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May the Lack-of-Dickery be with you.
Here are my plans for PAX
Tomorrow, I'm heading up to Seattle for PAX Prime. This year, I hope to play a shitton of games, both of the Tabletop variety and the Video variety. To accomplish this noble goal, I'm not going to do a ton of signing like I've done in years past. If you're planning to attend, and want to do thin...
I think it was perfectly answered when I asked you at the Phoenix Comicon a few years back "How does it feel to know you've crushed my sweet, innocent, good, inner Wil Wheaton with awesome, evil, douchey, Wil Wheaton?" The answer was short, precise, and to the point: "Feels good, Moon Pie."
:)
Answering a FAQ: "Why do you play so many evil characters lately?"
Every actor has a particular type they can play well, for some reason or another. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with who we are in real life, but it's just what we do well. Example: Travolta is amazing as the Lovable Loser. When he's in Welcome Back Kotter and Saturday Night Fever i...
Stupid stars with their stupid heat and stupid light always ruining stupid summer....
Hotter than July
I've spent most of today working on my setlist for w00tstock on Thursday, and reviewing all of my notes from Falling Skies, so I am prepared to moderate that panel on Friday. Normally, I take extended breaks on a workday and go for a walk in my neighborhood, sit with an iced tea on the patio and...
Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL sense of humor!
A troubling realization
This comes to us from my son, Ryan Wheaton. Click it to embiggen: Click to Embiggen Footnote: If there was any question that love -- not biology -- makes a family, look no further than my son's delightfully twisted sense of humor, which I think I helped foster.
I smell a PSA at the end of the next Tabletop.
A troubling realization
This comes to us from my son, Ryan Wheaton. Click it to embiggen: Click to Embiggen Footnote: If there was any question that love -- not biology -- makes a family, look no further than my son's delightfully twisted sense of humor, which I think I helped foster.
Will the Wheaton Beer Chronicles (or other such names) be posted elsewhere then? Cuz that's one of my favorite things about your G+ postings.
Google is doing it wrong. Again.
I'm putting this update at the top of this post as well as at the bottom, so nobody misses it: Updated: It appears that Google engineers are actively working on a way to fix this thing, and that it may not have been intentional. I sincerely hope that that's the case, and will just point out that...
Huzzah! Let this be a victory over greed and the plotty minds who plot plots that in turn are fueled by greed. So plotty.
I'm proud to be $100 of $211,000, and Charles Carreon can go fuck himself sideways.
The Oatmeal writes: Operation BearLove Good, Cancer Bad ended early this morning with total funds raised at $220,024.00 — almost exactly 11 times the original goal of $20k. IndieGoGo takes 4%, so that puts thetotal money going to charity at $211,223.04. I’ve been trying very hard not to post ab...
Congrats! I know how good it feels to watch your team struggle for several years and flourish when it's needed most and, man, does it feel amazing.
Now if only we could get the Canucks to stop sucking so hard...
Kings win the Stanley. Freaking. Cup.
I was 12 or 13, the first time I went to a hockey game. It was the old purple and gold Kings, at the Forum, against (I think) the Flyers. It would have been around 1983 or 1984, and a though I can't recall much about the game, a few things are clear in my memory: The Forum was not even half ful...
Don't forget, more flavor comes out with aging. I made Scottish Ale and before bottling it tastes a bit like donkey spit. But after it's aged for a bit it is ZOMGmazing.
on the bottling of my Hefewheaton
I bottled Wheaton's Own HefeWheaton yesterday. Here are some notes I made: Lost about a gallon to trub. Not sure how that happened. I haven’t lost that much in a long time. Much more pale than I wanted. I was going for 10 SRM, but it’s closer to 5 SRM. Too early to know, but I don’t get any clo...
I was there for I think the first few of your appearances for the Phoenix Comicon way back in the day and year after year your popularity has multiplied with Con-Goers. It's almost a tradition now to stop by and say hi to Wil Wheaton. I'm glad you're experiencing this level of admiration because you deserve every bit of it. :D
Memories of the Phoenix Comicon 2012
In about 22 hours, I leave for Origins Game Fair in Ohio. I've wanted to go to this convention since I was in high school, and I'm really excited to finally be attending. Felicia and I are doing a bunch of TableTop stuff, and the organizers have even set aside time in our busy schedules for some...
I know you're not a meat person, but if you ever want to see some of the seriously freakishly large lobsters in the world, visit the beaches on the southern tip of Australia. Swear to Kord, you could make faux larping Dragon Scale armor from their carapaces.
Imeanwhat?
My trip to Australia was amazeballs
I am home from Australia, and only mostly dead exhausted. Go me! I'm too tired for a proper post about the entire trip, but I'll offer a few memories and highlights: I did not meet a single unkind person the entire time I was in Australia. I realize that my sample size was quite small, but it wa...
That is, when you become President of OASIS User Council.
life imitates art (or: I don't know much about brain scans, but I'll help you fix your computer.)
Earlier today, I got an email from a Star Trek TNG cast member who will remain nameless. I've chosen the pseudonym Jonathan Frakes for the purposes of this post. "Jonathan Frakes's" email had been compromised, and I'd gotten one of the things it sent out, so I pinged him and offered to help him ...
Just think, in five to ten years you might be helping Colm Meaney set up the parameters for his personal Holodeck.
life imitates art (or: I don't know much about brain scans, but I'll help you fix your computer.)
Earlier today, I got an email from a Star Trek TNG cast member who will remain nameless. I've chosen the pseudonym Jonathan Frakes for the purposes of this post. "Jonathan Frakes's" email had been compromised, and I'd gotten one of the things it sent out, so I pinged him and offered to help him ...
I just got something in both my eyes, too. These are the things that make being an adult completely worth it. I can't wait to be a parent someday.
In which I am a proud father (this is not a repost)
My son, Ryan, graduated college with a creative writing degree this past December. He got a job immediately after school, and moved all the way across the country to work there. I miss him every single day, but I'm incredibly proud of him, and the work he's doing. Earlier today, I read something...
I laughed so hard. Also, expect ALL the doors in the space station to have TVs installed into them.
In which I am easily amused (again)
A few days ago, I saw this awesome thing that happened: Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa flew 220 miles into space to play with toys. His recent stay on the International Space Station included several hours of building a Lego version of his orbiting abode. When it was done, it looked somet...
Dedtarget added a favorite at WWdN: In Exile
Feb 29, 2012
Le Wikipedia: "a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship.
The name originates from the French word for stern, la poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or "after" cabin, also known as the "poop cabin". In sailing ships, with the helmsman at the stern, an elevated position was ideal for both navigation and observation of the crew and sails."
The more you know. *Rainbow*
"It's Like Geek Summer Camp for Adults."
Our second day was spent at sea, which would normally mean it's time to sleep in... but we had a Q&A panel at 9:30am (6:30am, according my my jet lagged brain) so I was up nice and early (damn early... too early... according to my brain) to make it there on time. I'd guess that about 1/4 of the ...
Side note: FOr those not able to attend this event where can we look to get on such an amazing boat ride?
Combo Side Note: Was the atmosphere pretty chill or was there staff to keep rabid fans away from relaxing celebrity people?
"It's Like Geek Summer Camp for Adults."
Our second day was spent at sea, which would normally mean it's time to sleep in... but we had a Q&A panel at 9:30am (6:30am, according my my jet lagged brain) so I was up nice and early (damn early... too early... according to my brain) to make it there on time. I'd guess that about 1/4 of the ...
The fact that you can't recall any other events other than the super-fantabulous-amazing shows and panels probably means you got a decent amount of relaxation peace of mind. Or everything else was so awesome it just blew your mind. Take your pick.
"It's Like Geek Summer Camp for Adults."
Our second day was spent at sea, which would normally mean it's time to sleep in... but we had a Q&A panel at 9:30am (6:30am, according my my jet lagged brain) so I was up nice and early (damn early... too early... according to my brain) to make it there on time. I'd guess that about 1/4 of the ...
Hopefully these seamonkies have a longer shelf life.
I am no longer on a boat. This is a thing that happened when I was on a boat.
I'm getting better at writing titles that have something to do with the content of the post, I think, and for that I am going to celebrate with a quick spin in my chair. WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's something that happened when I was on a boat. Well, ...
I've met you several times at cons and I think the reason fans keep coming back to see you (Not that your beard isn't already an awesome site to behold) is that you give them more than that thirty seconds of time. Many of my friends who come early to the show floors of cons have told me how you'll just sit there and gab joyfully when there's nothing going on and it's the highlight of their entire con adventure. Not to mention your blog, twitter hijinks, and extended work with well known online personas. You keep yourself in the spotlight but in such a way that it's not annoying or self centered, but in a way like you're saying "I'm here to entertain you and I'm having a hellova time time doing it." And despite dealing with fans who know how to push your buttons (Kids, don't go to Comicon bothering Wil outside of functions) you handle it with great care and professionalism.
For that we are grateful.
Keep being awesome.
P.S. that signing story kills me every time.
From the Vault: "...because Next Generation FUCKING RULES!"
I'm digging into The Vault for stories to tell next week when I perform on JoCoCruiseCrazy 2: The Encrazening, and I caught myself reading this story, which I wrote and published in Dancing Barefoot, when I was a baby writer almost ten years ago. This is from The Saga of SpongeBob Vega$ Pants (...
A game you might like to check out is "Aye, Dark Overlord". It's essentially a game like Gloom except three people play minions while one person plays the Overlord. The goal of the game is to build a story as to why the Overlord's best laid plans failed while shirking the blame onto other characters. The cards supply names, pictures, and locations but you're only restricted by your imagination. I recommend it highly especially if you like the feeling of being a Blofeld villain about to send one of your minions to certain doom.
Check it out: http://fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=69
If I say that my somewhat extravagant imagination yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature, I shall not be unfaithful to the spirit of the thing.
Since I started tabletop gaming mumblecough years ago, I've always found storytelling inspiration from the RPGs. From designing my character and developing his back story, to building a world and populating it with allies and adversaries, the games I've played have lived on in my imagination lon...
I would also play the crap out of this game. Make it happen! :D
If I say that my somewhat extravagant imagination yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature, I shall not be unfaithful to the spirit of the thing.
Since I started tabletop gaming mumblecough years ago, I've always found storytelling inspiration from the RPGs. From designing my character and developing his back story, to building a world and populating it with allies and adversaries, the games I've played have lived on in my imagination lon...
Spoilers: Wil Wheaton is auditioning for Beard Wars, the story of a young Luke Beardwalker and his ongoing mission to explore strange new worlds and save them from the Beardstar, an evil beard-sized space station with firepower able to end worlds with it's sheer amount of unkept dandruff and old food stains.
COMING SOON
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...
That is freaking awesome. Secret Santa is the best thing ever. Luckily this year I was my significant other's secret Santa so I got fun with it to. I made it so she couldn't just rip open the present to see what's inside but sealed it with a tab under a piece of paper with a Limerick attached. She had to solve it to open the box. Her limerick was thus:
"I'm a mercenary in a hillbilly daze,
with a group of rebels involved in tricky trades.
My guns make me feel cozy,
when the Reavers get nosey,
Gee, I wish we'd brought some ______."
The answer was obviously "Grenades" and when she popped the box open she was now the proud owner of a hand knitted Jayne Cobb hat.
2011 Reddit Secret Santa - I got 4 + Q Gifts, but it was the non-gift in the box that was the best of all
Last year (also known as two weeks ago) I participated in the Reddit Gifts Secret Santa exchange. My giftee is a Batman fan, so I gave him a copy of Gotham Central, autographed by my friend Ed brubaker, who wrote it. I also gave him a copy of DC Universe Online, because it's really fun to preten...
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