IT'S A GIRL!!!!

Phoebe Rebekah Schnaare

born: June 30th at 11:16 am

weight: 7 pounds 12 ounces

length: 19 inches

Pictures will follow.

Preparing for Fatherhood

I have to rise above my own expectations of what dignity is.

On Thursday, Monkey-Girl and I were visiting the OB. I had to bar the door against No-Knocky the interrupting physician. Then Dr. N-K suggested that we try natural ways to induce labor. We can take walks. Poor Monkey-Girl would not look too dignified doing this.

We were also told of semen's oxytocin producing property. Being prescribed to administer this particular labor inducer was another shot to our dignity.

My personal way of inducing labor? Make plans. As soon as someone is counting on Monkey-Girl and/or me to do something at a particular time, the cosmic rulebook states that we cannot be there.

At the very least, I'll have something to do while I'm waiting.

Mail Fun and More

Still pregnant!

On the way back from the OB's, Monkey-Girl and I stopped by the Student Post Office (SPO). I received my 2008 Transformers Collectors' Club membership figure. It's cool . . . and translucent.

Yesterday, I drove up to Murfreesboro to sell off some old comics. I unloaded volumes 1-14 of Cerebus and some Star Wars magna volumes. Because Cerebus has such a limited appeal, I told the store owner I'd understand if he wasn't interested.

His response, "Oh, I can sell me some Cerebus!"

I'm not kidding.

It was worth the ride just to hear that. Not just for the comedic value either. It was great to be in an actual comic book shop.

Oh, and $80 store credit doesn't hurt.

McCain Gunning for the Geek Vote

In an effort to look cool and capture the youth vote. Sen. John McCain's website has published a version of the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders. Level by level the player is treated to McCain crafted facts.

If a thirty year old game is enough to swing your vote you may want to play the above game and install it on your own blog.

Obama in '08!

Fuzzy Friends

Those lucky enough to have visited Monkey-Girl and my home have noticed our extensive collection of stuffed animals. Believe it our not there are many more stuffed animals on display in our home than any other toy. (I counted.)

It turns out that having this display along the back of our couch has been a big help. Monkey-Girl will often grab a friend to help as a prop for her increasingly beleaguered body. Poor thing.

The king of our collection must be this little guy. He currently reigns over our living room from atop his cheesehead throne. My favorite thing about the whole setup is that Monkey-Girl created the whole thing. The cheeseheads were placed there to deter our eternally naughty cat from jumping onto our television. The monkey just seemed to make sense to Monkey-Girl at the time. Since we spend hours gazing in his direction, I keep envisioning us paying respect to the monkey. Better still, we've had guests over to assume the same position.

Excellent.