...

Most schools here have uniforms. I don't see why we need them when we're just in the school. I understand why we need them for trips but on normal days?

Anonymous said...

I have to go now and wear tie and go to History Fair in car now! Byeee!

Aisling Dubh said...

Bye Fabi good luck in your science fair!

Star Inkbright said...

MOst American schools have no uniform. I read a lot of American books. I know these things. :)

My school uniform is ATM white shirt, black sweatshirt with school logo, black skirt and black or skin coloured tights or black or white socks/black trousers and white or black socks, black shoes, no extremes in styles and colour for hair, BUT THEY'RE CHANGING IT so we'll have V-neck jumpers or blazers instead of sweatshirts. -_-

Sorry for my distance. HARRY'S CLOTCHES WERE EASY TO DRAW! YAY!

Of course my story is creepy. It is me expressing my creeped-out feelings in story form. :)

HI FABI!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

At my new secondary, we have to wear the school jacket. If we wear any other one it apparently gets taken off you. It's weird. It's to stop girls showing off, but still...

Maralie Lily Charm said...

BYE FABIGAIL! *hugs* GOOD LUCK! :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YAY FOR HARRY'S COOL CLOTHES!:3

Star Inkbright said...

Oh, they'll neve stop the girls showing off. Everyone wears short skirts made of tight stertchy material/trousers that are chinos-style, despite it being against the school's uniform policy and despite a risk you could get detention for it. I'm using the word 'everyone' metaphorically, but even uncool people don't wear skirts that are knee length. :) They let you off if it's within an inch or two of your knees.

Star Inkbright said...

:( FOURS FABI!

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

My friend is a silent blog reader and she reads our comments. She said "Youre blogfriends are so awesome! I can't wait to be Mara and Stars friend especially! they seem awesome!"

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Hi!

Aisling Dubh said...

Hi Brave

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

I'd hate to not have uniforms.

Uh, I wear the 'Miss Sexies' trousers and I have done since Year 7 so MEEEEEH!

Msd - dinner

UGH YOU BIOLOGY REVISION

Star Inkbright said...

HI BRAVE!

Hi Brave's Freind aka Silent Blog Reader! :)

You sound awesomeness too! *nods*
And I'm not that awesome. *laughs*

Hope to meet you soon! :)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

G2g - dinner *waves*

Aisling Dubh said...

Silent Blog reader please become a not silent reader and come talk to us.

Aisling Dubh said...

Bye Leni :(

Maralie Lily Charm said...

AHHHHH THE ADVENTUROUS ADVENTURES OF ONE DIRECTION 2 IS OUTTTTTTTTTTTTT:D

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Wbd.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

helloooo??

Aisling Dubh said...

Hi Jubi :)

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

AIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

how goes it? :P

Aisling Dubh said...

Well I'm still annoyed at Mara's principal but apart from that I'm grand.

How about you?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Oh... what happened with Mara's Principal..?

actually, I'll just look at the comments above..
:P

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Oh wow... that's really annoying

Aisling Dubh said...

I know right.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

We don't have detention at my school...

Star Inkbright said...

DAMN LOUIS.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

gtg

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Hi!

Aisling Dubh said...

Bye Jubi :(

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Everything Has Changed.


Best.

Song.

Ever.

Sang by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran

Aisling Dubh said...

I've never heard it Brave. But that's not surprising as I don't really listen to much music.

Aisling Dubh said...

Wbd

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Yayyy!

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Gtg

Aisling Dubh said...

Gtg I have a really bad headache.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Oh my God.

I think that's my principal.

Over there, sitting by himself. Eating a burger.

Damn, is he stalking me? 0.0

Star Inkbright said...

And after over an hour, Louis' clothes are finished! :)

Now, Liam!

*groans* WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU HAVE TO WEAR CHECKS FOR, LIAM?

Mary Contrary said...

*trudges in*

Tony Thaxton is leaving Motion City Soundtrack!
This is total devastation!
*pouts*

Luciana said...

It's bloody freezing >.<

Star Inkbright said...

Hi, Taia!

D: I don't know who he is, but poor you! :(

Hi Scáth!
I'M NEXT TO A RADIATOR, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE SNOWING ON MARCH THE TWENTIETH. *shakes head*

Ooh. Two people who don't know - I'm drawing 1D as a leaving preent for my friend . .

Star Inkbright said...

*present

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

I remember it snowed on Easter once. Damn, I'm being distracted from revision D:

Star Inkbright said...

SO, HOW IS EVERYONE? :)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Well, Star, I am reading my revision notes and remember how unhealthy I am. You?

Luciana said...

Sorry I wasn't here yesterday.

I had an interview until almost six.
Then I had to make a source booklet for my history CA, which I did today.
I wrote my whole draft, but most people only got halfway through it...
I did well. XD

Maralie Lily Charm said...

"SP-SP SP-SP-SPOOOOOOOONNNNNNNSSSS!"

*laughs*

Oh, AAOOD2... XD

LUCI! *tacklehugs*

I haven't Blogseen you in AGES!

It was probably only a few days... BUT STILL.:3

Star Inkbright said...

HI IENI! *hugs*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Wow...that sounds like hard work. Not for lazy people like me! Ugh, how am I supposed to know what this cholesterol is?

Luciana said...

I think the last time I saw you all was the weekend. Feels like a long time with the amount of work I have done. D:

I've been so busy lately ._.

Luciana said...

Crap, I should be trying to learn my French and Spanish assessments...

I sort of know my French.
But barely know my Spanish.

Mary Contrary said...

Tony is (was) Motion City Soundtrack's awesome drummer.
He will be sorely missed.

I respect his decision, but still feel the urge to cry, eat ice cream, and wonder how the Earth will continue to turn.
It'd be like Scapegrace leaving Skulduggery Pleasant, y'know.
Or Finbar, Clarabelle.

*pauses*

Derek, you'd better not do that to me. I still haven't got KOTW, yet. If anything happens to any of those three, I refuse to read the final three books, understood?

*nods*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Or, you could take a break, because too much work is BAD for you *nods*

Luciana said...

My exams are tomorrow...

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Up up all night like this all night up up all night *gasp* like this all night...

Mark Parsons is so funny! XD

Star Inkbright said...

TELL THAT TO ME, IENI! *was drawing for five hours yesterday, and has been drawing for two and a half so far today*

Liam's shirt looks terrible. XD

So far, Zayn's clothes are the best. Harry's are second best. Then Louis, then Niall, then Liam . . .

SOUNDS TOUGH, SCÁTH! D: I feel for you.

:(

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Oh my gosh, it's Easter next week! I forgot! :o

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

HEEEEEEELLOOOOO

Star Inkbright said...

DUCK CTHULHU!

S'okay, it's only my sister. :)

I'm abandoning Liam for the mo and startiong on my homework. :(

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Luci, I bet you'll get amazayn marks! :)

I got 8/20 in my Maths test... *laughs*

100% in spellings though, so I'm okay :P

Star, that's so cool! O.O
Liam always wears checked shirts. *grins*
And Harry usually wears a pair of glasses and has another pair hanging from a pocket c: and his blazer and a white t-shirt.
And Niall wears jumpers and polos...
And Zayn wears varsity jackets.
And Louis wears stripes and chinos of different colours! :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

9;3 %843"589;

Translation: One Direction

Tis my new code that I just made up XD

,@4@)83 )8)6 "-@4,

Maralie Lily Charm :P

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

MARAAA!!!! STAARR!!!
hi.

Luciana said...

I could do with another 30/30 in Spanish...

And I need to get at least 27 in French... But I could do with a 29...

Mary Contrary said...

*curses Twitter and its miniature character limit*

Luci, I'm sure you'll do wonderful in your exams. :)

I recently had a tonne of mocks.
I managed to score 18/60 in Physics.
And then, on my other Physics mock, I managed an A*... O.o

Mary Contrary said...

..Gotta go.
*leaves hugs, cookies, ice cream*
Bye, all!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

TAIA!!!
hi/bye

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Fabulous, I want to do the next chapter (especially a Liberty-based one) but I kind of don't know what's happening--could you explain it to me?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

EMBER!!!!!
hi.

Star Inkbright said...

*waves to anyone who came and/or left*

Extremely distant, sorry. Stupid homework. *sighs*

I hate the RS department anyway. I'm sort of nervous about tomorrow's lesson, because I critisised the RS department in my assessment and usually I'm very good and not a reb at all . . . *laughs*

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Walks in, wearing blue night gown*

I have given up on life

*Falls onto random couch

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

STAR!!!!!!!! TYLER!!!!!!
hi.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

awwwww WHHYYY??

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Rolls over on couch to face The Jubster*

Because I have over 200 songs on Spotify and now I have to create a new account , thus getting rid of 2 years of collecting songs

*Rolls back on couch*

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

AWWWWW
that sucks

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Muffled*
So I give up on life

Unknown said...

Hello all of you people!


I HAD AN INTENSE NIGHTMARE LAST NIGHT!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

SEEEEPHH!!
hi.

Luciana said...

Ugh

I HATE Spanish ._.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YESSSSS MY 1D PYJAMAS CAMEEEEEEEEE!:)

Well, the pants are only pink/red, and the top is red with 1D on it(: But it's pretty awesome.

Luciana said...

I. Give. In.


I'm going to fail ._.

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Muffled*

I'm going to flunk my English and Irish test :|

Maralie Lily Charm said...

SUGAR

my geography test is tomorrow.

I'm going to fail D:

Oh well. I fail every year XD

Unknown said...

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF PEOPLE

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

COOWWSSSSS
are blue

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Turns head slightly*

Grief, I gave up on life

*Smothers head in couch*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

BONJOUR WORLD!

Star Inkbright said...

Sorry I poofed. My and my sster were throwing this bouncy ball at each other to practise catching. We've never done this before, as far as I can remember. We were also talking.

I love my sister. :)

Three people state tey were going to fail in a row? *shakes head*

You aren't.

Learning languages test(s) - could you maybe record you saying your test and listen to it overnight, if it's in for tomorrow and it's unlearnt? Could help. :)

What kind of tests are these all?

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*Waves a 'forget-about-it' hand*

Hi Leni.....

Star Inkbright said...

*stated they

Luciana said...

I have French AND Spanish.

Nobody in the history of my school has got two A*s in CAs for two languages when done in the same day.

It's almost IMPOSSIBLE!

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

I'm probably going to fail my English test, because of my crappy teacher, but I should do okay in the science, because I've done a lot of work for it.

Yay, sisterly love! I generally get on better with my brothers than sister, but I still mostly get on with her:)

BUT TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL HAPPINESS DAY!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

IT JUST SAID ON LE RADIO TODAY IS HAPPINESS DAY!

That's so cool!:)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

*nods* Of course it's cool!

Ugh, just want to pretend some people aren't there.

I'm trying to write but failing EPICALLY.

Star Inkbright said...

I knew it'as international happiness day, because this person from this Goodreads group that I never go on messaged us all saying so. :)

*hugs everyone and looks happy*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

My friend told me today *nods*

Yay! *happpyninjaeroplanetacklehugs everyone*

asdfghjkl Bastille<3

Unknown said...

Got to go. Sorry for being distant

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Byebye, Sev *waves*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Ugh, this writing is failing epically. It sounds so hipstery. I think it will be much more fun to make the character fall out of bed *nods*
And now she's talking to a shoe.

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Hiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

First?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

WE MUST GET RID OF THE SPOONZES!:3

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Ugh, damn you Brave;)
And hi!

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

THATS THE second TIME i got deds today............

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

Ieni you can have Deds...





Cus im nice

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I'll take the deds... XD

If you don't want them, pass them to Ieni! :)

Luciana said...

Anyone know tour dates for SP?

Someone from my SP page was asking...

Eli (Ulcabhán) Brave said...

:) Awesomeness :)



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