KK Chat - 14 October 2018

[Evie]

[18:07.25] * KK (uid326197@8027A0.235D62.D39802.D32AEA) has joined channel #deryni_destinations
[18:07.26] <+Laurna> good
[18:07.30] <jemler> hi kk
[18:07.31] <~bynw> hi KK
[18:07.33] <+derynifank> Hi KK
[18:07.37] <Evie> Just haven't had a chance to do anything else to repair the interior damage since then.
[18:07.40] <Evie> Hi KK
[18:07.45] <+Laurna> Hello KK
[18:08.06] <+derynifank> Are youe parents getting settled ok after the move?
[18:08.17] <+Laurna> I had a roof leak yesterday during our rain.  working on drying out the carpet with a fan and a heater right now
[18:08.35] <Evie> Yes, even though they picked the one day we had rain from being on the outer edge of the hurricane, but despite that the move went surprisingly well.
[18:08.36] <+Laurna> first rain in months
[18:09.12] <Evie> They still live in a sea of boxes right now, though, but they are making some progress in getting things put up.
[18:09.13] * KK is now known as cambersmother
[18:09.31] <Evie> Like the new nick, KK. :-D
[18:09.33] <+Laurna> I like that  Hello Cambersmother
[18:09.34] <MerchantDeryni> I am a member of the new roof club as well. Leak took out the ceiling in the bathroom, kitchen and back hall. yay!
[18:09.45] <+derynifank> How did that happen?
[18:09.48] <Evie> Let's hope that's Camber's Mother and not Camber Smother!  :-D
[18:10.08] <Evie> Oh no, MD!
[18:10.09] <+Laurna> no no Eive
[18:11.07] <MerchantDeryni> It's fixed now. I still have the back hall to finish. New drywall needs to go up.
[18:11.10] <+derynifank> We were lucky in Norfolk as we didn't get so much rain but some people still without power
[18:11.24] <~bynw> KK just type after your nick just like any other time at the bottom of the screen.
[18:11.41] <+Laurna> Does this mean we can get a short story about camber in his youth.  that would be awesome to see Deryni in their Prime.
[18:12.11] <~bynw> if you cant get it to work, jjust use the other chats
[18:12.14] <Evie> We were fortunate in that our roof leak was clearly caused by hail damage, so the insurance company paid for most of the expense of repairing the roof.
[18:12.36] <+derynifank> Yay
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[18:12.55] <~bynw> Hi Bee
[18:12.57] <+Laurna> Hello bee
[18:13.13] <Bee> Hi all!
[18:13.16] <Evie> Hi Bee
[18:13.20] <+derynifank> My roof was bombarded by pine cones. Noisy but no damage I could see.
[18:13.30] <+derynifank> Hi Bee
[18:13.40] <jemler> hi bee
[18:13.46] <+Laurna> pine cones? you must live inthe mountains
[18:14.03] <Evie> Or in the South
[18:14.17] <+Laurna> The south has pines?
[18:14.21] <+derynifank> No just have a lot of pine trees around
[18:14.24] <Bee> Hi guys.  DFK, who or what wass bombarding your roof? Was a squirrel mad at you?
[18:14.29] <Evie> Lots of them, Laurna
[18:14.47] <+derynifank> No the squirrels love me, they eat my birdseed
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[18:14.58] <+Laurna> lol  Ok around here pine trees only grow over 5000 feet
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[18:15.01] <Evie> Hi KK
[18:15.05] <Bee> Hi KK
[18:15.12] <+Laurna> Hello KK
[18:15.27] <KK> OK, at least I know how to work this site.
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[18:15.53] <Bee> wb dfk
[18:15.55] <+Laurna> Well we do have scotch pines so I guess that is not an accurate statement
[18:16.27] <derynifank> ok, not going to be a good night for connections. It was wind from Michael that caused thepine cone bambardment
[18:16.50] <Bee> cambersmother,, have you been here before, I ddon't recall seeing you before.
[18:16.54] <jemler> brb. sloppy joes and fries.
[18:17.04] <+Laurna> from the news reports, that looked like a lot of wind.
[18:17.13] <Evie> Check with your homeowner's insurance. They might cover roof damage due to storms, even if the pine cones were the direct cause of the damage.
[18:17.28] <derynifank> It was but not as bad as other places so no complaints
[18:17.30] <+Laurna> Bee Cambersmother is KK
[18:17.39] <Evie> Since they wouldn't have been pelting your roof if it weren't for the storm winds, presumably. At least not at high velocity.
[18:18.03] <KK> Hi, guys.  Anyone know of a software corruption that would make one's keyboard lock up?  Isn't the batteries.  And a new keyboard does the same thing as the old one.
[18:18.13] <~bynw> Bee: that is KK signed in from IRCCloud
[18:18.33] <Bee> aah, ok.  So we have 2 KKs?
[18:18.47] <Evie> Yes, so we can have twice as much fun. :-D
[18:18.56] <+Laurna> Double the fun
[18:19.04] <Evie> Or twice as much trouble. ;-)
[18:19.28] <KK> I exited the IRC one--I think.  Though I see the other name on the list of folks who are here.
[18:19.31] <+Laurna> I almost said that but corrected myself.  Not trouble
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[18:19.53] <Bee> Evie, did Michael come anywhere near you?
[18:19.55] <Evie> My nick list shows you still logged on there as Cambersmother
[18:19.57] <MerchantDeryni> Stories written twice as fast. One writes from page 1 forward, the other starts at the ending and writes backwards. They meet in the middle.
[18:20.02] <jemler> wb jerusha
[18:20.09] <jerusha> I think I am here
[18:20.11] <~bynw> its persistent connection it will time out after a while
[18:20.12] <KK> Serious keyboard issues here.  See above.
[18:20.14] <+Laurna> I was hoping it meant you were thinking of writing a camber story from his mother's point of view
[18:20.15] <~bynw> yes you are jerusha
[18:20.18] <+Laurna> hello Jerusha
[18:20.20] <derynifank> KK, I know you want to do the Killingford book but any chance of a sequel to King Kelsons Bride at some time to wrap up loose ends?
[18:20.30] <Evie> We only got light rain and drizzle, Bee. But since that was the day my parents were moving in, it was mildly annoying. But all things considered, I'm grateful that's all we had to deal with!
[18:20.36] <jerusha> Hi Everyone
[18:20.38] <Bee> Hi Jerusha.
[18:21.08] <KK> Maybe, derynifank.
[18:21.08] <Evie> Hi Jerusha
[18:21.16] <jerusha> Hi Evie
[18:21.32] <Evie> Dhugal needs a bride. Even though I do keep throwing women at him, I'm sure he'd like an official one. ;-)
[18:21.34] <~bynw> KK, I'm not sure what would cause that with the keyboard. I take it is a wireless keyboard
[18:21.48] <KK> Yes.
[18:22.15] <KK> Mouse also has issues.  Both talk to the same dongle.
[18:22.18] <derynifank> And official heirs for both Kelson and Dhugal
[18:22.19] <jerusha> I was going to eventually marry him to Jana, but that fizzled out
[18:22.40] <~bynw> are they bluetooth or just wireless
[18:22.49] <Evie> It could fizzle back in again if you'd keep writing that story arc, Jerusha. :-D
[18:23.08] <derynifank> I kind of thought JAna might marry Brendan at some point. think they  would make a good match
[18:23.12] <jerusha> She would be his second wife.  First marriage was to a coronet chaser
[18:23.25] <+Laurna> Jana will have many suitors when she comes of age.
[18:23.47] <jerusha> I thought about that, Derynifank, but the fact that her mother was Torenthi might have made that awkward
[18:23.50] <+Laurna> I like that
[18:24.01] <+Laurna> oh ok
[18:24.08] <derynifank> I didn't realiize Brendan had married. How did I miss that?
[18:24.09] <KK> Just wireless, so far as I know.  Logitech, which is what I had before.  Old ones started doing the same thing.  That's why I got the replacements.
[18:24.18] <jerusha> She would have been smitten by him though. 
[18:24.42] <Evie> It could be awkward either way, given that Dhugal is Duke of Cassan, and the Cassani would have little cause to love Torenth after the war against Wencit.
[18:24.46] <~bynw> ok that sounds like just wireless then. not bluetooth.
[18:24.55] <jerusha> Heartbroken when Alaric refused the match
[18:25.05] <Evie> Which, of course, is why I gave him a Torenthi bride, because I just love challenges....  LOL!
[18:25.15] <jerusha> Yep
[18:25.29] <Bee> How old is Brendan now in canon?
[18:25.36] <Evie> In canon, he's still a kid
[18:25.41] <derynifank> Seemed to turn out betterfor Dhugal than I originally thought it would
[18:25.50] <Evie> But since fanfic can happen in any year, he's whatever age you need him to be. :-D
[18:26.12] <Evie> I think he was, what, 11 in KKB?
[18:26.31] <derynifank> Yes, 11 in thatbook
[18:26.32] <jerusha> Does a squire need to be 14?
[18:26.54] <Bee> In canon, isssssn't Payne supposed to be betrothed to a torenthi princess?
[18:27.04] <jerusha> Stanisha
[18:27.06] <Evie> In the Codex, he is
[18:27.09] <derynifank> Not sure at what age a page moves up to squire
[18:27.37] <Evie> Trying to recall how old Morgan was when he became a squire
[18:27.57] <derynifank> Payne betrothed to Liam's sister and Eirian to Lima himself
[18:28.02] <Evie> TKD would probably mention the age
[18:28.11] <derynifank> Liam. He isn't a bean
[18:28.14] <Evie> LOL!
[18:28.25] <jerusha> Bean there, done that
[18:28.25] <Evie> he's a human bean of the Deryni subspecies
[18:28.33] <~bynw> KK, the keyboard and mouse just lock up and stop working? What restores them to a working condition/
[18:28.42] <KK> Pages officially are 6-8 when they start.  14 is approximate age for squire.  These are flexible, though, depending on maturity of the boy and political circumstances.
[18:28.52] <+Laurna> brb phone
[18:29.19] <Evie> Luke has just joined me from God alone knows where, trailing cobwebs onto my arm. Thanks, cat!
[18:29.30] <jerusha> It could be a mouse
[18:29.44] <KK> Clicking on the mouse, often several times.  And when one tries to click and drag, sometimes it doesn't pick up.
[18:29.47] <Evie> Well, true, I'd rather he not bring me a mouse in the middle of chat
[18:29.58] <derynifank> Was Liam a page for four years and never a squire as he went back to Torenth when he was 14
[18:30.27] <Evie> I think he was serving as a squire at the time he went back to Torenth
[18:30.34] <Evie> Although probably just a junior squire
[18:30.38] <jerusha> Yes, I think so
[18:31.09] <jerusha> Didn' Brendan host a squires' party for him?
[18:31.36] <Evie> I could be misremembering, but I think when that party was discussed, it was a squires' party.
[18:31.51] <derynifank> Yes he did. Would that mean that Brendan was already a squire at 11?
[18:32.32] <Evie> Maybe, or maybe he was just in on the planning as the host for the party, since it was going to be at Coroth
[18:33.15] <Evie> It might not have been exclusively for squires. Could have been senior pages/junior squires, i.e. Liam's closest agemates.
[18:33.45] <jerusha> All playing pin the braid on the, oops, never mind
[18:33.46] <KK> Exactly, Evie.
[18:34.07] <Evie> LOL, Jerusha
[18:35.24] <Evie> I have a feeling Nigel would have squashed any obvious cliquishness in the ranks of pages and squires if it came to his notice, although of course they'd all have had friends among the ranks they felt more compatible with than others.
[18:36.06] <jerusha> Each would have his chance to prove his worth
[18:36.13] <Evie> And probably others they couldn't stand, but were at least civil to if the grown-ups were around. :-D
[18:36.32] <KK> I think all the boys would have been included.  It was partly intended to foster camaraderie among all the boys.
[18:36.42] <jerusha> Like Jaxom?
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[18:37.04] <jemler> Jaxom/ from Pern?
[18:37.09] <Evie> If I had any extra money right now, I'd be tempted to buy several of the articulated Harry Potter line of dolls and redress them as squires. :-D
[18:37.16] <jerusha> Nope, Ghosts of the Past
[18:37.23] <jemler> ah,
[18:37.55] <Evie> Or junior ladies of the Court, for the girl dolls. Or Schola students.
[18:37.58] <jerusha> Wands instead of squire's daggers?
[18:38.10] * Hamish (derynifank@OWIRCN-dc339139.hr.cox.net) has joined channel #deryni_destinations
[18:38.24] <jerusha> Hi Hamish
[18:38.30] <Evie> Maybe just daggers, since we don't see wands used in the books, although they could dress up as Hogwarts students for Halloween.... :-D
[18:38.36] <Evie> Hello, Hamish
[18:38.48] <Hamish> couldn't get back in as derynifank so now using Hamish
[18:38.50] <~bynw> hi Hamish aka derynifank
[18:38.50] <Bee> hi Hamish
[18:39.01] <~bynw> you are still connected as derynifank
[18:39.05] <Evie> That's because you are still here as derynifank
[18:39.21] <~bynw> if you have a registered nick you could ghost it
[18:39.25] <Hamish> So what do i do to use that/
[18:39.27] <Bee> another ssplit personaality
[18:39.31] <jerusha> Do you log out from this, or just go inactive?
[18:39.41] <Hamish> Yup, that's me
[18:39.51] <Evie> Bynw, is it possible to kick the ghost so she can change her nick back?
[18:40.03] <Hamish> the split personality
[18:40.13] <~bynw> jerusha: the IRCCloud will go inactive and disconnect unless you have an actual account with them.
[18:40.33] <jerusha> Kicking ghosts this close to Halloween?  Maybe not the best idea.
[18:40.38] <Evie> LOL!
[18:40.42] <~bynw> but Hamish aka derynifank was using kiwi or mibbit and the connection dropped for her
[18:40.47] <Hamish> I do have an account with thme, just can't seem to get it to work
[18:40.48] <Evie> They tend to be rather ephemeral anyway, jemler
[18:41.08] <Evie> jerusha, I mean
[18:41.18] <Evie> Sorry, you look so much alike. LOL!
[18:41.52] * derynifank was kicked by Evie(~IceChat9@OWIRCN-a202916c.al.charter.com)  - Reason (Evie)
[18:41.53] <~bynw> cant kick a ghost as it will still be on the server just not in the chat. it has to be dropped from the server. which is why having a registered nick is good because you can do that easily otherwise a server operator will have to kill the  dead connection
[18:42.01] <Hamish> Ouch
[18:42.10] <Evie> Oops,now you tell me. :-D
[18:42.50] <~bynw> Hamish: i killed it
[18:42.55] <~bynw> you can change nicks now
[18:43.05] <~bynw> just /nick derynifank or whatever you want to be
[18:43.24] <Evie> making sure the "/nick" part is at the beginning of the line
[18:43.39] <jerusha> Should we still register our names on this client?
[18:43.45] <~bynw> KK, maybe its the driver for the wireless dongle that isnt working and might need to be reinstalled
[18:44.06] * Hamish is now known as derynfank
[18:44.19] <~bynw> jerusha: it doesnt matter which client you use
[18:44.35] <jerusha> I'll have to look up your directions again
[18:45.24] <jerusha> And print them out
[18:45.47] <KK> How do I do that? I just plugged it in and it worked--sort of.  Don't remember what I did for the original one.  It's been years.
[18:46.00] <~bynw> ok just holler if you need help with it jerusha
[18:46.09] <jerusha> Thanks, Bynw
[18:46.37] <~bynw> KK, i have to think Windows here so bare with me ...
[18:47.01] <KK> Standing by.
[18:47.11] <Evie> Red Five, standing by
[18:47.26] <jerusha> Perhaps you need to sacrifice an old floppy disk first, KK
[18:47.27] <Bee> but not bare, please.
[18:47.37] <jemler> Star Wars reference!
[18:47.44] <Evie> Yeah, just bear with him. If you bare with him, Scott might object!
[18:47.53] <+Laurna>  Red six back online
[18:49.01] <Evie> Rogue One, ready for takeoff
[18:49.13] <+Laurna> I thought we would get some of those new people here today. I think DR told a lot anew poeple to come to chat.
[18:49.50] <~bynw> you might have to go hunting for it ... you could try start, control panel, (if there is a search function there it will help) but find the device manager ... then in it you would have to locate the logitech drivers for the keyboard/mouse. then right click and properties ... one of the tabs shoulud have either the option to update the driver or reinstall the drivers. since i dont run windows myself this is just from memory
[18:49.59] <Bee> Sssspeaking of DR, anyone know if the hurricane got her?
[18:50.08] <Evie> It sometimes is hard at first to remember when to come to chat until it becomes a habit to plan one's schedule around it.
[18:50.17] <~bynw> no it didnt Bee, she wasnt feeling well and left early
[18:50.33] <jerusha> Darn, I was hoping she was feeling better
[18:50.36] <+Laurna> She said it didn't get too bad at her place   she signed out about an hour ago
[18:50.54] <Evie> It went west of her and east of me
[18:50.56] <+Laurna> no tornados
[18:51.07] <jerusha> That is always good
[18:51.10] <~bynw> KK, and if that doesnt work. you might have to get the model number and go to logitechs website and look for the driver there and download it and install it that way.
[18:51.12] <Evie> Although she probably got a lot more rain and wind from it than we did here
[18:51.28] <derynfank> Sorry she is still not feeling well
[18:52.13] <KK> I can try that later, Bynw.  Thanks.
[18:52.30] <~bynw> your welcome
[18:52.32] * Bee sends healing woodgies to DesertRose.
[18:52.46] <Evie> The movers who loaded my parents' furniture into their Pod did a good job of wrapping it in plastic, so it came through the light rain and drizzle without any dampness getting inside the protective plastic.
[18:52.58] <jerusha> That's good
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[18:53.05] <derynfank> That's great!
[18:53.16] <Evie> I had wondered about how we were going to move mattresses in during a rain
[18:53.31] <+Laurna> Not without covering
[18:53.36] <Evie> Or wooden furniture, but I was more worried about the mattresses
[18:54.07] <jerusha> damp mattress = not good
[18:54.27] <Evie> especially since they have a brand new memory foam mattress
[18:54.52] <KK> Sounds like it went well, then.  When we moved to Ireland, our furniture arrived just ahead of a hurricane that came through that night.  It was a little tense, but all turned out well.
[18:55.03] <+Laurna> My mom ended up have all her stuff moved into storage, then she moved in with me for two days.  the house she was trying to buy had some techneical delays.  It might be a month before she gets it.
[18:55.07] <derynfank> Would hate to mess that up
[18:55.08] <Bee> Yes.  You don't want the mattress remembering the wrong thing.
[18:55.19] <Evie> LOL
[18:55.25] <+Laurna> lol
[18:55.37] <+Laurna> Hurricane in Ireland  wowo
[18:55.42] <~bynw> my son moved to Omaha last weekend after finally getting a job after college ... he moved Saturday, weather was great. And last sunday was wet and rainy
[18:56.08] <derynfank> So true. It might forget you and kick you out
[18:56.39] <Evie> I have a very attentive kitty on my left shoulder. He must think he's a firelizard.
[18:56.52] <KK> We got the big rain mostly Thrusday, but no wind to speak of.  Other parts of Virginia did not fare as well.
[18:57.01] <+Laurna> I always wanted a firelizard
[18:57.08] <jerusha> No flooding for you, KK?
[18:57.13] <~bynw> and of course today i'm getting snow mixed with rain
[18:57.20] <Evie> I did too, but I'm reconsidering now that I see how heavy Luke is on my shoulder. :-D
[18:57.28] <+Laurna> lol
[18:57.32] <Evie> Snow? Ack!
[18:57.40] <jerusha> Yes, but a firelizard!
[18:57.47] <+Laurna> firelizards have to fly so they would be lighter weight
[18:57.51] <derynfank> Not snow already!
[18:58.06] <jerusha> Hope it's just flurries, Bynw
[18:58.14] <KK> Well, this is too fiddly, having to retype half my comments.  Hopefully I'll have it resolved by next week.
[18:58.21] <~bynw> i dont think there will be any accumulation
[18:58.29] <jerusha> This is good
[18:58.41] <Evie> I have a friend who bought a firelizard with wings made from recycled umbrella spokes (the sort that fold up in the middle), so if you pulled some nylon cords, it would open and close its wings and flap them.
[18:58.49] <~bynw> but its way too early for snow
[18:58.54] <derynfank> Cool
[18:58.58] <Evie> He wore it on his shoulder into a restaurant, and our server asked him if it was alive. LOL!
[18:59.01] <jerusha> One would hope
[18:59.30] <+Laurna> KK, I hope you get it working well.
[18:59.38] <Evie> This after him telling her that it was "a firelizard, which is sort of like a miniature dragon," which you think might have been a clue that it wasn't
[18:59.53] <~bynw> yes this firelizard is alive
[19:00.09] <KK> Nighters, all.
[19:00.15] <Evie> Bye, KK!
[19:00.15] <jerusha> Nighters, KK
[19:00.16] <~bynw> night KK
[19:00.17] <+Laurna> I had friend who had one that moved, ti was cool
[19:00.18] <Bee> Is a firelizard the same as aa firedrake?
[19:00.20] <+Laurna> Good night KK
[19:00.23] <derynfank> Night KK
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[19:00.34] <~bynw> thanks for coming, and see you next week
[19:00.39] <Evie> "Yes, my miniature shoulder dragon is a living creature. I got him in Madagascar."  :-D
[19:00.44] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[19:00.49] <+Laurna> LOL
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[19:00.57] <KK> Nighters.
[19:01.12] <Evie> I can barely see the screen thanks to Gigi joining Luke now
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