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This kind of thing is why I prefer any of the three lesser packed cons in the Los Angeles area. SDCC is a zoo.
if you cut me, i will bleed
Pretty much all of Comicon was awesome. However, there was one thing that was decidedly not awesome, and though I had initially decided not to talk about it in public, it's bothered me since it happened, so I wrote about it on G+ earlier today. I'm cross posting it here, though, because it's imp...
Wil, i'm moving to L.A from Tucson sometime in the next few weeks (just waiting on tax refund), I am so going to try to catch this! Stories and such a la Memories of the Future would be super rad.
w00tstock presents: Wil Wheaton vs. Paul and Storm at Largo
Later this month -- March 29, to be precise -- I will be joining Paul and Storm for a show at Largo, here in Los Angeles. This show will be a sort of concentrated w00tstock, expanding my 20 minute set of one story to about 60 minutes of probably 3 stories, and doing approximately the same for Pa...
If only there were better alternatives. Ning is going to start charging to maintain networks, Myspace sucks now....I keep hearing about Diaspora, but the promo 'interviewy' video those kids released was so laughably horrible that I can't even take it seriously at this point.
on the internet, nobody knows that you're a dog
I mentioned this on Twitter, but as Twitter has grown and grown (congrats, Biz and Ev!) it's become very "in the moment" and not the best place to put very important things like this: There's a page on Facebook that appears to be mine. The problem with this is that I don't use Facebook, and I do...
You know, I never gave Eureka a chance before. Every time I saw a commercial on Sci-Fi (I refuse to use their new name), I felt completely underwhelmed by the concept. I should probably give it a shot, but at least judging by the commercials, it doesn't seem memorable or endearing at all. Your character sounds really cool though, so now I'm motivated to give Eureka a shot.
Eureka!
I'm heading up to Vancouver later this week to shoot an episode of Eureka! The SyFy (I know they're my new employers, but it still pains me to write that) Channel put out the following press release this morning: Actor, author and blogger Wil Wheaton of the popular television series Star Trek: ...
I nearly felt the need to correct you in the second paragraph, but I felt compelled to google it and now I get the reference http://www.flickr.com/photos/montine/2503395480/
I'm sure it will turn out awesome
Alright Brain, you don't like me, and I don't like you. But let's just do this, and I can get back to killing you with beer.
I've put myself pretty much on lockdown until I finish writing my PAX East keynote, because my brain really isn't making it easy to convert my concepts and ideas into a proper presentation that is both thoughtful and entertaining. I've given myself next Wednesday as the ultimate deadline, becaus...
Wil you're too awesome to fail. Wish I could be there, but I'm sure I'll catch sight of you at the Phoenix Comic-Con.
I am delivering the inaugural keynote at PAX East
I just realized that I mentioned this on Twitter over a week ago, and it's been on a lot of the gaming sites, but I never actually carved out a little hunk of blog-o-state to mention... I am giving the inaugural keynote address to PAX East in Boston on March 26th. I've been working on my keynot...
For all the bitching people do about Twitter, it has had a huge impact on our culture in the past few years. It certainly has been a huge impact on my unfolding career as a web designer, with the ability to connect with other designers, many of whom are at the pinnacle of the industry. It's added a huge boost to my professional development
My knowledge of you would have been stuck in the obscure reaches of my memory as the kid from Stand By Me and Star Trek TNG (which I didn't like as a kid, but LOVE now), had I not seen someone mention you, clicked follow and realized what a witty and cool guy you are.
in which the impact of twitter on my life is examined, and thanks is given to @ev and @biz
When my friend Sean first told me about Twitter, I just didn't get it. "I already have a blog," I said. "Why would I want to tell anyone where I am or what I'm doing ... and why would anyone care?" Still, I signed up so I could have an account (I have to do a lot of this "defensive registering" ...
"Got a hankerin' for a hunk 'o cheese".
*sigh*. Good times.
The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
If you're of a certain age, do you remember the first time you saw AKIRA, or any of the Dirty Pair or original Macross cartoons? Coming from a steady diet of Hannah Barbera cartoons, it was like trading a transistor radio for a high-end stereo or seeing the grand canyon with my own eyes. The cin...
Ahhh good times. Akira was my intro to anime. I watched the Sci-Fi(and screw them for changing their name) channel's Saturday Anime program religiously in the early 90s, and I remember watching Robotech at my friend's house. It's a pretty varied genre, but watching it un-dubbed/subbed is something that never occurred to me, I mean I still feel like I was able to appreciate the animation and the action, but maybe you're onto something Wil. I think i'll give it a try.
Also, I happened to notice you mis-spelled Akira in your reddit reply. -10 points.
The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
If you're of a certain age, do you remember the first time you saw AKIRA, or any of the Dirty Pair or original Macross cartoons? Coming from a steady diet of Hannah Barbera cartoons, it was like trading a transistor radio for a high-end stereo or seeing the grand canyon with my own eyes. The cin...
It just makes me think of the roaming gnome.
sells coal and marigolds
In place of one of those posts about how I really want to sit down and write but have suddenly found myself too busy to actually sit down and write, I offer a picture of a gnome: I took this picture months ago, and just came across it this morning. Do you see how this Gnome is looking expecta...
w00t for classic game cupcakes!
This is, without a doubt, the coolest thing I've seen all year
Reader Robin Got Excited and Made 100 cupcakes. I know what you're thinking: "Well, that's a lot of cupcakes, but so what?" Well, doubtful-person-I-just-invented, let me tell you what: each cupcake depicts a different board or video game, and she put them all up on a website where you can ident...
Loved hearing you recall this in RFB Wil. When my family got together for a combined thanksgiving and christmas this year, we just did stockings. Nothing big and special.
From the Vault: surrounded by the joy of the season
In December of 2001, Anne I were really struggling financially. It had already been a pretty lousy year, as far as work went, and after September 11th, things only got worse. As Christmas got closer, it was clear that we simply couldn't afford to put many things under the tree for our kids, let...
The sunsets and mountains here in Tucson make it look like Mordor sometimes too. And to cap it off, there's a really kickin' frozen yogurt place down the street now.
From the Vault: The Fires of Mordor
Yesterday, I decided that I'd reach into The Vault a few times this week, and reprint some holiday-related posts. While I combed through the WWdN archives, I came across this post, which I haven't thought about pretty much since I wrote it. It has nothing to do with the holidays, but I still li...
Great idea Wil!
Now I want to check those authors out
a brilliant, genius, incredible idea: "...if only the bookstore could come to us"
Catching up on my RSS subscriptions earlier today, I saw this at Boingboing: JC Hutchins -- he of the boundless energy! -- has assembled a free "holiday sampler" of excerpts from great new books, handily bundled together in a handsome PDF, well suited to loading onto your device or printing out...
I am officially motivated.
My friend and I have tossed around the idea of building a site for Reviews and News for Movies, Video Game, Comics, and other Geek Stuff. I don't think it even really matters right now to me that there are a bunch of other sites that do the same thing. Everything that's already is compartmentalized, whereas we want to combine everything in one place.
Get Excited and Make Things!
My friend Ariana works with Warren Ellis to make all kinds of really cool things. Lately, they've been experimenting with print on demand technology to take creative risks that simple economics would have rendered impossible as recently as five years ago. For example, three weeks ago, they sta...
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