Jack Lewis Baillot's Blog, page 80

"One does not simply walk into Mordor. There is an evil there that does not sleep."

 Music Monday is short for various reasons I don't wish to share at the moment. (Nothing overly bad, don't worry 8-) ). I might be gone tomorrow. If I am I will tell you why later this week. But for today I leave you with a song and send best wishes that your Monday is lovely. 
 Today I am just going to share a song I like. It has no writing theme behind it really, I just enjoy it from time to time. 

"I will keep it until you come back." "That's just it. We won't be coming back."

 I usually write my posts the night before they go up, but last night I didn't feel like it. This morning is looking no better. I can tell today I'm not going to get much done. If I was to give you the real reason behind this I would have to say I am completely, sulking. Unreasonably so, very likely. And now that I've said that I suppose I should say why. I found out yesterday we will not be going up Saturday as planned to film. And right now, it again looks like filming isn't going to be happening. 
[image error] Right behind you.
 So right now I am trying to cool my temper and remind myself things happen and I cannot get upset about them. Not sure how the battle is coming...
 But now you know why my post is late-ish. 
[image error] "We were both supposed to get the boat, Ed."
 Not all is glum though. If we can find a time my dear Clair and I will be skying today. Yeah 8-D. I will tell you why later, I want to make sure it is going to all work out before I go off on that. 
 Now, I'm not going to just post this and leave you. I had requests to reveal the prologue early. However, to just throw it out there, well, that seems far nicer then what an Evil Over Lord would do. Therefore, I am trying to come up with a test, or contest, or something fun that should take place before I reveal it. Or at least something more interesting then the Master doing drum roll.  I will probably put it up on Saturday or next week. I will let you know what I am more awake and am out of bed. Right now I am being sleepily lazy and am lying in bed while I write this and comment. 
[image error] The question you should be asking is, did Susan and Lucy turn bad or did the witch join the good guys?
 But, enough of that! Today is Friday, and there is one last character who has yet to get his picture out! So, to end my short, sleepy post, I will present to you....
 Anthony (Tony) Verne! Peter's best and most trusted friend. 
I think Clair did a better job of drawing him then I did of describing him. And I love how she did his boots, she is more more creative with their boots then I am. She makes me wish I could join the Air Force just so I could get a pair. 
 Now I should go because if I am skyping with Clair I want to be dressed and looking more awake then I am right now. 
 I won't say where this quote is from because if you don't know I shall have to go into mourning. 
 Allons-y!

"I would have followed you to the end, to the very fires of Mordor."

 I forgot all my updates I was going to give. Also, I realized the picture of Arthur was eaten. So here...   Now, look at the last post of Peter. Now, tell me, don't they look alike?
 Thank you. 
 Moving on.
[image error] No thanks, but I will be your human
 I will now tell you why I forgot all my promised updates. You see, as I have said before I'm sure, being an author is emotional. Imagine you are reading a book you like, and said book ends. And you feel as if you just lost your best friend. Yeah, you've been there before if you are a reader. 
[image error] Take that, Boromir!
 Well, if an author spends a lot of time writing a certain book they like it. They become friends with the characters, much more so then the reader because we know all that goes on behind the adventure. All the dead end sentences that have to be fixed. All the uncertainty in the plot. We get mad at each other and make up. We cry and laugh together and re-write the whole book if need be. We go on the book adventure together and the behind the book adventure, and if we don't kill each other we kind of become good friends. (Or worse enemies.)
[image error] Almost time to meet up again.
 And then it is over, and we go through withdrawls and sulk for days on end. (I have a long post about all this I might put up later.) And it wears you out and makes you sad and happy and leaves you feeling as if your best friend moved to Canada without you and is now ending all sentences with, eh.
[image error] My favourite joke 
 I've been going through that for the last month or so. But then I had to go and write something that has left me feeling like a traitor. As if I have just turned on my best friend, which I did in a way. (I won't tell you what it is because it is in the prologue and some have requested it to be released early, so I will. Therefore, I shall allow you to read it, then you can see how I've become a traitor.)
[image error] No comment
 That is why I've forgotten my updates though. I'm too busy being sad and lonely. But being sad is good, because I am working on edits and these edits are sad. If I'm happy when I need to be working on sad things it ruins the scene. Being an author can be complex...all the time. 
[image error] Pity
 If you are interested though I made a discovery today. I've found out why no one can decide if fairies are kind and sweet or mischievous and ornery. The people who believe fairies to be sweet are right, they are. It is pixies that are naughty. They're like little children who love to pull pranks and cause trouble just for the fun of it. Therefore, if you plan to capture an enchanted kingdom, you needs get pixies on your side. They will pull the knight's hair while you are tying to fight them. (This might not sound helpful, or even like a manly plain, recruiting the help of pixies...but have you ever tried to sword fight while someone is pulling your hair? Point proven.)
[image error] Again, no comment
 Oh, but, in something that has to do with my writing. I was having trouble connecting Isidore, Peter, and Singur at the end of the first book. I knew how all three were tied to each other, and I knew that they couldn't meet at the end of book one, but I wasn't sure how to let the reader know that the three separate plot lines went together. I FINALLY figured it out today. About time, eh? Again, this would be helpful if my characters talked to me and told me these things before hand. 
[image error] And again
 I would also like to say that trailer filming will be completed on Saturday, but I'm not holding my breath. I did get the short story sent back though, so maybe I will be able to get that out soon. (Steed says none of you will like it because he isn't in it and he's the only reason the books are worth reading.)
[image error] A bit slow there, eh, Flynn?
 I think I will go though. The editing and adding things and taking things out of the book isn't getting any closer to being done without me to do it. 
[image error] Awkward, she'd say, but she doesn't know which is which
 (Oh, one last thing. What would all of you think of me doing special character posts on Fridays? I could tell you how the characters got their names and random facts about them. Let me know if you like this idea.)
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 All pictures are from my Pinterest, except for Arthur. 
[image error] So you can be as depressed as I am. BAWHAHAHAHAHA!
 Watch out for pixies!
 Again, know this quote or move to another planet. 
 ALLONS-Y!

"You can take the beard off now." "No I can't. It is permanently glued to my face."

  I'm adding to my list of look alike actors. First up is Benedict Cumberbach who plays Sherlock Holmes among many other roles and Colin Morgan who plays Merlin. This one is harder because it isn't as noticeable until Merlin makes certain expressions that look like those Sherlock makes.

Okay, it is harder to tell with these two pictures. But if you watch both shows I'm sure you will notice if you watch for it. I think it is their hair, and cheek bones. 
 Also, so you believe me about Peter and Arthur...
There, believe me now?
 How about you? Have you found any look alike actors? 
 Now, moving on. 
 Today's character I shall present you with is Captain James T. Kirk. (I know at least one of my readers who is groaning inwardly over this pick. She's not overly fond with Star Trek: a term which here means she detests it.)
Kirk in one of his funky shirts, the yellow ones were the best, the green ones were just odd. But at least they were better then no shirt at all. 
 Now, bare in mind, Star Trek was written during the 60's...or 70's, I forget which. But, the point is, back then TV shows seemed to have to have a dorky romantic story in each episode so Kirk very often goes goggle eyed over pretty girls. I think in season one he fell in love every other episode. However, by season two it was less common. Even near the end of season one it was very rare for him to fall in love. 
"I don't even know what this does. Let's find out, shall we?"
 However, in spite of his romantic life, Kirk was still a gentleman. Not like in the movie. Glad we have that cleared up. The main thing I like about Kirk, though...well, the main reason even shouldn't be the main reason. The main reason should be that he is such a great captain and is always willing to do almost anything if it means keeping his crew alive. That's admirable. Gallant. Brave. Sign of a great captain...but that's not my main reason for liking him. 
"Do I need to repeat the question?"
 My reason is because of the kind of friend he is. Kirk is kind of a middle man, like Aragorn. He is friends with two fellows who don't see eye to eye...in Aragorn's case this is literal. Kirk is good friends with Spock, who is a logical Alien who tries to always do the rational thing. (Even when he is unrational he tries to make a logical excuse for it.)  Kirk's other friend is Dr. McCoy. Dr. because that is his title, not his name. McCoy is rash and acts almost purely on feelings. So, he and Spock rarely, if ever get along even though they are good friends WAY deep down.
"Why don't you ever wear a red shirt?"
 I'm sure many of you may have noticed this, but when one chap is friends with two other fellows who don't get along he usually plays peace maker. (Example, Aragorn. He is always trying to keep Legolas and Gimli from killing each other.) Kirk, on the other hand, usually eggs his two friends on. Sometimes when the two are arguing he will slyly pick one side and say something to bug the other. And, even if he doesn't say anything his expressions can keep the arguments going. 
There's a reason Kirk is in the middle.
 I didn't notice this right off, but the more I do the more I realize something. I think Kirk enjoys this, probably a little too much. I think it is a hobby of his. Keeps him from becoming overly board while on the ship. I also think it is what makes his, McCoy's, and Spock's friendship unique. He isn't the peacemaker. He has accepted the fact these two will never see eye to eye, but it doesn't matter. They like to get along with their arguing. And they all three know that if either was in danger the others would be there for them. 
"How is the lock picking going?"
 (And, in some cases, being there for each other means annoying each other enough to get them to snap out of being brain washed. In one episode something had happened to Spock and he was brain washed, falling in love and endangering everyone. So, to get him out of it Kirk insulted him, his mother, and I believe his father. My dad laughed so hard during this part.) "Who's winning?"
*** Now that my sister is done cringing at the extent of my geekiness I will change subjects for a moment. I sent a short prequel story in to be edited and it was just returned to me. It is now my job to read over it and fix it up then send it back to my editor who will in turn read over my edits and let me know if it needs more. 
"Shall we vaporize the Captain?" "You first."
 I will be publishing this story before the book comes out, but only in ebook format. However, for those of you who do not have ereaders you needn't fear. I will make certain the format will open on a computer. I cannot, as of now, publish any of the short stories in paper back as it will cost too much and I need to save most money for the book publication. However, if, when I have a lot of the short stories out, there is a request for them compiled together in paper back I will seriously consider it. 
"This is oddly familiar."
 Now, I should explain again. There were many things that could have happened/ been said in the book I had to leave out as there just wasn't room. One of the things is a story that took place before the book begins. And, since there wasn't room for it, I have decided to write it down in it's own little story. I have already done this with some of the other stories which you can read HERE. I'd love to know what you think about them. 
He's a Scot. What can you say?
 I am not sure when the new short story will be out, but I will let you know as soon as I know more. Right now I am stuck on the very first line, not a good sign I know, but I'm hoping to get the editing done tomorrow. 
"Nice hat." "You know, it is logical that I could miss my target."
 And tomorrow I will have more updates for all of you.
 For now...I'm going to bed. *** Do you like or dislike Star Trek? Do you know of any look alike actors? Like the idea of prequel short stories or no? Are you careful when you wear a red shirt? (I'm not, because I'm Scottish.)
 The quote is from Avatar, the last airbender. A reminder to use care when gluing beards to your face. 

"Merlin, look what I found. I found a place you can put things. It's called a cupboard."

 I was going to tell everyone how I almost died again today but I then worried someone would send me a personal body guard and I'd have to make him sleep outside in the rain. Therefore, I won't be sharing how I was almost flattened by an electrical garage door, for the sake of the body guard. I don't wish him to get a cold. 
 Instead, I will do a book review. See, I'm getting all my posts back in order. 
 Before that, however, I will pass along a new writing update and a question. I've decided I left too much out of Haphazardly Implausible and will therefore be carefully reading over it, adding in things that I think will help the story along and bring the characters to life more. One of the things I will be adding is more back story about Peter's parents, as well as Singur's. I won't say more, because you will have to read it. 
 However, I did add a prologue to the book. AND I am willing to release it early if anyone is interested. So, what do you think? Yes or no?*** Now, book review. This is a book that was sent to me by one of my readers. Jessica Hammond at AUTHORLY INSANE. The book is titled Finding Lily and you can learn more about it HERE on goodreads. 

 Finding Lily is set in America, but in an America not many would recognize. A law has been passed which bans all books and creativity. And Lily, at the age of...fourteen I think it was. I'm sorry, I'm rubbish with ages. But trust me, she wasn't very old. Anyhow, she has a job at a well to do business, she has finished school, and she has everything a person in that world could want. Until the day she is kidnapped by a loony lady and the chap who loves her, the lady not Lily. Both are part of a rebellion that wants creativity back, only the lady is completely batty.

 The story was a fun read. It had some surprising twists and turns, and though I was confused through bits of it, I did enjoy it. One part was quite sad, but I liked the overall out come of the ending. Jessica has a lot of promise as an author and I will certainly be reading anything else she publishes. (Which, from what I gather from her blog, she is working on another book.)

 But, yes. It is a very nice book and if you would like to read it you can find it on Smashwords.

 Thank you, Jessica for sharing it with me! And if anyone else has a book they would like for me to read and/or review let me know!

 Lastly I leave you with a series of pictures because I have ALWAYS been convinced actors Daniel Radcliffe and Elijah Wood look remarkably alike. No one believed me for the longest while, not until Daniel Radcliffe was older. Now I see it all over, everyone thinks as I do. (See, deep down I'm brilliant. Not as clueless as I first appear, so you should take my word for most things. ;-)





  Sorry they are moving and not all squished together like on my Tumblr. I couldn't find them any other way.
*** Have you been reading any good books lately? Do  you plan on reading Finding Lily? What do you think of the idea of me releasing the new prologue early? Yea or Nay? And lastly, do you think the two actors look alike?

 This quote is from the BBC TV show Merlin. I've just started watching it and already like it a lot. (Arthur and Merlin remind me a ton of two of my own characters in fact.) This quote is from Arthur after he has come into Merlin's room to find it a complete mess. (For being a wizard, Merlin cannot keep his room clean to save his life.)

 And now...

 ALLONS-Y!

"Sharks. If a man wearing a spedo walked into my house I'd attack him too."

 My obituary is probably going to read as follows. "Jack Lewis Baillot was found dead this morning in her home. Authorities, who first believed it was murder, are now certain her water pick turned on her, drowning her in her own bathroom." Or, it could say I was attacked my a waffle iron, toaster, or any other form of electrical machine. They have it in for me. (And yes, I was nearly drown by my water pick not seconds ago.)
 Anyways, my death aside. Did I tell you I have a Tumblr now? Well, I do, so if you have one you should follow me so I can follow you back. JACK'S TUMBLR. 
Today's Music Monday. I think this is one of the prettiest pieces ever written, and it is from one of the best movies ever made. (I don't suppose I can say it fits one of my books, but I like to listen to it a lot while I write.) I updated the Haphazardly Implausible page. You will have to scroll down to find it, but I've now revealed one of the machines used in the book. Also, there is a picture. Let me know what you think.  The quote isn't from a movie, but something Adam Young posted on his Twitter that I've been giggling over for a few days now.  Allons-y!

"What about elevenises, supper, dinner, tea, do you think he knows about that?" "I wouldn't count on it."

 I've been having an emotional weekend. It all started when my sister left on a three day holiday, just as I began to read Lemony Snicket's autobiography. I finished the series a year ago, but it has taken me this long to read this book. It has nothing to do with the book itself (nor should you think I disliked the series because it is one of my favourites.) However, Snicket was my favourite character out of the series and I don't like endings, too much like saying goodbye to a good friend. Therefore, I put it off until I heard good news, which I will share soon.

[image error] Why are these grave stones blank?
 Anyhow, my sister has read the last of the books and insisted I finish. When I did finish the last one it is she I rushed to, talking about it, and all. (She's the one who always pointed out to my slow brain that the woman Snicket loved was the Baudarlires' mum.)

Uncle Monty, there's a snake around your neck...
 I finished the last book in two days, but I didn't have my sister to talk to. I couldn't rush and tell her about how I am certain their mum is still alive and married Snicket in the end. I am going to hold to this theory as desperately as I hold to the one that Howard Stark married Rodger's girlfriend, and nothing you say will change my mind. *Smirk*

Howard would have married Peggy after they both thought Rodger's was dead. Very often in movies if the best friend dies his friend goes to comfort his girlfriend and they fall in love. Neither would have known their son would end up joining the Avengers with Rodgers seventy years later.
 However, back to Snicket. I jumped up and down when I learned he was writing a new series and hoped that it was about him. Today my hope was fulfilled when I found online not only a picture of the cover but the first chapter, told by a 13-year-old Snicket. I was sooo happy and my joy was only dampened by the fact that there will only be four books in the series. (There's a list of reasons why this isn't fair. Mainly because the Baudarlires got thirteen books.) Still, four is better then none, and I will be buying the books as they come out.

Personally, I love the cover. Looks like an old spy movie.
 Now, Snicket aside for the time being. I have a list of other emotional events. Second being Matt Smith has changed his mind and will be playing the Doctor until 2014. Now, don't get me wrong. He is brilliant as the Eleventh Doctor, even if the actor did let fame go to his head and no longer appears as nice as when he was first cast into the role.

"I hope this is Pond's hair and not mine."
 However, most of you know, I've been having forgiveness issues with Moffat, who is the main writer for Doctor Who. My sister and I believe the reason he killed Sherlock Season Two so mercilessly is because he is a huge fan of Matt Smith and spent most of his time on writing Doctor Who, giving little time for Sherlock. (We follow him on twitter and haunted his tweets during the writings of both shows. Trust us, this is very likely what happened.) Therefore, we haroured a secret hope that Matt Smith would end this year as the Doctor, Moffat would retire from sorrow of loosing him and give Sherlock the brilliant writing he deserves, and someone else would be head writer for Doctor Who.

[image error] The man who forgot about Sherlock
 *Take a breath now*

 Now...sorry about this, but IF HE RUINS ANOTHER SEASON OF SHERLOCK I WILL DO SOMETHING SO HORRIBLE, SO SIMPLY DREADFUL! (I will plug my ears and drag metal finger nails down a black board while he is forced to listen.)

[image error] Sherlock agrees
 So, at the moment I am mad at Moffat, still, and mad at Matt Smith for not retiring like he should. We only got David Tennant for three years, not fair Matt Smith gets longer.

"Wait, he's staying for HOW long?"
 And, because of Moffat's cruel betrayal I am now tempted to watch the American version of a modern day Sherlock. (More on this later, so all you Sherlock geeks, save your tomatoes. And trust me, I'm still a huge Sherlock geek. I've not turned traitor to him. I have a reasonable explanation.)

Please, Sherlock geeks, don't hurt me. I know Watson shouldn't be cast as a girl.
 Next, I'm a bit wary of admitting to this, but I've been watching the Harry Potter movies over the last week. (Again, more on all this later. I have a longer post planned to explain everything behind this as well.) But, all I need to say for this is...THERE ARE HUGE SPIDERS IN IT! And not just huge ones, but little ones. All over. And then they threw in a huge dead one, just to see how badly they could get me shaking. Who writes about that many spiders anyhow? They need serious metal help.

(Incert spider picture...I think not.)
 And I bring up spiders to add this. My phobia was never this bad, but ever since I had spiders invade my bedroom last summer and crawl on my face I've lost it. I can't even watch fake looking spiders on TV. I have trouble going into stores around Halloween because they have spider pictures everywhere. (Also note, CGI has gotten much better since Harry Potter. Also, Peter Jackson is brilliant and has Weta. And he is making The Hobbit into three movies, which is VERY cool.) But, as you should have noted by now, the forest scene, with the spiders...Jackson, Weta, three movies, spiders....I'm going to loose it.

Bilbo wouldn't be smiling if he saw Gandalf's scowl and the size of his sword.
 Of course I will be going to see the movies, and I will see them on IMax 3D. But, I'm probably going to be the only person who faints during them. I can only hope Jackson has some kind of sympathy and makes the scene short...I don't have much hope, but still.

[image error] "Um, mates...I think we're in the wrong movie..."
 Also, my flat mate killed a spider that was in our bathroom. (Just when I thought the flat was free of them.) Not to mention there is a huge one living in one of my employer's laundry/ basement. And she's been sending me down there a lot lately. (I knew she had it in for me.)

I was looking for a picture of the basement in Season One of Sherlock, but this one is much funnier.
 (Random.) I read somewhere that Rowling was going to kill Ron's dad instead of Black. It is evil of me, but I kind of wish she had. And the twins...one shouldn't be allowed to kill a twin. (I'm on the last last movie now. Not looking forward to the twin dying at all.)

Can't kill one without the other.
 So there you have it, my emotional weekend. And now I'm going to go to bed because I am sleepy and my one still sore wrist is starting to hurt.

 You should know what this quote is from. If not, you need to be banned from this planet.

 Allons-y!

"Is that hot?" "Yes..." "Pour it into my eyes! Blind me!"

 This is to be a rotten post of me. You'll find out why if you keep reading. Also, since I am feeling very British, this post is being written in my sorry attempt at a British accent. (And just so you don't imagine me with one of those cool British accents, think David Tennant, excited, when his voice goes high and squeaky...yeeeaahh.)

Not many chaps can look cool just doing nothing.
 Anyhow, so, I have internet in the Flat! Which is BRILLIANT! I find I need it more then I thought, it's a wonder how much one needs it for book publication! I feel very dependent on it, which is a rubbish feeling. Like a teenage girl. "I MUST HAVE MY INTERNET!" But, to be honest, I did miss it. All of my friends live far away and this is the best way to say hi to them. Also, I wasn't able to answer all your comments or read all  your blogs as much as I liked.

Are you an Alien?
 However, all that aside, you shall be pleased to know that on my second day of moving in I managed to flood the bathroom floor. Sadly, HOW I managed this isn't half as interesting as you might be thinking. Our bathroom is very small and has just a shower, those stand up kind, and no bath which I don't mind. However, it is such a small shower that the water squirts out of it if you turn it on with the door opened. I didn't know this, so opened the door, turned the water on, and got showered in the face.  Now, since this is me we are speaking of, I didn't turn the shower off but closed the door, then stood there wondering how I was going to get the shower off with the door closed. In the end I had to reopen the door, then mop up my flood. (Now I know to step in, THEN turn the water on. Of course, then you get blasted with cold water while it takes it's jolly time to warm up.)

Don't worry! I see the drain!
 Another of my mishaps this week happened when I ate dinner with my family. I, of course, had to go and say hi to Indiana while I was there. Now, before I go further let me explain. Indiana is a chap, and therefore thinks that skipping meals is a death sentence. Every Friday he acts like he is starving. And I always feed him on Friday, but this Friday he had no mice, so he had to skip. No harm, unless you asked him. He made himself flat and acted like he was not going to make it. I went to dinner on Tuesday. Naturally I went to pick him up, thinking he would be pleased to see me. He missed me during my holiday, but when I tried to pick him up he crawled off. Usually he does this and I chase him, it is our game. Then when I catch him he will lay happily in my hands.  This time when I caught him he fought. He wiggled and squirmed and writhed about. I told him to behave, so he turned, glared at my free hand, and eyed my finger with menace. Then, with a hiss, he made a lunge for it. Thankfully I had my free had far enough back and saved a nip.  Moral of this story? Indiana has a temper when not feed.

[image error] He forgot my steak...
 Now, I have some good news for all of you! And it is good news because it involves brilliant Clair. I probably mentioned, but the whole start of having pictures in the book started because she said she would draw some of the machines for me. I thought it would be nice for all of you, to actually SEE some of the things that will be appearing in the books. 
 She just emailed me today, sending me an amazing drawing of one of the most important machines! And, I will be putting it up VERY SOON with a description  of what it is and how it works. Also, I will tell you about its naming process, which went through a lot of laughter until it got the name it now bares. 
 However, that is for later, because for today I have a new character picture! And this is the bit where I'm rotten. I've been holding votes for all of them, but since there is only two left, I had sore wrists, was commandeering the library's internet, and am thoroughly annoyed with the poll box, I didn't hold a vote for the last two pictures. I was going to just pick the next one, and then the last would, naturally, win by default. However, the poll went longer then a week and before it closed someone got some extra votes. Therefore, it only seemed fair to put that someone's picture up this week and the last next week. 
 Therefore, may I present to you, the lovely and quirky, Jack O'Malley!!
Jack was hard to find a look alike for Clair to work with. She's a pretty girl, a bit sweet, and very mischievous. This is, well, I don't know her real name but she is David Tennant's wife, and in one Doctor Who she played his daughter Jenny (before they were married.) She is the closest I could find for Jack. Minus the blond hair. 
This was the first sketch Clair sent me. 
The second. (I love how Max looks personally.)
And the third!!!!! (I love her smile)
 And, as I said, only one left. I will leave you to guess who it is. Now, I shall be off. I'm reading a very interesting book, watching some good movies, and need to get the machine ready to show all of you. 
 Thanks again for all your comments! You don't know how encouraged they've been making me. (Which reminds me! I made all of you guess where I'd heard discombobulated. I liked all your Sherlock guesses 8-D I don't know if he used it or no, I mean, it sounds like a word he would like, but that's not where I heard it. If anyone has heard him or read him using it can you let me know which movie or book? I'd love to find it, it would be fun 8-D. However, Hayden wins. I heard it from Bolt, which is one of my top favourite cartoons of all time.) (P.S. The Tintin guess was a good one too.)
 Now, I should be going, I'm still supposed to be resting my wrists...shhh...
 Quote from Monk, when he finds out his favourite childhood actress is a not very nice person. 
 ALLONS-Y!!!!

"He looks funny, people throw darts at him."

 Sooooo, I was awarded again and it seemed like a nice way to finish my commandeering internet posts. Then I can get everything back in order and make Monk happy...
 I was awarded again by the lovely NOTEBOOK SISTERS again. And this is what one has to do. 
 1. Tag five others and write a line or two on why you like their blog. 
 2. If tagged post your five favourite words.
 3. Make up five questions for the persons you tag, and answer the five the person who tagged you asked you. (Did I confuse you or what?)
 So, here be the people I tag. 
 ANNA: And I love reading her blog because she is a witty writer and comes up with the funniest, best posts. 
 ANNE-GIRL: She has some very well thought out characters who, the more I read about the more I love. 
 ABBEY: Who has a lovely, charming style of writing. (And she loves Tintin.)
 SAMI: Who has fun, clever posts and always finds the best pictures to share!
 HAYDEN: Who always has either fun or thoughtful posts...and who likes Thornton.
 Now, my five favourite words. 
 1. Discombobulated. Points to whoever knows where I learned it from!
 2. Allons-y! Because...it is just cool and fun to shout. 
 3. SPARTA! For the same reasons...though, I don't know if it counts since it is a name. 
 4. Muff. (Learned from Narnia, and since I muff things a lot I say it a lot.)
 5. Great Snakes! I know, it is two words, but it is still fun to shout. 

 Now I answering the questions the sister's have left me. 
 1. What was the first post you ever blogged about?
 I don't really remember, but it was likely some kind of dorky, "Hello, my name is Jack, but not really, and I write books."
 2. Have you ever walked into a glass door?
 A, as in one? Um..yes, and I think I did more then one. I know of one I plowed into really bad and bent my glasses. 
 3. If you could do anything you wanted (expense aside) what would you do?
 Um...I know it would involve Scotland...Wallace's sword...an airplane...and something very dangerous. 
 4. Lime green or fluoro pink?
 Pink, just so I can watch my sister's jaw drop. 
 5. If you could be bald or have webbed feet which would you choose?
 Oh, this is hard...see, if I was bald it would help with my spy work as I could carry a bunch of wigs with me and change them very easy. But if I had webbed feet I would be the best swimmer in the world..."I only dog paddle." Hm, I guess webbed feet. 

 Now, my questions. 
 1. Have you seen the Lizzie Bennent Diaries?
 2. Would you wear bell bottom pants, a funky coloured sweater, and a huge wig and go about pretending you have master time travel?
 3. Have you ever pretended you were a Jedi and used the force to open the sliding doors at the store?
 4. Do you have any quirky characteristics that match Monk's?
 5. Would you ice skate with really sharp skates just to see if you could slice a hole in the ice?

 And, that is all. Again, short posts, but my wrists need a break. 
 The quote is from The Quest for Camelot. It is one of Sweetie's favourites. 
 ALLONS-Y!

"We solemnly swear we are up to no good."

 So, as you can see, I didn't post my music Monday. Yes, I have a reason behind this. A few in fact. The first is rather dull, it being our library isn't opened on Monday's and it is their internet I've been commandeering. (In better news, my friend and I shall be getting internet hooked up at our place on Thursday. I thought I could get by going to the library every day, but with all the publishing work I have to do, I realized I needed my own internet. Also she needs it for school.)
I don't think the Doctor was overly fond of Martha sometimes.
 Now, reason number two which has a more interesting, though not much, story behind it. SOMEHOW, how, I have no clue, I've managed to twist both of my wrists. I now have them wrapped up in ace bandages. It looks like I got into some kind of fight or did something exciting, but I sadly don't have any life and death adventure story to tell about them. Pity. (This is not to say I am not disaster prone. I've gotten into many dangerous scraps but only walked away with some scratches. What is the point of falling off a cliff if you don't break something so everyone can ask how you did it and you can share a cool story?)
No, this is not the Doctor's family generation picture.
 Now, moving on. I'd like to thank everyone who comments even when I'm a bit slow to read your blogs. I try and get to your blogs every other day, but I've been noticing even if I miss a day some of you will comment anyhow. This really has made my day lately, making me all hopeful that you like reading my blog enough to haunt it even if you don't know there is a new post up.
Well, are you coming or not?
 Also, one of you asked me a question and it was such a good one I thought I'd answer it in a post as others might be wondering the same question. So, in answer to Anne-Girl, who asked if I would be sharing the pictures you voted on on here, this blog, I will say this. I still have two character pictures to reveal, and then I will be sharing with you the machines and other creations that will be appearing in the book. However, I am considering revealing a couple of the art work that will be in the book, not all, but a few. That said, I don't know when I will be doing this as I am waiting until it gets closer to publication. (And trust me, they are worth the wait. I have some of the pictures hanging on my wall so I can gape every day at Clair's wonderful drawings.)
What? I'm being serious! Stay put!
 I have some writing updates for everyone. I have finally been able to get back to writing, a little. (I can't do much until my wrists are better, mummy's orders. I'm supposed to let them heal, which I'm rubbish at doing.) But I have written a little in The Broken Blade. The characters have told me a tiny bit more of what is going on, not much, but at least I have a better idea of what is going on. It is still slow going though, which I suppose isn't a bad thing. 
If you don't understand this picture you need to go watch Doctor Who. Right now.
 Now, I should go before I strain my wrists too much. 
 You probably all know, more or less, where this quote is from. I shall explain it more later when I can write longer. 
 ALLONS-Y!