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KK Chat -- 28 April 2013

Started by DesertRose, April 28, 2013, 06:59:03 PM

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[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:12 PM] Join KK has joined this channel.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:15 PM] <Evie> Hi, KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:18 PM] <Alkari> There you are - problem solved.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:19 PM] <Shiral> Hi KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:19 PM] <jemler> hi kk
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:20 PM] <Alkari> Hi KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:27 PM] <KK> Hello, all.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:28 PM] <bynw> hiyas KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:36 PM] <Shiral> I'm telling Evie she should build a miniature Grecotha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:37 PM] Join the_Bee has joined this channel (~the_Bee@OWIRCN-5dcf5375.ma.comcast.net).
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:41 PM] <jemler> hi bee
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:41 PM] <Shiral> Hi Bee
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:43 PM] <KK> Right.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:54 PM] <Sarah> hi KK and the_Bee
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:55 PM] <the_Bee> Hi Shiral and Jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:56 PM] <Evie> And I was just saying it's taking ages for me just to fill one small bookshelf with books. :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:06:57 PM] <Shiral> Weekend project, naturally
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:17 PM] <the_Bee> H iSarah and Hi KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:20 PM] <Alkari> And we are talking crossover fandoms for the Deryni
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:21 PM] <jemler> start with barbies dream hose and remdel.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:23 PM] <Evie> Oh, KK...the Mini-Deryni have a new friend.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/9573389@N08/8689776369/
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:24 PM] <KK> Just goes to show you. Books were rare and precious when they had to be done by hand.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:07:43 PM] <Shiral> Why does Barbie dream of hoses, Jemler?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:07 PM] <jemler> i could get, well....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:13 PM] <jemler> dream house
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:14 PM] <Shiral> NEVERMIND.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:21 PM] <Evie> I've got some nice scrolls and burned manuscripts for them, though, rescued from some ancient Deryni ruin or perhaps the remains of a book burning.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:24 PM] <Shiral> I don't have enough fish stocked!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:25 PM] <jemler> yes Emliy
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:08:29 PM] <KK> Evie, that pairing should be interesting.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:02 PM] <Evie> I'm in the process of clearing out some stuff from my basement, and found Luke. I know I had some other Jedi figures, but forgot I ever had Luke.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:07 PM] <bynw> i had stated that as a long time gamer ... i've had Deryni Jedi for ages :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:19 PM] <Alkari> LOL. I was never a Luke fan, alas
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:20 PM] <Evie> Jedi Luke, that is, as opposed to Kitteh Luke
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:42 PM] <jemler> Who remembes Gilda Radner?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:53 PM] <Shiral> I remember her
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:53 PM] Join Jerusha has joined this channel (Mibbit@OWIRCN-49216f57.dsl.bell.ca).
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:55 PM] <Alkari> Name is vaguely familiar ....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:56 PM] <the_Bee> I remember her name
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:09:59 PM] <Shiral> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:03 PM] <Alkari> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:08 PM] <Evie> My cat is named for Luke Skywalker because Kitty Luke was such a whiny baby when we first got him, he reminded us of Luke Skywalker whining about wanting to go to Tosche station
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:08 PM] <KK> You could do a lot of dummy scrolls for now, just to help fill the shelves and cubbyholes, then replace them later. (I know: the thought of those people who buy fake books to look good on their bookshelves is ghastly. But you know what I mean; just for the pictures.)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:13 PM] <the_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:13 PM] <jemler> hi jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:25 PM] <Jerusha> Hi Everyone! *offers a plate of still warm cinnamon cookies
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:34 PM] <Evie> It's not like they are going to need to spend hours actually perusing the text on every page. :-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:40 PM] * Shiral adds a plate of shortbread
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:10:55 PM] <Evie> Oh, and DS had his prom yesterday.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:05 PM] <Alkari> Oh yes, KK. "Fake books" or "books as decoration" :( *feels illl*
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:10 PM] * DesertRose adds lemon pound cake to the yummies.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:10 PM] <Shiral> You're not going to make a little Barret de Laney, then, Evie? I'm so disappointed!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:22 PM] <KK> Did he enjoy it? Did Mom and Dad enjoy having a son that old?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:26 PM] <Shiral> But on a Littles scale, it's forgiveable
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:31 PM] * Alkari adds some yummy lemon syrup cake
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:33 PM] <Jerusha> DS had his prom? You took many pictures?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:39 PM] Nick Sarah is now known as Sarah_dinner.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:40 PM] <Evie> LOL! Well, if I can find a Captain Picard figure, Shiral, I'll make a Barrett from him. Since that's who I always think of. :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:53 PM] <KK> Yes!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:11:57 PM] <Alkari> Oh yes - Picard is ... :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:00 PM] <bynw> mine had his prom yesterday too
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:01 PM] <Evie> I only have one photo, but I'm told his girlfriend's mom took some more.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:02 PM] <jemler> brb
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:09 PM] <Evie> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9573389@N08/8690920240/
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:12 PM] <Shiral> That does fit, rather well..... Hmmmmmm.....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:15 PM] <bynw> was at the after prom party all night and then a baseball game today ...
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:18 PM] * bynw is a tired bynw
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:23 PM] <Evie> I wouldn't even have that pic, except that's what came home with DS on his cell phone
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:28 PM] * Sarah_dinner hugs bynw
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:43 PM] <KK> It says ooops, I don't have permission.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:50 PM] <Evie> Hang on....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:52 PM] <Shiral> Sarah, I hope you're not having something really messy! =o)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:12:58 PM] <Jerusha> Me either
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:18 PM] <Sarah_dinner> lol, Shiral
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:23 PM] <Evie> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9573389@N08/8690920240/
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:39 PM] <Shiral> Otherwise, Bynw could be covered in Lasagna, or barbecue sauce or..._____________
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:41 PM] <Evie> See if that works now. I changed permissions. I can set it back to private after chat's over.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:46 PM] <Alkari> Very nice
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:13:56 PM] <Jerusha> Very handsome
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:13 PM] <Alkari> GF looks like one of my cousins!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:14 PM] <the_Bee> I was asked to create a Flickr account
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:14 PM] <Evie> Thank you. I thought he cleaned up pretty well.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:20 PM] Join derynifanatic64 has joined this channel (Mibbit@78A221.FFFF3D.4F973F.C0B012).
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:22 PM] <Shiral> You could get SO many Littles for him, Evie! =o)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:25 PM] <jemler> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dragon-1-6-Scale-12-Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation-Captain-Jean-Luc-Picard-/360549746472?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item53f2708728
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:25 PM] <the_Bee> Hi DF
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:27 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12hi all
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:29 PM] <Shiral> Hi DF
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:33 PM] <KK> A good look for him, all in black. She's pretty, but I just don't get the long/short gowns tht are in fashion just now.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:34 PM] <Evie> She's on the track team with him. Well, the girl's team, but they go to the same meets.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:36 PM] <Jerusha> Hi DF64
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:37 PM] <jemler> hu df
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:44 PM] <Sarah_dinner> hi derynifanatic64
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:14:52 PM] <jemler> evie check the above link
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:10 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12hu jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:14 PM] <Alkari> Must be a sign of our advancing age, KK :(
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:20 PM] <jemler> friggin kbd
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:38 PM] <Jerusha> Or our conservative hemlines
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:47 PM] <Evie> having trouble clicking link for some odd reason
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:15:57 PM] <KK> Must be. Now, if the undergown were the same length as the lovely overskirt part....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:00 PM] <jemler> are you conserving a high hemline? :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:07 PM] <Alkari> Yes. I always find that dresses are just that little bit too shot for me.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:07 PM] <Shiral> I agree, the dress is..... problemati
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:13 PM] <Shiral> Problematic
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:13 PM] <jemler> cal
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:33 PM] <the_Bee> I like maxis. They protect from hot sun outdoors and from air-conditioning indoors.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:36 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12jemler's having trouble spelling
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:38 PM] <Jerusha> But would I wear it if I was that age :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:41 PM] <KK> Yes, it's hard to find a skirt/dress that even comes to the knee.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:47 PM] <Alkari> As I am 5'8" - stuff that's made for 'average' 5'5" just ends up too short, and of course, they don't put hems on things these days
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:16:53 PM] <jemler> howd u gess?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:15 PM] <KK> Same here, Alkari.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:24 PM] <Alkari> I was lucky - bought a pair of slacks the other week and they were slightly too short - but they had a Real Hem ... so I could let them down!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:33 PM] <jemler> i think you can show your ankles these days, Alkari!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:41 PM] <the_Bee> Now they have sized like "Petite large"--which I assume is a euphism for short and fat.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:42 PM] <Jerusha> At 5"2" its not as much of a problem
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:17:45 PM] <Sarah_dinner> I have the opposite problem, Alkari. I'm a short petite person so everything is 6" too long
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:03 PM] <Shiral> There are some pairs of pants so ugly they look like they were designed by a guy who's wife just left him
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:05 PM] <Alkari> And sleeves are usually slightly too short.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:07 PM] <jemler> no comment
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:10 PM] <Evie> That's funny, since I'm just a smidge (1/2 inch) under the so-called "average" 5'5", and I have to buy petite trousers.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:14 PM] <Jerusha> Or too long
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:14 PM] <KK> At lest you can chop things off if they're too long.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:19 PM] <Shiral> Sarah, me too. I'm forever having to shorten pants
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:20 PM] <Evie> so I wonder how tall the "average" is supposed to be?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:29 PM] <jemler> NO THANK YOU!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:41 PM] <Alkari> The other thing I am finding is a problem with winter or all-weather coats - they make them 'normal' size including the sleeves - so you can't actually fit normal clothes UNDER them!!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:45 PM] <Jerusha> brb - whippet has to go outside
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:48 PM] <Sarah_dinner> thankfully I have several sewing machones and a new one that does EVERYTHING so I can fix or make my own stuff
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:53 PM] <Shiral> It's clear we all need full time dressmakers
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:56 PM] <KK> And though I have long arms, lately I've been running into a lot of things with waaaaay long sleeves, made for gorillas, I think.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:18:58 PM] <Alkari> And even if you go up a size, the sleeves are still too small!!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:03 PM] <Sarah_dinner> lol jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:16 PM] <bynw> probably made BY gorillas too
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:23 PM] <Sarah_dinner> LOL
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:36 PM] <Shiral> I know. Sleeves that are the wrong length are very annoying
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:38 PM] <Evie> LOL! OK, so we need to send Alkari to KK's shop, so she can get longer sleeves, and send KK to Alkari's shop.... ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:43 PM] <Alkari> I always ask - is that a REAL size 14 or whatever, or is that a Chinese size 14.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:19:56 PM] <Sarah_dinner> I agree, Alkari
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:20:10 PM] <KK> Some are Martian size 14, I sometimes think.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:20:20 PM] <Alkari> Or made in Lilliput!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:20:34 PM] <bynw> those shops are a little far apart from the change of customers ... they both will need portals
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:20:53 PM] <Jerusha> Back
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:01 PM] <KK> Motto: Always try things on.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:10 PM] <KK> brb
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:11 PM] <DesertRose> Yes.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:14 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12or oompa loompa size
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:22 PM] <jemler> you could always borrow some Flue Powder from Harry Potter
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:21:25 PM] <Alkari> I *can* sew, it's just that I don't sew the reallytailored stuff, and I certainly can't sew an all-weather coat
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:03 PM] <Alkari> I have a friend from HP fandom days who is a really superb dressmaker and teaches - she is going to make me a properlytailored black blazer
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:07 PM] <the_Bee> I've been drooling on some dresses at OldNavy, but they're not available in stores, And I'm afraid to buy sight unseen.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:40 PM] <Shiral> I tried sewing in college. I got two blouses I could wear, but my plaid jacket was a miracle of ugliness
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:42 PM] <Sarah_dinner> imim with Alkari on this, I can sew just about anything but it takes forever if you dont have actual sizes
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:49 PM] <jemler> if you're lucky, thet may look like Lt Uhuras dress from Star Trek!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:22:57 PM] <Sarah_dinner> LOL Shiral, pliad is not horrible...
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:01 PM] <Sarah_dinner> plaid*
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:15 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12everyone is having spelling issues
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:18 PM] <KK> back
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:23 PM] * Sarah_dinner says BRB
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:29 PM] <Evie> How are Brion and Alaric this week, KK?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:36 PM] <Jerusha> I have matched plaid in sewing, but I don't have time anymore
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:37 PM] <Alkari> Well, friend will draft the pattern for me and I can use it as a master to make other unlined jackets etc
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:23:50 PM] <the_Bee> So what are Brion and Alaric up to this week, KK?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:24:06 PM] <Alkari> But I will get her to do the really expert tailoring for a 'proper' blazer
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:24:31 PM] <KK> Alterations to existing clothes sometimes are not too bac.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:24:45 PM] <Shiral> Sarah, the only plaid my student self could afford to buy in sufficient yardage was TRULY awful
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:24:59 PM] <Kelric> zzzzzz
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:17 PM] * Shiral tickles Kelric with a sewing machine needle
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:19 PM] <Jerusha> Not into sewing, Kelric?:)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:19 PM] <Alkari> LOL - poor male Kelric!!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:20 PM] <jemler> shh! we'll wake up Kelric!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:36 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12KELRIC!!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:37 PM] <Alkari> Send him off to the armorer
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:25:54 PM] <Jerusha> To sew together some mail
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:16 PM] <Alkari> Oh, just to be masculine and beat out a sword or two
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:16 PM] <Kelric> <snort>
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:27 PM] <the_Bee> Get him some steel wool so he can knit chain mail.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:27 PM] * jemler imagines all the women in itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-a-dot bikinis!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:29 PM] <KK> Re the book: there was a major change of concept. Alaric and Llion will NOT be going to Bremagne with the king for his marriage--which now takes place in May. The queen has decided that she wants the bodies of her daughter and first grandchikd back for burial in Rhemuth, with their Hadane kin, rather than lying in alien graves in Arkadia.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:45 PM] <DesertRose> Oh, wow.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:46 PM] <Alkari> And then he can get his armor all gilded and fashionable ...:p
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:26:52 PM] <Evie> jemler, you don't want to imagine my 50 year old bod in a bikini. You'd need to bleach your brain afterwards.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:13 PM] <Shiral> So....Alaric is being dispatched to go fetch the bodies??
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:14 PM] <Jerusha> So Alaric does not accompany the king?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:22 PM] <Alkari> Oooh , interesting KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:28 PM] <jemler> ok. then i'll just substitute Mariah Carey!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:34 PM] <the_Bee> which queen, KK? and which dead daughter?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:27:55 PM] <Evie> Wow, that's a big shift, KK! I can easily understand why Richeldis would want to bring her daughter and grandbaby home, though.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:28:16 PM] <Evie> This is presumably Xenia, the one who got seduced by the Torenthi nobleman?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:28:19 PM] <Jerusha> I thought it might be neat for Alaric to sing the King to his marriage bed, with the older courtiers
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:28:41 PM] <KK> When the queen announces her intention of going to Arkadia no matter chat, Jamyl offers to escort her, and Alaric suggests that they go by way of Lendour, offers an escort of his Lendouri knights.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:28:47 PM] <Evie> Depends on whether Alaric can carry a tune, Jerusha. ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:28:59 PM] <Alkari> Oooh, that's a nice idea KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:29:12 PM] <Shiral> I wouldn't want to mess with Queen RIcheldis
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:29:17 PM] <jemler> i thought alaric lost his virginity in Bremagne. does this mean he found it again? :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:29:19 PM] <Evie> I read that as "Jamys" at first, which caused a bit of confusion, since that's my official SCA name. :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:29:38 PM] <Shiral> You better get packed for the trip, Evie!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:29:45 PM] <Alkari> Lost and found ads, jemler?!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:30:18 PM] <Jerusha> So who will be Brion's squire for the event, KK?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:30:24 PM] <jemler> those don't work. i've looked, nobody ever finds.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:30:30 PM] <Evie> I'd be glad to pack for any trip involving Alaric escorting me through the Eleven Kingdoms, even if he IS only 12 right now.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:30:54 PM] <Jerusha> Me first!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:30:58 PM] <KK> Ah, but having Alaric go to the wedding is the expected thing. Se will also show up, to assist the Lendouri knights (he being originally a Lendouri knight himself.) And Se's presence may well be what ensures that Sigismund agrees to give up the bodies.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:04 PM] <Alkari> But you'd really prefer to be escorted by Duncan :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:22 PM] <Evie> True dat, Alkari. ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:23 PM] <Jerusha> Nice touch, KK.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:27 PM] <jemler> stay away from mattresses!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:28 PM] <Alkari> YAY - we see Se again!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:31 PM] <Jerusha> I'll go
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:32 PM] <Jerusha> 1
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:35 PM] <Shiral> If I were Alaric, I wouldn't want to face Sigismund without plenty of back up
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:42 PM] <Jerusha> Sorry, extra "l"
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:51 PM] <Evie> Alaric AND Se? Yeah, bags are definitely packed!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:31:54 PM] <Shiral> Se should help keep Alaric out of trouble
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:03 PM] <jemler> sigismund frued?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:12 PM] <Jerusha> Or help Alaric deal with trouble
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:20 PM] <Alkari> LOL. I love hearing about plot revisions that are really exciting and add unexpected directions
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:32 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12:D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:43 PM] <KK> Alaric is ordered not to leave the kingdom, but Llion and his wife (serving as RIcheldis' lady-companion) and Jamyl will go--and Se. Alaric gets to wait at Cynfyn and visit with Zoe and his cousins.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:56 PM] <Jerusha> And it shows Brion's trust in Alaric
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:32:58 PM] <jemler> say "She saw Se on the seashore" three times fast!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:33:06 PM] <Shiral> Poor Alaric, he can't leave Gwynedd??
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:33:22 PM] <Jerusha> That must be frustrating
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:33:38 PM] <Evie> I can see that, though. He's too valuable.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:33:55 PM] <Evie> He'd be considered great hostage-taker bait
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:33:59 PM] <Jerusha> I can imagine he is not totally pleased
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:00 PM] <Shiral> So.... we won't get to see Brion's wedding? =o(
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:03 PM] <Alkari> Yes.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:03 PM] <KK> Not as a minor and without the king. And it's Torenth that he can't go to. Brion doesn't want to risk losing him. The Torenthis know who and what he is.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:20 PM] <Shiral> Or does Brion not want Alalric to lose any MORE virtue in Bremagne....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:25 PM] <Alkari> And this is even before he helps Brion :(
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:37 PM] <Alkari> in the battle with the Marluk
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:41 PM] <jemler> and he'd be about as welcome in Bremagne as a pork chop in a kosher deli.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:34:54 PM] * jemler ducks
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:06 PM] <KK> No, but we'll get to see their ceremonial entry into Rhemuth, and maybe a marriage blessing in the cathedral. Depends on how long it takes in Torenth.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:10 PM] <Alkari> I thought the reference was to horse meat in a hamburger, jemler?!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:10 PM] <Jerusha> *Jerusha throws a smelt at Jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:33 PM] <KK> Brion does not know that Alaric lost his virginity in Bremagne. He only told Llion.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:51 PM] <Shiral> Ah...
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:55 PM] Nick Sarah_dinner is now known as Sarah.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:57 PM] <Alkari> sensible kid
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:35:59 PM] <Jerusha> Not exactly the "guess what I did, Sire" topic
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:36:20 PM] <Shiral> Well.....young men MIGHT tell one another a few things.....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:36:23 PM] <KK> No. They're close, but not that close, or in that way.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:36:32 PM] <Jerusha> A king is still a king
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:36:49 PM] <Alkari> and he is a lot older than Alaric
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:36:55 PM] <KK> Yep. Speaking of kings, we get a new mundane king on Tuesday, in Holland.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:03 PM] <Alkari> \the age difference doesn't matter so much once Alaric gets to 18 or so
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:04 PM] <jemler> i can just picture it: bless father for have sinned, and i plan to keep doing it!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:04 PM] <the_Bee> ?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:06 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12once a king or queen, always a king or queen
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:16 PM] <KK> Yes, Alkari.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:23 PM] <Evie> I read about that. Holland's king, that is, not Alaric at confession
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:30 PM] <Shiral> LOL
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:33 PM] <jemler> lol
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:43 PM] <Jerusha> The queen is stepping down?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:37:43 PM] <Shiral> I was WONDERING why my paper didn't cover Alaric...
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:38:08 PM] <KK> Big celebratory dinner tomorrow night. Don't know whether it will be a tiara event, but LOTS of other princes and princesses and heirs will be there.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:38:09 PM] <jemler> not enough paper (hope he didn't get a paper cut)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:38:20 PM] <Jerusha> If you were to make him a paper mache Coroth, Shiral :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:39:05 PM] <Shiral> I'd have to move, first, Jerusha. Even on my scale, urban sprawl is a problem!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:39:18 PM] <KK> Yep, so the Dutch will now have a King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:39:22 PM] <Jerusha> It's hard to move a moat
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:39:38 PM] <Shiral> The Coroth Herald would have to have a Ducal Gossip colum
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:40:04 PM] <Jerusha> "Ask Richenda"?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:40:20 PM] <jemler> Richenda Says:
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:40:28 PM] <Alkari> LOL
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:40:37 PM] <Shiral> Heavens no. covering what Gown the Duchess wore to welcome the King when he visits Coroth, of course
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:02 PM] <Shiral> Gossip ABOUT the Duke and DUchess, not written BY them
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:07 PM] <Alkari> More like 'Ask Helena"
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:20 PM] <Alkari> I am sure evie would like her to take on an additional role!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:28 PM] <Shiral> They woulnd't dare say all that much, I'm thinking. You wouldn't want your Deryni Duke angry with you
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:39 PM] <jemler> more like "Hilary heard'
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:45 PM] <Evie> My Dutch e-penpal went to university with Willem-Alexander, IIRC
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:41:48 PM] <KK> I can't imagine Helena as a tattle-tale.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:42:02 PM] <Jerusha> You could have Gryphon Gossip
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:42:16 PM] <KK> Taht's cool, Evie.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:42:27 PM] <Evie> Helena's got far too much discretion
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:42:46 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12may the new Dutch king have a long and fruitful reign
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:00 PM] <KK> Amen.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:13 PM] <Shiral> You'll have to get somebody else .A discreet gossip columnist is a contradiction in terms.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:14 PM] <KK> And they'll have a Princess of Orange for the first time.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:17 PM] <jemler> i knew they grew tulips in Holland, but fruit?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:30 PM] <jemler> right! that's fruiy!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:38 PM] <jemler> fruit! sorry
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:45 PM] * Alkari throws very large hark at jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:43:58 PM] <KK> shark?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:02 PM] <Evie> Now, some maidservant who goes around unnoticed might make a good gossip columnist, or at least a source of info for one. ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:04 PM] <jemler> hark? who goes there?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:27 PM] <Sarah> it is I! RAWR
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:35 PM] <Sarah> Sorry >_>
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:43 PM] <jemler> hello I. how are you?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:53 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12he was the first male heir to the Dutch throne born in over 116 years
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:44:56 PM] <Sarah> :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:45:12 PM] <Jerusha> Better late than never
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:45:19 PM] <KK> Yep. But it looks like he'll be a blip, since his successor will be another queen.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:45:48 PM] <Shiral> I hope nobody messes up and calls him a blip....
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:45:49 PM] <Alkari> When are they going to alter the British order of succession?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:45:57 PM] <Alkari> I know that has been talked about a lot
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:05 PM] <Jerusha> I think it is in the works
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:07 PM] <KK> It's altered.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:21 PM] <Alkari> Is it? It went through?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:25 PM] <Evie> Yes, a princess can now inherit
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:33 PM] <Alkari> Ah, excellent
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:33 PM] <Shiral> England has had some pretty famous Queens
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:34 PM] <KK> I believe the Queen gave her assent just in the past week.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:46:35 PM] <the_Bee> They're already saying Kate's baby will be next in line regardless of gender.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:06 PM] <jemler> why not, the oldest child of the oldest child of the oldest.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:13 PM] <KK> Yep. And now they're predicting that she's having a boy, because she boought a blue buggy.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:27 PM] <Alkari> Poor kid - I do hope the media gives it the space that they gave William and Harry after Di's death
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:30 PM] <Shiral> Maybe she's messing with their heads
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:44 PM] <KK> Maybe she doesn't know. She says they don't.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:46 PM] <jemler> should a Royal baby buggy be purple?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:49 PM] <Evie> LOL! First they were all abuzz about her having a girl because of one chance comment, and now they're all guessing it's a boy. At least half of them are bound to be right.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:49 PM] <Alkari> maybe she just hates pink
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:47:50 PM] * Sarah sliently thnks to myself: I am so glad I'm not having kids and that I'm not famous at all.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:04 PM] * Alkari agrees with Sarah
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:10 PM] * Shiral does, also
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:37 PM] <jemler> i'll post this to twitter, thwn you'll all be famous!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:39 PM] <Jerusha> I might have liked to try it out, once upon a time...
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:39 PM] <Shiral> Having the whole pregnancy be so publicized would be hard
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:45 PM] <Sarah> lol
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:49 PM] <Evie> We waited until month 8 to find out which we were having, and that was mainly so that the grandmothers would be happy
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:51 PM] <Alkari> I love those home decorating shows where they do babies'rooms in non-standard colours
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:48:53 PM] <Evie> I was willing to be surprised
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:01 PM] <Shiral> Been tweeting for weeks, Jemler. I'm still not famous!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:18 PM] <Evie> Mom: "If you don't know if the baby will be a boy or a girl, what color clothes should I buy?" Me: "They still make white, yellow, and green, you know."
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:34 PM] <jemler> i don't get on twitter anuway. waste of time.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:41 PM] <Alkari> LOL - I would have suggested khaki or camouflage pattern, as babies = mess
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:47 PM] <Evie> LOL
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:49:56 PM] <Shiral> I saw a place a month or so ago that had a room for a little girl who was clearly in full Disney Princess mode; Walls were SO pink, they almost pulsated
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:04 PM] <Sarah> i agree with Alkari, If i ever spawn a child, that kid'll have neutral tones all over.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:07 PM] <KK> But nobody looks good in camo.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:11 PM] <jemler> diapers ahould be white, not polka dotted.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:17 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12my claim to fame is being the world's greatest uncle
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:20 PM] <Evie> We went with primary colors for the nursery
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:27 PM] <Jerusha> They will be polka dotted Jemler - trust me
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:37 PM] <jemler> of course they don't. you can't see them!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:42 PM] <bynw> Shiral what's your twitter handle?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:45 PM] <Shiral> KK, I so agree. Camo is urgly unless you're wearing it in true necessity
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:54 PM] <Evie> DD went through a phase when she decided to do her room in "Girlie-flage." it was camouflage pattern, but in greens, pinks, and white.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:55 PM] <Shiral> Aquabun2
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:50:57 PM] <Alkari> And you can apparently get baby nappies in your football team colours down south - *I* got into trouble saying to one footy fan that I would always put my baby into opposition colours!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:01 PM] <Sarah> im with derynifanatic64, I'm claimed as the greatest aunt according to about a dozen little girls and one boy so far
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:30 PM] <Jerusha> Cool, Shiral
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:34 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12she always asking "Where's uncle mark?"
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:38 PM] <Sarah> i lov ethat idea, Evie
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:41 PM] <Jerusha> Sorry, I meant Sarah
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:56 PM] <Sarah> :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:51:58 PM] <Jerusha> Just turned on my desk light
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:52:23 PM] <jemler> did you handfire go out?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:52:28 PM] <Evie> My MIL had a time trying to find "girlieflage" fabric to make curtains out of to match the comforter and sheets DD picked out.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:52:42 PM] <Jerusha> Yep, it did, Jemler
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:52:45 PM] <Sarah> I bet
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:52:52 PM] <bynw> you have a new follower Shiral :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:53:13 PM] <Sarah> It was hard for me to match camo's for the set of pillows and blanket I made for a gift for my Significant Other
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:53:19 PM] <Shiral> "Girlieflage="I'm a girl but I don't want to let anybody know it"?? =o)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:53:28 PM] <Sarah> HA!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:53:39 PM] <jemler> i got on twitter once and found a cousin
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:24 PM] <bynw> even though twitter has been around for a while, it's quickly becoming the new social media of choice
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:40 PM] <KK> Well, I'd better wind down here. Nearly time for Once Upon a TIme.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:44 PM] <Evie> LOL! Um, not exactly, Shiral. This is the same kid who announced at age 8 that she was going to get rid of all but 2 of her Barbies, because she was eight now, and at that age she was less into Barbies and more into boys. I said that I wasn't ready for her to be into boys, so she could keep the Barbies longer. :D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:45 PM] <Shiral> Bynw, following you back
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:47 PM] <Sarah> Indeed it is, I havent used it much becuase theres somuch retweeting going on... O.o
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:54:48 PM] <jemler> 5 min
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:04 PM] <jemler> i tawt i taw a puddy tat!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:09 PM] * Shiral tempts KK to stay with Ice cream sundae Bar
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:13 PM] <DesertRose> Okay, night night KK! Thanks for stopping by.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:14 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12:D
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:14 PM] <jemler> i did, i did taw a puddt tat!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:23 PM] <Alkari> Enjoy the episode KK.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:24 PM] <Jerusha> Did she listen, Evie?
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:25 PM] <derynifanatic64> 12bye KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:27 PM] <jemler> Bad news everyone: Time for 'Once Upon a Time' :(
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:28 PM] <bynw> night KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:28 PM] * Evie dangles a recipe for Moroccan Chicken in front of KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:28 PM] <Shiral> Bye, KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:31 PM] <Shiral> Write well
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:39 PM] <jemler> afv almost finished.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:40 PM] <Sarah> night KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:40 PM] <Shiral> Hope all animals stay well, this week!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:42 PM] <KK> A puddyd tat just climbed onto my lap, and is being a nudge.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:45 PM] <Alkari> Bye, and happy writing
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:49 PM] <Jerusha> Have a good week, KK, and lots of writing!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:50 PM] <the_Bee> nighters, KK. Good week and good writing.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:56 PM] <Shiral> I have nudgers, too
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:58 PM] <Evie> Sort of, Jerusha. She reduced the Barbie collection, but backed off the boys for a few more years. ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:55:59 PM] <jemler> nite kk
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:01 PM] <the_Bee> thanks for coming
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:07 PM] <KK> Yep, I was on a roll today, and hope to get back after Game of Thrones.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:12 PM] <DesertRose> :)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:17 PM] <Shiral> They like to impede my real estate Empire
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:18 PM] <Alkari> Aha! YOU watch it too?!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:19 PM] <Jerusha> Yay!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:31 PM] * Shiral sends KK writing Woodgies
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:34 PM] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:35 PM] <Jerusha> Night everyone!
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:40 PM] <Evie> Alkari was ready to kidnap the actor who plays Jaime for your movie Alaric, KK. ;-)
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:41 PM] <Alkari> I get it an hour after it screens on west coast
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:42 PM] <Shiral> Night, Jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:42 PM] <Sarah> night Jerusha
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:46 PM] <KK> Nighters, everyone!
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[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:56:55 PM] <Alkari> Night KK
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:57:00 PM] <Evie> goodnight
[Sunday, April 28, 2013] [07:57:04 PM] <Shiral> Thanks for stopping by, KK
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"If having a soul means being able to feel love, loyalty, and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

James Herriot (James Alfred "Alfie" Wight), when a human client asked him if animals have souls.  (I don't remember in which book the story originally appeared.)