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[19:33:09] <&DeryniBot> Hi there KK! Welcome to the chat.
[19:33:11] * DeryniBot sets mode: +o KK
[19:33:15] <Kelric> perfect timing
[19:33:23] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hello, people.
[19:33:26] <+Shiral> Hi Kelric
[19:33:30] <+Shiral> Hi KK
[19:33:37] <Kelric> my opinion on the Simpsons movie. Good but there
was one problem...
[19:33:39] <+Shiral> I was just about to give up for today
[19:33:54] <Kelric> There was too much plot in the movie to really
make it feel like it being the Simpsons
[19:33:56] <the_Bee> hi KK!
[19:34:04] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I see that Bynw is here in his doppelganger mode
tonight. :-)
[19:34:17] <Bynw> Hi KK
[19:34:19] <Bynw> yes I am
[19:34:22] <Temprus> Hi KK
[19:35:05] <the_Bee> any news on the burglary front?
[19:35:23] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I see that the date for Derynicon has been posted,
thanks to the kick-starting of Mykos, Julianne, and Sam. We chatted
for nearly an hour, brainstorming.
[19:35:46] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> No progress on the burglary other than to discover
several more things missing. But our investigator is working on it.
[19:35:50] * ambush tackle-pounces KK
[19:36:08] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hello, ambush.
[19:36:14] <Kelric> ouch
[19:36:24] <+Shiral> Damn, they were thorough
[19:36:42] <the_Bee>
[19:37:01] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yeah, they got a silver teapot and several more
smaller jewelry items that I'd not missed the first time around.
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[19:37:06] <&DeryniBot> Samuel welcomes harmonious to the chat with a
bottle of mead.
[19:37:15] <the_Bee> hi harmonious
[19:37:19] <ambush> KK
[19:37:35] <+Shiral> I think head first down a well after a good
flogging would be suitable punishment for them
[19:37:42] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi, harmonious. Don't recognize your sig.
[19:37:45] <+Shiral> Hi Harmonius
[19:38:14] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I was actually think of various afflictions to their
various appendages.
[19:38:17] <harmonious> heya
[19:38:20] <the_Bee> are you new here, harmonious?
[19:38:33] <ambush> too lenient, Shiral
[19:39:15] <+Shiral> Too bad the items they were after couldn't turn
red hot and burn their hands
[19:39:21] <harmonious> yeah
[19:39:39] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> That also would have been good.
[19:39:46] <the_Bee> welcome
[19:39:54] <+Shiral> A very effective anti-theft device, anyway
[19:40:01] <Kelric> heh
[19:40:28] <+Shiral> Although I suppose one must live in Potterverse
for it to work
[19:40:36] <Kelric> heh
[19:42:43] <+Shiral> The Deryni says hello, Katherine
[19:42:58] <the_Bee> so does Mistyck
[19:43:05] <Kelric> maybe some ward cubes would come in handy
[19:43:30] <Kelric> well. I know I won't be around much for the next
coming week. I'll be driving out to indy on wednsday and driving back
sunday
[19:43:37] <harmonious> i haven't even read the deryni series yet, im
still investigating what its about before i dive into it
[19:44:37] <the_Bee> It's about political intrigue and people with
magic powers, in an alternate reality medieval setting
[19:44:43] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Why indy, Kelric?
[19:44:58] <the_Bee> Start with Deryni Rising.
[19:45:01] <harmonious> yes i know that
[19:45:04] <harmonious>
[19:45:10] <ambush> well put, bee
[19:45:12] <the_Bee> ok
[19:45:19] <harmonious> i walk carefully when i get into new series
[19:46:00] <harmonious> mainly because theres certain content i like
to avoid
[19:46:04] <the_Bee> DR is part of a series, but it also works as a
stand-alone novel
[19:46:10] <Temprus> GenCon, Kel?
[19:46:13] * Bynw notes that Kelric must be going to Gen Con
[19:46:20] <the_Bee> what kind of content?
[19:46:32] <Kelric> yep. gen con
[19:46:40] <harmonious> crude content in general
[19:46:46] <ambush> kel
[19:47:11] <Kelric> not really much of that in the Deryni series
[19:47:54] <+Shiral> Especially not in the first trilogy
[19:48:59] <the_Bee> Did you hear about the Deryni through
Otherworlds?
[19:49:20] <the_Bee> Otherworlders
[19:49:46] <harmonious> and whats it like after the first trilogy?
[19:50:14] <+Shiral> Well... more violent death and battles than
naughty bits
[19:50:25] <+Shiral> But Imre and Ariella don't play very nice
[19:50:56] <the_Bee> KK doesn't go in for crudeness. there are some
tragedies and some triumphs
[19:50:57] <Kelric> as I remember there's practically no "on screen"
naughty bits. but there is definitely a bunch of aftermath.
[19:51:01] <harmonious> dont mind violent deaths
[19:51:18] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'm not sure what you'd classify as crude. If you
mean cursing...only in justified context, and then it's pretty much
period. If you mean sexuality, I'd like to think that I've handled
that tastefully.
[19:51:33] <Kelric> thou has.
[19:51:34] <+Shiral> I think you have, KK
[19:51:44] <ambush> yep
[19:51:55] <harmonious> theres certain type of violence i like to
avoid, such as rape
[19:52:24] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> And I think that where I've handled moral issues,
I've made it pretty clear what's beyond the bounds--and perpetrators
usually get what's coming to them.
[19:52:45] <the_Bee> One of the later books shows the aftermath of a
rape. very sympatheric to the victim
[19:53:03] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> There is one rape, off camera, but the perp gets his
just desserts, and his victim overcomes her experience rather
triumphant.y.
[19:53:19] <harmonious> erm
[19:53:27] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Actually, there's another rape, also off camera, and
ther perps definitely get a just fate.
[19:54:09] <ambush> yep
[19:54:24] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Alas, rape was an unfortunate part of life in the
middle ages. My good guys don't condone it, and do their best to see
that ameds are made.
[19:54:35] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> amends
[19:54:42] <ambush> i remember that one as well
[19:55:06] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I think the moral lines are pretty well defined.
[19:55:23] <harmonious> its just something i like to avoid, despite
that it happens
[19:56:23] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Well, like I said, the really icky stuff is all
definitely off camera, so it's avoidable.
[19:56:29] <+Shiral> In the Deryni world, though, you don't read about
the event in real time
[19:57:31] <+Shiral> What she said. =o)
[19:57:35] <harmonious> also is the first book out of print?
[19:57:53] <the_Bee> It was recently re-published
[19:58:01] <ambush> >
[19:58:09] <Kelric> as was the second
[19:58:22] <the_Bee> and the 3rd will be
[19:58:26] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The first book was reissued a couple of years ago in
hardcover, and is probably back in paperback again. I call the
reissues the "author's cuts". :-)
[19:59:03] <harmonious> erm i just cant seem to track it down
[19:59:07] <ambush> brb
[19:59:17] <Kelric> where are you located harmonious?
[19:59:29] <the_Bee> Try www.Amazon.com
[19:59:32] <harmonious> America
[19:59:51] <+Shiral> Should be able to find it somewhere in the lower
48 states.
[19:59:58] <harmonious>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780441011681&itm=7
[20:00:18] <the_Bee> amazon.com or Barnes&noble.com
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[20:00:26] <harmonious>
http://www.amazon.com/Deryni-Rising-Katherine-Kurtz/dp/0441011683/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-7698863-6286843?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186966803&sr=1-1
[20:00:30] <harmonious> all out of stock
[20:00:33] <+Shiral> Oh, KK....
[20:00:43] <the_Bee> BAD PEER BAD!!!
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[20:00:51] <&DeryniBot> ambush enters the chat as RainbowDragon
passes around a plate of cheese.
[20:01:11] <the_Bee> wb ambush
[20:01:17] <ambush> ty
[20:01:24] <ambush> actually on the desktop for once
[20:01:25] <ambush> :0
[20:01:27] <+Shiral> WB Ambush
[20:01:28] <ambush> *
[20:01:50] <the_Bee> www.allbookstores.com has links to several online
bookseller, new and used
[20:02:26] <ambush> and hopefully,soon, i'll have a notebook laptop to
play with so i can wander around where i want and type
[20:02:44] <+Shiral> When can we hope to get a new issue of Deryni
Archives put together? It's been a loong time. <smiles sweetly and
ingratiatingly>
[20:03:04] <ambush> lol
[20:03:07] <the_Bee> Julianne's had a lot on her plate
[20:03:38] <Kelric> heck, if you don't mind, I'm pretty sure I have a
spare copy of the original version floating around somewhere as well.
[20:03:41] <+Shiral> I mean, Kelric the Terror Tot even makes his papa
lose his ducal cool!
[20:04:12] <ambush> ??
[20:04:25] <+Shiral> IN my latest fanfic, Ambush
[20:04:31] <the_Bee> in Shiral's fanfiction
[20:04:42] <+Shiral> Submitted for the next issue of DA
[20:04:43] <harmonious> it seems i can really only get it used
[20:05:03] <ambush> this i have to see, shiral....where be this
seemingly hilarious fanfic?
[20:05:04] <the_Bee> I submitted more poetry
[20:05:16] <Kelric> lol
[20:05:22] <+Shiral> Well, hopefully it will be funny, Ambush
[20:05:24] * Kelric looks innocent
[20:05:36] <Kelric> but I never MEAN to get into trouble
[20:06:05] <ambush> cause i'm hoping to finish my fanfic....but i cant
finish if i can never get beyong 3/4's done
[20:06:17] <ambush> *beyond
[20:06:19] <+Shiral> I know there's been a lot on everybody's plate in
recent years--Julianne with her mother's illness and KK with her
moves.
[20:06:35] <+Shiral> But I just want to give the proverbial ball a wee
little nudgie
[20:07:08] <+Shiral> Kelric, I know. But look at the mess you made
with the honey, the last time the King came to visit!
[20:07:26] <the_Bee> I hope we'll have some DAZines available at
Derynicon--and earlier too
[20:07:55] * +Shiral turns into a cat, and wraps around KK's ankles,
purring up at her in adoring appeal...
[20:08:13] <Kelric> nyau
[20:08:54] <+Shiral> It's been a while since the last issue, after
all.
[20:10:57] <+Shiral> It's true, Ambush. You have to apply Butt to
Chair
[20:11:13] <+Shiral> In order to finish works in progress
[20:11:24] <ambush> lol
[20:11:44] <ambush> my butt doesnt like to stay in my chair
[20:11:47] <Temprus> fingers to keys (or pen/pencil to paper)
[20:12:00] <+Shiral> Well, that's why your story is incomplete. =o)
[20:13:00] * +Shiral keeps purring and headbutting KK in blatant
flattery
[20:14:03] <Bynw> well she hasnt peered ...
[20:14:21] <the_Bee> or been peered
[20:14:32] * +Shiral grows uneasy, fearing that some ignoble being has
come back to steal our author
[20:15:00] <ambush> named scott?
[20:15:04] <ambush> lol
[20:15:15] <+Shiral> Well, no. Some OTHER ignoble being
[20:15:30] <Bynw> lol
[20:15:34] <+Shiral> Who already ripped off said author's beloved
possessions
[20:16:21] <the_Bee> ah. wouldn't she have said goodbye and signed
off in that case?
[20:17:18] <+Shiral> Could be a phone call, I suppose
[20:18:17] <Temprus> Maybe she went to see if she still has the copy
of DR
[20:18:39] <+Shiral> I have a feeling she might have one bopping
around her house, Temrpus.
[20:18:44] <+Shiral> Temprus, too
[20:18:55] <the_Bee> Kaaatherinne! Where arre youuuu?
[20:19:13] * +Shiral adds fresh ice cream to the melty sundae bar
[20:19:35] <harmonious> is there any general fantasy novel channel on
otherworlders?
[20:19:48] <Bynw> nope but you are free to start one if you like
[20:19:48] * the_Bee prepare a flagon om Bulmer's Cider for KK's
return
[20:20:06] <harmonious> starting one doesnt help me
[20:22:31] <+Shiral> Oh dear, we've misplaced our author
[20:22:44] <+Shiral> Although perhaps she had to run and take
something off the stove
[20:23:02] <Temprus> For 20+ minutes
[20:23:08] <the_Bee> and now she's sitting down to eat it?
[20:23:41] <+Shiral> Maybe we're not very memorable or entertaining?
[20:24:58] * the_Bee tosses Shiral-cat a catnip mouse
[20:25:18] * +Shiral bats it around, doing her best to look cute and
funny
[20:25:49] <+Shiral> Maybe she minimized the window, and can't get it
back, now
[20:26:21] * Bynw doesnt have her state side phone number to help out
with
[20:26:49] * +Shiral hopes she didn't send KK screaming out of the
room at the mention of DA
[20:27:07] <Bynw> lol
[20:27:33] <Temprus> 99.7 Probability Against!
[20:27:40] <Kelric> hmm. I think I should make myself a cup of tea
[20:27:56] <Temprus> Which does mean there is still a .3% probability
of
[20:27:59] * Kelric looks to use the ininite improbability drive to
bring KK back.
[20:28:02] <+Shiral> Wonder if it's the Petrificus Totalus curse, then
[20:29:51] * +Shiral gets a brain storm, and lays down a trail of
parmesan cheese goldfish crackers to lure KK back into chat
[20:30:52] <Kelric> ACCIO KK!
[20:31:20] <+Shiral> bless you! --Oh wait. Now I know what you're
doing. =o)
[20:31:51] <the_Bee> sneezing in latin?
[20:32:06] <+Shiral> Doing a Potterverse summoning charm
[20:33:40] * Temprus is now known as TemprusAway
[20:36:34] * Kelric opens a fortune cookie and makes KK appear in a
blinding swirl of golden motes of light
[20:36:51] <Kelric> 10 points to whoever gets that movie reference
[20:37:28] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sorry, gang. I got a phone call from our son, and he
took precedence.
[20:37:38] <TemprusAway> What are the points good for LoneStarr?
[20:37:46] <+Shiral> Well, at least the thieves didn't come back to
steal YOU. =o)
[20:37:50] <the_Bee> welcome back, kk
[20:38:35] <Bynw> yeah that is true KK ... mom's and son's need to
keep it touch ....
[20:38:44] * +Shiral keeps winding around KK's ankles purring and
inquiring after the next issue of DA
[20:38:48] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sorry, gang. i got a phone call from our son, and he
took precedence.
[20:39:55] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Is this coming through?
[20:39:58] <Bynw> yes
[20:40:01] <Kelric> as her should
[20:40:06] <Kelric> he*
[20:40:09] <+Shiral> Yes, although we're wondering if you've been
recorded
[20:40:11] <the_Bee> Yes it. Are we reaching you?
[20:40:43] <the_Bee> shiral turned herself into a cat while you were
gone, KK
[20:40:50] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ah. I'd scrolled up, so what I was typing didn't
show up on my screen. Duh.
[20:42:00] * +Shiral keeps up the hopeful headbutting for information
re DA the mag
[20:43:04] * TemprusAway is now known as Temprus
[20:45:14] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Re DA--yeah, I know, I have to get back on that....as
soon as I find my office floor. I did get the curtain up today....
[20:45:33] * +Shiral purrs even MORE enthusiastically
[20:45:48] <+Shiral> I know you have a lot on your plate after an over
seas move.
[20:45:57] <+Shiral> Just can't help a little tiny nudge
[20:46:32] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The burglary didn't help. But Scott is on the Left
Coast for the next week, so I hope to settle down and get lots done!
[20:46:55] <+Shiral> No, Burglaries NEVER help
[20:47:09] <Bynw> yeah ... that happened to me once ... back when i
lived in atlanta
[20:47:11] * the_Bee sends KK a big supply of getting-stuff-done
woodgies
[20:47:29] * +Shiral sends KK a houseelf and an auror
[20:47:57] <Bynw> KK, did you see that email I sent you about laser
shield
[20:48:52] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Laser shields.... Yeah, I do seem to remember
something about that.
[20:51:21] <Bynw> a home security system ... monitored that you can
install yourself, i watched the presentation video on it. very simple
[20:51:25] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> We know hos house elves are emancipated. Do we know
how they get bound to a family or a person in the first place?
[20:51:48] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> We're getting our security system beefed up.
[20:51:52] <+Shiral> I'm not sure. But I'm sure a houseelf would be
honored to serve you and Scott!
[20:52:41] <+Shiral> I think it maybe extended families of houseelves
serve extended wizard families.
[20:53:29] <+Shiral> I'd recommend a security system that reduces
intruders to the their composite atoms
[20:53:58] <Bynw> hmmm something tells me that is a bit expensive ...
take many permits
[20:54:19] <Temprus> Sounds good in theory, sucks if you accidently
set it off
[20:54:24] <+Shiral> Oh, you're so tiresomelly practical!
[20:54:52] <+Shiral> You'd have to make sure pets couldn't set it off,
certainly
[20:55:26] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> It's a curious balancing act: a secure house, but you
also need to be able to live with the system.
[20:56:13] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yeah, there's something called pet-friendly sensors,
or something like that. Mere motion detectors have to be used
judiciously, in rooms where the pets don't go.
[20:56:40] <+Shiral> Definitely need to feel like YOU can come and go
around the hosue
[20:56:43] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> And a cell phone in a lock box, in case the regular
phone wires are cut, as happened in our case.
[20:56:56] <+Shiral> The tiresomeness of modern life!
[20:57:05] <Bynw> they cut the phone lines?
[20:57:08] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Fortunately, you can set up zones, and only turn on
the ones you need when you're at home.
[20:57:33] <Bynw> that was a pro job ... need to have a system that
detects the phone lines down
[20:57:50] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yep. <Inside> the garage, so we weren't aware of
that part until we tried to log on that night and couldn't get on
line--and there was no dial tone on the voice line.
[20:58:13] <Bynw> of course that wouldnt mean anything if they cut my
phone lines since i have vonage ... my phone goes through my cable
[20:58:19] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> That's what the cell phone backup does. If the
regular phone goes down, the cell phone rings the alarm company.
[20:58:20] <+Shiral> Massively inconvenient
[20:58:34] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> They could cut your cable.
[20:59:05] <Bynw> yeah but they probably wouldnt think about it ...
i'm hoping
[20:59:15] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Massively. The nTelos guy said they'd taken about a
2-foot segment out of the line, so a whole section had to be replaced.
[20:59:47] <Bynw> not just a simple cut that could have been tied back
together ...
[20:59:57] <+Shiral> What jerks! I'm sorry they were so efficient at
the job
[21:00:13] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Nope. Not that a simple splice would be good for a
DSL connection.
[21:00:49] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> At least they were tidy. They didn't trash the
place, or molest or slaughter the pets, or pee on the carpets.
[21:01:01] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Could have been a whole lot worse.
[21:01:09] <+Shiral> Big of them.
[21:02:29] <+Shiral> Although true, it could have been worse, but bad
enough, for all that
[21:05:39] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ah, well. There you are. It's called life. And at
least we have insurance, which will cover at least some of the
material loss--though nothing can make up for the aggro.
[21:06:31] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Anyway, I think I'd better sign off now. I have this
Jessie cat in my lap, telling me that it's time to Feed the Cat. For
that matter, I probably ought to feed the Katherine. Hadn't realized
it was so late, and no dinner yet.
[21:06:38] <+Shiral> Yeah. You're glad to have it, but hate to need it
[21:06:50] <+Shiral> Thanks for coming by, KK
[21:06:55] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yep.
[21:06:56] <Kelric> eat well
[21:07:01] <+Shiral> Feed the cat
[21:07:06] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Mmmmm, cereal!
[21:07:13] <the_Bee> hope you find your office floor soon, kk
[21:07:14] <+Shiral> Feed the Scott and the Katherine!
[21:07:21] <+Shiral> We don't want you starving on us!
[21:07:33] <Bynw> have a good night KK
[21:07:44] <the_Bee> nighters kk
[21:07:48] <+Shiral> don't forget to set the Wards tonight!
[21:07:52] <+Shiral> The kind with alarms
[21:08:52] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'll see everybody next week--and hope to be able to
report much progress. Oh, and we got new MacPro laptops--which may be
fine, if our new computer guru can show us how to make the page big on
the screen. Can't work on them the way they are now. Tiny page on
only half the wide screen. I want top half of page on ALL the screen,
with BIG letters!
[21:09:24] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Scott is in Glendale, and can feed himself. I think
he's at a birthday party for an old friend.
[21:09:55] <+Shiral> Oh Heck, yeah. But you take care of yourself.
Lots of stress, lately
[21:10:54] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Yep. Ta for now.
[21:11:11] <@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and
disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[21:11:29] * @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
does it in purple, too!
[21:11:32] <+Shiral> Night KK
[21:11:48] <+Shiral> Even green sparkles are none the worse fora
change!
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