heliocentric's Journal: My boys can swim! (heliocentric version 2.0)

Well, Tuesday was luvsbway's birthday (she's catching up to me!) and I took her out to eat. The place was BYOB and this was the sort of event I would expect to see luvsbway getting loaded. But she was strangely not partaking in the booze.

She then made the announcement... Well, I don't really know how to "announce" these sorts of things online, but it seems there's a reason luvsbway has been late, if you catch my drift.

It seems I'm going to be a pappa, and join the many ranks of other fellow Slashdot-parents here.

Things are quite early at this stage; we don't know gender, but assuming luvsbway hasn't been strangely getting around I'm predicting the child will be human. Human is an excellent starting point for my children, IMHO.

I have tried to explain to the cat that there's a baby coming, he took it in stride and licked himself. He seems well mannered around kids (so long as they don't chase him screaming "KITTY!") so I'm not worried about the two getting along. (Cats are smarter than kids until the kids hit about 4 or so, and then this reverses when the kids hit 13.)

Before you get ahead of me: no, I'm not a hippy freak like my sister and the kid won't have terribly long names. If it's a girl my pick for a name is Cathleen, but we'd call her Cathy for short. I don't know about a boy's name. Whatever comes, I will be here to support my kid.

I guess you could say right now I am happy about the kid, but I'm not exactly happy about the money situation at the moment. I'm sure once a lot of the shock of this wears off I'll be better about things.

At least I'll finally have someone sharing similar odd cravings at all hours of the day and night.

Congratulations

[linzeal]

I'm envious but I know that soon enough I'll be a father as well. Good luck with your new family.

Hey!!

[bethanie]

That's so cool! :-) Congratulations!

You gonna make an honest woman out of her, or what?

And oh, BTW, if this is an April Fool's, fuck you!

....Bethanie....

Re:Hey!!

[FortKnox]

wow... got that "I'm pissed off" pregnancy swing going there? Heh, I have a feelings its a prank. Just call it a huntch.

Re:Hey!!

[bethanie]

No no no -- that was a "fuck you" with a smile. You know the kind.

No, when I'm pissed off, you'll know -- I got another JE brewing. Next coupla days, if I get some time to compose it.

....Bethanie....

Re:Hey!!

[FortKnox]

am i gonna be the main target again? I need to know to prepare myself ;-)

Re:Hey!!

[bethanie]

Whatchya mean "again"?

I think you might be getting a little egocentric there, FK. I don't remember mentioning you at *all*, if this [slashdot.org] is what you're referring to.

....Bethanie....

Good joke

[gmhowell]

Haha, April Fool's!!

If not, we'll definately have to get together in a couple of years for some train related family activities.

Re:Good joke

[jawtheshark]

Well if it's not an April Fool's joke, then his timing is really bad. So, for now I assume it's an April Fools.

Quite a funny one: I like the part about explaining to the cats.

4/1

[Sloppy]

Human is an excellent starting point for my children, IMHO.

You might want to try Orc, before you commit. The attack bonus is great!

Re:4/1

[heliocentric]

Maybe Protoss. I could use some psi and those photon cannons make great detectors of cloaked things. As we all know their only dreaded enemy are tanks in siege mode, but those are easily countered with carriers.

Re:4/1

[FortKnox]

So you are givign birth to a protoss probe... how ... odd?

And tell the baby no archons, dark or light, until they are at LEAST 16. No need to teach them how the templars do the tango to make a superbeing...

Re:4/1

[Ethelred Unraed]

Well, that depends on which side of the family he gets it from. *ducks*

Cheers,

Ethelred

Well..

[blazin]

If it's not a joke, then big congratulations. If it is, then I guess the joke's on you as being a parent is great.

if you're not kidding

[NeMon'ess]

Name her Kathleen (catholicisim made easier) [lyrics.net.ua]

and congrats!

Considering this was posted late last night

[insanecarbonbasedlif]

and not early this morning, I'm assuming it's not an april 1st joke.... Congrats, dude! Are you guys going to find out the gender before it's born?

Re:Considering this was posted late last night

[turg]

Depends on your time zone settings. Looks like 1:20 AM on April 1 to me

Re:Considering this was posted late last night

[insanecarbonbasedlif]

Nonetheless, anything before 4 am is still the night before. After four, you get into "early morning...".

Re:Considering this was posted late last night

[heliocentric]

Take a look at my history of JE postings. This one is spot on normal.

Re:Considering this was posted late last night

[btlzu2]

Hence it really being an April Fool's joke! :)

Best pregnancy joke

[sielwolf]

A friend of mine enjoys egging on her mother (due to all the damage the woman inflicted upon her as a child).

"Mom, I'm pregnant. But don't worry, it was an immaculate conception."

Names

[Alioth]

Talking of terrible names, I know a couple who's three kids are named
* Thor
* Morgaine
* Callum
(Well, Callum is normal at least). Morgaine sounds like some kind of hair-loss treatment. I suppose Thor is quite cool, but it is very unusual.

Then there's the couple I know who has a kid called Ford. Yes, they are fans of the Hitch-Hiker's guide. So am I. I still wouldn't call a kid Ford. (Perhaps Zaphod :-))