KKChat -- 8 September 2024

[Bynw]

[18:04] * web7 (473eb015@CCN-1F686F39.hsd1.va.comcast.net) has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Is that our KK?
[18:04] * web7 is now known as KK
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> This is chat hour, this is what we are here for.  Chat away with any and everyone who arrives here
[18:04] <Guest1725> Us writers are the worst.
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> LOL, we really are!
[18:04] <KK> Hello, all!
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hiya KK, how ya doing?
[18:04] <Guest1725> Hi
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello KK
[18:04] <~bynw> Geo, it looks like you registered your nick with the chat server so go ahead and change to it using "/nick Geo" without the quotes. NickServ will prompt you for your chat password you use "/ns idenify PAssWord" so it knows you are the right person. otherwise you will get Guest'd again
[18:05] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:05] * Guest1725 is now known as Geo
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> We seem to be a very tiny little group today
[18:05] <Geo> Thank you for the help.
[18:06] <KK> It's early still.
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Katherine, we have a new person joining us today: Geo is another writer.
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> KK. I was just saying that neighbors and I spent a few minutes doing an rain dance with some hope.  So far no go.
[18:06] * Geo is now known as Guest12760
[18:07] <KK> A rain dance will at least make you fel like you are trying to do something to improve things.
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi KK
[18:07] * Guest12760 is now known as Geo
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> That is it. we are trying
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> You're at 6 weeks with no rain now, Laurna?
[18:08] * Geo is now known as Guest53019
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[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hullo Bee
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> We are at 5 months Plus with no rain
[18:08] <~bynw> Hi Bee
[18:09] <The_Bee> Hi Nezz! Hi KK!
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Last rain was in April.
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hi Bee
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Hey y'all!
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hi Marc
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Good evening, Kk
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello Marc.  wonderful
[18:09] <~bynw> hi Marc
[18:09] * Guest53019 (Geo@CCN-1CD5BA97.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) Quit (Connection closed)
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> KK, Marc is our Archer in Grecotha
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Hi boss!
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Sure am
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <system> george.driver joins
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh yeah, Marc is almost always somewhere else during chat and zoom
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> We snaged him today
[18:10] <KK> Rain is good, especially when it comes in a timely fashion.
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Hi, I used to be Geo, I'm on DIscord now,
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Much to my regret!
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello George
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Geo
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Hello
[18:11] <The_Bee> Hi George
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yay, George is a regular Discorder now!
[18:11] <~bynw> without IRC ... discord wouldn't exist
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> What part of the woods are you chatting from, George
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> too true!
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Greencastle, Pennsylvania
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Ah, another easterner
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Wow.  Hello way up East, North East.
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I'm east of you. Somewhere in the wilderness of New Jersey
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> North east represent!
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Green castle sound very Rhemuthy to me
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Jersey... that's pretty wild
[18:14] <The_Bee> more East than North
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> I live outside of town nest to a cornfield. It's nice here;
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Ni8ce
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> rustic!
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Very nice
[18:14] <The_Bee> You live in a nest?  Are you a bird?
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> When I'm not working or writing, I socialize feral cats.
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> oooOOOOooooo
[18:15] <KK> Cool!
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> That is an occupation of sorts
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> That was a mis-type. I'm learning a new keyboard.
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi KK and everyone else
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> hi DFK
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello DFK
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Hi DFK
[18:15] <The_Bee> Hi DFK
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> DFK, what does your K stand for?
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> DeryniFanKindperson
[18:16] <The_Bee> Kelson
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Hi DFK
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi!  Sorry, flitting between tabs at the moment
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Evie is a flitter bug
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *uses binoculars to observe the Eviebird flit*
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 🦋
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I guess that is better than a butterbug
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> @george D, tell me how you do that. I have one I am working on.
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Kelson
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> lol, I thought Bee was kidding.
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Me too
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Well ok, now I know. 🙂
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I like Laurna's idea maybe I'll change
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Learn a new keyboard? I connect it to my ipad and leave it as the only means to write.
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> How do you socialize feral kitties?
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That's it, thanks Nezz
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> I use food and patience.
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Some are so feral I can't reach them. Others take months.
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I figured raw meat would have something to do with it
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Friskies canned food and Purina cat chow.
[18:21] <The_Bee> Some people practice catch, neuter, release with feral cats.
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Hello everyone
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Shiral
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hi Shiral
[18:21] <The_Bee> HI shiral
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello Shiral
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I feed this one regularly will let me pet him but not pick him up. Will come in briefly
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Shiral
[18:21] * CambersGhost [discord] <shiral_> snaps fingers and the Sundae Bar appears
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> You're almost there.
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Dish up, everyone
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Love that Sundae bar
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> What's todady's special, Shiral?
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> What's today's special, Shiral?
[18:22] <KK> Got any Moose Tracks on the sundae bar?
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> If he'll let you touch him, you're making progress.
[18:22] * CambersGhost [discord] <shiral_> checks for Moose Tracks
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Picking up a socialized former feral can be tough. THey have a lot of distrust to overcome.
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> What the heck is a moose track. other than footprints in the dirt
[18:23] * The_Bee thanks shirla as she pours hot fudge sauce over peppermint stick ice cream
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> My kitty Shelly started out feral (I think). 18 years later, she's a little snugglebug.
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Hey, you're in luck, KK We've got some nice Marley Moose Tracks in just this morning
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> You never heard of Moose Tracks ice cream?
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> No
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It usually has fudge and mini peanut butter cups, I think
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> moose tracks often has caramel ribbons and baby peanut butter cups
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> yes, and fudge stripes
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> So imagine ice cream with caramel and fudge stripes and mini Reeses Cups
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Very yummy
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> But in our case it would have to be Rhys' mini peanut butter cups
[18:24] <The_Bee> chunks of chocolate in vanilla icecream, I think.
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> I have to go. Thanks for the chat and registering me.
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Weird
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Nice to meet you even briefly, George
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> seeya George, come and chat about writing sometime soon
[18:25] <The_Bee> bye George. Seeyou nextweek?
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Glad you came. Hope you come back
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Nice to meet you, George
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Welcome George
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <george.driver> Thank you.
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> by George come back again
[18:25] <KK> Bye, George!
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Who turned the punsters loose?
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Sorry to have missed part of your visit, but I was writing in another tab trying to finish a bit before chat started
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Didja get it written?
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> The Punsters are always lying in wait, DFK....
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> If by "it" you mean one paragraph, then yeah
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Or did we Hijack you
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> At least around here
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Is it for tomorrow?
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No, DFK, the story being posted is fully written. I finished it in July or early August.
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Evie's *tomorrows* were written months ago. 🙂
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Like those with the fish trebuchet
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I would be in a panic if I had a chapter due to post tomorrow and could only finish one paragraph of it. 😄
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Not like Forgotten Shadows: our *tomorrows* are usually written the day after tomorrow. 😄
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> OH!
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Marc has most of tomarrow writen
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I have non of Wed written
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> How about your tuesday Nezz
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I was thinking spin off
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> And I've got to get the next day started
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, it's a spin off, but multi-chapter and going very slowly because Fall Term has started and my ability to focus is shot
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> How was the open house?
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Has it slowed down yet, Evie? We're into the third week of the term, aren't we?
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Fun but hectic.  Afterwards, I came home, made myself a PB&J sandwich, watched two episodes of something on YouTube I can't even remember, and went to bed.
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No, it should slow down around the second week of December once the term ends
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hope you are recovering
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> With our peak crisis time being in mid-October, usually
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Survival mood
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Survival mode is even better
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Pretty much. Even when I have free time right now, I just don't have the ability to concentrate for more than a few seconds
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Survival mood💯
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Understandable
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Survival mood/mode💯
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Unless it's on something easy like editing. I can edit all day long, it's creating from scratch that I lack focus for
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Fatigue will do that
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> KK, how is the knee doing?
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, editing is a cake-walk compared to creating new stuff
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I like to edit too, much easier than creating from scratch. But you are so great at creating
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> From March to August. Then the brain puts up the "Closed" sign and goes walkabout. 😄
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> We just need to encourage Evie to keep up the one-paragraph-per-day approach so she doesn't come to a complete stand-still.
[18:34] <KK> Knee is counting down, less than 4 weeks now.
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm sure you'll be glad when it's less than 4 days instead
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Yah!
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I expect that's one excited knee
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> The other knee is excited too because then it won't have to do all the work
[18:36] <KK> Yes.
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> @laurnarose sent you a chapter. Did you get it?
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I appoligize Nezz.  I will check my Email.  I have been neglectfull as of late
[18:37] * CambersGhost [discord] <stnezz> points to DFK
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Sorry DFK
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Somehow, my mind took a detour and thought the coversation was about editing cakes. I kinda wondered how I could get one of those jobs.....
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL!
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I appoligize DFK.  I will check my Email.  I have been neglectfull as of late
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That would be fun
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Seems like that's something they do on British Baking....
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Editing cake would be a great job if, by editing, you meant eating. 😄
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> It's really the only way to edit a cake
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I think it's taste testing
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Editing cake would be a great job if, by "editing," you meant eating. 😄
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I like editing the frosting
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You could just cut it up and smear it on the walls, but that's less fun. Eating is recommended.
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Although I suppose one could reach a point where you are too sugar shocked to keep woring
[18:39] <The_Bee>  Or trying different fillings or toppings
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Mmmm, vanilla cream custard filling...
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I could edit that all day long
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Filings and toppings sound like fun
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I would be in a coma
[18:40] <KK> Creme brulee.
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Oh dear, last week I got us into ice cream mode, now I've got everyone thinking about cake....
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> YES!!!
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> OH YUMM
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *falls into sugar coma just thinking about it*
[18:40] <The_Bee> maple frosting
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yum!
[18:41] <KK> Yum!
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi!
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello Jerusha
[18:41] <The_Bee> hi jerusha
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Maybe we could now have a frosting bar
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Says something about my mental state, lately.
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Hi Jerusha
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Jerusha! How's our amber/blue girl?
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Herusha
[18:41] <~bynw> Hi Jerusha
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Jerusha
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Just the usual split personality
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Ooooh, there's a thought
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Just depends on if the conversation is with a friend or a patient
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Like those topping bars they have in yogurt shops
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> If you are a friend, look into the amber eye.  If not, be pierced by the blue eye
[18:43] <KK> Now, there's a thought.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Or simply depend on double vision
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I've always said the amber is my favorite. 🙂
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Amy is partial to blue
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Elspeth likes Amy, so blue is OK\
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> IDK the blue is pretty cool
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Amy is also partial to mermaids and those who swim with the mermaids
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, I noticed
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> HEHEHE
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Elspeth sticks a toe in the water and says, "nope!"
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> (For those of you who don't know, Jerusha plays a character in Forgotten Shadows who has one amber eye and one blue eye)
[18:46] <The_Bee> I figured it was something like that.
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> And Amy is not offering any explanation to her likes and dislikes.  you have to read it for yourselves.
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *snork*
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> mermaid tale flips water at the chat participant
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> lol
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> tail, I meant
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Thought do
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> So
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> starts the fish-slapping dance
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> It is a Whale of a Tale
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *starts the fish-slapping dance*
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Or setting a mana-tea table
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> mmmm, magic tea
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> magic manatee tea
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Oops. Punster is back
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> where?
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Is the trebuchet loaded with mackerel?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Depends. Are they holy?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Right there
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> tsk, tsk
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You want mackerel with holes in them?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> No pass
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> preferably. They slap harder that way
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> What sort of savage are you?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Thread a sardine throught the hole
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> We want mackerel that can fly
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> feeding dogs  Back in a jiff
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Pet a puppy for me
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> quick, load all the fish onto Laurna's chair while she's away!
[18:51] * The_Bee sweeps the chat room with an octopus.
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That will be a slippery seat
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Right???
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://tenor.com/view/cat-cute-wiggle-fish-fat-gif-13980193
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> lol
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> that is one fat kitty!
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Or a very big snack
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yeah,  aside from the color, that one reminds me of my chubby grandkitty, Mister Butters
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I told DS he could dispense with the Thanksgiving turkey and just serve up his cat
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's about the right size
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> 20 pounder?
[18:54] <The_Bee> Is that a real fish or a fake one like I got for Melantha?
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> About that
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> It looks fake to me
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Looks fake to me, Bee
[18:54] <KK> stuffe.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> But how do you stuff a cat?
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Feed it lots of kibble
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Very carefully
[18:54] <The_Bee> me too. A real one would smell by nnow.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I've been feeding mine raw chicken. He's up to 6.5 pounds now, from a low of 5.8 a month ago.
[18:55] <The_Bee> I love the dancing cat.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Mine prefer their chicken cooked
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I prefer my chicken cooked
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Most of mine do, too; they won't touch the raw stuff. But Pie loves the raw chicken, so I give it to him that way since I'm trying to fatten him up, not the others.
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They don't run the risk of getting salmonella from it? Or do you have a source besides the usual commercial poultry farms? (They tend to have more issues with contamination than homestead-raised chickens because of how the meat is processed, which is why careful washing of chicken and food prep surfaces is usually needed with grocery store chicken.)
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They don't run the risk of getting salmonella from it? Or do you have a source besides the usual commercial poultry farms? (They tend to have more issues with contamination than homestead-raised chickens because of how the meat is processed, which is why even more careful washing of chicken and food prep surfaces is usually needed with grocery store chicken.)
[18:58] <The_Bee> I doubt if cats in the wild cook their food.
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No, but cats in the wild don't have birds go through chicken processing plants either. 😄
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> But their chicken is on the hoof so to speak, no processing
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> If you are killing and eating it immediately, you can't get fresher than that
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *giggles at the literal idea of "chicken on the hoof"*
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Hoofed Chickens....interesting concept!
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hybrid bird
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It could also be that cats are less susceptible to salmonella than humans, but there are reasons humans can safely eat something like steak tartare but not chicken tartare
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Horsie-Hen
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Horse: "Someone get this chicken off my foot!"
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I always thought humans were taking their own lives in their hands by eating steak tartare
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Depends on how it's prepared
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Do we make the horses smaller or the chickens big enough to ride?
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And again, how the meat was processes
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And again, how the meat was processed
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I don't eat raw anything in the meat line
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Good idea
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Imagine a chicken the size of an ostrich
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The lemon juice acid chemically "cooks" steak tartare, but I think even that would be insufficient for chicken tartare
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'm now firmly caught up on the idea of a chicken the sizez of an ostrich
[19:03] <KK> They do go on and on about not rinsing chicken in the sink and carefully cleaning a cutting board that's used with chicken.
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'm now firmly caught up on the idea of a chicken the size of an ostrich
[19:04] <KK> Have you ever eaten ostrich?
[19:04] <~bynw> you dont rinse foul that's a bad idea
[19:04] <The_Bee> I have. once. and kangaroo meat.
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://tenor.com/view/chicken-gif-22073495 embed: https://tenor.com/view/chicken-gif-22073495
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I have never eaten ostrich.
[19:05] <KK> There was an ostrich farm just down from us in Ireland, and Scott briefly considered staarting an ostrich business.
[19:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> why do you not rinse chicken in the sink?
[19:05] <~bynw> but beef and some fish like tuna is often served rare
[19:05] <~bynw> contamination
[19:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> There used to be a restaurant here that had ostrich burgers on the menu, but I never made it there before they closed.  (They had other stuff too, not just ostrich burgers, but that was what they got known for since it was such a novelty.)
[19:06] <KK> Ostrich tastes a lot like dark chicken meat, and is said to be very healthy.
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> what is being contaminated? The chicken or the sink?
[19:06] <KK> Sink.  I think it's salmonella danger.
[19:06] <~bynw> https://www.rd.com/article/never-wash-chicken-before-cooking-it/
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The sink. If you are contaminating your chicken by washing it, you've got bigger issues, I think. Like really bad water!
[19:07] <~bynw> your sink, your clothes, anything that the water splashes on
[19:07] <~bynw> counter tops
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh yes, I remember we had this discussion about turkey one time
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> about thawing the Thanksgiving turkey in a water bath
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> What made you abandon the idea of ostrich farming, KK?
[19:08] <~bynw> dont rinse that either. in fact don't rinse any meat
[19:08] <~bynw> just cook it and prepare it safely
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The ostriches wanted to be paid too much to be farm hands.  Oh, wait.
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Or the way they bury their heads in the dirt whenever they're scolded for anything...
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Which is really bad if they're mucking out stables
[19:10] <KK> Scott decided it was too fiddly.  I was never in favor of it, and probably would have objected strenuously if he'd wanted to pursue the idea.
[19:11] <KK> But it was a amusing idea.
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Taking a vacation might have been more difficult. It's easy enough to find a dog or cat sitter. Harder to find an ostrich sitter, I imagine
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> I remember two years ago I was on vacation in Santa Barbara, and decided to spend a little time in Solvang. On the way there, I passed this farm and saw some ostriches in a pasture. It took me a minute to realize what I'd just seen...
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> In one of my books, I have people riding around on dinosaurs shaped about like an ostrich.
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> That's awesome, Nezz
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Weird animals are always a plus
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> An ostrichsaur?
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You just made me think of Dinotopia
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> In one of my books, I have people riding around on dinosaurs shaped about like  ostriches.
[19:12] <KK> Wasn't there one in Star Wars as well?
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Yes
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1282494024602877962/image0.jpg?ex=66df8f23&is=66de3da3&hm=b3a91234e70c09f15d984d072e88eb33687d4dcd3a52a97462406cfc0917b979&;
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> The animated version of the gungan mount from episode 1
[19:13] <The_Bee> Wonder Woman and the other amazons used to ride kangaroos.
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1282494132807532645/image0.jpg?ex=66df8f3c&is=66de3dbc&hm=933c918f0dc38b87401bd4a26a231214859d46e38baf469885321fb2d05185db&;
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Apparently it's called a kaadu
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> There were tauntauns, which looked a bit like wooly kangaroos with ram horns, IIRC. I remember little DS and little DD were watching TESB, and DD saw the tauntauns and said "Kangawoo!" Her big brother hugged her and said "No, sweetie heart, that's not a kangawoo, that's a WONTON!"  😄
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Dromi-something-saur. Or something, I forget. They were always just called dromies in the book.
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I need to check out now Have a good week everyone. See you next Sunday
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I've never read the books, but dinotopia art always fills me with a deep longing
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Have a good night!
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> night DFK
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye, DFK
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Nighters, DFK
[19:15] <The_Bee> Good week, DFK
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> THe god of THunder is grumbeling
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Why is Thor upset?
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I know that's your favorite god, Laurna. 🙂
[19:15] <KK> Signof rain to come?
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Good Night DFK.  I will go check out your chapter.
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Oh and Now I hear rain
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yay! The dance worked!!!
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Your rain dance must have worked
[19:16] <KK> Sounds like the rain dance worked.
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I would cheer, Laurna, but it has rained here for the last three days.  And then there were snow showers
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> A little delayed. THor must not have liked my dance but then finally relented because he knows how much I love Him
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Rain would be nice
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Now maybe Chris Hemsworth will walk in, soaking wet, and stay for a cup of tea
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> SNOW  WHAT is that
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Cold, wet flakes.
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'm sure Laurna will be so sad a bout that
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> ❤️
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'm sure Laurna will be so sad about that
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> We have a frost warning for tonight.  Then by Thursday it will be 26C
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> What? I'm not cold and wete...
[19:17] <KK> Snow? Where?  But we've got a frost warning tonight, so I guess winter is coming.
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Still wrapping my mind around September and snow coexisting
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> What? I'm not cold and wet...
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> It's been wierd
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's in the 70s F here
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Our nights have been 85F.  and so darn hot to sleep
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Tonight it will be 2C
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> At least not the 110F it was two days ago
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Wow
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Nooo, way too early
[19:18] <KK> It's 57 here right now.
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Nice KK
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, that's good
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Fall is finally coming and I couldn't be happier
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://tenor.com/view/its-fall-fall-leaves-autumn-leaves-yay-fall-snoopy-gif-26960136 embed: https://tenor.com/view/its-fall-fall-leaves-autumn-leaves-yay-fall-snoopy-gif-26960136
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> We were up in the mountains this week and saw the leaves begin to turn
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Me too. Now if only it would stay early fall and not turn to winter
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Our leaves are turning as well.
[19:19] <The_Bee> We had one autumn day today, more summer days later this week.
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> Where I am, it feels like California has realized it wasted the whole summer and is turning on the heat in compensation
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Nothing like the smell of damp dust.  the walk way is almost wet but not yet
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1282495742799515738/IMG_4382.jpg?ex=66df90bc&is=66de3f3c&hm=f96e8602302fa317cb95d3d3bd5e400c3b569af8f3dbb7abcd97c4f77fa0abb3&;
[19:20] <The_Bee> Tree outside my window is just starting to turn.
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> WOW
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Gorgeous
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> nice!
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I agree with you Shiral
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Green  And trees  crazy
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <shiral_> September always  has some hot days, but I hope it calms down the closer we get to the fall equinox
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Our days are mid 80s, nights are mid 60s, just what you'd expect pre-fall
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Tomarrow was suppose to be our last day over 100.  I hope this tiny rain will make it be today
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> You guys must think this SO CAL girl is nuts.  but OMG it is finally raining!
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yay!!!!!
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I always love the rain
[19:23] <The_Bee> Yahoo!
[19:24] <The_Bee> Rain is okay if I don't need to be out in it.
[19:24] <KK> I think I will let ou guys revel in the rain and I'll go get something to eat. Haven't done much of that today, so I'm hungry.  See you guys next week!
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Have yourself a great week, kk! 🙂
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Goodnight, KK!
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Good night KK
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm going to wander on and forage for dinner also
[19:25] <The_Bee> ByeKK. Thanks fir coming. enjoy your meal.
[19:25] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I stood out in it for a second and I did not melt
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Nighters, KK!
[19:25] <KK> Nighters, all!
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And then see if I can add a second paragraph before I give up for the night
[19:25] * KK (473eb015@CCN-1F686F39.hsd1.va.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: Client closed)