A few hours ago I was sent the finalists for the Gordon Edgley Book Review competition, where people had to review books that they (or anyone else) had never actually read. These reviews were BRILLIANT. We got some of the best, most imaginative responses back, and it was not easy picking winners.
But picking winners is what I had to do, and so the winners are Patricia Snake, Sophie Carter, Ella Corkum and Katie Roberts-Malpass.
Huge congratulations to the winners, and a huge congratulations to EVERYONE who entered. You have kept me entertained...!
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I really shouldn't say anything but I'm amazed he's not here to kill me.
*A dagger comes from nowhere, the Asgardians reappear* ((there now I'm here.-Zaf
*Blake grabs a blade impaled in the ground from his last attack, parrying the dagger*
Alright now what did I grab...
*The short, think sword pulses with energy, reacting to a wielder's touch*
Oh joy, the dragonslayer.
*Blake points it at the dagger's origin point, and the blade suddenly grows. Shooting outward and upward at a rapid pace and tearing a gap in the ground*
(Thick*)
*pops in and tackles Blake because she's bored*
Zanida: Okay let's not kill angels.
Lucifer: *comes out behind Zanida* Ah, an angel?
Hello Dugglyn. How are you?
Hi Amy!!!! I be good! I feel so much better than yesterday!!! :D :D
How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!
I'm fine, thanks! My eyes are fine too.
*Is tackled*
Hullo Dug. How are you?
*stands up, surprised she knocked Blake down*
*last time he just started at her like she was carzy*
*which is true but...*
I'm good!!! Glad you and you're eyes are good Amy!! How be's yous Blake?! How be's yous eyes?!
(Wbd...)
(Be back soon, dinner.)
(Kk Blake! ^.^
Wanna role play Amy?)
*lays on the ground, unconscious*
*hums as I walk around*
*spots something laying on the ground and slowly approaches it*
*suddenly sits straight up, her eyes wild*
CHEESE!!!!
*shrieks and falls over*
(Hey...)
Hello Death! How are you?
(Sick. Sick and tired and confused and in desperate need for a hug. My teddy is taking up that position...)
Hey Deathy!!! How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes!?
CHEESE!!!!!!!!!
*she falls stiffly back over, her eyes rolling back into her head*
Aww... *hugs Death*
Hope you feel better soon!
*hugs Rose*
Aww....... Get well soon!
Oh. *sits up*
*decides to go to a nearby store to get Dugglyn some cheese*
(Thanks...
Hey, can I ask you guys something...?
Is it weird that a 16 year old still sleeps with her teddies...?)
(Nope. Not weird at all :) )
(Ok, I personally don't think so. I still sleep with my stuffed cat and I carry her around during the day when I'm home. It might be unusual but Idk....not to me..)
*looks over shoulder at Elleni*
*whispers* Who? *points at Dugglyn*
I think she just needs some cheese...
(Okay, that makes me feel a lot better. Thanks guys)
*her eyes open, flashing red*
No you idiots!!! I don't like cheese!!!!! We need cheese to build a cheese man!!!!!!!
o_o...
Um... you sure she's not just suffering from cheese deficiency?
*looks at Dugglyn worriedly*
*shrieks*
I DON'T LIKE CHEEEEEEESE!!!!!!! WE NEED TO BUILD A CHEESE MAN!!!!!!
I sleep with my baby blankie.-Zaf
*her eyes are wide with fear and general carzyness*
But the big bad mouse is coming!!!!! Only a cheese man will save us!!! Or else we are doomed. DOOMED!!!!!!
(*zombies on*)
... o_o Um...
*grabs Elleni and walks far far far away*
(Hello Silente! How are you?)
(Yeah, my friend has a bunny. I don't think it's weird that people still have stuffed animals or blankets. I met a 20 something year old who still had their teddy.)
(I never had a special blanket. Five kids all shared the same...)
(Hey Sil!!!!!!! How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!)
I have a teddy bear.
Her name is Emma.
She's also my fairy godmother.
And I have a lot of other stuffed animals, mostly cats.
NO!!!!!!!!!! THE BIG BAD MOUSE IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!
*her eyes widen even father and then she faints again*
(*hugs El* tired. And ill. And in pain. But hussssssh.)
(Most of my stuffed animals are also cats!! :)))))
(I have a polar bear I got from Queensland's Sea World named Ted. Then there is Jess. She's a leopard with blue spots.)
(Aww...
*huggles Silente*
It's not fair. All of us are getting sick! Except a few lucky people, may they stay th a y way!!!!)
(*huggles Duggy* does dugtc still destest Sil?)
(Hmm.... it's weird... she doesn't like her but she misses her and with the wedding and being a bridesmaid... Idk...)
(TOTORO!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D <3)
(uh...so she doesn't like sil..but she does?)
*laid in blogland,, a smidge too pale and with blood on her clothes but otherwise fine*
(ME TOO!!!!!!!!!
No. She thought about it and if Sil had asked her she would have said no but Idk now...
Gtg dinner. Pie! I'll be back after!)
I tried to protect you all...but I can't even be a toy correctly.
I have a special rabbit called Velvatine....*smiles**drifts off to sleep* -Zaf
In her relm...El she'll hurt you all!
*grabs Els hand*
It didn't work. I didn't obey. She'll come for you..
Good night, Zafira!
(Goodnight, Zaf.)
Good morning, afternoon, evening, or other time of day, Blogland.
Greetings, Sir.
The deal, she called it off!
Hello Sir! How are you?
*Walks up to Sir and hugs him sadly*
(hello sir)
I said I'd be her pet...it she didn't hurt anyone. But I was disobedient.
Greetings, Mr. Blake, Ms. Temerity, Ms. Jazz, Rose, and Ms. Tempest.
Dealing with a headache, Ms. Temerity, but otherwise well.
...
Thank you, Rose.
*nod* I wouldn't obey.
I'm going to go now. Bye!
Y'see, at that point in the process of dealing with people, Silente. I would employ the age old solution of "Hit it harder".
I hope your headache goes away soon, Sir!
Now I shall leave. Bye!
Good bye, Ms. Temerity.
*Leans her head on his shoulder*
Hey Sir...
I don't know...
She's scary as a spider..
Hello, Rose. I hope that you are feeling well?
Spiders are easily squashed. Just saying.
My name is Blake, thank you, not even my mother used my last name. Mostly because she disproved of it.
I'm not... I'm not well. I'm sick. But sharks can't get sick from humans, so that's why I'm hugging you...
(well...the dark hunter healed her but I doubt he can reattach limbs to that magnitude so yes she's still missing an arm.)
*hugs El with her one arm*
(He's Sharky. He said he was a shark, he's always a shark to me.)
I would very much like to see you make me, Jazz.
I was a shark, and I will be a shark, therefore, one could certainly extrapolate that I am a shark. Honestly, the interpretation is up to you.
Well, Ms. Rose, while I am uncertain if that is how disease works, you are welcome to continue if you wish. I hope you get well soon.
I annoy her? Or maybe she doesn't like her taxis...
Help me bury her shrine?
*she wakes up, completely normal, not even sure what happened*
*she spots Elleni bending over something and she immediately jumps up, running over*
*she gasps when she sees Sil*
Sil! Are you ok?! What happened?!
*Blasts Ellie with a concentrated shot of light*
(Nothing lethal, just like a good punch to the gut)
(Oh yeah, back btw! :))
(Hey Sir!!)
Thank you, Sir. I think I will. You're comfy...
*Smiles as sweetly as he can*
Because I'm just so adorable as a kitten.
*looks at dug*
I'm really sorry bout what happened..it was selfish and wrong.
Greetings, Ms. Carzainia.
That is most likely the fever talking, Rose. No suit is that soft.
Thank you El...
*glares at Blake*
Just be quiet please.
*turns back to Silente*
Hush, forget it for a moment. What happened and are you ok?!
I don't know if it is or not, but you are comfy, and I'm going to keep hugging you...
*Hugs him tighter*
Comfy and warm...
(How be's yous eyes Sir?!)
*to dug*
It's fine. My fault. Should've obeyed...
My eyes are fairly well, Ms. Carzainia.
...
Quite, Rose.
Why won't you hug me back...? Warm... Huggy...
*sighs exasperated*
Do you know what happened El?!
(Bye Elleni!!!!!)
Rose, I am not exactly a "hugger", per se.
Good bye Ms. Jazz.
Who did this Sil? And why?
*she turns to Blake*
Can you regrow limbs?
So...? I never used to be a hugging person either...
But now I am!
I made a deal with Min. But since I didn't obey the deals off..
Even still, Rose, I am hardly possessed with the potential for change as you are.
The potential for change? Sir, what other shark can walk around, not bite people, learn to speak, learn to wear suits, and have a better vocabulary then most humans?
Yes, Rose, but that is how I was created, and how I will die.
I dedicate this page to the particularly bitter combination of orange juice and toothpaste, for not all of life is pleasant, and things come into conflict repeatedly.
Oh... what was the deal?! You know you shouldn't trust her!
*a little voice in the back of her head says 'can't trust Silente either...'*
*she looks at Sil debating whether or not to help her*
*she can't just leave her here...*
(Here here!
I don't like that taste..)
*Takes Sir's arms/fins and wraps them around herself*
You're hugging. Hear hear, also.
Oh well I'm sure I could but you all seem so much happier with me either silent or gone, so I believe I will be the latter.
*He unfurls his wing, taking great care to hit Dug with it, and flies off in a huff*
(Blake...)
*Sighs.*
I can assure you that, while my heart is not in it, I am, in technicality, fulfilling the basic requirements of a "hug".
*ducks*
Hey! Come back Blake! If you were going to be nice and helpful or at least not mean we wouldn't have cared.
Please? Can you please regrow her missing limbs?!
(Blake were you actually leaving? Please don't...!)
*Nuzzles Sir's chest and hugs him*
Just enjoy the hug...
Rose, there is a difference between hugging and nuzzling. The former is a tad uncomfortably if appreciated, but the latter is a violation of personal space. I realize that you are tired and sick and in need of comfort, but if it is physical comforting that you seek, I am, unfortunately, not the best provider.
Sorry...
*Leaves*
(*huggles Rose*
I know it's not like Loki cuddles but you can cuddle me!)
...
I'm sorry, Rose. But I am honestly uncomfortable with contact with others.
*Lands heavily in front of Dug*
No. To do so would require an incantation, and as I said. You like me silent.
*Flies off once more*
That's ok!
*she turns into mist and follows him*
It's fine.. I'm soy sauce.
... for everything...
*Leaves for good*
(Bye Deathy... :((
(Seems I must be off as well. Bye.)
(Bye Blake!)
(I think Sil fell asheep which is probably good for her... it's 3 o'clock in the morning!! 0.0)
Anyone still here?
If not I'm gonna go..
Hey El!!!_!!!
Eat fish bones? Wha?
*shrugs back*
Ok!
(Brb, brownies!!! :D)
Ok! Back!
Soy, I had to catch up on reading for school.
:P,',','','','',',,',',',','',,'',',
Sheep... Pie!!!
(Hello.)
(I will continue to be here.)
(There is usually someone on by this time.)
(I am average, thank you. Sorry for the disappointment.)
(Dragona will be home from college at 12:30. It can't come soon enough. You have no idea how bored I get.)
(I will be distant for a moment.)
(Hello Commander, average again today?)
(Hello, Raven - yes, I am. Yourself?)
(I'm average but not your average, not my average either just an average average of nothingness and yet everything at the same time.)
(I see. That sounds possibly a better average than mine.)
(It probably is.)
(What does it feel like to be everything yet nothing simultaneously?)
(Well it's like I'm stressed, anxious, nervous and afraid but I'm also happy, excited and some other feeling I can't out my finger on and it all just blows up at once. And turns in to absolute nothing at all, a feel of emptiness.)
(I see. That sounds both interesting and confusing.)
(Yeah....So...small talk, I don't know the protocol for small talk / conversation. Yeah..)
(Neither do I. I am not experienced in prolonged conversation. This place is helping with that, however.)
(Blogland helps me with a lot of things. I've been told I have no ' conversational people skills' by both teachers and students. I tend to just ask people to tell me about themselves and then I just listen to what they say because you can set them off on something they really like to talk about.)
(Most conversations I have had in the past ended up with shooting.
I am not a big fan of telling people about myself. So if that conversational option was going to work - it would be you who would be answering.)
(I don't usually shoot people because, I'm technically not a allowed to do that it's 'illegal'.
I have nothing to say about myself that I could talk about for extended periods of time, so that conversation plan won't work.)
(It isn't illegal for me.
I see. *sighs* I may be fine with telling you some things.)
(So, guns. How many do you have what are some of your favorites, do you buy impractical guns because they look nice?)
(I have a few hundred guns in total. My favourites are the M-76 Revenant machine gun, the M-5 Phalanx pistol and the N7 Crusader shotgun.
I do not buy impractical weapons because they look nice. I can actually show you images of my favourite weapons.
Revenant:
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120317174455/masseffect/images/1/17/ME3_Revenant_Assault_Rifle.png
Phalanx:
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100803173224/masseffect/images/6/62/M-5_Phalanx.png
Crusader:
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120317201234/masseffect/images/3/3a/ME3_N7_Crusader_Shotgun.png
)
(That's a lot of guns. The N7, does that have anything to do with the N7 in your rank?
I love how the Revenant has 'caution hot' written on it. Because that's the part I'm worried about, not the shooting, not hitting with the gun, but the heat of the gun.)
(Yes. Yes it does. There are several "N7" grade weapons.
Our weapons do generate a lot of heat. That is why we use detachable heat sinks called thermal clips. In the past, our weapons had internal cooling mechanisms, however - that meant that if you fired too often, you had to wait for them to cool down as they would overheat. Thermal clips mean you have to reload, which many find irritating - but the fact remains it is much faster.)
(Still funny though.)
(Well I need to eat and go to my parent teacher information evening. Goodbye.)
(A little. The Revenant is a very expensive weapon. Only affordable for rich warlords. And me. I had to save up for a long time to buy one.)
(Goodbye, Raven.)
I spent the day painting.
I was up at my gran's old house. We were cleaning it out to get ready to sell. It still has a long, long way to go, but we did a lot. Well, my mum, uncle, godmother and... not cousins, because we're not related, but its as close as I come to family/cosin things so... anyway they were cleaning the lounge and kitchen whike my aunt and I painted the hall, toilet and laundry. I was doing doors for cupboards and fixing up bits where red paint got on the white.
And my brother? He was basically moral support. He was standing (or sitting) around holding bags open. And every now and then he would burst into a weird song...
Yeahhh...
So, my knees hurt from kneeling to paint and my right arm hurts from painting and I feel sore everywhere but my left arm.
But I got $20 for it, sooo....
My brother is getting 8 for looking productive and making sure we allate lunch.
(Hello, Snow. How are you?)
Hey,anyone there?
Sore, but good. Are you anything other than average? What's happening in your/your author's life
(Hello, Chione.)
Hey Chi
(Average is what I am most of the time, hence the term average. I am sometimes worse than average. Never better, however.
In terms of Dragona, he is going to college. Which I have to sit through all day being incredibly bored before he comes home at 12:30, and then I will play a Star Wars game where I am a Sith Lord.)
Hey snow, Dragona
This keyboard is shitty.
(This is my account, Chione - not Dragona's.)
College? Please tell him I wish him the best of luck.
Sith lords are fun.
And I suppose if you always feel essentially the same, then average is the best way to describe it.
How are you Chi?
(It is I who need luck, not him.
Sith Lords are fun, I agree. However, not when you are inside the bowels of a large creature and tentacles follow you around. That is very disturbing. I sliced the tentacles, however.
Yes. Yes it is. It is interesting how average can change for different people.)
Well, good luck to you too, Soph.
Hey Xan
(Thank you. At least it is only several hours of being bored out of my mind.)
(I believe I have to leave. I will be back at about 11:20 GMT, however. Goodbye.)
(I'm shit as ever right now.
Just got told our flight to Greece next year has been cancelled. I was so excited!my character is fucking based off of Greek Mythology!)
Timetable:
Monday-10:45-11:35 (just after break)
Tuesday and Thursday i have a full time table and won't be able to come on.
Wednesday 7:50-8:25 (need to go for taxi at8:30)And also 10-10:30
Friday: roughly 9:40 cause i have Admin first two then up untill 11:30 (for taxi again)
Please guys,make sure Blake sees this.The best time for him would probs be Wednesday Morning.
... I have two different english tasks that need doing... one for normal english and one for advanced...
Fun
Copied it Chi. Will make sure he see's it next time we're on at the same time.
Thank you Snow. I have to go now but i'll be back at 10. Cya.
http://www.popcherry.com.au/buy-early-sweet-serendipity-dress-in-orange-black/
My formal dress.
I said I wasn't going to do this again, but I just thought you should know.
*Leaves*
(*falls from the sky*
*hits the floor* I'm here.)
(how is everyone?)
"We know that beauty and health belong together. That's the beauty of *insertbrandnamehere*"
So, beautiful people are healthy people?
Ugh.
*hugs Xan* Hey
How have you been since i talkedtoyou like 50 minutes ago?
Still shit.
morning...
Hey Em. You okay?
I'M HERE!
SIL! *tacklehugs* Oh my darling sister i'm so glad you're here...
I just missed Blake by 4 hours... *cries*
No Xan, you're not here if i need to talk. The most amount of time i'm on here for is 50 minutes. That's not enough time to talk about everything shit in my life right now. If i did, my fingers would fall off from typing too much. And too fast. I'm also trying to sort out my second draft of my English Essay too. Due in for next period. Lol.
*tacklehugs chi* its good to see you!
*hugs tighter* It's good to see you too Sis. Have you been seeing the twins enough? Are they being little cheeky angels? <3
yeah i'm okay.
wanna continue Rose?
No I haven't! Blake comes on at stupid times so I miss them!
(Sure, Em. Want me to reply to the last post?)
yeah, cool
Oh no Silente!
Don't worry, everything will go back to normal when i come back. I'm so sorry that this has affected you, Xan and Blake. You will see the twins again and be cool, irresponsible auntie Sil *laughs*
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