loadingreadyrun.com

Yeah. Wow.

This is gob-stopping yet awesome news!

Congrats and the best of wishes to all!

The Martini wrote:

Elomin Sha wrote:"Whose baby is this?"
"Ours."
"Since when?"
"Three months ago."

"I'm pretty sure I would have remembered that!" - cH!Kathleen

Hey, with the drugs you can get during child birth, it is possible to forget about it. And the pain if you can't get the drugs can block out some memories.

It's called the Twilight Anesthesia. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G6DI2x10hY

Congrats and best wishes! It's too bad that Kathleen won't be able to take much part in Desert Bus, and I'm going to miss the Rewatch podcast. But that's fine. There are more important things to worry about.

I will say I really respect the 'we have a big social media presence, but that doesn't mean our child should have to' mentality that was mentioned. Unless I misunderstood that part.

Big congrats! Man, I bet it would be awesome to have Graham and Kathleen as parents. That kid is going to have a hell of an awesome childhood.

Congratulations! May the child inspire many a fart joke.

Nima55 wrote:Maybe it's just the common "things are changing" reaction.

Things changed when Matt and Jer and Tally moved to Vancouver. Things changed when Tim had a child. Change is scary, but it's natural and it's not necessarily bad. I can only think of good things happening from this, personally.

Kapol wrote:I will say I really respect the 'we have a big social media presence, but that doesn't mean our child should have to' mentality that was mentioned.

I do as well.

I saw this on twitter, but many many congratulations to Graham and Kathleen! I'm sure you'll be fantastic parents.

Many congratulations to Graham and Kathleen. It's one hell of an adventure you're embarking on!

These are great news and I wish Graham and Kathleen all the happiness.

I have a slightly more tricky note to my wellwishes, if you see this message G&K. I was appalled to find out that not all expecting couples are told about toxoplasmosis, and have very strong personal reasons for talking about them, namely that a colony of the bastards have been in my right eye since before my birth. So, If you do know about them, just focus on the first paragraph of my message. If you don't, The CDC has some info, especially where they talk about pregnancy and toxoplasmosis.

I iterate my sincerest congratulations to both of you.

Nima55 wrote:I'm really happy for them =D but also strangely worried in a selfish sense. I have no idea why =P Maybe it's just the common "things are changing" reaction.

Also I'm campaigning for all the crew's kids to be referred to as LoadingReadyRugrats.

Nicer than LoadingReadyRunts.

LoadingReadyTheNextGeneration
LRTNG

I guess at the moment they are still loading though. multicoloured bars and all.

I was so happy when I found out, mostly because IIRC from Desert Bus 8, Kathleen mentioned that she has some first-hand experience with domestic violence shelters and that sort of thing could put one off of having their own family. But I'm so very glad that isn't the case.

Even better: Graham said on Twitter that I could make a thing for them for the baby and he gave me color choices for them. And then I found some really nice yarn and I'm totally going to knit them a blanket.

Yay for knitting! Yay for LRRBabby!


Trisha Lynn
...any excuse to buy yarn, really...

That is a realization that Graham and Kathleen can be satisfied for children's clothing for life now since the runners are a pool of highly talented garment makers.

Elomin Sha wrote:LoadingReadyTheNextGeneration
LRTNG

Some umpteen years down the road when the babbies are ready to have their own social media presence LoadingReadyRun: The Next Generation (LRR:TNG) seems like a good handle. I think it can be full LRR:TNG instead of LRTNG.

I like this enough that I will probably always think of all LRR crew progeny as LRR:TNG.

If Paul is reading this, I suggest grabbing lrrtng.com just in case... Or Bionic Trousers: The Next Generation

The children may not want to do exactly what their parents did.

No, but at least Tim did say that Calvin might end up taking up acting.

Trisha Lynn wrote:Even better: Graham said on Twitter that I could make a thing for them for the baby and he gave me color choices for them. And then I found some really nice yarn and I'm totally going to knit them a blanket.

Yay for knitting! Yay for LRRBabby!


Trisha Lynn
...any excuse to buy yarn, really...

Oh man, I so want to jump on this bandwagon... but I'm sure people have it covered already. But it's so tempting...

(actual reaction)
So now the adulting begins???

Fayili wrote:

Trisha Lynn wrote:Even better: Graham said on Twitter that I could make a thing for them for the baby and he gave me color choices for them. And then I found some really nice yarn and I'm totally going to knit them a blanket.

Yay for knitting! Yay for LRRBabby!


Trisha Lynn
...any excuse to buy yarn, really...

Oh man, I so want to jump on this bandwagon... but I'm sure people have it covered already. But it's so tempting...

Don't worry Fayili, if I somehow spawn a child I'll accept your knitwork.

Fayili wrote:

Trisha Lynn wrote:Even better: Graham said on Twitter that I could make a thing for them for the baby and he gave me color choices for them. And then I found some really nice yarn and I'm totally going to knit them a blanket.

Yay for knitting! Yay for LRRBabby!


Trisha Lynn
...any excuse to buy yarn, really...

Oh man, I so want to jump on this bandwagon... but I'm sure people have it covered already. But it's so tempting...

I'm wondering if the yarn industry long ago starting adding chemicals that force people to want to knit things for new babies.

I'm not saying knitting for babies is a bad thing, but it's a strange thing to see over and over again for someone that does not knit.

I mean, it's not like iOS programmers find out their friend is having a baby and think, "Ohhhh! I've totally got to write an app for their baby. I wonder if their aunt is already writing an app for them. I'll have to make sure my app is a different color than their app."

Knowing the people LRR know, however, that may not be the best counterexample.

ecocd wrote:

Fayili wrote:

Trisha Lynn wrote:Even better: Graham said on Twitter that I could make a thing for them for the baby and he gave me color choices for them. And then I found some really nice yarn and I'm totally going to knit them a blanket.

Yay for knitting! Yay for LRRBabby!


Trisha Lynn
...any excuse to buy yarn, really...

Oh man, I so want to jump on this bandwagon... but I'm sure people have it covered already. But it's so tempting...

I'm wondering if the yarn industry long ago starting adding chemicals that force people to want to knit things for new babies.

I'm not saying knitting for babies is a bad thing, but it's a strange thing to see over and over again for someone that does not knit.

I mean, it's not like iOS programmers find out their friend is having a baby and think, "Ohhhh! I've totally got to write an app for their baby. I wonder if their aunt is already writing an app for them. I'll have to make sure my app is a different color than their app."

Just as long as your not a taxidermist and want to make the baby a toy

ecocd wrote:I mean, it's not like iOS programmers find out their friend is having a baby and think, "Ohhhh! I've totally got to write an app for their baby. I wonder if their aunt is already writing an app for them. I'll have to make sure my app is a different color than their app."

Knowing the people LRR know, however, that may not be the best counterexample.

I totally made an app for a child of a family friend, once. I try not to make a habit of it, though...