Its about time!

Wow. Good luck to you & your dad. You're a good son.

that's really nice of you cord. take care. i'll be sending all of my good vibes to you and yours.

p.s. trader joe's is a shithole!!

Cord, that rocks. I read your "KATK" blog and eagerly await updates.

I'm an atheist, but if I wasn't I'd probably pray for you and your dad. It's the thought that counts?

Wow Cord I really admire your strength. Your dad must be so proud to have you as a son.

Such beautiful writing amid what must be quite a bit of pain for you. God love you, Cord, for opening your heart to your dear readers. Your blog reads like a book that I would totally buy…

ok, i'll admit that i started the 'where the hell is cord' panic. i apologize. glad you're helping your family out - one of the more important things a person can do in her or his life. safe travels.

My heart goes out to you and your dad. I have friends who went through the surgery - a husband who donated to his wife - so I know that the donor goes through almost as hard a time after the surgery as the recipient. Please take care of yourself. You sound like a guy who cares about his health, and I'm sure you'll hear this from your doctors, but you're only going to have one kidney for the rest of your life. My donor friend still drinks Mt. Dew, and I want to throttle him.

Good luck to you both. :)

Aww, best of luck to the both of you. You're such a good son, Cord.

cord you slay me with your awesomeness.

your dad is lucky to have you.

best of luck to you and yours.

Congrats on being banned somewhere. Be well.

Cord - Just finished reading your other blog - Kidney and the Kingdom - and I wish you and your father the best of luck and better health.

On a side note, you are indeed a writer and I hope you do pursue other avenues of literature aside from this gossip blog. Your writing skills (both grammar and narration/storytelling) are one of the main reasons I come to this site daily and have forgone all other gossip blogs, as your posts although clever are not ambiguous or clumsy. Since mollygood was closed for the US long weekend, I crumbled and visited another gossip site where I spent five minutes yesterday trying to decipher a post that was trying to be clever, but failed to convey the information clearly.

Thank you.

Woops! Meant to add…

Thank you for sharing your talent.

No. 14 - you got it right. I don't come here for the gossip… well okay, I do, but it's the quality of writing that keeps me engaged. Please write a book, or endeavor towards so-called serious journalism. It would be avidly enjoyed by at least a few of us.

Cord, best wishes and best of health to you and your father.

Good Luck and Godspeed!

Your words read well.

Good luck with everything, Cord. You are doing an amazing act for your father. Hope he gets well.

Aw, Cord you're such a good person! You're family is lucky to have you. My uncle is going to be on dialysis for the rest of his life because they've pretty much turned him down for transplants. Take care and know that everyone is pulling for you and your dad.

On a different note, seriously consider writing a book or something (but don't give up MG or I won't heart you anymore), you're talent should be spread to the masses - you're far too cantankerous of a person not to spread that joy with the public.

Have a falafel for your homies!

Good luck and if you can swing it, would love to see more pics of minutiae of Saudi life…vending machines? bathrooms? cafeteria food?

Cord, I really enjoyed reading your Kidney and Kingdom Blog. I've always been very interested in the Middle East, and in particular, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I've always wanted to travel there, but people give me the crazy eye when I mention it. That's great what you are doing for your dad. Thanks and good luck.

Good luck Cord! I must admit, I started to panic when I didn't see any posts from you here or on Stereohyped. I will be sending positive thoughts and energy your way.

Wow, good luck with everything Cord. Andrew - we're going to have to have you go ahead and Capitalize your "A" if you want to win us over. Thanks!

I know I've never talked about this… but I just don't want you to die not kowing that I LOVE YOU.
Seriously…
You're magnanimous!
So sorry about your father. I hope you both feel better soon.

Whoa. I did not mean I "seriously" love you. That was supposed to be a transition to when I'm not exaggerating.
My friend says that "I'm still fucking creepy." Meh.

The best to you and your dad, Cord. What a blessing for you to have each other!

ilnaz - don't worry. we understand. at least my crazy, cord-lovin' ass does.

Ugh. I discovered him firt, mammoth. Whatever, Andrew's wondrous, too. Now I can have a crush on a blogger I've never met, who lives in a different country than me, who is three times as old as me, three times as smart as me, way too hip for my taste in music (how many times will my Aural requests be rejected??), AND gay.
I'm having the worst day with men (well, boys, mostly). I had to tell the asshole who asked me to the prom I'm not going with him like three days before the banquet. And I just found out a dude I'm dating shaves his chest. EEEEEWWWW. And now you're crushing on Bunnieballs, too.

two things. 1. mae: YES, andrew needs to capitalize that shit. or else whitney and cord need to de-capitalize their shit. its all about consistency. 2. ilnazhad: you're only in high school? that's crazy! you really don't come off as that young… way to be. i myself AM old and come across like a mentally challenged 15 year old, so you got me there.

Cord, You see how Mollygood falls apart when you miss a few days? Your site is my favorite place to go in the evening when the little one and the big one are asleep. May I humbly add my apologies for finding you, at times, a bit pompous? You are intelligent, honorable and worthy of respect and admiration. My prayers and best wishes are with you and your father!

adelaine.jane- Thank you, jane, for being so easily deceived! Trust me, though, I'm underdeveloped for even seventeen. I'm going to feel stupid forever because… a couple months ago, someone asked if I was a fan of Eddie Izzard. I replied: "I've heard of him, but I've never listened to his music." YIKES! And sometimes… SOMETIMES… when I get anxious, I litereally run away from my problems. "Litereally" was a typo, but I'm using that from now on. Yeah, so way to be a lame ass, Ilnaz.

ilnazhad - would you consider abandoning your severe crush on cord jefferson long enough to contemplate falling in love with me? i am somewhat of a cougar.

Like you had to ask!
But I do question your taste (me? really?). And can cougars be virgins? Or long-haulers? Sleeping arounds is yuck.

I wholeheartedly welcome you to the kidney donors club, Cord. While I only had to cross the Bay Bridge to San Francisco to donate for my brother five years ago (not nearly as long and involved as your journey) it is still an amazing journey to make. I wish you a quick and uneventful recovery. The donors usually have a rougher time of it than the recipients.

Take care!

not really a cougar, not at all a virgin. how's that? maybe it wasn't meant to be ilzi (that's my new pet name for you.)

I hope for a speedy, not too painful, recovery for both of you.

That's just fine, jane. Sleeping around is gross, but being a nonvirgin isn't. A mon avi, of course.

Cord–Praying for you and your dad to have full and speedy recoveries. You are doing a good thing! Both people I know who have been through this are doing great, and have been for many, many years.

Cord, love your writing - I have no doubts someday you'll go down in the annals of history for your brilliant non-fiction writing. As the partner of a Muslim, Moroccan man I am still constantly shocked at some of the comments I hear people make even around me and your post "Blood (Test) Brothers" hit home. I am looking forward to your blog posts. Best of luck and a speedy recovery - sending you lots of healing and love!

::Sung like Olivia Newton John::

Ilz loves you - she *seriously* loves you…

God bless you and your father. I hope it all goes well.

TALK ABOUT COCKBLOCKING! I'm trying to get with jane here and all you pussies are like "my prayers are with you" and "I've been really interested in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict" and "welcome to the kidney donor club." Innapropriate.

i know ilzie, its like they're totally missing the point of everything here. kidney-giving is hardly a big deal. i've given away plenty of kidneys, and you don't see anyone telling me they respect my ancestry! totally unfair.

I'm giving you my HEART, and they still won't shut up about kidneys. Homeostatic balance is overrated, anyway.

Wait, does that mean you have the bloody flux? Or an imbalance of the humours?

It's pretty sad that your depiction of us (Arabs) as human could be potentially controversial. Having said that, I appreciate the eloquence with which you do so.