I'm working hard. Writing fast. Deadline's looming. But while I work, other people have been working too, such as the awesome folks responsible for the covers...
Velvet: *raises an eyebrow* Huh. Well that's further than I ever got.
Okay... Think of what your life would be like trapped inside your body with no control. *finds she has started crying* Imagine the pain and anger and frustration and let that give you... more strength... *nods and tries to stop crying*
Samuel; *sits down and crosses legs, holding his head in his hands* I... It's a demon that won't lead me alone It was tormenting me so much.. I gave in and let it possess me... It really got to me, pulling on the right strings...
Velvet: *freezes* Wow... This is worse than I thought, would you be happy to see my friend he *doesnt think she should tell him he is a demon* has had experience with demons and might know what to do?
Velvet: *starts walking in the direction of Felix's house*
I'm not saying that this guy will cast a spell and it will be fine, but he might have some idea of how to stop this demon controlling you or might know someone who can. *smiles*
Kiana: *looks up at her* *the last time she saw velvet the taller girl was crying* *the tried to kill Kiana* *and kissed Felix* *has, mostly, forgiven her*
Kiana: *yelps, struggling, hissing more and kicking towards her, growling, whining slightly at the squeezing* *it's not comfortable* *-FELIX! CHANGE! HUMAN! BOY! PROTECT!-*
(Sorry for the copy and pasting, guys lol I gotta leave this here. I need to get this noticed. Don't let me interrupt your thread.)
Hey, Derek Landy! I've been trying to get a hold of you, and I know you're busy with super official writing and stuff, so I don't blame you. Unfortunately, this is one of the only ways I can contact you. (I tried tweeting you, but it's very hard to explain yourself aptly in 140 or less characters...) I know the chances of my message getting lost or not addressed in time is exponential, but I need to try.
I was wondering if I might be able to get an interview with you (over Skype or perhaps over the phone?
My name is Cassidy Foulds, and I'm a student at Conestoga College (Kitchener, Ontario) in the Journalism Print program. For our final project (which is due, unfortunately, November 18th), we're supposed to interview a journalist we admire. Even though I'm in a journalist program, I don't have a journalist that I'm particularly fond of (other than Jon Stewart or John Oliver, but... you know how that is). So I wanted to see if I could get a hold of an author that I admire, instead.
Skulduggery Pleasant is probably the largest inspiration for my 'career' as a writer, for my love of old Bentley vehicles, and for the level of sarcasm that I've always strived for. Though it would be extremely stressful and scary, it would also be an honor to get an interview with you.
If you're at all interested, or you just need more information, please email me at cbnfoulds@gmail.com. I will also be willing to give you more contact information through private email if you need it.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you see this, ha ha...
Meeeh, cholera is pretty easy to treat in Europe. Besides it's a strain used for vaccination, so it doesn't produce toxins. Worst case I'd get horrible diarrhea and I'd throw up for maybe a week or so. ;P ... and I'd have to fail washing my hands or directly drink a solution of living cells to catch it. Like... not gonna do that. XD
And yeah, it would not be pleasant - but it's still only S2. Like... E. coli is an S1 organism. Vibrio cholerae is an S2 organism. S3 would be Yersinia pestis, which causes the black death. S4 is Ebola, for example. It's fairly safe. ^^
( I don't know if I'm a direct descendant ... but I mean I live not far from where the clan was so they could have not moved much since the 14th century :P hehe they were Edinburgh dwellers basically (west lothian)
( answer me this... whats worse? "this message will make keiron sound bad probably"
being a little racist now to bring about gender equality in places where the burqa exists because It literally brings a barrier between genders and some places they still are not aloud to vote, drive and other things? big woop we'll see their faces ect we're used to seeing other people, and they get to see us.. I know it's like kinda a part of their religion too ... but ughhhh c'mon just get with the times... everyone just c'mon lol like no blowing people up, no wars, just pull out of their country and stop going into new ones, unless they pose a threat to you like an actual threat... like we are about to send a nuke your way kinda threat, I've lost my train of thinking.... ummm anyway equalitarian/ human rights movement you know everyone is equal because the only race is the human race and ethnicity is no barrier why should gender or love be either... )
how many of you like the ocean? show of hands! its pretty wet, huh?
well how many of you like fishing? that's right, nobody cause its so boring!
spine: oh I don't know rabbit, it can be relaxing for some people
but how many of y y y you like fighting skeleton pirates on the back of killer whales?! oooooooh!
well I know a guy who does that for a living
Jon: oh is it me?
No its not you Jon! you don't have the sea legs for such an endeavour gotta trade in those B legs!
Spine: that was a pun
that was a pun its only the greatest sailor that has ever set sail! captain albert alexander!
... you have no idea who he is do you? well let me explain
hes kinda like if you took the hulk and the spider man and some how mutated them into one identity
Spine: oh how I love the amazing incredible spider hulk
Jon: I didn't know you can do that
Spine: yeah, its called a hybrid
well captain albert alexander would totally defeat that guy in an arm wrestling match
Jon: say what?
im just saying
Jon: Say what?
im just saying
Jon: say whaaa *the robots shut down before coming back to life*
Spine: *sings while rabbit dances* When he was a boy he wanted to play down by the sea
At age thirteen everyday after school he would always sail around the lake
All the people would stand and stare as he sailed around with precision and care With his bi-corner hat and the way he would stand he looked just like a Navy man All the townsfolk would gather and say, and sing away
Captain Albert Alexander He'll be a brave seafarer someday But that Captain Albert Alexander He'll go down in the waves
By age twenty four he had left the shore and was sailing for the Queen
On a dark starry night Albert awoke to the sound of his Captain screaming as he was drowned
The Navy crew was taking a lick pirates had invaded the ship But Albert with one aimed harpoon ignited their rum with a spark and soon flames drove the pirates away the Navy sang
Captain Albert Alexander Saved his crew from pirate slaughter But that Captain Albert Alexander He'll go down in the water
Now everyone dance Dance. Dance.
Twenty some odd years later On his ship The Sea Slater He sailed into a mass of blubber
Gazing up to the sky stood a large walrus that was a hundred stories high, it meant no harm
The walrus was in a great deal of pain It suffered from a tusk with tooth decay Albert threw his anchor 'round it's tusk with a little bit of pulling it was out by dusk The walrus thanked Albert and sang, as he sailed away
Captain Albert Alexander Friend to sea urchin and me But that Captain Albert Alexander He'll go down in the sea
At a ripe old age lightning struck from the sky and split Albert's vessel in two One hundred men fled for their lives on rafts across the ocean blue
Albert stood at the stern of his ship A giant octopus had him in it's grip A vortex of spiraling death below ripped and sharks and electric eels all made the trip to see Albert sink to the bottom of the sea
Just before he went down he called out to his crew It's obvious that my time has come I'll let this ending ensue I've led an exciting nautical life it would seem and there's no better end than a death by the sea His crew sang
Captain Albert Alexander He went down in the sea But that Captain Albert Alexander He'll go down in history
That Captain Albert Alexander He went down in the sea
.. I read a really, really good article on the whole islam thing just today. Apparently 35 years back, terrorsits attacked Mekka. You know, the place where muslims go for a pilgrimage-like thing. The response back then was to 1) kill the terrorists and 2) appease the radical minds behind it. So it all just went more strict, a third of the lessons in school were now about Islam, stuff like that. And that has had time to spread now. And the Islam that was there before, that was rather open and tolerant, just doesn't know how to deal with it. And is losing ground. ... I don't care if someone claims it's 'racist', I think it's only racism if you thin you're better than someone, solely based on where you're from. As far as I care, every woman that wants to walk around like a black version of a halloween ghost may do so - but every man demanding women HAVE to walk around like that should get laughed at. Just that. Laughed at and then ignored. Hrmph. ;P
The burqa is not an emblem of gender inequality. Women were the burqa to be a part of their religion. Only in the far Middle East, in places like Pakistand and Afghanistan, are women to wear the full garb. I visited Turkey this summer, and most Muslims around Europe and inc ou tries near Europe are given the choice whether to wear the head garb or not.
Women CHOOSE whether or not they want to wear the head garment.
No one- NO ONE- has the right to tell people what they can and can not do. Women of that faith understand the religious significance of the head garb, and those women might agree with its use. For example, in the Western world, most women accept the cultural significance of wearing dresses. However, dresses in no way objectify women, or are "a symbol of gender inequality", despite their being the only clothes women could wear in the Middle Ages. Wearing a dress does not propagate gender inequality- in the same way that wearing a burqa does not.
How dare you try to tell me that it is okay to try to force Western beliefs onto those women. I have mane Muslim friends- women- who would be disgusted in what you have said.
Islam is in the middle of adjusting to the modern world, as Christianity has done. Amidst this time, women have choices of what they can and cannot do in their religion. How dare you try to strip them of their right of choice under the semblance of Feminism. That is not Feminism.
If you were a true proponent of Feminist beliefs, then you would agree to allow women freedom of religion, and expression of that religion.
Just, Jesus fucking Christ, this is so ignorant.
You're a white male too, aren't you? What can you possibly have to say about Middle Eastern women?
Basically, if the parliament made the decision without the consultation of actual Muslim women, then it is WRONG.
Noelle - just that if your point is the only one you allow people to voice, you cause problems for the women that actually ARE forced to cover up. Just... maybe don't voice your opinion as the ultimate truth? And, Islam was just fine - it's only turned radical lately. Most of Astronomy and Mathematics we credit to Greece originated in islamic countries.
(I believe that people should do what floats their boat as long as it doesn't hurt anyone
like theres this guy in college with me, I barely know him but we've spoken a bit - he compliments me on my weird fashion sense
anyways that besides the point
he comes in dressed in weirder clothes than me
sometimes he comes in dressed as a woman
and my friends are like 'now why would he do that?' and I think its wonderful because he does what he feels comfortable with, despite of what everyone thinks
I think I am going off on a tangent so Im not going to say anymore )
For the record, I have taken Gender issues classes and World Religions classes.
I'm not just a kid on the Internet who makes these opinions on my own.
My good friend, Zenah Aldahmen, lives in Kuwait. She is not required by any law to wear a hijab, or a burka. Her mother wears one, because it is her mother's choice. The world today is about tolerance and love and acceptance- and women are given more choices than before. Now, most of the women who wear burqas do so willingly, or they are on Hajj, the Arabic name for their religious pilgrimage to Mecca (or of course, visiting a Mosque- in the same way that Christian women dress modestly when attending Mass or Church services).
I am so livid. I am a prospective Muslim- and if not, I am the closest thing to it. The Islamic beliefs of Salad, Shahada, Zakat, Sawm- all things that I believe in.
If a woman wants to wear a burka in France, then let her. Even if she comes from a country that is more traditional, she knows that France is Westernized- and she has a choice, whilst she is there, to conform to Western beliefs, or to remain in her full garb.
But to remove her decision whilst she is in a country that does not require vestibular signs of religion is wrong.
Banning the burqua is NOT equality. By banning it, you're putting restrictions on what women can wear. Just. That is the opposite of freedom and equality. Tbh, I don't see much difference between "we should make all women wear a burqua to protect them" and "we should make all women go with their faces uncovered to protect them." Like, imagine how much it would do for equality if everyone were forced to wear orange prison jumpsuits and nothing else the whole time.
It should, of course, be illegal to force someone to wear the burqua.
I would be fine with the burqua being banned if the ban was worded something like "it is illegal to wear face coverings in public places," because then it's purely a safety thing and I can see the sense in that (although it would prevent people wearing masks or dressing up in teddy bear costumes). I am against banning the burqua specifically, because that's just discriminative and restricts freedom of expression and you can't claim it's a safety issue if burquas are illegal and balaclavas are not so really there are no good reasons to ban it.
( I don't give a shit. I told you, you wouldn't like it. I'm not a feminist, i'm a "get over yourself and let everyone be equal already no more fucking stupid rules for any gender race or otherwise minority" thats what I am ... now that is racist , just because I'm white and male I've got everything and you know can't see that people need to get a fucking grip and if that means getting rid of religion everywhere so be it. I don't care for it, all it's done is caused war and in equality and gave people the right to kill gays, stripped them of their right to shave and to eat shrimp etc etc it's just not worth it. )
No amount of wrongdoing would justify shooting people, or blowing people up, though.
And I do agree that anyone should get to wear one of those if they want to. I hope you realised that? I just say that every person who tells someone they HAVE to should be first ridiculed and then ignored. Not punished, just not taken seriously. Which is actually what the more... let's call it 'faithful' Christians are treated like. First laughed at, then ignored. Just look at the witnesses of jehova. ;P
There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world. .003% of that consists of radical Islamists, and an only slight percentage more believes that women are required to be submissive to her husband's wishes.
I understand that banning vestibular expression in Paris is supposed to help those women who are forced to wear what their husbands and fathers tell them- but there are so many women of the world who choose willingly to wear burkas- and the banning of them is forcing their hand in a situation that is, ultimately unfair.
And you know what? I don't think that my opinion is the "best", but I damned we'll have a right to one. I know what I'm talking about- and I have a background in this stuff. I think I know what I'm talking about.
Like, Noelle, I mostly agree with you; but "you'Re a white male so your opinions are insignificant" - duuuuuudeeee
Yes, of course his opinion may be less informed and less relevant on the issue but that doesn't mean he, just because of who he was born as, can't possibly have anything productive to say.
(Although you are awesome and are also angry atm so I know you won't have meant it that way - I'm just telling you how it could have sounded. :))
We actually covered this topic in general studies the other day, and Miss showed us this video of this Tory MP talking about it (dunno what he was called) and OMG he was an idiot. I was just sat there like "duuuude."
Well I have background in this stuff too, considering I took religioius education as a main subject with the same amount of lessons as I had in German, English, Mathematics and Biology. And I've visited several mosques and have islamic accquaintances as well, if that helps you. =P
But really now, hell yes it's getting worse! There's different kinds of Islam, and the peaceful ones have trouble to stand up to the ones demanding sharia laws in countries. No, not talking about Europe. Just look at the votes in Egypt, for example, where a quarter of people voted a religious party. What happened to the separation of religion and state?
Yeah sure it's a minority, but minorities can be a bad thing still. =P Catholics are radical compared to some other Christians, orthodox churches might be even more so. You can't say 'Christians', and neither can you say 'Muslims'. Which ones are you talking about, anyway?
He was standing next to a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst and going on about how she would be ashamed that the burqua was still legal and then he was like "smiling and waving is an important part of Britizhculture" and I was just like duuuude.
Well . . . I have nothing to validate my opinion. I got an A in RS but if anyone has taken compulsory RS is a British school they will know how little that counts for. :P
'Women should be allowed to make their own decisions independent from laws. The Islam is still a peaceful religion. I have taken quite some interest in it.'
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Clikxu: *kisses* but I'm heavy
Bar girl: sure?
Felix: *makes his way to the bedroom+ am I close?
Velvet: *raises an eyebrow* Huh. Well that's further than I ever got.
Okay... Think of what your life would be like trapped inside your body with no control. *finds she has started crying* Imagine the pain and anger and frustration and let that give you... more strength... *nods and tries to stop crying*
(I dedicate this page to those families and friends of the victims of last nights tragedy
I send my condolences to them and hope for a brighter and safer world)
(Hear hear)
Boy: I... *screams and then passes out*
Tresha: *looks up quickly, blushing*
Hey Alice..
Mark: I can handle it.
*smiles*
MrBBWolf: So.
*pulls her close*
Where to.
Kiana: *-Maaaaaybe-*
Velvet: Oh god... *runs over to him and shakes him* Hey! Hey wake up!
(Hear hear)
Alce ; so what have you been up to? *smirks*
Clocky: if you're sure..
Bar girl: it's quiet out back..
Felix: *whines* tell meeee
Boy: *opens his eyes slightly *
+he's normal again*
*realisea how close he is to her and jumps up to distance himself* a sorry!
(Thanks sis and sis ^.^
Ewwww I'm trying to swear out this cold and it's seriously gross(
Velvet: I- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you...
Tresha: Nothing! He couldn't sleep so I played the guitar for him!
Mark: Of course I am!
MrBBWolf: Then let's go there.
Kiana: *-close-*
Boy: n no... It's my fault *looks panicked *
*he is pale, with blue eyes and thick rimmed glasses*
+he has a top with a nerdy slogan on it*
Velvet: *smiles sadly at him* What's your name?
Alice/ I see *winks* well I'm maki f breakfast
Clocky: okay then markimoo
Bar girl ; *leads the way*
Felix; *looks under the bed* aha!
Boy: *looks at the floor* S Samuel...
Velvet: Hi Samuel, I'm Velvet, where are you from? I haven't seen you around here before.
Tresha: Bacon!!!
Mark: *turns his back to her*
Jump up!
MrBBWolf: *follows her, smirking*
Kiana: *smiles*
Samuel: I I am from a place called England... *refuses to look up* I came here yesterday... Wherever here is...
Velvet: *grins* I came from there too. Welcome to Blogland. Now that thing you couldn't control, care to explain?
Alice : okay *turns and leaves*
Clocky: *climbsonto his ba k*
Bar girl: *leads him out where they keep the stock* here?
Felix; there's that beautiful smile!
Samuel; *sits down and crosses legs, holding his head in his hands* I... It's a demon that won't lead me alone
It was tormenting me so much.. I gave in and let it possess me... It really got to me, pulling on the right strings...
Velvet: *sighs and sits down opposite him* Demons... Friendly bunch aren't they... *pauses* When did this start?
Tresha: *blushes*
We should go eat..
Mark: *runs around*
MrBBWolf: Hmmm..
*grabs some blankets that are lying around, laying them on the ground as a cushion of sorts*
Yes.
Kiana: *blushes, looking away*
Samuel: about a year or so ago... When the bullying becane rife...
(*raises an eyebrow at Velvet* "Demons... Friendly bunch aren't they..." Well, they can be friendly. Felix is. Was very friendly towards velvet.)
Flauros: okay *stomach grumbles*
Clocky: weeeeee! *laughs*
Bar girl: *pulls his shirt off*
Felix: what is it?
Velvet: That long? *looks shocked* I can't believe you've been going through it this long...
I was bullied once too...
Anyway, so I have this... Friend... That might be able to help you with this... Would you be okay with meeting him and seeing if he has any ideas?
(Velvet is sad Jai :(
Breakups are hard XD)
Samuel: o okay... *looks up slightly* why are you bothering with me? Is this a trick?
Tresha: *gets up, holding her guitar in one hand, offering him her other hand*
Mark: *grins, tickling her feet*
MrBBWolf: *time skip?*
Kiana: *-Beautiful..-*
(I know she's sad but still xD)
(That they are
But when you're in a relationship with someone you truly love... *blushes and giggles to self*)
Velvet: *frowns* Of course not. I told you, I'm going through a similar thing and no one deserves to so I want to help you now before it's too late.
(*rolls eyes ag Chloe*)
(*rolls her eyes*)
Flauros: gets up*
Clocky:*lashes out an squeals* marrrrk!
Bar girl: *okay ^.^*
Felix: you are
(*high fives Jai*)
Samuel: everyone in school wouldn't take so much as a second glance at me unless they wants to do something to me...
(Whaaaat?)
Velvet: Practically invisible to everyone yeah? I know the feeling.
(*high fives saoirse!*)
Tresha: *smiles at him, holding his hand loosely so he can pull away if he wants to*
Mark: *laughs, shifting so neither of them fall*
MrBBWolf: *is laid on the blankets, one arm slung over the bar girls waist*
Kiana: *shakes head!*
Samuel : you do...?
Velvet: I was like that at school too, no one even noticed when I left.
Flauros; *tightens his grip*
Clocky: eeeevil!
Bar girl: *opens eyes and smirks*
Felix: are too
Sam: oh... People noticed when I left... After what that monster had done
Tresha: *smiles, walking to the kitchen with him*
Mark: YEP!
MrBBWolf: *yawns, stirring, pulling his arm back and stretching*
Kiana: *shakes her head furiously*
Velvet: What did he do?
Flauros: *sneels the bacon and sniles*
Clocky: *sulks*
Bar girl: hello handsome
Felix: please believe me
Samuel: *hesitates before answering * beat the bully to death
Tresha: You like the smell of bacon?
Mark: *laughs, carrying her to the bike*
MrBBWolf: Hello.
Kiana: *pouts*
Flauros: yes
Clocky; that was fun
Bar girl; how are you? *gets up *
FelixS I'm sowwy...
Tresha: Good.
Mark: Good. I'm glad you enjoyed your lift m'lady.
MrBBWolf: Fantastic.
*stands up, grabbing his clothes, pulling them on*
*looks round for his hat*
Kiana: *crawls out*
(*sighs* I hate my body -_-)
Velvet: *freezes* Wow... This is worse than I thought, would you be happy to see my friend he *doesnt think she should tell him he is a demon* has had experience with demons and might know what to do?
Flauros; what is this bacon you speak fondly of?
Clocky: you, sir, are a gentleman
Bar girl; *hands him his hat*
Felix: *hugs her*
(Why??)
Samuel; I okay ...
(Cause it is making me suffer mercilessly)
Velvet: *smiles* Great. *stands up and offers Samuel a hand*
Samuel: *holds her hand gingerly and gets up*
Tresha: It's food, meat.
Mark: Why thank you.
MrBBWolf: Thank you.
*puts it on*
Kiana: *hugs him back*
Velvet: *starts walking in the direction of Felix's house*
I'm not saying that this guy will cast a spell and it will be fine, but he might have some idea of how to stop this demon controlling you or might know someone who can. *smiles*
Flauros: meat...
Clocky: it's okay kind sir
Bar girl; any time
Felix: *kisses*
(*watches victorious locked up*
*giggles as cat happily joins a prison gang*)
Samuel: *quietly* thank you miss velvet
Velvet: *grins* No worries, and I'm okay if you just call me Velvet.
Tresha: Yeah.
Mark: *smiles, kissing her passionately*
MrBBWolf: *tips his hat*
I should leave.
Kiana: *kisses her back*
Samuel: o okay velvet...
Flauros; is that to say you've slaughtered another being?
Clocky: *kisses passionately*
Bar girl; *curtsies * okay
Felix; *twirls her hair around his finger*
Tresha: Well.. I guess.. not us, but someone else.
Mark: Mm. Thank you.
MrBBWolf: *takes out his pocket watch and leaves, back to the earth realm*
Kiana: *smiles, cuddling against him*
Velvet: *reaches Felix's house and knocks*
Flauros: right...
Clocky; for what?
Chris: *is cradling the baby*
Felix: *cuddkes and hears the door* one min kiana *goes and opens te door* velvet...
Velvet: Hi, sorry, is this a bad time? I have a friend... *gestures towards Samuel* He needs help and I thought you could...
Tresha: are you against that..?
Mark: Being adorable.
MrBBWolf: *goes in the house and up the stairs*
Kiana: *follows the moment she hears velvet*
Felix: *nods to smauel* hello, how can I help
Samuel; I I was told you are experienced when it comes to demons...
Felix: *laughs hysterically* I guess you can say that
Velvet: *tries to smile at Kiana*
Flauros; it is weird how a living being would kill another when they elite be life is precious...
Clocky: *blushes* I'm noooot
Chris; *is in their bedroom*
Samuel: I... Am possessed by a demon...
Felix: I see...
Tresha: It could be?
Mark: Yes you are!
MrBBWolf: *goes to their bedroom*
Kiana: *pounces on Velvet, cuddling her legs*
Velvet: *shrugs* You were the only person I thought could help him...
Velvet: *is shocked and awkwardly pats Kiana on the head*
Flauros; there is much more I need to learn
Clocky: mark...
Chris; *smiles-8 hello darling
Felix; kiana...?
Kiana: *looks up at her*
*the last time she saw velvet the taller girl was crying*
*the tried to kill Kiana*
*and kissed Felix*
*has, mostly, forgiven her*
Velvet: *crouches down to Kiana*
I'm sorry... About what happened last time. That wasn't me, it was someone else that took control of me and made me do the things I did.
Felix : *smiles at them before turning to samuel* you, sir, need an exorcist... If it isn't too late
Velvet: It isn't too late, the demon got control earlier but Samuel was able to gain control again.
Kiana: *watches them all*
Felix: when does the demon appear?
Samuel; when I'm threatened... Although now it's more frequent...
Felix: I see... And how long has it been with you
Samuel: a year
Felix: ... How are you still conscious?
Velvet: He passed out earlier but woke up straight after and has been fine since
Felix: interesting...
Samuel: w what is it?
Felix: you have a strong soul... You may not get rid of the demon but you will be able to learn to control it
Samuel: but I want it out of me
Felix: that may not be an option *looks at kiana-8
Tresha: there isn't that much to learn really.
Mark: I love you.
MrBBWolf: Hello love.
Velvet: *eyes turn black*
Good work Velvet, you've done all you can so thank you for doing that for me. *smirks at Felix* Oh hello.
Flauros : really?
Clocky: I love you too
Chris; how are you?
Kiana: *pauses and hisses loudly at her*
Felix: oh bollocks... *looks at samuel* run far and run fast kid
Samuel: w what?
Velvet: *looks down at Kiana* We meet again. *pushes her away with her foot*
Tresha: Yeah.
Mark: Home time?
MrBBWolf: better. And tired.
Felix: *growls* don't treat her like a dog!
Velvet: Oh, no it's fine he's already met me, we're good chums right Simon?
Kiana: *snarls and lunges at Velvet, knocking her onto her back*
Velvet: *shrugs* Well she basically is one...
(Hi.)
(Hey kas!)
(Hey Kassy!)
Flauros: *licks lips as the bacon is ready*
Clocky: awwwwkay
Chris: rest honey
(Hey, Jaimie!
Long time no see, Seri!
*waves at Chloe*
How are you doing today, guys?)
(*pokes saoirse*)
Tresha: *walks with him into the kitchen*
Food ready?
Mark: *hops on the bike*
MrBBWolf: I'm energized enough..
(Hi Kassy! )
Felix: *shifts into demon form*
Smauel: *gasps* you're on of them! +starts panicking*
(I'm good, you?)
(Yeah I know, I've been so busy!
I have dance later but that's it, what about you?)
Alice: yes *chirps happily$
Clocky: *holds tight*
Chris: right...do you want your son?
(@Jairse I'm fine!
Dance? Sounds great!)
(Thanks/sorry Jai!)
Velvet: *hovers over the ground and picks Kiana up with an energy tendril* *squeezes*
*smiles at Samuel* Oh dear, did Velvet lie to you?
(Yeah, can't wait XD
Quick shower brb)
Tresha: Good. Fooooooood.
Mark: *sets off, driving quickly*
MrBBWolf: Yes please.
*smiles*
(See you, Seri!)
Kiana: *yelps, struggling, hissing more and kicking towards her, growling, whining slightly at the squeezing*
*it's not comfortable*
*-FELIX! CHANGE! HUMAN! BOY! PROTECT!-*
Well done, sweetheart. It's a great cover and I'm proud of you. I'm sure all your supportive readers will agree.
Felix. Let her go!
Samuel: I I can't believe this is happening!!
Alice: *serves everyone *
Clocky: *laughs*
Chris; *gands xander over*
(We agree!!!)
Tresha: thanks
*smiles*
Mark: *grins*
MrBBWolf: *cradles the small child*
Hello
Felix: *changes fully* run boy! *growls* hmmm?
Samuel; *has already legged it*
(Yes! We agree!!)
Alce: it's okay tresh
Clocky: *holds tightly ^
Xander: *giggles and holds arms out*
(Got to go
Feel sick)
(Okay.. get well soon!)
Tresha: *starts eating her food*
Mark: *reaches the woods, speeding up*
MrBBWolf: *hands him the hat*
(Get well soon!)
Velvet: *a tendril throws Kiana against the wall*
(*hugs Chloe*
Take care...)
Kiana: *yelps, whimpering*
*lunges at velvet again, hissing*
(*hugs Saoirse* pauses?)
(Pauses??)
(As in, should we pause since Chloe has left?)
(Okay)
(It's gone quiet... what are you guys up to? Any weekend plans?
Btw, Looper is free to watch on iPlayer until Sunday.)
(Sorry for the copy and pasting, guys lol I gotta leave this here. I need to get this noticed. Don't let me interrupt your thread.)
Hey, Derek Landy! I've been trying to get a hold of you, and I know you're busy with super official writing and stuff, so I don't blame you. Unfortunately, this is one of the only ways I can contact you. (I tried tweeting you, but it's very hard to explain yourself aptly in 140 or less characters...) I know the chances of my message getting lost or not addressed in time is exponential, but I need to try.
I was wondering if I might be able to get an interview with you (over Skype or perhaps over the phone?
My name is Cassidy Foulds, and I'm a student at Conestoga College (Kitchener, Ontario) in the Journalism Print program. For our final project (which is due, unfortunately, November 18th), we're supposed to interview a journalist we admire. Even though I'm in a journalist program, I don't have a journalist that I'm particularly fond of (other than Jon Stewart or John Oliver, but... you know how that is). So I wanted to see if I could get a hold of an author that I admire, instead.
Skulduggery Pleasant is probably the largest inspiration for my 'career' as a writer, for my love of old Bentley vehicles, and for the level of sarcasm that I've always strived for. Though it would be extremely stressful and scary, it would also be an honor to get an interview with you.
If you're at all interested, or you just need more information, please email me at cbnfoulds@gmail.com. I will also be willing to give you more contact information through private email if you need it.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you see this, ha ha...
(I is back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LUcb4jejvw)
-has been working with the bacteria that causes cholera all of last week, and will do so some of the next-
... it's so much more fun than expected. ^^
( I hope you don't get cholera... that'd be awkward, then you'd need to cure yourself )
Meeeh, cholera is pretty easy to treat in Europe. Besides it's a strain used for vaccination, so it doesn't produce toxins. Worst case I'd get horrible diarrhea and I'd throw up for maybe a week or so. ;P
... and I'd have to fail washing my hands or directly drink a solution of living cells to catch it. Like... not gonna do that. XD
( it's still not pleasant. )
(hi Aq! been a while ^.^)
Hi Inky! ^^
And yeah, it would not be pleasant - but it's still only S2. Like... E. coli is an S1 organism. Vibrio cholerae is an S2 organism. S3 would be Yersinia pestis, which causes the black death. S4 is Ebola, for example.
It's fairly safe. ^^
(how are you?)
Happy I for once don't spend all day, morning to evening, in university. XD
(that's good ^>^
*sings all the lyrics to the William Shakespeare song*)
( I learned some things about my families clan in Scotland :P hehe we had a blooming castle. )
(I don't know much about my ancestors)
( :P )
(coolz ^.^)
( I don't know if I'm a direct descendant ... but I mean I live not far from where the clan was so they could have not moved much since the 14th century :P hehe they were Edinburgh dwellers basically (west lothian)
(fascinating ^.^)
(*sits in the corner*)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ-b8YzsoVI
(I love this XD)
(*sits with Jai*)
( whats up gang? )
(watching SPG sing mack the knife XD)
That would depend on when they made the decision to ban a burqa (first of all, wow, how fucking racist)
But if it was just recently, then no- there was no way. This thing has been planned for months.
(cool :P hehe I'm watching wan show :P hehe )
Sorry for poofing - how's everyone else?
( answer me this... whats worse? "this message will make keiron sound bad probably"
being a little racist now to bring about gender equality in places where the burqa exists because It literally brings a barrier between genders and some places they still are not aloud to vote, drive and other things? big woop we'll see their faces ect we're used to seeing other people, and they get to see us.. I know it's like kinda a part of their religion too ... but ughhhh c'mon just get with the times... everyone just c'mon lol like no blowing people up, no wars, just pull out of their country and stop going into new ones, unless they pose a threat to you like an actual threat... like we are about to send a nuke your way kinda threat, I've lost my train of thinking.... ummm anyway equalitarian/ human rights movement you know everyone is equal because the only race is the human race and ethnicity is no barrier why should gender or love be either... )
(Back from dance)
sayyyy
how many of you like the ocean? show of hands!
its pretty wet, huh?
well how many of you like fishing?
that's right, nobody
cause its so boring!
spine: oh I don't know rabbit, it can be relaxing for some people
but how many of y y y you like fighting skeleton pirates on the back of killer whales?! oooooooh!
well I know a guy who does that for a living
Jon: oh is it me?
No its not you Jon! you don't have the sea legs for such an endeavour
gotta trade in those B legs!
Spine: that was a pun
that was a pun
its only the greatest sailor that has ever set sail!
captain albert alexander!
... you have no idea who he is do you?
well let me explain
hes kinda like if you took the hulk and the spider man and some how mutated them into one identity
Spine: oh how I love the amazing incredible spider hulk
Jon: I didn't know you can do that
Spine: yeah, its called a hybrid
well captain albert alexander would totally defeat that guy in an arm wrestling match
Jon: say what?
im just saying
Jon: Say what?
im just saying
Jon: say whaaa *the robots shut down before coming back to life*
Spine: *sings while rabbit dances* When he was a boy
he wanted to play
down by the sea
At age thirteen
everyday after school
he would always sail around the lake
All the people would stand and stare
as he sailed around with precision and care
With his bi-corner hat and the way he would stand
he looked just like a Navy man
All the townsfolk would gather and say, and sing away
Captain Albert Alexander
He'll be a brave seafarer someday
But that Captain Albert Alexander
He'll go down in the waves
By age twenty four
he had left the shore
and was sailing for the Queen
On a dark starry night
Albert awoke to the sound
of his Captain screaming as he was drowned
The Navy crew was taking a lick
pirates had invaded the ship
But Albert with one aimed harpoon
ignited their rum with a spark and soon
flames drove the pirates away
the Navy sang
Captain Albert Alexander
Saved his crew from pirate slaughter
But that Captain Albert Alexander
He'll go down in the water
Now everyone dance
Dance. Dance.
Twenty some odd years later
On his ship The Sea Slater
He sailed into a mass of blubber
Gazing up to the sky
stood a large walrus
that was a hundred stories high, it meant no harm
The walrus was in a great deal of pain
It suffered from a tusk with tooth decay
Albert threw his anchor 'round it's tusk
with a little bit of pulling it was out by dusk
The walrus thanked Albert and sang, as he sailed away
Captain Albert Alexander
Friend to sea urchin and me
But that Captain Albert Alexander
He'll go down in the sea
At a ripe old age lightning struck from the sky
and split Albert's vessel in two
One hundred men fled for their lives
on rafts across the ocean blue
Albert stood at the stern of his ship
A giant octopus had him in it's grip
A vortex of spiraling death below ripped
and sharks and electric eels all made the trip
to see Albert
sink to the bottom of the sea
Just before he went down
he called out to his crew
It's obvious that my time has come
I'll let this ending ensue
I've led an exciting nautical life it would seem
and there's no better end than a death by the sea
His crew sang
Captain Albert Alexander
He went down in the sea
But that Captain Albert Alexander
He'll go down in history
That Captain Albert Alexander
He went down in the sea
(welcome back sis!
all I have to say everyone has the right to believe and do whatever they like... as long as it doesn't impact anyone in a negative way
you get people who are all 'women can do what a man can do!'
and I believe women should have that opportunity
however there are women who like the idea of fulfilling the more... traditional role)
.. I read a really, really good article on the whole islam thing just today. Apparently 35 years back, terrorsits attacked Mekka. You know, the place where muslims go for a pilgrimage-like thing. The response back then was to 1) kill the terrorists and 2) appease the radical minds behind it. So it all just went more strict, a third of the lessons in school were now about Islam, stuff like that. And that has had time to spread now.
And the Islam that was there before, that was rather open and tolerant, just doesn't know how to deal with it. And is losing ground.
... I don't care if someone claims it's 'racist', I think it's only racism if you thin you're better than someone, solely based on where you're from. As far as I care, every woman that wants to walk around like a black version of a halloween ghost may do so - but every man demanding women HAVE to walk around like that should get laughed at. Just that. Laughed at and then ignored.
Hrmph. ;P
(*crawls into a cupboard and hugs Foxy*)
((foxy?))
((my opinion should've been in double brackets
oops))
(*Foxy the anamatromic Fox from fnaf*)
((that foxy! he is adorable! I cant wait for fnaf world to come out!))
((nooo! theres a theory that foxy is a good guy))
(*cuddles Foxy*
*gets found by springtrap, maliciously murdered then stuffed into a suit by golden Freddy*)
((*sighs* whats up jai?))
(*shrugs*
Just.. stuffs. Feeling someone unwanted by someone.)
(**somewhat)
((you can message me if you want...))
(Its fine. I'm just feeling sorry for myself.)
((*huggles*))
How ignorant.
The burqa is not an emblem of gender inequality. Women were the burqa to be a part of their religion. Only in the far Middle East, in places like Pakistand and Afghanistan, are women to wear the full garb.
I visited Turkey this summer, and most Muslims around Europe and inc ou tries near Europe are given the choice whether to wear the head garb or not.
Women CHOOSE whether or not they want to wear the head garment.
No one- NO ONE- has the right to tell people what they can and can not do. Women of that faith understand the religious significance of the head garb, and those women might agree with its use. For example, in the Western world, most women accept the cultural significance of wearing dresses. However, dresses in no way objectify women, or are "a symbol of gender inequality", despite their being the only clothes women could wear in the Middle Ages. Wearing a dress does not propagate gender inequality- in the same way that wearing a burqa does not.
How dare you try to tell me that it is okay to try to force Western beliefs onto those women.
I have mane Muslim friends- women- who would be disgusted in what you have said.
Islam is in the middle of adjusting to the modern world, as Christianity has done. Amidst this time, women have choices of what they can and cannot do in their religion. How dare you try to strip them of their right of choice under the semblance of Feminism. That is not Feminism.
If you were a true proponent of Feminist beliefs, then you would agree to allow women freedom of religion, and expression of that religion.
Just, Jesus fucking Christ, this is so ignorant.
You're a white male too, aren't you? What can you possibly have to say about Middle Eastern women?
Basically, if the parliament made the decision without the consultation of actual Muslim women, then it is WRONG.
(*nods at Noelle* That's a vry good point ^.^)
Noelle - just that if your point is the only one you allow people to voice, you cause problems for the women that actually ARE forced to cover up.
Just... maybe don't voice your opinion as the ultimate truth? And, Islam was just fine - it's only turned radical lately. Most of Astronomy and Mathematics we credit to Greece originated in islamic countries.
(I believe that people should do what floats their boat as long as it doesn't hurt anyone
like theres this guy in college with me, I barely know him but we've spoken a bit - he compliments me on my weird fashion sense
anyways that besides the point
he comes in dressed in weirder clothes than me
sometimes he comes in dressed as a woman
and my friends are like 'now why would he do that?' and I think its wonderful because he does what he feels comfortable with, despite of what everyone thinks
I think I am going off on a tangent so Im not going to say anymore )
For the record, I have taken Gender issues classes and World Religions classes.
I'm not just a kid on the Internet who makes these opinions on my own.
My good friend, Zenah Aldahmen, lives in Kuwait. She is not required by any law to wear a hijab, or a burka. Her mother wears one, because it is her mother's choice. The world today is about tolerance and love and acceptance- and women are given more choices than before. Now, most of the women who wear burqas do so willingly, or they are on Hajj, the Arabic name for their religious pilgrimage to Mecca (or of course, visiting a Mosque- in the same way that Christian women dress modestly when attending Mass or Church services).
I am so livid.
I am a prospective Muslim- and if not, I am the closest thing to it. The Islamic beliefs of Salad, Shahada, Zakat, Sawm- all things that I believe in.
If a woman wants to wear a burka in France, then let her. Even if she comes from a country that is more traditional, she knows that France is Westernized- and she has a choice, whilst she is there, to conform to Western beliefs, or to remain in her full garb.
But to remove her decision whilst she is in a country that does not require vestibular signs of religion is wrong.
Banning the burqua is NOT equality. By banning it, you're putting restrictions on what women can wear. Just. That is the opposite of freedom and equality. Tbh, I don't see much difference between "we should make all women wear a burqua to protect them" and "we should make all women go with their faces uncovered to protect them." Like, imagine how much it would do for equality if everyone were forced to wear orange prison jumpsuits and nothing else the whole time.
It should, of course, be illegal to force someone to wear the burqua.
I would be fine with the burqua being banned if the ban was worded something like "it is illegal to wear face coverings in public places," because then it's purely a safety thing and I can see the sense in that (although it would prevent people wearing masks or dressing up in teddy bear costumes). I am against banning the burqua specifically, because that's just discriminative and restricts freedom of expression and you can't claim it's a safety issue if burquas are illegal and balaclavas are not so really there are no good reasons to ban it.
( I don't give a shit. I told you, you wouldn't like it. I'm not a feminist, i'm a "get over yourself and let everyone be equal already no more fucking stupid rules for any gender race or otherwise minority" thats what I am ...
now that is racist , just because I'm white and male I've got everything and you know can't see that people need to get a fucking grip and if that means getting rid of religion everywhere so be it. I don't care for it, all it's done is caused war and in equality and gave people the right to kill gays, stripped them of their right to shave and to eat shrimp etc etc it's just not worth it. )
(*Huggles back..*
*wonders where saoirse went*)
(*says quietly* you cannot get rid of someones beliefs
hmmmm This would be an interesting discussion with Moss because I read some of this essay she wrote ^>6)
No amount of wrongdoing would justify shooting people, or blowing people up, though.
And I do agree that anyone should get to wear one of those if they want to. I hope you realised that?
I just say that every person who tells someone they HAVE to should be first ridiculed and then ignored. Not punished, just not taken seriously.
Which is actually what the more... let's call it 'faithful' Christians are treated like. First laughed at, then ignored. Just look at the witnesses of jehova. ;P
Aquila, Islam has "not turned radical".
There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world. .003% of that consists of radical Islamists, and an only slight percentage more believes that women are required to be submissive to her husband's wishes.
I understand that banning vestibular expression in Paris is supposed to help those women who are forced to wear what their husbands and fathers tell them- but there are so many women of the world who choose willingly to wear burkas- and the banning of them is forcing their hand in a situation that is, ultimately unfair.
And you know what?
I don't think that my opinion is the "best", but I damned we'll have a right to one. I know what I'm talking about- and I have a background in this stuff. I think I know what I'm talking about.
Oh, Noelle got there first.
Like, Noelle, I mostly agree with you; but "you'Re a white male so your opinions are insignificant" -
duuuuuudeeee
Yes, of course his opinion may be less informed and less relevant on the issue but that doesn't mean he, just because of who he was born as, can't possibly have anything productive to say.
(Although you are awesome and are also angry atm so I know you won't have meant it that way - I'm just telling you how it could have sounded. :))
Wait, which essay?
I'm in the process of writing something on this topic now, but I just woke up, so it's not super coherent?
(Hi Star!)
(the one on inequality?)
@Noelle: Yep. Imo, you do know what you'Re talking about better than most of us.
((btw its Chlo/Inky here XD))
(It was the one about not being and equalist but being the other one beginning with e I think.)
:) Hi Chloe.
We actually covered this topic in general studies the other day, and Miss showed us this video of this Tory MP talking about it (dunno what he was called) and OMG he was an idiot.
I was just sat there like "duuuude."
Well I have background in this stuff too, considering I took religioius education as a main subject with the same amount of lessons as I had in German, English, Mathematics and Biology. And I've visited several mosques and have islamic accquaintances as well, if that helps you. =P
But really now, hell yes it's getting worse! There's different kinds of Islam, and the peaceful ones have trouble to stand up to the ones demanding sharia laws in countries.
No, not talking about Europe.
Just look at the votes in Egypt, for example, where a quarter of people voted a religious party. What happened to the separation of religion and state?
Yeah sure it's a minority, but minorities can be a bad thing still. =P Catholics are radical compared to some other Christians, orthodox churches might be even more so. You can't say 'Christians', and neither can you say 'Muslims'. Which ones are you talking about, anyway?
I'm so livid right now.
I'm done with propagating this stuff.
(*sits and watches the debate*)
((*hugs Noelle if she wants it* I agree with you, if that means something))
(*hugs Chloe..* rp..?)
((sure thang ^.^))
Just
Everyone leave me the fuck alone.
Everything I've said was misinterpreted- just
God fucking damn
He was standing next to a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst and going on about how she would be ashamed that the burqua was still legal and then he was like "smiling and waving is an important part of Britizhculture" and I was just like duuuude.
Well . . . I have nothing to validate my opinion. I got an A in RS but if anyone has taken compulsory RS is a British school they will know how little that counts for. :P
... I feel like you were trying to say
'Women should be allowed to make their own decisions independent from laws. The Islam is still a peaceful religion. I have taken quite some interest in it.'
.. sorry if that was misunderstanding you.
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