On August 26th, just twelve short days away, we will be kicking off the tour with a NEW, special event in Waterstones in Hampstead. Apart from the fact that you'll be able to snag a copy of Demon Road a day ahead of its release (you'll even be able to snag one of the limited Platinum editions), and for a full TWO POUNDS off, we'll also have goodies to give out on the night, I'll be yammering on about writing or some such nonsense, and then I'll be signing whatever you want me to sign.
Reserve tickets in store or on www.waterstones.com/events.
This is IMPORTANT, and it applies to all of the signings and events — I will sign WHATEVER you bring. I don't care what the book is (so long as I've, y'know, actually written it) and I don't care how many are in your bag. If someone, at whatever signing you turn up to, tells you I'm only going to sign books you buy in their store, let me know and I'll sort it out. That rarely happens anymore, but some staff members are over-eager. Obviously time is sometimes an issue, so if the queue is long as I have to jet off to the next signing, we'll impose some limitations — but that's always a last resort.
Demon Road is coming...
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(Wtf?! Dad's lecturing me on buttering bread...)
Clearly you're doing it wrong, Bach! :S
30 minutes before lesson start.
20 before I go looking for my class.
Hello?
Long day today.
Hear hear!
Swirl'd put Blake in a glass of glitter and shake him until that stuff is EVERYWHERE, otherwise. ... she didn't like Erebus. ;P
Also, hi whoever might be here. ^^
( Hi.)
Hi there. ^^
How are you?
*tacklecuddles Johanna* :3
Hi!
Heyos. ^.^
Hopey!!! *pulls into the hug*
How are you, guys?
*hugs Kassy and Aquila* ^.^
I'm good! Eating a piece of chocolate, so typing slow. :P
How's school going today, Kas?
-hugs Kassy and Lila back-
Hi there you two! :)
Mmm, chocolate.
We've been given tasks and all, it's pretty overwhelming. But yeah, different teacher today, I'm guessing each teacher will give their own homework.
I'm on break and the break is 15 minutes and that's not enough time to go get food and eat so :/
Hungry.
@Aq: Yesterday(earlier today for me :P) was fun! ^.^ Though Scarlet didn't like that Blake kept getting on her nerves, that was actually the first time my characters got to fight. Well, more like Scarlet did. Lav was going to before I had to go. Swirl's awesome and so are all of Sven's characters. ^.^
And back to class in one minute.
Take care, guys!
Aww. *huggles Kassy* At least you won't be having that weird teacher every day. :) Sorry to hear you're not able to get food.. When you have time, I suggest looking for the nearest food place or vending machine. That way you'll know where it is when you need it. ^.^
Good luck! *hugs*
Bye Kas!
Maybe start bringing your own food?
Lila:
I TOTALLY agree on Sven's characters. ^^ Swirl's a work in progress. I really should get back to writing some time...
*nods at Aquila's suggestion*
Better than mine. :P
Well, Swirl(and you) are still learning about her powers. That's cool. :) It's like your character's growing in her own way. :)
I found like three vending machines but I want real, hot food.
In a 15min break? You might queue longer than that... at least if it's at like my uni. Do they offer you microwaves to use on your own stuff?
I like to allow my characters to grow. It's how Aquila became someone else than just 'me on the blogs'. ;P
Sneaking onto Blogland in class. Heavy risk, but the priiiiiiiiiiiiiiize!
Is there anything like a convenient store there? They usually(at least in Japan they do) have a microwave and stuff like ramen or drinks you can heat up.
*like at
Um.. if there's 60 people or less in your class... please don't do that. You're all new, you don't want the first impression to be a bad one.
After you made them think you're a hard working student who takes things seriously, you may... ;P
No teacher here atm. There doesn't appear to be. It takes me 5 minutes just to get to the canteen though. It's so frustrating.
Be careful, Kas, and don't get caught!
LavenderTC was already pretty set at the start. Except her powers, which Star actually helped me with. Well, it was more like we helped each other. ^.^ I came up with her ink powers and even the name she has now. She gave me the idea for shape shifting. :) Ahh, good times.
Then there's Scarlet. Heh, I wanted her to have more attack type powers since Lav's isn't attack so much as stealth and spy kind of thing.
New things always are. It took me half a year to no longer get lost in my uni, and it's one of the smaller ones of the country. XD
(We still have a DAMN HUGE park that used to belong to the local king. =P And it's easily half an hour walk from one end of the campus to the other, so...
(15 000 students))
Aquila got the magic I'd most like to possess.
Swirl just... happened, and has kept happening since. ;P
Takes five minutes to go down the stairs and take a right. *nods*
*Tanya hugs Scarry* ;)
**warning: wifi troubles. May possibly comment twice. -_-**
:P
I'm looking forward to see how Swirl's powers balance out. :)
Scar: *is surprised, but hugs back* Wasn't expecting that. Hey, Tanya, how's you? :)
I know her shield looks inappropriately strong, but it's really just because you can't break it by force.
... you could probably knock her out if you threw a large enough bar of chocolate at her, though. She's happier about seeing chocolate than she'd be scared about it flying at her face. :P
Tanya: Distant, somebody is supposed to be busy!
*poofs*
Scar: My author likes avoiding things too. :P See you when I see you!
That's a nice idea, Aquila. :) Can't break by force, but if you're not trying to hit her and it happens, could that work to get through?
Whoops! Dinner!
*just had chocolate* Uhh... Oops? ^.^'
I'll be back! *leaves hugs for both((and possibly K if he didn't poof??))*
If whatever you want to hit her with is something she likes, probably.
If it's scary at all, naaaah.
She can recognise danger when she sees it. ... except if it's a kitten. ;P
-hugs back- Have fun. ^^
AFLAC I JUST SHUT MY FINGERS IN THE DOOR AND IT HURTS LIKE /OOOWWW/. D:
I can move it, but OOOWWW. ;-;
((Aflac: That insurance or whatever company with the duck as a mascot; also my 'creative' swear word(I come up with random, mostly food related, words when I want to 'curse without cursing'. :P))
Finger status: Less painful now, still hurts though. -_- *finally goes to eat*
Hopey... *gently brushes her finger*
-is hungry but too comfy to get up-
... -sighs-
*brings her some food* :P
@Johanna #FirstWorldProblems
Precisely that.. ^^
hey :)
Hi Fera. ^^ Done with school already?
*it's warm and feels a bit swollen; is also a bit pink*
It appreciates you trying to make it feel better, Kas. :P ^.^ I also put some ice on it while I was eating, though that was kinda hard as it's the tip of my index finger on my right hand and I had to change how I held my chopsticks... It'll be fine. ^.^ ... I think. Pretty sure. Don't worry. ^.^
ah that way.... *lifts up her bed and puts it upright on the foot partt* wakey wakey~
Hey aqui :) nah, in school atm :p
Though I should probably stop messing with it...
Hellos. ^.^ Back again.
Nuuuuuuh... ... well, that actually got me on my feet. -holds on to blanket-
Lila: I'm sure it'll be fine. But you might want to cool it a bit. :)
Fera: Then pay attention! ;P
*glares at browser*
It's not letting me refresh the page unless I comment...
I /did/ put ice on it. But then I took the ice out of the bag and ate it...(three cubes) cause dinner was spicy and the ice was already melting and I was in need of something cold for my mouth and was too lazy to get more. :P
aqui: weeelll, I don't have a lesson and I pretty much know everything we went through in psychology, and obv. don't feel like doing extra work :P
hey hope ^_^
Hello, Fera.
@Hope :/
Half hour break so gonna get hot food! :)
Hm. Guess I can let it slip since you don't have a lesson. -nods-
Food! :)
*shares hot food with everyone with everyone because nom nom*
@Hope Milk helps if you eat spicy food.
Food indeed. -walks off to hunt some down-
hello kas ^_^
aqui: well thanks missy :p ^_^
Hi Frank. :)
Yay, Kas! enjoy your meal! Or as we say in Japanese, douzo! :P But it's slightly different. It just means go ahead. :P
Good luck, Johanna the Huntress.
She will stalk the wheat savannah with he cutlery bow and hunt the majestic bread cows. Maybe even take down a giant buttercup and capture a vicious nutella pot lion.
If you want a /literal/ 'enjoy your meal', Koreans use mashi-ge deuseyo. :P Japanese don't say the literal words like that. So they use douzo. (Little Korean/Japanese lesson for ya'lls. :P)
And I know milk helps, but I was in the mood for just plain water. :P
Bon appetit?
See ya, Aquila! ^.^'(late greeting)
Nice descriptive hunting scene, Sven. :P
have a great meal Johanna ^_^
what've you done to yourself hope? :P
That's French. :P In Korean and Japanese, it would have the same meaning. :)
Hey, Sven.
Fooooood. :)
Aquila: Good thing she never hunts for something that moves.
Me: >.>
-Aquila gets bright pink hair-
Aquila: Nuuuuuuh. Sorry!
-her hair goes back to normal-
What's you mean, Frank? :P
*laughs cause using horrible English grammar right now* XP
@Johanna Aww, poor Aquila!
U know, injury or whatever? :P
aqui: what u eating? ^_^
Yay! And welcome back, Jo!(may call you either name depending on how well it goes with the sentence. :P Cause Aq doesn't have the same ring to it. I do that sometimes ^.^')
Me: She deserved it. >.>
Aquila: I was only saying the tru- -catches my glance- -shuts up-
I had a slice of onion cake and am going to eat a pastry called raisin snail, next. -nods-
Oh that. Heh, got my finger caught in the door on my way to dinner. It's not hurting as long as I don't mess with it. ^.^
But it is still sore if I squish it... Which I stopped doing. *nodsnods*
Well yeah, stop messing with it :P
aqui: O.o :P
Raisin snail is a cute name for a pastry. :)
Course it's still sore, how would you feel if you were randomly squished inbetween wood? ;P
Lemme just see if I remember how the heck to link you, and I'll find you a picture...
@Johanna Meanie! :P
@Aquila You must channel your hatred (this is optional) and rise against your oppressor! *nodsnods*
But raisin reminds me of Taia... A Taia snail sounds really cute. XD BUT YOURE EATING ONE. O.O
I THINK I'M GOING SLIGHTLY CRAZY RIGHT NOW. MY MIND AND TYPOS ARE NOT SANE. XD(*catches and fixes typos though, but still XP*)
UM I GTG I WENT REALLY FAR FROM COLLEGE AND LESSONS ABOUT TO START
Yes, my poor finger. *kisses it*
... Don't judge. XP
GET TO CLASS SOON KAS!! GOOD LUCK!!!
you better start "hope"-ing the soreness will stop soon :P
aqui: wow....I didn't think of making such a top quality banter joke ;P
i am hungry too, but i lack the will to get up from my chair...
Raisin snail
Aquila: It's fiiiiiiine. I'll just make her buy more plushes of cats, foxes and eagles. >.>
Me: 0.0
Children from the grave! grant me your power to get up from my chair and prepare me some food!
or you know... you can just get me a chocolate bun... rotten lazies...
-starts to saw on Sven's chair-
... no wait, actually...
-steals his headphones and hides them in the kitchen-
>.>
IT'S THAT KIND OF BREAD I LOVE THOSE. :DDD
@Frank: XD FERY FUNNY(that was a typo but still XD IT WORKS. XD)
I FEEL REALLY CRAZY HYPER RIGHT NOW BUT I LOVE IT. >:D OH NOES. XD
jokes on you! they broke!
The power of the raisin snail. -nods wisely-
Whut, nuuuuuuh.
-sighs and continues sawing on his chair-
If you wanna sits, you better go for food. :P
i have 6 identical chairs... i think you'll get bored after two
SVEN I DONT EVEN KNOW YOU THAT WELL BUT GET YER TAIL UP AND MOVING IF YA WANTS FOOOOOOD. OR I WILL HAUNT YOU AS A BAGEL.
Scar: Don't listen to anything she's saying right now- she's not herself. -_-
*runs around with her arms waving behind her*
WEEEEEEEEE~
Scar: CALM DOWN WOULD YA?
hope: don't get 2 punny now :p
raisin snail raisin snailll RRRRaisin SNAAAAAAAAIIL
@Aquila *nods*
Teacher is late! :P
Yay, you made it to class, Kas!
Sven: You know me too well.. I WOULD get bored. But you should know me well enough to know I have ways to bore you into going for food... and I'm not afraid to use them. >.>
WHY IS EVERYTHING FUNNY PUNNY BUNNY???
YAY KAS! :D
Scar: Lav, I swear! Calm down or I'm tying you to a chair!
HA! YOU RHYMED!
Scar: *groans and facepalms*
Cheesus christ.... foine! i'll get something to nom
YAY WE WIN. XD
I AM LITERALLY LAUGHINF SO MUCH MY EYES ARE WATERING. XD
I LOVE RAISIN SNAILS I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE CALLED THAT BEFORE BUT I'VE HAD THEM B4 TEY'z rielly gewd :P
Did I mention I went to sleep when my brother got up for school? That playfight took tooooooooooooo long. 0.0
Good Svenny. :P ^^
@Frank: I KNOW RIGHT?! :DDD I'VE HAD THOSE TOO!
I really enjoy raisin snails, though apple bags are nice, too. :)
... Germans and naming stuff. We... do fabulously great in it. >.>
IT WAS FUN THOUGH! :D
But wow! You stayed up late!
WHAT ARE APPLE BAGS??? XD
German names are awesome. XP
hope: :)
aqui: wow, when your bro went to school? :O It's a miracle you're up right now :p
@Frank: :D :P *laughs cause she'd be using all the faces if she starts* XD
i like just putting stuff on a piece of bread shoving it in the microwave and see what it does...
Yes it was fun, but it WAS hella late. ... so late it was actually morning. XD
I'm up because... I'm not really sure. I woke up and it was too bright to keep sleeping? ^^
Apple bag
Filled with apples. Ours also have cuts on the top so you can see them. ^^
Yup, Svenny, and I do kinda owe you for telling me cheese melts properly in a microwave. ^^
aqui: aren't you tired? :)
hope: *well then use all the faces :P * ^_^
aqui: but....cheese melts better in one of those hot sandwich makers :P
todays svenny microwave creation
-slice of cheese on the piece of bread
-cut up pieces of ham on the cheese
-some spaghetti spices ontop of that
-some tiny chuncks of cheese ontop of that
-put it in the microwave for one and a half minute
bon apetit
I'm not really tired, no. ^^ And yes, sandwich makers are neat. -nods-
Sven: ... I kinda miss tomato or paprika on that. :P ^^
don't microwave a tomato that's my only tip, mostly cause i HATE warm tomatos
I reeaaally like grilled tomato... ^^
@Scen: An experiment! Niccccce. XP
APPLE BAGS. I LOVE THOSE. *wants one now* WE HAVE THOSE IN JAPAN AND WITH CUTS ON THE TOP TOO.
FACESSSSSSS. O.O
But... That would take soooooo long! XD Did you see the last time I had a face attack?? It was a few pages back and there were a TON. XD
hehe, well ok, as long as you're not tired ^_^ And healthier than microwaves :P In theory :)
*decides to go looking for that comment and copy paste* XP
hope: I don't think anyone would mind here, at least I wouldn't ^_^
FOUUUUUND ITZZZZZ. >:D
*deletes irrelevant pre comment bit that's not needed anymore due to taking too long with the rest of the comment stuffs* O.O ~*staring at people with wide eyes face*~Õ.Ô~ *random face :P*
*gets an idea*
Attack of the faces!!
Ô.Ô :P :D :) Ò.Ó Ö.Ō I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING. XD :B ~^.^~(kitty or person with a moosetache? XP) :] :| -_- ^.* >.< @.@ >.> •_• :> IS THIS EVEN GOING TO WORK?? ACTUALLY USING THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO COME UP WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF FACES. :3 (•.<)(winking?) E:B(bunny? *notices* EB... EASTER BUNNY. XD) |_| ~.~ <.< =.= %S(/really/ confused face! XD or possibly dizzy?) WHY IS THIS SO FUN??? I BE STOPPING NOW. SORRY FOR SPAM. :/ (last one! ... ;) )
THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE ON A BLOG PEOPLES. ANYWHO, I GOTTA GO ANYWAY AND PEOPLE POOFED. HAVE FUN WITH MY MANY FACES!! >:D (Sorry! ^.^' That's the last I promise! Bye Blogland!)
Hmmm... faces. But you missed out on Ü and ü. ;P
o_O you erm need less sugar in your diet
*is using a very bad fake French accent for this sentence* NO I AM NOT LEAVING. ZAT WAS PART OF ZE OZER COMMENT. XP
... You may be right, Sven. But amazingly, Japanese love putting sugar in their main course and making their desserts savory. O.o XD SORRY AM I SCARING YOU?
*le gasp!* I did! OH NOES. D:
-tilts head-
Sven isn't easy to scare, I'd know, I've tried... ^^
XD I REPEAT. WHY IS THIS SO FUN??? NOTHING IS EVEN ALL THAT FUNNY ANYMORE.
I feel like I've had a dose of laughing gas or something. O.o Gah! XP
you...ok there hope? :P
aqui: *looks at her*
NUP. NOT OKAY. I REPEAT. NOT OKAY. SOMEONE SLAP SOME SENSE INTO ME OR SOMETHING. O.O
Scar: *does one better and smacks the back of her head*
... Thank you, I think that worked...
*bursts out laughing*
NEVER MIND. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT TRYING TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
*takes a deep breath*
Phew, okay, okay, okay...
*is trying not to laugh again*
*takes another deep breath*
OKAY I THINK IM GOOD. NOT REALLY BUT YEAH. OKAY. IM DONE. FOR REALS. OKAY.
-tilts head- Hm?
THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS SLEEPING OVER AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND COULDNT STOP LAUGHING THAT NIGHT AND EVERYONE WAS GETTING ANNOUED AT ME CAUSE IT WAS MIDNIGHT AND THEY WANTED TO SLEEP BUT I COULDNT STOP AND GAH. D:
*hugs hope* It's gonna be ok.
aqui: hmmmm? ^_^
Just go somewhere, deprive yourself from impressions, and wait until you get bored/calm down. ^^
Fera: You could take a picture, that'd last longer. ;P
or smell a dirty sock, you're mood will be long gone after that.
*nods at both*
That sounds like a good idea, but... Okay if I say it, I'll start laughing- *realizes Sven hasn't commented since the sugar comment and still thinks she scared him off and started laughing again*
RIGHT. I'LL BE BACK AFTER I CALM DOWN SOME. OKAY. SEE YOU THEN.
DONT SAY STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT HELPING. XD
OKAY I NEED TO SHOWER ANYWAY SO ILL HOPEFULLY BE CALM AFTER THAT. BE BACK LATER.
see ya hope ^_^
Fera, so you said only one lesson, and now you said break... I don't get your timetable. ^^
Don't worry, I don't get mine either :P It's basically independent study for the rest of the day ^_^
... so why can't you just go home? 0o
aqui: EXACTLY.... ^_^
England. Country of things that seem to have no inherent logic...
... can ANYone explain to me why they seem to treat tabs that MIX hot and cold water like witchcraft, and instead put two tabs on the sink? So you get the choice of boiling your hands alive or freezing them off? Seriously, what the heck?
-never expected that when going over there for the first time-
-was NOT pleasantly surprised-
Yeah, I don't get that one either XD :P
... also, too damn low water pressure in showers, judging by my observations so far.
The place we stayed at in London was like that, too... AND the water was cold! I have NO idea how you're supposed to shower when you're shivering and the water doesn't get through your hair... 0o
aqui: awwww, poor you *hugs*
-hugs back-
... poor them, really. 0o
I guess so :p ^_^ Umm, I am going in 10 minutes btw, will be on later tonight :)
Ok. ^^
byeee ^_^
Bye! ^^
*is back*
*sighs*
Thought too much and now my mood's at a complete one eighty...
But hey, not hyper anymore, so that's a relief. ^.^'
Wbd.
'To be at 180' is to be very angry, over here. ^^
wb and kk
Witches can't do their witchcraft if they've burned or melted their hands off, so it makes sense. *nods*
... your tabs are to prevent magic? Huh, alright. :P
Ah, well, I just mean from hyper happy to... Slightly depressed. Like a complete turn around. Will probably be back in the middle before too long though. Just when one thought led to another, it kept going till I remembered something not so fun to remember. Anywho, seems like Sven poofed? And I see Fera left.
didn't poof
Oh. Heh. Hai again then, Sven.
... Oh geez. -_- *didn't mean to rhyme* *tries not to start laughing again*
Hi Kas! :)
It's like the day that never end, it goes on and on and on!
*waves and returns to what he was doing*
*ends -_-
*waves back and hopes he's enjoying what he's doing* :)
Sven, why is your name so rhymable? :P
my cat went to attack some other cat and got bit in the ear he now has a tiny widdle wound there.
he is in the couch moping cause he lost xD
Cause with sven you can take a pen and then draw a hen while you are staring at big ben.
Awww, poor cat...
... he. That might even be fun, Svenny. :P
Aww, poor kitty. *sends hugs to the cat cause she likes cats and doesn't like when they get into fights even though it's natural*
XP
meh ol' grumpy did it to himself really, don't attack other cats, silly old foggy
dun care if he wants to prove he's the alpha.
You COULD cuddle the poor guy a bit.
The way you talk about him, he sounds cute. ^.^
(*Slowly shambles in*
I'm probably not actually here... But hi.)
he is cute... just old...and grumpy and actually has a preference for male cats.
*waves*
Hi Blake! :D
Hey Aquila!(or Sven) I'm doing this cross words type puzzle app and the clue is German numbers... Could I have some help? ^.^(Basically how do you even say them? I have no idea about German numbers. :P)
O.o Interesting cat. Still cute though! ^.^
(*Waves sleepily*
Hi Lav, hi Aquila.)
Hi Blake!
... how do we say or how do we write? Cause the latter would be easier... ^^
Neither do i being dutch and not german but could you tell me how much space you have?
(Psst~Sven is here too.~ :P)
Uhh... It's not exactly crossword crossword. More like jigsaw puzzle with words instead of pictures. They have the letters already there, but we have to spell them out using the clue which is the same for all the words in a puzzle round. So by German numbers, I don't even know them let alone how to spell them. But each word in the round spells a German number.
Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn.
Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn, siebzehn, achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig.
Einundzwanzig, zwei-, drei-, vier-, fünf-, sechs-, sieben-, acht-, neunundwzanzig, dreißig.
Einunddreißig, zwei-, drei-, vier-, fünf-, sechs-, sieben-, acht-, neununddreißig, vierzig.
Einundvierzig to fünfzig.
Einundfünfzig to sechzig.
Einundsechzig to siebzig.
Einundsiebzig to achtzig.
Einundachtzig to neunzig.
Einundneunzig to einhundert.
That's how you count to 100 in German, and I doubt you'll need more. ;P
O.O
I think I only need up to ten, but thanks! ^.^
Welcome. ^^
*can kinda pronounce the last several numbers?*
It's kinda similar to the English words, if I'm right...
Ooh, first.
I dedicate this page to the song 'Seasons of Love' from the musical Rent. Love that song. ^.^
-grins-
If you think it sounds like English, then you're doing it wrong. ;P
*pouts*
Awww, but the spelling of six, seven, eight, and nine sound similar if I add a German accent to it... ^.^'
If you're really curious, there's an online dictionary called leo.org. They read words out, too. Sound quality might be not that great, but hey. :P
Nine sounds like our word for no.
Sechs sounds EXACTLY like sex. (Yes, Sex sounds like sex, too. We're mature enough to not laugh.)
Acht sounds nothing like eight... ^^
Well, I might possibly have gotten nine and six right...
Maybe not eight though. ^.^'
Hi.
We just had a speech by who I assume was the head of the department.
She really had a way with words.
"I'll tear you a new one."
"I won't kick your ass. Well, I'll kick your ass outside. But politely."
She also told us she likes Galaxy chocolate, so I am sure I will need to bribe her at some point.
dutch
een twee drie vier vijf zes zeven acht negen tien
^^^^
more like german
Vier and acht are spelled the same for both. ^.^
@Kas: ... Your head of the department sounds scary and cool at the same time. *nods* Try not to get on her bad side. :P
Another half an hour, then another 45 minutes to wait for the train. Will I ever get home?
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