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I really hope you get it. You deserve every success, Wil.
...clawing at the ceiling of his grave...
All this week, I'm recording the audio version of John Scalzi's The Android's Dream. It's a delightful book, with wonderful characters, smart dialog, and some of the most enjoyable side trips into world building I've ever read in a SF novel. Also, it's really, really funny. Tomorrow, I'm going i...
"Oh it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine?"
The Circle is Complete
Late last night, we wraped season four of Eureka. During a break in filming, I grabbed Neil Grayston and made one final stupid cellphone video from the set: You can see all my stupid cellphone videos at my YouTube page of stupid videos.
I've always had a little soft spot for Toy Soldiers. I loved the fact that the guy who does the Cadbury Cream Egg voiceover spots played one of the military guys.
I felt compelled to go watch it again when Andrew Divoff popped up on LOST.
In other completely unrelated but fun reminiscent sharings, I watched The Secret of NIMH with my kids for the first time today. Still a classic. "You're right. He's a loony!"
regarding dangly ankh earrings and the 18 year-olds who wore them in 1990
I shoot Big Bang Theory on Monday before I go back to Vancouver to finish out the fourth season of Eureka, so I have scored an entirely unexpected bonus weekend at home with my wife. Yesterday, we heard that Toy Soldiers was playing on local station KDOC (which was one of the truly great UHF sta...
I think this quote that one of my followers left on my blog applies well here:
“Thoughts lack significant value until they are voiced or demonstrated wherein they can be judged and challenged and validated, even if only by the author.”
Thanks as always for sharing, and just for being so genuine, Wil.
precious and fragile things
I'm sitting in my apartment in Vancouver, finishing my coffee and oatmeal. My iPod is shuffling through a massive 80s alternative playlist I made before I came up here, so I've been accompanied by Elvis Costello, The Smiths, Souxie, Depeche Mode, The Jam, and Bauhaus while I start my day. I'm no...
Yippee, hooray! New RFB! I'm so far behind on listening to podcasts, but that was a lovely treat.
I snorted when he said "You can't has. Not yours." Too funny.
Well done and thanks as always, Wil. Can't wait to see you on Eureka again.
Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Nine
Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito! This episode was made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you, as well as a grant from the We Didn't Really Give You A Grant, Wil, Foundation. Show Notes: This show doesn't have the best audio in the world, becau...
Wil, I just want to thank you once again for sharing stories like these. You may remember that I emailed you earlier this year when I lost my dog, Ana, to cancer unexpectedly. It was so helpful to be able to listen to your story about Felix and read about Ferris. It was so kind of you to write me back, also, and I want you to know how much I personally appreciate you sharing these experiences.
*off to donate*
To celebrate the legacy of our awesome dog
Last year Anne and I raised some money for the Pasadena Humane Society in memory of our awesome dog, Ferris. When I wrote about it here, Anne said: Just over 8 years ago, I made a right turn instead of a left out of the Home Depot parking lot. That was a turn that would change our lives forev...
Lovely post, as always. I'd love to see pics of "Old Man Wil" with his cane. Glad your ankle isn't broken. That can really smart when that happens. Be careful & be sure to put ice on it.
I can't wait to see these episodes. We are all lucky to be able to enjoy having you on our TV sets on a regular basis. :)
You may ask yourself, "well, how did I get here?"
About two hours ago, I said goodbye to my friends on the set of Eureka, and rode back to my home away from home, here in Vancouver. About an hour ago, I started doing my laundry and packing my suitcase. I think the last time I did coin-op laundry, I was 20. It's strangely familiar, and the uniqu...
DRM is awfully silly & has no hope of actually preventing piracy. It just inconveniences honest people.
I must say that while I smirked a bit at The Chive's little hoax, y'all's little spoof made me cackle out loud. Mighty, mighty funny. Thanks for doing stuff like that for our amusement. I can say without reservation that I completely appreciate it. :)
Have fun in Vancouver!
random thoughts from vancouver
I have a late call today, so I have some time to write. Yaaaaay. Here's a few things that have been on my mind in the last, oh, 36 hours or so. So that silly thing Paul and Storm and Adam and I did sort of took off, didn't it? I'm thrilled that so many people found it as entertaining and amusing...
Amen to that!
FWIW - I would have been incredibly bored with a tell-all Star Trek book. I'm much more interested in the wonderfully personal and insirping stories you do tell than in what Jonathan Frakes eats for breakfast.
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...
Also, dammit! Now I have The Beach Boys stuck in my head.
singing fun fun fun
Yesterday, I got an e-mail from John Scalzi, reminding me that my Unicorn Pegasus Kitten fanfic is due on Saturday ... I'm going to skip the part about how I began to hyperventilate at the thought of actually turning something in to John that people are going to read and OH MY GOD THEY'RE ALL GO...
I also honed in on the Almond Milk. We love almond milk in my house.
Also, fear not. If *I* can submit something for the Unicorn Pegasus Kitten fanfic, then surely you can. Pipe down, Voice of Self Doubt! We need some fanfic from Wil!
singing fun fun fun
Yesterday, I got an e-mail from John Scalzi, reminding me that my Unicorn Pegasus Kitten fanfic is due on Saturday ... I'm going to skip the part about how I began to hyperventilate at the thought of actually turning something in to John that people are going to read and OH MY GOD THEY'RE ALL GO...
Look how cute, I just wanna pat little teenage Wil on his head! That really took me back. I used to LOVE watching Nickelodeon, especially YCDTOT. It's weird, I even remember seeing those clips. I was a latch-key kid, so I'd come home from school & park myself in front of Nickelodeon for HOURS. Even when they'd play all the old reruns of Dennis the Menace (before the creation of Nick At Nite), I'd be watching it.
I tried every year to win that damned Toys R Us shopping spree & when I watched the kid who did win it, I'd be shouting at the screen how dumb they were for filling their carts up with stuffed animals.
Nick-nick-nick-nick-na-nick-nick-nick Nickelodeon!
FLASHBACK! True Stories From Famous People
When I was a dorky teenager, I was sort of thrust into the spotlight by Stand By Me and Star Trek. I've written before about how weird the whole thing was, and how uncomfortable a lot of the attention made me, but it wasn't all bad; I got to do some cool things, and meet some cool people as a re...
I dig the shit outta Dangermouse.
FLASHBACK! True Stories From Famous People
When I was a dorky teenager, I was sort of thrust into the spotlight by Stand By Me and Star Trek. I've written before about how weird the whole thing was, and how uncomfortable a lot of the attention made me, but it wasn't all bad; I got to do some cool things, and meet some cool people as a re...
Okay, now I feel silly. When I first saw this post I thought it said Craig Ferguson, and I thought it was a bit of an odd pairing, and somewhat out of context. As soon as I hit play & saw Colin there I went "oooooohhhh", facepalmed and then giggled at the silly that the pair of you put on the screen.
Thanks for that! It's Monday, so I needed to get my DUH moment out of the way early.
Colin Ferguson and me, on acting
This was filmed by one of the producers, near the end of a very, very long day on the set of Eureka: We're obviously having fun and being silly, but there is an element of truth to what we said: we have a good time when we bring these characters to life, but it really does require a great d...
Brilliant episode. Really well done.
Fargo is, after all, the boss of us ...
This post contains spoilers. You have been warned. If I've pushed the Big Red Button correctly, this should post automatically right after my episode of Eureka, All the Rage, has concluded in the Eastern time zone. I'm at Comic-Con right now, and I've just seen this episode in its entirety for t...
The existence of this makes me double rainbow happy.
"as his kilt rises..."
I think this is one of those rare things that can be equally enjoyed* by those who have context, and those who don't. *for very disturbing values of 'enjoyed'
I would buy a crest sticker. It is amazingly epic.
marshmallow meeps and an 8-bit wwdn coat of arms
Yesterday, the final two T-shirts in the first round of my collaborations with Jinx were released. First up, Marshmallow Meeps! Like Rules Lawyers, this idea amused me greatly, and I was shocked to discover that someone hadn't done this already. Maybe it's too small a slice of overlap in the...
I'd like to throw in my vote as a Hells Yeah, both to the written and an audiobook version!
anyone interested in a short fiction collection?
I have a question for everyone who reads my blog: if I put some short stories I'd written together into a little collection and sold it at Lulu, would you be interested? I ask this because I collected a few short stories into a limited edition chapbook for last year's PAX Prime, and it's been si...
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