KKChat -- 27 August 2006

[Bynw]

[18:02] * KK has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[18:02] * KK sets mode: +q KK
[18:02] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws KK into the
chat.
[18:02] <jemler> kk!
[18:02] <RainbowDragon> Greetings, KK
[18:02] <Dov> welcome katherine
[18:02] <Shiral> Hello Katherine
[18:03] <Mistyck> hiyas Katherine!
[18:03] <kirienne> Hi Katherine
[18:03] <the_Bee> hi kk!
[18:03] <Dov> that could work
[18:03] <Bynw> Katherine!!!
[18:03] <RainbowDragon> How was your week, KK?
[18:03] <KK> Hello, people. I was just drooling over Mr. Darcy in his
wet shirt, and the end of Pride and prejudice.
[18:03] <Shiral> We're at it again, KK... Casting
[18:03] <kirienne> lol
[18:03] <jemler> How about Jeanette for Ariella?
[18:03] <KK> ah.
[18:03] <Shiral> Oh, a worthy drool magnet
[18:03] <Baphnedia> kk!
[18:03] <KK> Indeed.
[18:03] <Shiral> Colin Firth should play Brion!
[18:03] <KK> That is such a great production.
[18:04] <Shiral> There IS no other Mr. Darcy
[18:04] <kirienne> that's a good one Shiral, good choice
[18:04] <KK> I agree.
[18:04] <Dov> i could see her as ariella
[18:04] <Shiral> I could see Charles Dance as Wencit, possibly
[18:04] <KK> I see him as more of a Nigel.
[18:04] <KK> Ooooh, yes!
[18:04] <Dov> don't know who he is
[18:05] <KK> He was so evil in Golden Child.
[18:05] <Dov> ok got it
[18:05] <Shiral> Distinguished, good coloring match for Wencit, and he
could play the part perfectly
[18:05] * Martine has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[18:05] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws Martine into
the chat.
[18:05] <Mistyck> hiyas Martine
[18:05] <kirienne> Hi Martine
[18:05] <jemler> Martine, hello
[18:05] <the_Bee> hi Martine
[18:05] <Martine> hi all!
[18:05] <KK> It's the new Honda owner!
[18:05] <Shiral> Hi Martine
[18:05] <Baphnedia> hi Martine
[18:06] <jemler> vroom vroom
[18:06] <Baphnedia> zoom zoom?
[18:06] <Martine> LOL yup! Or at least will be come Wednesday :-)
[18:06] <RainbowDragon> KK, Bynw and Tika have their new kittens home
:-)
[18:06] <KK> And Shiral, I didn't realize that you were one, too.
[18:06] <Shiral> yup
[18:06] <KK> Kitties!
[18:06] <Martine> Very very cute kittens, too!
[18:06] <Bynw> zoom zoom is mazda
[18:06] <Martine> Adorable, even.
[18:06] <Shiral> For about the last two years, KK
[18:06] <Shiral> Had to buy one when my last car died ON my birthday in
2004
[18:06] <Baphnedia> what timing!
[18:07] <Shiral> It was NOT a happy birthday!
[18:07] <Shiral> but, i love my honday
[18:07] <Shiral> Honda, too
[18:07] <jemler> What kind of present did you wish for?
[18:07] <Martine> Somehow I don't think she wished for a dead car <g>
[18:07] <Shiral> well.. not that one!
[18:07] <kirienne> I would not think so, since you had to spend a lot
of money, instead of getting lots of presents
[18:08] <Shiral> As a matter of fact, that was one of the worst
birthdays I've ever had
[18:08] <Martine> poor shiral!
[18:08] <Shiral> But if that's as bad as it gets, I still have a lot to
be grateful for. =o)
[18:08] <Shiral> Anyway, did not mean to hijack the discussion
[18:08] <Shiral> I think Colin Firth would ALSO make a fine Nigel
[18:09] <Shiral> Or even a fine Jehana... he could play ANYBODY, and
I'd still go see the movie!
[18:09] <Shiral> Especially if he got wet.....
[18:09] <Martine> rotfl! you and me both!
[18:09] <kirienne> how is the house hunting going KK, did the guy
change his mind and decide to sell, or have you been looking at other
places?
[18:10] <Martine> Matthew MacFadyen wouldn't be half bad either....
[18:10] <KK> We find out tomorrow, but we aren't holding our breaths.
However, the sale on this house is supposed to finally close tomorrow.
[18:10] <jemler> good luck
[18:10] <Martine> Good luck! Is tomorrow move-out day too, or do you
have a few days for that?
[18:10] <RainbowDragon> I hope you get the home you are wanting
[18:10] <kirienne> so do I
[18:10] <KK> Yep. And in a few days, the movers start packing us up.
[18:11] <Mistyck> bye bye Hollybrooke
[18:11] <KK> It will take two or three days.
[18:11] <Shiral> Or if you don't get it, that something just as good or
even more perfect for you comes along soon after
[18:11] * the_Bee sends good house-hunting woodgies to KK
[18:11] <KK> Yep.
[18:11] <Shiral> It will be hard to get used to living small for a
little bit.
[18:12] <Shiral> But the Cottage walls are NOT closing in on you!
[18:12] <Kiri`-afk_baking> hi kk
[18:12] <Martine> lol shiral!
[18:12] <KK> It will be really small where we're going for the short
term. A cottage down in Arklow.
[18:12] <Martine> Small isn't sooooo bad. Less to clean. Lots to trip
over....
[18:12] <the_Bee> I wonder how the cats will like it
[18:12] <Shiral> A feeling of coziness... Coziness is good...
[18:13] <Baphnedia> Coziness is always good.
[18:13] <KK> My e-mail will stay the same, at least for a while; I can
transfer the account to the phone there.
[18:13] <jemler> itty bitty for the kitty
[18:13] <Baphnedia> 1200 sq feet is too much for me by myself.
[18:13] <KK> 5 of the babies will have to go into boarding.
[18:13] <Mistyck> how small is small though? If it's like 2000 sq ft
it's not too bad
[18:13] <KK> Oswald and Edgar come with us.
[18:13] <Martine> Heh. Baph, my hubby and I share an 800 sq ft house.
And he's a packrat :-P
[18:13] <Martine> How's Edgar doing?
[18:13] <the_Bee> Seniority has its perquisites?
[18:13] <Baphnedia> ouch
[18:14] <Shiral> Unless the numbers are very, very small, or very very
large, I can never figure out how square footage translates to actual
living space
[18:14] <jemler> Martine, if it's packed, pitch!
[18:14] <Baphnedia> Martine, I hear that. I'm a packrat, if I have a
600-800 sq ft place, but my stuff lounges all over the place with so
much space.
[18:14] <KK> Edgar is doing great. The vet saw him Wed or Thurs, when
I took him in with Oswald for Mr O to get his shots up dated for
boarding.
[18:14] <KK> She was amazed and delighted.
[18:14] <Martine> yay!!!! go edgar!
[18:14] <Shiral> I'm glad Edgar perked back up!
[18:14] <Baphnedia> Which should be interesting as I travel around
North America next year working on my next album.
[18:14] <kirienne> wonderful new KK
[18:14] <Mistyck> great to hear!
[18:14] <kirienne> news even
[18:15] <Baphnedia> glad to hear KK!
[18:15] <Shiral> There's a new KK? But we like the original one!
[18:15] <Baphnedia> I really need to read your books... :p
[18:15] <KK> Yep, I figure we've bought him some good quality time.
[18:15] <Martine> What genre of music, Baph?
[18:15] <kirienne> I hope he likes his temporary home
[18:15] <Shiral> "Oh wonderful, she came to her senses and decided to
make me the only cat!
[18:15] <Shiral> thinks Edgar. =o)
[18:15] <Mistyck> haha
[18:15] <Martine> Sigh.... Edgar's my favorite Holybrooke kitty.
[18:16] <Martine> lol shiral!
[18:16] <KK> I think Edgar will miss his buddies. Now, if it were
Jessie coming with us....
[18:16] <Shiral> It's close between Edgar and Nicholas for me
[18:16] <Martine> lol!
[18:16] <Baphnedia> It's rather what instrument with me. I play the
violin and/or fiddle, accoustic or electric. But what I write is
ambient.
[18:16] <Martine> "Those others are gone! Including the heathen
siblings! It's mine! ALL MINE! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!"
[18:16] <Shiral> yes, He will probably wonder who he's going to talk
to, after he gets used to the strangeness of new quarters
[18:16] <kirienne> lol
[18:16] <Martine> Awesome, Baph! I used to be a semi-pro keyboardist.
[18:17] <Baphnedia>
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006VBUT8/sr=8-1/qid=1156720493/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0490646-7742330?ie=UTF8
[18:17] <Baphnedia> Do you still have 10 fingers Martine?
[18:17] <Shiral> The separation will be hard for Gus, since he seems to
think he's your shirt, KK
[18:17] <the_Bee> I've been trying to compose a lullaby tune on my
flute
[18:17] <Baphnedia> (sorry for grabbing the discussion like that gah)
[18:17] <KK> Yep. And Sasha is a close second.
[18:18] <Martine> LOL yup, I do. But Raynaud's Syndrome has slowed and
stiffened them down too much to play like I used to.
[18:18] <Martine> Poor Gus and Sasha.
[18:18] <Baphnedia> Ahh. How many musicians do we have here?
[18:18] * Shiral sort of raises her hand as she's a sort of musician
although not professionally
[18:18] <the_Bee> one very amateur
[18:19] <Mistyck> I write lyrics
[18:19] <Martine> Baph -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000088E6E/sr=1-2/qid=1156720612/ref=sr_1_2/103-9895132-9306239?ie=UTF8&s=music
[18:19] <Martine> I orchestrated and played in the first run of that
show.
[18:19] <Martine> Back when the fingers still flew and could handle
Rachmaninoff, Chopin and show tunes :-)
[18:20] <kirienne> I have no musical talent, but i do sing with my SCA
group, we call ourselves Golden Rivers VAT, for voacl assault team, we
sing in the key of off :_)
[18:20] <Baphnedia> Understood.
[18:20] <KK> She's still very good!
[18:20] <Martine> <blush> Thank you.
[18:20] * Baphnedia is a member of Shittemah Shire (I think I've got
the spelling all wrong) up in WA state
[18:20] <Shiral> I play stereo extremely well, now
[18:20] <kirienne> lol
[18:20] <Baphnedia> I'm wondering what kind of music would work well
for some of KK's books
[18:20] <the_Bee> I write poetry then try to make tunes for it
[18:20] <KK> I was going to say that I play the (tape) recorder. ;-)
[18:21] <Martine> Hee hee, Shiral! I play that more than my piano these
days.
[18:21] <jemler> i play the air guitar
[18:21] <Baphnedia> hehe
[18:21] <jemler> i won a grammy!
[18:21] <Shiral> Love music, but whatever I was put on Earth to do, it
was NOT to compose music
[18:21] <KK> Sounds like we could put together a pretty good scratch
ensemble.
[18:21] <the_Bee> me neither but I do it anyway ;}
[18:21] <Baphnedia> Well, if I were to start with one book for
reference/inspiration/something....
[18:21] <Baphnedia> what book would it be?
[18:21] <Shiral> Madrigals might suit KK's books
[18:22] <Shiral> The Grove Dictionary
[18:22] <the_Bee> ballads
[18:22] <Mistyck> Deryni Rising is a good one to start with, Baph
[18:22] <KK> Gregorian chant, chamber music....
[18:22] <Martine> Chanconeta Tedesca! ;-)
[18:22] <KK> yes!
[18:22] <Dov> madrigals, pavanes, 600-1600
[18:22] <Shiral> Trouvere songs
[18:22] <Kiri`-afk_baking> I think Camber of Culdi is a good one to
start with myself..
[18:22] <Martine> Or Douce Dame Jolie. Take your pick.
[18:23] <Baphnedia> mmmm
[18:23] <Shiral> The Anonymous Four is a good women's group for
medieval sacred vocal music
[18:23] <Baphnedia> I might start with Deryni Rising
[18:23] <KK> Yes, I like them!
[18:23] <Martine> me too!
[18:23] <Shiral> I like them in brief doses. I listen too long and I
get a little tired of them
[18:23] <KK> That's my sugggestion--that you read them in the order
they were written.
[18:23] <Baphnedia> So far as a scratch group, I think we have them
right here. Once we make it - someone else can arrange it for The
Annonymous Four (and others)
[18:23] <Shiral> But the voices and the blending are wonderful
[18:23] <Martine> Though recently I sold out and started listening to
Medievil Baebes more <g>
[18:24] <KK> btw, i'm nearly finished with the re-polish of high
deryni.
[18:24] <Mistyck> woohoo!!!
[18:24] <Shiral> The Paris Hilton of the Middle Ages, Martine?
[18:24] <the_Bee> cool!
[18:24] <Mistyck> great news!!!
[18:24] <Baphnedia> hehe
[18:24] <Martine> whoo hoo, kk!
[18:24] <kirienne> ooohhh, wooo-hooo
[18:24] <Martine> LOL, Shiral! That's me, shallow and tasteless.
[18:24] <Shiral> Congratulations, KK
[18:24] <Dov> great news kk
[18:24] <kirienne> lol martine
[18:24] <Shiral> Well, the title sounds kind of silly to me, <G>
[18:24] <Shiral> NOT your taste
[18:25] <Baphnedia> Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, Volume
1)
[18:25] <Baphnedia> THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would
like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check
this page to see if it has become available
[18:25] <Baphnedia>
[18:25] <Shiral> Baphnedia, try www.alibris.com
[18:25] <Shiral> They sell used books
[18:25] <Shiral> or www.bibliofind.com
[18:25] <KK> It should be available. It was reissued in hardcover a
couple of years ago....
[18:25] <Martine> You'd like them, Shiral. All-female singing group
that performs medieval songs with a modern folk twist.
[18:26] <Shiral> These days, I'm seriously into Wagner, Martine.
[18:26] <the_Bee> or www.allbookstores.com for price comparisons
[18:26] <Baphnedia> cool
[18:26] <Martine> http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/
[18:26] <Baphnedia> On Amazon, it's not availalbe, in hard or soft
cover... :/
[18:26] <the_Bee> Santa gave me DR and Codes for Christmas
[18:26] <Shiral> But the new editions of Rising and Checkmate SHOULD be
available on Amazon
[18:26] <Martine> I hear those Valkyries are riding wild these days...
;-)
[18:26] <the_Bee> Codex also
[18:26] <Baphnedia> but I will have a used one on the way to me later
tonight.
[18:27] <Shiral> Must STOP spending money.
[18:27] * Baphnedia needs to, too.
[18:27] <Shiral> Have quarterly taxes AND car insurance due next month
[18:27] <Martine> LOL doesn't someone have a birthday comign up? ;-)
[18:27] <Baphnedia> Yes.
[18:27] <Shiral> Well... she does, yes
[18:28] <Martine> Isn't it customary to send small tokens of friendship
or familial affection on such events? <bg>
[18:28] <jemler> my neice next week
[18:28] <Shiral> Actually, THREE people I know have birthdays coming up
and two family members have November birthdays
[18:28] <Shiral> Jasta... is going to be getting handmade from me, I
think
[18:28] <Shiral> Although I gave her a house last year
[18:28] <kirienne> she will love it I'm sure
[18:29] <the_Bee> We have four December birthdays, including one on
Christmas day
[18:29] <kirienne> what kind of house did you give her?
[18:29] <KK> Guys, I need to go to bed. We emptied about 6 of the big
1-ton bags of trash into a dumpster today, plus schlepped some
boxes--and I'm bushed! Plus, tomorrow is going to be a busy day.
[18:29] <Martine> Hee hee can I get a house for Christmas? Something
around 1500 sq ft would be lovely! <g>
[18:29] <Baphnedia> Anyone in here have september birthdays besides
myself (8th(
[18:29] <Shiral> Night, Katherine
[18:29] <Shiral> Happy House Hunting and book polishing
[18:29] <Martine> Good night, Katherine, and good luck with the moving
business!
[18:29] <Mistyck> take care Katherine...hope you get good news on the
house hunting
[18:29] <Baphnedia> cool, have a good one KK!
[18:29] <jemler> gnoght kk, sleep well
[18:29] <the_Bee> have a good week, Katherine
[18:29] <kirienne> nighty night Katherine, hugggggss,and good luck with
house getting
[18:29] <Martine> Give the kitties and doggy a scritch for me
[18:30] <Baphnedia> I'll read and start writing some music or
something.
[18:30] <Dov> stay well katherine
[18:30] <Shiral> Tell Edgar his friends won't be going away FOREVER
[18:30] <Shiral> It's all temporary
[18:30] <KK> Don't know whether I'll make it to chat next week or not.
Depends on how set up we are at the cottage.
[18:30] <Shiral> We'll expect you if we see you
[18:30] <KK> I am not looking forward to this week--other than the
money!
[18:30] <Baphnedia> hehe
[18:30] <Mistyck> hehe
[18:30] <Martine> Receiving large sums of money can always brighten a
hellish week <g>
[18:30] <Shiral> That green stuff comes in handy, yeah
[18:30] <kirienne> I need to go too, i have to go to the store and buy
quarters so I can do laundry tonight, i sure wish i had my own washer
and dryer
[18:30] <KK> Happy rest of Sunday to all of you.
[18:30] <Shiral> But moving is hell
[18:31] <Martine> So long as you don't think about the need to spend it
all again in the near future... ;-)
[18:31] <Shiral> Sleep well, KK
[18:31] <Mistyck> take care and have a good week Katherine
[18:31] <Shiral> Dream of Wet Mr. Darcy
[18:31] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in
a shower of green sparkles.
[18:31] * Martine drools
[18:31] <Shiral> not drool wet, martine!
[18:31] <Dov> especially if you have month left over at the end of the
money
[18:31] <Mistyck> lol
[18:31] <KK> Heh-heh! Darcy..... Mmmmmm....
[18:31] <Martine> why not? It can get him wetter! <g>
[18:31] * jemler passes martine a bib
[18:31] <Martine> Thanks, jemler <hee hee>
[18:31] <Shiral> You and Nancy have the same reaction to him, KK <G>
[18:31] <Baphnedia> Maybe there should be a zombie movie made for Mr.
Darcy?
[18:31] * KK Quit
[18:31] * KK has left IRC