New Zealand, eh? Lovely country, full of lunatics...
I arrived on Tuesday, checked into my hotel and met up with a friend who's living over here. By nine that night, every time my eyes closed I was in serious danger of falling asleep right there and then. Only the fact that my luggage had been misplaced somewhere between Dublin and Auckland kept me from turning in early. It's not exactly a nice feeling, wondering if you're ever going to see your luggage again. You start thinking about all the clothes you packed, about the toothbrush, about the phone charger you might never see again...
I went to bed, then was woken at 2 AM by reception- my luggage had arrived. They delivered it to my room and I wept manly tears of joy. Or, y'know, I shrugged and mumbled a thank you and went back to bed. Whichever.
It's now Friday night, and tomorrow is my last day in New Zealand. It's been astonishingly good so far. Every school I've been to has been great- really enthusiastic people, ready to have a laugh. Two schools even did a welcoming Haka-type thing, which was awesomely cool.
The public signings have been great too. This afternoon I did one in the Children's Bookshop in Christchurch, where I met a load of readers, including Jordan, a girl who had kept me updated about her status after the recent earthquakes. It's always nice to meet people I only know online, and she had many, MANY questions to ask.
Tomorrow is my last day in NZ, and so the first chunk of my tour will be over. I've really enjoyed my few days here- this was a great way to kick off the tour.
EDIT:
I've just read over what I've just written, and it's all so sickeningly POSITIVE and nice. Bah humbug! There needs to be some grouchy stuff in here in order to be genuine- so I'll just say that I STILL haven't been able to see Katie Taylor winning the gold in boxing, and I am NOT happy about that. I can't even find it on YouTube.
Bah YouTube! Bah!
Every single Irish Minion knows who Katie Taylor is, and they're as proud of her as I am. What a girl.
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I've explained why I could not have saved her beforehand...
*he sips his tea, then guzzles it. Suddenly he remembers he isn't drinking alcohol and quickly walks downstairs*
...
*Cries*
*appears again, sighing gently* I apologize for any insult I have paid you. *calmly walks away*
*hugs Noelle* I'm sorry...
I can't eat anything.
Because it's covered in bloody yougurt.
Fucking hell.
*slowly, he puts the bottle down*
Good.
---
*hugs Adra* Sorry.
*finishes the plates, disappears with them and reappears in Trip's bar*
Um, is this a bad time?
*is holding a lot of plates, each having a specific kind of food*
I've got a pizza plate, one for French fries, hamburgers, pasta, chicken, fish, salad, and veggie sticks. There are plates for sweets, like cakes, cookies, chocolate and brownies. Kinda why it took a while...
You don't like yogurt, Danni?
*hugs Noelle*
I'm fine, see? *does a little jig* Unhappy characters is all!
---
Oh, thank you hope. That's very kind. *he smiles*
You're welcome.
*smiles back, though it falters a bit*
Characters are confusing, I can't tell when someone's a character or not.
Then again, I'm sort of mixing myself as an author and being a character... It's...
*can't seem to find the right words*
Sorry to hear, Rose.
Yeah, these days people just use brackets. But I'm a bit old fashioned really, and just rely on the subtle differences between me and Trip. You'll start spotting them after a while. Like the mild alcoholism. :P
Hey Zaf. What's up?
---
I'll take those, you needn't carry them any longer. *carefully, he ferries the plates downstairs*
It's okay, I haven't eaten since yesterday, so soon your stomach will go numb.
I suggest drinking water.
8Nods*
*Goes*
Nothing really....just hanging.
-Zaf
*nods to Trip*
Okay, that's kinda the same with me at this moment. :P
Thanks. *stays where she is as he walks away, then disappears again*
*reappears outside*
Hi Zaf. I'd ask how you are, But Trip already did.
Water is a good substitute if you don't eat anything for a while. Sadly, I forget to drink when I don't eat...
I don't actually drink much water in the first place to be honest, but I do have tea. Not that much the same, but it's still a drink.
*hugs Noelle before she goes*
Noelle, please eat something...
Ooh, so is that the feeling you get when your stomach is past growling and aching when it's hungry? It just goes numb? Didn't think of it like that...
*vanishes*
*One eye squeezed half-shut, the gentleman in question skips a stone into Blogland.*
*One hop, two, three, four...*
*All the way to the horizon.*
Why hello, there.
http://insanityinmybrain.blogspot.com/?m=1
http://noellepurcellsuaessayblog.blogspot.com/?m=1
^ literary essays and analyses... If anyone cares. Most likely not.
...
:/ *goes*
*she gently hugs Noelle, then pulls away, looking into her eyes*
People care, I care.
*gently hugs her again before letting her leave*
*she stares after her and whispers*
I'm sorry...
Hmmm...
*she stares at her name, unsure if it's right*
It's based off of the book but, obviously, I'm not Stargirl.
*shrugs her shoulders and decides to keep it for now*
*curls up, holding her stomach*
Need… Food…
Hey! :)
I wish I could fly or teleport to where ever you are in Australia and bring you food. Is there anything that survived the yoghurt spill?
My bio books barely survived, my laptop got a little icky, as did my diary...
Everything at the bottom, on the other hand...
Oh, I'm sorry!
*hugs*
Will you be able to get food soon?
When I get home, but then I'll have work... Damn.
:(
Will you have time to grab a quick snack? Like an energy bar of something?
I'm sorry :(
Hello btw!
Nope. My oreos are trapped in my bag, tho...
Ooh! Oreos!!!!! :D
FIRST! :D
I think I'm going to poof now.
I dedicate this page to the book Stargirl because it's amazing!
And Oreos because they're also awesome!
And food, may Danni find some soon!
Ok, goodbye!
HEAR HEAR OMG I LOVE THE BOOK STARGIRL IT'S SO GOOD!!!
And purple Stargirl, have we met?!
It's a great book :)
*grins, raising an eyebrow*
Possibly.
You should be sleeping, Stargirl.
You know that.
Possibly. That's not helpful. -_-
I'll brb.
But I don't want to sleep!
And how do you know what time zone I'm on? O.o
:)
More like, I know who you are.
Time for bed.
Oh.
Ok, fine...
*heads off for sleep*
WAIT WHO IS IT I HAVE NO IDEA!
Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
The way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do, tonight
Seriously. Playing guitar makes me sleepy, and I have no idea which take sounded best. The earlier one had a mess up, but this one has too much background noise... :/
*decides to hold it off until she can get a recording that sounds good*
*poofs*
(Hello.)
Bethany: I could just give you a little?
Liliana: It is better to have it spread over five people than one. Come back, Onwa.
No Beth..You need your energy too. And I'll survive on my own energy for now. But..maybe Claire..
Onwa: *takes her hands, looking at her a moment*
*nods*
Okay.
(Hello, Jaimie. *hugs her tightly*)
Bethany: Okay... *her hand glows white and she gently feeds Claire energy*
Liliana: *they vanish in a flash of white, appearing back in their room*
(*hugs tightly back*)
*smiles*
Not too much though.
Onwa: Stay still.
*works on dismantling Liliana's energy shield*
(*she cuddles her tightly*)
Bethany: Alright. Don't worry. *she gently and slowly feeds Silente energy also*
Liliana: *she folds her arms and stands still*
(*smiles, cuddling tightly back*)
*blinks*
*frowns*
Only to Claire, Beth.
Onwa: *finishes and nods*
Do you to have the mental block removed also?
Bethany: No... It's fine.
Liliana: Yes, please.
Beth..Only to Claire...please..
Onwa: *nods*
*eyes glow silver, along with her arms, eyes glazing over slightly*
*arms move and things seem to slide and move in Liliana's find, opening up*
(**mind)
Bethany: Why?
Liliana: Why did you put mental blocks in the first place?
Because you need your energy.
*kisses her gently*
Onwa: In case she found you anyway and attempted to enter your dreams. Or track your thoughts.
*nods and finishes, glowing fading*
*blinks, eyes returning to normal*
Bethany: *kisses her back, gently feeding her a quick pulse before stopping, but continues with Claire*
Liliana: I see. That is unnecessary, however. As long as you do not harm anyone in your dream, no one will die.
*shivers slightly and grins*
Thank you.
Onwa: *nods*
*frowns and looks at her still cut arm*
*scowls and heals it*
You don't always have the choice..
Bethany: You're welcome. *she smiles, hugging them both*
Liliana: Yes, there is always the choice.
*hugs her back, leaning against her*
Onwa: I doubt Bethany got the choice in saying what she did, in cutting my arm..
Bethany: I love you, both of you.
Claire: You really are the strangest, but best mums ever. Both of you.
Liliana: It was not Bethany who did it. It was just her mental form.
*smiles*
Love you too Beth.
*cuddles Claire*
And you aren't such a bad daughter either.
*kisses the crown of her hair*
Omwa: Ah. I'm..sorry about that.
Claire: *she cuddles her back* Thanks.
Liliana: Were she not alive now, I would really not be happy with you.
You're welcome.
*gently strokes her hair*
Onwa: *nods*
I can understand that..
Claire: *she smiles* Apart from the parasite... I quite like it here.
Liliana: But she is. Therefore I am not mad. *she kisses her passionately*
It's not that bad I suppose..but I doubt my ability to stay here long without causing Onwa harm..
Onwa: *kisses her passionately back, smiling*
*strokes her second blond streak, turning it silver as well*
Bethany: Why?
Liliana: Thank you. *she kisses her passionately again, using her tongue*
(I have to go now. Goodbye.)
(Okay. Bye Soph! *cuddles*)
She just..we don't get along.
Onwa: *kisses her passionately back, also using tongue, pressing against her*
(hi,
So this is to explain the confusion
Rhos = is Garrett (obviously)
I am me,
We're friends and we've known each other for a while,
I said I was Rhos as a joke to annoy him because its funny :D
So that's that )
*is here for twenty minutes, if anyone else is about town*
*spots a devilishly handsome, charming, witty and totally not a figment of my imagination guy walking around*
Oh hello other me, how are things?
Oh, they're pretty good. I just saw a t-shirt that said senpai noticed me. It was pretty funny.
Oh my god, so did I! It was funny, wasn't it?
Oh yeah.
Big time.
Well, I should really be going now.
Oh! Me too!
What are the odds?
Must be terribly low.
Indeed, they must be.
Same time leaving high five?
Absolutely!
*disappears into a self high five meta paradox*
(Hello.)
I cant move.
My back hurts too much.
*cries*
It's sending pains down the backs of my legs.
It hurts so bad... :'(
*puts a heat pack on her back and curls up somewhere*
(Danni! *hugs gently*)
(Mmm...)
(Hello? :/)
"My Immortal"
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
[Chorus:]
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face—it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice—it chased away all the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
[Chorus]
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
[Chorus]
...me, me, me.
*pokes the warmth giving Kassyworm while being invisible*
*moves away, grinning to herself*
*would also like to mention that in the Ever After High series, the Queen of Hearts called people 'worms'*
*her daughter calls Maddie 'Hatworm' and Kitty is 'Catworm'*
*is happy to have the opportunity to call someone a worm without sounding offensive about it*
(*smiles at Hope*
*pokes her back, warmly*)
*reappears in the other side of him, where and when he poked her*
:O
How did you know I was there?
*reappears in the other side of him, where and when he poked her*
:O
How did you know I was there?
At least that was only twice. My screen froze while it was loading. I was afraid my comment would have posted more than twice.
*tilts her head, wondering if the Kassyworm disappeared*
Hello?
(Because you weren't warm enough.
*pokes*)
(*A swirling storm of pokes rushes into Blogland and engulfs both Kas and Hope for a moment before swirling to a stop*
Hey guys, it's been a while.)
(*chokes*
Rose is in SP.)
@Kas: I'm plenty warm enough. :P
*is engulfed in a swirling storm of pokes*
Eek!
Hey, J! It certainly has! So how are you both?
(Hello, J. How've you been?
@Hope sorry, was reading SP.)
You know, if I had stayed on while DEREK was still writing the last three books, I could have been too...
But I'm still happy that everyone else was able to get a tiny cameo.
*ipod's still doing the capitalizing thing for DEREK*
(I've been... alright. Still alive and kicking aren't I? How about you two?)
Figured, Kas. :P
*tackle hugs him, sort of as payback for the poke, but also just because*
(Pretty meh.
J, do you remember when Danni created Rose?)
(*melts Hope* :/)
(It was before I came to the blog, that's all I know.)
I've been... Acting like a mix of these three characters from a book series. *indicates her profile pic, which she photoshopped herself*
(When did you come on?
And how are things in your world, J?)
*melts, but a vial tumbles out of her hat and breaks on her melted form*
*grows back to solidity*
Whoo, what a rush!
*looks at a piece of the broken vial*
Hmm, says it was a solidifying potion. How'd that get in there? Cool!
Also, I believe Danni came on as Rose. She'd been her from the start.
(Ah, she first came on the Blog on 11th August 2012.
Hmm...)
(September, 2013.
And my world is bland.)
“I’m sure you remember who was in the Diablerie back in those days,” Scorn said. “There was Vengeous – before he became one of Mevolent’s Generals, of course – Gruesome, Murder Rose – delightful lady – Jaron Gallow, may he rest in peace – a few others… and China. The leader of the pack, as it were. If I’m right, and I think I am, Rose went after your child. That wasn’t much of a problem. To be honest, from what I’ve read, the biggest danger there was whether Rose would go too far and kill the kid. But for once, she obeyed orders.
“China, because she enjoyed that kind of thing, went after your wife. By all accounts, it was a knock-down, drag-out fight. There was blood, sweat, tears, hair-pulling, even some name-calling. Things got pretty heated, but eventually China emerged triumphant, and she shackled your pretty little wife and hauled her all the way back to Serpine’s castle. Then she stood in the shadows, and watched you run in, saw you scream when they died. She was there while Serpine was torturing you. Apparently, different members of the Diablerie liked to stop by every now and then to watch. That’s pretty dark, isn’t it?”
Skulduggery lowered his gun.
*taklehugs J next, to get back for the swirling storm of pokes*
*gives him a quick, but strong squeeze hug*
*lets go and smiles*
*disappears and reappears on a tree branch, sitting down*
*covers her eyes because possible spoilers*
*would rather read the stuff herself*
*adds*
*when she gets her own book*
(*Falls backwards from the force of the tacklehug and keeps right on falling into his shadow*
Got to go now, might be on after school.)
(It's book 6 - Death Bringer.)
(Okay, bye, J!)
Bye, J. I'm probably not going to be on by the time you get back. Have fun at school!
@Kas: ah. Okay then. I must have forgotten...
*has and read the 6th book*
Didn't realize Murder Rose was Death though...
Oh yeah, I remember that part now.
Wait a moment... Death didn't come on until AFTER the 6th book was released, right? So Murder Rose couldn't have been her unless she came here after being on another website/SP fandom place that DEREK visits sometimes.
Right?
(Yeah... it's probably not her, but I'll ask her.)
Or maybe Danni got the idea for Death Rose FROM that little glimpse of a possible character in Murder Rose. Unless we actually SAW Murder rather than heard of her in the books, then it really would have been based off of a substantial character, unless Death was created out of Danni's own imagination. Then that's all there must be to it.
*nods*
@Shannon *laughs*
XD awesome.
(And that sounds exactly like something I would do XD)
*bops Dug on the head, grinning*
*vanishes, her grin going last*
*reappears a few feet away*
Morning, Dug! How are you?
(Hey, Duggy!
Yeah, that's what I thought. Either Derek was inspired to make a character, or Danni was.)
(*bops Duggy's and Hope's noses warmly*)
*nodsnods*
*shakes her head quickly after her nose gets bopped*
*grins at Kas, then sticks out her tongue at him, smiling*
I'm heading off to bed now.
*hugs the possibly not here Dug and Kassyworm, making sure not to melt this time*
Night guys. And sorry for leaving you possibly alone, Kas. I'd stay longer to keep you company, but my mind is having other plans.
*vanishes again, going to sleep*
(Good night, Hope! *huggles warmly*)
Hello?
Anyone around?
(Hey, Shannon.)
Hey kassy!
*hugs*
How are you? )
(*hugs back*
I'm okay. How are you today?)
Anything I could do to make you better than okay?
And me,
I'm alright thank you
(Probably not.
Hmmm... I better get home.)
Okay *hugs*
And well that there is your choice,
Do you want to stay out?
Or
Do you want to go home? )
(Going home.
Not distant or anything though.
Wanna talk about anything?)
Okay *nods*
And sure
What shall we talk about?
(No idea. Anything.)
Okay...
Do you game?
(*laughs*
Yes.
Do you?)
(Playing Dogecoin miner right now.)
Yup *nods* and cool,
I've never heard of that game before?...
http://dogeminer.se/
Thank you,
I'll use that later, (coz I'm on me phone )
(What games do you play?)
(It works on the phone lol)
(*sits upstairs in the bus, on the bar in front of the big window, about halfway up this time, shoulders pressed against the window, and contemplates the safety of said position, imagining all the possible dangers, imagining flying backwards with a smash of the breaks, sliding along the road, head hitting with breaking force, splitting over the road, skin on her back being torn, muscle shredded*
*smiles slightly then clears the thought from her head*
Hey guys!)
(Hello Jai *hugs* )
(Okay *nods*
And me I'm a console gamer *nods*
So i play fps, gta, assassins creed
Lots of games really :D
(Hey Shannon! *hugs* how are you?)
(.........................
Hello, Jaimie.
....
.
Dammit.
*hugs her tightly*)
(Hey Sassy!
*cuddles*
How are you?)
(I'm alright thank you Jai,
How are you?
(I'm as well as to be expected given my life's current state. Probably better than to be expected in some ways. I'm off the bus now.)
(*keeps hugging Jaimie as tightly as he can*)
*nods and hugs*
That's good right? )
(*keeps hugging the Kassy back*
Although, the swelling on my hand has gone down, which is a bit upsetting. Still hurts but only a minute bit, which is annoying.)
(*hugs Shan back and shrugs*
Depends on your view. But yeah, glass half full, it's good.)
(okay *smiles*
Its good to have a view like that *nods*
But sometimes its better to have a different view...
Personal preference really :)
(Cold ears cold hands cold toes cold cold cold.)
(I never said that was my view..
But its the view I'll say is mine.
Aww :c
*cuddles kas warmly*)
(Imma go read for a bit, try tooooone down my brain. Be back soon! Cya!)
(...
Take care, Jai...)
(cya soon Jai )
(I'm goin to disappear for a little bit see you fine people later )
(See you, Shannon! :)
What I was going to post before the wifi vanished on me:
Thanks. :)
I'm trying to Stormlight-Archive all my swearing, so. XD Stormload works, though. :)
@Jai: IKR.
It's mostly my art coursework . . . it's due in on Wednesday, so I've put in tons of hours recently (was doing tons of homework the week before last as well) to try and get it done, but my other teachers are giving me quite a lot of homework on top of that, so it's kind of a lot of homework . . . with a lot of homework. -_-
As a year eleven art student to a year ten student, please don't try and finish off your art coursework just before you have to hand it in, because whilst it would be doable in ordinary terms, it's not doable with the amount of homework teachers decide to pile on you the week before the week before half term . . . try get it all done Christmas of year eleven. :P
(and then my teachers are expecting me to be revising as well. They're like "YOU SHOULDN'T JUST BE DOING HOMEWORK ADN COMING TO LESSONS. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU SHOULD BE REVISING IN YOUR FREE TIME, SEE TEHRE ARE RESOURCES HERE HERE AND HERE, YOU SHOULD BE USING THEM OR YOU WILL FAIL" and I'm just like I CAN'T REVISE I HAEV TOO MUCH HOMEWORK STORM IT. :P
But today
ALL I HAVE O DO IS ART HOMEWORK AND THEN I AM DONE
FINISHED
YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW ACE THAT FEELS. C:
(but on the other hand, I want to be done/finished NOW but I still have to do art eh)
(but on the other other hand, it's only art. C:)
Also, I got to dissect a heart today!
:)
So that was kind of interesting and cool. :)
Yellow!
Yellow, DuggDuggDuggDuggDugglyn! :)
(wbd. Art. -_-)
StarStarStarStarInkbright!
How are your eyes?!
Also, Email!
You got to dissect a heart?! That's so cool!
And I got to go. Adios!
*pokes THE WORLD*
Hey.
[THE WORLD sneezes, whatever that means]
:( Fours, Dugglyn!
And, yeah. It's cool. :)
Hey, Trip. :)
Hi, Moss. :)
*regards the sneezing world in alarm O_O*
(*waves at the people*)
*waves at Seirsha* :)
(Finally, a people! *tacklehugs Star*)
Ohmystorminggosh
i just realised
I can find a friend and legally marry them and get economic benefits from it without having any emotional/cultural sidjaidmasidmsaim along with it.
O_O
I cannot believe I never thought of this.
Why isn't everyone marrying their friends???
Yay for stupid systems that give married people advantages. :) :)
Anyone want to marry me? :P
Hi, Iris! :)
Yeah, sorry, I'm distant. :( Trying to do art. :P
(I would Star but I'm only thirteen... Sorry... I know you love me but we just can't be. :P
What's your art?)
@Seirsha: :(
We live far away, anyway. I'm not sure you can get married online . . .
And - XD
School art. Bleh.
:P
Oh my . . .
I just wrote 'DISITON' instead of 'DISTORTION'.
XD
(*nods* I know you must be crushed...
Are you doing it for GCSE/A level? (I don't know how old you are because I'm not a stalker, sorry! :P)
(*claps sarcastically* Well done clever girl...)
@Seirsha: :( Yes. I'm not sure how I'm going to live on. D: My entire life's dreams have been dashed . . .
GCSE. :P
And, um, I might be a stalker. :P
*totally wasn't looking up Silente's school on Google Maps the other day*
Ikr. XD
Sorry, I got distracted by this great website.
http://www.springhole.net/writing/reasons-your-character-might-be-boring.htm
Some people might like to look at that and think about their characters.
Have we met Seirsha?
@Trip: Totally not a subtle hint that our writing sucks. XD
Hi! :)
She's Iris/Velvet, Trip. :)
You're correct, Trip; this website is great. :)
You know, I think pretty much everyone here should follow that hyperlink Trip posted. :P
That last one made me really self conscious. :P I'm really bad at character development, frankly. I basically rely on other people to create reasons for Trip the change.
(Hello! :)
Dad. He doesn't have work today. *sighs* If I poof, blame him.)
(@Star Please, do say more, Holly, dear. I love to hear you talk. Your "rants" are often filled with such beautiful emotion.
XD)
It's also got loads of really helpful dungeon mastering tools, a list of logical fallacies, and a but load of other cool stuff. :)
And it's SUPER politically correct. They use Xe in stead of he or she. 8°
(*laughs* Star! XD
And yes Trip, it is I!
RTG Worm, do I know you?)
(Aye, Worm.)
@Trip: That is character development . . . ? If you react to changes people provide and therefore develop, that's character development. :) It's if stuff happens adn Trip carries on being the same regardless that it just a bit bleh. :P
I'm . . . not good with character development; I hate people to change, both in real life and in books . . .
@Seirsha: :P Please, call me Star, Seirsha dear.
. . .
wait.
hang on.
I already online-married Saph.
:S
Oh dear. XD
Cough cough. http://www.springhole.net/logical-fallacies/red-herring.htm
What a great name! "Look! A distraction!"
X)
(I do call you Star...)
@Trip: C: Yay. C:
I personally prefer to use 'they'; there's so many gender-neutral alternatives that unless everyone can decide on one, I'm really not even going to bother heading into that mindfield (apart from if a particular individual wants to be referred to by a particular pronoun, of course).
(...)
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