KKChat -- 1 August 2004

[Bynw]

[16:58] * KK has joined #Deryni_Destinations
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[16:58] <DeryniBot> Welcome KK to all things Katherine Kurtz
[16:58] <Sedina> hi kirienne
[16:58] <Mistyck> hiyas kk
[16:58] <Sedina> hi Katherine
[16:58] <jp> hello
[16:58] <Shiral> Hello Katherine =o)
[16:58] <kirienne> Hi Katherine
[16:58] <KK> hello, gang!
[16:58] <the_Bee> good to see you, KK
[16:58] <TheCatWhisperer> Hi Katherine
[16:58] <Shiral> Indeed
[16:58] <Wrengl> evening Lady Katherine
[16:58] <Wrengl> how goes it
[16:58] <RainbowDragon> Greetings, Katherine!
[16:58] <KK> Sedina, delighted to see you here tonight!
[16:58] <Shiral> Between my schedule and yours, I was wondering if
we'd ever coincide here, again =o)
[16:58] <Bynw> hiyas kk
[16:58] <Dov> Greetings Katherine
[16:59] <Sedina> I'm glad to be here...even if I am kind of in a
sleepy haze from all my meds
[16:59] <KK> Last week I had a horrendous cold, and felt like sh*t,
alas.
[16:59] <RainbowDragon> oh my!
[16:59] <Wrengl> hi sedina
[16:59] <Shiral> Sorry to hear about the cold, KK
[16:59] <kirienne> Hi Sedina, it is soooo good to see you here
[16:59] <RainbowDragon> How did the cruises go?
[16:59] <Wrengl> hope you are feeling better katherine
[16:59] <jp> sh*t only makes it worse, try asprin
[16:59] <KK> It's mostly gone now; just a bit of coughing as I hack
out all the gunk that accumulated.
[16:59] <Shiral> lol
[16:59] * Dov sends a ticket to Adama and Ximena so they can visit
Sedina
[16:59] <Bynw> i hope you are feeling better now at least
[17:00] <KK> A virus thing, probably picked up on the cruise.
[17:00] <TheCatWhisperer> lol@jp
[17:00] <kirienne> cold gunk is no fun
[17:00] <Dov> yuch
[17:00] <Shiral> Adama and Ximena, is there something they're trying
to tell us about their union??
[17:00] <Shiral> See? cruises are dangerous to your health
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[17:00] <DeryniBot> Chocolate, Cats, and Cheese just a few of our
favorite things here ambush
[17:00] <the_Bee> we'll try to keep worldcon boston crud-free
[17:00] <Shiral> Hello Ambush
[17:00] <KK> Yep. All those alien germs.
[17:00] <ambush> Hey shiral
[17:00] <TheCatWhisperer> Hi Ambush
[17:00] <Dov> ack
[17:00] <kirienne> hi ambush
[17:00] <Wrengl> hi ambush
[17:00] <RainbowDragon> hi, ambush
[17:00] <the_Bee> hi Ambush
[17:00] <Shiral> Wow, aliens too. It must have been some cruise!
[17:00] <jp> Hi, ambush
[17:01] <KK> Ambush. That's a new name to me.
[17:01] <ambush> Hey wrengl....everybody...KK
[17:01] <ambush> Yes, it is
[17:01] <TheCatWhisperer> lol, shiral!
[17:01] <the_Bee> Ambush: Tika's son and Bynw's stepson
[17:01] <ambush> I happen to be tika's son
[17:01] <KK> ah!
[17:01] * jp abduction cruises
[17:01] <Shiral> All we get at Cons are people DRESSED as aliens
[17:01] <KK> Well, welcome.
[17:01] <ambush> Thank you
[17:01] <ambush> I also happen to be an avid fan
[17:02] <Shiral> Ambush is a sensible son
[17:02] <TheCatWhisperer> :-)
[17:02] <ambush> Most of the time
[17:02] <babayaga> Shiral: how do you know they're not actual aliens,
in disguise?
[17:02] <the_Bee> like Victor/Victoria?
[17:02] <Shiral> Well, there are some theories that it's better not to
test too hard, babayaga
[17:02] <jp> Aliens, at a con, get outa here
[17:02] <babayaga> lol
[17:03] <Dov> btw, KK, i finally made it to a coronation (Ansteorra)
[17:03] <KK> I just rewatched Ben In Black II last night. Aliens can
hide out in remarkable ways.
[17:03] * TheCatWhisperer flashes on "v"
[17:03] <jp> they just look like aliens cos of all the acne
[17:03] <Wrengl> indeed than can
[17:03] <KK> Cool, Dov. I always liked coronations.
[17:03] <ambush> Lol.....that was a great movie
[17:03] <Wrengl> they can that is
[17:04] <ambush> How's life kk?
[17:04] <TheCatWhisperer> Rented fingers, KK?
[17:04] <Shiral> Ben in Black might not be a bad experience, though.
Depending on which Ben one is talking about
[17:04] <KK> Yep.
[17:04] <ambush> lol
[17:04] <KK> Hmmm, possibly so.
[17:04] <the_Bee> Franklin or Affleck?
[17:04] <KK> And how is little Nina?
[17:04] <jp> big ben
[17:04] <Shiral> Little Nina is considerably larger than formerly, and
frickin' adorable
[17:05] <KK> Ya forget, between adult cats, what fun kittens can be.
[17:05] <Shiral> Her little ears are now standing up, and I think
maybe her Papa might have been a Maine Coon
[17:05] <Shiral> She's showing long haired tendencies
[17:05] <ambush> You should see Neko...
[17:05] <KK> Awwwww.
[17:05] <Sedina> kittens can also be quite the handful though
[17:05] <Shiral> I've noticed this, Sedina
[17:05] <Shiral> This morning, I had to rescue Nina from behind my
book case
[17:05] <KK> And Neko is the new Bynw/Tika kittie, right?
[17:05] <Sedina> she likes that book case
[17:05] <ambush> yep
[17:05] <TheCatWhisperer> Cesca must be a long hair carrier
[17:05] * the_Bee wishes her apartment building allowed pets
[17:06] <Wrengl> poor bee
[17:06] <Wrengl> i have three kittens you could have
[17:06] <Shiral> Well, I've always had cats, but my landlord doesn't
know I've now got three
[17:06] <Shiral> I'm in no rush to mention this, either
[17:06] <Wrengl> and not even including Frankie who is being sent to
Abu Dhabi
[17:06] <ambush> Neko....5 in the morning....bare feet....sharp kitten
claws....not a good combination
[17:06] <kirienne> sneaky shiral :-)
[17:06] <jp> Awwwwwwww
[17:07] <kirienne> yikes ambush..not a good combination at any time
[17:07] <ambush> very true
[17:07] <Shiral> Neko thought your name was a command, Ambush
[17:07] <KK> Nina's just little. And sadly, at Pan's age, he won't be
with you forever. Edgar is definitely slowing down. Sniff.
[17:07] <Wrengl> lol shiral
[17:07] <TheCatWhisperer> Been there, done that, Ambush!
[17:07] <Shiral> No, Pan won't be with me for long
[17:07] <Sedina> I'm just happy that Sadie hasn't decided to try to
perch on me when I'm sleeping. With all my blood thinners, I'd look
like someone who's been abused if she did that
[17:07] <Wrengl> so did you get any writing done katherine or just
spent week recuperating
[17:07] <Shiral> But I don't think he's going to check out of the
Hotel de Vie any time soon
[17:08] <the_Bee> which one likes the bookcase, Sedina?
[17:08] <Shiral> He's even engaging in chasing games with Francesca
all over the apartment every evening
[17:08] <Shiral> Most of the time, it's Cesca's idea.
[17:08] <Wrengl> lol
[17:08] <KK> Recuperating and cleaning things out. Last Sunday night
I didn't sleep at all, what with coughing for neraly 8 hours straight.
[17:08] <Sedina> Bee - it's Shiral's kitten that likes the bookcase
[17:08] <Shiral> But they happily demolish grocery bags together
[17:08] <kirienne> that's good that he's still running and chasing
Shiral
[17:08] <Shiral> Ack, sounds miserable, KK
[17:09] <Wrengl> that is miserable katherine
[17:09] * ambush has a cat at home that knows how to surf the net....
[17:09] <Sedina> Katherine - believe me, I can completely relate to
that.
[17:09] <KK> Kittens do give an elderly cat a new lease on life; so
Pan could be with you for quite a while.
[17:09] <Wrengl> not good ambush
[17:09] <Shiral> He eats well and sleeps
[17:09] <Sedina> my cat Myah likes to play games online
[17:09] <Wrengl> well that is good
[17:09] <Shiral> Although the other day, Unka Pan gave Nina a hiss and
a swat when she woke him up
[17:10] <ambush> It is when you have unlimited internet
[17:10] <jp> don't worry KK you should be getting some money for meds
from the copies of Deryni Rising i sold
[17:10] <ambush> wrnegl
[17:10] <KK> One has to teach these younglings proper cat manners.
Pan is senior cat, after all, and deserves respect for his dignity.
[17:10] <Shiral> Yes, been enjoying the new edition of DR, Katherine
=o)
[17:11] <Shiral> Cesca leaped onto the bed with the Feline version of
"don't you swat my little angel!"
[17:11] <kirienne> LOL Shiral, that's cute
[17:11] <ambush> I myself have been enjoying my first reading of Quest
for Saint Camber
[17:11] <KK> It's a nice looking book, even if the cover is
inaccurate.
[17:11] <Shiral> It's nice to have a hardcover copy at last
[17:11] <Sedina> I got several people interested in the book while I
was in the hospital...
[17:11] <ambush> Funny about the cats shiral
[17:11] <KK> Well, it was long enough in coming--but better late than
never.
[17:11] <Sedina> my thoughts exactly, Shrial
[17:11] <Sedina> er, Shiral
[17:11] <Shiral> Excellent, Sedina
[17:11] <jp> couldn't see much change, though it did seem slightly
more adult in tone
[17:12] <the_Bee> must order in time for worldcon
[17:12] * babayaga nods in respect of the awesome power of the Rewrite
[17:12] <KK> Just a wee polish.... You weren't supposed to be able to
notice much difference. If it ain't broke, don't fix it; just clean
it up a bit. :-)
[17:12] <RainbowDragon> KK: I thought you were gonna make the stenrect
an illusion in this version
[17:13] <RainbowDragon> or was I mistaken?
[17:13] <jp> glad he's still in
[17:13] <RainbowDragon> I liked the stenrect too
[17:13] <KK> No, I decided to do the new intro, to put it in
perspective of the time it was written. My editor wasn't expecting
that, and she was thrilled with it.
[17:14] <Shiral> Good =o)
[17:14] <RainbowDragon> ah, okay
[17:14] * jp my original nick was crawler, sigh
[17:14] <babayaga> :-D for thrilling editors
[17:14] <ambush> hey Rd.....didn't notice you
[17:14] * RainbowDragon waves to ambush
[17:14] * ambush waves back
[17:14] * ambush has nostalgic memories of their last conversation
[17:15] * jp tidal waves at ambush and rd
[17:15] <ambush> lol
[17:15] <RainbowDragon> lol
[17:15] * TheCatWhisperer waves to Ethan, wherever he is
[17:15] <Shiral> But there will be a new chapter at the start of DC,
KK?
[17:15] <RainbowDragon> I'm anxious to see the added bit to Deryni
Checkmate
[17:15] <kirienne> so am I
[17:15] <Shiral> JP, watch that tidal wave, we're all sopping =o)
[17:15] <KK> Yes.
[17:15] <jp> Ooops
[17:16] * Shiral lies in wait to pounce on the new chapter....
[17:16] <KK> More a bridging intro/narrative.
[17:16] * TheCatWhisperer passes out towels
[17:16] * the_Bee gets out her surfboard and rides the tidal wave
[17:16] <ambush> I have no clue about the rewrites...someone mind
explaining that beyond that kk here switched editors?
[17:16] <the_Bee> she'd re=doing her first trilogy
[17:16] <KK> It was just a polish. I wrote that first book more than
30 years ago, and was still inventing the genre.
[17:17] <Shiral> I have a lot of affection for DR
[17:17] <Shiral> Got me hooked, and I've never looked back
[17:17] <jp> all the main characters are now Chinese ambush
[17:17] <the_Bee> Yes. The young woman who wrote DR v.1 couldn't have
done that wet dream in QSC
[17:17] <Mistyck> hiyas Ambush
[17:17] <Shiral> lol
[17:17] <jp> it's a growth market
[17:17] <kirienne> It got me hooked too
[17:18] <TheCatWhisperer> Same here
[17:18] <KK> And her devotion led her to scan it for me, sweet thing.
Othersie I would've had to retype the whole thing.
[17:18] * Shiral blushes
[17:18] <Shiral> Fortunately, I now have a shiny new copy to replace
the copy that gave its life for the scanner =o)
[17:18] <Dov> Vivat Shiral!
[17:18] * kirienne gives Shiral a gold medal for doing all that
scanning
[17:18] <KK> LOL, Bee. I very much doubt it.
[17:19] <Shiral> It was an entertaining task as it turned out, Bee
[17:19] * jp dirty kk
[17:19] <Shiral> Oops Kirienne
[17:19] <the_Bee> Nigel got me hooked on DR. I didn't know there was a
sequel till I saw DC at B&N
[17:19] <KK> Gus is now biting my knuckles and helping me type. So if
worse typos than usual sneak in, you know who to blame.
[17:19] <Shiral> Gus is a very Paws On type of cat
[17:19] <kirienne> silly guscat
[17:19] <KK> Absolutely. And he's a licker.
[17:19] <ambush> lol
[17:20] <KK> And a chin-nibbler.
[17:20] <jp> Paws-on Type, ha-ha
[17:20] <Mistyck> lol@KK...gussiecats are 'sposed to do that!
[17:20] <Sedina> Myah was doing to that to me my first two days home
too....she was rather insistent that after being gone for 6 weeks, I
should be scritching her instead of being on the computer
[17:20] <Shiral> Well.... I wasn't going to mention the more intimate
details, Katherine =o)
[17:20] <Dov> <g>
[17:20] <Shiral> And so she should, Sedina <G>
[17:20] <Sedina> Shiral - she's much better now that Sadie is back too
[17:21] <Dov> cats do seem to have the urge to communicate with the
world
[17:21] <KK> Tomorrow is a bank holiday, which means we won't have
builders, so I hope to finally get back to the book!
[17:21] <Shiral> She wanted to get that Hospitally smell off you, and
get you licked back into shape
[17:21] <Shiral> hooray, kk <g>
[17:21] <Sedina> well, I did get a nice sandpaper tongue bath
[17:21] <Wrengl> that is good
[17:21] <TheCatWhisperer> lol@shiral
[17:21] <Wrengl> i have been trying to write everyday katherine
[17:21] <jp> Is that Childe Morgan?
[17:21] <Wrengl> i am about finished chapter 10
[17:21] <KK> Speaking of builders, we now have upstairs windows. And
on Friday, the paper went up in the back guest bedroom. Gorgeous.
[17:21] <Shiral> cool!
[17:22] <Wrengl> which is double what you read lo these many years ago
[17:22] <the_Bee> describe!
[17:22] <ambush> I should be getting a good tonue lashing from the
Maine Coon who has taken over my room when i get back
[17:22] <Wrengl> congrats katherine
[17:22] <KK> Oh, and I got a new(er) car Wednesday: 2002 Honda.
[17:22] <Wrengl> lol ambush
[17:22] <Shiral> Excellent, KK
[17:22] <Shiral> This has been quite a week for you
[17:22] <Shiral> What color Honda?
[17:22] <ambush> New-ish cars are always good
[17:22] <Wrengl> new car is good katherine
[17:22] <KK> Volcano red.
[17:22] <Wrengl> ah
[17:22] <ambush> nice
[17:23] <Shiral> Oh wow! =o) A Haldane Scarlet car!
[17:23] <KK> 5-door hatchback, all electric everything, air--the
works.
[17:23] <ambush> rofl
[17:23] <TheCatWhisperer> :-)
[17:23] <Wrengl> sounds nice
[17:23] <KK> And a very good price. And 7700 miles from new, one
non-smoker lady owner.
[17:23] <kirienne> ooohhh, KK sounds like a really fun car
[17:23] <KK> At 7700 miles, a Honda is barely broken in.
[17:23] <Wrengl> we just got things done on car for trip to boston
[17:23] <the_Bee> WOW! Watch out for the coppers. They say red cards
get ticketed more often than any other color
[17:23] <Shiral> Sounds like you got a bargain
[17:23] <KK> It's probably the best car I've ever owned.
[17:24] <Shiral> Well, you deserve it. =o)
[17:24] <Wrengl> indeed
[17:24] <kirienne> that's great Kk. you deserver to have fun things
like that
[17:24] * Shiral lays safety spells on the new car
[17:24] * jp seconds that
[17:24] <KK> The black one had to be retired by October; wouldn't have
passed its next inspection without spending more on it than it was
worth. A 1989, so it had given good service. I have it to one of our
builders, who will fix it up for his wife.
[17:25] <Shiral> Just in case you run into any Lyfangs, or Caradots,
you understand
[17:25] * kirienne puts a spell on it so the police will not ticket it
[17:25] <TheCatWhisperer> My car has that something special called no
one in their right mind would steal it :-D
[17:25] <jp> a volvo?
[17:26] <jp> skoda?
[17:26] <Shiral> So, does it have a CD player, Katherine?
[17:26] <KK> Yes. And central locking.
[17:26] <KK> sunroof.
[17:26] <Shiral> Too cool =o)
[17:26] <TheCatWhisperer> a dodge aries. btw, i'm a libra
[17:26] <jp> leo!
[17:26] <Shiral> CD players are one of the most sensible luxury
features, I think =o)
[17:27] <the_Bee> Aries
[17:27] <KK> It sits up higher, and you sit up straighter. Very
comfortable.
[17:27] <Mistyck> KK, I just had to have the engine replaced on my 97,
so I understand how that goes
[17:27] <TheCatWhisperer> So, is the car compatible with me?
[17:27] <Sedina> Right before I ended up in the hospital, we got a new
Alero.
[17:27] <KK> But it's the same width as the older one, even if a few
inches longer, and handles very well.
[17:27] <Wrengl> good
[17:27] <Mistyck> luckily, I have friends who got me an engine for
$400 and so for less than a $1000 including a rental car for 3 weeks,
I got my car fixed
[17:27] <Sedina> Hondas are very good cars
[17:27] <Shiral> After the way my old car handled, I've really loved
driving my Honda
[17:27] <the_Bee> opposites attract, CW
[17:28] <jp> grin
[17:28] * rhedd1 has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[17:28] <DeryniBot> Chocolate, Cats, and Cheese just a few of our
favorite things here rhedd1
[17:28] <Wrengl> hi rhedd1
[17:28] <Mistyck> hiyas again rhedd1
[17:28] <Mistyck> wb!
[17:28] <Wrengl> welcome back
[17:28] <Sedina> hi rhedd1
[17:28] <TheCatWhisperer> Hi, Rheddl
[17:28] <the_Bee> hi rhedd1
[17:28] <Shiral> hi rhedd
[17:28] <Shiral> Rhedd1, that is
[17:28] <kirienne> hi rheddl
[17:28] <rhedd1> hello everyone!
[17:28] <Mistyck> Katherine, Rhedd is a long time fan and a new
chatter
[17:28] <jp> rheddl or not, here i come
[17:28] <KK> Mistyck, that sounds something like the deal we got on
Scott's current car. It's a 92 Opel, but very low mileage, and we got
it for an excellent price.
[17:28] <Wrengl> first day and you managed to run into katherine!
[17:28] <Wrengl>
[17:29] <Shiral> That's quite an accomplishment
[17:29] <KK> Welcome, Rhedd1.
[17:29] <rhedd1> it's a pleasure!
[17:29] <TheCatWhisperer> g2g
[17:29] <Shiral> bye, cw
[17:29] <Sedina> bye, cw
[17:29] <the_Bee> cya, cw
[17:29] <jp> g2g too
[17:29] <Shiral> bye, jp
[17:29] <Sedina> bye, jp
[17:29] <kirienne> by cw
[17:29] * jp has left #Deryni_Destinations
[17:29] <the_Bee> bye jp
[17:29] <KK> Nighters, CW.
[17:29] <Mistyck> night cw and jp
[17:29] <KK> er, jp.
[17:30] <KK> Too late.
[17:30] <Mistyck> yeah, same here!
[17:30] <Shiral> He was fast
[17:30] * TheCatWhisperer steps onto her Portal and disappears in a
cloud of cat hair
[17:30] <ambush> cya cw
[17:30] <kirienne> I missed jp too
[17:30] * TheCatWhisperer Quit
[17:30] <Shiral> So... has Alaric advanced beyond age two, Katherine>
[17:30] * RainbowDragon listens intently
[17:30] * ambush follows suit
[17:31] <KK> Well, Scott's just gotten home, so I gotta go. I still
fold early with the remnants of this cold.
[17:31] <KK> See you next week, I hope.
[17:31] <ambush> cya kk
[17:31] <babayaga> bye kk
[17:31] <ambush> nice talking with you
[17:31] <Mistyck> Katherine, when I called the dealership they said it
would cost me $4,000 to get it fixed and the internet said they'd sell
an engine for $850 plus shipping which was almost another $500
[17:31] <kirienne> night KK and get completely well soon...happy
writting
[17:31] <Shiral> Bye, KK, recover fast, and come back, pleaaase <G>
[17:31] <RainbowDragon> Have a good night, Katherine
[17:31] <Mistyck> so, I got very lucky
[17:31] <KK> Not yet, Shiral, though he's nudging three now.
[17:31] <kirienne> huggles
[17:31] <Sedina> good night, Katherine...hope you feel well soon
[17:31] <Dov> Take care, Katherine
[17:31] <KK> Nighters, all.
[17:31] * Shiral sends Katherine irresistable writing woodgies
[17:31] <the_Bee> be well, Katherine. Huggles to you and Scott, and
skritches to the kitties
[17:31] <Shiral> Happy driving, KK!
[17:31] <Mistyck> g'nite Katherine and take care of your self
[17:32] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves good night, and disappears
in a shower of green sparkles.
[17:32] <ambush> bye kk!
[17:32] <Mistyck> sleep well and have a great week!
[17:32] <Shiral> Congratulations on the new car, and ditch that cold
[17:32] <RainbowDragon> Quick recovery to you!
[17:32] * KK Quit