KK Chat -- 29 April 2012

[DesertRose]

Apr 29 19:05:17 *   KK has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:05:21 <jemler>   hi KK
Apr 29 19:05:22 <DesertRose>   Hi KK!
Apr 29 19:05:24 <Alkari>   Hi KK - welcome
Apr 29 19:05:29 <Evie>   Hi
Apr 29 19:05:30 <Sarah>   Hello, KK
Apr 29 19:05:31 <KK>   Hello, all.
Apr 29 19:05:36 <Camber>   Hi Evie.  Hi KK
Apr 29 19:05:39 <jojo>   Howdy KK
Apr 29 19:06:19 <Alkari>   Have you seen ActionDuncan's latest cosmetic adventures, KK? 
Apr 29 19:06:42 <jemler>   you mean the wig and matching ensemble?
Apr 29 19:06:43 <Camber>   Plug your phone in Evie.
Apr 29 19:06:58 <Alkari>   the sooty nose
Apr 29 19:07:06 <Evie>   He looks like a puppy...waaah!
Apr 29 19:07:22 <DesertRose>   KK, I have a friend over my shoulder who is a new traveler to the land of the Deryni.  Like a lot of people, she is not happy with how Rhys Thuryn died. 
Apr 29 19:07:24 *   Kelric (~IceChat9@OWIRCN-a16c8e76.il.comcast.net) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:07:28 <DesertRose>   Hi Kelric.
Apr 29 19:07:30 <jemler>   Kelric!
Apr 29 19:07:36 <KK>   I saw the sooty nose.  Any luck in eliminating it?  I was going to suggest a magic eraser, but it may have permeated the plastic.
Apr 29 19:07:49 <Camber>   Hi Kelric.
Apr 29 19:08:01 <KK>   Alas, sometimes great people die in stupid accidents.
Apr 29 19:08:04 <DesertRose>   True.
Apr 29 19:08:19 <Alkari>   If it had been a black eye, we could just have pretended Duncan had a training accident
Apr 29 19:08:22 <Evie>   No, but I have a new guy with the same head
Apr 29 19:08:23 <DesertRose>   LOL
Apr 29 19:08:44 <Alkari>   Ah yes, musical heads
Apr 29 19:08:47 *   derynifanatic64 (Mibbit@F8E647.70AEDE.F99969.D437C6) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:08:58 <jemler>   instead we'll just call him a brown-noser!
Apr 29 19:08:58 <Alkari>   Just call her Lady Frankenstein as she plays with her people ...
Apr 29 19:09:01 *   jemler ducks
Apr 29 19:09:07 <Kelric>   whoah. 
Apr 29 19:09:14 <jemler>   hi df64
Apr 29 19:09:19 <Kelric>   itza kk.  haven't seen her in here in a while.
Apr 29 19:09:21 *   Alkari picks up frozen trout and waves it at jemler
Apr 29 19:09:23 <Evie>   :-P at jemler
Apr 29 19:09:24 <Camber>   I'm glad mine is firmly attached to my shoulders.  No Fish Yet Jemler
Apr 29 19:09:30 <derynifanatic64>   hi all
Apr 29 19:09:36 <Alkari>   hi DF
Apr 29 19:09:38 <DesertRose>   Hi derynifanatic64.
Apr 29 19:09:40 <Camber>   Hi DF
Apr 29 19:09:48 <jemler>   Alakri already waved a frozen trout at me!
Apr 29 19:09:53 <derynifanatic64>   officially back from my trip
Apr 29 19:10:02 <Alkari>   that;s your second warning!!
Apr 29 19:10:07 <Camber>   Where was your trip DF?
Apr 29 19:10:08 <DesertRose>   How was your trip, DF?
Apr 29 19:10:14 <derynifanatic64>   north carolina
Apr 29 19:10:39 <derynifanatic64>   visiting my niece
Apr 29 19:10:44 <DesertRose>   Oh fun!
Apr 29 19:10:46 <KK>   Is the new head pretty much the same as the old, but sans puppy-nose?
Apr 29 19:10:51 <Camber>   Some place warm!  It was warm here in Vermont but now it's March again. :-(
Apr 29 19:11:14 <Evie>   Yes
Apr 29 19:11:19 <derynifanatic64>   there was a time that vermont was warmer than florida
Apr 29 19:12:04 <Alkari>   I just love the idea of Evie witha smorgasboard of heads
Apr 29 19:12:20 <Camber>   It was, but not now.  I won't complain, especially since we only got about 5 inches of snow all winter.
Apr 29 19:12:22 <jojo>   rofl!
Apr 29 19:12:24 <KK>   She should post a picture.
Apr 29 19:12:32 <jemler>   Sarah, tell about the cats
Apr 29 19:13:03 <Camber>   Evie's heads reminds me of a Jetson's episode.
Apr 29 19:13:04 <Evie>   It"s either got dirty blond or light brown hair instead of golden
Apr 29 19:13:27 <Alkari>   light brown is OK for Duncan
Apr 29 19:13:30 <Evie>   So I won"t risk trying to change it
Apr 29 19:13:39 <KK>   Should be easier to make it Duncan-colored, then.
Apr 29 19:13:51 *   the_Bee (~the_Bee@OWIRCN-b72c5950.ma.comcast.net) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:13:55 <DesertRose>   Hiya Bee.
Apr 29 19:13:55 <jemler>   hi bee
Apr 29 19:13:59 <Alkari>   But ALaric is not a 'dirty blond' 
Apr 29 19:13:59 <derynifanatic64>   hi bee
Apr 29 19:14:00 <Sarah>   I currently have 11 kittens who kind of need homes. I have two mama cats who have had their kittens and one more mama who's going to be ready in the next week or so. I need to find these guys home ASAP- three-four of them have homes already but I'm still looking... Would make great barn kitties? Maybe?
Apr 29 19:14:03 <Sarah>   hi the_Bee
Apr 29 19:14:07 <Camber>   The one where Jane Jetson can't decide on what hairdo she wants.  I vote for Brown hair on Duncan too.
Apr 29 19:14:15 <Alkari>   He Bee
Apr 29 19:14:16 <the_Bee>   HI Dr and Jemler and Sarah and all.
Apr 29 19:14:16 <Camber>   HI Bee.
Apr 29 19:14:27 <KK>   How did you manage to end up with so many kittens?!
Apr 29 19:14:30 <Evie>   I don"t think there is a safe way to dye it
Apr 29 19:14:32 <derynifanatic64>   too bad i'm very allergic to cats
Apr 29 19:14:43 *   kirienne (Mibbit@OWIRCN-2545eca9.scrm01.sbcglobal.net) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:14:45 <Sarah>   Two litters of four and seven.
Apr 29 19:14:54 <kirienne>   hi Everyone
Apr 29 19:14:56 <DesertRose>   I would take a kitten or two, except I'm broke and can't afford to take in a pet. 
Apr 29 19:15:01 <derynifanatic64>   hi there
Apr 29 19:15:03 <Alkari>   those mama cats need desexing 
Apr 29 19:15:04 <Sarah>   Aw...
Apr 29 19:15:04 <jemler>   i think it's time we told KK about the birds and the bees
Apr 29 19:15:05 <the_Bee>   hi kirienne
Apr 29 19:15:06 <DesertRose>   Hi kirienne.
Apr 29 19:15:10 <jemler>   hi kirienne
Apr 29 19:15:12 <Evie>   I would need to reroot it to make hair darker
Apr 29 19:15:16 *   Alkari waves at Kirienne
Apr 29 19:15:18 <KK>   They must be very young mothers who got preggers before you oculd get them spayed
Apr 29 19:15:28 <Sarah>   W were saving up to have them "fixed" as well as our Toms but we didnt catch it in time
Apr 29 19:15:34 <Sarah>   we*
Apr 29 19:15:35 <Sarah>   and yes
Apr 29 19:15:40 *   kirienne waves at everyone
Apr 29 19:15:47 <DesertRose>   Kittens everywhere. 
Apr 29 19:15:54 *   Sarah waves at kirienne
Apr 29 19:15:59 <Sarah>   MUCH, DR
Apr 29 19:16:00 <jojo>   Howdy Kirrienne
Apr 29 19:16:03 <DesertRose>   LOL
Apr 29 19:16:25 <Alkari>   Duncan can do with another few in the basilica 
Apr 29 19:16:47 <jemler>   kitty litter or a litter of kitties, that is the question.
Apr 29 19:16:56 <Sarah>   The oldest four are pretty darn smart they've almost leanred how to get out of their box already! Only three weeks old too!
Apr 29 19:16:56 <the_Bee>   big rat problem there?
Apr 29 19:17:02 <Sarah>   lol, jemler
Apr 29 19:17:12 <kirienne>   LOL, I think you need the kittie litter for the litter of kitties :-0
Apr 29 19:17:12 <Evie>   Battery getting low :-(
Apr 29 19:17:15 <Camber>   I know some vets neuter animals for very little $. At least here they do, I think the state helps with the costs if people can't afford it
Apr 29 19:17:43 <Sarah>   Not where I am, its 30 dollars per snip and thats alot when its more than one at a time
Apr 29 19:17:46 <jemler>   where are you, Evie?
Apr 29 19:17:48 <DesertRose>   Sarah, if you have a mouse or rat problem, some cats are not earning their keep.
Apr 29 19:18:03 <the_Bee>   Our local Animal Rescue League neuters animals before offering them for adoption
Apr 29 19:18:09 <Evie>   World Market shopping with mom
Apr 29 19:18:14 <DesertRose>   Yeah, so do the shelters here.
Apr 29 19:18:20 <jemler>   $30/snip, two snips/Tom at how many toms?
Apr 29 19:18:27 <Sarah>   DR, we dont have a critter problem BECAUSE we had six kitties before the baby boom
Apr 29 19:18:42 <DesertRose>   Holy cow.  Why on earth do you have so many cats?
Apr 29 19:18:55 *   jemler shuts up
Apr 29 19:18:56 <Sarah>   last years babies are still here
Apr 29 19:19:03 *   Jerusha (Mibbit@OWIRCN-471b99f7.dsl.bell.ca) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:19:03 <DesertRose>   Wow.
Apr 29 19:19:06 <DesertRose>   Hi Jerusha.
Apr 29 19:19:06 <Camber>   Another one who needs the birds and bees lecture:D
Apr 29 19:19:07 <jemler>   hi jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:09 <derynifanatic64>   hi jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:13 <the_Bee>   hi jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:14 <Camber>   HI Jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:16 <Alkari>   hi jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:18 <Evie>   Hi
Apr 29 19:19:19 <kirienne>   Hi Jerusha
Apr 29 19:19:21 <Jerusha>   Hi Everyone!
Apr 29 19:19:35 <DesertRose>   I think Sarah knows how you end up with kittens. 
Apr 29 19:19:36 <Sarah>   i originally only had three then my favorite one had babies last summer and her two girls are having babies along with her this year
Apr 29 19:19:49 <Sarah>   they are the ones we didnt get 'fixed' last year
Apr 29 19:19:50 <Camber>   
Apr 29 19:20:18 <Evie>   Ooh they have a hanging lamp that looks like a Presence Lamp!
Apr 29 19:20:19 <Camber>   Mayhaps you could talk to the vet & ask about a payment plan?
Apr 29 19:20:22 <KK>   The snipping must be a very high priority, even if you ahve to eat beans for a couple of months.
Apr 29 19:20:23 <the_Bee>   Sarah, do you have any pictures?
Apr 29 19:20:30 <DesertRose>   Speaking of kitties, KK, how are your lot of furry ones?
Apr 29 19:20:37 <Sarah>   Reason for so many kittens is im a lowly college student with no money living at home with a stingy grandmother who wants the cats but cant afford to have that many cats fixed at once
Apr 29 19:20:44 <KK>   Mine are fine; dogs, too.
Apr 29 19:20:55 <Sarah>   the_Bee: i have tons of pictures on my facebook page
Apr 29 19:21:05 <DesertRose>   Well, that was why I said furry ones.  That was meant to cover both canine and feline furry ones. 
Apr 29 19:21:17 <KK>   Sasha is in his box on my desk right now.
Apr 29 19:21:21 <DesertRose>   LOL
Apr 29 19:21:26 <DesertRose>   Snoopervising?
Apr 29 19:21:30 <derynifanatic64>   
Apr 29 19:21:33 <Alkari>   "helping" you?
Apr 29 19:21:34 <KK>   Of course.
Apr 29 19:21:46 <Alkari>   Does he like to type?
Apr 29 19:21:59 <KK>   Not so much.  That would be Gus's job.
Apr 29 19:22:04 <Sarah>   Spellcheck- kitty style?
Apr 29 19:22:14 <Alkari>   LOL - Sasha is the supervisor!
Apr 29 19:22:30 <KK>   Yep.  He's a great cat.
Apr 29 19:23:00 <Camber>   But DR, furry could refer to humans too, like myself.
Apr 29 19:23:23 <DesertRose>   LOL, Camber. 
Apr 29 19:23:52 <KK>   Sasha is also the eating-est cat I've ever owned; goes through a couple of cans of cat food per day, plus crunchies.
Apr 29 19:24:12 <Camber>   Probably TMI but more bodyhair than most males and a full head of hair and fully bearded.
Apr 29 19:24:22 <the_Bee>   Melantha can't make up her mind what she likes sometimes.
Apr 29 19:24:26 <KK>   But he isn't fat; just big.  I sometimes wonder whether he has a tapeworm, he eats so much and never gets fat.
Apr 29 19:24:37 <kirienne>   My gosh, Sasha sounds  like a Hobbit, at least as far as eating is concerned. :-)
Apr 29 19:24:56 <derynifanatic64>   
Apr 29 19:25:03 <Alkari>   I had a friend who had an enormous cat like that - we joked he was a tabby lion.
Apr 29 19:25:05 <Camber>   Probably just a high metabolism.
Apr 29 19:25:15 <Jerusha>   I have a whippet who eats his fair share but looks like we've been starving him for years
Apr 29 19:25:35 <KK>   Oh, yes, he has breakfast, second-breakfast, elevenses, lunch, tea, dinner, and whatever else he can wrangle out of anyone.
Apr 29 19:25:45 <kirienne>   LOL
Apr 29 19:25:45 <Camber>   (in re: the cats - not furry men )
Apr 29 19:25:50 <the_Bee>   Did you see the story on TV about the 35-pound cat?  They were trying to pup him on a diet.
Apr 29 19:25:55 <Alkari>   Maybe you need to send him on a Quest?!
Apr 29 19:26:18 <Jerusha>   Quest for Alaric? 
Apr 29 19:26:36 <KK>   Yes, but apparently dieting cats has to be done very carefuloly, because they can develop liver promlems if they lose weight too quickly.
Apr 29 19:26:45 <Alkari>   I though Evie was looking for Alaric? or at least "an" Alaric
Apr 29 19:27:08 <Jerusha>   She is not alone in her quest.  *sigh*
Apr 29 19:27:14 <Alkari>   LOL
Apr 29 19:27:23 *   AndChat| (~AndChat@OWIRCN-7b9cb583.sub-174-252-161.myvzw.com) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:27:37 <the_Bee>   Hi AndChat
Apr 29 19:27:38 <Alkari>   I can find older actors who would do for older (35+) ALaric, but no younger ones
Apr 29 19:27:45 *   Evie has quit (Ping timeout: 121 seconds)
Apr 29 19:28:02 <Camber>   Alaric could go on a quest.  Maybe sporting a full beard because Kelson is testing the waters with his own facial hair
Apr 29 19:28:07 <AndChat|>   Am I back?
Apr 29 19:28:10 <jemler>   hi andchat
Apr 29 19:28:17 <the_Bee>   You're here.
Apr 29 19:28:19 <jemler>   were you gone?
Apr 29 19:28:21 <Alkari>   who are you underthat cloak and hood?
Apr 29 19:28:31 *   AndChat| is now known as Evie
Apr 29 19:28:39 <derynifanatic64>   wb evie
Apr 29 19:28:48 <Evie>   Sorry...phone glitch
Apr 29 19:28:48 <Jerusha>   Hi Evie!
Apr 29 19:28:54 <derynifanatic64>   bad phone
Apr 29 19:29:08 <Camber>   Hey Evie, glad you're back.
Apr 29 19:29:24 <Alkari>   KK, how's the writing going?   I seem to be caught up in series that need "next' books 
Apr 29 19:29:38 <the_Bee>   You came back before you'd left, Evie.
Apr 29 19:29:58 <Camber>   Transfer Portals hiccup sometimes
Apr 29 19:30:03 <Jerusha>   Once and back again.
Apr 29 19:30:18 <Alkari>   time machine malfunction
Apr 29 19:30:22 <Evie>   I think I might have to give up on chat this week.   Battery is low and I don"t have charger here.  But will look for transcript.
Apr 29 19:30:37 <Alkari>   OK, and enjoy shopping
Apr 29 19:30:40 <derynifanatic64>   
Apr 29 19:30:45 <jemler>   dr will post
Apr 29 19:30:46 <kirienne>   bye Evie
Apr 29 19:30:51 <jemler>   nite evie
Apr 29 19:30:54 <the_Bee>   see you later, Evie!
Apr 29 19:30:55 <derynifanatic64>   bye
Apr 29 19:30:56 <Alkari>   bye Evie
Apr 29 19:30:58 <KK>   Nite, Evie.
Apr 29 19:31:01 <Camber>   nite Evie
Apr 29 19:31:03 <Jerusha>   Bye!
Apr 29 19:31:20 <Evie>   Bye!  :'-(
Apr 29 19:31:21 <jojo>   Bye Evie!
Apr 29 19:31:40 *   Evie has quit (Quit: Bye)
Apr 29 19:32:10 <Camber>   So does anyone feel like a chorus of the Goodbye song in "sound of music"?
Apr 29 19:32:26 <the_Bee>   KK, how goes the writing?
Apr 29 19:32:27 <KK>   Ah, well.  But I've been reading her comments on the website, and she's having some incredibe adventures with her Deryni action figures.
Apr 29 19:32:42 <Alkari>   Yes, and she loved that package you sent her
Apr 29 19:33:16 <KK>   The first one had all kinds of bits and pieces, and it wasn't doing anyone any good sitting in my sewing room.
Apr 29 19:33:26 <Camber>   I've not been in the archives in awhile, should read up on the action figures...
Apr 29 19:33:35 <Alkari>   All true sewers have boxes of useless stuff!
Apr 29 19:33:47 <Sarah>   Agreed!
Apr 29 19:33:48 <Jerusha>   They are truly amazing!
Apr 29 19:34:03 <KK>   It's been quite a quest, beginning well before Easter with vestments for Duncan.
Apr 29 19:34:05 <kirienne>   In which section is the tale of the action figures? I've forgotten
Apr 29 19:34:17 <Jerusha>   OT
Apr 29 19:34:18 <DesertRose>   Off Topic.
Apr 29 19:34:25 <kirienne>   ok, thanks
Apr 29 19:34:32 <Alkari>   I was looking for some elastic last night, and came across a box of tape, velcro and heavy metal rings that I had collected when I had a horse and used to mend his rugs.
Apr 29 19:34:33 <DesertRose>   You're welcome.
Apr 29 19:34:34 <Camber>   Thanks!
Apr 29 19:34:44 <KK>   And Shiral's basilica is pretty awesome, too.
Apr 29 19:34:47 <Alkari>   I haven't even started onmy stash of fabric 
Apr 29 19:35:09 <kirienne>   I haven't seen recent basilica posts, I must go look
Apr 29 19:35:19 <Alkari>   It's looking wonderful
Apr 29 19:35:24 <Jerusha>    Awesome!
Apr 29 19:35:30 <KK>   I think it's cool that two of you started ambitions projects at about the same time.
Apr 29 19:35:48 <KK>   ambitious
Apr 29 19:35:52 <Camber>   my wife and I knit.  I do socks, mittens and hats and she does everything else.  We have just a little yarn...
Apr 29 19:36:20 <KK>   Yeah, right, just a little yarn....
Apr 29 19:36:36 <DesertRose>   One of my friends knits, and she has an entire closet devoted to yarn.
Apr 29 19:36:46 <Alkari>   of course!
Apr 29 19:36:46 <Camber>   It's like a sewer having a bit of material
Apr 29 19:36:54 <DesertRose>   Yeah. 
Apr 29 19:37:20 <Kelric>   hmmm.
Apr 29 19:37:38 <jojo>   I've filled one closet with fabric and about 1/2 of another....
Apr 29 19:37:44 <KK>   I have some aquamarine velour for a planned medieval gown that I've had for probably 30 years; need to do something with it one of these days--when the book is done!
Apr 29 19:38:10 <the_Bee>   speaking of the book...?
Apr 29 19:38:16 <Jerusha>   Sounds fascinating
Apr 29 19:38:22 <DesertRose>   And then send Evie the scrap from the gown so she can make Duncan or Helena some court garb. 
Apr 29 19:38:28 <Camber>   Yeah, speaking of the book>>>?
Apr 29 19:38:30 <kirienne>   That sounds like lovely fabric KK
Apr 29 19:38:31 <Kelric>   hmm.
Apr 29 19:38:39 <Alkari>   LOL     They will end up havingbetter wardriobes than we do
Apr 29 19:38:40 <Jerusha>   Book?
Apr 29 19:38:46 <KK>   Progress on the book has resumed.
Apr 29 19:38:50 <DesertRose>   YAY!
Apr 29 19:38:55 <kirienne>   :-D
Apr 29 19:38:57 <Camber>   Yay!
Apr 29 19:38:57 <Jerusha>   Whee
Apr 29 19:39:01 *   Alkari cheers
Apr 29 19:39:06 <Sarah>   (for those of you who were or are interested in those kittens I mentioned... http://miburl.com/IP3sLn --- the album of the ones who really need a home)
Apr 29 19:39:26 <Alkari>   Last week you said you had managed to get de Nore appointed as Archbishop 
Apr 29 19:39:42 <the_Bee>   I have all the pets my apartment is allowed.
Apr 29 19:40:03 <kirienne>   we are not allowed pets in my apartment complex
Apr 29 19:40:15 <Sarah>   Aw, sad face...
Apr 29 19:40:18 <Jerusha>   Very sad, about no pets.
Apr 29 19:40:20 <derynifanatic64>   very cute kitties
Apr 29 19:40:32 <Sarah>   Thanks, derynifanatic64
Apr 29 19:40:35 <Camber>   We're all allergic to felines.
Apr 29 19:40:49 <Sarah>   Thats no fun!
Apr 29 19:40:52 <Camber>   Watch the barncats though
Apr 29 19:40:58 <Alkari>   no pets allowed here either
Apr 29 19:41:00 <Jerusha>   Bummer
Apr 29 19:41:03 <KK>   Wee, tiny kittens.  Still look like rats, no pointy kitten-tails yet.  Bigger next week.
Apr 29 19:41:15 <Camber>   No, sneezing and not being able to breathe is not fun.
Apr 29 19:41:32 <derynifanatic64>   not fun at all
Apr 29 19:41:33 <Kelric>   hmm.
Apr 29 19:41:52 <Jerusha>   What about dogs?
Apr 29 19:41:56 <Sarah>   the group I just posted are three weeks old, tomorrow, I think.
Apr 29 19:41:59 <DesertRose>   I'm allowed a pet in my apartment building but I don't have the money for the pet fee or the vet bills right now.
Apr 29 19:42:08 <Sarah>   I hear ya
Apr 29 19:42:31 <Camber>   Canines are fine.  We have a Shih Tzu, who even though she belongs to my daughter is my dog.
Apr 29 19:43:06 <Camber>   Funny how they decide who their main human is.
Apr 29 19:43:13 <DesertRose>   Yes, they do.
Apr 29 19:43:18 <Jerusha>   My son's dog still lives with us.  He is our gracefully aging gentleman.
Apr 29 19:43:19 <Alkari>   Yes.
Apr 29 19:43:33 *   BalanceTheEnergies (~chatzilla@OWIRCN-bcc9dc0d.pools.spcsdns.net) has joined #deryni_destinations
Apr 29 19:43:38 <DesertRose>   My family had a cat when I was younger who was my stepdad's idea, but she was my cat.
Apr 29 19:43:39 <derynifanatic64>   ih bte
Apr 29 19:43:42 <Alkari>   Hi there, BTW
Apr 29 19:43:43 <derynifanatic64>   hi
Apr 29 19:43:43 <jemler>   hi bte
Apr 29 19:43:44 <kirienne>   Hi
Apr 29 19:43:45 <the_Bee>   Hi BTE!
Apr 29 19:43:46 <Alkari>   BTE
Apr 29 19:43:46 <DesertRose>   Hi BalanceTheEnergies.
Apr 29 19:43:49 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Hello all sorry I'm late.
Apr 29 19:43:54 <DesertRose>   It's okay.
Apr 29 19:43:56 <derynifanatic64>   that's ok
Apr 29 19:44:00 <Jerusha>   Hi BTE!
Apr 29 19:44:01 <Sarah>   hey BTE
Apr 29 19:44:11 <Camber>   Better late than never BTE!
Apr 29 19:44:25 <jojo>   Glad you're here BTE!
Apr 29 19:44:31 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Also ergret my absences of late: my mother had her hip replaced, and I've been working overtime as well.
Apr 29 19:44:37 <DesertRose>   Oh fun.
Apr 29 19:44:41 <BalanceTheEnergies>   *regret
Apr 29 19:44:44 <derynifanatic64>   hope she's ok
Apr 29 19:44:47 <the_Bee>   How's you mom doing?
Apr 29 19:44:59 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Yeah, she says the doctor wants to do the other one next year.
Apr 29 19:45:03 *   Kelric wishes that he could get KK books in epub
Apr 29 19:45:10 <Camber>   No explanations necessary.  Hope your mom is getting around ok.
Apr 29 19:45:14 <DesertRose>   Owie.
Apr 29 19:45:42 <Jerusha>   A friend had his hips replaced last year.  He regretted not doing it earlier!
Apr 29 19:45:52 <jemler>   i have some of her books in .lit and a converter program.
Apr 29 19:46:01 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Not bad. She's home from the nursing home (which she didn't like) and getting therapy and such now. Hopefully will be recovered enough to drive in late summer.
Apr 29 19:46:12 <KK>   Most of the Deryni books are now in audio, I learned this past week.  Some are available as e-books, but I don't know which ones.
Apr 29 19:46:32 <Kelric>   honestly the main one for me that I would love in epub would be Lammas Night.
Apr 29 19:46:48 <Jerusha>   Last time I checked, the Camber era ones are not.
Apr 29 19:46:49 <Camber>   I really liked Lammas Night
Apr 29 19:47:03 <KK>   That I intend to work on as soon as the current book is done, in conjunction with a re-release and light edit.
Apr 29 19:47:14 <Jerusha>   Cool
Apr 29 19:47:34 <jojo>   Great!
Apr 29 19:47:38 <Alkari>   Which one(s) will you be editing, KK?
Apr 29 19:47:58 <Kelric>   I know that I've found .txt ones that I've passed to KK in the past.
Apr 29 19:48:36 <KK>   Lammas Night first.
Apr 29 19:49:27 <Alkari>   Must be a little strange - going back and editing something you wrote ages ago
Apr 29 19:49:52 <Camber>   My wife will kill me if I put the Deryni world on our computer.  But the map of the XI Kingdoms would be nice in electronic form
Apr 29 19:50:11 <Jerusha>   I would live an
Apr 29 19:50:12 <KK>   It's just a light polish rather than a true re-edit--like I did with the first 3 Deryni.
Apr 29 19:50:25 <Alkari>   Do you find that you  want to do major re-writes of some bits because you think your writing has changed since then?
Apr 29 19:50:37 <Jerusha>   Sorry, I would love an Eleven Kingdoms atlas
Apr 29 19:50:48 <kirienne>   I would too
Apr 29 19:50:51 <Alkari>   Me too - but not with elastic roads!!
Apr 29 19:51:06 <jemler>   to bad Karen Wynn Fonstadt is dead. she did the Atlas of Middle-earth
Apr 29 19:51:13 <Camber>   Me Three!
Apr 29 19:51:27 <KK>   I tried to resist that urge.  The books are what they were at the time, and I don't think it owuld be right to change them.  That's why I recommend reading them in the order they were written.  I know that my writing has matured since the first 3 books.
Apr 29 19:51:31 <Jerusha>   Insets on land usage, population, major cities.  *sigh*
Apr 29 19:51:40 <jemler>   i'd like to know how far you can Portal. is there a limit?
Apr 29 19:52:04 <KK>   Probably linked to the ability of the operator.
Apr 29 19:52:14 <the_Bee>   I find it difficult to figure out distances, like converting a day's ride or a two-days' sail into miles
Apr 29 19:52:38 <jemler>   so Ariulan, being highly trained, would be able to jump farther than Alaric?
Apr 29 19:53:13 <Camber>   Not necessarily.  Depends on what portals you know
Apr 29 19:53:22 <Alkari>   But presumably the skill also improves with usage?
Apr 29 19:53:36 <jemler>   how far is it from Barretts home to the Council Chamber? That's quite a jump!
Apr 29 19:53:37 <Jerusha>   And energy required per jump'
Apr 29 19:53:39 <Alkari>   You NEED to get a TP in Coroth, KK 
Apr 29 19:53:41 <Camber>   Yes.
Apr 29 19:54:14 <KK>   There are variables, Bee--which gets me off the hook on consistency questions.  Some horses are faster than others, more tired, terrain is smoother or rougher.  Sitto weather conditions, for sailing as well as riding.
Apr 29 19:54:17 <the_Bee>   She can't until she writes a sequel to KKB>
Apr 29 19:54:19 <Jerusha>   IIRC, was the Camberian council against a portal in Coroth?
Apr 29 19:54:37 <jemler>   get Richenda, Azim, and Barret to help. Or maybe Sofiana, she's related, or even Rothana.
Apr 29 19:54:42 <Alkari>   There must havebeen one there once, given that they were a powerful Deryni family?
Apr 29 19:54:56 <KK>   Must have been,though we've not found it yet.
Apr 29 19:55:01 <the_Bee>   There probably was a Coroth Portal in the past, but its location got lost.
Apr 29 19:55:05 <BalanceTheEnergies>   I should get off my duff and type my suggested outline for a sequel and send it to her,...
Apr 29 19:55:11 <Alkari>   LOL
Apr 29 19:55:13 <kirienne>   LOL
Apr 29 19:55:15 <jemler>   maybe it as destroyed when Lewys ap Norfal tried his experiment?
Apr 29 19:55:17 <DesertRose>   
Apr 29 19:55:47 <the_Bee>   I think someone died before passing on the location.
Apr 29 19:55:51 <KK>   That's a possibility.  And no one after that knew it had been there.
Apr 29 19:55:53 <jemler>   all that energy released must have had some effect
Apr 29 19:55:57 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Portals fade from lack of use; by now it might be very faint indeed.
Apr 29 19:56:07 <Alkari>   Faded with disuse, because after Stiofan died, there was no one to use it
Apr 29 19:56:29 <DesertRose>   Well, they could tell where the Portal had been at St. Neot's, and that had been gone for a very long time.
Apr 29 19:56:41 <Alkari>   So unless Alaric and Richenda go on a detailed quest through all ground floor levels of the castle ....
Apr 29 19:56:44 <derynifanatic64>   that one had a warning on it
Apr 29 19:56:48 <KK>   It was also a <very> strong Portal.
Apr 29 19:57:00 <the_Bee>   Alaric just hasn't had time to do a thorough search.
Apr 29 19:57:01 <BalanceTheEnergies>   True, but the guy who destroyed it left a warning mesage, which is what Dunca found first.
Apr 29 19:57:19 <derynifanatic64>   a very strong warning
Apr 29 19:57:21 <Jerusha>   Perhaps it was in one of the towers that was blocked of at Coroth Castle
Apr 29 19:57:25 <DesertRose>   True.
Apr 29 19:57:32 <KK>   Speaking of Portals, gotta run.  Once Upon a Time is about to start.
Apr 29 19:57:42 <DesertRose>   Okay, KK, thanks for joining us. 
Apr 29 19:57:44 <Kelric>   heh
Apr 29 19:57:48 <jemler>   i'll record it and email it to you if you like!
Apr 29 19:57:50 <Alkari>   Well, happy viewing and happy writing
Apr 29 19:57:51 <derynifanatic64>   yeah
Apr 29 19:57:54 <jojo>   Happy writing this week!
Apr 29 19:57:56 <BalanceTheEnergies>   Good night KK.
Apr 29 19:58:00 <the_Bee>   thanks for coming, KK.  Enjoy your show and your week.
Apr 29 19:58:01 <derynifanatic64>   nite KK
Apr 29 19:58:02 <kirienne>   Night KK
Apr 29 19:58:02 *   KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
Apr 29 19:58:03 <Camber>   Enjoy OUT, Bye.
Apr 29 19:58:04 <Alkari>   thanks for coming by
Apr 29 19:58:06 <Jerusha>   I'm off too, good night!
Apr 29 19:58:07 <jemler>   bye kk
Apr 29 19:58:14 <jemler>   nite jerusha
Apr 29 19:58:16 <derynifanatic64>   me as well
Apr 29 19:58:18 *   KK has quit (Quit: )