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I'm very fond of Eureka, and I'll be sure to catch your episode.
Eureka!
I'm heading up to Vancouver later this week to shoot an episode of Eureka! The SyFy (I know they're my new employers, but it still pains me to write that) Channel put out the following press release this morning: Actor, author and blogger Wil Wheaton of the popular television series Star Trek: ...
"I've always believed that when you work hard and are kind to people, wonderful things will happen, and some of those wonderful things will happen to you."
That's going on my Facebook quotes section.
in which the impact of twitter on my life is examined, and thanks is given to @ev and @biz
When my friend Sean first told me about Twitter, I just didn't get it. "I already have a blog," I said. "Why would I want to tell anyone where I am or what I'm doing ... and why would anyone care?" Still, I signed up so I could have an account (I have to do a lot of this "defensive registering" ...
I was introduced to Magic in Tokyo by my roommate, who had been a tournament judge in Australia. We started to be the two foreigners frequenting Japanese game shops (which also have the exact same smell as US game shops -- eau d' teenage sweat). We would pick through their shop discard boxes, where all the cards were in Japanese, and we could get fantastic cards very cheap because we were probably the only people in Tokyo who wanted the English versions.
I do remember my roommate buying a card from behind the counter that cost about 700 dollars. I can't recall what it was, but apparently it was super-powerful, super-rare, and banned from all competitions as using it was a guaranteed win.
I started to get really into the art on the white cards, and I built up a pretty impressive collection of green and whites. I got pretty into the game, and built up some nice decks with those.
When I left Japan, I ran out of room in my suitcases. I asked my roommate to mail me my card collection and a few other items. They never came. If they had, I would probably still be playing today.
in place of a title, imagine Ric Ocasek walking around on the surface of a pool
I guess I could just say, "Hey, I'm playing Magic on Xbox Live this weekend, so check out the details here," but it's more fun to tell a story, first. In 1993, while killing time between appointments, I wandered into a game shop in the valley. I looked around the aisles, thumbed through the RPG ...
Seconding the call for a meet & greet -- if you feel like meeting us locals, we'd be happy to buy you a beer or two!
LEVERAGE: day one
Last night, I tried to convince my brain that it should shut the hell up and let me go to sleep early, because I had to wake up at 5am no matter what. It didn't cooperate. It sang songs to me, wrote little stories, and told me jokes until almost midnight. Yes, I am my brain's bitch. (Don't worry...
I'm about 150 pages into Royal Escape by Georgette Heyer. It's quite good.
Q: What book are you currently reading? Is it good so far?
I don't do memes, because once I start, I doubt I'd be able to stop. That wouldn't end well for anyone, especially my cat who is bacon-averse. This morning, though, while I was Propelling, I stopped at SF Signal and saw Quick Meme: What are You Reading? Q: What book are you currently reading? I...
I'm about 150 pages into Royal Escape by Georgette Heyer. It's quite good.
Q: What book are you currently reading? Is it good so far?
I don't do memes, because once I start, I doubt I'd be able to stop. That wouldn't end well for anyone, especially my cat who is bacon-averse. This morning, though, while I was Propelling, I stopped at SF Signal and saw Quick Meme: What are You Reading? Q: What book are you currently reading? I...
Dear Wil,
I won't say that you're being sexist -- but I will say I've heard a lot of comments in this primary season that made me realize that sexism is alive and well and living in my neighborhood. It's sensitized me a bit, and now I'm getting that bitter aftertaste off of things that perhaps wouldn't have seemed bad a year ago.
This type of "psycho ex-girlfriend" stuff can seem sexist because it's still pretty unusual to have a politician that could exist in that context. We're not used to being able to put "presidential candidate" and "ex-girlfriend" together, so for some of us, the choice to do so seems inappropriate. (That's what those "you wouldn't say ex-boyfriend about McCain" commenters are trying to convey. I know I'm not explaining this well, but I really did want to comment -- because I don't think sexism is just a straw man, and I wish people could understand where people like me are coming from).
The primary for where I live is coming up in 2 weeks, and I still don't know whom I'm voting for. I do kind of like to think that whomever I vote for, my vote matters; I support the previous commenter's point that we can let the system play out to the end. It's kind of like when a TV station calls a local election after the big precincts vote, and all the people out in the rural areas ticked off -- calling things early makes some voters feel like their participation in the process didn't matter (even if it couldn't have made a statistical difference).
Part of me wishes I loved Obama -- many of my friends do -- but I'm not excited by him, and the refusal on the part of some of his supporters to see how loaded the critique and jokes they make about Clinton are disappoints me.
Clinton, on the other hand, has disappointed me in other ways. I guess my vote has to be on which candidate I feel will disappoint me less if elected.
hillary clinton: the psycho ex-girlfriend of the democratic party
As many of you know, I'm an enthusiastic Barack Obama supporter. I have never been so excited or inspired by a candidate -- or, really, any leader -- in my life, and I view this election as an historical opportunity -- maybe even a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- to not only save my country fr...
Dear Wil,
I won't say that you're being sexist -- but I will say I've heard a lot of comments in this primary season that made me realize that sexism is alive and well and living in my neighborhood. It's sensitized me a bit, and now I'm getting that bitter aftertaste off of things that perhaps wouldn't have seemed bad a year ago.
This type of "psycho ex-girlfriend" stuff can seem sexist because it's still pretty unusual to have a politician that could exist in that context. We're not used to being able to put "presidential candidate" and "ex-girlfriend" together, so for some of us, the choice to do so seems inappropriate. (That's what those "you wouldn't say ex-boyfriend about McCain" commenters are trying to convey. I know I'm not explaining this well, but I really did want to comment -- because I don't think sexism is just a straw man, and I wish people could understand where people like me are coming from).
The primary for where I live is coming up in 2 weeks, and I still don't know whom I'm voting for. I do kind of like to think that whomever I vote for, my vote matters; I support the previous commenter's point that we can let the system play out to the end. It's kind of like when a TV station calls a local election after the big precincts vote, and all the people out in the rural areas ticked off -- calling things early makes some voters feel like their participation in the process didn't matter (even if it couldn't have made a statistical difference).
Part of me wishes I loved Obama -- many of my friends do -- but I'm not excited by him, and the refusal on the part of some of his supporters to see how loaded the critique and jokes they make about Clinton are disappoints me.
Clinton, on the other hand, has disappointed me in other ways. I guess my vote has to be on which candidate I feel will disappoint me less if elected.
hillary clinton: the psycho ex-girlfriend of the democratic party
As many of you know, I'm an enthusiastic Barack Obama supporter. I have never been so excited or inspired by a candidate -- or, really, any leader -- in my life, and I view this election as an historical opportunity -- maybe even a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- to not only save my country fr...
I haven't done too much thinking about it, but Highlander: The Series seemed to do the best job of handling knotty storylines without having to resort to any nasty retcons. With characters that "never" age, they didn't have to seriously mess with continuity to give someone a new girlfriend, new job, new nationality, etc . . . and I think they did a good job of doing "now it can be told" or "the story as you thought it was" tales that fit pretty well into the continuity.
Now, the movies were another story!
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 ...
I haven't done too much thinking about it, but Highlander: The Series seemed to do the best job of handling knotty storylines without having to resort to any nasty retcons. With characters that "never" age, they didn't have to seriously mess with continuity to give someone a new girlfriend, new job, new nationality, etc . . . and I think they did a good job of doing "now it can be told" or "the story as you thought it was" tales that fit pretty well into the continuity.
Now, the movies were another story!
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 ...
It made me smile and feel all warm-fuzzley -- I think you conveyed what you were trying to convey.
Megan
the best thing, ever
Anne and I went into a little coffee place in Eagle Rock this afternoon, on a spur of the moment date. While we waited, the girl who poured our coffee looked at me from behind the espresso machine and said, "Are you who I think you are?" I've heard this question a lot in my life, and there real...
It made me smile and feel all warm-fuzzley -- I think you conveyed what you were trying to convey.
Megan
the best thing, ever
Anne and I went into a little coffee place in Eagle Rock this afternoon, on a spur of the moment date. While we waited, the girl who poured our coffee looked at me from behind the espresso machine and said, "Are you who I think you are?" I've heard this question a lot in my life, and there real...
I recently changed my roadside assistance membership to the Better World Club (http://www.betterworldclub.com/)
They supply maps, give car rental, hotel, and restaurant discounts, and don't do any of the anti-environmental lobbying that AAA has been doing.
this post contains lots of swears
Those of you who read my blog via syndication see occasional ads which are inserted by Feedburner. I don't make very much money from these ads (a very good month brings in about $300) but each year I accumulate enough to pay for hosting and offset some other blog-related costs. Occasionally the...
I recently changed my roadside assistance membership to the Better World Club (http://www.betterworldclub.com/)
They supply maps, give car rental, hotel, and restaurant discounts, and don't do any of the anti-environmental lobbying that AAA has been doing.
this post contains lots of swears
Those of you who read my blog via syndication see occasional ads which are inserted by Feedburner. I don't make very much money from these ads (a very good month brings in about $300) but each year I accumulate enough to pay for hosting and offset some other blog-related costs. Occasionally the...
I think you look great -- and your teeth are just fine! What I think is "fucked up" are the expectations of what teeth should look like.
we three geeks at child's play are . . .
That's me with Gabe and Tycho at the Child's Play dinner. I'd say we clean up rather well. (Photo by Kiko)
I think you look great -- and your teeth are just fine! What I think is "fucked up" are the expectations of what teeth should look like.
we three geeks at child's play are . . .
That's me with Gabe and Tycho at the Child's Play dinner. I'd say we clean up rather well. (Photo by Kiko)
Can we make a permapost of books we recommend for Nolan? After all, we're all so cool he'd be bound to read them.
Robin McKinley's "The Blue Sword" absolutely kicks any body part you'd like to offer up to it -- it's fantasy, though.
in the name of Scalzi!
My pal John Scalzi got this phenomenal mention from SFFAudio: The name of John Scalzi can now stand in Science Fiction pantheon proudly beside the likes of Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman and Robert A. Heinlein. I recently put out my call for SF anthology suggestions, so let me return the fav...
Can we make a permapost of books we recommend for Nolan? After all, we're all so cool he'd be bound to read them.
Robin McKinley's "The Blue Sword" absolutely kicks any body part you'd like to offer up to it -- it's fantasy, though.
in the name of Scalzi!
My pal John Scalzi got this phenomenal mention from SFFAudio: The name of John Scalzi can now stand in Science Fiction pantheon proudly beside the likes of Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman and Robert A. Heinlein. I recently put out my call for SF anthology suggestions, so let me return the fav...
Jim at the Legion of Decency is also doing some great writing about the WGA strike. He's in the television industry, and really has a lot to say.
You can find him here.
Can media conglomerates afford to pay the writers?
As someone who hopes to be in the WGA one day, and as a current SAG member (and former member of the Board of Directors) I am in complete and total solidarity with the Writer's Guild. It's quite heartening to me, also, to see that so many people refuse to be fooled by the lies that the six comp...
Jim at the Legion of Decency is also doing some great writing about the WGA strike. He's in the television industry, and really has a lot to say.
You can find him here.
Can media conglomerates afford to pay the writers?
As someone who hopes to be in the WGA one day, and as a current SAG member (and former member of the Board of Directors) I am in complete and total solidarity with the Writer's Guild. It's quite heartening to me, also, to see that so many people refuse to be fooled by the lies that the six comp...
Carol Lay was at the San Diego Comic Con, and did a spread I think you would like. It's up at Salon.com
Geek in Review: One Big Focus Group
This week's Geek in Review is, unsurprisingly, all about Comic-Con: My train ride to Comic-Con from Los Angeles was filled with Hollywood fucks, talking too loudly on their cell phones, bitching out their assistants, and trying to impress each other with how many scripts they had brought along t...
Carol Lay was at the San Diego Comic Con, and did a spread I think you would like. It's up at Salon.com
Geek in Review: One Big Focus Group
This week's Geek in Review is, unsurprisingly, all about Comic-Con: My train ride to Comic-Con from Los Angeles was filled with Hollywood fucks, talking too loudly on their cell phones, bitching out their assistants, and trying to impress each other with how many scripts they had brought along t...
Enjoyed these essays enough to delurk. Great work.
not because you love the song, because you love to sing
I took the day off on Wednesday, and spent close to six hours just floating in the pool with my wife, who flew out to spend the about thirty-six hours with me. It was just we both needed: she needed a break from home, where she has been solely responsible for our kids, our dogs, our bills, and ...
Enjoyed these essays enough to delurk. Great work.
not because you love the song, because you love to sing
I took the day off on Wednesday, and spent close to six hours just floating in the pool with my wife, who flew out to spend the about thirty-six hours with me. It was just we both needed: she needed a break from home, where she has been solely responsible for our kids, our dogs, our bills, and ...
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