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You've been gone longer than you were home...but it's good to have you home again...
Will the old place recognize you?...Will it shrink or supersize you?...Will all the hardcore nuts just ostracize you?...But i think it'll be OK...Now that you're back home to stay.
Treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home.
In 2001, blogs were very new things. In fact, as much more time was spent arguing talking about what blogs even were, and where they fit into the media landscape than was spent actually, you know, writing in them. In fact, I don't even think the word "blogging" existed back then, and whenever it...
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The best work can be done...when you don't have to...You just do!
on a long run, on a long run
I've had this idea for a one-shot comic kicking around my head for close to a year. Until yesterday, I hadn't done anything with it. Yesterday, I wrote out a page-by-page breakdown for the story*. Today, I wrote the first five pages, and stopped when I ran out of gas a few hours later. I'll pic...
Even more so than the beard...It's the eyebrows that scream "Wil Wheaton"!...Wil's eyebrows of disapproval.
in which I am an indirect contributor to Highlights for Children
In february, I wrote about the time that Anne and I discussed Highlights for Children at great length: "You know what I always hated about Highlights?" Anne said, "some idiot kid had always circled the hidden pictures." "Seriously!" I said, "fuck that kid, man. That kid's a dick." "And what kin...
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Is there nothing that you can't do?...You're now adding little children to the demographics that are reaching with your entertainment empire...
Seriously...It's just another sign that Wheaton's Back!...And this time he ain't gonna leave.
in which I am an indirect contributor to Highlights for Children
In february, I wrote about the time that Anne and I discussed Highlights for Children at great length: "You know what I always hated about Highlights?" Anne said, "some idiot kid had always circled the hidden pictures." "Seriously!" I said, "fuck that kid, man. That kid's a dick." "And what kin...
Wil...There is a dick in the house and it ain't you...Some people can never be satisfied...They spend their lives in an endless state of righteous indignation...It's too easy for them to wipe out your humanity just because you're a celebrity...
I think that no matter how famous or infamous you've ever been...You've always been human first...And people should keep that in mind when they see you in public...You're not some semi-sentient rag doll to be hijacked by your fans at anytime...anywhere with no exceptions allowed...You deserve the same respect everyone else deserves.
Don't let someone else's unrealistic expectations ruin your fun...Just be the best Wil that you can be...And that'll be just fine for your fans...and the people that you love.
Video Q&A Post for Denver Comicon
I was not happy that I had to cancel my appearance at the Denver Comicon this weekend, mostly because I knew that there were a significant number of people who bought tickets specifically because I was going to be there. Aaron Douglas did a magnificent job (because he is awesome) replacing me, a...
I can't helped but be touched by this blog...
Because we adopted "Suzy" who was an abandoned stray...i got 15 years with a faithful friend...I was 5 years old when she found us...And she became a cherished part of my childhood...There is no amount of money we could have paid that could have bought a dog that was more perfect for me than Suzy...In my life i never thought of her as "just a dog"...She was my faithful friend and constant companion in the adventures of my youth...I'd be a lot less of a human being had i never known her.
I highly recommend that people check the local animal shelter first when looking for a furry friend...Saving a dog or cat from an undeserved death...can lead to a better life for you as well as for the pet you save.
puppy love and the wiggle waggle walk
This is our dog, Seamus: Seamus is in our lives because of people like you, who read my blog and supported Anne and me when we decided to celebrate the memory of our awesome dog, Ferris, and did the Wiggle Waggle Walk for the Pasadena Humane Society in 2009. Anne wrote: Just over 8 years ag...
You're alright, Wil...But i came to read this because of your dog...
There are so many great reasons to love dogs...They deserve a good life...But too many of them are thrown away like garbage by unspeakably heartless people...You're doing a great thing by honoring Ferris in this way...So you're OK, Wil...But your dog Seamus ROCKS!
puppy love and the wiggle waggle walk
This is our dog, Seamus: Seamus is in our lives because of people like you, who read my blog and supported Anne and me when we decided to celebrate the memory of our awesome dog, Ferris, and did the Wiggle Waggle Walk for the Pasadena Humane Society in 2009. Anne wrote: Just over 8 years ag...
I teared up a little reading that...As i did several times the first time i saw the movie..."Stand By Me" took me back to my childhood...and made me remember how big the world seemed back then...And how exciting it was just being alive.
I was twelve going on thirteen when I made the movie that changed my life
Twenty-five years ago today, on my future wife's 17th birthday, a movie I did called Stand By Me was released. I didn't know it at the time, but it would define my childhood and change my life. Here are a few things I wanted to share, to mark the occasion. I talked to NPR last week about Stand B...
Hey...You're Wil Wheaton!...You can never go out of style or be forgotten...As long as there are geeks with TV's and computers...and people who like to read good stuff...Then you will have a place in the hearts of the internets...
btw...I bought Memories of the Future and i'm reading it on Kindle for PC...A very fun read!...
tamed by the purr of a jaguar
Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. I had no idea so many new readers were visiting my blog; I'd just assumed that the Internet had gotten bored with me, moved on to whatever the new hotness is, and I was writing for the few, the proud, the geeky who had been here forever. Knowi...
My favorite Wil Wheaton story...It tells me more about you...than anything else i've ever read here...An honest retelling of an event that changed you...
One thing happening on one particular day...Can do so much good...or do so much damage.
Because it's become a yearly tradition, here's a story about fireworks
I've written hundreds of thousands of words over the years, but this remains one of my all-time favorites, so I like to revisit it every year. It was originally written and published on July 5, 2002, which usually feels like years and days ago all at once, but this year actually feels like a lif...
I've always believed that you were one of the best technobabble speakers of all time...Mostly because you can speak it clearly...even at a rapid pace...and because you do it with authority...Forcing me to believe that within the context of the show...you know what you're saying.
on the delivery of technobabble
I was in three scenes yesterday, one of which contained a massive amount of technobabble. For those who don't know what that is: on a sci-fi show, technobabble is what we call pseudoscientific dialog like "I'll have to run a level four diagnostic on the antimatter inversion matrix to be sure." I...
I found out about Celiac disease when i saw repeated references to "gluten free" in my friends health food store...I asked why gluten free was so important...They explained it all to me...Before that i was just another radio guy who thought it was just another fad diet...Since then we have discussed Celiac disease several times on my radio show...Wil...your mom is doing a great thing getting the word out...Because i'm sure that most people are like i was...Totally clueless about this devastating affliction that affects the lives of so many.
and now, a word from my mother about celiac disease
When we were kids, it seemed like my sister was always sick. By the time we were in high school, my brother and I were convinced that she was the best con artist of all time, regularly convincing our parents that she just couldn't go to school, and could she please have some pudding. Well, as it...
Turning the choice of the state's bird into yet another ideological argument is Coo Coo...Just let the kids pick the bird and move on...It's not like any of the birds will have any real change in status that they will notice...win or lose.
NRA lobbyist shoots down rival birds
Whenever someone suggests changing the Florida state bird, the National Rifle Association takes aim at the new critter. Well, not really the NRA, but Marion Hammer, the group’s chief state lobbyist and a definite capital powerhouse. This time the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commis...
Happy Birthday, Wil...You're only old when you have lost the thrill.
ah, to be young again, and also a robot
I'm 37! I'm not old. Also: Happy birthday to me!
The sacrifice of fallen soldiers is a reminder to us all of the price of freedom...and the cost of war...We should remember with honor those who have died in service to our country...We could never repay to them or to their families what they have given for us.
Their action and sacrifice will always be remembered.
(Image: flickr user Hjelle)
Your technobabble is exquisite!...It looks every bit as bizarre in print as most of the technobabble that actually made the show does ...Thing is...i can totally hear you rattling off that twisty passage flawlessly...If you had only been allowed to.
It's misty and stormy, and other words that are not also stage names for strippers
Remember when you had some huge project due in middle school, and you really didn't want to do it, so you just kept putting it off? Then, when you finally get to work on it, it's actually more fun than you thought it would be and you wonder why you didn't want to work on it in the first place? W...
If that picture tells the truth...then it's gotta be one helluva movie...Because you have the look of Werewolf Excitement.
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...
Damn!...I missed the show and it's been taken down at Hulu.
just in case you wanted to talk about tonight's TNG reunion on Family Guy...
The book that opened up the door for you also served to open the minds of people you have influenced with your presence on the Internet...You have more than passed it on.
Books I Love: The Hacker Crackdown
Now that we've figured out which one is Pink, allow me to welcome you to the machine... In the late 80s, I kind of knew a bunch of people who were involved in what we called The Computer Underground. They weren't my friends, and I couldn't even tell you what their handles were (well, I could, bu...
Good to hear that you've got another project out there...One thing leads to another...And this is only getting you closer to where you want to be,
this crazy idea is feeling pretty awesome
Not that I'm closely watching the sales figures to see how Sunken Treasure is doing or anything, but Sunken Treasure is doing great, and if the last two days are any indication, my Operation Crazy Idea to release more original material using this kind of POD technology and distribution is going ...
That was hilarious!...You are much better now...than you have ever been...Keep it going.
Blue Light Mashup, Part Three
Oh kids … oh, kids. Our good friend amity1976 spared no expense to bring us all Part Three of Blue Light Mashup. Now, watch in amazement as I use this post as an excuse to plug the audio version of The Happiest Days of Our Lives, which includes the story Blue Light Special. It's just $19....
No matter what happens you can draw pleasure from the fact that you are a better singer.
i just bought my first fark headline t-shirt
I know, I know, it's so very wrong. But that's precisely why it's so right!
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