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Wil, will you doing a Con In Florida anytime? I haven't seen you in person since the 1987 Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Commented Aug 14, 2012 on In which my wife is entertained by our pets, and I am amused. at WWdN: In Exile
In which my wife is entertained by our pets, and I am amused.
Anne had minor ankle surgery last week, so she's been at home since Friday, recovering. Our pets are all incredibly excited that she's been a captive audience for them; both cats and both dogs have happily spent entire days on our bed with her. Yesterday, our cat Watson got himself all worked up...
Wil, will you doing a Con In Florida anytime? I haven't seen you in person since the 1987 Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Commented Aug 14, 2012 on Is it really only 2 days until GenCon? Yes. Yes it is. at WWdN: In Exile
Is it really only 2 days until GenCon? Yes. Yes it is.
On Wednesday, I'm heading to GenCon in Indianapolis. I had a great time when I was there before, and I'm looking forward to attending this year. Here's what you need to know, from GenCon: Wil will be signing autographs in the Autograph Area of the Exhibit Hall, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mo...
Dick Cavett has this dream, and he hasn't performed in years!
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/enough-with-the-agony-already
Commented May 8, 2012 on Dream casts a human shadow, when it occurs to him to do so. at WWdN: In Exile
Dream casts a human shadow, when it occurs to him to do so.
Last night, while I slept, I found myself standing on the set of Next Generation. I was in my red ensign's uniform, and LeVar was in Geordi's gold engineering uniform. We were in Geordi's quarters, and the entire crew was waiting to roll the cameras on an important scene. But I had no idea why I...
Download 'Angry Birds Space' before you leave. Also read this blog: http://www.lifebeforethedinosaurs.com
Commented Apr 4, 2012 on I forgot to mention that I'm coming to Australia at WWdN: In Exile
I forgot to mention that I'm coming to Australia
This Friday, I'm heading to Melbourne to present Video Games Unplugged with Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub. The show is going to be amazing: the MSO will play music from games like Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain, and Final Fantasy. As the music plays, they'll show the games on a huge screen. And did I ment...
Will Anne be joing the Axis of Anarchy in season five?
Commented Mar 18, 2012 on In which my wife is a super villain at WWdN: In Exile
In which my wife is a super villain
Yesterday, I told Twitter: If Anne was a super villain, she'd be The Earworm, and she would terrorize the citizens by putting horrible songs into their head. Twitter worked its magic, and a short time later, this appeared: Thank you, @jadegordon, for making something awesome.
Troynewton, it really helps if you work or go to school on a fixed schedule. You then have an extra hour of daylight to play with after school, which otherwise would be wasted while you are still in bed. Yes, not everyone is going to benefit from the change.
Commented Mar 15, 2012 on Insomniac Theater: The Rock-afire Explosion at WWdN: In Exile
Insomniac Theater: The Rock-afire Explosion
Unless I'm working on a show that requires me to get up at a normal hour to get to the set, I usually sleep for about eight hours, starting at one in the morning. When we do the stupid goddamn Daylight Saving Time*, it's really hard for me to get to sleep before two in the morning, which annoys ...
Ender's Game:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ender-Game-Open-Casting-Call-Takes-Place-Orleans-Saturday-28816.html
Commented Jan 13, 2012 on in which i have an audition for a feature this afternoon at WWdN: In Exile
in which i have an audition for a feature this afternoon
I composed a post in Firefox all about how I have this awesome audition this afternoon. Then, when I tried to publish it, Firefox hung for ten minutes before it crashed. I've been spoiled by stability, so I didn't do the ctl-c that was so pretty much automatic a few years ago... so here's the tl...
Seen this Wil? An hawsome para-docs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0cyxb2kG9E
Commented Dec 27, 2011 on In which I am a Trolldad at WWdN: In Exile
In which I am a Trolldad
Ryan's home for the holidays, before he moves far, far away for his new job (hey, check out my son! He graduated college last week, and he starts a great job in two weeks! Go Ryan!!) The first night he was home, I told him that the warm covers for the bed he's sleeping on were in the dryer, so...
Wil, could you list the episodes of 'Eureka' you were in? (Hope to see them all)
-Ken
Commented Sep 20, 2011 on So... this is happening. at WWdN: In Exile
So... this is happening.
I spent a lot of time at Warner Brothers last week. While I was there, I saw my friend Kaley, and we took a silly picture: Then I remembered that I'm Evil, so we took another picture: And if you haven't solved the puzzle by now, this is why I was there: Check out how I totally play thi...
"To the men ... We are trying to help you get laid."
Please don't.
Commented Jul 13, 2011 on Why We Have to Talk About This: Atheism, Sexism, and Blowing Up The Internet at Greta Christina's Blog
Why We Have to Talk About This: Atheism, Sexism, and Blowing Up The Internet
I know. We're all sick of talking about it. I'm sick of talking about it; you're sick of talking about it. And not just this latest blow-up, either, the one that's been dubbed "Elevatorgate." All of it. The whole freaking topic. I don't know anybody who actually enjoys starting an Internet shits...
Dammit! I went to your brother's site and almost freaked out thinking Nicole Eggert has passed away! (Loved her on Chas in Chrge)
Commented Jun 20, 2011 on all dressed up with nowhere to go at WWdN: In Exile
all dressed up with nowhere to go
The audiobook I performed last week is called Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. I don't know how many of you reading this today were around in the old days of WWdN (lots, I hope!), but if you were, you may remember when I linked to Ernie's spoken world on Fark. Ernie told me in an e-mail that h...
Cool, you and Sea Shepard are both there!
Commented Apr 30, 2011 on FedCon day two at WWdN: In Exile
FedCon day two
I slept late, and woke to the room service guy knocking on my door. I vaguely recall signing the order receipt before falling back into bed for another hour, when my growling stomach finally won the battle between it and my tired brain. I'd like to believe that my stomach told my brain, "Look, b...
Maybe I'll have more luck feeding something to the burrito. I still owe you for JAG the audiobook.
Commented Feb 11, 2011 on HUNTER is here. at WWdN: In Exile
HUNTER is here.
Hunter is a short Sci-Fi story set in a dark and desperate world. It is just about 2500 words, which is about the length of a story you'd read in a magazine. I'm not really sure what the appropriate cost is, so I'm experimenting with the Pay What You Want model that seems to be working really we...
I pressed the 'Donate' button and entered 20 in the 'amount' field. It was kind of a pain to have to type in name, address, and card info. I pressed 'Review & Continue'. Some sort of error. I pressed 'Update Total'. Whereby all my name, address, and card info was then erased.
Commented Feb 11, 2011 on HUNTER is here. at WWdN: In Exile
HUNTER is here.
Hunter is a short Sci-Fi story set in a dark and desperate world. It is just about 2500 words, which is about the length of a story you'd read in a magazine. I'm not really sure what the appropriate cost is, so I'm experimenting with the Pay What You Want model that seems to be working really we...
Hiya Wil,
I downloaded your audiobook "Just A Geek" using Limewire, and it's really good. I want to pay you for it, how much do I owe you?
Commented Dec 17, 2010 on possible (and very limited) autographed book sale at WWdN: In Exile
possible (and very limited) autographed book sale
I've been cleaning out my office, organizing comic books and games, and slowly crawling through a decade's accumulation of geek stuff. It. Has. Been. AWESOME. Last night, I went into the depths of the hallway closet, and behind a bunch of CDs and DVDs, I found nine hardback copies of The Happies...
This episode really tests one's ability to 'ride the volume control'. Which is not too easy after a few too many Michelob Ultras. (It's a good thing I'm finishing off last night's Absolute. (This morning))
Commented May 29, 2010 on Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Eight at Radio Free Burrito
Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Eight
Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito! Has it really been three weeks since the last show? I guess it has. Well, I brought a note that will hopefully excuse my absence... Show Notes: The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progr...
I knew it!!! Your on Toy Story Part Troi.
Commented Jan 6, 2010 on the weight is the gift at WWdN: In Exile
the weight is the gift
I can't say anything specific about the job, but I got to be a voice actor again today, working with people I love, on a show that I love. While we were all in the booth together between acts, waiting to hear from the director about our pickups, I took a moment to look around and appreciate whe...
Do not forget that in 2009 Patrick Stewart became "Sir Patrick Stewart".
Commented Dec 31, 2009 on the 2009 year in review, part four at WWdN: In Exile
the 2009 year in review, part four
Something something rearview mirror blog posts 2009. This is continued from part three. I told the world what happens when you feed a dog chocolate while he wears a tinfoil hat in the microwave. My friend Mike (@cwgabriel) and I engaged in the great retweeting madness of 2009, which I totally wo...
Were you injured, or is that bandage on your arm just decorative ala 'Les Nesman'?
Commented Dec 12, 2009 on the turtle trick delivers ultimate victory at WWdN: In Exile
the turtle trick delivers ultimate victory
I once wrote a Geek in Review, called 8 Bits High and Rising (Content SFW; Site is NSFW), about my love of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I liked it so much, I adapted a great deal of it for my keynote address to PAX in 2007. Here's part of it that's relevant to this post: I was invited to ...
Still waiting for 'something more in-depth later today'.
BTW I always thought 'Enterprise' should have done a movie version of Harlan Ellison's original screenplay for "City on the Edge".
You would have rocked as 'Beckwith'.
Commented May 11, 2009 on If all reboots were done this well, we geeks would never worry about reboots. at WWdN: In Exile
If all reboots were done this well, we geeks would never worry about reboots.
Between work and meetings, I'll be AFK for most of today, but this is important enough to warrant its own quick entry until I can write something more in-depth later today: I went with Chris Hardwick and his girlfriend to see Star Trek last night. Speaking both as a member of the Star Trek famil...
This just in - Amazon has caved:
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Amazon is yielding to concerns of authors by letting them selectively silence a read-aloud feature in Kindle 2 electronic book readers that hit the market in February.
The US Authors Guild had warned that the new Kindle feature could pose a "significant challenge" to the publishing industry and hinted at possible legal action by saying they were studying the matter closely.
"Kindle 2's experimental text-to-speech feature is legal: no copy is made, no derivative work is created, and no performance is being given," Amazon said late Friday in an announcement posted online.
"Nevertheless, we strongly believe many rightsholders will be more comfortable with the text-to-speech feature if they are in the driver's seat."
Commented Mar 1, 2009 on wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech at WWdN: In Exile
wil wheaton vs. text 2 speech
There's quite a dustup at the moment about an editorial the president of the Author's Guild wrote in the New York Times, railing against Amazon's Kindle 2, which has a text to speech feature that he claims creates unauthorized derivative works and should be stopped at all costs. I'm not the only...
It was finding the dinosaurs in a cave in Virginia that made all the difference:
http://io9.com/5084491/the-alternate-history-theme-park-where-dinosaurs-fought-in-the-civil-war%22
Commented Nov 18, 2008 on a story of the clockwork century at WWdN: In Exile
a story of the clockwork century
I've been damn busy, and it looks to remain that way for the near future. I'm not complaining. However, I have, as the old saying goes, many spinning plates in the air, and my feet are tangled in a mob of lemurs. Until I have some spare creative energy, or something worthwhile to say, the best I...
It was finding the dinosaurs in a cave in Virginia that made all the difference:
http://io9.com/5084491/the-alternate-history-theme-park-where-dinosaurs-fought-in-the-civil-war%22
Commented Nov 18, 2008 on a story of the clockwork century at WWdN: In Exile
a story of the clockwork century
I've been damn busy, and it looks to remain that way for the near future. I'm not complaining. However, I have, as the old saying goes, many spinning plates in the air, and my feet are tangled in a mob of lemurs. Until I have some spare creative energy, or something worthwhile to say, the best I...
Well said. So how long _did_ it take you to put on the 'Mr. Stitch' makeup?
Commented Aug 20, 2008 on privacy is a fundamental human right at WWdN: In Exile
privacy is a fundamental human right
Bruce Schneier writes another thoughtful and insightful essay on privacy: Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance. We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom. We are not deliberately hiding anything when ...
Well said. So how long _did_ it take you to put on the 'Mr. Stitch' makeup?
Commented Aug 20, 2008 on privacy is a fundamental human right at WWdN: In Exile
privacy is a fundamental human right
Bruce Schneier writes another thoughtful and insightful essay on privacy: Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance. We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom. We are not deliberately hiding anything when ...
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