Monday, May 6, 2013

Back in Circulation

Ah, time off... how I love you so... At least, I love the IDEA of you. I love the MENTION of you, the PROMISE of you. But I never quite GET you, do I?

Such is the reality of life as a writer— there IS no time off.

Other people leave the office and go off on holidays, but that's not the case with writers. Oh sure, we can easily walk away from the writing desk, but it's not so easy to flick the switch in our heads that makes us stop thinking of the next thing to write. We're stuck in that headspace. A writer's brain will continue to churn, even when we want to think about other things. It's not a BAD problem to have. It's not as bad as, say, being born without a head or waking up one morning to find your house is made of cheese. But it can get annoying. It means that you can never really relax...

I've had a few days off ever since sending in my first draft of LSODM. The last time I spoke with Nick, my editor, he was halfway through and loving it. Apparently. So that's good. I think. I'm not sure what my feelings are towards this new book. At the moment I'm too close to it, I don't know if it's good or great (or, yikes, bad) so I'm at that stage where uncertainty is tainting everything and I'm just waiting for Nick to finish the whole thing and say "Yeaahhhhh it's... fine... BUT..."

So yes, I've had a few days off since then. Two of which were taken up with meetings. But from Thursday on, I haven't even had to answer the phone. So what have I been doing?

Planning.

I have two short stories to write for various things. I want to do a lot more for the Skulduggery short story collection coming out next year. I need to start thinking of Skulduggery Book Nine. And I have to get a handle of what I'm going to write AFTER. What book is going to coming out in 2015? What will the next series be?

So that's what I've been doing over the weekend.

But now that I have the first draft handed in, hopefully I'll be able to get back to posting here on a weekly basis, and being a bit more present on Twitter, and generally getting things back to normal. You've all been very patient while I've had my head down, and I appreciate it. As a reward, here's a thing.


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Mary Contrary said...

Octa!! Hi! :)
How're you?

I don't know a lot of actors, because I don't watch a lot of TV, any more. So, there's not a lot I can contribute, there. BUT, if anybody has Finbar ideas... :P

Killer Kitty said...

Anyway. Bye everyone

Maegan Harty said...

@killer kitty
1. Why would you kill a cat
2. Thank you
3. I get your name now
4. What would a cat want to kill

Maegan Harty said...
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Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Bye Cassidy. Bye Kitty.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hi arrivers! :)

*hangs upside down from tree*
Vas happenin'? :)

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

LUCIANA YOU LIFE-SAVER.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Bye Cassidy and Kitty! :(

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

I dedicate this page to Ireland for they got crapy weather

Star Inkbright said...

Little Mix are Perriefect. :)

*is making tough vid choice decisions*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

It's actually sunny, here...
Wait. No. Never mind. :P

Maegan Harty said...

Its sunny where I am and i'm in ireland but you are right are wearher is crappy,

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(*Thinks back throw all the characters, places photo beside charaters face* Hmmmmmmm)

Killer Kitty said...

I don't really know I just lime how it sounds Killer Kitty it uses alliteration maybe mice or something

Luciana said...

Flora - 01132444588 is the Leeds Waterstones number:)

Bye those who left! *hugs*

Maegan Harty said...

Sorry stupid keyboard (blames the keyboard!) I do know how to spell weather

Mary Contrary said...

@Maegan: Every time I hear Harrison Ford mentioned, I now think of the Farewell Continental band. So their identities wouldn't be known, they took to wearing ski masks at live shows and used pseudonyms based on characters Harrison Ford has played, for a while. xD
I don't even know how that was relevant, but, yeah. :P

Star Inkbright said...

I love our weather, though some may call it crappy. :)

I'm English, btw.

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Today is a nice day in my part of England.

Killer Kitty said...

BYE!!!

Maegan Harty said...

Cats are dangerous ask my friend here ghastly he knows the full brutal strength a cat has. You get it his scars?

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Thank youuuu!!!!!!
How much are they?
I'm weigh up the pros and cons between York and Leeds and then decide.

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(I've got it!!! *Jumps up and down in excitement* And FYI, I just got a takeaway out of no-where, yippy!!)

Star Inkbright said...

*adds Change Your Life to the list of songs which make me cry*

And first time listening. *sniffs*

OPINION HAS A RIVAL. :)

Star Inkbright said...

It is nice today, but I prefer the badder weather. :P

Maegan Harty said...

@taia
I'm at a age where harrison ford is only indiana so sorry i had no idea what you were on about

Mary Contrary said...

I like Welsh weather, because I like rain.
Most people seem to hate it, but I struggle with, like, warmth, so it's nice for me. :P

@Maegan: *laughs* xD
Cats ARE dangerous. BUT THEY LOOK SO SWEET.

*Frowns*
When did I stop doing homework?
When Derek came on?
Damn.
wbd.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Omgg.

Imagine a 1D ice pop.

O.O

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

Gtg in maths byes!

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(I so think Misha should play Ravel, yus *nods happily*)

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Bye Zaf!

Luciana said...

Flora - you're welcome! Tickets are only £3!

I hope you can go to one of them! :D


Wbd, reading HMC again since I only read one chapter earlier because I got fascinated by a rainbow jump rope...!:3

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(And I've got a perfect person for Dexter)

Maegan Harty said...

@taia
Homework, interupted by derek landy, your iq could be dropping by the second

Mary Contrary said...

@Maegan: No worries. I just tend to freak /out ever so slightly/ when something even remotely relevant to a band I adore is mentioned. :P

Bye Zaf! Good luck!

*pokes self* HOMEWORK.

Star Inkbright said...

Seeing as I owe this person I vid, I'll skip DNA for now and do Change Your Life, then go back . . .

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*screams*

STAR. I'M SO PROUD! :')
A mini Mixer and a mini Directioner! :P

Everyone else in the room can see it...

Maegan Harty said...

@taia
Education is key!

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

I shall definitely consider it! Swaying more towards Leeds atm... :D

Star Inkbright said...

. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . Was going to say something, but nah.

I took off the thing on my LM playlist saying I wasn't a Mixer and simply said they weren't my genre but they were Perriefect. *laughs*

Even though I think I'm spelling Perriefect wrong.

Star Inkbright said...

I've said before that there are some songs you just have to love whether you like the genre or not. *nods*

I am pleased my theory is being proved. :P

Star Inkbright said...

COME TO LEEDS!!!!!!!!! STAR BE THERE! :)

Star Inkbright said...

I mean, I will be. :P

Maegan Harty said...

Anybody know if they broke the ring a ring a rosey world record

Luciana said...

Guys, have you seen Flora's art!? It's I N C R E D I B L E

She's /too talented/!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Perriefect is correct x)

Star Inkbright said...

*proven

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Is anybody else going to York?

Luciana said...

Lewis, I'm probably going to York!:D

Maegan Harty said...

Wish i could but i live in another country

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

One person! raise your hand if you're going!

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

RIGHT, SO....

I can get to Leeds for £25 return, plus ticket. AND I GET A WHOLE DAY THERE.

If I go, someone will have to meet me so I'm no a loner so HOURS.

BUT OMG

MAYBEEEEE!!!

EEEKK.


Right, off to dinner, back in 30mins.

Star Inkbright said...

She captured her reflection that she first time mirrored to the floor? *shakes head*

OH, COME ON. That's as bad as "You weren't owe me separate me from what I believe!"!

Maegan Harty said...

"Puts hand up, thinks, then puts hand down"

Star Inkbright said...

On the other hand, how many of their songs do LM write themselves? *opens wiki tab again*

Luciana said...

YOU BETTER GO TO LEEDS, FLORA. YOU'RE MY NEW TWITTER FRIEND, WHO IS INSANELY GOOD AT DRAWING. :P

Bye Flora!


Wbd/msd!:/

Maegan Harty said...

Adios bye in some language

Mary Contrary said...

@Star: "there are some songs you just have to love whether you like the genre or not" - So true. :)

@Luci: Yes! Wonderful art, that!

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: I say a lot of meaningless nonsense, but that is one of the few things I've ever said that YESSSSSSSS. :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

FLORA
WOW! O.O
You're
INZAYNLY
good at
drawing!

Bye! :( *hugs*

Star Inkbright said...

Disturbed do all their own songs by themselves . . . Covers excepted. :)

Unknown said...

Hello peoples!!!
Star I think the first line is " She captures her reflection then she throws the mirror to the floor".

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Bye Mara!

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

I've got to go now. Might be back later. BYE EVERYONE!!!!!!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Oh, I'm not leaving...!

Bye Rhydian!

son of the moon said...

Vikings burial lecture in archaeology class... And then Mr. H mentioned Valkyries. XD

I MISSED DEREK! NOOOOOOOOOOO! D:

Star Inkbright said...

OH MY GOSH, YOU BE SO INSANLY AWESOME AT DRAWING. O_O

ME JEALOUS. VERY JEALOUS.

Star Inkbright said...

It is, Alexandra. I'm having a go at the lyrics vid for getting it wrong. :P

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

Waaaaarm:)
Ugh, I missed Derek:( I was trying to add emails to my Kindle, but my ntlworld account isn't liked...

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Fabi! Hi Ieni!
Awh. Maybe you'll catch Derek next time?

@Fabi: Valkyries! xD
@Ieni: My version is 'Waaaaarrm... :S ' :P

*frowns*
Why am I wearing shoes?

Mary Contrary said...

That is, I prefer cold to warmth, by a long shot. I'm sitting inside and hiding from the sun. :P ^^

... English down, now just Chemistry and Maths to go. :)

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

Maybe:)
It feels like a heatwave, but apparently it isn't *frowns*
I haven't been wearing shoes or socks, because of my toe.

son of the moon said...

[shrugs]
I probably would've said something stupid anyway.

I KNOW! XD

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Her image is distorted(is that how it's spelt?), screaming "Is it worth it anymore?"
Ohh
Are you scared of the things that they might put you through?
Does it make you wanna hide the inner you?
You're not the only one
So let them criticize
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
You're untouchable
When you realise
Oh oh oh
Change, change your life
Take it all
We're gonna stick together
Know we'll get through it all~

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(I realized I have not been talking for awhile....I have no excuse......)

Mary Contrary said...

*whines*
I want to drawwwwwww...
Chemistry homework is so boring. :(

(So much for optimism. :P)

Luciana said...

PRIMADONNA SKULLLLLL

Star Inkbright said...

Yup, Maraness! Distorted!

'Distorted' begins with 'dist', ends in 'ed', has an 'r' as the sixth letter, and it be nine letters long. IT IS THEREFORE INCREDIBLY AWESOME. *nods*

My Disturbed obsession lives on. :P

Mary Contrary said...

@Star: So awesome. x3

Star Inkbright said...

*hugs Taia*

Star Inkbright said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzT_r6Xoizg

^^Awesomesauce Change Your Life lyrics vid.

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

*sighs*

Star Inkbright said...

That sucks, Mara! D: :(

Star Inkbright said...

Oh my gosh. This vid is just AMAZING. It's FABULOUS.

Wins the award for best vid ever! :)

Beats my The Animal vid by quite a lot.

OH MY GOSH.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

It disappeared. -.-

*hugs Star*
Yeah.

Star Inkbright said...

Damn, it did disappear. *scowls*

Someone should invent phones and iPods that always work perfectly. :/

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

NEW POST!!!! YAAAYYY!!!!! :D:D:DDDD

Star Inkbright said...

It's not b-b-b-breath away, it's br-br-br-breath away, I can hear it . . . *frowns*

*has cut my Change Your LIfe search short because I was going to use that vid whatever - it was brill and I owed that person a vid*

Star Inkbright said...

NEW POST????????? O_O

Mary Contrary said...

*hands Mara a cookie, and glares at the comment which disappeared*


Ugh. I can't do this homework now.
I'm going to draw...
wbd.

Mary Contrary said...

NEW POST?
AGAIN?
ASDFGHJKL

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

NONONO!! i mean THIS post is new xP

Star Inkbright said...

Oh, this post. DAMN YOU, JUBI! :P

Luciana said...

I MIGHT WRITTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEE


BECAUSE I'M STILL STUCK IN THE WORLD OF THE AMAZING BOOK THAT IS CALLED UNRAVELLING;D

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

SOOORRRYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xP


and also


STAR!!!!! TAIA!!!!!! *Supermegatacklehugsofdoom*



hi.

Star Inkbright said...

I just opened my profile, closed the window I was commenting on, opened Derek's blog, realised, opened the pop-up window, copied the URL, shut the pop-up, pasted the URL in Derek's blog's window, and entered.

I HAD TO DO ALL THAT.

IT'S SO MUCH WORK.

I COULD HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK OR SUMMAT.

XD

Star Inkbright said...

Unravelling is cool. :)

*bought it because Flame*

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

AAAAAAND, I'M BACK.

BOO.

And thank you Maralie :)

Mary Contrary said...

Oh. xD

Oddly enough, just as I realised that you meant THIS post, the lyric "it was a false alarm" played. Fitting? :P

Also, Hi Jubi! *is supermegatacklehugsofdoom-ed* :)

Luciana said...

I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE OF FLAME, TOO, AND I'M IN LOVE WITH THE DAMNED BOOK

I NEED UNBREAKABLE, LIKE, NOW.

IT WAS SO BLOODY GOOD

OH MY GOLDEN GOD

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

And YES LUCIANA. I shall obey and try to go the Leeds *bows to the great one*

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

FLORA!!!!!! LUCI!!!!!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*




hi.

Luciana said...

WELCOME BACK, FLORAAAAAAAAAAA.


I SHOULD WRITE. WBD. c:

Mary Contrary said...

Unravelling?
I'll add it to the endless list of books I'll get to one day. :)

Hi again, Flora. :)

Star Inkbright said...

*grins* FLAME IS A GOOD ADVERTISER.

THEY SHOULD PAY HIM.

Star Inkbright said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UApkru34g4I

littlemixVEVO, how dare you be so good at lyrics vidding? :)

Luciana said...

OH MY GOLDEN GOD, FLORA! *tacklehugs* You need to go to Leeds so badly!:D *screams*


HELLO JUBI!


I need Unbreakable... O_O

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Hello all! :)

AHH Luciana, don't hurt me!! I'm trying, honest!

Luciana said...

Y'know, Flora, you can call me something other than Luciana, if you like? I've got plenty of nicknames:D

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

True, but it's so pretty! :P

Okie dokie, what would you rather I call you?

Luciana said...

I just thought I'd let you know! XD

You can call me whatever you like! :P


BUT YOUR NAME IS PRETTIER, SHUSH


Ishouldbewritingbutprocrastinationismysuperpower.

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Which name? Given or taken?

Um, okay.....how about Luce, then?


FYI, procrastination is the best super power you can have. Just saying.

Unknown said...

I know how it is. Nobody (Who I can talk to) understand that. It's A authour-thing.

Luciana said...

BOTH OF THEM ARE PRETTY O_O

Yeah, Luce is cool. C:

*laughs* I know it is, I'm so awesome;D


FLAME IS ONLINE SO NOW I'M SPAMMING HIM WITH MESSAGES ABOUT UNRAVELLING *laughs maniacally*

Mary Contrary said...

Apologies for distance: sketching rough ideas of people drowning, because music from TFCGofNA is making me. o0

Also, I'm gonna have to poof in a couple of minutes, so if I don't comment after this one- *gives hugs and cookies to all* :3

I /might/ be back later. :)

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(I'm bored and hungry)

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Aw, thank you! :)
Got any writing done yet?

And, I feel totally awful for saying this, who's Flame? (don't hit me)

Okie dokie, bye Taia!

Edward Fletcher said...

just signed up and cant wait till book 9

Luciana said...

SORRY FOR VANISHING - I WAS HELPING MY DAD WITH THE BBQ :)

And then we were discussing the Leeds event, because he's working down south that day... :/
I might get the coach from Sheffield so I can spend all day there! Gonna have to ask Jade 'bout it. :3

FLAME PHOENIX IS A BLOGLANDIAN. Well, ex-bloglandian, I guess... He never comes online anymore. But we're, sort of, married (long story, I dunno what went on, to be honest).


I HAVE GOT 35 WORDS C:

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(*Spins on spinny chair*)

Star Inkbright said...

It's brea-brea-brea-breath away, not b-b-b-breath away! *shakes head*

Star Inkbright said...

I miss Flame. :(

And Lynxia! :( I WAS THINKING ABOUT HER THE OTHER DAY. I still speak to Nix and Zath and Eve (kind of) and I saw Flame the other day and I've spoken to him really properly only months ago, but LYNXIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. *sinks to floor and starts sobbing*
I miss you, akay? :'(
I've seen you only a few times since you left 'bout a year ago.

And Flame is jepic. XD
He thought I was a boy and tried to marry me to Sparky. XD *laughs*
I STILL REMEMBER THAT. :P

Star Inkbright said...

NO NO NO NO NO. *glares at Little Mix vid that's recommended to me* YOU'RE SPELLING JESY'S NAME WRONG!!!

It's so freaky, all these recommendations. I'm getting all the pop songs in the charts recommended to me. NOT USED TO IT!

Luciana said...

I miss Lynxia, too... I was talking to her about Leeds the other week, but there's, like, no chance she can go :'(

Star Inkbright said...

:'(

Mary Contrary said...

Hello again~

*hugs Star*
There's a lot of Bloglandians I could list who I miss. :( Everybody who enters the fandom is just brilliant, and that does not change, even if they leave here again.

Mary Contrary said...

*hugs Luci, too*

(Sorry - I forgot to refresh the page again, so I didn't see you there :P)

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: *hugs* True. :)

I've been here over a year, but there are people who are way blogolder than me. However, I've already worked out that both old and new Bloglandians are jepic, and that even when we lose incredible Bloglandians, we gain them as well, so overall we just gain more and more. :)

Star Inkbright said...

Bre-bre-bre-breath away. *nods*

Mary Contrary said...

*nods, and hugs back*
That's very true, Star.
And when they're not with us, we can remain sure that they're still off being epica and awesome, just not here. :)

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(*Raises Eyebrow*)

Star Inkbright said...

:/

Yeah.
Sadness. :(

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

GUYS.

Both me and my bed are COVERED in graphite dust.
But I don't even care.

I /think/ I've finished my Skulduggery drawing.

Star Inkbright said...

AWESOME! :)

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

*fingers crossed* I hope so, at least.

Star Inkbright said...

It will be. :)

Star Inkbright said...

Argh. I just went straight from LM to Disturbed. *struggles to adjust*

Adra Cruciatus said...

Hi

Adra Cruciatus said...

I'm on my phone so I can't have proper conversation, but...

Hi all. *throws skulcakes in the air, because what the hell* I'm here.

Derek, I'm proud of you! I've recently discovered that it helps a lot for me personally to write in a notebook and later turn into the computer... Plus I get to do it at school so that is good,


Star Inkbright said...

ADRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! *screams* I HAVEN'T SINCE YOU IN AGES OMGG! *tacklehugs*

Star Inkbright said...

*stops hugging Adra to eat a skulcake* NOMMYNESS!

Mary Contrary said...

@Flora: I know the very feeling. Graphite dust an' all. :3

ADRA!!!
*glomps*
It's been quite some time! How are you doing?!

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Hi guys!

Had a sucky day. *pouts*

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Taia and Adrasdos, HI! I'm new.

Adra Cruciatus said...

STAAAAAARLARLARLARLAR! *tacklehuggles* I LOVE YOU!
I miss Flame, too. He's having a tough time, but, well, aren't we all? He'll be okay :D

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

What's your favorite flavor of elephant?

Adra Cruciatus said...

TAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAAIAIAIAIAIA!!!
*glomps back*
I LOVE YOU TOOOO WHAZZUP, CHICKEN?

*turns to

Mary Contrary said...

Hi there, Arratay! It's nice too meet you~ *offers Arratay a cookie* :)

Hm? I prefer my elephant unflavoured. That way you get the whole, natural 'this is elephant' feeling when you're eating. ;P

Luciana said...

Sorry for vanishing! Again!

Was talking about the York signing and then we got to talking about how nice Foster's and Lemonade is:D

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

*takes cookie, give Taia a brownie*
Frankly, i prefer the sausage flavored ones. :)

Nice to meet you too!


g2g b back l8r maybe...

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(I have a whole week off and I'm not going anywhere ;~; )

Adra Cruciatus said...

GOD DAMMIT PHONE hi Arra I am Adra would you like a skulcake

Luciana said...

LYNXIA SAYS SHE MISSES YOU ALL!

Star Inkbright said...

HI ARRATAY!

My favourite flavour of elephant is Sellotape flavour! XD

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Graphite dust is from hell. I swear.

Also, Adrasdos I totally agree. I always work on paper and then transfer to my laptop. I find I can concentrate better and my thoughts flow smoother too

Star Inkbright said...

*long-distance hugs Lynxia* MISS YOU TOO! :(

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Dear god, Luce you had /better/ go to Leeds. Seeing as you're making me!

Adra Cruciatus said...

Phone.
Phone STAHP.
Phone Staaaaahp

PHONEEE
STAHPPPP
*hands Arra skulcakes* voila. Happy initiation. Call me Adra. Or your Queenlyness. Or the Empress. Whatever works.

Do you know who I miss? Skyril. :( she welcomed me here WAY BACK when I came... She's just so nice !

son of the moon said...

Hello?

Mary Contrary said...

@Adra:
*grins* Love you too. :3 How are you~?

*noms brownie* Thank you. :3
Aw, 'kay. Bye, Arratay! It was nice briefly meeting you! :)

*sends hugs in the direction of Lynxia* :)

Luciana said...

FLORA- WELL, I'VE GOT THREE TICKETS TO LEEDS. SO I SORT OF HAVE TO GO, FLORAAAAA;D
I hope I can actually go to York, though...! It'd be so cool! And my dad doesn't have a meeting that day, so.... :D

Adra - HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How are you!?
And, Skyril is generally nice. Unless she doesn't like you, *laughs*

Adra Cruciatus said...

My fab color of elephant? Definitely Elton John colored.

Star Inkbright said...

FABI!!!!!!!!!!
IthinkImaybeaMixer.
Help. :P

Mary Contrary said...

@Flora: Mh-hm. Graphite just turns everything that slightly shiny grey. It can get darm annoying. It often gets to the point when I'm drawing that I have to go wash it off of my hands every five minutes. D'you get that?

@Adra: Indeed! But Skyril DOES drop in every now and then, and she's still as nice as ever! :D

Hey Fabi! :)

son of the moon said...

Hm.

[works on adding Lynxia's name to my project]

Star Inkbright said...

Oh, Skyril is AWESOME. :)

And she and Taia are so alike, I swear. I keep getting them muddled up. :P

Did I mention that before? No?

Anyway. It may be just me, but yeah. :P

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son of the moon said...

Hello Star, Taia, Adra, Flora, Lucy,and anyone else who is here!

I know, Star, it just happens by accident from listening to their awesome music! XD

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Luciana said...

Hey, Fabi:)

Star Inkbright said...

Well, they made me cry, so they probably deserve my liking them. *frowns*

They have very awesome lyrics.

son of the moon said...

Yes, they do. Which songs of theirs are your favorites so far?

Hi Lucy. Actually I think I already said hi to you...oh well, hi again.

Mary Contrary said...

@Star: *tacklehugs* I keep looking back to see if I read that correctly. :P It seems that I did, and now I feel all glow-y and awesomeness. Thank you. :)

Hm, all this talk of Little Mix, and I realise that I still haven't listened to anything by them. Any specific song suggestions, then?

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

@Luce: THREE?! Why?? But yay for going!

@Taia: Oh, god. Definitely. I think I've washed my hands about twenty times today, and I have graphite on them YET AGAIN. I've given up. Graphite can go....idk, do something bad to itself. The bottom sheet on my bed is grey because of it. It was white this morning. WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME GRAPHITE? WHY.

Mary Contrary said...

@Flora: *nods* I concur. I can have a clean sheet, and within hours it'll be grey as a grey-thing. Graphite may be evil, but it's so good for drawing that it pretty much makes up for itself, I think. :3

son of the moon said...

DNA, Change Your Life, Wings... I will avoid listing the entire album.

Luciana said...

Me, Jade (my sister) and either Pete (Jade's boyf) or my dad. Three tickets, for three peopleeeeee c:

Star Inkbright said...

I've only listened to those three. They're first in the album, so I've just playlisted them. :P

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTslNdjmKxFsnIYcIImJNKQHAxcVKY-TL

Star Inkbright said...

Thank you? It was the truth. :)

Mary Contrary said...

@Fabi: Gotcha. I'll take a listen now~ :3

@Star: Stop - You're making me grin. :P

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

@Taia: Yeah ,you're right. Unfortunately the thing I most like drawing with is graphite, so I must put up with grey sheets *sigh*
I also like charcoal too, though I steer clear of using that when I'm inside.

@Luce: ......I don't even know why I asked that. I answer was pretty obvious.

....

I am a fool.

Star Inkbright said...

Better a fool than a loof! *bes a loof*

GRINNING BE BAD? '~'

Star Inkbright said...

WHEN YOUR OWN HAVE DIED
WHEN THERE'S NO MORE PRIDE
WHEN YOUR SOUL IS FROZEN
IS THAT ENOUGH?
WHBEN YOUR HEART IS BROKEN
A THOUSAND TIMES
WITH EVERY MOMENT
IS THAT ENOUGH?

I adore this song. :)

Well, I do when I don't focus on it too much. Otherwise I start crying. XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4nJBPA2zk&list=PLTslNdjmKxFtyDjXNSMNesm8F-RgBg0Av

Alice (Or Tyler to some) said...

(How is that project going,How many names have you got on it so far Fabi?)

Mary Contrary said...

@Flora: I draw mostly in graphite, too. I haven't used charcoal in years. Maybe I will some time soon. :)

Hm. Little Mix - They're not what I find myself listening to, usually, but I won't deny that they're good. They have some nice lyrics. :)

@Star: Grinning is not bad, but... But it can be conspicuous. *nods* If somebody was to walk in, I'd look quite ODD.
*frowns*
Though, I look odd anyway.

I have no excuses. Grinning is good. :P ^^

Star Inkbright said...

:)

Well, I don't usually listen to Little Mix stuff.
I like metal.
Yeah.

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Very true! I definitely would not like to be a loof.

*Sneers as if bored and uninterested, then wanders off*

OH WITTY-NESS. HOW I ADORE THEE.

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

Yellows!:)

Msd/wbd.

Star Inkbright said...

IENI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:

*screams* YOU'RE AN IENI!!!!

O_O

Star Inkbright said...

HELLO. :)

Luciana said...

Sorry I'm so distant. I'm trying to tidy my room.

Adra Cruciatus said...

Hey Anna hey Luce.

I'm good, but I can not do this on my phone kmn. Ill just pop off or else it won't work...

Bye
Love y'all!
*throws skulcakes in the air* byeeereeeeee

Mary Contrary said...

I listen to a lot of different music. While I love some weird/independent/alternative/rock/noise, I get a lot of other styles into my skull as well. I guess I don't, like, stick to one genre so to speak. Especially since the range of style within each genre is so WIDE.
And I struggle with the meanings of titles like that. 'Indie', being derived from 'independent', would describe the band's record label, rather than their musical style. And 'alternative', well, alternative to what?
Idk. I prefer to focus on how the music sounds to me, rather than on what other people would call it. :)

Star Inkbright said...

My room's kinda tidy
My sister was just on a massive double airbed in the middle of it, so. :)

(We'd used the single for the little Aussie kid)

Star Inkbright said...

:( FOURS ADRA!

Alternative to others of that genre.

Like, alternative metal is alternative to other metal!

Wiki calls Distrbed four genres, and alternative metal is one of them. :)

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

*is screamed at*
Haha, yes. What is an Ieni, exactly?

I tidied my room a few minutes ago to get my pocket money. That involves chucking a load of stuff into a very messy draw, then shutting it, so my room looks tidy.

Star Inkbright said...

I pull my heart from the end
You always took it and broke it over me
You said that I didn't care
How could my dream turn to despair?

Star Inkbright said...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO FIRST! D:

Star Inkbright said...

I dedicate to 1D for Mara, Little Mix, Disturbed, Device, THGC, Ieni, Taia, Scáth, Skyril, Eve, Zath, Nix, Lynxia, Flame, Sparky, Zaf, Adra, Fabi, Maraness, Death, Cain, Aisling, Em, Melica, Ivy, Kes, Thrust, Flora, YouTube, DB, God, Hunter, bank holidays, randomness and most of all, Blogland. :)

Star Inkbright said...

*Eden,
*Lav,
*Willow,

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