Ah, 2013... I knew you well.
It was a good year for me, all things considered. A busy one, of course- but when is it ever any different? The Maleficent Seven and Last Stand of Dead Men were both released, delivering to me the most shocking revelation of all — that there's only one Skulduggery Pleasant left. Yes, technically I KNEW it was coming, but it still kinda took me by surprise to find myself writing the final book in the series.
So what else did I get up to in 2013? Let's recap, shall we?
January - dipped my toes into Twitter. Discovered Twitter to be basically quicksand, and so was unable to pull toes out. Still being dragged under.
February - I did an event at the Imagine festival in London, showing clips from movies that inspired Skulduggery. So much FUN.
March - Went to Germany. As usual, had an insane amount of fun and was kept incredibly busy for the entire time. The Maleficent Seven was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.
Also met Steven Moffat and compared notes on how to traumatise people. (Speaking of which - The Time of the Doctor, eh? I'll miss Matt Smith, and it was so good seeing my beloved Amy back for a few seconds...)
April - was spent writing.
May - Started yapping to Ronda Rousey's mum. Which is, I think, an event worthy of an entire month.
June - this month consisted of me editing, touring, playing video games and watching movies. Not a bad way to spend a few weeks.
July - Read Geek Girl. Met Holly Smale. Holly Smale fell in love with me. It happens.
August - Last Stand of Dead Men released. Could life get any better?
September - My doggy died. This year I have had to put down my three dogs. I now have no dogs left. Ali's death sucked most of all.
October - My Doctor Who short story was released. Yay!
November - Writing for Book Nine.
December - Writing for Book Nine.
And how shall I be spending my New Year's Eve, you wonder? Will I be partying? Will I be singing? Carousing?
Nope. I'll be writing. And I'll be writing happily.
In closing, I'd like to thank all of you for your support, thank you for reading, thank you for being nice to each other, and for supporting each other. It's because of you that I am able to do the thing I love every single day.
I hope 2014 is kind to us all.
But especially me.
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«Oldest ‹Older 4401 – 4600 of 4953 Newer› Newest»*Adra's tummy growls as she lays on the cold table*
*Calls* Can I have a duvet?
And food?
(Hey Em
Hey Zaf. :)
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*Whispers* And water?
*Elizabeth laughs as Adra and Alexis are both covered with a blanket*
Elizabeth: Don't worry girls, we will keep you monitored while you're under so you won't starve or die of thirst.
So are we ready to go girls?
Alexis: I'm ready. (Eers msd for a few i have to put the groceries away
Yeah... *Nestles*
*Pauses* If Trip comes back, tell him I'm dead. That'll really freak him out
But don't actually.
@Adra: *laughs* XD
@Em: Once again, I must utterly congratulate you upon the awesomeness and the detail and the many-aspect-ness and the including-ness of this Camp Wolf plot of yours. :)
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Elizabeth: I'll try and behave myself Adra *she laughs*
*Elizabeth starts injecting the potion into each of the iv drips. She then slowly starts to count back from 10 as Adra and Alexis close their eyes. She looks at the monitors*
Elizabeth: No spikes or reactions. It looks like it has worked. Now the rest is up to them.
(Awww cheers Star. I'm glad its not too boring for people reading and taking part in)
(Camp Wolf... Lol. Best name ever.)
*She nestles into a balanced state*
((It is a cool plot.))
@Em: It's not boring at all for me reading it. :) :) *hugs*
I JUST GOT A NEW RECORD ON MINESWEEPER! I'm in the top 8000 now!
Woooooh! C:
I was in the top 9000 previously!
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I like your profile picture, Lantern. :)
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((Thanks, Star. Actually, thank Mara. [nods] [hugs Star and Mara] ))
(I'm in 100000000, Star :3)
Alexis: *opens eyes unsure what to see*
*In front of them is a lake. It looks like the Blogland one, except it's filled with silver. There is an eerie fog just resting above the ground. The trees are circling around the lake, getting thicker and closer together as they go further away*
@Adra: We might have different games. :P
@Lantern: Thanks, Mara. :)
. . . Mara's not here?
What do you mean, Mara's not here?
HOW DARE SHE NOT BE HERE???
SHE SHOULD BE WORSHIPPING ME
TWENTY-THREE HOURS A DAY!
*mutters about the disloyalty of humans nowadays*
I'm so glad I discovered this place. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
You guys are seriously the best friends I've ever had, I think, and I'm just so grateful that I can come here and talk and know that it's okay to do that. Before, I never really said "I love you" to my friends, because I thought it was a little odd, and I still don't really say that irl, but here, I tell you I love you, and you know what? I really love you. It's such a nice feeling when you're just sitting there playing Minesweeper and thinking about how much you love people. And that's what I was just doing, so I thought I would tell you, because when people are worth a lot to you, it's nice to let them know it. *nods*
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Alexis: *looks confused at the silver* *quietly to Adra* Maybe the wolf is drinking the silver?
Maybe... *Walks towards it carefully, touching the silver*
*Hugs Star tightly* I'm glad you're glad, and I'n glad to know you all as well. You all are great. :)
Alexis: *follows Adra cautiously* If its the only water source that could be it *seems to be on alert*
(Glad to knkw you too Star
[Smiles and hugs Starararar]
Um, do you know if I posted this RP comment with a paragraph each of several different characters?
Because I'm almost finished with the bit that comes next, but I can't find where (if) I posted that part, and you read back in the comments, so I was wondering up if maybe you remembered?
RUN-ON BABBLE SENTENCE [hides]
*The silver ripples lightly but doesn't keep on rippling like water would. A gust of wind suddenly blows through, weaving it's way and moving the trees*
Alexis: odd. *watches te silver* Question is where would the wolf be?
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo :)
How's everyone?
(I'll read, OFC!!)
*Frowns* I suppose... It's... It isn't hot either, like regular silver either.
Floraaaaaaaaaaa *hugs*
Alexis: tainted by silver
FlorAAAAAAAAaaaaaa
Adraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! *hugs*
Fabiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! *hugs*
(Hello Flora)
Hey Zaf! :)
(Guys brb I gotta clean the gerbil cage
Hi Flora! :)
Of course you're all glad to know me, I'm a bubble. I'm awesome. It's a great honour for you to even be within shouting distance of me. *looks dignified* *or tries to* *might be looking constipated instead*
(*hugs everyone* Thanks. :) :) :))
@Lantern: *speaks slowly and unsurely* I don't remember reading it . . . but I may have read it and either thought you meant something else or temporarily forgotten about it.
I am sorry that I cannot be of more use to you.
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@Zaf: Okay. :/
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Hello Star! :D
You're so modest, Star :)
I just got my duck pillow pet in the mail :) it's fluffy. My inner child is squealing
Okay, I guess I'll probably just post it again, and if you read it already, you can ignore it. Just a sec....
@Adra: Yay! :) :)
@Lantern: That's cool. :) I do like reading your roleplays, you know. Thought I would tell you. :)
@Adra: I know, I'm really modest, aren't I? *nods*
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(Oui, Star)
Liz had killed Ioux at least seventy times, but he'd never died. If he'd died, he would have woken up by now. At least, one would assume. He wonders how Judith was able to feed on what currently irritated him. Maybe it's something he could use to his advantage...
Liz paces in a circle around Adra's lab, her mind filled with load of gloomy "no one understands, no one can help, there's nothing to do" thoughts. At the same time, part of her realizes how pessimistic she's being and is disgusted by it. And then another part is annoyed by that. All in all, it's complicated and not especially pleasant.
An electronic version of the Imperial March plays too loudly in Rook's car. He grimaces and tries to focus on navigating through traffic. Effie jams along in the backseat, with a look on her face like most people have with music they obsess over.
Aevil and Raeza argue over whether they should attempt to do something about the fact that there are a lot of dead. Aevil suggests singing and beatboxing a song in their memory. Razes suggests leaving the cell already. Aevil, stubbornly refuses. Raeza sighs.
Judith frowns as the world around her becomes more set, more defined. She realizes she's no longer completely in control here, it's more like a group dream again, like before. She looks up in time to see the boulder hurtling towards her and screams.
*Wipes her hand on her dress*
Thanks, Star[hugs]
Yay, Adra!
(Emmmmmm?
I feel like Will Ferrell and Harrison Ford kind of look similar
Hallo! Wuu2? How are you all?
@Lantern: You didn't post that, I don't' think. :) And um, thank you for posting it? Because it was interesting to read?
Oh, lol. I just opened this Sudoku book for the first time in months (I've been busying with Minesweeper and drawing. I have no longer needed Sudoku), and it flipped open onto a page with all this writing going down the edges (you know, outside the Sudoku boxes) and an alphabet key down the middle, and I realised that this was the page where I decoded what whatshisname said in Slumdog Millionaire the book, and I was like OHHHHHHHH, and it's just so nice, the fact that I had all these empty pages in which to put spare things on. :)
*flips backwards and sees where I've tried out different ways of shading, testing out pens and OH MY GOSH there's the code for my first Bloglandian Name Project with everyone's names written out in pencil and then on top in different colours and then crossed off!*
I often have codes for my art project word art things in my school planner, actually . . . on the weeks in the middle where we have holidays or half term and it's just empty space. :)
And I have A4 pieces of paper lying around my room that I simply use to plan things on, test out pen-related things, and cut bits of paper off the edges to stick down on artwork to cover mistakes.
I'm rambling off now, but the point is, I've just found a little bit of my soul that has been missing and I never realised and it's nice to see it again. :)
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(Hello, Rhy! Everyone kinda went quiet... Er. Yeah. I'm good, you?)
Hey, Rhydian! :)
Sudoku. *nods*
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Yeah, I'm good-ish Adra! Well...Hello Bloglandians? Still there?
Hiya Star! Cool *nods*
Hi Rhydian!
(I got a really nice Sudoku book for Christmas, though, so I need to finish off my other two half-finished Sudoku books first.
One of them I lost, which is why I bought the other one.
I really like my first one, though. Every now and then it'll give me a different type of puzzle that is Sudoku-related, and it was really nice to have a change and a challenge.
When I run out of Sudokus to do, I shall go to greta lengths to try and get another one of those books.
This is my second one of those books.
They're awesome, like I said.)
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(The book I got for Christmas is so NICE, though.
It's hardback and really neat.
The others are just kind of like the ones you get with newspapers.)
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(Sorry, slight nerd.)
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(Sudoku is the best OMG)
Hi Moss!
(Back
Hey Zaffy! How are you?
Hello Em! How's things?
(Wb Zaf
Marlon Brando and Theo James look really similar...)
*A howl is heard against the winds but its not sure where its coming from*
(Hey Rhyds!!)
(Good just a tad agrivated as I can't stand when Dad thinks i cant do something i mean all honesty i can do the cage on my own
*Does a sharp turn, listening* I can't tell where that come came from
@Adra: IT IS. :)
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@Em/Adra: So what's going on atm?
Alexis: uh...*looks around
(Alexis and I are in Lorcan's mind, of a sort, scoping out because he might be demented, which is like what Deacon is.)
2014 will never be kind to me.
Not when Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Skulduggery Pleasant are providing metal aguish on a daily basis.
(Hello Kila!
I feel that 0.0)
*A growling voice is heard throughout the forest*
Wolf: Oh look! Fresh meat!
@Adra: Ok cool :)
Ii understand your pain Kilandra *pats shoulder* Apart from Sherlock. I don't watch that.
'Allo :)
Alexis: No. Not meat. Not at all. *stays close to Adra*
Hallo Corvo! How are ya?
(Hello, Corvo!
sherlockkkk)
*Laughs* This is about to become interesting
May I join this rp? Or is that impossible atm?
Am good :) How are you? Flower knight?
I was named a Flower Knight quite some months ago. I just added it to my title. :) its really cool!
(I'm a flower princess!!!!!!!!!
Hollah
Trip's a flower prince
And
Man)
(Monty Python on Graham Norton :,D )
Cool :)
Man from A Little Piece of Heaven: I will . . .
Woman from A Little Piece of Heaven: (What will you do?)
Man: . . . suffer for so long . . .
Woman: (Not long enough)
Man: . . . . to make it up to you.
Woman: I pray to God that you do . . .
Man: I'll do whatever you want me to do . . .
Woman: Well, then I'll grant you one chance . . .
Man: And . . . if
Woman: (it's not enough)
Man: it's not enough . . .
Woman: It's not enough . . .
Man: If it's not enough . . .
Woman: Not enough . . .
Man: Try again . . .
Woman: Try again . . .
Man: And again . . .
Woman: And again . . .
In unison: Over and over again!
Me: . . .
I SHIP IT.
Seriously, though. A lot of people have commented on that song saying it's a better love story than Twilight, and no offense to Twilight but I can see where they were coming from.
because like
THEY FORGIVE EACH OTHER.
And he's horrible to her (like, he tortures her and kills her) but then he feels so bad so uses necrophilia to bring her back, and then she is obviously rather mad at him so she does what he did to her, and then he dies, but he still really loves her and he'd do anything to make it up to her and then she says, well okay then, and then they get back together and get married in the afterlife and they're happy. :)
And it's just so beautiful.
And like . . . don't you wish everything was resolved like that? Don't you wish everyone could forgive? And when you're crying because people have been murdered . . . if you knew they were going to find peace and get over it and all . . . I think that would be much better.
And it's just so amazing how even after all that, they still love each other.
And like AWH. <3
The thing is, though, they don't have names (they are just characters in a song). And I don't know how to make a ship name for them! :O
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Hi Corvo! :)
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Wolf: You dare come into my domain to laugh!
Aww! :') That's so sweet!!
Wow....I think I have a new ship :)
Alexis: No. Definetly not.
@Corvo: Thank you! :) :)
*still watching the roleplayers, btw. Not ignoring you. :)*
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Well.
I do
@Rhydian: THANK YOU. :)
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*is also watching roleplayers enjoying the show :)*
*A pair of luminous eyes shine for brief second across the silver through the trees*
Wolf: Such disrespect from intruders. You aren't welcome at the Silver Lake!
*Curtsies* I believe I am- not sure about her, though.
Alexis: I'm pretty sure I'm welcome. *follows Adra's example and nods to the wolf*
*this is epic :D*
Wolf: How are you welcome at the Silver Lake? It has just been me here since it was established.
Free country?
@Corvo: Me found another Imagine Dragons song :D Lost Cause
Alexis: I'm pretty sure you don't like eating people
Wolf: And how did you come to that conclusion little one??
*The voice was getting louder and starting to sound closer*
*Looks over her shoulder again*
No, I'm pretty sure he'll eat us, Alexis..
Alexis: because people.. Are a lot less tasty. And Lorcan would be more upset especially if I was bit or something
*@Rhydian *facepalms* I listen now lol*
[Wings comes on]
[Dances around like an idiot]
[Song ends]
[Sits down and blinks innocently]
(Re watching the regeneration episode... Crying brb)
Wolf: Lorcan will be upset? Lorcan doesn't know how to feel. He's too busy constantly fighting me that he's losing to himself.
And why might you be so... So.... Difficult?
Alexis: why would you keep fighting? Maybe you should try to work with him.
*@Rhyds Is good. I like it*
*The wolf snarls*
Wolf: I am not the one fighting!! I react how he reacts and yet when I act on my natural instincts, he automatically cages me like a common dog!!
Alexis: So what do you want? You could try to help him see you as a thing to embrace.
*Murmurs* Maybe if you weren't so destructive...
(Silence??)
(Appears so)
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNN
(...Awkward silence)
(....very awkward. )
*sneezes*
*creepy laugh*
MARAAAAAAAA
Bye Rhydian!
[Echoes Corvo's creepy laugh half a note lower, so it clashes]
(I'm sobbing like a little child at this episode...
SHERLOCK IS ON AGAIN TONIGHT WOOO!>
OH YES IT IS I ALMOST FORGOT ADRA!!!!! :O
Ah. Not really here, then. I think it's on in fifteen minutes . . .
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No, wait. It's on in half an hour. :)
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(Oh yeah....:/ huh.
(IT IS???
I need a site to find this.)
watchseries.lt or delishows.com
I watch a lot of US shows from UK so
Those aren't working...
Oh. Try primewire.ag
(Yaaaaay i am watching The Living Doll)
Bah, I give in. I'll just watch it tomorrow somewhere...))
What's that?
(From The Twilight Zone....favourite one! I love it its so funny
Oh cool. Sorry Adra
Help
This book
And no one has even died yet
Except a goat
A somewhat irrelevant goat
But seriously
This book
The suspense
And spoiler
Help
What book you reading?
(Er...wow.)
(Huh.)
I'm sorry, I can't say the name....
I guess I'm sort of afraid that maybe one of you will read it and think it's rubbish...
I'm sorry, I'll go now.
[And she walked out of the room without another word]
Well then okay.
Fair 'nough. Gonna go myself now. Laters! *waves*
Bye you two *hugs*
(This is awkward
Not really..
Ahem.
So. I think a few of you here use snapchat? And it's a great app, right? Free and you can send people pictures; it's great craic.
But snapchat isn't free.
Basically, if you send a picture to someone, when it disappears, it isn't gone forever. Snapchat save that picture and sell it on to other companies who use it for commercial use. They can make fake accounts on Facebook, Instagram, etc and use your name and snapchat pictures as the profile picture. My friend whose dad works for apple told us this. She said her dad knows all about the apps and met the creator of snapchat himself, and he confirmed this.
So yeah.
Just be careful I guess. x
Aye, that's true.
I usually just snapchat my cats, so...
Oh wow....
It's scary that they have full permission to do this :/
Ah, that's alright then.
The thing is, my friends always ask me to send them videos of me singing and sometimes I do, so idk if I should be worried or not :/
Meh.
Yeah. That organization is pretty... Yano
That's just scary. Very very scary that they even can
Ikr Zaf.
Yeah, I get you Adra.
My friend just sent me a dm on instagram saying 'shit i sent pictures of people shifting'
i just
*slams head into wall*
why???????
At less it wasn't... Like. Bodyshots
Mmm.
*is sitting curling up in a ball* I give up.
Ravel: What? You just got home!
I know. I'm just upset.
Ravel: you always are, Zaf.
-_-
I ded to not dedding to snapchat.
And I ded to Tadra and Zavel and Harralie and Niccocoat and Trar and Nikola Tesla and etc
Ravel: *raises glass* hear hear!
*laughs and raises glass* Hear hear!
(*raises glass* Ayyyyyyyyyy mon)
Good morning, afternoon, evening, or other, Blogland.
(Hello Sir
(Hello Sir! *hugs*)
Greetings, Ms. Kerias, Dark, and Charm.
Bah! It's raining outside
And I have yet to annotate.
Gosh diddly darn it
The roads are supposed to freeze over, though...
I hope there isn't school from the ice
Hm.
*Snacks on her popcorn* Anyone want some?))
No thank you, Ms. Dark.
(Me! And I hope I don't have school either
Are you sure?
I have some tuna-flavored?
Okay I lied.
No tuna flavored
But butter is good
...
Once again, no thank you, Ms. Dark.
Harrumph
One day, Sir...
(*explodes*
...
I find that doubtful, Ms. Dark.
I, however, do not.
Just you wait
((Hello Sir! *hugs*))
((Oh my gosh
I can just imagine this okay
You were teasing Harry and then he grabs your arm and presses you up against the wall and smirks at you and leans in, his voice husky and his breath warm on your skin and says "wanna try that again sweeTHEART" I CAN'T
HELLO!
Well, I just watched Sherlock.
And I shall say nothing about it because spoilers.
No opinions, good or bad.
Nothing.
I'M SO NICE.
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Greetings, Ms. Inkbright.
If you insist, Ms. Dark.
(Mara
Goodness, woman. The forums have killed you.
Thank you, Star! *hugs*
*Nods, and retreats to her corner, immersing herself in a thick blanket*)
(*waits paitently for Em or Ari*
Or you went camping with Niall and you're both in the tent and you whine "I'm cooold" and Niall says "I'll warm you up" and winks at you and slowly starts to craWL OVER BESDJDE YUYU
*hugs Star*
Helloooo Starry:)))
Ilysm Mara xD))
((*Is reading this blasted book*))
OR OR OR
you're married to harry and you're both sitting in the living room watching tv
niall walks in and starts singing "i'm in love with you and all your little things"
niall loves harry
harry leaves you for him
(I'm watching Empire Strikes Back....poor Solo.... They carbon-freezed him....)
guys
zayn is 21 thIS SATURDAY
NEXT MONTH HARRY IS 20
i need to lie down
Oh wait no this Sunday
That's cool? :P
Apparently the windchill is -30 tomorrow, high winds tonight. My mom says that even if they schedule school, I'm not going. Hollah praise
But god forbid we lose power... Then we'll be screwed.
(Lucky you I'll be there til 5.
Oh yeah. Lucky me if I get frostbite.
(Yeah you won't lose power. *sighs* Maybe I'll get lucky its suposedly snowing tomorrow
hello
(Hi Em...
@Adra: Well, YAY and :/!
Sorry, I poofed a bit. :P Went to have a shower, and then was walking around my room.
I would tell you what Hunter and Ez were doing, but I'd probably have to spend ages detailing the situation so I won't. :P
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Hello Em *hugs* :)
Hey Em! :)
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No.
Just no.
[Slams the cover of the book closed]
[Doesn't acknowledge its existence]
*hugs Lantern* :/
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... Greetings, Ms. Fabienne.
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