Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Twelve Days of Fandom

MERRRRRRRRRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas day, whether you celebrate it or not. I hope this day is fun and filled with laughter and that you spend it surrounded by friends and family.

And to set you on your way, here is the Twelve Days of Fandom video (actually two videos, because apparently Youtube can't handle that much editing in one go). Thanks to everyone who took part — it has taken up two days of my life putting all this together, but it was so worth it. Some of you can really sing! And some of you really CAN'T. The videos I saw were funny, sweet, genuine, wacky, impressive, silly, and some of them were downright CUTE (Melissa and her doggy — I mean COME ON!)

The lyrics were written by myself and Laura Jordan (not Valkyrie-Laura, but an awesome Laura just the same!) and it features a special appearance by one Miss Holly Smale.

Have a great Christmas, everybody.





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The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks up*
Ah, there you are!
Feeling better?

Robin Snowscar said...

*jumps out the tree house and runs into the woods to live out the rest of her days as a nudist*

I have no idea what that is but I have to go so bye.

Sparky Braginski said...

*hums*

I should dedicate.

I dedicate this page to…

To…

Lu.

Plain and simple.

I dedicate it to her for all the nuances of her character, like her love of Skittles and the way she gets really excited when she reads things with good use of language devices.

I dedicate it to her for the big things about her, like her infallible love for everyone in Blogland. Like how she loves to write and support others and how she is true to herself.

I dedicate this page to Lu, because she's my sister and I love her, and we all owe her that much; at least.

The Grave of a Coward said...

(*raises a tankard of ale*
Hear hear.)

Noelle said...

Bye Robin!! *huggles* Nudist :3


*raises glass* I agree wholeheartedly. Hear hear!

Luciana said...

Repeated syntactical structure. And it's triadic structure. The minor sentence there too. And the discourse structure; it's explicit. And the lexis - plain and simple with an extra polysyllabic Spark, because Sparky's not Sparky without the incredible lexical choices. *huggles*

You need to stop making me cry with these deds, man:P

Else we'll have to start a war with deds and tally up who deds to the other the most;)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Ah, Luciana!
*gives her a firm pat on the back*)

The Grave of a Coward said...

*goes to put away her hot chocolate mug*

Noelle said...

I don't know half of what you said, Luce :3

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

That was THE BEST thing I have seen EVER

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Jubilance!
*gives her a firm pat on the head*)

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

And also HIIIII!!!

Noelle said...

Hi Jubi! *hugs*

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

ANNIKA!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND STUFF
:P

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

ADRA!!!!*supermegatacklehugsofdoom*

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND STUFF
:P

The Grave of a Coward said...

*puts away the mug*
How have you been, Adra?
Are your wounds healing?

The Grave of a Coward said...

(*gets tackled*
Merry ChristHUCK!)

Noelle said...

My wounds? They were, until I went and got shot in the arm today

Luciana said...

SPARKY IS A LINGUISTIC GENIUS

The Grave of a Coward said...

. . . Ah.
*grimaces*

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

Msd because Dw Xmas special comes on in like 5ish minutes soooo yeah

Noelle said...

Indeed. Merry Christmas to me.


You are too, Luce!

Luciana said...

*laughs* Not really, but thanks Adra ^-^

The Grave of a Coward said...

Well, Christmases are rarely NORMAL affairs in Blogland.
*sits on the couch*
I hope you get well soon.

Noelle said...

Thank you, Precocious. *Sits with her drink again*

Sparky?


(*pokes Luci*)

Noelle said...

I ran into you...

The Grave of a Coward said...

*waves cautiously*
Hullo again.

Noelle said...

*nods*
*Sips more hot chocolate*

Sparky Braginski said...

Yes, and my laptop died and I had a small crisis.

Are you okay?

Noelle said...

Got shot... On Christmas. It was, surprisingly, not fun. But thank you for caring

The Grave of a Coward said...

*flicks an invisible speck of dust off her shoulder*

Sparky Braginski said...

*frowns slightly*

Do you want some painkillers?

Noelle said...

*Smirks at Precocious*

I've taken some- but it's going to hurt a bit, no matter what I do, so..

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks surprised*
Did you just smirk at me?

Noelle said...

Yes I did

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks at her for a moment*
*then shakes her head as if trying to clear it*
*and then addresses Sparky*
Thank you for the hot chocolate. It was lovely.

Noelle said...

(Doctor who soon..)

Sparky Braginski said...

No worries.

*smiles*

*looks around*

… Roof.

Snow angels on the roof...

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

No no no no n on on on no no n o kn wxjensb


NOOO ITS COMING IM GONNA DIE

The Grave of a Coward said...

(I am EXCITED for Peter Capaldi, y'all.
Matt Smith leaving will be sad, but . . . come on . . . Peter Capaldi!)

Noelle said...

What?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I just spoke to my other Grandma. She's doing well, and is working on approximately a million sewing projects. :-)

...

I'm not sure why I pointed that out.

Anyway, hello.

I finished the book I was screaming over earlier, but it didn't really end, so I have to get the seeeeequel.

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Is anyone going to be staying on while it is airing?
For reasons I'd rather not disclose, I'm not able to watch it today . . .
and if everyone's going to leave, I suppose I should as well . . .)

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

Ahhiz here we go

The Grave of a Coward said...

On the . . . roof?
Snow angels?
On the roof?

Noelle said...

(I'll be here, Anni.

*Hugs Fabi* That's good!!))

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Awh.
*hugs Adra*)

Sparky Braginski said...

*climbs onto the roof*

Yeah!

*lies down and makes a snow angel*

*on the roof*

Noelle said...

*Sips her cocoa, and drops a tablet into it* *Drinks the rest* Ah... Yum.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I can't watch it, either. Not even sure when it's on in my time zone.

I might not be able to stay long, though.

Noelle said...

*Slowly makes her way up, and does a one-winged angel*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks up at the roof*
Hrm.
I don't know . . . I don't want to get my new waistcoat dirty.

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Adra, are you a fan of Final Fantasy?)

Sparky Braginski said...

Toss on one of my old jackets.

Noelle said...

(Do you mean...

SEPHIROTH)

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

Im crying already

Noelle said...

(Yes. VII is my Favorite... I want to play it and ARGH. I watch videos on YouTube and things and SO MUCH GOD)

*She gets up*

Rubbish angel.

Luciana said...

FINAL FANTASY IS PERFECTION OH MY GLOB

The Grave of a Coward said...

*tosses on one of Sparky's old jackets*
*climbs gingerly up to the roof*

(Yes, I mean . . .
SEPHIROTH.)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Aaaaaand, I have to go again. Sorry! [hugs]))

The Grave of a Coward said...

(ADRA.
ADRA, I OWN VII.
I NEVER USE IT.
GAH.
IF WE WERE ACTUAL REAL-LIFE BUDDIES I WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT.

So just know that it's the thought that counts.
*hugs Adra*)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Goodbye, Fabi!)

Sparky Braginski said...

*sits up*

Come into the middle, over here.

Noelle said...

(Fabi! *hugs*

I would love you forever Annika)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(I'm quite sorry that we don't live next to one another, Adra.)

*comes to the middle*
*lays down*
*makes a spindly little snow angel*

Luciana said...

*tacklehugs Sparky*

Sparky Braginski said...

*gets tackle hugged on the roof I guess*

… My snow angel.

Noelle said...

*Snow angels*

Noelle said...

Wbd

Luciana said...

*laughs* SPAAAAAAARKYYYYYYYYYY, *pokes nose* Is your nose as squishy as mine?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*sits up*
*starts wiping off the snow*

Sparky Braginski said...

No…. My nose is pretty solid.

*squints at the ground*

… Are those…

*gets up and pulls Lu out of the snow*

What I think they are?

*points*

Noelle said...

Snow?

Luciana said...

My nose is squishy, look, *pokes own nose*

*laughs*


WAIT WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT

The Grave of a Coward said...

*makes a wriggly little snow angel*
*starts brushing herself off again*

Well, that's enough of that.

Sparky Braginski said...

*hops downstairs*

Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes…

*pulls my special boots on and runs outside*

Luciana said...

*sits in the snow*


YAY SNOW!:D

Sparky Braginski said...

*tugs my hood on and slips on some gloves*

Vampires.

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

*watches*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*hurries back into the house*
*still unconsciously brushing herself off*
*and tugs on her Doc Martins*

Noelle said...

What??

*Puts on her own boots and shoulders her bag* *She puts a couple symbols with a pen, and pulls out a sword, then a shotgun*

merry Christmas to us

Sparky Braginski said...

*skids to a stop and looks back*

Am I going to get some help here, or-

*gets tackled by one of the vampires*

Sparky Braginski said...

*rolls through the snow with it*

Get offa me!

*growls and tries to get a solid grip on it to shock it*

Noelle said...

*She grabs her sword, facing off another* Hey there big guy..

The Grave of a Coward said...

*pulls her van out of her pocket*
*in the form of a black scarf*
*and taps a symbol to transform it into a large black satchel*

*begins to produce stakes, garlic, crucifixes, and salt water*

Please, people, I'm a MONSTER HUNTER, recall?

Helena Ember Sky said...

*walks in*
Well this looks like fun.

Zathract Mist said...

Hel!

Luciana said...

Would love to help, but... *thinks about ending of ITS*

Not in Luciana's nature to help. :')

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Oh God

I'm about to watch the Reichenbach Fall

I'm not prepared for this D':

Msd

Sparky Braginski said...

(There's at least seven vamps here it's not that simple Anni)

*manages to keep my hand against it's shoulder long enough to shock it*

*shuffles backwards and rolls to my feet*

… I should invest in a long range weapon...

Noelle said...

Hel!!

*She knees it, then tackles the creature, rolling with it, stabbing where she can*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*leaps at one of the vampires*

Vampire: *seizes her coat*
*drags her forward into the snow*

*wrestles with the vampire*
*easily yanks his arm behind his back*
*and slams the stake upward into his chest*

Vampire: *shrieks in pain*

*slams the vampire down into the snow*
*where he bursts into a puff of dust*
*leaving a charred and blackened stake*


Hm.
Must've been a western vampire.

*distantly starts wiping dust off her hands*

Helena Ember Sky said...

*leans against wall*

I'll just... I'll just stay here until you're done...

*puts foot up on wall*

Sparky Braginski said...

*draws away from the fight for a moment*

Hello, Hel!

The Grave of a Coward said...

Well, that certainly was a-

Vampire: *leaps out of nowhere*
*tackles her*
*and slams her to the ground*

AH!

*slams her elbow into his jaw*

Vampire: Urk!

Luciana said...

*throws a snowball at Sparky from on the roof* :3

Noelle said...

*After ages of tumbling, she feels teeth sink into her throat like butter* *She opens her mouth* *Screams, and elbows back*

Helena Ember Sky said...

Sparks! No-L! Zath! Woo, I'm cheering for you.

Well it'd be kinda pointless for me to cheer for the vampires anyway...

Sparky Braginski said...

*gets hit in the back of the head by the snowball and flinches*

… Good thing I had my hood up.

Sparky Braginski said...

*looks back at the fight*

IIII'd…

Better help them.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*wrestles violently with the vampire*

RRRRRRRRRRAH!

*grips his head in both hand*
*and*
*snaps*
*his*
*head*
*to*
*the*
*left*

*CRACK*

*the vampire slumps*
*limp*
*to the ground*

Noelle said...

*Grits her teeth, grabs the shotgun and whips it back into its face, cracking it*
*It falls back, and she aims, shoots it's head off*
*gasps, one hand on her throat* Ah.

Sparky Braginski said...

*bolts over to Adra*

Here, let me…

*picks her up and carries her into the medical bay in Chester*

I trust you can take care of this on your own?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*drags herself out from under the vampire*
*lies there in the snow*
*panting and gasping*

Noelle said...

That wasn't necessary, but... Thank you...

Luciana said...

GOODNIGHT EVERYONE! *huggles everyone*

Helena Ember Sky said...

Night L! Sleep well. *huggles*

Sparky Braginski said...

Just…

Be careful, okay? I gotta get back out there.

*opens the window and leaps out of it, rolling once I hit the ground*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*scrambles through the snow*
*running to get back to the house*

Vampire: Growr?

*roundhouse kicks him*

Noelle said...

(bye L!!!)

*Growls, pouring a type of acid over her wound* *Hisses*

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

Is that....a....vampire?

Unknown said...

woah, are people here? hallooowww????????!!!!!!!!!

Sparky Braginski said...

*runs full speed at the vamp chasing Anni*

*pulls my sword out and runs straight into it, forcing it back a step or two*

Hey!

Is the lake saltwater?

Sir said...

Good morning, afternoon, evening, or other, Bl-

*sees the vampire*
*sighs*

On Christmas? Truly? Some creatures have no class.

Noelle said...

*She wraps it back up, then runs back out*
*Grabs her gun and begins to shoot with accurate precision*

The Grave of a Coward said...

Vampire: *leaps out of nowhere and grab her arm*

AH!
*tries to tug her arm out of his grip*

Vampire: *slams her against the wall*
*teeth*
*fangs*
*blood*

NO!

*struggles to reach a stake*
*can't reach it*

*her heart is pounding like fireworks*

*FLASHBACK*
Algernon: Don't fight back, monster girl.
Don't
fight
back.
*FLASHBACK ENDS*

*reaches the stake*
*slams it into the vampire's chest*

Vampire: *turns to dust*

. . .

. . .

*sinks to the ground*
*breathing heavily*

Unknown said...

wugyciuecgysudcouhd so many people... also ermergerd vampire.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*grabs

Sparky Braginski said...

Sir!!!!

Sparky Braginski said...

*forces the vamp into the lake*

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

Hey Sir

The Grave of a Coward said...

*begins to violently wipe the dust and snow off her clothes*
*stands up*
*straightens her coat*
*and tries to look intelligent*

*takes out a moist towelette*
*and throughly wipes her hands as she enters Sparky's house*

Unknown said...

WHY NO HELLO FOR ME?

*cries*

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Hullo, Sir.)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Hullo, Emily.)

Helena Ember Sky said...

Hello Sir, hey Emily.

Should I... Should I try and take on one of those vampires?

Sir said...
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Noelle said...

(Hi Sir!)

*She finds the other she was fighting* *She slashes at it, grabbing it's jacket and hauling herself onto it's shoulders, and flips it over*

The Grave of a Coward said...
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Noelle said...

(OMG Hel you're adorable)

Sir said...

Greetings, Ms. Sanders, Braginsky, Kerias, Barnosky, Sky, and Dark.

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

I'm gonna assume its wise not to

The Grave of a Coward said...

*leans against the wall*
*wiping off her hands without realizing she's doing it*
*and taking short, quick breaths*

*whispers* Coward . . . coward . . . coward . . . stay out of it, you'll only get in the way.

Noelle said...

*she pins the vampire, pressing the tip against it's throat and feels a punch on her ribs* *hisses*

Helena Ember Sky said...

(N'aw, thanks Adra. You've always been adorable)

So, Sir. How are you today?

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

*sits in a ball sad*

Sir said...

Standard, Ms. Sky. I do hope that you are doing well?

Noelle said...

*She rolls off, then swings, and in a solid move, the head rolls off*
Mother.... *Holds her side*

Helena Ember Sky said...

Well, Sir Reingington, I'm quite enjoying this day. It's very relaxing. Why thank you for asking.

Uh, sorry Annika. What was that? Who's the coward?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*slowly plods forward*
Can I help at all?
I'm not much of a healer . . .

*shouts* Sparky!
Sparky, are you a healer?

Helena Ember Sky said...

Zaf, would you care to join in Sir and I's conversation?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*Doctor Precocious looks over at Helena*
*and smiles sadly*

We must not have met before.

Helena Ember Sky said...

*smiles sweetly at Doctor Precocious*
Nope, never before.

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

If you wish.

Sir said...

It was nothing, Ms. Sky.

Ms. Kerias, I do hope that you did not buy that ball from an IKEA.

Helena Ember Sky said...

Of course I wish Zaf! I always love talking to you. What's up?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*her cell phone buzzes in her pocket*
*looks down quickly*

I . . . I should take this.

*checks the caller ID*
*turns a little pink*
*and moves a little ways away to take the call*

Noelle said...

Oscar...


*She pushes herself up, her ribs sore* Ah... Hell. *She rubs at her neck*

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

Oh Sir.....and I'm fine Helena just thinking of what I have to do paperwork wise....Sanctuary business

The Grave of a Coward said...

*talking fervently on the phone*
*comes back*
*tucking her phone into her pocket*

I rather think I should be going, now.

Helena Ember Sky said...

Ah, well Zaf, if you need any help then just ask.

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

*smiles* I could ise help

Helena Ember Sky said...

*turns to Zaf excitedly*

Really? What can I do?

Noelle said...

Goodbye then, friend... *Holding her side, she begins to trudge back to her lab*

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

I'm not sure yet actually I have tons of paperwork...

Helena Ember Sky said...

Goodbye Annika!

Well Zaf, when you've worked out what you want me for, just call.
*skips towards the lake*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*returns to her van*
*hops into the back*

*checks her watch*
Maybe . . .

*climbs into the driver's seat*
*and sets off down the road*

Maybe . . .

*glances down*
*and realizes she's been flicking dust off her pants for five minutes*
*shame-facedly clutches the steering wheel with both hands*

(I am forced to egress . . .)

Sir said...

Good bye, Ms. Barnosky.

Noelle said...

(Bye Anni-)

Hold me

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

(I apologize Helena I'm like trying to focus but with DW....)

*looks at phone* AHA! I got it! I need help with a case.

Helena Ember Sky said...

Adra, are you okay?

(That's okay Zaf. Take as long as you need)
*skips back*

Yes?

Noelle said...

*screams* HOLD ME

Helena Ember Sky said...

*runs over to Adra and wraps my arms around her*

What's up? What do I do?!

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

Adra did you...omg

Noelle said...

*Sobs, hugging Hel tightly* not... Not you

Helena Ember Sky said...

*hugs*
Okay, shush... Calm down.
I'm just over here if you need me.

*walks back to Zaf*
What do you need, chief?

Sir said...

*blinks*

Ms. Dark? What is the matter?

Noelle said...

*Curls up in the snow, and sticks her face in the ice*

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

I..oh right. Theres a thing...i have a case on someone murdering a mortal, beleieved Faceless Ones follower

Sir said...

...

*sighs*

Helena Ember Sky said...

*scratches forehead*
And do you need help solving it?

Noelle said...

*Begins to crawl back to her lab on her hands and knees, one arm around her side*

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

Yes nobody will take the case

Helena Ember Sky said...

Do you have any more information available?

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

(Random rant of the day: so every year for some odd reason my grandma gives my uncle his presents before coming here. So this year they don't. We sit down to do presents, mind you my uncle has moaned all evening due to stupid stuff, and we do youngest so my cousins and I (3) of each open our presents one from grandma each and thats all she gives us, so its like ok. We get to my uncle and holy shit i counted so many presents and everyone else got 3 tops he had 8-10 and im like...what the hell, now we know why they open presents there, thats just wow. Not cool)

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

No I really- *looks* No its hard to

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hello. :-)

Noelle said...

*She ends up sliding half under the snow, and stays there in a trembling heap*

Sir said...

Greetings, Ms. Fabienne.

*walks over to Ms. Dark's huddled form, and kneels by her*

... I would ask if you were all right, but I believe I have my answer.

Noelle said...

*She is silent for a moment, then, slightly muffled* Please, Sir.. You don't want to know

Noelle said...

(Hey Fabi!)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hello Sir, Adra, Zaf, Helena, and anyone else who is around.

Sir said...

Ms. Dark, I shall hardly inquire as to why you are like this, that is your own business. But I am hardly going to leave you here in the cold.

*lowers sightly, and scoops her up*
*stands, frowning*

Ms. Dark, you really should eat more. You are far too light.

*begins walking towards a fire pit*

Noelle said...

Sir, I don need to be carried..

Sir said...

You were just burying your face in snow, Ms. Dark. I shall take my chances.

Noelle said...

*She huffs, but doesn't say anything*

Sir said...

*arrives, and sets her own a log*

Now, Ms. Dark, I would rather you stay on the log, despite how appealing the snow may be.
*turns, and begins working on starting the fire*

Noelle said...

*She runs a hand through her hair, and refrains from saying anything*

*Pauses*

Thank you

Sir said...

*continues working*

For what? Saving you the trouble of getting up and walking? Save your thank-you's for things that matter, Ms. Dark.

*sighs contentedly, as the pit slowly glows to life*

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

*nods

Noelle said...

Everything matters

Sir said...

If everything matters, Ms. Dark, then nothing matters.

*nods, and takes a seat*

Sir said...

Oh, blast it all to oblivion.

Noelle said...

If nothing does, then the presence of everything must be special, then?

Sir said...

It depends. If it is energy, it does not matter, as it is not. But matter, being energy, is, yet therefore is not.

Noelle said...

Well now you're just trying to trip me up

Sir said...

Ms. Dark, there is a valuable lesson in this. A small nugget of wisdom.
*smiles*
Anyone can espouse nonsense and make it sound legitimate.

Noelle said...

Oh yes I know. Congress seems to be especially good at that

Sir said...

Quite.

Noelle said...

*She nods, carefully scooting closer to the fire, pressing her hands towards the heat*

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