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Marketing hype really distorts this sort of thing, I think it's a great idea to show people range and variation about who a person is. I find people to be extremely inflexible in their thinking about who people are. Range is a function of humanity and I feel that "they're only x y z" mentality is an injustice against a person's fundamental humanity. Yes we all have our strengths but everyone should try to expand and do different things.
Marketing is a wonderful tool for inspiring interest but like any tool it requires a honing and finesse and generally that's not applied enough
People really need to learn to put hype aside and focus on the more substantive stuff
From the Vault: there is more than one thing that makes us who we are
I'm bringing a limited-edition chapbook of gaming stories to GenCon, so Andrew and I have been digging through old entries and columns to put it together. This weekend he found and sent me the following old post, with the note: "Nothing to do with gaming, but it's REALLY short and I think we cou...
The world has lost a lot of perspective when it comes to the magnitude and scope of what we are capable of, and our obsession with sometimes meaningless detail represents a stumbling block to our advancement.
We have a great planet, and are a fascinating species, but we constantly stumble when it comes to moving forward, distracted by ourselves, distracted by minor issues, distracted by things that just aren't important - to the point where we neglect relationships, neglect family, neglect our responsibility to our very planet, and to our species. We've spent far too long divided from where we need to be headed with our future - and blinded by those things that aren't as important, while crucial things that SHOULD be thought about get lost along the way
I find the situation tragic and disappointing, and freely admit I am as guilty of it as anyone else, I just hope the rest of the world can acknowledge the difference we can make together and our responsibilities to each other, and our shared future.. but we face many distractions, many temptations, and unfortunately even our most noble souls can occassionally fall victim to their own mistakes, sometimes even tragically.. Humanity will always struggle with these issues, but perspective on what is most vitally important is what is essential for our future
Thank you for making this statement, I remember that moment all too well myself - especially as it came in the midst of some of the darkest years of my life.. I really hope we can someday achieve the vision of peace embraced by inspirational personages like Roddenberry, and hopefully move past our limitations and mistakes together as a species to embrace our responsibilites properly. Because honestly, I don't want us to stay here, fighting with each other in the dirt, the risk of something bad happening wiping us all out is just too great, we have to move forward into space. Too risky keeping all our eggs in one basket.
some of us are looking at the stars
On January 28, 1986, I was home from school with the flu. I remember that, no matter what I did, I couldn't get warm, so I was sitting in a hot bath when my mom knocked on the bathroom door. "There was an accident with the space shuttle," she said, in the same voice she used when she told me th...
Great pic but the hoops to get anything done, aigh!
It feels like modern tech is held together with bubblegum and bailing wire sometimes...
Wil Wheaton Prime uses Linux to bring you Evil Wil Wheaton sitting in Sheldon's spot.
This picture was taken right after we finished shooting The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary last year. I'm not going to lie to you, Marge: it's one of my prized possessions. It's taken me this long to share it, because shortly after I upgraded my Macs to Snow Leopard, all of my Macs and my HP sc...
Yes Yes! Absoloutely accurate, though there is the issue of "blocks" to contend with, but an absoloute commitment to creation produces some of the most amazing work
A soul without passion for what it does is nothing more than an automaton, that will grind it's gears until it stalls as the gears grind to a halt. This is why settling on a job is a poor subsitute for settling on a career.
To any that may stumble on this, please listen to what he says - for it's a deep truth about the human soul, that goes past just acting, the arts, or even simply jobs. It speaks to finding joy and satisfaction in life itself. Take the time to delight in one's profession, to enjoy it, to remember Why it's important to you.
Truth be told, Without enjoying one's profession, or life.. well, that is a special kind of hell, that gnaws at a mortal soul, eating it away...
the play's the thing
I spent most of the morning and afternoon rehearsing my speech, listening to how it sounds, and making sure it times out right. The old improviser in me even played New Choice a few times with some ad-libs that amused me so much, I ended up writing them into the text. Writing this speech and pre...
Heard about this a while back but never saw it, stumbled on it tonight - and you did a superb job (VERY convincing)
Looking forward to part 2, and your visit to the wild west (when it finally releases)
With some luck I'll bump into you at a con someday maybe even autograph something for ya :), but till then - hope you and the gang keep up the great work
-the man from Skullcrusher mtn
Hi, I'm Wil Wheaton. I'm not a dick, but I play one on TV...
The first appearance of Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory is airing again tonight, so I thought I'd gather up all the posts I wrote while working on it in one place: leveling up while geeking out on the set of the big bang theory I remember being in drama school in my early twenties, and ...
Thats an interesting concept, first I'd heard of it but it kinda makes sense. Great approach to trying to take advantage of it - I'll have to borrow that trick sometime, myself!
this post brought to you by wil's lizard brain
You know about the Blue Car Syndrome, right? It says that when you buy a blue car, you suddenly start seeing blue cars everywhere. It doesn't mean that there are actually more blue cars than before, it just means that you're more aware of them. About a month ago, I read something about The Lizar...
Now there's a suitable series for ya to guest star on, for sure
Congratulations
Evil Wil Wheaton returns to The Big Bang Theory
Well, it's official. Evil Wil Wheaton is going back to The Big Bang Theory! From TV Guide Magazine: Geeks everywhere will be happy hear that Star Trek star Wil Wheaton will be returning to hang out with TV’s hippest nerds on The Big Bang Theory. “We were very excited when Wil Wheaton appeared...
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