KK Chat -- 18 October 2020 (Happy birthday, KK!)

[DesertRose]

[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:10 PM EDT] Join KK has joined this channel.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:12 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi KK!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:21 PM EDT] <KK> Hello, all!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:21 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I must have summoned you by mentioning your name!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:32 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Tada!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:36 PM EDT] <bynw> Hi KK. Happy birthday
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:41 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello @KK, and happiest birthday wishes to you
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:43 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Happy birthday!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:47 PM EDT] Join derynifank (62a6eda8@owirc-0o17lq.mibbit.com) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:47 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Hello, Katherine
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:00:48 PM EDT] <KK> Thank you, thank you.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:00 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Happy B Day!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:09 PM EDT] * DesertRose waves her hand at the tea table, which furnishes cakes, pies, tea, ice cream, and everything else anyone might want to eat.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:19 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> trifle?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:22 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Sure.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:23 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> creme brulee?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:25 PM EDT] <DesertRose> If you want.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:27 PM EDT] <derynifank> Hi KK. Hope you have had a lovely birthday
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:31 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Yessssssssss!!!!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:01:40 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yup, and creme brulee is some yummy stuff. Pain to make, but delicious to eat.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Beryl> Hmmmm. Creme Brulee!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:21 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> I've only made it once and it wasn't quite right, but not bad.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:25 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Carys says hi and sends birthday purrs to KK.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:35 PM EDT] <derynifank> Sent earlier; chocolate torte and Prince of Wales tea for the birthday tea table
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:45 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Having one of those kitchen-grade food torches is helpful to get creme brulee right.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:52 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> @DesertRose (she/her) , Frankie is here bumping the keyboard, he says hi back.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:02:59 PM EDT] <DesertRose> *blow torch, not food torch
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:03:03 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Frankie!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:03:06 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:04:12 PM EDT] <KK> Had a lovely day. My friend Martie, who's been helping me with the house for the last year and a half, took me to lunch, and then we drove west toward West Virginia to look at the fall foliage. A lovely day. And I saw my first preying mantis in the flesh. Fascinating creatures!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:04:13 PM EDT] <derynifank> Don't know about cooking with a blow torch. Hope you have a fire extinguisher at ahnd
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:04:53 PM EDT] Join The_Bee (The_Bee@owirc-kqe.arb.61.73.IP) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:04:57 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:02 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Oh, and belated hi, derynifank.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:04 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:05 PM EDT] <KK> Hi, Bee.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:08 PM EDT] <derynifank> Hi Bee. Hi everyone
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:08 PM EDT] <bynw> they are interesting bugs alright. see them all the time in the summer
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:25 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hello all. Happy Birthday, KK!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:26 PM EDT] * TheDeryni waves at Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:47 PM EDT] <derynifank> I've had several in my garden this summer and one living on my deck
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:55 PM EDT] <DesertRose> There are blow torches expressly designed for kitchen use; I do not own nor have I ever used one, but apparently they make getting the top of creme brulee perfectly crispy a lot easier.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:05:58 PM EDT] <KK> This one was out at the old Confederate breastworks on the road between Churchville and Monterey. A lovely drive, especially at this time of year.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:03 PM EDT] * The_Bee waves back at The Deryni
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:24 PM EDT] <KK> I didn't picture them so big.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:27 PM EDT] <Laurna> Happy Birthday KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:28 PM EDT] <derynifank> Lots of fall color. KK?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:32 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Oh, a rebel mantis, eh?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:34 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Laurna!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:34 PM EDT] <The_Bee> What was where, KK?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:06:52 PM EDT] <Laurna> hello
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:04 PM EDT] <KK> Yes, though the waiter at the restaurant where we stopped for tea said that the color out there had actually peaked last weekend. It was still pretty.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:05 PM EDT] <The_Bee> What do praying mantises pray for?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:20 PM EDT] <KK> For prey.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:22 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> males who they can mate with then eat the heads of
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:27 PM EDT] <Laurna> LOL
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:38 PM EDT] <KK> I was about to say words to that effect, Bethane.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:07:38 PM EDT] <derynifank> Mostly food. bugs to rat
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:08:09 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> I have a small blow torch for replacing smart phone screens
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:08:26 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Our color hasn't peaked yet.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:08:30 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I don't recommend using it in the kitchen, TD. :p
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:08:45 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Heh
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:00 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> We were having nice colors, but there's a fire up the canyon and all you can see is a big ol' spout of smoke
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:01 PM EDT] <bynw> i woke up to snow this morning. almost an inch of it ... i guess 2020 isn't done messing with me yet
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:14 PM EDT] <KK> If it's a food torch, where else might you use it? Or is this a bigger one?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:17 PM EDT] <Laurna> Snow? Dear oh dear
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:37 PM EDT] <derynifank> Snow? Was it that cold? Brrr
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:42 PM EDT] <KK> Snow, already?!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:46 PM EDT] <Laurna> we are still 92F today
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:52 PM EDT] <bynw> its very unusual this time of year
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:54 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Well, Elim had a recipe for hamburgers wherein you form the patties, sear the outsides with a kitchen blow torch, and then chuck them in the oven to finish cooking.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:09:58 PM EDT] <bynw> its only 40F right now
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:07 PM EDT] <Laurna> Burrrrr
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:12 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Elim!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:22 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I have had reasonable success searing the patties in a hot frying pan, since I don't own a kitchen blow torch.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:40 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Very messy, very tasty burgers.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> I have one but it's pretty tiny and wimpy.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:10:53 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Frost here this morning
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:04 PM EDT] <derynifank> We cab't make up our minds. Thursday it was in the low 80's Frinday high was 50s
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:09 PM EDT] <KK> Frost here overnight.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:18 PM EDT] <The_Bee> You need to be careful the patties are the only thing the blowtorch sears.'
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:22 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Florida won't get with the program. It's still in the 80s here.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:38 PM EDT] <KK> This next week is supposed to be warmer, though a cold front rain is forecast for next weekend.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:39 PM EDT] <Laurna> Thursday it was 102F
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:49 PM EDT] <The_Bee> We've gotten some much-needed rain. Dry this week.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:50 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Laurna, ewwww!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:56 PM EDT] <KK> Laurna, that's disgusting!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:11:57 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Texas?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:09 PM EDT] <Laurna> I still have not put a blanket on my bed
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:11 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Ack! Laurna
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:11 PM EDT] <derynifank> wow. Triple digits! Bah humbug
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:27 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Triple digits are bad enough in July and August...
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:34 PM EDT] <bynw> the highs for the next few days are mid 40s to 52 on wednesday
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:42 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Cali?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:47 PM EDT] <bynw> then thursday jumps up to the low 70s
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:57 PM EDT] <Laurna> We think that was the last of the hot wave. It usually is hot the week before halloween. because you make a costume to for that temp and then halloween night the cold weather sets in.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:12:59 PM EDT] <bynw> but friday goes right back to the mid 40s and there it stays
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:13:38 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, here on the other side of the continent, Halloween is about the point where it finally stops being hot.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:13:41 PM EDT] <KK> This is the time of year for squirrely weather.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:14:16 PM EDT] <derynifank> Now anytime seems to be the time for squirrely weather
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:14:32 PM EDT] <Laurna> So true
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:14:37 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Halloween is the last day of daylight savings. and a full moon,
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:14:53 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Maybe that'll hit the reset button on this year.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:06 PM EDT] <Laurna> Here is to hoping
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:19 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I'vebeen thinking for years that the seasons are coming at the wrong time of year.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:21 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Spring forward, fall back, and why the heck are we still doing this?!?!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:28 PM EDT] <derynifank> Well that should make for an interesting night.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:32 PM EDT] <KK> On so many levels, DR.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:32 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Heh, I woke up this morning at 6:30 and a squirrel was staring at me from outside my window.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:15:47 PM EDT] <KK> It's all his fault!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:03 PM EDT] <Laurna> Nature is telling you Good Morning Rise and shine!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:06 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I hate the time change. Always have. Just pick one, I don't care which, and stick with it.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:08 PM EDT] <derynifank> xtually there is a bill im congress to stop doing it but like everything else they can't manage to pass it
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:36 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Actually, he's usually there every morning
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:38 PM EDT] * DesertRose will stop being grouchy now. But I really hate the time change.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:16:59 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> The problem with getting rid of DST is that we end up with sun up at 3:30-4:00 am in the summer and 8 am in the winter. And it gets worse for people further nurth... :\
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:17:03 PM EDT] <Laurna> It never bothered me
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:17:11 PM EDT] <The_Bee> There was some talk about putting New ngland in the Atlantic Time Zone--one hour earlier.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:17:11 PM EDT] <derynifank> And research says there are more auto accidents and heart attacks around the time change
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:17:24 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Because people haven't slept well.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:17:57 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Don't say that, Bee!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:18:02 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, I feel bad for the people farther from the equator; it makes more of a difference to them than to me here in the (ha) Sunshine State (where it is currently raining).
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:18:38 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Arizona never bothered with DST. The justification I always heard was, "We get plenty of daylight, thanks."
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:18:53 PM EDT] <The_Bee> eMy biggest concern about changing the time zone is, how would it affect the TV schecules
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:19:13 PM EDT] <derynifank> And DST never did do what it was supposed to do which was save electricity.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:19:27 PM EDT] <Laurna> Rain? what a cool concept
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:19:31 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Or the Stock Market, Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:19:57 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'll send ya some, Laurna. We've been under coastal flood watch/warning for weeks.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:11 PM EDT] <KK> I always thought it had something to do with more working hours in daylight, for the farmers.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:19 PM EDT] <Laurna> Rapporting my location to you
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:19 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I thought it was originally supposed to give farmers more time to tend their crops.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:23 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Farming
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:45 PM EDT] <The_Bee> WWI?'t DST start during
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:20:54 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yes, when Ben Franklin came up with it, electrically-powered anything was well into the future.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:21:05 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Bengie
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:21:07 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'm not sure it was implemented in his lifetime, but it was his idea, I believe.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:21:22 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Ack, DR beat me
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:21:41 PM EDT] <The_Bee> It may have started in World Was I.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:04 PM EDT] <Laurna> Bengie? for Ben Franklin? that is too funny
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:26 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> 😂
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:28 PM EDT] <derynifank> Actually started in WWI to minimize the use of artificial lighting and dave electricity for the was effort.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:30 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Hello all
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:32 PM EDT] <The_Bee> In 1943, when I was born, we hadWar Time in winter and double-daylight savings in summer.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:39 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Shiral!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:41 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hi shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:41 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:46 PM EDT] <derynifank> Hi Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:22:48 PM EDT] <Laurna> Hello Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:04 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Hey, Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:07 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Happy Birthday, Katherine!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:08 PM EDT] <bynw> hi Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:23 PM EDT] <KK> Thanks, Shiral.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:25 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Very Happy Birthday, KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:26 PM EDT] <derynifank> What is double daylight savings?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:27 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Hey Bynw, how are you feeling?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:44 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Two suns for the price of one?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:23:56 PM EDT] <The_Bee> 2 hours ahead of Standard time.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:24:11 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I think Anakin and Luke Skywalker might have Opinions about two suns.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:24:22 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I wasn't old enough to remember, but that's what I surmise.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:26 PM EDT] <bynw> i'm doing good. thanks, so far able to eat and swallow and breathe too
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:28 PM EDT] <derynifank> I'm with DR. I hate the time change
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:42 PM EDT] <Laurna> That is a plus
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:45 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Has your endoscopy been scheduled yet, bynw?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:46 PM EDT] <KK> All of these things are good, Bynw.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:48 PM EDT] <The_Bee> When I had my horoscope done, I learned that my birth time was actually an hour earlier than the time on my birth certificate.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:25:55 PM EDT] <derynifank> Bynw, when is your endoscopy?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:26:08 PM EDT] <bynw> wednesday early afternoon
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:26:19 PM EDT] <DesertRose> My stepdad's entire birth date is wrong, or so his mom always said.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:26:50 PM EDT] <derynifank> Hope all goes well and you get a good report. Glad you have had no more probems
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:26:51 PM EDT] <DesertRose> He was born at home, right around midnight, and his mom always swore he was born a little before midnight on the 14th, but his official date of birth is the 15th.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:27:18 PM EDT] <KK> Meanwhile, have your symptoms calmed down? I assume at least somewhat, since you can now eat and breathe and swallow.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:27:20 PM EDT] <Laurna> Took that long for the midwife to write it down.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:27:22 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Eating, swallowing and breathing are all important
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:27:41 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Indeed.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:27:46 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I guess, Laurna.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:06 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:10 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Jerusha!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:16 PM EDT] <derynifank> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:19 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:25 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Bethane, see, you're not the only one hereabouts with a character's name as your username!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:26 PM EDT] <Laurna> Hello Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:30 PM EDT] * TheDeryni waves to Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:48 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:49 PM EDT] <bynw> KK, yes they have. i'm careful of what i'm eating and avoiding some tougher to swallow foods. chewing longer, ect ect
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:28:53 PM EDT] <bynw> hi Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:04 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> waves at TheDeryni
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:15 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> 🙂
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi Bynw
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:29 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Happy birthday, KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:34 PM EDT] * TheDeryni smiles
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:35 PM EDT] <Laurna> Puppies say hi
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:42 PM EDT] <KK> Hope the endoscopy gives your docs some answers, and how to fix whatever is acting up.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:42 PM EDT] <Laurna> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/YYxj29rT/image.png
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:44 PM EDT] <Eris> <Angsthase> Happy birthday
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Hi puppies!!!!!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:53 PM EDT] <derynifank> Pats to the puppie
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:29:59 PM EDT] <DesertRose> In the online SCA that has sprung up since the advent of COVID, there's someone whose persona name is Jerusha, and she hosts an embroidery salon via Zoom every other week or something, and the announcement always makes me think of you.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:11 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Too cute for words! Need puppy cuddles
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:27 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hello puppies!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:28 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Which puppies are they?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:30 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Now, if she was doing needlepoint...
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:33 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Ooooh, embroidery salon...
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:41 PM EDT] <Laurna> Sunny and Paddy
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:45 PM EDT] * DesertRose extends her hands to pet the puppies, one hand per photographed pup.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:46 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> cute!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:30:59 PM EDT] <derynifank> Ooooh. Cute puppies
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:31:55 PM EDT] <bynw> I think it might have been a combination of some meds i was taking that week and some issues with my throat. but the endoscopy will definately tell if there is something wrong there
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:06 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> So, Paddy is the Irish one?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:20 PM EDT] <Laurna> I moved the furniture around and now the loveseat backs up to my desk and the puppies are errantly learning to climb onto my desk. I might need to change the furniture around again.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:21 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Puppy power!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Adventure is everything
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:57 PM EDT] <Laurna> Yep Paddy has the wider white stripe
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:32:57 PM EDT] <KK> That's why those TV designers never seem to have dogs on their team. Or cats.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:33:15 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Or real people
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:33:25 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:33:57 PM EDT] <KK> They really are close to twins, though.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:18 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Twin mischief then
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:33 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Paddy seems to have longer legs.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:44 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> "You grab the sock, while I go for the computer mousy thing"
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:44 PM EDT] <Laurna> They are twins in every since of the word and trouble that they get into.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:46 PM EDT] <KK> Just think, only a few months ago those were wiggling little newborns. Grew into handsome dogs, though.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:34:53 PM EDT] <DesertRose> LOL, Laurna.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:04 PM EDT] <Laurna> LOL Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:07 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And Jerusha, LOL.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:27 PM EDT] <KK> Aren't puppies supposed to get into trouble?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:40 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Of course. They're cute so we'll forgive them.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:47 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> It's a right of passage
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:35:51 PM EDT] <Laurna> Right?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:36:09 PM EDT] <derynifank> "You go that way and I'll go this way and she'll never catch us. Lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:36:14 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> All puppies
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:36:41 PM EDT] <DesertRose> There's a theory out there (anthropology? biology?) that cuteness in the young is actually a survival adaptation, so the parents/caretakers don't murder them for the stupid crap that is the province of young creatures.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:02 PM EDT] <derynifank> lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:04 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Lmao
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:05 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> It works
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:05 PM EDT] <KK> I've heard that theory, DR--and it may well be true.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:10 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> I've always believed that
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:19 PM EDT] <Laurna> One had a piece of paper and one had a feather. I asked the one with the feather to drop it which he did. by the time I got to the one with the paper it was eaten up and all gone.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:31 PM EDT] <DesertRose> It definitely makes sense, whether true in fact or not.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:38 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Peacock feather?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:45 PM EDT] <Laurna> YEs it was
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:37:54 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Probably Darcy's
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:09 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Dmitri had a grand time playing with the cloth ties on one of my masks. Who knew I was wearing a cat toy?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:13 PM EDT] <Laurna> lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:19 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Carys bit the corner off my Julius Caesar bookmark, so until I can tape it back together, I'm using King Lear.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:19 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:30 PM EDT] <derynifank> Darcy resents that. Jaxom was the peacocok
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:31 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Oh, I've worn cat toys for years. Hair ties make fantastic cat toys.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:39 PM EDT] <bynw> Dmitri did. Everything in the world is a cat toy
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:40 PM EDT] <KK> brb
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:40 PM EDT] * The_Bee sets out manchet bread with butter and honey.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:52 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Thank you, Bee! Yum!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:54 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> they sure do, my cats love those hair thingies
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:55 PM EDT] <Laurna> Darcy doesn't have the big feathers yet this would have been from his papa
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:38:57 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Anything they're not supposed to play with is a potential cat toy.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:39:08 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Jaxom still is the peacock
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:39:11 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> sets out some pumpkin muffins.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:39:19 PM EDT] <bynw> especially if they arent supposed to play with it
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:39:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> We were cleaning behind the tv yesterday and in moving the tv stand we found about 20 cat toys, no lie
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:39:31 PM EDT] * The_Bee sets out birthday cake and ice cream for KK.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:10 PM EDT] <Laurna> That is a lot of lost cat toys. lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:28 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> mostly fur mice
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:45 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Good they weren't real mice
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:46 PM EDT] <The_Bee> magic ice cream in everyone's favorite flavor.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:53 PM EDT] <derynifank> With one big candle to blow out for the wish. Or are we allowed to blow out candles with Civid?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:40:57 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Tati has come to visit me at my desk.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:10 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hi Tati!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:15 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:17 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Ooooh, I love that kind of ice cream
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> They're virtual candles so I think we're all safe.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:23 PM EDT] <DesertRose> When I was in high school taking first year French, my mother gave me a silly book called French for Cats.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:24 PM EDT] * Laurna pets Tati
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:41 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> hallo tati
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:46 PM EDT] <derynifank> Scritches for Tati
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> She likes to roam around UNDER the desk, Dmitri's territory is the desk top
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:41:59 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> What is French for meow?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:13 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Did the cat translate it for you, DR?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:15 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I don't know, but I"m sure there are a lot of vowels
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:24 PM EDT] <Laurna> lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:26 PM EDT] <DesertRose> One section is devoted to Les Choses Qui Ne Sont Pas, a Proprement Parlet, des Jouets de Chat, Mais Qui Ont Tout de Meme une Grande Valeur pour le Jou.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:41 PM EDT] <The_Bee> "Miau" I think.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:42 PM EDT] <DesertRose> "The things that are not, strictly speaking, cat toys, but which nevertheless have great play value."
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:42:43 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Um, OK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:43:03 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I think you are right, Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:43:13 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> You can get Dmitri's attention with anything dangly or wiggly
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:43:42 PM EDT] * DesertRose offers the Grand Duchess her tribute in the form of petting.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:44:09 PM EDT] <DesertRose> "Miauler" I believe is the verb for "to meow."
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:44:10 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> The Grand Duchess is pleased to be amused, and passes along her thanks in the form of purrs
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:44:16 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Melantha's favorite toy used to be a twist tie.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:44:46 PM EDT] <DesertRose> But the noun would be "miau," so yes, Bee is right.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:45:45 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Anyone seen Parole de chat on Youtube? French kitties.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:46:04 PM EDT] <The_Bee> No! sounds cute
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:47:04 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Do the kitties report to their parole officer?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:47:13 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> French Kitties? Um...... Never mind.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:47:23 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Tsk, tsk
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:47:45 PM EDT] * TheDeryni blinks innocently
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:48:10 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> looks for a carp in fishnet stockings
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:48:20 PM EDT] <KK> back
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:48:27 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Wb
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:48:28 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> https://youtu.be/cSpUzYkIECM
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:49:54 PM EDT] <derynifank> KK, how are the house plans coming along?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:50:08 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Why do Carp need stockings???
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:50:38 PM EDT] <derynifank> What else would they do with fish nets?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:50:41 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Because they're french
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:50:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> To be properly dressed when we fire the trebochet
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:50:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Yes, but they have no LEGS
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:14 PM EDT] <derynifank> Put thme on the flippers.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:21 PM EDT] <KK> I think I may have another BIG cricket in my house. There was one last week, sang for hours, and I found him dead yesterday morning. (Couldn't locate him while he was singing.) Now there's another one, either in the house or right outside. Amazing how loud they can be. And we have tree frogs that sing in summer nights, too.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:22 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Again, no comment.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:25 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Picky, picky, picky 🙂
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:27 PM EDT] <The_Bee> or the tail
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:51:59 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Oh man, big crickets stuck in your bedroom is the worst!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:07 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Tree frogs are loud
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:12 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I am not a big cricket fan (of the insect type)
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:13 PM EDT] <derynifank> In China they used o put them in little cages and listen to them sing
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:38 PM EDT] <KK> House plans continue to evolve. Can't do anything at the new house until after November 30, when it closes. But I keep getting rid of things in the present house.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:39 PM EDT] <Laurna> At least with crickets you will not have roaches.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:47 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> I like baseball more than cricket, myself.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:52:54 PM EDT] <Laurna> lol
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:03 PM EDT] <DesertRose> True re: crickets and less benign insects
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:05 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Crickets eat roaches?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:11 PM EDT] <DesertRose> They eat roach eggs.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:23 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Bless them
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:24 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Dickens wrote a story called "The Cricket on the Hearth." I think they were supposed to be good luck or something.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:26 PM EDT] <Laurna> yes
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:27 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And other insect eggs.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:32 PM EDT] <derynifank> They eat allkinds of beatles. I think roaches qualify
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I honestly prefer to be insect free
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:55 PM EDT] <KK> It's a shame that crickets look so much like roaches. We had HUGE roaches in Florida (actually palmetto bugs) that could FLY. Yuck!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:53:59 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I always loved the story "The Cricket in Times Square
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:10 PM EDT] <DesertRose> A cricket scared the crap out of me when I was about twelve. I wasn't really awake, and I opened the drawer in the bathroom that held my hairbrush, and out jumped a cricket.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:18 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Oh my gosh, the flying cockroaches are disgusting!!!!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Palmetto bugs are still roaches!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:25 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> That would make a person jump
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:40 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Roches....(Shudders)
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:54:46 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Or run screaming
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:55:00 PM EDT] <DesertRose> My mom told me I should be happy it was just a cricket, and I said, it's not what species of bug it was, it was that it jumped out of the drawer at me when I was awake only in the sense of being out of bed and walking.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:55:37 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> The 1st time I saw a palmetto bug was when one flew into my then GFs forehead
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:55:40 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I asked her how she'd have reacted if she had been half awake and a cricket jumped at her, and she conceded the point.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:55:56 PM EDT] <Laurna> Oh dear TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:55:57 PM EDT] <derynifank> I was wrong. Apparently roaches are more closely related to termites. Figures
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:20 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> She didn't like my laughter.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:20 PM EDT] <bynw> roaches = kill with fire
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:24 PM EDT] <KK> But they LOOK a lot like palmetto bugs.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:25 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Creepy-crawlies have their place in the ecosystem, but I preper they not be where I have to look at them.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:35 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'm with you, Bee.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:40 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> They don't belong in the house
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:51 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Definitely NOT inside the House
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:56:52 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Let them do their thing, but away from my direct attention por favor.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:57:06 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Yep, outside of my domain
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:57:16 PM EDT] <Laurna> outside to be sure
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:57:20 PM EDT] <KK> That's kind of the way I feel about spiders. I know they're mostly beneficial, but I don't want to see them. I don't kill them unless I see them, in which case they have not been discreet.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:57:21 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Live long and prosper, but not here
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:11 PM EDT] <Laurna> They may prosper for one week. once a week they get an eviction notice called a vacume
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:18 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> If the spider lives in a web in a specific spot and never leaves, they're not too bad. And if they're little.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:20 PM EDT] <The_Bee> My name for the club suit in card is "creepy-crawlies" because the remind me of little bugs.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:21 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Are you a trekkie, Jerusha?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:25 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, I had a "pet" spider who made her web on the shrub outside my bedroom window. I decided she could stay since she was doing her spider thing outside, and the web was pretty to see, first thing in the morning with the dew on it.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:58:58 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Not really, though I watched the various series
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:06 PM EDT] <KK> I like that, DR. I'd let her stay, too.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:11 PM EDT] <derynifank> I always thought clubs looked more like puppy paws. That's what my youngest DD called them
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:19 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Okay. Just checking, Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:24 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> We called them puppy paws as well
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:31 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, my family's term for the suit of clubs was "puppy toes."
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:32 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I can cohabit with spiders just fine if they're outside. But inside the house, they've crossed battle lines
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:54 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> We had a huge spider that showed up in the downstairs kitchen sink. The abdomen was as big as my fist
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [7:59:59 PM EDT] <DesertRose> ACK!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:05 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> holy crow!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:07 PM EDT] <Laurna> Yikes
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:09 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Terminate with extreme prejudice!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:12 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Now THAT is just way too halloween for me!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:20 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> light the house on fire and run away
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:38 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Not something to smash, so we drowned it in hot water. Maybe not noble, but I was never going to sleep again if it stayed
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:38 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Shelob. No, thank you.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:00:52 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Um, what planet do you live on, Jerusha?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:10 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Backwoods of Canada, at the time
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:13 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'm not the arachnophobe my stepdad is, but no thank you to a spider that big in my home at all, never mind my kitchen sink!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:27 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I feel the same way, DR!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:27 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I have a fantasy of a Star Trek crew visiting a planet where the dominant life form evolved from insects. To ensure e healthy offspring, the father had to let he mother kill him and plant the eggs in his corpse.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:39 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Ah, Canada. Nice planet
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:01:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Egad, Bee!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:01 PM EDT] <derynifank> Ewww Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:10 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I would politely take my leave and never visit that planet again
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:16 PM EDT] <DesertRose> That kind of sounds like a blur between the lines of SF and horror, heavy on the horror side.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:33 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I would run screaming
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:34 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Bee, a Gorn family?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:54 PM EDT] <bynw> that calls for a photon torpedo the civilization from orbit
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:02:57 PM EDT] <KK> I once read a story along those lines. Creeped me out.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:03:22 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Sorry, Gorns are reptiles
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:03:30 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Sounds like Kafka's Metamorphosis (I may have the author wrong)
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:03:38 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> It was Kafka
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:03:50 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Their culture regarded it as a sacred duty. The males didn't mate until they were old, and they carefully chose a younger male relative to be the children's father-figure.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:04 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Had to read it in junior high. Totally creeped me out
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:12 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Have you written this story yet, Bee?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:21 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, Metamorphosis was super creepy.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:34 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Now I keep thinking of Jeff Goldblum in The Fly
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:48 PM EDT] <derynifank> And I thought Stephen King had a weird imagination
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:04:52 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> ewwww
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:05:01 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Come to think, I had to read a lot of creepy stuff in middle and high school. The Landlady was rough, and so was The Lottery.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:05:04 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Or the original Fly with David Hedison and Vincent Price
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:05:26 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> The Lottery was scary
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:05:29 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Good movie, Jerusha
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:06:06 PM EDT] <The_Bee> No. I prefer writing poetry.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:06:16 PM EDT] <KK> Shades of The Lottery in The Hunger Games.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:06:18 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> This is a good thing, Bee
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:06:27 PM EDT] <Laurna> I read the lottery in my college lititure class, It gave me nightmares. I don't read that kind of stuff
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:06:55 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Neither do I, Laurna
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:07:27 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> At least not before bed
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:07:32 PM EDT] <Laurna> Slaughtering kings in riverbeds is where i draw the line.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:07:57 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Heh
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:08:40 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Is there a riverbed in the Road to Killingford?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:08:49 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I'm not into actual horror. A thriller when well done is fine. Gore, monsters not for me!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:08:50 PM EDT] <KK> Oh, yeah.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:09:18 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Maybe they should have had a water fight, isntead....
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:09:22 PM EDT] <Laurna> Yes there is Jerusha. Shillingford is the ford in the river where Killingford is said to have happened.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:09:35 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yeah, I mostly don't do gore or monsters, but thrillers can be fun.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:08 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I had forgotten that
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:11 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> checks the map
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:12 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> I couldn't even swim in a lake one summer because I saw Jaws in the theater.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:12 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I think having been a captive audience for a Nightmare on Elm Street marathon at a slumber party is what tipped the balance away from that mess for me.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:16 PM EDT] <Laurna> OH OH OH, I have to brag about a purchase I just made and got in the mail!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:29 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> What did you get, Laurna?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:33 PM EDT] <The_Bee> For me the scaries part of a horror movie is when I'm waiting to see the monster. Once it appears I can relax.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:35 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Do tell
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:10:41 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> pays attention to Laurna's pressie
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:00 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Brag please!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:12 PM EDT] <Laurna> On ebay I found the hard cover Codex Deryninues copy numbered 237 in excelent conddition. I OWN IT!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:22 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Oh man!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:23 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Yippeee!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:25 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> WOW
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:26 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Yay!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:38 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Woohoo! Jealous!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:41 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Congrats to you!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:11:47 PM EDT] <KK> Whoa! Nicely done. What did you have to pay for it?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:08 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> An arm or leg?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:16 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> or both?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:17 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Or both?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:29 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> jinx
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:32 PM EDT] <Laurna> And Along with it i got a spiral book called Annales Nuptualrum Kelson Regis. with images done by Shiral
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:12:38 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Probably both, I agree
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:02 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Gonna get it autographed?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:03 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> I did a few of them, but not all
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:05 PM EDT] <bynw> cool
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:14 PM EDT] <Laurna> $350 buckeroos. I swallowed my pride and bit the bullit and got it.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:17 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Nuptual Annals of Kelson?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:26 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Enjoy it, Laurna!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:27 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Yep, bragging well done!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:48 PM EDT] <Laurna> I am pleased
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:57 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Well done
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:13:57 PM EDT] <KK> Wow. At least you got the two items for that price.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:14:45 PM EDT] <derynifank> congratulations
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:14:50 PM EDT] <Laurna> Last year I saw the Codex hardcover sell for 1000 dollars
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:14:53 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Is Nuptual Annals written in Latin?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:15:14 PM EDT] <derynifank> What is in it
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:15:30 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> It's nice to be valued, but oh my!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:15:53 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Well, I must depart! Ya'll have a good one! Happy Birthday again, Katherine!!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:03 PM EDT] <derynifank> Nite TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:03 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> Goodbye TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:08 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Nighters, TheDeryni
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:14 PM EDT] <Laurna> The annals is set up much like the codex. But I believe it covers only the characters in King Kelson's Bride.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:23 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Nighters, TD. Have a good week.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:23 PM EDT] <Laurna> Good Night TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:28 PM EDT] <bynw> night TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:31 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> Night TD
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:31 PM EDT] <DesertRose> G'night, TheDeryni!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:16:37 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Ah, OK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:17:00 PM EDT] <KK> Nighters, TD.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:17:12 PM EDT] Quit TheDeryni (uid347357@Flirt.Storyteller.Wiseass) has left this server (Quit: Jumps on Beryl's back and they fly off to another realm..... ).
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:24 PM EDT] <KK> I'd better also sign off. Gus has just jumped up onto my lap and is telling me that it's time to Feed The Cat.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:34 PM EDT] <DesertRose> We know who's in charge.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:41 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> He's probably right
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:42 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Carys tells me when to go to bed, if I don't go on my own.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:45 PM EDT] <KK> Absolutely.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:47 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Cat feeding is a priority
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:55 PM EDT] <derynifank> Again. happy birthday KK. Have a good week
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:18:57 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Thanks for coming to see us, KK! Will we see you next week?
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:09 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Have a good week, KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:14 PM EDT] * KK steps onto her Portal, Gus in her arms, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:15 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And yes, happy birthday! Have a good week, and stay safe and healthy!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:19 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Good night, KK Thank you for coming. Scritches to Gus and Pettingss to Booker.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:19 PM EDT] <Eris> <Shiral> bye, KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:20 PM EDT] <bynw> night KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:21 PM EDT] <KK> Yep, I should be here.
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:38 PM EDT] <KK> Everybody stay healthy!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:41 PM EDT] <Laurna> Good night KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:46 PM EDT] <DesertRose> G'night, KK!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:53 PM EDT] <Eris> <Jerusha2> You too, KK
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:56 PM EDT] <KK> Nighters!
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:19:58 PM EDT] <Eris> <Bethane> goognight
[Sunday, October 18, 2020] [8:20:03 PM EDT] Quit KK has left this server (Quit: https://mibbit.com Online IRC Client).