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Patrick Walsh

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Semen Like A Good Idea

posted Monday, 11 December 2006

Money's been tight lately. Real tight.

No, REAL tight.

Complicating matters, my car's "Service Engine Soon" light came on last week. I pulled it into the mechanic to get it fixed, and was charged in excess of $150, the last of my money. I thanked them, got back in the car...

...and the "Service Engine Soon" light was still on.

It remains brightly lit, a constant reminder of future pain, and the car has been making noises that suggest explosion is just around the corner.

I have amassed excessive credit card debt. I've got writing work "in the pipeline" but getting the actual money has been taking forever. Christmas is two weeks away. I really have no choice.

I am going to be a sperm donor.

I know I've talked about this before, but always in joking terms. It is really happening, Monday morning, 8AM. I passed the online portion and tomorrow I find out if my boys can swim. I'm just as curious as you as to how the whole procedure works so I'll give you a report on Tuesday. For now, let me just share a phone conversation I had on Friday night.

WOMAN: Hello Patrick! We're so happy you've decided to donate with us!

ME: Oh. Uh-huh.

WOMAN: Can you do Monday morning?

ME: Yup.

WOMAN: And have you...abstained?

ME: Abstained?

WOMAN: From...ejaculation?

ME: Oh! Um. Well, how long do I have to have abstained for?

WOMAN: Well...did you ejaculate today?

ME: (long pause) Yes ma'm.

WOMAN: What time?

ME: (long pause) What time is it now?

WOMAN: Almost 7.

ME: Let me think. (Think Pat, think. Got off work at 4:30, home at 5:15...that means...) 6PM.

WOMAN: Oh. OK. So very recently then?

ME: (sadly) Yes.

WOMAN: OK, well you just have to have abstained for no less than 48 and no more than 72 hours. So as long as you don't ejaculate from now until your appointment, you'll be fine. Will that be possible?

ME: (Fuck no! Are you kidding? That's like asking Picasso not to paint!) Yes ma'm.

WOMAN: Excellent, we'll see you Monday morning Patrick!

This is going to be interesting, friends. I'll keep you posted.

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1. M. Kemper Brown left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 1:55 am

I understand no less than 48, but why no more than 72? Does semen grow stale?


2. Mike left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 3:30 am

Pat,

There are some legal ramifications to this, like if your sperm get used, and the confidentiality agreement you sign isn't good enough, or for that matter there isn't a confidnetiality agreement, or it is, but incompetant people work at the clinic then you could have a kid come looking for you some day.

You should call either me or Jason and talk this through before you go through with it.


3. Jackson left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 5:37 am

Yeah, jeez. Don't get me wrong, I am unbelievably proud about asking my parents for any sort of financial help, but if it's a choice between that and the chance of running into a little me-clone twenty years down the road, Pop's getting a call fast. Like, ninja-fast.


4. JJ left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 10:32 am

Pat, your life is a sit-com.

Also, have you checked-out patrickwalsh.com? Hilarious.


5. RØB left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 11:31 am :: http://www.pancakeproductions.net

I can't wait for the report.

That said, it might indeed be SEMEN' like a good idea now, but indeed you must think of the future ramifications (legally, emotionally, familially...).

With bated breath, though....


6. Jill left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 11:41 am :: http://www.jillgoldberg.com

how much money could you actually be getting? can't you just be a starbucks barrista on the weekend?


7. Julie left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 11:57 am

GREAT idea Jill! I think they have a better benefits plan than I do.... And Pat-- isn't it a little unnerving that you might actually have (indirectly) fathered a child in 9 mos?


8. Dale left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 1:02 pm

Pat,

Did they ask you not to drink mountain dew because I always wanted to know if that actually lowered sperm count.


9. Jackson left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 1:37 pm

M. Kemper makes a good point. So if they ask, and it happens that it has been more than 72 hours since you unleashed the hounds, what do they do? Politely ask you to take advantage of yourself and then set the date for two days from then?

Actually, that's probably exactly what they do. Wow, that just seems odd to me.

Pat, if it turns out you do go through with this, what kind of supplementary material do they provide you with? I've always wondered if the magazines they give you are hopelessly outdated, like the Newsweeks in a dentist's office. Then again, it would be kind of a kick to see the headline "TAWNY KITAEN BARES ALL!!!" and have it be something other than horrifying.


10. Janet left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 1:38 pm :: http://tastee.livejournal.com

get jizzy with it!


11. John left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 2:18 pm

Mike - don't you have finals to be studying for? Or is sperm donation one of your classes this semester?


12. Ben left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 2:35 pm

I'm no Starbucks expert, but I'm pretty sure the barrista job involves less ejaculation.


13. Jill left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 3:15 pm :: http://www.jillgoldberg.com

what does your mom think? you know shes reading this right now!


14. Jackson left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 3:39 pm

I am a former Starbucks barista, and you are entirely incorrect. Never did it myself, but there is some Fight Club shit that goes on when people send back a latte.

"More foam, you say? Certainly, sir. Let me just get that from the special machine in the back. There you go. Enjoy."

I'm kidding, of course. I've totally done that myself.


15. Ben left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 4:30 pm

Thanks Jackson, that is good to know. If there is one thing I dislike more than coffee it is semen (*ahem* let's not get into how I know this). In any case I don't think I'll be going to a Starbucks anytime soon.


16. Baby Pat left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 5:18 pm

Hi Daddy! It's me, Baby Pat! I need money! Help a brotha out!


17. Bryan left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 8:08 pm

Pat's doing a public service. How else are lesbian couples gonna conceive? After all, David Crosby is only one man.


18. danny left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 9:51 pm

Pat, there's an open call for contestants to be on that game show 1 vs 100 late Tuesday afternoon in Culver City.

Talk about easy money. And you get to schmooze with Bob Saget, possibly the greatest celebrity since... well I'm sure since someone.


19. Shannon left...
Monday, 11 December 2006 10:26 pm

How much does sperm selling pay? Isn't there an LA equivalent to Gateway? A medical experiment with a possible side effect of death sounds like a better idea than an unidentified baby Pat growing up with lesbian parents. There's got to be a better way.