KKChat -- 14 January 2007

[Bynw]

[16:27] * KK has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[16:27] * KK sets mode: +q KK
[16:27] <DeryniBot> KK enters the chat as RainbowDragon passes around
a plate of cheese.
[16:27] <Mistyck> hiyas Katherine
[16:28] <KK> Hi, guys. Not many people here tonight--but then, I've
been away a while myself. Sorry.
[16:28] <Mistyck> understandable
[16:28] <Mistyck> and it's a bit earlier than usual
[16:29] <KK> Perhaps just a bit. But Scott wants to get on a little
later.
[16:29] <KK> I think the word is pretty much out that we'll be moving
back to the US in March--to Staunton, Virginia.
[16:29] <Mistyck> are you about ready to move back?
[16:29] <Mistyck> yes
[16:29] <KK> We're getting insurance squared away, buying cars, marking
time.
[16:29] <Mistyck> :-)
[16:30] <Bynw> Katherine {{{ huggles }}}
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[16:30] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws ambush into
the chat.
[16:30] <KK> It's going to be good, I think.
[16:30] * ambush tackle-pounces kk
[16:30] <ambush>
[16:30] <TerryOBrien> Good evening Katherine!
[16:30] <Mistyck> yes and after you move, you won't have to stay up
until midnight to chat with us
[16:30] <ambush> hiyas, kk
[16:31] <Bynw> unless she wants too :-)
[16:31] <Mistyck> true
[16:31] <Mistyck> I finished reading Childe Morgan..really liked it a
lot!
[16:32] <KK> We did lose part of our feline contingent right after the
new year. Alas, sweet Edgar is no longer with us--but he had good
innings: would have been 18 in the spring. His ashes will go with
us--which is a whole lot easier than trying to deal with his fragile
little body. I don't know that any mover would have been willing to
try it.
[16:32] <Mistyck>
[16:32] <KK> Interesting, how the cat dynamics have shifted with Edgar
gone. Nicholas is now the king, and is asserting himself, being braver
about going out, etc.
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[16:32] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws jemle into
the chat.
[16:32] <jemle> kk!
[16:32] <Mistyck> yeah moving animals overseas is not fun
[16:33] * jemle is now known as jemler
[16:33] <KK> I have to call the shippers tomorrow and start finding out
what is involved.
[16:33] <Mistyck> hiyas Jemler
[16:33] <jemler> hi all, kk, welcome back
[16:33] <KK> At least everyone now is young and healthy.
[16:33] <KK> Thanks. I've missed you guys.
[16:33] <Mistyck> I remember from years ago when we brought Dragon back
from Okinawa, it wasn't easy
[16:34] <KK> Easier from here, I'm sure.
[16:34] <Mistyck> definitely less time, that's for sure
[16:34] <jemler> you have a japanese dragon?
[16:34] <jemler> what type is he, Kimono Dragon?
[16:34] <Mistyck> I did. He ran away and we could never find him right
after we moved to Houston in 1996
[16:34] <KK> The company is based in Virginia, though, and specializes
in moves for diplomatic and military personnel, so presumably they'll
know how it all works.
[16:34] <Mistyck> Jemler, Dragon was a dog--an Okinawan mutt
[16:35] <Mistyck> I'm sure they will
[16:35] <TerryOBrien> They'd better ...
[16:35] <Mistyck> using a company that moves the military is the best
way to go
[16:35] <KK> I suspect a Japanese dog would have had the language
barrier to contend with. :-)
[16:35] <jemler> i think they call that company the Navy
[16:36] <Mistyck> we got him as pup from the military pound
[16:36] <KK> Awwww.
[16:36] <Mistyck> we had him for 7 years in New Mexico
[16:36] <Mistyck> but he was getting old too
[16:36] <jemler> a military pound puppy?
[16:36] <Mistyck> yep
[16:37] <jemler> what rank?
[16:37] <Mistyck> he looked like he was part German Shepherd, part
Akino
[16:38] <TerryOBrien> Definitely not officer material, then ...
probably a seargent in the making
[16:38] <Mistyck> when Ryan and I moved to Houston, we were staying
with my brother and Dragon ran away one day in a rainstorm and we never
did find him again
[16:38] <ambush> lol
[16:38] <jemler> a mix'n match mutt
[16:38] <Mistyck> yep
[16:38] <KK> Well, we're now 1 dog and five cats. All of them now go
outside, even Jessie. When keeping track of who's in and out, we refer
to the twins (Gus & Tillie), the 3 amigos (Gus, Tillie, and Sasha), the
boys (Gus, Sasha, and Nicholas), and the gang--everybody--though that
doesn't happen too often.
[16:38] <Mistyck> lol
[16:39] <TerryOBrien> hunting packs ... they ever bring anything back
for you?
[16:39] <Mistyck> Evaine likes going out, Mika doesn't
[16:39] <jemler> starting a zoo?
[16:39] <KK> Oh, and the girls--though they don't like each other, so
that wouldn't often happen.
[16:39] <Bynw> my babies are strictly indoor kitties ... given that
they could end up being stolen outside since they are bengals
[16:39] <KK> They've been catching mice in the cottage. We've even
seen Jessie & Tillie double-teaming.
[16:39] <Mistyck> awww..
[16:40] <jemler> poor mice
[16:40] <Tika-away> fierce huntresses
[16:40] * Tika-away is now known as Tika
[16:40] <KK> To cats, mice are snacks.
[16:40] <jemler> those two hate meeces to peeces
[16:40] <TerryOBrien> snacks on the run
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[16:40] <DeryniBot> Hi there Debbie-VB! Welcome to the chat.
[16:40] <Mistyck> to Dragon, mice were toys..lol
[16:40] <jemler> hi deb! welcome back
[16:41] <Mistyck> he would catch one every now and then in the backyard
and shake it by it's tail
[16:41] <Debbie-VB> Hi everyone.
[16:41] <Mistyck> hi Debbie
[16:41] <KK> We even had one in the toaster! Saw Jessie reaching in
with one arm, we looked inside--and there was a mouse cowering at the
bottom. He'd been after toast crums. We dumped him out and Jessie got
him, but then he got away behind the Raeburn. That's a stove.
[16:41] <jemler> a dog shaking another animals tail, hmm?
[16:41] <Debbie-VB> Happy New years, (slightly Late) katherine
[16:41] <KK> Hi, Debs.
[16:41] <Mistyck> he used to have a toy squeaky mouse, he thought the
real one was just like a toy
[16:42] <KK> At Holybrooke, Oswald would occasionally catch a mouse
that was eluding one of the cats, and would carry it around in his
mouth. Didn't bite it, just slobbered it, probably would have drowned
it.
[16:43] <Mistyck> hee hee
[16:43] <jemler> lol
[16:43] <Debbie-VB> I saw a mouse in my place the other day. They are
kind of cute (in a mousie sort of way) but i really do not want to
share my apt. with one.
[16:43] <jemler> the mouse must have had a fit!
[16:43] <TerryOBrien> Wonder what my brother's two dachsunds would do
with a mouse ... they love playing with their squeaky toys
[16:43] <KK> Oh, critters are amazing.
[16:43] <Mistyck> I honestly think Dragon thought that mouse was a toy
[16:44] * Martine has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[16:44] <DeryniBot> Hi there Martine! Welcome to the chat.
[16:44] <Mistyck> he was shaking it just like he shook his toy one
[16:44] <Mistyck> hi Martine
[16:44] <jemler> hi martine
[16:44] <Martine> hi all!
[16:44] <KK> If they chew on squeaky toys, they'd probably chew on a
live mouse.
[16:44] <KK> Hi, Martine,
[16:44] <jemler> i think the mouse screaming would make them pause
[16:44] <Debbie-VB> Hi martine
[16:44] <Martine> Long time no see
[16:45] <Martine> Jemler, I think a screaming mouse would just add to
my Rowena-kitty's fascination ;-)
[16:45] <KK> Hi there! Any further Rakovian adventures?
[16:45] <TerryOBrien> They really just chase it, bite it and bring it
back to the thrown again ... so I would guess it probably would survive
... and probably surprise my brother
[16:45] <KK> They don't scream, they squeak.
[16:45] <jemler> my favorite mouse was Nibbles from Tom and Jerry
[16:46] <Martine> Unfortunately no Rakovian prince happenings. Working
too hard, 10-12 hour days and some time on weekends :-(
[16:47] <Martine> But thank you for the inspiration book! I took one
look at the cover and started giggling so badly I couldn't stop <g>
[16:47] <KK> Is the new job going well, then?
[16:47] <Martine> Very well so far. :-)
[16:47] <KK> Aha! You got it, then.
[16:47] <Martine> Some successes, a few hiccups, but it's making
progress up the learning curve.
[16:47] <Martine> Yes, and I'm looking forward to having time to
actually read it!
[16:47] <KK> Excellent!
[16:48] <KK> It's a quick read, nothing heavyweight.
[16:48] <Martine> It looks like good fluffy fun. Even the title's
amusing. "The Future King's Bride" <hee hee>
[16:49] <jemler> is it a story about King Arthur?
[16:49] <Martine> LOL no, Harlequin-style romance.
[16:49] <Mistyck> lol
[16:49] <RainbowDragon> belated greetings, KK. I was away eating my
dinner
[16:49] <Mistyck> yep, that would be a quick read, light and fluffy
[16:50] <jemler> oh, my bad the book i'm thinking of was "The Once and
Future King"
[16:50] <Mistyck> Mills & Boone?
[16:50] <Martine> I have that one somewhere :-)
[16:50] <KK> Found it in a charity shop. There were several others by
the same author that, in retrospect, I probably should have bought.
But I didn't.
[16:50] <KK> Martine can do so much better--and does!
[16:51] <Mistyck>
[16:51] <Martine> I might have to track them down now. Although that
might distract me from writing - just like Jacqueline Carey did during
the holiday week <glush>
[16:51] <Martine> <blush> too
[16:51] <Martine> Aw... thank you... <blush redder>
[16:52] <Debbie-VB> I enjoyed reading Jaqueline carey's Kushiel series.

[16:52] <Martine> What's really funny about "Future King's bride" is
that from the back cover, it sounds like its premise is similar to how
Rakovia first started out. :-P
[16:53] <Mistyck> interesting
[16:53] <KK> It's the classic inspired-by-Princess-Di beginning, but
with lust.
[16:53] <jemler> shiral not coming tonight?
[16:53] <RainbowDragon> I guess not
[16:53] <Mistyck> ah!
[16:53] <jemler> aww, no hot fudge tonight
[16:53] <KK> We met Jacqueline Carey at Darkover this year. A Very
Impressive Woman.
[16:54] <Debbie-VB> Sounds like a fun read. I'll have to look it up.
[16:54] <Martine> Yes, she is! And one of my riding instructors
practically killed me for not taking her with me to Darkover when she
heard <g>
[16:55] <Debbie-VB> I know she was there. I would have loved to meet
her. But I'm content to Know katherine.
[16:55] <RainbowDragon> :-)
[16:56] <Debbie-VB> BTW katherine I really enjoyed Childe Morgan.
[16:57] <Martine> I did too! It was devoured on both air legs of a
business trip.
[16:57] <Bynw> who hasnt read Childe Morgan yet?
[16:57] <Mistyck> it was good to see the years before we first meet
Kelson come into being
[16:57] <jemler> me
[16:57] <Tika> me because you wont let go of it
[16:57] * Tika pouts
[16:57] <KK> Glad to hear it. I'm just now finishing up the Interlude
chapter that comes at the beginning of High Deryni--some new info. And
then--probably not until we get moved--I'll be starting the Duke Alaric
book.
[16:57] <Mistyck> cool!
[16:57] <Mistyck> yeah, we all figured you will need to get moved and
settled in before working on that one
[16:58] <KK> Also hope to get the proposal ready for the Hunting by
Gaslight book.
[16:58] <Mistyck> cool!
[16:58] <Martine> yay!
[16:58] <RainbowDragon> I haven't read it yet, only because I am a
die-hard paperback lover and thus am waiting for that to come out in
six months or so
[16:59] <Debbie-VB> Hunting by Gaslight? a prequel to the adept books?
[16:59] <KK> Actually, hope to get that proposal done <before> we make
the move. We've still got about 6-7 weeks to go.
[16:59] <Debbie-VB> afterr all, sir adam is master of the hunt
[16:59] <KK> Yes.
[16:59] <RainbowDragon> Is Duke Alaric the working title for CM 3?
[16:59] * Tika claps gleefully
[16:59] <KK> Yes.
[17:00] <Mistyck> yep Tika, we're finally going to get another Adept
book
[17:00] <Debbie-VB> Where will you be moving to Katherine?
[17:00] * Tika claps even more gleefully
[17:00] <Tika> hehehe
[17:00] <KK> Staunton, Virginia.
[17:00] <KK> It's a historic town at the southern end of the
Shennandoah Valley.
[17:00] <Mistyck> very pretty area
[17:00] <Martine> A mere 3/4 day drive from norther NJ.... Mwa ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha ha ha!
[17:01] * Mistyck slaps Martine around a bit with a large trout
[17:01] <Mistyck> :-p
[17:01] <KK> Well, Scott is hovering, so I've got to go now. I'll try
to drop in next week, and get back on some more regular schedule.
[17:01] <Mistyck> ok, have a great week Katherine
[17:01] <TerryOBrien> Everyone say Hi to Scott
[17:01] <RainbowDragon> next week would be spiffy!
[17:01] <Mistyck> say hi to Scott
[17:02] <RainbowDragon> thank you for stopping by
[17:02] <jemler> good to hear fron you kk
[17:02] <KK> Ta, folks.
[17:02] <Tika> thanks for stopping in KK
[17:02] <Martine> Night, katherine!
[17:02] <Debbie-VB> Nighters katherine
[17:02] <Bynw> nighters kk
[17:02] <TerryOBrien> Good night Katherine
[17:02] * KK steps onto her portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in
a shower of green sparkles.
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