I went on a three-day cruise once and felt like I was on a boat for almost a week afterward. I felt that was entirely unfair. Here's hoping your inner ear settles down faster than mine did!

Years later, Wil Wheaton learned about the original pitch for the character of Wesley Crusher...

DOUBLE BOUFFANT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SKY!!!

Enjoy the con, man! You've certainly deserved it. I was hoping to get to exchange shiny gold rocks for dead tree writing, but I'm certainly not going to throw an Entitltrum over you actually, you know, having fun. Because I try not to be a dick.

What are the chances of a Rock Band Party at PAX this year? Because that would be awesome. All kinds of awesome.

Mister Wheaton, you've helped Geekdom feel like an actual place. Between what you do at cons like PAX and what you've helped create with W00tstock (I went to the Seattle show!) you really make us feel like there are places we belong, even if it's only for a little while and we have to build it ourselves. And on a more minor note, reading your blog helps inspire me to write mine on a more regular basis. (Oh, and I had a dream the other night that you and I were hanging out at my parent's house and I was alternating between shamelessly flirting and going "OMG OMG OMG WIL WHEATON!" which was probably why you seemed rather confused. But that's not important right now.) I think it's fair to say that Self Doubt and Prove To Everyone have been burned to ashes by the sheer power of your Awesome.