KK Chat -- 29 November 2020

[DesertRose]

[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:03:58 PM EST] Join KK has joined this channel.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:03:59 PM EST] <derynifank> Lovely tea table DR. Hi everyone
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:04 PM EST] <The_Bee> Hi KK!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:06 PM EST] <derynifank> Hi KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello WindyCat
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:07 PM EST] <DesertRose> There is also pumpkin cheesecake, several varieties of brownies, chocolate cream pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, bourbon whipped cream, and hot chocolate and mulled cider.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hello KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:09 PM EST] <DesertRose> Hi KK.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:09 PM EST] <KK> Hello, all.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:10 PM EST] <bynw> hi windycat, yes all good here
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:12 PM EST] <bynw> hi KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:20 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Hi Shiral
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:25 PM EST] <bynw> Hi Shiral
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello @KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:28 PM EST] <KK> Wow, we have leftovers from Thanksgiving!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:29 PM EST] <DesertRose> We are, in the fashion of the season, setting up the chat room buffet with all kinds of goodies.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> adds French Apple Tart, since there aren't enough desserts on the table, yet.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:33 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Hi @KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:37 PM EST] * bynw is eating leftovers for supper
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:45 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> also adds magic tea pot that pours everyone's favorite tea
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:50 PM EST] <DesertRose> Shiral, did that apple tart taste as good as it looked? Because it looked delicious!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:04:56 PM EST] <DesertRose> Ahead of you, Shiral.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:05:10 PM EST] <derynifank> Thanksgiving leftovers are the best. Get better every time you heat them
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:05:12 PM EST] <DesertRose> [11/29/20 19:02:57] * DesertRose sets the tea table with the magic teapot that serves whatever tea you like, along with its alter ego, the magic tea pitcher (for iced teas).
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:05:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> triple-tea, yes!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:05:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> It's still pretty darn good, yes, DR. I have this extract called Fior di Sicilia, which is a combination of orange and vanilla extract to the applesauce filling. The result was spectacular.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:05:46 PM EST] <The_Bee> I don't have any Thanksgiving leftovers. i ordered Indian an ate it all one thursday.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:06:19 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I've been rationing myself all weekend. Still have enough for another two modest slices
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:06:19 PM EST] <DesertRose> OMG, Shiral! Where do you find that?! It sounds like it needs to join my collection!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:06:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> The King Arthur Baking Company. You can order it online
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:06:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yum! Thanks!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:06:53 PM EST] <KK> I ate at my friend Martie's (and met her new tuxedo kitten), and Martie's daughter took home most of the leftovers.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> It ain't cheap, fair warning, but it's VERY good. and you don't need a lot of it in any given recipe
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:20 PM EST] <The_Bee> What's the kitten's name?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:35 PM EST] <KK> Blaze, because he has one.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Tuxedo kittens--I have a soft spot in my heart for all of them
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:44 PM EST] <bynw> kittens are good
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:07:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> They raise everyone's spirits, yes
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:12 PM EST] <KK> This kitten is only about 6-7 weeks old, but he's a cutie, and very personable.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:16 PM EST] <DesertRose> Never a bad time for kittens.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:22 PM EST] <bynw> soo tiny
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> That's the peak of cuteness
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:30 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I ❤️ kittens!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I don't think I've ever met an UN-cute kitten
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:51 PM EST] <derynifank> Is the kitten a snuggker?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:08:55 PM EST] <DesertRose> Speaking of cats, Christmas came early for Carys: https://imgur.com/TwEzQmG
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:08 PM EST] <KK> Their other cat in residence is also a tuxedo, about 4, and was scared of the kitten at first, but now they're hanging out and eating together and chasing--settling in nicely!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> happy kitty furniture! 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:32 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Sounds like contact has been successfully made
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:43 PM EST] <KK> Wow, neat condo. I take it she likes it.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:52 PM EST] <derynifank> Lucky Carys
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:09:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Amazed she hasn't adopted the box, DR. As cats will!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:19 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Sounds like Martie likes tuxedo kitties
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:21 PM EST] <bynw> we still debate the pros and cons of getting a kitten or cat since Kagi is now an only child
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:25 PM EST] <KK> Yes.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:28 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Darned if I can get my cats to play in boxes
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:31 PM EST] <DesertRose> So far she's not messing with it much, but it took her a while to warm up to the beige one that she has now shredded half to death. I'd be surprised if she hasn't glommed onto it by next week.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:38 PM EST] <derynifank> Every cat loves a good box
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:45 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> It will be there when she's ready
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:10:55 PM EST] <KK> Also, those were the kittens born to a friend's cat. And he picked her, out of the 5 kittens.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> DR, that's a beautiful tabby in picture
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I bought one of those felt cat caves. The cats will lie ON it, but not inside
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:13 PM EST] <DesertRose> It just arrived today, and this one came with TWO boxes, because it shipped with her flea treatment, so there was the big box from Chewy and then the smaller box for the tree itself.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:13 PM EST] <The_Bee> I just learned about this site for animal-lovers: https://www.thedodo.com/
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:35 PM EST] <DesertRose> Thank you, Bethane. Carys knows she's pretty, but she likes to be reminded.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:11:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Tati is paying me a visit under the desk
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:09 PM EST] * DesertRose offers greeting and scritches to the Grand Duchess.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Cats never mind being admired
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> @DesertRose (she/her), you can tell her that Frankie thinks she's one good-lookin' kitty.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:18 PM EST] <bynw> Kagi is watching me eat leftover turkey
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:40 PM EST] <DesertRose> <3
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> The Grand Duchess Tatiana is pleased to accept your virtual scritches and greeting, DR
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:12:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> @The Bee I love The Dodo. 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:13:05 PM EST] <derynifank> Murray has disappeared. Don't know what he is up to
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:13:15 PM EST] <DesertRose> Cat stuff.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:13:32 PM EST] <DesertRose> (As in, what Murray is up to. He's doing cat stuff.)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:13:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> He clearly needs a little private meditation time
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:14:37 PM EST] <derynifank> My grandson was here last night and insisted on trying to pick him up. I think he is a little trumatized
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:14:55 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Sterling sends chirps, trills, and purrs to everyone.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:14:58 PM EST] <The_Bee> The grandsaon or the cat?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:14:59 PM EST] <KK> Grandson or cat?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:15:08 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Well that's probably why Murray needs a little Me time
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:15:19 PM EST] <derynifank> He likes to get on laps but is absolutely opposed to being picked up
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:15:26 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> His brother, Cooper is sound asleep.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:15:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> chirps and trills back to Sterling, WindyCat
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:15:44 PM EST] <derynifank> The cat.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:16:08 PM EST] <The_Bee> Melantha's like that, She'll climb up, but don't pick her up.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:16:41 PM EST] <derynifank> Yup. Murray is like that
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:16:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Tati is very happy to sit in my lap when it's her idea, but let me try to pick her up and she turns into a squirm queen
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:17:18 PM EST] <bynw> much like my Kagi. she will decide when and where the lap sitting will be done. and its not often
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:17:33 PM EST] <bynw> picking her up is simply not allowed
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:17:40 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> It's happening MORE often now that the nights are chilly, though!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:17:49 PM EST] <The_Bee> My brother's shelter calls them "yellow light"cats.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:18:40 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> My two fight over who's going to sit in my lap when, but will turn into slicing machines if I even think about picking them up.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:19:18 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> @KK, how goes the move, now that it's almost over?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:19:25 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Dmitri hops onto my desk and settles on top of the mouse pad and mouse
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:19:46 PM EST] <derynifank> Cats always have to be in charge
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Hello Jerusha
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> That's why they lie in sunlight. They're solar powered and always need to be charged.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:48 PM EST] <The_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:55 PM EST] <derynifank> KK when are you scheduled to actually move/
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:20:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Happy Thanksgiving Weekend
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:21:12 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Yup, Solar power kitties
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:21:14 PM EST] <derynifank> hi Jerusha
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:21:39 PM EST] <bynw> hi Jerusha
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:21:57 PM EST] <derynifank> Revanne says her move is now scheduled for Dec. 11
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:01 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> How is everyone this holiday weekend?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Moving is never fun
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:25 PM EST] <derynifank> Love the idea of solar powered kittles
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Doing good, thank you
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:37 PM EST] <KK> House closes tomorrow. I'll move some things after the carpets are cleaned--office, mostly, since that furniture is coming out of Scott's former office--and enough so that Cameron can set up my WiFi when he's here at Christmas.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:22:37 PM EST] <The_Bee> pretty good, all things considered.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Somehow, the item you need is in the box you can't fine
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:39 PM EST] <KK> Moving is the pits! But sometimes it needs to be done.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:41 PM EST] <The_Bee> I thought black cats were empowered by the full moon.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:42 PM EST] <bynw> wifi is one of the more important steps when moving. 2nd only to a bed
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:44 PM EST] <derynifank> You have made tremendous progress
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:23:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> find, I meant
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:24:27 PM EST] <KK> It's taking long enough. A year and a half looking while I decluttered and culled stuff--and that isn't over yet!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:24:40 PM EST] <derynifank> Hope you will enjoy your new home
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:24:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Is there a Deryni spell to make it all go away?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:24:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Didn't Zeno argue that moving is impossible?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:25:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> My mother would agree. She's moving to another apartment in her current building. And the process is driving her nuts
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:25:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> How far away is the new house?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:25:54 PM EST] <derynifank> wouldn't it be great if your could just tele[port everything to the new hose
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:05 PM EST] <KK> About 2-3 miles, southside rather than northside.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:09 PM EST] <derynifank> house
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:18 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> If only there were a Deryni spell for moving! Although furniture floating through town might give local people a shock
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:22 PM EST] <KK> Teleporting--yay!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:23 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Not too far away then
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:40 PM EST] <KK> No, same town, just a newer part.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Just build a portal in the new house. You know she's got one in the current house... 😉
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:26:57 PM EST] <KK> This will be the newest house I've ever lived in as an adult.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Was the castle the oldest one?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hard to build a portal while social distancing. 😉
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:29 PM EST] <KK> Yes.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> (am I misremembering the castle?)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> tries to imagine Denis Arilan in a mask
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:27:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> (And didn't we have at least one portal on a rug, which was semi-portable?)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:05 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> You know it would have to be an episcopal violet mask. =o)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:08 PM EST] <KK> It was built 1832-37. This one was built in 2005.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:25 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> That's a big jump!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> And you know he'd make sure everyone else was wearing a mask, too.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:35 PM EST] <KK> Yep.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:38 PM EST] <derynifank> wow, big difference
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:28:43 PM EST] <DesertRose> Family text is lively right now; my uncle's grandson (I guess the little one is my first cousin once removed?) managed to put six rolls of toilet paper in the toilet. (Little one is about a year and a half old.)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> That's impressive
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Wow
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> That's like stealing gold!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:13 PM EST] <KK> Yep. And I have a growing list of what needs to be done, some of it before move-in--like carpets cleaning and paining the master BR.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Oh dear.....sogginess abounds
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:35 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I officially hate painting
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:47 PM EST] <KK> Oh, no, and TP is so scarce!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:29:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Sounds like it's already enough of a pain without repaining it?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:10 PM EST] <KK> I'll have the painting done.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:20 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Much the best thing to paint unfurnished rooms, though
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Good plan!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:34 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I don't mind painting, as long as it's not paneling that's getting painted.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:37 PM EST] <KK> Yep. And carpet-cleaning, too.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:30:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Then the pain will be nice and dry by moving day
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:31:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> PAINT, not the pain! Jeez, you're not moving in with Loris
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:31:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> "It's pain, but it's a dry pain" . . . because it's not actively bleeding?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:31:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> lol
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:31:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Moving into a painful house doesn't sound like a fun idea.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:32:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> No, not at all
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:32:09 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Lol!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:32:32 PM EST] <DesertRose> Moving IS a pain, though.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:32:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> But it has clean carpets and fresh pain!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:33:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Now then, we want Duncan to visit KK for inspirational purposes.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:33:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> should not become a realtor
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:33:12 PM EST] <derynifank> But it is a great way to declutter and get people to get rid of things
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:33:24 PM EST] <KK> I need to take a folding chair over to the new house tomorrow, after we close. And I need to get the locks rekeyed asap.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:33:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Folding chair in a bare house?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:34:20 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Before I moved into my place I painted my bedroom and office upstairs.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:34:26 PM EST] <derynifank> This is a one story house with no stairs to deal with. Right?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:34:36 PM EST] <DesertRose> Easier to paint when you don't have to work around furniture.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:34:51 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Truth, that...
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:34:58 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Very much so. Although my mother was cross with me for not doing more packing.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:35:41 PM EST] <The_Bee> The first time I painted a new apartment, I spilled the paint can.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:35:49 PM EST] <DesertRose> My parents repainted their bedroom when they had to move out of it temporarily because the carpets had been ruined; they'd been planning to replace the flooring and repaint, but the leaking master bathroom kicked the timeline up a good bit.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:35:59 PM EST] <KK> Need a chair to sit on while I wait for various work people. No stairs. I do have a little wicker couch and table on the front porch, left by the seller.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:36:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Oh dear, Bee!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:36:32 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> But in November/December, you don't necessarily want to sit outside
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:36:34 PM EST] <DesertRose> So they slept in the "guest" bedroom.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:36:37 PM EST] <The_Bee> I had to roller it up from the floor to the walls.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:37:35 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yeah, no sitting outside in Virginia this time of year unless you have one of those fire-pit things.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:37:37 PM EST] <bynw> moving is a pain. but i'm used to it. having done it 28 times already in my life
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:37:55 PM EST] <KK> It's mild enough for now, but that won't last.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:38:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> That's even more than me, Bynw!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:38:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I hate moving, which explains why I stayed in my previous apartment for 24 years
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:38:20 PM EST] <derynifank> Wow, that's a lot of moves. Were you military
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:38:28 PM EST] <The_Bee> Were you fleeing from someone, bynw?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:38:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I was pretty stoked to move into my current place as it's much roomier and more pleasant
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:39:19 PM EST] <bynw> no just moved around a lot as a kid. i'm sure there are probably 2 more that i can't think of
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:39:27 PM EST] <KK> I did get a glimpse of the little stream I was told runs through the wood behind the house. Weeds were covering the line of sight before. I'll have my lawn guys clear that out. Some pretty rocks back there, along with some trees..
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:39:50 PM EST] <bynw> that sounds like a nice view in the summer
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:39:57 PM EST] <The_Bee> sounds lovely. Can we hope for some photos?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:40:05 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> You've got a stream close by! Nice! 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:40:27 PM EST] <derynifank> Sounds liike a pleasant retreat
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:40:28 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I could use lawn guys, but the rabbits like the clover
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:40:31 PM EST] <KK> It's just a wee thing, more slightly moving puddle than stream, at least now.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:41:23 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> A slightly moving puddle is far better than no puddle at all. : )
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:41:58 PM EST] <The_Bee> Maybe if it's cleared out it will flow faster.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:42:19 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> And much better than a stagnant mosquito breeding puzzle
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:42:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> or puddle >.<
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:42:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> You had me puzzled Angsthase. 😉
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:42:59 PM EST] <KK> Yes. And I do believe that water from that puddle moved fairly far up the back yard, when we had our big floods over the summer. There was water in the crawl space under the house, though a new sump pump has been installed. And the flooding was a sort of once or twice a century thing.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:43:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I'm sure you can put it together
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:43:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Good there is a new sump pump
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:44:10 PM EST] <KK> Yes, it isn't as high priority as some other things that need to be done. But it will get done eventually. Winter is a good time to do that kind of work. Fewer snakes, too.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:44:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Keeping wet OUT of the house is always good
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:44:24 PM EST] <The_Bee> "once or twice a century " is happening more often.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:44:39 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yes, the only place in the house where water should be is in the plumbing.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:44:59 PM EST] <DesertRose> Or an indoor pool, if one has such a thing. My dream home would include one.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:45:19 PM EST] <The_Bee> a jacuzzi for me!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:45:20 PM EST] <bynw> i've never liked craw spaces. basements are far better
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:45:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> My baby siser just bought a house with a pool. I'm kinda jealous. 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:45:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> There's a shared pool at my community But alas, nobody's been able to use it this year
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:45:54 PM EST] <DesertRose> Oh, yes, absolutely a jacuzzi. Maybe also a sauna and a steam room.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:46:00 PM EST] <derynifank> Pools can be fun but they are also a lot of work
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:46:25 PM EST] <DesertRose> Well, in the fantasy world where I can afford a pool, I can also afford to pay someone to do the maintenance.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:46:34 PM EST] <KK> Could have done without a crawl space. But I didn't want a basement. And there's a storage shed far at the back of the yard, that's raised enough so that water probably won't get in.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:46:42 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I'm glad to just have a full-sized bathtub that can fit someone who's not a hobbit
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:46:43 PM EST] <derynifank> LOL DR
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:47:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Ah, the pool guy!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:47:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> True, DR! MIght as well add the staff
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:47:25 PM EST] <bynw> it's my midwestern mindset for wanting a basement ... that's the place to go in a tornado. a crawl space just wont do
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:47:37 PM EST] <DesertRose> One thing I'm seeing around here is salt-water pools; apparently they are less work than a chlorine pool without the allergy problems some of the other keep-the-pool-clean chemicals cause, and they use the same salt that you use for water filtration/purification.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:48:05 PM EST] <derynifank> But a crawl space is better than being built on a slab
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:48:15 PM EST] <DesertRose> I've never lived with a basement, although one of my friends in Arizona lived in a house where the entrance was on the "second" floor, because the first floor was halfway underground.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:48:25 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> You want a basement up north, too, so the whole house isn't heaving with the frosy
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:48:49 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> That's what I have here DR.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:49:44 PM EST] <DesertRose> One summer afternoon after a hailstorm, we set up "dams" of sandstone and floated hailstones down the "gutters" where the road met the sidewalk.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:49:57 PM EST] <DesertRose> Right outside that house, the two kids who lived there and I.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:50:34 PM EST] <DesertRose> Hailstones melt very quickly when floated down water at the edge of pavements when it's about 100 F outside.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:50:46 PM EST] <KK> I would guess so!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:50:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> That would follow
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> they must have been pretty large hailstones just to have survived more than 10 seconds...
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:15 PM EST] <KK> And those that hit the car woulod probably just hiss and melt off.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:34 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yes, they started at about golf-ball sized, before we got to them.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:45 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Holy crow!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:48 PM EST] <KK> Those are big hailstones!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:51:58 PM EST] <DesertRose> Arizona thunderstorms don't mess around.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:52:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I guess not! 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:52:18 PM EST] <DesertRose> If a thunderstorm manages to form on the Colorado plateau, it's usually got a good bit of oomph behind it.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I adore a good thunderstorm. I miss them, living in the desert.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> (Utah desert, that is)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:27 PM EST] <DesertRose> One of the upsides of being a DesertRose in Florida. I get to watch Mother Nature's fireworks displays pretty frequently.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:41 PM EST] <KK> I rather like thunderstorms, but Booker HATES them!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:41 PM EST] <DesertRose> This was in Page, Arizona, Bethane.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:53 PM EST] <The_Bee> Thunderstorms are exciting to me.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:56 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> You can have the one coming through here overnight @Bethane
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:53:57 PM EST] <DesertRose> Just south of Lake Powell.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:08 PM EST] <bynw> thunderstorms are fun to watch
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> WindyCat, I would absolutely take it if I could
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:35 PM EST] <KK> We're supposed to get rain overnigiht, but nothing has been said about thunderstorms.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:43 PM EST] <DesertRose> Carys isn't a fan, but she's not afraid; she's indignant that someone dared make that much noise without her authorization.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> We have snow coming....
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:54 PM EST] <KK> lol
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:54:58 PM EST] <bynw> we can get thundersnows in the winter
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:13 PM EST] <DesertRose> Thundersnow must be a thing to see.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:23 PM EST] <KK> And hear.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:29 PM EST] <DesertRose> Or CAN you see the lightning with the snow falling?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I've seen them every once in awhile.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:30 PM EST] <The_Bee> We're supposed to get a major storm Monday afternoon/Tuesday morning.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:55:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> We'd love more wet stuff out here. We don't require thunder, though
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:56:31 PM EST] <The_Bee> Are the fires still out of control, Shiral?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:56:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Fires are out, Bee. But we can ALWAYS use more water
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:57:18 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> If I could send some of our rain out to y'all I would. We've had too much this year?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:57:32 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Dry lightning strikes got us into trouble last summer
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:57:50 PM EST] <derynifank> We are supposed to get heavy rain and storms tonight and tomorrow morning. Them it will get colder
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:57:50 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Cloud herding--we need it
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:57:55 PM EST] <DesertRose> Ditto on that, WindyCat. The ground here is saturated.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I sure hope we have a boatload of snow this year because we'll have a drought otherwise... hardly any rain this past year.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:21 PM EST] <derynifank> Yes. Weather working would be welcome
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:32 PM EST] <The_Bee> We're short of rain here, but hopefully catching up soon.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:34 PM EST] * DesertRose pulls up a map and blows on the radar to try to get it to go over the western Rockies so that it falls on the mountains and drains into California.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:40 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> @derynifank Where are you?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> sprinkls water on the Western States
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:58 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Sprinkles, too
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:58:59 PM EST] <derynifank> Norfolk, Virginia
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:59:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> thanks for the rain and sprinkles. 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:59:28 PM EST] <derynifank> 3 Blocks from the Chesapeake Bay
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:59:38 PM EST] <DesertRose> WindyCat, aren't you in North Carolina?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [7:59:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Nice, DFK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:00:08 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I knew you had to be close. That's pretty much what we're expecting over the next couple of days.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:00:23 PM EST] <derynifank> No. in Virginia but close to the NC bordedr
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:00:24 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Yeah, in Raleigh.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:01:00 PM EST] <derynifank> border
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:01:28 PM EST] <The_Bee> I once went on a cruise on Chesapeak Bay. The bay was so calm, someone said he'd seen bigger waves on his goldfish pond.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:01:42 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> 😄
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:01:47 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Lol!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:01:48 PM EST] <bynw> someday i will arrange a little deryni fan tour drive and go around different places
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:09 PM EST] <derynifank> That would be cool bynw
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> ooooOOOOoooooo
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Deryni fan? K.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I'm there, dude
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:47 PM EST] <derynifank> K fo katherine
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:02:53 PM EST] <derynifank> for
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:03:42 PM EST] <bynw> i'll have to divide it between east/west and then cant leave jerusha out so a third one to the great white north and then across the pond for others
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:04:37 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I want to do an Adept/Templar/Lammas Night tour. It'll be nice to get back to the UK.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:05:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Never been there, m'self...
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:05:11 PM EST] <KK> I know that there were informal Adept tours, because some of the owners of some of the properties told me so.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:05:27 PM EST] <The_Bee> When were you in the UK, WindyCat?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:05:44 PM EST] <derynifank> Went to England in 2007. Would love to go back
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:06:18 PM EST] <The_Bee> I was in england o na music/theatre tour in 1985.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:06:41 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I got to visit some of the sites when I lived in Edinburgh. But I didn't get to southern England when I lived in London.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:07:05 PM EST] <KK> No Stonehenge or Canterbury Cathedral?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:07:10 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> In was in London in 2007, DK.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:07:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> If one is to go visit the UK, what is the one place one needs to make sure they go see?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:07:56 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> They're still on my bucket list, @KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:08:49 PM EST] <The_Bee> The Royal Shkespeare company's theatre.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:09:08 PM EST] <The_Bee> Shakespeare too
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:09:19 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> West End
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:09:33 PM EST] <KK> Wow, that's a tough one. In London, Westminster Abbey, Buck house, Windsor, St. Paul's, House of Parliament, Westminster Hall, the Tower; and outside London, Canterbury and Stonehenge.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:10:19 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I've only seen London. Would like to see MORE of England
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:10:25 PM EST] <KK> The RAF Museum at Hendon, where they have a Sunderland Flying Boat.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:10:43 PM EST] <The_Bee> I remember the beautiful golden Cottswold stone.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:10:59 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> @Shiral The Cotswolds
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:11:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Would like to see Stonehenge and Oxford as well as Canterbury
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:11:28 PM EST] <derynifank> I was lucky to get to go to Oxford and a bus tour of the Cotswolds. So much more I want to see
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:11:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> And perhaps Cornwall and Devon
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:11:40 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yeah, the hard part for me, visiting the UK, would be coming home. I might not want to, especially if I had weather-appropriate clothing.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Of course, I'd like to see Scotland, also
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> If I were to visit the UK, I have a list of people I'd see. I'd trust them to suggest things to see.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:23 PM EST] <KK> A bus tour of London is a good way to get an overall picture of what's there. Then one can go back to specific places. And British Museum, National Portrait Gallery....So many good things!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:36 PM EST] <DesertRose> The V&A.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:42 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Just be sure to ask the powers for rain only overnight.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> Oxford and the Bodleian library.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:57 PM EST] <KK> Yes. Liked the V&A more than the British Museum, actually.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:12:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Only overnight rain?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:05 PM EST] <DesertRose> You might never get me back out of the library, LOL.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I remember loving Dublin.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:07 PM EST] <derynifank> visited the British Museum 3 times and still didn't see it all
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> (I'd also trust them to flag things that would be cool to see if not for the stairs, but not worth the physical pain)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:36 PM EST] <KK> It would take weeks, if not months at the British Museum.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:40 PM EST] <The_Bee> My big disappointment when I was in England was missing the Greenwich observatory. We were suppposed to see it, but hev tide on the Thames was wrong, so we were too late.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:42 PM EST] <DesertRose> And I'd want to take a trip down to Cornwall, because I have family that emigrated from there.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:13:51 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> @Bethane Yes, you'll have good sightseeing weather during the day.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:11 PM EST] <DesertRose> And speaking of travel, Washington DC, with about a month dedicated to the Smithsonian.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:27 PM EST] <DesertRose> Again, I might not leave the grounds.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:29 PM EST] <KK> Yep, that would be about right.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Did you read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankenweiler?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Take that approach to the British Museum?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:41 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> @Angsthase there are elevators at the British Museum.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:52 PM EST] <The_Bee> DC in the spring, during cherry blossom time.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:14:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Washington D. C has a lot going for it. And definitely go see Monticello
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:15:15 PM EST] <derynifank> wish I couls alos see Wales and Scotland. Also Ireland as I had ancestors who immigrated from there
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:15:39 PM EST] <KK> Monticello. Now, that's in MY neck of the woods, just over the mountain from Staunton.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> The US is awfully . . . American, lately.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:19 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Edinburgh is a lot like London in that you barely scratch the surface during a two week visit!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:23 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I hope it settles back down, under new management 😦
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:37 PM EST] <KK> No place is itself right now. Hard to imagine what the new normal will be, and how soon.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:45 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> 🤞
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:16:59 PM EST] <The_Bee> We can't go anywhere else. I probably won't be able to see my family at Christmas.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:17:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Can Deryni magic do anything against disease, directly?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:17:27 PM EST] <KK> We live in challenging times. I hope the new vaccines work.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:17:28 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I was supposed to go on a Christmas cruise with my family in about 3 weeks. Needless to say, that's off.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:17:57 PM EST] <KK> Bummer, Bethane! Where were you going, and on what ship?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:18:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> We had tickets in San Francisco for Hamilton on March 29th.....two weeks AFTER the shut down!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:18:57 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> From Galveston to someplace in the Yukatan, I forget now.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:18:57 PM EST] <KK> Also a bummer!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:19:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I doubt, now, that I'll get to see my partner again until 2022. Last time was April 2019. But they say they'll have half the country vaccinated by the end of September, which means half of it won't be, and I think I know in which half I belong.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:19:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Was going to be a birthday thing for me, for my brother and sister
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:19:57 PM EST] <derynifank> I was supposed to see Hamilton at the Kennedy Center for my birthday but it was concelled also
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> That's a long time, Angsthase
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> A comparatively small loss compared to how many people have lost far more important things this year, though
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:18 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Yes, I know. I'm sorry
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:23 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I'll stop whining
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> But still....we were ALL looking forward to it!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:20:31 PM EST] <The_Bee> They're advising us to stick with our own oseholds, so Melantha and I will be spending Christmas alone together.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:21:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Not you, Angsthase. I was talking about not being able to go to see Hamilton. Not being able to see your partner for over a year is much worse!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:21:31 PM EST] <KK> Yeah, Christmas is going to be....different for all of us.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:21:38 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Much quieter.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:21:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Yeah, and missing out on a cruise is small potatoes compared to... well, just about anything else.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:21:58 PM EST] <The_Bee> Is "Angsthase" a Welsh name?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:01 PM EST] <derynifank> Even when the vaccine is available we still have to convince people to take. Lots of them won't even wear masks
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I'm alive. I haven't lost anybody to this disease. My income has not been affected. I am relatively fortunate.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> No, I straight-up stole a German word 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> People have lost jobs, livelihoods, loved ones....it's been one hell of a time. I think all nurses should have any existing academic debt cancelled after the service they've given us all this year.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:58 PM EST] <The_Bee> My life hasn't changed much. I've been semi-isolating for years.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:22:59 PM EST] <KK> Same here, Angsthase.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:23:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Hey, I've started working again about 10 hours a week. So far, I'm able to do it. Not sure if I'll be able to do more, but I'll take what i can get. 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:23:31 PM EST] <KK> Amen, Shiral!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:23:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Me too. I've survived it pretty well all told. I'm a loner and a home body.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:23:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I thought authors were particularly heavily affected by the lack of conventions this year?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:23:55 PM EST] <derynifank> True Shiral. And I did finally see it on TV on the Disney channel. I think my friend who was arranging the trip was the most disappointed. And I felt especially bad as she lost her husband to cancer in July
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:24:16 PM EST] <The_Bee>
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:24:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Your friend has definitely had a harder time of it than I have, DFK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:24:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Aww... : (
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:24:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I agree, Shiral!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Any industry related to travel, hospitality or entertainment has been hit pretty darned hard this year.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:08 PM EST] <KK> Those were never anything but a social interaction for me, Angsthase. I rarely did any business at them. Sold some books, I'm sure, but the impact has been minimal. Miss interacting with friends in person, though.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Amen to interaction
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Did anybody else do Nanowrimo, this year?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:52 PM EST] <KK> And hugs!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:57 PM EST] <The_Bee> Zoom chat next Sunday?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:25:58 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> To your previous comment about nurses
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I did. I'm going to end up with a little over 30k words
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:10 PM EST] <KK> Zoom next Sunday, yes!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I used to take part in Nano. The last novel I wrote sucked so badly I never took part again, even though I reached 50K
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:28 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> I have a few friends who did @Angsthase .
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:33 PM EST] <derynifank> Yay!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I still have friends I meet or met before this year that I met through Nano, though.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:26:57 PM EST] <KK> I know Julianne was doing it, not sure with how much success. Preparing her lessons for remote delivery has taken a LOT of time and energy.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:01 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> Yeah. All month, I've been telling myself, "It doesn't have to be good, just long."
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:08 PM EST] <The_Bee> I don't have the patience to long writing. Poems are shorter.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> lol
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:17 PM EST] <DesertRose> I have never managed to win Nano, and I haven't even tried in years because November tends to be a hectic time of year.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I think Julianne partook, but didn't have enough time to dedicate to her novel.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:27:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> (and that if I write 2k in a day on my NaNoWriMo project that then I can go write something I actually believe will be good)
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:28:01 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I think considering mine is really rough draft, it's going pretty well.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:28:39 PM EST] <DesertRose> I had an idea years ago that I probably ought to revisit, a novel based on certain elements of my paternal grandmother's life. She had an interesting ride.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:28:42 PM EST] <KK> The most important part of writing is actually applying one's butt to the chair in front of the keyboard, and doing it.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:28:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I think considering your novel as a rough draft is the most sensible thing. But it's worth the try, even if all you do is laugh at what you wrote in December.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:01 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> may I show off my pretty graph? I'm not proud of the prose, but I'm really proud of the line.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Go ahead
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I'd love to see the pretty graph
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:21 PM EST] <derynifank> Would love to see it
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:29 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yup. If you write 50K words and only 20K survive the editing process, you still wrote SOMETHING worth reading.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase>
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:37 PM EST] <KK> Yesss....?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:38 PM EST] <DesertRose> Absolutely, Angsthase! I wanna read!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:29:51 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Wow! Good work Angthase!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:30:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> Check you out!!! 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:30:10 PM EST] <derynifank> Where is it?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:30:11 PM EST] <DesertRose> Woohoo!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:30:43 PM EST] <DesertRose> On Discord. Angsthase, can you please upload the pic somewhere like Imgur and link it for the IRC folks to see?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:30:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> One more day. 2k more words. And then I can throw this mess away and never try the no-edit November philosophy again. 😛
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:02 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> How about https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/782780341453979658/unknown.png
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:10 PM EST] <The_Bee> I once wrote a naughty limerick: A hooker, whom some call psychotic, / Is famous in circles erotic. / She cheerfully caters / To perverts and satyrs / And others with tastes more exotic.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> That should be clickable from IRC
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> 00
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:38 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> LOL Bee
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:31:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> Worked for me.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:32:36 PM EST] <derynifank> Where? I still don't see anything
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:32:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I'm sorry
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> DFK, did you click Angsthase' link?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:19 PM EST] <derynifank> Yup. I see it now. Thanks
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:20 PM EST] <DesertRose> derynifank: do you see a link a few lines up where Angsthase wrote "How about "
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:27 PM EST] <DesertRose> Okay, never mind; all good.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> sorry
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:33:45 PM EST] <KK> Interesting.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:34:03 PM EST] <DesertRose> I remember reading one that went, "There was a young man/ from Cork who got limericks / and haiku confused
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:34:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> My chart less than half that good
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:34:25 PM EST] <KK> LOL, DR.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:34:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I love that!!!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:34:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Angsthase> I love that, DesertRose
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:02 PM EST] <DesertRose> It made my little English-major heart smile, so I figured I'd share it here.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:18 PM EST] <The_Bee> isaac Asimov was a notorious lecherous limerick writer.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:18 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> Lol!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:25 PM EST] <KK> Ah, look at the time, folks. I'm going to have to check out. See you next Sunday on Zoom.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:29 PM EST] <DesertRose> Limericks are often a little off-colour.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> take care @KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:40 PM EST] <bynw> have a good night KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:42 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> And good luck with the closing
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:42 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Bye, KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Have a good week, KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:48 PM EST] <The_Bee> 3 pm Eastern?
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:48 PM EST] <derynifank> Night KK
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:50 PM EST] <bynw> and yes next week is Zoom
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:52 PM EST] <DesertRose> Okay, g'night, KK. Thanks for coming to hang out with us, take care, have a good week, stay safe, and (literally) see you next week!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Good luck with all matters related to moving!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:53 PM EST] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:53 PM EST] <bynw> 3pm Eastern
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:35:57 PM EST] <Eris> <WindyCat (they/them)> See you next week @KK.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:36:04 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Have a good week
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:36:06 PM EST] <The_Bee> By KK, Glad you came.
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:36:07 PM EST] <KK> Ta-ta to all!
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:36:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Bethane> I have to miss the first half: got virtual Sunday School... 🙂
[Sunday, November 29, 2020] [8:36:23 PM EST] Quit KK has left this server (Quit: https://mibbit.com Online IRC Client).