Monday, April 14, 2014

The Year of the Requiem

Ladies and gentlemen...

When I start writing Book 9, I had a title in mind. And it was a good title. It was a glorious title. It echoed a phrase we'd already seen in the books themselves, and it was cool, and haunting, and awesome...

But for some reason, it wasn't a "Final Book" title.

I don't know why. Some titles suit the last book of a series. Some suit the first. This title — my lovely, glorious title — suited the first.

I'm not going to tell you what it was, because I do plan to use it at some stage — and I never let a good idea go to waste.

But suddenly I had a problem. I needed a new title.

I needed a new title that sounded like a final book. I needed a new title that fit alongside Kingdom of the Wicked and Last Stand of Dead Men. I needed something almost... poetic.

And so I came up with this.

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Luciana said...

Hey Silente!

How are you?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Fine! Nervous and a little worried these braces are gonna screw me over stitches wise but otherwise fine! You?

Luciana said...

Awh, you'll be fine! I'm sure of it. <3


I'm okay. Trying (and failing) to revise. c:

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Revision, yuk! I always put homewor/revision off. Homework=done last minute. Revision=never!

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

Hello, Luciana.

Silente, I believe braces will move the teeth themselves, unless they use rubber bands to pull your jaw, otherwise the braces themselves are teeth only.

#ChaseForBook9

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Ah okay. Sorry I get stupidly worried at stuff like this and start thinking of everything that could go wrong. Its really not a good reaction to have.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

BBS food.

Luciana said...

Revision sucks man. >-<

Hey Niccolò!

Loki doki, Silente!

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

It is fine, Silente.

((Well, it appears I'm not going to school today. Nobody in my family can get me to school. ))

#ChaseForBook9

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

Do you have exams coming up soon, Luciana?

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Luciana said...

Yes, sadly.

They begin on May 12th. :/

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

I hope you do well. They are A Levels, I believe?

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Luciana said...

AS levels. The one before A2/A-Levels.

I hope I do well too. :)

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

You are a very intelligent girl, you will do well. What subjects are you being tested in?

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Luciana said...

English Language, English Literature and Philosophy.


And thanks. But I'm not that clever. I just sound it sometimes~

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

That is not too bad, three subjects, two of which you will know well from writing Imperfect. You doubt yourself, it takes an intelligent person to write a book at your age. That is a feat very few at your age can say they have accomplished.

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Luciana said...

*laughs* On May 16th I have to write seven essays in three and a half hours with only a one hour break between it. :3

Imperfect is my third completed manuscript. Books are easy to write. Writing is as natural to me as breathing is, though I'm not especially good at the writing one... c:

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

I feel for you, Clover, AS exams coming up next month and June = nonopleasenopleasehavemercynooooo

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ah, I must ded.

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

If writing is natural to you, essays should not be too difficult. It is an impressive feat to have written that much. You always will have writing to fall back on if what you plan to do after school fails.

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

I have twenty five days until my exams are over... :3

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Back! ((Zaf if your not well you shouldn't be going to school anyway))

Lucifer you'll do fine! And you are smart! Don't say your not!

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

Hello, Taia. Are you having your exams as well?

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

Oh, essays aren't difficult. They're just boring and annoying. It's the content I can't always remember, haha. :P

Writing is my primary plan; academia is my backup.

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

Welcome back, Silente.

((Zafira knows she should stay home, but she is determined to go into school today.))

#ChaseForBook9

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hey! How are you all? Trapped in science :( msd coz I'm not exactly supposed to be on here. SHHHH!!!!!!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Why does she want to go to school so much?!))

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Tut tut Rhydian! Tut tut!
*winks at him*
How are you?

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hey Luce! Hi Sil! Yo Nic! Hello Tia!

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

I am sure writing will go well, Luciana. Are you reading a passage or poem and writing an essay in response, or are you just given a prompt and told to answer?

#ChaseForBook9

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

@Sil: I know lol I'm such a rebel!!!!!!!!

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

Hello, Rhydian.

((She does not like missing school, in May she will not be going in for 2 days, really three because the day she would come back is Special Olympics, and she is a buddy.))

#ChaseForBook9 p

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((She must be one of the only people who don't want to miss school))

@rhydian rebel? You? Nahhh.

Luciana said...

Hey again, Silente! Hey Rhydian!


I'm not sure writing will go well, but I can always dream, so... ^_^

We study four texts over the year for the exam (as well as two other texts for coursework) and we have to write essay responses to questions on them. I'm studying Tennyson's poetry, Rossetti's poetry, The Kite Runner and The Great Gatsby. We have to write two essays on one of them (we get to choose) and one longer one on the three remaining ones. Usually about a common theme or something. :')

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

@Sil: Lol I am rebel!! Hear me rebel!!! *accidentally drops something on ground* AARRGGHH!!! I JUST LITTERED!!!!! I'M A HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING!!!!!! *dies* Gtg soon :(

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*raises a brow at rhydi*
*sarcasticly* yeah. Reallyyyyyy rebel. I'm so in awe of your rebelness. How can anyone be as rebel as you?

Hey Lucifer!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey, and yeah doing AS Levels and stuff revising for it now.

Still got English Literature essays to do :/

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

That is different, Luciana. In America, the English exams are mostly multiple choice. Each state will give a standard test, for Pennsylvania, the Keystone. The English one will have students read a few passages, and answer multiple choice questions, then for at least one passage, or poem, they write an open ended response.

For Math, the Keystone is only currently placed in Algebra 1, the entire test was on logic, nothing of what students learned in the class. If you did not do well in Algebra, you failed the Keystone.

The only other Keystone at this time is Biology, which I do not know how it is set up. It is assumed a mixture of open ended and multiple choice questions.

The current grades, sophomore and above do not need to pass these tests to graduate. The current freshman class and all those who enter high school will need to.

#ChaseForBook9

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

@Sil: *nods* I know. How on Earth can anybody be as rebel as me?

Lucifer????? *fanboys over Supernatural* WHERE IS HE?!?!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

i have a hate page on instagram omg

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

gtg now

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

Hello, Maralie. Do not think of haters, they hate because they are jealous.

#ChaseForBook9

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Lucifer = Luci. Also bye rhydian. Also hey Mara.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Well Mara, you know the saying, haters gonna hate.

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

Goodbye, Rhydian.

((Silente, no she just is an Honors student. The majority of them do hate to miss school. Though she really shouldn't be going in, she can't look at a wall without the wall looking like a green blob, spinning.))

#ChaseForBook9

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ah, here we get two coursework essays - Pygmalion and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Then the exam which comprises of an essay(s) on a certain works of literature which we can choose and a common theme question between pieces that we haven't yet written about.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

no i'm actually laughing so hard omfg

she called me an ugly fat whore who should never post selfies omfg

i haven't even kissed anyone yet and i'm a whore now okay then 😂

Luciana said...

MARALIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!


I LOVE AMND! But Educating Rita sucked... :/


Niccolò, that sounds so much nicer than our exams are... D:

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

The reason the Keystones are only in the high school is this, the state is mandating something called common core. This is due to the current law, set by the president previous, is that all students will be proficient by 2016, which of course will not happen. The states can opt out, by implementing common core. Common core is basically, your teacher is not there to teach you, they are there to facilitate. You are teaching yourself. This would work in the high school, but the younger students in elementary schools cannot grasp this. Instead of teaching a student to add one apple to three apples, they have come up with an algebraic way, but remember the student does not know how to add. They are not teaching the basic functions you need as a foundation. The goal is when the elementary students reach high school, to pass a class you must pass a Keystone.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

She called you an ugly fat whore? Yet I doubt she's perfect. To paraphrase paramore 'well maybe your not perfect, at least your working on it.'

((To Zaf no school! Sit, relax and get better!))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

For Spanish, you have to write three essays and learn them off by heart.

That's 15% of your final Spanish grade.

It's a long journey.

Luciana said...

Ugh, this song is just so perfect. ;~;

When the moon fell in love with the sun
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night

When the sun found the moon
She was drinking tea in a garden
Under the green umbrella trees
In the middle of summer

When the moon found the sun
He looked like he was barely hanging on
But her eyes saved his life
In the middle of summer (summer)

In the middle of summer
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer (summer)
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer, summer, summer, summer
All was golden when the day met the night

So he said, "Would it be all right
If we just sat and talked for a little while
If in exchange for your time
I give you this smile?"

So she said, "That's okay
As long as you can make a promise
Not to break my little heart
Or leave me all alone in the summer."

Well he was just hanging around
Then he fell in love
And he didn't know how
But he couldn't get out
Just hanging around
Then he fell in love

In the middle of summer
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer, summer, summer, summer
When the moon fell in love with the sun
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night~

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

Well Maralie, at least you are laughing. The girl hating on you is not getting your reaction.

Luciana, it is easy, yet some manage to fail.

#ChaseForBook9

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

((She says: I am going to school! Zaffy wants! Zaffy just cant get a ride in.))

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((To zaf: no! Zaffy is not well enough for school! If zaffy goes to school she's going to end up falling down some stairs! No school for Zaffy!))

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

Silente, I am not repeating her words. She spoke a lot of Spanish.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Spanish?! Okay then...why Spanish?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

LUUUUUUUCCCCIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

the only thing is, idk if my co owners will take it too well... :/

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

Zafira took Spanish 3 this year. Her goal is to become a translator for Spanish, she has not decided whether to go for law or medical. If she cannot get a job in that area, she is going to become cerified to teach Spanish, she also will be majoring in English and will try for an English teaching job, should it be more beneficial.

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Luciana said...

Maaaaaaaaarrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I trust you to be honest with me - fancy reading something random I wrote the other day?!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I meant why was she speaking in Spanish instead of american English.

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

I do not know.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Oh okay then.

Luciana said...

I've done hardly any revision...

I keep procrastinating... D;

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

When do you go back to school, Silente?

#ChaseForBook9

Maralie Lily Charm said...

sure luci, go ahead :)

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hello hello hello!

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

Hello, Trip.

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Luciana said...

It’s so strange living like I do; I’ve trained all of my life to protect mortals and to save earth. I’ve been taught to defend innocents and attack the cruel, I’ve been taught to always have a strategy and ensure my mind is focussed on methods of how to ensure the safety of as many people as possible. I’d been forced into the belief that death isn’t the worst fate, but the most glorious. You see, we live forever, us Amaranthianes, so long as we’re not killed by an illness or another person; age truly is just a number for us. Death in battle is the most highly thought of way to go – we are meant to protect, after all. But, then I met you and I knew that death would be cruel to me and it filled me with that sort of emptiness that makes your stomach churn and your skull feel so tight around your brain that you fear it will soon explode and there’ll be no more of you left to feel anymore. After meeting you, I realised what I am meant to do. Being an Amaranthiane doesn’t stop me from being a person, and knowing you has taught me that. You taught me that I don’t have to be completely selfless all of the time – it’s not always called for. Sometimes it’s good to be selfish, because it means life matters to you. You taught me that. And it’s rather typical of me to realise it as I watch the world around me fade into nothingness, as I watch you become nothing more than a blurry figure, then a shadow until it all disappears. It’s typical of me to realise this now, as I’m breathing my last breath. Only I could do this.
My eyes fall shut, but there’s still a little energy left in me. I feel you take my hand, squeeze it. I hear you shouting my name. Screaming at me to wake the hell up, because this isn’t me. I’m not meant to die, not yet. But we both know this is how it should be. You’re the one that should live. Happily, without me to mess things up for you.
I saved you. Not because it was my job, but because I love you. And I hope I manage to tell you that before the voice in my head becomes nothing. Before my body goes cold. Because I don’t know. I don’t exist anymore, after all. I’m dead.

Emerald Melody said...

hello?

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

That was very chilling, Luciana, very nice.

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

Hello, Emerald.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Wow, that was really good. Actually, that makes me sound surprised.

Hey Em.

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

Boo :)

How's everyone today?

Luciana said...

Thank you guys c:


Hey Em! Hey Flora!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I'm fine thank you. How are you?

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! :)

I'm good thanks :)

Damn, did I miss Rhydian?

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

Hello, Flora. I am well today, and yourself?

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I think so. I'm annoyed too, it's been way too long.

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'm good Niccolo, thanks for asking :)


Daarrrrnnn :(
Guess I'll just have to keep an eye out for him.
Or email him.
Cos that would be loads easier...
Naaahhh, that's taking the easy route :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...
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Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Rhydian was on briefly, but I agree, I have not seen him for quite some time. I do hope everything is well.

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

I REALLY DISLIKE THE SECOND HANDOUT OF PERSONS IN PHILOSOPHY BECAUSE MACHINES AND ANIMALS AND MINDEDNESS AND UGH

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

PARDONWHAT?

Emerald Melody said...

How are we all??

I'm busy minecrafting at the moment.

All well??

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Great thanks! Watcha craftin'?

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

@Niccolo: We've spoken a few times recently and everything seems good with him as far as I can tell :)
I'll tell him to pop on the blog though...when I finally get round to blooming emailing him :P

Hey Em! :) I'm good, how're you?

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

I am fine, thank you Emerald. Minecraft currently is not a safe option for me, the computer is no longer protected. Any Windows XP computer no longer is. We must get a new computer, which shall arrive this week, and then I have to redownload all the applications. I do not look forward to that. Apparently my uncle can back our computer up onto a flash drive, he is coming up to set the new one up soon, when it arrrives we are setting up a weekend for him to do so.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

I'm making a Church of the Faceless Ones and then I'm going to try and make a Necromancer temple.

Luciana said...

Rhydian seems fine. I snapchat him a lot. ^_^


I'm pissed off, Em. BUT ALSO REALLY HYPED AND I WANNA WAIST TRAIN BUT I ALSO DON'T SO I GUESS I'M CONFLICTED TOOOOOOOO
How are youuu?

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

OMG LUCE SEND ME RHYDIAN'S SNAPCHAT PLEASE? I'M GONNA SPOOK HIM OMG

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

omg I'll just send him loads of cat pictures and just get him really confused

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I didn't realise the server was still up.

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

Emerald, you could make the Palace.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Welp I ded to people who are learning Spanish (including Zaf) because for some reason people find it hard to do - in my town/city, the amount of people doing AS/A Level Spanish, apart from me, is ONE.

That's right, one.

This woman from a nearby school comes over to our school three days a week to get taught Spanish, and our school only agreed to teach Spanish because originally we were meant to have a class of four.

So if you are one of the few people doing Spanish, this is for you.

Keep going, you can do it!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Herrow Tia!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Pfft I'm gonna use Windows XP until my computer dies.

*sells computer on eBay*

Oh how clumsy I sold it whoopsies better buy a new one.

*buys computer*

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

Very nice ded, Taia. Foreign languages are difficult to learn.

#ChaseForBook9

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey, Trip! I'm off to town to open a bank account as I've just gotten my passport and provisional license back from DVLA.

Emerald Melody said...

Palace?

Yeah, I was able to get the original map back and start again. So there is a lot of work still to do but it's getting there :) And me and Rhydian have decided to open it to all Minions, not just bloglandians.

Hopefully you'll new computer will be able to hold the Minecraft better Nic.

Oh poor Luce, conflictions are a bummer!!

Hey Flora, that's good!

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

The Palace of Mevolent, in KOTW. Also, I believe it will, it will be Windows 8.1.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Cool! I'll get minecraft on my new computer.

Ooh, maybe I'll make us a modpack.

*drools* Mods...

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Yes, I much preferred windows 7, but what can you do?

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

8 would appear to be like a mobile device, we were shown it on Sunday. I find it odd, but then again, it is best to just get it now. I do prefer 7 though.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

If you could make a Skulduggery mod or texture pack, that will be amazeballs!!

Though I have no idea how to install mods, I tried to install Pixelmon but just did not happen at all!

That might be something that I could build in the Nether... Mevolent's Palace would look good in the Nether wouldn't it??

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

I love games (though I haven't played them in a long time) but the problem with Win8 is that it isn't compatible with many of the older games.

But hey, it'll run new games, so that's something.

What price range are you looking at for the computer?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Oh jeez, programme my own mod?

I don't think I'd be all too good at that. However, there are a bunch of mods that would make a good Skulduggery feel.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Although, we' all need new launchers and a new server, but I think I can fix that.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hello Dragona.

Luciana said...

I can't finish writing these notes because I'm laughing too much because John Locke, oh my gods

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

I do not know. My father was doing the ordering, he did at on Easter since my uncle had a protected computer. I do know that it is a totally brand new computer, with Windows 8. I also know he spent rought $1000 on Easter buying the tickets for Les Miserables and the computer. I can assume it cost a good $500.

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Emerald Melody said...

I wish I can install mods lol I would have loved to play Pixelmon.

A lot of people are getting into Faction servers at the moment.

Stupid Faceless Ones church lol it's annoying me at the moment.

Plus I will be doing some more work on the Golden Castle later.

Dragona Pine said...

Windows 8 is terrible. It's overly complicated (instead of just going start - shut down, to turn off your laptop, you have to move the mouse to the side, press settings, then power, then shut down), it's based on software meant for a phone (TERRIBLE software meant for a phone - Windows Phones are BAD), it can't run older things... and the idea of having apps is stupid. Who would use the internet app on the "start" menu (the stupid box screen), when they could have it run on the desktop, I have no idea.

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

Hello, Dragona.

Ah, I hate this iPod, take out the at in my previous comment.

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Dragona Pine said...

My laptop is a Packard Bell EasyNote TE69KB series. AMD Quad-Core Processor, 15.6" HD LED LCD screen, AMD Radeon HD 8330, 8GB DDR3 L Memory, 1TB HDD... it's a pretty good laptop. Can run Skyrim on the highest settings, in any case.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Eh, most of them are faction servers. I find them a bit meh. I guess I played on them a bit much.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I agree. Windows 7 was so accessible and I can't even figure out how to change my desktop photo on this.

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

Dragona, we did see that on Sunday. I was against the entire thing, but it was a vote and I was out numbered. I will be the one who will be forced to teach the family how to operate it. I personally thought it looked terrible, but I hate iOs 7 on the iPhone, and I cannot get that to leave my phone alone. I was forced into that because I bought the 4s after the update.

#ChaseForBook9

Dragona Pine said...

Trip, try moving your mouse to the side and going into settings then "Personalisation".

Emerald Melody said...

I've been watching The Creatures playing a faction server and it's so funny cause everyone on the server is just out to kill The Creatures.

Hey Dragona, have you got Minecraft? You can come onto the Minion server if you'd like??

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I know, I know. It's more a point. I can, I just don't have any photos. :P

But my point still stands. It's so... not yours.

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

Emerald, could you email the link to the server? I hope to get back on as soon as the new computer arrives and is functionable.

We were going to print the tickets for Les Miserables, then decided to have them sent, it will be our luck our printer stops working.

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Dragona Pine said...

I'd NEVER buy an iPhone. I don't know anyone who hasn't got a smashed screen who owns one. I think the use of metal and glass is too heavy in comparison to its strength.
Neither would I buy a Windows Phone. Because yeah, they're crap. Putting simply.
I think Android has the best phones and the best operating system. Windows Phones are HEAVY for their size, like iPhones are. I have a Sony Xperia T (and, despite its autocorrect hating this Blogger textbox where you type your comments) it's a brilliant phone. And quite simply, the CAMERAS on Android are so much better. iPhone and Windows Phone cameras have SUCH false colours. If I take a picture in the rain, I want it to seem rainy - not generating random bright colours from nowhere.

Luciana said...

I HAVEN'T SMASHED MY IPHONE'S SCREEN AND I'M THE CLUMSIEST PERSON EVER

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Eh, it's just something to lose, break or get stolen.

Dragona Pine said...

Emerald, I don't have Minecraft. I dislike it. As far as I'm aware it's a game using a concept which I would expect from the 1980s, and graphics to match. If I wanted to create a house, I'd just go on Far Cry 2's map editor and place one down. I wouldn't spend time putting blocks piece by piece down. It's not because I wouldn't have the time to do it - but getting to the point where you have something worthy of note is extremely repetitive. And I have better things to do than place blocks down. :P Like killing people :D

Emerald Melody said...

The I.P is on the Facebook page so you can access the server from there.

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

I have not either, I have dropped it once and it has yet to smash. I bought the Otter Box for it, someone else I know managed to smash the screen twice, once without a case, the second time they had a Life Proof case on the phone, yet the screen cracked. The iPod I have, I will have had for almost a year and a half, and I have dropped it numerous times, it still is not cracked.

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Dragona Pine said...

I might be a little strange, because I don't have Facebook. I dislike Facebook. I think it causes more problems than it solves. I DO have Twitter, but I never use it. I don't update my status or tweet people, I just use it to keep up to date on Mass Effect stuff. So I have a load of Mass Effect writers, designers, managers, the N7 Day (November 7th) twitter, the Mass Effect twitter itself, the Bioware twitter, etc. That's all I use it for.

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 haven't smashed my phone either and I literally break mountains just by glancing their way I'm that clumsy :P
Though I do have a Nokia, so that probably explains it :P

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Sorry went to the appointment! I'm back now! Hey! I go back next Monday Nic.

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

That is good, did they decide to give you braces, Silente?

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Heh. Gonna add airships 'cause why not.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yeah I've been put on the two year waiting list. Even though I still have a baby tooth. And my molars which were meant to come through two years ago still haven't come through. The man had wonky teeth that were yellow at the edges.

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

Ah. You'll be alright. Zafira had two baby teeth, and four wisdom teeth. The baby teeth were pulled no problem, wisdom teeth came out after her braces were off, she said that sucked. You'll survive, Silente.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yeah. Now I'm going to forget about it for the two years that I have to wait. Then I'll be annoyed when I get them, especially considering literally everyone else will have had them taken off. Yey.

Hey Trip.

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

There are plenty of kids with braces, that are older.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yeah but everyone at school has had them removed or will be having them removed soon.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Oh! Em, if you were modding vanilla minecraft, you'll need even modloader or forge to run pixelmon.

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

Silente, stop fussing. Zafira had them for three years. You'll survive. *sighs and shifts into a crow, pecks Silente's head, flies off her and shifts into a human*

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

Silente, braces are something that basically everyone has to go through, so even if you're the only one with them at a particular moment, you won't be alone.

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

Well said, Fabi.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*swats at the Nic bird*
*glares at the human Nic*
I will hug you Nic.


Hey Fabi.

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

I doubt you will, Silente.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*moves as a blur as fast as she can*
*hugs nic before he can react*
*jumps back and grins at him*

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

*sighs, Silente's passing through him* I do hope you realize, I do not stay in a solid form.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

But you are occasionally solid!

*throws an extremely fragile bomb to him*

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

*vanishes and reappears a safe distance from the bomb*

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Emerald Melody said...

Modloader??

How do I run Modloader Trip?

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

Welcome back, Dragona.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((YOU WERE MEANT TO CATCH IT!))

*sees nic teleport*
*lunges forwards and catches the bomb before it hits the ground*
*glares at nic*
*puts the bomb down carefully under a tree*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Hey Dragona.

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

*appears near Silente* I am not touching that bomb, I can safely assume it will blow, and I will likely become the victim.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

It will only explode IF YOU DROP IT! You think I'd create a bomb that would explode on a wim? I might be slightly crazy, I'm not /that/ crazy.

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

So why did you take out the bomb in the first place? I am certainly not going to drop it, please do not tell me you are trying to fight me. I assure you, I do not fight for fun.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Modloader and Forge are effectively what run certain mods.

I think I have a first draft of my modlist:

Ars Magica 2
Archamedes Ships
Backpacks
Treecapitator
Tinker's Construct
Bibliocraft
Damage Indicators
Biomes o' plenty
Artifice
ICBM
Mechanism
Computercraft
Natura
Not Enough Items
Buildcraft
Nether Ores

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I was trying to make you catch it! To catch it you have to be solid! If your solid I can prove my point and hug you. If I wanted to fight you I wouldn't throw a bomb! I'd ask first! Or give some form of forewarning!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Are you guys playing hot potato with a bomb?

Luciana said...

SORRY FOR VANISHING


The boiler man arrived to check the boiler and I somehow had a debate with him about exams and the NHS and school and we discussed lots of weird Yorkshirey things and somehow he and my mum have come to the conclusion that I'd be a phenomenal politician. o.o

Noelle said...

*Rolls in*
*Does a single leap into the air*
*Rolls out*

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

Yes, Trip. *picks bomb up and throws it at Trip* Now Silente, why would you want to hug me?

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Hi/by adra. Mp Lucifer.

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

Hello, Adra, and goodbye, Adra.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

AH! *grabs the bomb and wobbles around*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

For pecking me on the head. You don't like being hugged and so its a suitable punishment. Also bye.

*runs away lest trip drop the bomb*

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

*vanishes and appears by Silente*

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

Luciana, that is interesting.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*watches Trip from afar*

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

See, Silente, I got my revenge. You have first.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

**wibbles and wobbles*

Star Inkbright said...

"I'd NEVER buy an iPhone. I don't know anyone who hasn't got a smashed screen who owns one."

*has four friends who all have IPhones and none of them have smashed screens, haha*
*and I only have about five friends so yah :P*

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO ANIMALS! THEY ARE ALL USING THEIR CUTENESS TO GET TO US SO THEY CAN TAKE OVER THE WORLD! THEY'RE TAKING US OVER WITH CUTENESS!

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

Trip, do try to not drop that. I would hate to see what happens when it goes off.

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Star Inkbright said...

*iPhones

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Dragona Pine said...

Lol.



"And here we go! Just like the Five Musketeers!"

"Three Musketeers, wasn't it?"

"Four, if you count d'Artagnan."

"Well nobody knows how many there were, really, do they? History is a sketchbook."

"You do know that "The Three Musketeers" was a fiction, right? Written by Alexandre Dumas?"

"A lot of people are saying that about the Bible these days."

"What, that it was written by Alexandre Dumas?"

"Don't be daft, Steve! It was written by Jesus!"

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

Nice ded, Silente.

Welcome back, Star.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*throws Star the bomb*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Hey Star.


Nic getting first is only a punishment if you have nothing to dedicate to.

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

*shifts into a crow, and flies above Blogland, in case Star misses*

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Star Inkbright said...

@Trip: AH! *freaks*
Bomb: *lands on me*
Me: *explodes in a shower of bubble mixture*

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

*flies back down and shifts to human* Star, would you like me to heal you?

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Bum.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*watches star and the bubble bomb explode*
*is luckily far enough away not to get hurt*

Star Inkbright said...

Star: *is a variety of small puddles dotted about, and as such, can't really answer*
*thinks YES YES YES!
please*

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Star Inkbright said...

((The bomb isn't a bubble.
I am a bubble.
Or was. :P))

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*walks closer*
*pulls a pad out of her pocket*
*writes a couple notes about the bomb*
*puts the pad away*
She okay?

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

*places the bubble pieces of Star together, and heals her* There, I have revived a bubble.

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Silente, are you manufacturing bombs?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((The bomb was a bubble bomb. It causes a small explosion when dropped and releases one or two bubbles star. ST corp.))

Star Inkbright said...

THANK YOU, NICCOLO! :)

*doesn't hug him, as she doesn't think he's appreciate it, but bounces about happily with a big smile on her imaginary face*

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

Now Silente, bombs are classified as 'dangerous mass destructive weapons', did Trip not say you are not to make those types of weapons?

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

No Trip. Well...not /much/..I'm just making notes and observations. And they're not bomb bombs...well not completely...

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

You're welcome, Star.

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Star Inkbright said...

((@Silente: So you exploded me with bubbles?
Ew. That's like killing humans by beating them to death with human body parts.
Which I think Aladra would think was a waste of perfectly edible human body parts. :P))

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Techniqually trip exploded you with bubbles...I just supplied them.))

Star Inkbright said...

I am welcome, Niccolò!
*frowns*
No.
I mean I'm grateful.
I AM WELCOMED INTO THE FOLD OF GRADITUDE.

((Heh. Fold. :P))

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Star Inkbright said...

((@Silente: Well, technically it was the gun who shot that man over there, but it was the human that supplied the movement required to release the bullet.))

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