"Write a new blog post," they say. Like it's that easy. Like it's that simple.
And what if I have nothing to talk about? What if there is nothing I WANT to talk about? Don't I get a say in any of this? Doesn't my opinion MATTER?
And of course the Twitter people are nudging me. Every. Single. Day. I can't escape them. They're getting into my head.
They're in my DREAMS...
I'm all achey. I've had a long day and I'm tired. All I want to do is go to bed- and yet going to bed before 2 AM always seems like a waste of time. Like there's something I could be doing, some work I could be getting done...
33,000 words done on Book 8, by the way.
This time last year (January 6th) I started KOTW. I had been hideously delayed because of work to the house I'd been having done, and the deadline was fast approaching. So this year, having 33,000 words done by this stage is something of a relief. I am, of course, assuming that I can continue writing at the same rate. So, er, hopefully I can.
Wrote a cool scene yesterday. It involves Fletcher. It involves blood. It involves AWESOMENESS.
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Oh gosh, I need a hug... *pulls Star in again*
Oh and the message I sent 10 minutes working on just had to go weird... :( Star that was amazing. I've always believed that everyone is born for one moment. That moment can be anything, but the reason for your existence is never something about you. It's always something you do for other people. And I think, although I don't know him, that Chase's reason for living might've been Em.
Am I crying
Chase deserves MULTIPLE blog posts.
I will write something for Chase to stop me crying
You did go very formal, Star... O.o
...I may have to write him a blogpost. And by may I mean I'm planning on writing a blogpost. Even if no-one reads it. I just...have to. It's my way of saying thanks, I guess. Thanks for being alive, your very existence changed the world if only very slightly. Domino affect. It's people like Chase that inspire me to do better, inspire me to make a difference.
I'm going to make my life worthwhile so people that have helped me, people like Chase, Miss Jackson and everyone that is still with us, like Em, Paul, Sparky, Zath, Rim, Lynxia, Star... All of you.
Chase might not be here completely, but once you've been to Blogland you never completely leave...
You guys are my inspiration, because without you I wouldn't be me. I'm missing Chase already and I hope that we can all be there for Em, because I am NOT having her follow him for another fifty years at minimum!
So, yeah... Damn moodswings >_>
To Chase
I never known you but what I heard just made me get all emotinal. And as Star says everyone has a special exsistence. And your exsistence is one of the brightsest and best (everyone is)
We will always miss you
Rest in peace
Brad
R.I.P Chase. We love you, especially Em :)
I am sad
Hug me someone
Gtg, I'm sorry. I'll come back soon
Saph
Hug me
*hugs brad* *hugs everyone else*
I will be writing Chase a blogpost sometime this week and it will be long
*Hugs* *crys*
*hugs everyone* I think you're all incredible people and I'm not sure what I'd do without you. You guys are perfect. And I need you all to know that.
I also want to say thank you for being here. For existing. For being you. You're beautiful, *hums You're Beautiful by James Blunt*
Help
Tired
Dammit Luci, don't say beautiful... *hums What Makes You Beautiful*
All you people are great even the ones I dont know and without you's my life wouldnt be the same.
TWO people saying it was amazing? I'm going to go back on that which I just said and tell you, it wasn't.
When Scáth told us stuff about Chase . . . It had meaning. You could feel the fire of determination behind it and stuff. I'm not just using a fancy metaphor- to me, they did feel burning. I mean, I got the words, "burning" and "blazing" and "fire" out of it whilst reading it. Blame it on my odd mind.
":'(
I read what happened this morning...
I expected myself to spend a day being depressed. Instead, I cried for twenty minutes before remembering the promise I made to Chase late last year. And I remembered the conversation we had; never must you say goodbye, it's merely a see you later. Yes, what happened is tragic but Chase asked for me to be there for Em, because there was nothing he wanted more than her happiness.
(my moodswings have been worse than normal, though. And sleep was ridiculous. I probably sound so horrible now:(!)
Em, if you read this, I'm here for you. I wish I could be there for you, however. Sadly, I'm stuck in England wanting to be there to hug you and make you smile. Smiling might seem impossible, right now, but Chase will never leave you. He told me he wanted you to be happy and live a long life. I told him I'd do everything I could to not disappoint him. Which is even more reason for me being here for you whenever you need me. I'll do everything I can to help. I promise."
See?
I can blather on about purpose all I like and feel like I'm saying soemthing, but I bet I'm actually not. :(
Meh. I can't even say I'm pretty worthless now coz of my damn purpose speech. It must be Down With The Sickness. Not sure how, but it's evil, so . . .
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You d mean something. You said Chase had a special purpose? So do you.
DAMMIT, Scáth. You can't be HERE when I say things like that. I'm not entirely sure why, it just messes my mnd up. It's all Down With The Sickness's fault. Again, not sure why this might be, but it has to be thus because it's an evil stalker and nothing else I know is evilly stalking me.
. . . Well, evil, yes, but not stalking me.
I dont no what to say my speach was terrible Star and Scaths were much better.
I mean, Ieni's a stalker so she's probably stalking me, but she's not evil . . .
Now, if Eve and Ieni were one person, they - I mean, she - would be the PERFECT evil stalker. *nods*
I think my formality has into the abyss it did runned.
Today has been a sad day
You write really well. Amazingly, the people who see us in the worst possible light is ourselves. We're always so harsh on ourselves. If Em does read that, I'm sure that the emotion and the kindness of it would be enough for her. DOn't you dare believe you can't write well Star :(
Sorry, I didn't mean to tell you off. Sorry *hugs tightly*
I've been stalked before
If you want an evil stalker, resurrect Caelan...
That? That was crappy borderline depressed me talking... If you gave me one and paper and told me I could write to any person I wished, dead or alive, I'd write to him and say thank you. I would say so much that meant so much... I would thank him for more than just being there for me, but for making one of my blogsisters happy, even if it wasn't for very long. They belonged together, they belong together. I'd give anything for those two to be reunited in life, even my own life because I wouldn't be me without them...
They're perfect. And I wish I would have told him to tell her how he felt sooner. I wish I had told him to propose sooner... I wish I could have known so they could both be happy...
I am, however, happy that he need no longer suffer. He deserves peace after all this time. Now we must help Em to stay strong and smile again soon, because Chase would hate to see her upset; he loved her too much. Chemerald; the most perfect couple I've ever known
Hello...
I'm terrible at speechs, generally. Occasionally I can write something okay. Like todayyyyy. Hey, maybe I'm naturally SUPERB at speechs but I don't know it coz Down With The Sickness can alter my brain, like put a filter over it, so that when my subconsious thoughts come through the filter into my conscious thoughts they're all messed up. So maybe Down With The Sickness is messing with my speech abilities.
HA! I KNEW iy messed my mind up! I KNEW it! Down With The Sickness is EVIL, I tell you, and it shall take over the world!
Maybe my special purpose is to inform the world of Down With The Sickness's evility. Maybe Down With The Sickness is trying to, like, TAKE OVER the world. O_O
Good speech I wish I could write as good as that
I still believe that the reason Chase was born was Em. I hope she knows that.
Guys, I shall be back. Shower... And homework...
Chemerald. Real, rare true love
Yeh
*hugs SapphireShadowGirl* I've only know you for . . . *thinks* *counts* *frowns* *ums and ahs* . . . A small amount of time. But you're awesome. :)
I can't write well. I'm allowed to say that because my mind is being filtered so maybe naturally I CAN write well. But my writing in my brain as I know it, whether fictional or blathings about purpose, sucks. Well, it doesn't suck seeds, because if it sucked seeds it would suceed, but yeah.
Thank yous anyways. :) You're really nice.
Bye Mara (hugs)
*succeed
I am sad
FOURS MARA! :(
hey guys! wbd homework...
Aw, thanks Star. I think you're the really nice one :)
Is my writing good?
CHEMERALD SHIPPER FOR LIFE! <3
Is my writing good?
Brad: I don't know. Write something big.
Maralie: I totally agree :) <3
I'll take that as a no
. . . Him loving Em probably was his purpose, thinking about it. :)
I don't have the book with me, but in the Vampirate books they said there were two parts to a funeral - the mourning of a death and the celebration of a good life. We're all sad. I can joke and be sad Down With The Sickness did not see fit to filter this skill out of me. I'm sad. But we shouldn't just be sad he's gone, we should be glad he came. :)
. . . This skill of mine is either a really good thing, or a really bad thing . . . Probably bad, or it would have been filtered out of me.
Don't take it as a no! I just haven't seen you write more than a few lines yet!
YOU'RE ALL BETTER WRITERS THAN ME BECAUSE I CAN'T WRITE XD
Also, don't lose hope. Good can overcome evil! ASK DEREK OR HB, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T LIKE ME:(, OR ME. SINCE I SAID IT ONCE WITHOUT REALISING AND AASNFANLTDH AW.
Don't lose hope, guys!
Skulduggery looked at Valkyrie.
"Why are you mad with me?" He asked. "You, you, you embaressed me infront of my cousins."
"Which one?"
"Crystal."
"That wasnt Crystal, that was a refelction." "And how do you know that." "I just do."
Valkyrie laughed.
"Oh yeh."
Skulduggery drove on women were a lot of trouble.
Well
That was so sweet. And you're right. We've been sad. We should celebrate now :)
I'm not nice. :) I could go to great lengths to explain this, but whatever. Whether I am ACTUALLY nice or not makes not difference. If I cause goodness by appearing nice, that is good. It is just as good whether I am ACTUALLY nice or not. So I'm not really nice, but as long as I ACT nice, that shouldn't, like, matter. The thing is, like, acting nice, because whether ACTUALLY NICE or not, people are never ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS nice.
I lost track of what I was saying. I would blame Down With The Sickness, but that's getting a little old.
Soory I'll make it longer
That was good Brad. You might want to work on punctuation a little, but all in all a very good piece of writing. I like it :)
Valkyrie stopped shouting.
"Wait if that is a refelction then what happend to my cousin?"
"I dont know, hey you wanna get an ice cream."
"Yeh, it'll probaly mean nothing."
Thanks :D
Oh wait next post I have wrote something long about China
*steals jars of streamers from Evil Eve Evil and releases them*
YOU ARE NOW FREE STREAMERS.
*holds up two glasses of champagne* TO CHASE! *chinks them together*
*go and pours champagne down sink, because it tastes disgusting*
*gets self orange juice in plastic cup* Yeah, this is better.
WE CAN ALL BE VAMPIRATESSSSSSSSSSS. They have a party when someone dies, y'know? To celebrate their life. We should do that, I think. :/
Anyone against me?
right! Im back... :D
Gtg. Good bye guys
I agree with SapphireShadowGirl, who btw has an awesome name. It would be pretty good with better punctuation. :)
China walked into her demolished apartment. She still had lots of bruises from when Scorn had beat the hell out of her. She still had nightmares, about Skulduggery racing into her box in the street and shooting her. She was also worried about scorn coming and killing her.
Star, you paint yourself to be nowhere near as nice a person as you are. You really are a star, the happiness that you radiate would never exist in a horrible person. You're perfect, to me. *hugs tightly* Thank you for being alive and thank you for being you, please learn to think of yourself more highly<3
Sorry I deleted most of it
:( FOURS SAPPHIRESHADOWGIRL!
HI MELICA! *offers her glass of champagne*
...*takes champagne* you do know that champagne literally burns my insides and gets me very drunk at the same time...?
Countied... She had come back to her apartment to see what she could do with it. She looked over and found a book. Your guide to symbol magic. She had found that for her two bodyguards, which had been killed by Baron Vengous. She hated that man. She needed some way of revenge, some way to get back at Eliza. She needed to resurrect Baron Vengous. This was a good idea but there were lots of ways it could go wrong. For starts the zombie could turn on her or Eliza could just set her disciples on the creature and eventually they would probably kill it. It was always worth a try, and she could resurrect at the church of the faceless then she could flee, before things got to ugly. Yes she would do that. She needed to find a book on resurrection. This was going to be impossible in the explosion all her books would have been turned to dust. Her book on resurrection had been the strongest it must have survived. Her cheap phone beeped. It was Valkyrie. Why would she want to phone her after what she done? She decided to answer. “Hello.” She said. Valkyrie Cain’s voice smoothly started. “I’m coming to see you.” Before she could answer back the line went dead. Valkyrie who had left her in the street now wanted to come and see her, after all that she had done. She was a big forgiver. Skulduggery could have sent her to kill her. She needed to hide in case it was a trap. She ran behind a cabinet. It wasn’t good but it would have to do. She waited, and Valkyrie did not come. Valkyrie Cain walked through the door. “China I’m not here to kill you.” “You can trust me.” “Swear on your parents lives.” “I swear on my parents lives that I will not kill you.” China stood up and saw Valkyrie’s beautiful face. She would have loved things to be normal again. “What do you want?”
How was it?
How was it?
good story brad :)
Maybe that's coz I'm just not that good at painting. I'm better at drawing. My painting as always been meh at best. XD
*hugs Scáth* I'm not that nice. Really. But I if you all think I'm nice, then that's good and it causes happiness even if I am not, in fact, nice, so you thinking me nice is YAY. *offers her glass of champagne*
And you are amazing. You cause happiness and niceness and yeah. You said . . . yesterday, was it? . . . that your personality was being stolen and you were redundant, but you still seem utterly unique and amazing to me. You know you have people and they're similar so you basically but them in a cagetory? You've never been in a category even when you were a newbie so HA.
. . . Ha, Star? What do you mean, ha?
. . . NO IDEAAAAAAAAAAAAA. XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
. . . Okay, you're crazy. :/
*points at table filled with other glasses and other drinks* For those who think champagne is disgusting. :)
Thanks
Meow.
OOOOH MARA SEE COKE. *bolts over to table* *gulps down bottles*
Well I want some champagne
...what do you mean I've never been in a category? *frowns* I don't understand...
*grabs cahmpagne* *Drinks*
Well that f*** good
Yeh
It's good :), only try to vary your vocabulary?
. . . That's fancyspeak for use less "she." XD
I dont know what to do
dont get me wrong, I love the stuff but y'know it has side affects...
Thanks I'm suprised that you could read it with all the champagne
*shrugs*
well for example people who talk like this often go into the talking like this category no offense anyone.
And I have other categories, like I have the "this" people and the "that" people, but you've never been in a group with other people coz you're unique. :)
Last time.. last post.. I can't write something, because there were 5000 comments.. it was full! ;O
But now.. I'm here. :D
Hello everyone & Greetings from Germany! :D
Hi give me coke
luce, your one of a kind in the best way possible :D and no matter how much you think people copy you (sorry if Im one of them) you will always be better and more unique :)
I don't like champagne. :)
Okay. *hands Melica magical THESE WILL TAKE AWAY SIDE EFFECTS AND THEY TASTE REAL NICE TOO tablets*
*smiles at streamers whizzing all over room* *starts painting Chase's name, all his names, even the ones I don't know, on the walls*
Hi
I COPY YOU. I'M SUCH A COPYLIZARD. SORRY. :(
*hands Brad coke*
*hands Melica Irn Bru*
Hello, Soel Soeln. :)
Germany is AMAZING. :)
*...reluctently takes pills...*
THEY TASTE NICE, THOUGH! THEY'RE LIKE MARY POPPINS' MEDICINE!!!!
See ya's
WWOOOOO! IRN BRU!
Bye
Bye
FOURS BRAD! :(
bye brad :( Im eating mint chocolate chip ice - cream :)
D:
You're all so nice to me! Why? I don't deserve people as perfect as you guys. *hugs Star and Mel* Awh
well why be nasty to a nice person? :)
Hej Eveyone
*nods at Melica* EXACTLYNESS.
Hi Skylar! :)
*points at drinks table*
What are this for?
*These
Hey everyone!!
*wanders in* Hiya guys.
Hi Jubi
Hej Robin
ROBIN!! SKY!!
hi...
Sky, Jubi *nods*
blaa blaa...blaa...blaa blaa blaa
Hello Robin
LUCI!! MEL!!
hi...
*hums* *does homework*
Hello Jubi!
Hej Mara, Luci and Mel
hey jubi!
How's everyone doin?
Hello Sky!
KALLIE!
Hey L and Mel!
I'm making a video wbd!
Hi Sky, Jubi, Luci, Kallie and Mel. *hugs*
what type of video?
Hiya Maralie ^^
Just something for school
ahh kewl :)
And Robin, I didn't see you :) *hugs*
nom nom nom
*fixes hair*
Nope xD
FIRST?
DAMN YOU SNOWSCAR! *shakes first*
I am obsessed with my hair ... Im not proud of it... but yeah
*fist
Mara like her hair. Mara hair brown. In SP, Mara hair blonde.
Do you want to ded Maralie? I have nothing meaningful to say.
*grins at Kallie*
Hey guys.
ASDFGHJKL; THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES IS SO GOOD
I'M GONNA READ BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT AND BECAUSE PAN AND PERCABETH AND PERFECT
Alright, wbd.
Also, you guys are all perfect and I love you all so much. <3 Never doubt that. If ever any of you wish to talk e-mail me (lucianascath@gmail.com), message me on Facebook (Jordan Robyn Mangnall), tweet or DM me (@LuScath) or leave a comment on my blog (idoterriblethingswhenigrowbored.blogspot.co.uk or dontlosehope-bebrave.blogspot.co.uk). And then there's my tumblr if you want to stay anon or whatever - yourheadisaturnip.tumblr.com :)
I'm here for you guys if you need me. Just let me know if you need me:3
*whispers to Kallista* I like apples.
I like Blue Ponies...
and cows
in real life my hair is darky brown and in SP world my hair is darky brown :) Im so creative :)
*sits down* APPLES
In real life my hair is brown, In my SP world it is also brown but in my PM world it's a dark maroon colour
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY APPLES!
I have two pillow pets. Mara and Kessie. They're unicorns.
I couldn't ask for a better group of friends as they ones I've made from the blog.
You are all fucking amazing.
And I know Chase would be proud of you all...
*raises glass to that statement by Em* Here, here *drinks*
I have hazel eyes and I freak people out with them because when the sun is shining their green and when its dark their brown...
Thanks Em. *smiles* *raises glass* Hear hear!
They are amazing aren't they? *smiles* You're also amazing, Em. *hugs* You're an incredible person and you're so, so strong. I wish I could be more like you, because you're perfect!
I did leave a ded for you Maralie ^^
Oh right. Thanks Robin. *takes out inspiration cap*
I ded to quite possibly the strongest people here, Chase and Em.
These guys are so, so strong. They've stayed together through everything. They may not be together physically, but they'll always be in each other's hearts.
I'm not good at deds, but I have to say this:
You Bloglandians are the greatest people ever.
I remember my first comment :') about Katie Taylor, actually. I was first on a page, and Star said, "I suppose you're going to ded to Katie Taylor?"
Oh gosh, I remember that day so vividly. I was chatting to so many Bloglandians. Star, Luci, Em, Robin... Loads of others too that I can't quite remember, but you guys made my life complete. I was ILoveValkyrie first, then Maralie Charm and now, finally, Maralie Lily Charm. You guys have been with me through all of that and I'm so happy it was you who was. I don't mind if some of you dislike me or think of me as your greatest friend, I love you all and couldn't have spent such an experience with anyone else.
So thank you all. I love you all with absolutely all of my heart, and to Em, I hope we can help you get through this like you all helped me through my problems. :')
What is going on? Why are you having drinks?
We're having a toast to commemorate the memory of a lost bloglandian.
*smiles* It was nothing but the truth. *licks lollipop*
... KHALLHIE! IHS STHUCK!
*hugs Kallie* THANK YOU KALLIE CAKES.
*flies around*
*flaps arms* Imma bee Imma bee Imma Imma Imma- *flies into Kallie*
right can someone please explain to me why the hell Im floating???
MYSTICAL MAGICAL KALLIE POWERS, MEL!
ohh great, thats all we need... IM A VAMPIRE IM NOT AND I REPEAT NOT SUPPOSED TO FLY. IM SUPPOSED TO CREEP PEOPLE OUT WITH MY AWESOMENESS BUT NOT THE LEVEL OF CREEPY THAT CALEAN GOT TO.
YOU GO KALLIE! HIDE UNDER THAT BOX LIKE A BOSS!
just put me down and I wont flip out...anymore.
and dont worry! I would never hurt a fellow minion, that would be wrong...I may be a vampire but its not my time of the night yet...hehehe thats funny if you have a dirty mind...
KALLIE AND MEL I MUST GO FORTH TO BED. *squeezehugs*
EMAIL ME SO I DON'T FEEL LONELY.
maralielilycharm@gmail.com
I LIKE UNICORNS :D
BYEEEEEEEE!
*teleports to bed*
thankyou, I apreciate it, *straightens jacket* and you dont want to see me flipping out its baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad very very bad...
awww bye mara! :(
But, Mara!
This book is so good!
*runs around in circles*
I hate my laptop
What book? Mara hear book? *looks around frantically*
Bye!!!
ok kallie :) why? whats your laptop done now?
*points at laptop accusingly* I SENTENCE THEE TO DEATH FOR SHUTTING DOWN AND REFUSING TO START AGAIN. INSOLENCE.
ohh ok I see now :)
*frowns*
g2g...I need to get ready for school AGAIN... and if I cant wake up tomorrow morning you will know why...
*Stares*
I missed alot!
What bloglandian did we lose?
Chase. *smiles sadly*
Oh...
Ah! Derek, I'm just so excited for this next book. I'm an American fan and I FINALLY got my hands on Kingdom of The Wicked. Finished it yesterday and I've never been more anxious for a sequel in my life. I've been on and on and on about it to all my friends about the events in the book and it's depressing because nobody cares. I'd go on, but I really don't want to spoil anything for anybody. I mean, everybody on this blog probably is, but better safe than sorry.
You're a god, Derek.
Happy late New Year.
**is probably caught up
*spins in a circle*
Gotta go night guys
Hello! Just a reminder that I LOVE ALL OF YOU PEOPLE. YOU ARE JUST SO AMAZING. Is Em on/ is she doing okay? Also, Kallista- I don't think we've met (sorry if we have and I just don't remember, but in case we didn't...) Hi! I'm Aretha.
17 days....
Got home from drama
You're all perfect, in my eyes. Never forget that. Also, never forget that, no matter what happens, there'll always be someone in this world that loves you, even if I am a tad messes up in the head:3
Don't lose hope!
Night, guys! *hugs everyone*
Well it isnt a new post...
Omg... I just read Chase... I'm so sorry Em...
*Sobs in real life*
885 paper cranes now sit on my desk...trying to decide whether or not to go all the way to 1000.
Hey everyoneeee
Hi, Jubi.
[Hums intro to Fix You]
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need,
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse.
FABI!!! hi..
When the tears come streaming down your face,
When you lose something you can't replace,
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Couldn't be worse.
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