tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post8660592255821120409..comments2023-11-24T21:38:30.865+00:00Comments on Derek Landy Blogs Under Duress: American Monsters TourDerek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2590125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-33200745342365230272023-11-24T21:38:30.865+00:002023-11-24T21:38:30.865+00:00Damn. Can you believe it's nearly 2024? I'...Damn. Can you believe it's nearly 2024? I'm now 31!! I have a baby! Well, we have a baby. <br /><br />The first relationship I had (here) was, in hindsight, pretty bad. But the second one's still holding. We married. We live in Berlin. And we have a baby that manages to be bigger than 99% of other three months olds. ... I'd be fine with a lighter one, but wouldn't trade ours for any other. <br /><br />We joke that we got a beginner-friendly baby. Our flat is small, but not expensive- which is great, since I'm on the job hunt. My employer didn't give the lady on parental leave a new/permanent contract. Oh well. Life's good anyway. <br /><br />I used to care about politics so much more.. now I honestly don't. Being an adult keeps you ridiculously busy, somehow. (The damn wash and dishes never end - and I'll never like dusting!)<br /><br />I hope everyone is doing well and will keep doing well. <br /><br />Greetings from Berlin <br />Aquila<br /><br />Aquila Felishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080450302624541322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-56201684642170924932023-07-10T17:10:24.912+01:002023-07-10T17:10:24.912+01:00Ah, hell. What a life, hey?
Getting cosy over he...Ah, hell. What a life, hey?<br /><br />Getting cosy over here with my nostalgia, reading all the epilogues we've left. I signed up in May 2010 when I was 13, around the time Skyril Oblivion was starting to stoke the community into something persistent. I just turned 27 yesterday. I'm almost always still that kid in my head, refreshing my iPod to see new comments using the most uniquely inefficent communication system. Reaching out to others reaching back.<br /><br />Everything was so big back then, every drama world-endingly massive. They all shrunk with time. Reading Death's comment above is a bit wild: I must have missed the Em/Chase revelation. It just feels like Kallista/Michelle revealing she was 43 years old, unforgivably pretending to be a child and growing up with us. What a life.<br /><br />I had an unforgettable time here. I hope you all did too. I still write, but a little slower and a little less skeleton-detective-focused. I still use the same old email, which is found easy enough.<br /><br />I wish most of you a soft, comfortable life.<br />Hellboy-HB/Joe-https://www.blogger.com/profile/12643758226375691064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-38637094615751518982022-09-05T10:09:55.335+01:002022-09-05T10:09:55.335+01:00I swear to God, being a 24 year old (lel for being...I swear to God, being a 24 year old (lel for being here are over a decade) that I heard something that unlocked a memory that my subconscious tried to repress.<br /><br />Fuck you Em. And fuck you by pretending to be Chase. You never deserved him, because you dealing with your grief was FUCKING GROOMING A PRETEEN AND FORCING THEM INTO UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU. you fucking knew. And you never cared that you'd send me photos of all the pills, and how you cut your wrists, and did everything to keep me your perfect little pet.<br /><br />Fuck you Emerald Melody for taking my childhood.Jophielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531241857827894283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-24788841440905523362021-09-19T15:01:19.213+01:002021-09-19T15:01:19.213+01:00Awwww. Looking back here at everyone’s blogs makes...Awwww. Looking back here at everyone’s blogs makes me remember how loving we were to each other as kids. It was a pretty unique and small community and I was active for less than a year. Star, Mist, Nix, Lav, Luciana. I wish I could remember everyone but I remember the love, I think that’s all that matters.Eve the ROCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811550841351850227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-4991029469726421482021-01-14T09:34:51.805+00:002021-01-14T09:34:51.805+00:00 The sun sets early over Blogland this time of yea... The sun sets early over Blogland this time of year, and a chilly breeze tugs at the long brown coat of the woman who walks what used to be a path. The grass almost completely covers it now, but her feet remember the way from the countless times she walked here when growing up. She had thought of herself as an adult at the time, but when she looks back on it now the past version of herself seems so young, so…not immature exactly, perhaps unrefined?<br /> A tumbleweed blows across her path and her gaze follows it towards the darkened porch of the bar. It could be a place to start, she thinks, but she can’t be sure that it’s safe to go in. Trip was a spy once, too. A spy would set traps. <br /> One of the trees that used to hold a treehouse looks as though it blew over in a storm months, if not years ago. She can’t remember whose treehouse it was. There were a few people who had treehouses. She had not been one of them. There’s no specific space for her to return to here, not really. It makes it harder to know where to look, but it also means that no one else is likely to have found it either. In two hours, the rain will start, and it’s supposed to pour down hard enough to cover any tracks she might unintentionally leave behind. If she doesn’t find it within those two hours…the plan becomes a bit more difficult.Mel Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938219218382002163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-81165384774822981362020-05-17T00:01:56.358+01:002020-05-17T00:01:56.358+01:00I love you guys. I love you guys. Inky Flamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716756901169974123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-89624850432714301852020-04-04T23:20:09.478+01:002020-04-04T23:20:09.478+01:00I miss you all! Look for Chloe Elizabeth on Fb!!!I miss you all! Look for Chloe Elizabeth on Fb!!!Inky Flamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716756901169974123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-71236559758531981942020-03-25T01:26:56.249+00:002020-03-25T01:26:56.249+00:00Thinking of y'all.
Times are crazy right now,...Thinking of y'all.<br /><br />Times are crazy right now, everywhere, for everyone.<br /><br />But we'll all get through it.Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835563764623073187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-84406241399766712222020-01-30T21:09:01.414+00:002020-01-30T21:09:01.414+00:00One other thing- Death, I know we never really got...One other thing- Death, I know we never really got along, but I also have Borderline Personality Disorder, and I think the two of us struggled with a lot of similar things at the same time. I tried to reach out to you on Twitter a few months ago, to no response. But hearing you struggle with BPD has made me want to just let you know that I see you and hear you, and I think maybe one of the reasons we butted heads so much was that undiagnosed BPD + undiagnosed BPD= too many uncontrollable, intense, exposed-nerve-like emotions. I wish you the best, though, and hope that you have a way to live peacefully with this disorder. <br /><br />-Noelle/ AdraNoelle https://www.blogger.com/profile/14540622187128587593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-55477688418255201412020-01-30T21:05:01.595+00:002020-01-30T21:05:01.595+00:00I wanted to just pop in here once and say somethin...I wanted to just pop in here once and say something cool:<br /><br />Aretha and I never stopped writing. In 2014, in the midst of the cyberbullying from a number of people on this blog, I made a private blog with Aretha. The two of us shared this blog by ourselves. I just counted that from 2014, up until today, the two of us have amassed 55,045 comments on this blog. Let's pretend each comment is around 50 words (which it varies wildly, but let's say this is the average), that is 2,752,250 words. <br /><br />(This is different from the other private blog called Writers, Authors, and Little Conversations that I shared with Aretha, Trip, Star, Mara, Fabi, and a few others which collectively amassed 44,793 comments- I would say the average comment there was probably 100 words, since Star was known to rant back in the day-- that would be 4,479,300 words collectively)<br /><br />That's insane. And I love it.Noelle https://www.blogger.com/profile/14540622187128587593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-1803295256216974592020-01-11T18:50:12.676+00:002020-01-11T18:50:12.676+00:00*hugs eve* I’m here for you*hugs eve* I’m here for youInky Flamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716756901169974123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-31759830141043896932020-01-08T17:37:59.046+00:002020-01-08T17:37:59.046+00:00Also if Derek ever shut this website down I would ...Also if Derek ever shut this website down I would cry haha, spare us pleaseEve the ROCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811550841351850227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-27667504982239986712020-01-08T17:33:02.171+00:002020-01-08T17:33:02.171+00:00Okay so I wrote a big embarrassing comment then it...Okay so I wrote a big embarrassing comment then it got erased. Kinda relieved, kinda bummed out... <br /><br />Well the story is that I’m worse than ever; can’t reply to you guys’ life update emails because I’m ashamed of myself; I’m honestly deteriorating; don’t really leave my bed these days; I’m a pathetic slug corpse; taking comfort in things that aren’t real; I wish the past two years of my existence weren’t real; trying to pretend I don’t exist in general; hanging onto the very last bit of hope for myself that I have; hope everyone is doing well I am fine.<br /><br />This isn’t for anyone to feel sorry for me it’s just for my future Eve. I hope I can seance her through this comment and find out if I should just climb into the ceiling and start rotting already. Sorry blogland I’m just a darker shade of pathetic every time I come back here. See you soon.<br /><br />*eats a live chicken*Eve the ROCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811550841351850227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-73102798911602156942020-01-08T15:07:20.569+00:002020-01-08T15:07:20.569+00:00This blog was one of the best and worst decisions ...This blog was one of the best and worst decisions of my life.<br /><br />I met the most amazing people on here and created amazing stories and memories. There will be things that will always remind me of blogland or your characters or some stupid mad plot we'd have. I'm reminded of the days where I would wake up an hour earlier normal before school so I could read up on every comment, so I could see who had done what, said what, and where the plot was up to.<br /><br />However.<br /><br />I was struggling back in those days. It would be about 10 years ago when I joined. I was going through quite a bit and blogland was my escape. It was my sanctuary. From that, there were two kinds of people: the ones who helped, and the ones who preyed on my struggles.<br />I will not name names, although they know full well who they are because I was talking to them recently about how bad they messed up. I, a young teenager suffering with mental health issues, was manipulated, lied to, threatened, heavily encouraged to write smut (with another who was over 18 (and is heckin illegal)), mentally tormented, and broken down to be rebuilt as their best friend. I was sent emails from someone we lost too soon. I was begged not to tell anyone. I was drowning in my terror because I couldn't tell anyone. And when things got bad, I was threatened again. Because I would be killing others if I hurt myself.<br /><br />And when I would leave and I cut contact... Things got better. Until that person would find a way to drag me back in again. At least I am old enough to know my rights and have enough evidence of abuse, bullying, torment, and smut that I can talk to a lawyer about it if they attempt to contact me again - something I have made quite clear to them.<br /><br />But because of all of that, I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I will never have my fairytale life I always wanted. It's ruined friendships, relationships, jobs, and so many opportunities. All of that which I will never get back.<br /><br />So thank you Blogland. For the good, at least. I'm am so fucking sorry if any of you went through the same thing with that person. No one deserved that. Not young, impressionable kids struggling with their mental health and wanting to make friends and tell stories. And not when that person was old enough to know better.<br /><br />So goodbye Blogland. I do hope I never have a reason to be anywhere near here again.<br />-- Death RoseJophielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531241857827894283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-29078815573715116462019-12-23T07:57:13.478+00:002019-12-23T07:57:13.478+00:00Oh hey it’s my blogversary (maybe. It’s either tod...Oh hey it’s my blogversary (maybe. It’s either today or yesterday or tomorrow)Moss Harbor Elsinore Lantern Cryptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060141535804993443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-39276530729006058902019-11-06T17:12:15.635+00:002019-11-06T17:12:15.635+00:00I still come back every now and then to remind mys...I still come back every now and then to remind myself of the amazing community we had here<br />missing you all 💔<br /><br />anyway an updated email address is in my profile if anyone ever wants to get in contact (I got locked out my old one)Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892792846450052749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-36107968083836528402019-07-31T06:12:19.392+01:002019-07-31T06:12:19.392+01:00This is a nice article here with some useful tips ...This is a nice article here with some useful tips for those who are not used-to comment that frequently. Thanks for this helpful information I agree with all points you have given to us. I will follow all of them.<br /><a href="https://bizzoppo.com/interiors/interior-designers-in-chennai" rel="nofollow">interior designers in chennai</a><br /><br />afibizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060155117569278368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-31758497931876980232019-06-05T23:38:58.820+01:002019-06-05T23:38:58.820+01:00I can’t believe I joined this place when I was lik...I can’t believe I joined this place when I was like,13 and now I turn 21 today 😭Inky Flamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716756901169974123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-51555632067332043262019-05-19T20:17:23.020+01:002019-05-19T20:17:23.020+01:00I love you ur books I go to realt na Mara biggest ...I love you ur books I go to realt na Mara biggest fan by the way I have a blog to www.fashiontips50.blogspot.comFashion Tipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598709016538631343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-54079964625817382992019-04-02T21:41:02.889+01:002019-04-02T21:41:02.889+01:00Literally just thought of this and now I’m in cris...Literally just thought of this and now I’m in crisis. <br /> it’s in the first book and generally through out the series, they all talk of a war that took place before the events of the books, <br />But my question is, does the magic world have an army in the same way a country has an army? So people dedicated to combat or was it more along the lines of “get everyone involved quick, because it’s gonna decide our futures” sorta thing?. <br /><br />Genuine question Garret Falcone https://www.blogger.com/profile/06846354153783961737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-29816024166564028512019-01-18T05:07:58.037+00:002019-01-18T05:07:58.037+00:00Okay, I was going to leave this for someone else t...Okay, I was going to leave this for someone else to take, because I've had the top post for the last year and a half, but I guess I'll take it again.<br /><br />I'm dedicating this page to Blogaland.<br /><br />You've treated us well, done us proud, and made a family from misfits. You bought together a whole lot of people who probably would have never met otherwise, and left us with some pretty rad memories. We made a home here when some of our homes were pretty broken and empty and altogether not that nice.<br /><br />And, to Derek, too. Because without you, we wouldn't have had a 'here'.<br /><br />It's time to put this beautiful place to rest. I can only hope you all have wonderful lives and live magical adventures. I love you all.<br /><br />- RoseJophielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531241857827894283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-6972179400367417422019-01-12T09:00:55.244+00:002019-01-12T09:00:55.244+00:00I joined this blog when I was in year 7? Or 8? Any...I joined this blog when I was in year 7? Or 8? Anyway, this year would have been my third year of university. I've fallen in love in here. I've had my first heartbreak. I've had the fondest and worst memories. Requiem Ball, fights, roleplays, losing loved ones, mental health horrors...<br /><br />But that's Blogland. That's just how our little community worked. We loved each other. We were always there for each other. We supported each other when we couldn't support ourselves.<br /><br />I remember when I first joined and my mother found out. I wasn't allowed to talk to people I didn't know online, so being on this blog was absolute treason to her. I got in so much trouble. I had to sneak on here on our iPod Touch that my family shared, and then they'd know because I had to clear all the browsing history. My parents almost murdered me because of it aha<br /><br />I love you all and wish you all the best. You shaped my childhood and my obsessive personality (thx guys now im an addict to like everything aha). If any of you ever need anything, never hesitate to ask. I'm only an email away lovelies.<br /><br />Love y'all<br />~ Death Rose<br /><br />email: deathyrose@gmail.com<br />insta: dannilivJophielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531241857827894283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-33160017191992115232018-12-23T07:13:16.270+00:002018-12-23T07:13:16.270+00:00fun fact I joined the blog 6 years agofun fact I joined the blog 6 years agoFabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835563764623073187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-43063151261596597402018-12-22T22:25:21.220+00:002018-12-22T22:25:21.220+00:00So in this month alone I've had:
my first wor...So in this month alone I've had:<br /><br />my first work Christmas party<br />being let go from my job<br />turned 29<br />seen the Wild Lights in Dublin Zoo<br />been so broke that I can't get any Christmas presents.<br /><br />The roller-coaster that has been December has been real!Emerald Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025349867712561764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-89518919143549669852018-12-18T21:26:30.968+00:002018-12-18T21:26:30.968+00:00Hey everyone!
I hope I'm posting this as Mara...Hey everyone!<br /><br />I hope I'm posting this as Mara because I'm way too lazy to check, but yes. Hello. It's Mara(lie Lily Charm) here.<br /><br />It's a bit sad to see how dead Blogland is now, but I suppose I can't really voluntarily leave and then complain about how everyone has left... But I feel like I should at least post one last message on here before I say my farewell.<br /><br />I think I joined Blogland when I was about 11? I'm 18 now, so that's a little scary. But I've been thinking about it a lot, and I realised that... I went through a lot of really hard times in my life when I was a Bloglandian so to say, and I'm afraid to this day that I took it out on many of you here. I was also very young, and... embarrassing lol. Let's not talk about my 1D obsession pretty please (although I don't regret being a fan my god their music is so great). I've made so many friends on here, and honestly I have no idea how any of you put up with me. My goodness I'm so annoying. However annoying I am now though, I was about 800 times more annoying when I was on Blogland, so apologies for that...<br /><br />Blogland will always hold fond memories in my heart, from our roleplaying to Harralie (help) to me crying over Little Mix and even getting Kessie, Star and Fabigail to be fans... Those Were The Days. However fun it was, though... I feel like maybe it was good that I left when I did. I think I needed space from the internet and from Blogland more specifically, even though I ended up being a Little Mix fan account on Instagram literally like... three weeks after. Facepalm. <br /><br />I love you all so much, and I'm really glad that I got the chance to meet you guys, and experienced the stuff I did here. Even though, at the time, I felt like I was going through a tough time, I really did meet such amazing friends/family here. Thank you Derek, for creating Blogland, and thank you to all of you Bloglandians, for making Blogland. <br /><br />If you guys would like to contact me~<br />Email: maralielilycharm@gmail.com<br />Instagram: httpjane<br /><br />Goodbye for now, Blogland! ♥︎<br /><br />— Mara Maralie Lily Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673983856723775561noreply@blogger.com