OK, all is OK

Baby Cedric Merrill Kass was born at 2:03 PM today, nowhere near the start time of the NU game. Thank goodness. Man, am I pooped. Well, lets see, I will proclaim that my child is Husker Potter, the new child to vanquish the evil USC-mort. USC bastards, I hate them all and their California trees and hills. Jerks. Most of who I know has been notified, so we are good to go.

If we lose, my child will be a lifelong Subway worker.

Nothing much at 1 pm

Down time now for Jenn, sleeping just heard that maybe the kid will be born by 6 pm. Here's to hope.

By the way, I just found a nail in the tire of my truck. Wonderful.

No, NO, NO! no.

Maybe God is angry with me or maybe I pray to the wrong deity, because either way some higher power has forsaken me. I found out that the baby ETA is 9 PM, right during the 2nd half of the football game that is to define the rest of the life, the USC vs. UN game. I couldn't even watch Corso and Herbstreet's picks for that was during the epidural and my wife was whining about this 6", drill bit look-a-like being shoved into her spine. Sheesh.

I asked the doctor about performing a C-Section before the game, he said that performing surgery with absolutely no need is ethically irresponsible and reprehensible. I mentioned that I heard that C-sections take 2 minutes and that anything that quick can't be that dangerous, he said that he has no surgical instruments and that he is an anesthesiologist. Finally, I said I have a plastic knife, he said he had to leave.

I can't….no……I NEVER win.

Birth of #1 child

A little bit on the events today.

130 AM, wife woke me up because of labor pain, which at first I thought was a continuation of our horrendous fight last night, but my wife was having contractions. The timing couldn't have been worse. Today is #1 USC vs our beloved #14 huskers, now my party is an afterthought, and I may miss the game. I may be giving this kid and his/her mother the Beth Jarrett treatment. Anyhoo. at 130. Not sure what to do, we watch harry potter, #1. OK movie, Snape looks soooo gay. Well, the misses is having 'tractions, so we go into the hospital. She is still having contractions, but the nurse says everything is fine and sends us home at 530 AM, saying that we have a long time left before we have to worry about anything, days maybe.

Now it is 630 am, we are home for 40 minutes, and her water breaks. So we rush back and here we are. Contractions do not go well for my wife. I mentions that she is going to forgo sex for 20 years, and now after seeing the cathoder, epidural, and various other items going in you-know-what, I can probably go without sex for a while myself. The epidural was fine, the doc had to do it twice, and would have been finished soon if he did insist on showing pictures of his children. But that is now go to go as well.

Now she is sleeping, can't feel her legs and grumpy. Can't wait for the delivery!

Hello all

Hello, my name is Malcolm Kass, and as a 32 year old dork, I am making my first venture into blogging. Well, for the first time in my life, I decided to be somewhat altrustic and share some of my backpacking experiences in French Guiana.

A little about why? Well, I am guessing that most of us haven't been to French Guiana, so I thought that this would be helpful. Well, it is a French protorate, so still under mother France, which is good. You will need to get your Yellow Fever shot, and this isn't a place to believe that "I only need a shot if I go into the jungle". Well, the whole area is jungle. One last item for now, get in shape before hand, you will glad you did. This is a very fufilling trip, really, more of an event, somewhat like being one of the first european explorer to see the new world (I know this can be a touchy issues, but understand the connection I am making), it truly makes you feel alive.

Anyway, expect pictures and more later. I also have an account on bambora.com if anyone would like to discuss further.

See you soon,

Malcolm Kass