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...and they have it listed as wOOstock...
Commented Jun 6, 2010 on "In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base." at WWdN: In Exile
"In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base."
When Paul and Storm and Adam Savage and I had our first conversations about what would become w00tstock, we knew that we wanted to put on an entertaining show for our fellow nerds that would be successful enough to warrant more than the three shows we originally planned. Sunday and Monday, we're...
How did I not hear about this 'til now? double sad face.
Commented Jun 6, 2010 on "In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base." at WWdN: In Exile
"In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base."
When Paul and Storm and Adam Savage and I had our first conversations about what would become w00tstock, we knew that we wanted to put on an entertaining show for our fellow nerds that would be successful enough to warrant more than the three shows we originally planned. Sunday and Monday, we're...
MINNEAPOLIS IS SOLD OUT!?!?! fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck..... :*(
Commented Jun 6, 2010 on "In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base." at WWdN: In Exile
"In a lot of ways, for me, W00tstock felt like finally finding a home base."
When Paul and Storm and Adam Savage and I had our first conversations about what would become w00tstock, we knew that we wanted to put on an entertaining show for our fellow nerds that would be successful enough to warrant more than the three shows we originally planned. Sunday and Monday, we're...
I'm looking for a search box... with no luck...
Commented Mar 1, 2010 on in which we are bound to the land, and the land is bound to us at WWdN: In Exile
in which we are bound to the land, and the land is bound to us
I'm recovering HP and mana today by constructing a Vampire/Artifact deck for Magic: The Gathering. While opening boosters earlier, I came across a card in Zendikar called Landbind Ritual. It's a sorcery card that gives you two life for each plains card you control, and it has one of the most bea...
Your delight when you realized this was a retooled "Tomb of Horrors," was awesome. I've never even played it and I was like HOLYSHITTOMBOFHORRORSMOTHERFUCKERS!!!
Commented Oct 19, 2009 on I'm saying this for the last time: HIS. NAME. IS. AEOFEL! at WWdN: In Exile
I'm saying this for the last time: HIS. NAME. IS. AEOFEL!
I've been pointing out new episodes of the D&D/Penny Arcade/PvP/Me podcast on Twitter, but since the third series draws to a close today, I thought I'd catch up, and then share some thoughts on the final episode. My last post took us up to episode three, so... Episode Four: In this episode, the...
Dood! I started playing D&D about 6 months ago and just hit irontooth a few weeks ago! Put two arrows through his throat (after getting my legs broken).
Awesome.
Commented Oct 19, 2009 on I'm saying this for the last time: HIS. NAME. IS. AEOFEL! at WWdN: In Exile
I'm saying this for the last time: HIS. NAME. IS. AEOFEL!
I've been pointing out new episodes of the D&D/Penny Arcade/PvP/Me podcast on Twitter, but since the third series draws to a close today, I thought I'd catch up, and then share some thoughts on the final episode. My last post took us up to episode three, so... Episode Four: In this episode, the...
Finished.
Wow. I don't want to kiss your ass TOO much, but the leach scene, the campfire, the final body scene... well done dude. Gonna watch again with the director's commentary.
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on if i could only have one sweater for the rest of my life? that's easy... at WWdN: In Exile
if i could only have one sweater for the rest of my life? that's easy...
(from TotalFarker Cretinbob)
WOAH!! Dude Wil! Just hit the train scene and you were acting your ass off! Scary shit...
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on if i could only have one sweater for the rest of my life? that's easy... at WWdN: In Exile
if i could only have one sweater for the rest of my life? that's easy...
(from TotalFarker Cretinbob)
Hey, do you have a calendar of upcoming stuff you'll be at? I'm gonna be back in CA early/mid August and would love to catch another reading if you're doing one.
Commented Jul 24, 2009 on reminder: book and a beer tonight at WWdN: In Exile
reminder: book and a beer tonight
It's always kind of silly to post these things a few hours before the event (or, in this case, auto-post via programmable future-scope earlier this week) but if nothing else, anyone who came to the thing (which, once again, is in the future as I write this, the quantum reality matrix threatening...
Wil,
I think it's wonderful the way you're raising your kids, and I'm taking notes (my son is 18 months old). I do however, think you can stop mentioning the lack of DNA you share with them. I noticed it a while ago but today's repost reminded me, and I don't think it's really necessary anymore. It doesn't matter. They're your sons and, to be truthful, they DO share your DNA. They have gained traits from you that will be passed on from generation to generation, mixing with that of others to create brand new people, all of whom will be a little part of you. You will be just as immortal as those of us who remixed ourselves with another person to create a wholly unique, yet completely derivative work. They're your kids. Everything else is semantics.
Best,
E
Commented Feb 11, 2009 on from the vault: the autumn moon lights my way at WWdN: In Exile
from the vault: the autumn moon lights my way
I reached into the vault and pulled this entry out today because a reader recently commented that it was one of her favorites, and what do you know, it's one of mine, too. When I wrote this, Ryan and Nolan were barely 16 and 14, in the middle of what Anne and I called "The Pod Person Phenomenon"...
The idea of a Wil Wheaton/Westly Crusher face off blowing my mind. Like Arnold Schwarzenegger/Jack Slater in The Last Action Hero.
Commented Dec 31, 2008 on Geek Madness continues, scrabble is played, and the Gabe Bag is packed at WWdN: In Exile
Geek Madness continues, scrabble is played, and the Gabe Bag is packed
I decided that I would take the week between Christmas and New Year off, but the damn Internets keep pulling me back in! Various items for today: Paul and Storm say: ...as the first geek President, Barack Obama would do well to reward this important and influential constituency by creating a ne...
With regards to the furry thing: http://xkcd.com/471/
Commented Dec 8, 2008 on "fandom's about not being alone anymore" at WWdN: In Exile
"fandom's about not being alone anymore"
I need to share this heartbreaking, wonderful and insightful post about friendship and fandom at Firefox News: This is fandom. Aside from the squeeing, aside from the flamewars, 'shipwars, and FK wars (don't ask), it's about forming a community. It's about making friends with people you'd other...
Soooo... do you still get email at tvswilwheaton@yahoo.com ?
:)
Commented Nov 11, 2008 on Spot Us: community funded reporting at WWdN: In Exile
Spot Us: community funded reporting
My fellow Propeller Scout, David Cohn, founded something awesome that I think everyone should check out. It's a project called Spot Us: Spot.Us is a nonprofit project of the Center for Media Change. We are an open source project, to pioneer “community funded reporting.” Through Spot.Us the publ...
Have you heard about the massive Retcon they just did to Spider-Man?
They took the last 20+ years of his story and threw it out the fucking window. I can't even begin to explain how bad it is. Check out his Wikipedia article if you're interested, it will boil your blood... if you give a shit about Spider-Man like I have since I was 5. If not, it's no big deal.
Commented Jan 24, 2008 on the geekiest thing i've ever posted on my blog at WWdN: In Exile
the geekiest thing i've ever posted on my blog
Newsflash: I'm proud to be a geek. I can't imagine life without comics, hobby games, dice, science fiction, movie soundtracks, and the people who love them. Well, I can imagine it, but it's just about the most boring goddamn thing I can imagine. When we were younger, it was cruel and hurtful to ...
Amen. I also sent letters to both of my Senators yesterday. We too must get off our asses and do something.
Commented Dec 18, 2007 on Thank you, Chris Dodd at WWdN: In Exile
Thank you, Chris Dodd
When the Democrats -- who I thought were the good (or at least the anti-Bush, and pro-Constitution) guys -- took back Congress in the last election, I was overjoyed. I thought we'd see an end -- finally -- to the Bush administration's recklessness and lawlessness that's made me feel ashamed to ...
Couldn't agree more on HEROES. Lost me early this season. Also, you need a big-ass RSS button on your page... can't find a way to put you into my reader.
Commented Nov 27, 2007 on Tech Universe reviews Happiest Days at WWdN: In Exile
Tech Universe reviews Happiest Days
I promise this isn't going to turn into "The Happiest Days Reviews: in Exile." It's just that I needed to come up for air for a minute, and saw this review of Happiest Days at Tech Universe: Reading the well-written Happiest Days was a fun experience, and you can't help but feel like Wheaton is ...
PodShow has TONS of Old Time Radio shows, each with a different theme: SciFi, Mystery, Comedy, Detective, Horror, Suspense, Thrillers... all very good with major names like Rod Serling and Orson Wells, with adaptations from both stage plays and short stories. The Thrillers and Scifi are the best (for me), my favorite shows being Dimension X, X Minus One, and 2000 plus ("stories told in the future tense!!"). All have RSS feeds and HUGE back catalogues.
Commented Nov 14, 2007 on time machines for sale at WWdN: In Exile
time machines for sale
I've been in the car a lot more than usual lately, so I've been listening to The Minority Report and other Stories by Phillip K. Dick, read by Keir Dullea (best known as Dave Bowman in 2001.) It's a fantastic collection of unabridged stories, and Mr. Dullea does PKD's stories more justice than a...
Starship Troopers. Forget the movie, there is no relation to the book. A true example of economy in writing (160+ pages) Think Platoon meets Starcraft meets Full Metal Jacket. Extreme detail, vivid characters, social parallels...
I've read it 3 times in 5 years and I have to get back to it again soon.
Commented May 23, 2007 on Geek in Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Science Fiction at WWdN: In Exile
Geek in Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Science Fiction
My trip to the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle yesterday inspired this week's Geek in Review: While it was truly thrilling to see artifacts from the final frontier and beyond, the museum was more than just a collection of cool things: it was an affirmation of why I and so many other people aro...
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