The Worlds of Katherine Kurtz

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[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> hello DFK.  how is your snow storm
[18:10] * web25 is now known as KK
[18:10] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Laurna
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Hi KK!
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Heya KK
[18:11] <KK> Hello, folks.
[18:11] <Bee> How was your qweek?
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> It waas a whopper. Didn't leave the house for 3 days. Fortunately we have warmed up with lots of sun and it is mostly gone now.
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi KK
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> It was a whopper. Didn't leave the house for 3 days. Fortunately we have warmed up with lots of sun and it is mostly gone now.
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi KK
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello KK
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> How's life in Virginia today?
[18:12] <KK> Where are you, deryifank?
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Norfolk
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> We were in the storm's bullseye
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> We were in the storm's bullseye. If you look at the pic of the front page of our paper posted abuve you'll see it.
[18:14] <KK> ah, yes. you did get clobbered, didn't you?
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Indeed
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I would not leave my house either, in those conditions
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> It snowed for about 14 hours straight
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Wow. fun!
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Brrr
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> My trouble is I want to eat my lunch out side on the patio.  but not in a snow storm
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It was in the teens and twenties here towards the end of this past week, but we're supposed to go back up to the low 70s by later this week.
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> KK did  you also get the brunt of that storm?
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> You could make snow cream for desert
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Alabama weather is drunk
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I haven't had snow cream in years
[18:17] <KK> We' gotten our big one a week or so before--but not like you. About 7-8 inches--and I heard you guys on the coast got over a foot.
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> That is too much cold for me
[18:18] <KK>  Same here.  But I understand that there may be one more big snow before the end of winter.
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> We had several weeks of cold, but not that much snow.
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> In a lot of places. And we rarelt get snow so have ore trouble dealing with it. Fortunately it was light fluffy snow so didn;t bring down a lot of power lines. For which I was very grateful'
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I would be OK if I didn't have to go anywhere and could just stay huddled under my electric throw blanket with some hot tea or cocoa and my laptop
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh man, now I want hot cocoa!
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> In a lot of places. And we rarely get snow so have ore trouble dealing with it. Fortunately it was light fluffy snow so didn;t bring down a lot of power lines. For which I was very grateful'
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Schools were closed for 4 days. Lots of remote learning
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That reminds me, I need to add a beverage or two to my shower planning sheet. (I'm trying to figure out what I will need to buy beforehand for the baby shower.)
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> When is the baby due?
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Mid-May
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Have you picked out a name you want the baby to call you?
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> When my friend's first grN
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Not certain yet. I am leaning towards G-Mommy, but when my son was a weird teen/early 20s, he had a phase when he was calling me "Momo" as a joke nickname for a few years, and my DD thinks I ought to keep that as my grandma name. Other grandma will be "Mimi," since that's what her other grandkids call her.
[18:23] <~bynw> that sounds like it works Evie ... you should go for it
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Which?
[18:23] <~bynw> the Momo and Mimi ....
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> When my friend's first grandchild was born, both grandmothers picked grandma. He had 2 and was somewhat confused for awhile.
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Other alternatives, if I go with Filipino tradition, would be Lolo/Lola for Grandpa/Grandma. But that's what my kids call my parents, and so it might be confusing if my granddaughter has two Lolos and Lolas.
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I like Momo/ that's fun
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Is there a MuuMuu?
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I was amused by it. My MIL thought it sounded like a killer whale name, like Shamu.  LOL!
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> And what will Grandpa be?
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> He hasn't decided yet.  He's in a bit of denial that he's old enough to be a grandpa, but he's coming around.  😉
[18:26] <KK> LOL
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> he will have a bright wake up call then.
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I don't see the issue. I'm just a 27 year old grandma. No biggie.  😄
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> D oou know/want to know the gender now, or would you rather wait ti' the birth?
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> If I go by MuuMuu, I'll have to find some very loose Hawaiian print gowns.
[18:28] <KK> I remember when those were all the rage.
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She's a girl, and her name is Abigail.  They knew her gender at 8 weeks old.
[18:29] <KK> Bynu, what's it doing?
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Good afternoon
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> ?
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I thought Discord didn't do netsplits?
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> sure looks like one
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I am here and now gone
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> What's going on. Weird
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> For the love of Pete
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Who are those people leaving discord?
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's acting like a netsplit,
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> It even had me leaving.
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Like we used to have on IRC
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> what is a net split
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Are you getting rid of all the unused accounts?
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> those are all unused and unclaimed accounts on discord
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> It's the rapture
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> If anyone was curious: "In computer networking, specifically Internet Relay Chat (IRC), netsplit is a disconnection between two servers. A split between any two servers splits the entire network into two pieces."
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> just cleaning up the list
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Oh cool
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I thought we ere bing hacked again
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> No wonder none of those names seemed too familiar
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> RIGHT?
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> no, no hack just multiple accounts when people use the invite link to join again
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> My name was in that list  but I seem to still be here.
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I thought we were being hacked again
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I suspect a lot of people think they have to be invited each time when they first join Discord, or think the invite link is how you normally come here every time.
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> because you had probably joined more than once with the invite link before just learning to sign in through discord.com once you had an account
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> that would have been a long time ago.
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I saw one link for previous discord users and one link for first-time discord users
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hey J!
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi jerusha
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Hi Jerusha
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> yes the discord server remembers you from a long time ago, come in once and it will remember you
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Good day to you Jerusha
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> Hi Jerusha
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Jerusha
[18:33] * CambersGhost [discord] <bynw> will clean up the chat log of those removals though
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> How are mi amici doing tonight? 🙂
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> That explains what happened to me tnight.
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> tu amici e peachy
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> molto bene
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Full after a lovely dinner of chicken, stuffing and cauliflower almondine
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://tenor.com/view/execute-order66-order66-66-palpatine-star-wars-gif-20468321 embed: https://tenor.com/view/execute-order66-order66-66-palpatine-star-wars-gif-20468321
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> It's beautiful now that I know there's no danger to us
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Yum
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Am I about to blow up?
[18:34] * ~bynw casually mentions the word DeryniCon
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Let's not blow up.
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> No I'm just congratulating Bynw on his removals
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I keep getting invaded by an ad for anti-virus sites
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's big messy
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Is KK still with us? 🤞🏻
[18:35] <KK> Yep.
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> So June seems a likely month for DeryniCon?
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I'm The Bee on discord ad just plain Bee on IRC.
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I want to say that while it's taking me much longer to get through it than it took for me to read the first one, I'm thoroughly enjoying The Lodge of The Lynx. Brilliant, just brilliant
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Most people seemed to prefer June
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Peregrin Lovat is my favorite Adept character.
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I agree with you Bee
[18:37] <~bynw> June dates for DeryniCon 2025
[18:37] <~bynw> All dates start on Friday and end on Sunday.
[18:37] <~bynw> 6th to 8th
[18:37] <~bynw> 13th to 15th (Father's Day is that Sunday)
[18:37] <~bynw> 20th to 22nd
[18:37] <~bynw> 27th to 29th
[18:37] <~bynw> The last 2 weekends would probably better given that Father's day is the 15th.
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Adam's mom is an excellent addition to the team, the villains have a choice monster on their side, and it's amazing how the series continues to presage my other interests. I was reading an essay someone wrote about witchcraft laws in Africa and I kept thinking what a shame it is that the British isles don't have them, for the sake of our heroes 😁
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Where?
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Not sure if being around 4th of july is a good idea
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Last two weekends would be better for me, probably, since that won't be immediately after my granddaughter's birth
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Will she be spoiled at all, Evie?
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> He's great.
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I think the last 2 weekends are best.
[18:39] <KK> I think Westercon is usually the July 4th weekend, or was, last time I looked.
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Almost certainly. 😭
[18:39] <~bynw> so is Friday the 20th through Sunday the 22nd the better option then? and does that work with you KK??
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Almost certainly. 😉
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I've been watching a TV series about English witches.  On AMC,  called "Sanctuary"
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That weekend sounds goodd
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That weekend sounds good
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> The 13th works better for me, but I can make the 20th work, I expect.
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Is it a documentary or a fiction? 😱
[18:41] <KK> Works for mw--July 20 et al.
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> Woo hooo! we have a date !
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> It would work for me; but we need to avoid the prolems from our previous attempt.
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Now we just need a venue
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> July 20 or June 20
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> June
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <bynw> June!
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> KK just said July
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Ohhh
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Good catch
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I was hoping someone was going to ask for clarification
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We would hate to show up a month early and KK not be there. 😄
[18:42] <KK> I'll try to check out a few hotels locally.--and I meant June.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL  oh dear
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Who's volunteering to plan events?
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, hotels would be better than us all pitching tents in the yard and annoying Daphne. 😉
[18:43] <~bynw> Let me know and I will pas it along to the group KK in regards to a hotel
[18:44] <KK> Very true.
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I am getting too old for tent living
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Never my thing
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Only if it's raining cats and dogs, then it's fun
[18:44] <KK> No tents for me anymore.
[18:44] <~bynw> Bee, this isn't gonna be like a Darkover or other convention that people may have attended in the past. This is a fan gathering styling itself as a convention.
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No giant royal pavilion with carpets and flat-pack rope beds with feather mattresses?  😉
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I guess Kelson won't be there
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Maybe he'll send Duncan
[18:45] <KK> rue, Bee. But we do need to have at least a bit of structure.
[18:45] <~bynw> no merch table no art show no costume contest ... just us fans gathering for chat and fun
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> We'll still need something to do.
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hang out with each other. Play the Deryni Adventure Game.  😉
[18:45] <~bynw> yes we will need something to do ... here is a few ideas i jotted down
[18:46] <~bynw> i can bring it Evie
[18:46] <~bynw> and dice too
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I have the sourcebook too
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I will implode on the first dice roll
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Only if I am reallly visiting Rhemuth/Dover Castle
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I've never played the game.
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I haven't either. 😄
[18:46] <~bynw> Friday - People arrive at different times. Hotel check-in is generally not until 3pm in most places so until that time at least we would be on our own as we are getting into Staunton by various means.
[18:46] <~bynw> Friday 6pm (roughly, it can move) - Dinner with Katherine someplace.
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Maybe KK can do a reading. It doesn't have to be new work, just anything from her books would be fun.
[18:47] <KK> I could see what will be playing that weeken at Blackfriars Theatre, here in Staunton. It's a replica of the first Blackfriars in London.
[18:47] <~bynw> neat
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Or we can do readings of our work for her and she can see what we get up to in our spare time. LOL!
[18:47] <~bynw> Saturday - All day Deryni stuff, I'm sure we could also do some sight seeing with KK's help of places to go.
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That sounds fun, KK
[18:47] <KK> Your readings also sound like fun.
[18:47] <~bynw> Sunday - It would be great for KK to give us a morning mass celebration. And then we can all have breakfast/brunch together.
[18:48] <~bynw> that's what i came up with for a framework for an agenda
[18:48] <KK> That would work, Byw.
[18:49] <~bynw> from there we can play around with stuff
[18:49] <~bynw> so it's a framework :)
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Don't say no to costumes.  I was thinking of a medieval gown I have.
[18:49] <~bynw> through in some DAG playing,
[18:49] <~bynw> well no contest :)
[18:49] <~bynw> bring and wear whatever
[18:49] <KK> Does anyone have any kind of guess as to how many might come?
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Agreed
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Regular clothes? Attempt at costumes? Costume-optional?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> And what airport would one likely fly into?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I have my old costume. But it's optional.
[18:50] <KK> Regular clothes, except maybe Saturday night. Depends on where we hold it.
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Sadly I am still tenitive.  I do not know how to get there and how to have someone watch my house for so long.
[18:51] <~bynw> I'm sure DFK can come she's just down the road a ways
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I am tentative, too.  My passport expires in May, and it might not be renewed by June.  (My life is a logistical nightmare)
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Nooooooo, Laurna, you *must* come!
[18:51] <KK> Nearby airports: Charlottesville, Shenandoah regional airport, or Roanoke.
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Jerushaaaaaa! You too!
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Jerusha  just stay in the US until then.
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I would certainly like to
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Which airport is closest to Staunton, KK?
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I am hoping to be there, barring anything unforeseen with grandkiddo or aging parents
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> But my Canadian permanent resident card also expires in May, and I sort of want to get back home.  Unless any of you are planning to adopt me
[18:52] <KK> Jerusha, you can renew your passport before it actually expires.
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> We have not had Shiral in chat for us for a while.  I hope she is interested too.
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Yes, I can.  But from Canada, I have to mail it in with the renewal.  No passport, no travel
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> hAVE ANY OF THE FIRES OR MUDSLIDES BEEN NEARsHIRAL?
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I could adopt  you
[18:53] <~bynw> i'm planning on driving, plane is too costly, bus is too long, train is too long and hard to pin down times when it goes through southern iowa
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Be careful what you wish for.  🙂
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> No Bee  they have not
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> With Utahn temps, she might feel like she's still in Canada
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Good
[18:54] <~bynw> and cost in gas is about the same as bus or train tickets within $20-$40
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, she's had those lovely -30 temperatures, Utah would be a nice spring in comparison. (except for the winter of '89)
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Train is 69 hours to there and same back.  So too long for me to leave my dogs. I fear
[18:55] <KK> 69 hours?!
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> This time of year is nice in Florida, though
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> So Flying would be the thing
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> @Laurna, how could it take that long?
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> That is what AMtrak said
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's all the way across the flippin' country, for one thing. 😄
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I don't tknow how long from Boston to Virginia, plane or train.
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> IT would give me plenty of time to reread The KING"S DERYNI
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Laurna, we could road-trip... only 30 hours from my house to KK's. 😄
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Flying sounds like your best option. Maybe if someone else is arriving around the same time, y'all could share the cost of a rental car to go the rest of the way to Staunton. Or is there a shuttle service that goes to Staunton, like we have here between Atlanta Airport and Birmingham?
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, and we could pick up Bynw if he'd drive down to Lincoln
[18:58] <KK> Well, I know that Amtrak stops in Staunton, but only 3-4 times a week, as I recall. And rental car is a good add on.
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yeah! Fly or drive to Nezz's place, then road trip together. 😄
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I might be able to take the AMTRAK from Toronto.  Have to do the research
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I think it was 48 hours to chicogo by train.
[18:59] <KK> These conglomerate road trips sound very doable.
[18:59] <~bynw> for me, by car, it's only a 15 hour drive
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Amtrak said 19 hours from Chicogo to staunton
[19:00] <~bynw> i would split that up ... drive a good chunk of the way on Thursday. Get a cheap hotel for the night. Come into Staunton on Friday
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Years ago when I used to go to western PA for an annual Pern fan get-together, we had a guy from GA meet with me in B'ham to carpool up with me and another friend here in AL. It made it easier to do the long trip because we could take turns driving.
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Car rental not an option for me.  I can find out which days Amtrak stops in Staunton.
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Just have to do some research
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oy, flight time from SLC is 6 hours
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> What is SLC
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Salt Lake City
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Salt Lake City (airport)
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Salt Lake City?
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Ahh
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> If I come, it will be my first  real vacation in several decades.
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hope you can make it, Bee
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, you need a vacation
[19:04] * HoundMistress () has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi HM
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi HM
[19:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi HM
[19:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hi HM! You need to come to Derynicom in June!
[19:05] <~bynw> Hi HM
[19:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Right now I'm having trouble forcing myself to leave my apartment.  But I'll try.
[19:05] <HoundMistress> I lost track of the time while talking to my SIL. Hi, everyone
[19:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hi HM
[19:05] <HoundMistress> Where's Deryni Com going to be and when in June?
[19:05] <KK> Hello, HM.
[19:06] <HoundMistress> Hi, KK
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> June 20-22 in Staunton
[19:06] <HoundMistress> Staunton where
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Exact location to be determined later
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> VA
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Virginia
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Virginia, where KK lives
[19:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Where KK lives.
[19:07] <HoundMistress> Well, that could be fun. Have to see what the plans are.
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We're all sleeping in her attic.  (Just kidding!)
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Some of us will curl up with Dapne :HeartEyesCatWithTongueOut:
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Attic would be fun. Daphne would have to guard the door to keep us from spreading out
[19:08] <~bynw> LOL
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Attic would NOT be fun in the South in June!
[19:08] <~bynw> be a bit warm in an attic
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> We might keep KK awake with line dancing, though
[19:08] <KK> Agreed, evie and bynw!
[19:08] <HoundMistress> Maybe she'll have fans for us in the attic
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Fans for her fans?
[19:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> WE would be the attic fans!  😉
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> BRB. Have to go fix TV for DH
[19:09] <~bynw> that is terrible Evie
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> What kinds of dancing would folks do in 12th century Gwynnedd?
[19:09] <HoundMistress> LOL!.
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I used to know some medieval dances
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Though I'd have to look up the music for them
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And I'm not sure they date back quite that far
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> a gavotte?
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Do we have to bring our own dice
[19:10] <KK> Pavanes and the like, also square dances like Scottish and Irish dances.
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> More like a bransle or a pavane, maybe. Though again, I think those are a little later
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Love
[19:10] <~bynw> no, i can bring dice. i have a few ::snickers::
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I have a few
[19:10] <HoundMistress> Does cavort come from gavotte
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Not as many as bynw, I'm sure
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I have medieval playing cards.  (A reproduction set, of course.)
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Rothana danced a gavotte with Rory.
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I might be able to bring a few Mini-Deryni.
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Not the entire set!
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Duncan and Alaric would be most welcome
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Bring an extra head, just in case
[19:11] <KK> brb
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 😄
[19:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> maybe my flute, if I can get it repaired.
[19:12] <~bynw> those cards sound cool Evie
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Are spouses welcome?
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Duncan, Alaric, Kelson, Richenda, Araxie, Helena (had to throw my own in there ;-))
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I hope so
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> The more the merrier
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> If he doesn't mind hanging out with us weirdos  😉
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I'm back
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> You think he's not a weirdo?  🙂
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Well...he did marry you....
[19:14] <~bynw> of course spouces would be welcome ...
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> That's my point, exactly!
[19:15] <HoundMistress> BRB Quanah wants something
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *squeeeee* This is gonna be fun. I sure hope i can make it happen for myself.
[19:17] <HoundMistress> I had some cabbage on the stove and he wanted it!!
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> He likes cabbage?
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Did you give him any?
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I just had a memory of Luke begging for peas
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Peas and thank you?
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Potpie begged for absolutely anything. If I ate it, he figured it must be good for kitties.
[19:17] <HoundMistress> There's not much he doesn't like. I left him have a bite of it. I have to sleep with him tonight
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> When I was considering grandma names, "Gigi" crossed my mind, but it would be a bit weird to be called by a name I used to call my cat. 😄
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> The only thing I ate that confused him was snow.
[19:18] <HoundMistress> Mom said when they were little if there was snow they would gather some up and put honey on it.
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Nanna  is what my friend asked fro her granddaughter to call her
[19:19] <KK> Back.
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Oh and I think Revanne asked for Nanna also
[19:19] <~bynw> Kelly uses Nana with her grandkids
[19:19] <~bynw> wb KK
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'd always planned on "Grandma Bunny" if I'd had any grandkids.
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I'm just good old fashioned Grandma
[19:19] <KK> I'll see what I can come up with, for next week--thich id Zoom, yes?
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> In the UK, "Nan" is commonly used, at least in some areas
[19:20] <~bynw> yes zoom for next week
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> My Mom's stepmother wanted her grandchildren to call her "Muzzie."
[19:20] <~bynw> 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, Noon for the california folks and around 8pm for our friends across the pond
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We sometimes call my MIL "Muffer," since that was a nickname DH used to call her when he was a boy
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> May I suggest  "Queen Mother"?
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> There you go, skipping Mountain time again... 😉
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 😄
[19:21] <~bynw> everyone else would just have to use math to figure a timezone that wasn't listed
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> MUffer  is too cute
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I can just imagine my DIL's reaction to me wanting to be addressed as Queen Mother. LOL!
[19:21] <~bynw> Mountain 1pm
[19:21] <HoundMistress> I have a friend in Chicago whose grandchildren call her Bubbie
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, I know, I just like to harass you for skipping only one time zone for people who come to the zoom. 😄
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> My grandmother wanted to be called Bobbie but but we all called her grandma instead
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Was her real name Roberta?
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> No but Bobbie was her nickname as a kid.
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, that's true. You can want the kid to call you various names, but fact is, babies call  you what they decide to call  you.
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'll tell them to call me "the Duchess of Cassan."
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> 👍
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Which would come out "the duck of can"
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL, yeah
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> ROFL
[19:23] <KK> Alas, I had no real experience with grandparents. Knew my father's dad, and called him Grandpa, but he died when I was only 7 or so.His mother was estranged, and both my mother's parents were long gone.
[19:24] <HoundMistress> Oh, that's sad that you didn't get to have grandparents!
[19:25] <HoundMistress> My Grannie Brewer had a whole shed full of canned veggies and fruits of all kinds.
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> We visited Dad's parents in Vermont every summer.
[19:25] <KK> Yeah, and I doubt I'll get to be a grandmother--but you never know.
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> My grands called us grammy and grampy/ Their other grandparents are Philipino and called lola and lolo
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I was close to my dad's parents, especially my grandmother, who was like a best friend. I lived with my maternal grandparents for a year when I was 4, but never saw my grandfather after that (he died when I was 13, but they were in the Philippines and I only got to visit there after his funeral and when I was 21).
[19:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And my maternal grandmother didn't speak English, so the few times I saw her when I was older, we only knew a few words to communicate with.
[19:26] <HoundMistress> Oh, that's so sad, Evie!
[19:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> My grands call us grammy and grampy/ Their other grandparents are Philipino and called lola and lolo
[19:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> The summer after Grandpa Allen died, we helped Grandma auction off the contents of her house; she went to live with her daughter.
[19:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We knew how to say "I love you" to each other, and she would smile at me a lot and tell me to eat. LOL!
[19:27] <~bynw> stayed with both sets of grandparents a few times growing up ... i had a great grandmother on my dads side but she was bedridden by the time i came along and i dont remember much about her
[19:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> I was close to my Greata aunt, Grandma's sister.  She used to make doll clothes for my younger sister and me.
[19:29] <HoundMistress> We used to come to Texas from FL every summer to see Mom's family.
[19:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I lived with my dad's parents for several months when my dad was getting ready to retire from the Navy, so I could start and end the school year in one place. My grandma had a subscription to Teen Magazine so she could figure out how to relate to a girl my age.
[19:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She thought Shaun Cassidy was cute and joked that she wanted him for a grandson-in-law  😂
[19:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> hey, we used to come to Utah from Texas every summer to see my Dad's family. 😄
[19:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I remember Teen Magazine
[19:31] <HoundMistress> I bet a lot of kids make summer trips to various grandparents and other family
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I must toddle off.  See everyone next week in zoom.
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye, Jerusha!
[19:31] <~bynw> cya Jerusha
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Bye jerusha
[19:31] <HoundMistress> Bye evie! Have a good week
[19:31] * ~bynw will have something for Iain soonish :)
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We used to visit Dad's parents in the summer when we were living in TN and they were up in MI
[19:31] <HoundMistress> Oh, sorry, Jerusha
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I will be renewing my  passports early, but it always takes longer than it should.
[19:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> cya J
[19:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh my, bynw!
[19:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And then when we moved back to the US, we resumed summer visits until Dad retired and we lived on the same farm with them for a few years
[19:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> DD1 just came in so I will sign off for now. See you in zoom next week. Hope everyone has a good week/
[19:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> yay, Bynw is messing with someone else's head now!
[19:32] <~bynw> cya DFK
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> cya dfk
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL, Nezz!
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye DFK
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> bye DFK
[19:33] <~bynw> i would never do such a thing Nezz
[19:33] <HoundMistress> Bye DFK~
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <thebee_44819> Yeah, right!
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> You'd never mess with Jerusha's head? I'm pretty sure you would. 🙂
[19:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Imagine gaming with Bynw in the room and not being able to plot against him behind his back. 😉
[19:34] <HoundMistress> LOL!
[19:34] <~bynw> players passing notes frantically back and forth
[19:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Wow, we could spend the entire weekend writing furiously since we'd be all together
[19:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'd def bring the laptop
[19:34] <KK> I'm also going to sign off for now. Tonight is the season finale for All Creatures Great and Small, and I also need to get a bite or two of dinner. Will try to have some hotel info by next week.
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hey, we have Discord. 🙂
[19:35] <~bynw> Awesome
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> See you next week at Zoom, KK
[19:35] <HoundMistress> Night, KK! Have a great week!
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> G'night KK, see you next week for Zoomies! 🙂
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Now I'm picturing us all running up and down the halls next week
[19:35] <~bynw> see you next week in Zoom KK. send me any hotel info and i'll add it to the DC post :)
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Zoomies
[19:35] <Bee> Bye KK!  Tha ks for coming, and have a good week.
[19:35] <HoundMistress> Sadly, I won't be Zooming.
[19:35] <KK> Have a great week, all!
[19:36] <~bynw> why not HM?
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Maybe next time, HM
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> *prepares to catch KK's sprinkles*
[19:36] * KK steps onto her Portal waves good night, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> "sparkles" not sprinkles, d'oh!
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We'll have to schedule a special Zoom time for our UK members who can't make it to DeryniCon but want to share some of the fun
[19:36] <~bynw> sprinkles would be on cupcakes or something
[19:37] <~bynw> of course we would do such a thing Evie
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I wouldn't object to cupcakes
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> with or without sprinkles
[19:37] <Bee> Zoom June 22?
[19:37] <KK> Good idea! We could even make parts of the gathering virtual, and do a group zoom for those unable to attend in person.
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I don't guess we could set up a webcam on a gaming session so they could peek in on the fun and make snarky comments as we play? 😉
[19:37] <~bynw> Yeah i have a webcam or 2
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Or so they could hear any readings or whatnot
[19:38] <KK> Ta-ta for now!
[19:38] <~bynw> and i will definately have my laptop
[19:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> night
[19:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye, KK!
[19:38] <~bynw> TTFN KK, have a great week!!
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