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If I had wanted cream and sugar, why the hell order coffee?
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Oh, and Happy Birthday!
Happy Don't Be A Dick Day!
When I gave my 2007 PAX Prime Keynote, I said Arcades were more than just magnificent geek Shangri-Las, filled with all sorts of video games and pinball machines. They were a vital part of my generation’s social development. If I beat another kid in a two player game and taunted him mercilessly...
So, does that mean people with the name Richard have to change it for that one day each year?
Oh, wait.........
Happy Don't Be A Dick Day!
When I gave my 2007 PAX Prime Keynote, I said Arcades were more than just magnificent geek Shangri-Las, filled with all sorts of video games and pinball machines. They were a vital part of my generation’s social development. If I beat another kid in a two player game and taunted him mercilessly...
Ah....
Isn't an evil twin also a nemesis?
Anyway; frigg'n sharks with lazers. Oh, and the latest edition of Highlights and - darn it all - only a pen handy.
Things every person should have
Things every person should have: A nemesis. An evil twin. A secret headquarters. An escape hatch. A partner in crime. A secret identity. What else?
I. AM. OFFENDED!!!!!!!!!!!! Such language. You should be ashamed of yourself, young man, using such foul words.
Where's that bar of soap?
I know it's around here somewhere.
Oh Fuck!!!
Wait.....
Did I type that out loud?
on the delivery of technobabble
I was in three scenes yesterday, one of which contained a massive amount of technobabble. For those who don't know what that is: on a sci-fi show, technobabble is what we call pseudoscientific dialog like "I'll have to run a level four diagnostic on the antimatter inversion matrix to be sure." I...
Kinda, but not exactly, off topic. I bought Hunter via Google. However, it's been over a month, and despite my having downloaded and read the story, the Google charges have yet to clear my bank. You are getting your money from Google? Right?
Because, as much as every dollar counts in my life today, I wanted in some way to pay you back for your blogging and the inspiration it has given me. Well, and to make up for acting like such a fan boy at times. Oh, and to make up for marking the Highlight magazines in the doctor's office. Especially the one yesterday. Talk about reliving my childhood.
Errr.
Errr,
Errr,
Oh, alright. So I never really grew out of my childhood.
The Day After and Other Stories - Kindle edition
My very short collection of very short stories, The Day After And Other Stories, is now in the Kindle store for $2.99 (prices slightly higher outside of the US. This is beyond my control.) It's DRM-free, because DRM makes me stabby. Here's the description thing I wrote for it: In The Day After ...
If my mom gives me a pen, can I mark up my copy all I want?
HUNTER is here.
Hunter is a short Sci-Fi story set in a dark and desperate world. It is just about 2500 words, which is about the length of a story you'd read in a magazine. I'm not really sure what the appropriate cost is, so I'm experimenting with the Pay What You Want model that seems to be working really we...
I remember the excitement I felt the first time I actually got hold of one at my doctor's office that wasn't marked up. All my mom had was a pen. What a blast I had marking off the pictures.
in which Highlights for Children is discussed at great length
Last night, on the way home from dinner, I asked Anne, "Do you remember Highlights for Children?" "Of course I do," she said, "I remember how I hated going to the doctor when I was a kid, until I started reading Highlights in the waiting room." "Turn right at this intersection," I said, "and Tra...
First of all, you look sharp in the suit. Second, if they every remake Casablanca, you're a shoe in for the Peter Lorre part!
I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool.
One of my favorite things on JoCoCruiseCrazy was our Informal Moustache Formal, organized by the (now dead to me) Paul F. Not Coming On the Cruise Because I Got a "Job" that "Pays Me" and "Furthers My Career" Tompkins. During the Informal Formal, Kevin Murphy loaned me this most exquisite fez,...
Happy New Year! May your success of 2010 continue on in 2011. I look forward to watching more of your guest appearances on some of the best TV shows currently in production.
Happy New Year. I'm on a boat.
I'm going to be on JoCo Cruise Crazy until January 8. I thought it was kind of important to stay connected, keep Twittering and blogging and Internetting while I was on a boat, but after much deliberation, decided that I will not be purchasing Holland America's Yes, We Use The Whole Fist int...
First, congrats on the success of your fiction writing. As to the beard: when are you returning to your leading role in CSI? Oh, wait. Your last name is Wheaton, not Peterson........
of books and beards
Sales of The Day After and Other Stories have blown my expectations away, and the feedback I've received has been overwhelmingly positive. I'm relieved and happy that so many readers are enjoying it, and if you're one of them, I thought you should know that you've given me +5 to my saves vs. Par...
Hey, give me a roll.
a very limited (I mean VERY limited) autographed book lottery
Yesterday, I said: I found nine hardback copies of The Happiest Days of Our Lives that I must have put there when they first arrived at my house a couple of years ago. They look as perfect as they did the day they were taken out of the box. So I have this idea to sell them, that goes like this:...
As he smiles contently, Wil Wheaton notes with serene contentment that Tribbles have nothing on Smurfs.
merry smurfin' smurfmas, mothersmurfers
This is crying out for a caption. I'll choose my favorite, and send something neat* to whoever writes it. Submissions open throughout the weekend, one per person, and can only be left as comments here (it's too difficult to track on Twitter or via e-mail). *definition of 'neat' will be at my s...
When you're on the set, be on the set. Pay attention to everything that's going on around you, because you will constantly be presented with opportunities to learn about and perfect your craft. If you're lucky like me and get to work with some of the best in the business, you're learning from some of the best in the business!
Right on! Call it "Zen and the Art of Acting."
Notes on the Wheaton Recurrence - Day Two
Bill Prady revealed the title of this episode on Twitter earlier today, so I guess that means I can also reveal it, and perhaps explain why I nearly required medical attention when I opened up the script and saw it. So it was another awesome day on the set of The Big Bang Theory. We rehearsed th...
Okay, I think I've amused myself just enough to recover the mana I needed to cast Keep Writing Keynote, so I'm going to get back to it before They're All Going To Laugh At You has its next turn.
Too late. Laughing already. Thankfully, it is with you, not at you. Great zen post. Love it.
Your Saturday Moment of Zen.
I don't like to work on the weekends if I can help it, but I'm doing Big Bang Theory all next week, and this keynote isn't going to write itself while I'm off being Evil Wil Wheaton, so here I am. When I write something, especially something this important, I spend most of my time letting ideas ...
One of the reasons Charo and Carol Burnett had such lasting careers was
their willingness to mock themselves.
Connect the dots! LA LA LA LA!
Anne and I got to go see The Pee Wee Herman show last night. It was phenomenal, and I realized about 20 minutes into the show that I was sitting on the edge of my seat, grinning and jumping around like a little kid ... because that's pretty much how I used to watch Pee Wee's Playhouse. After the...
Having grown up with Charo in the 70s, I can say with total certainty that the life changing youtube you need to watch is here: http://www.rooksrant.com/2010/02/cuchi-cuchi-cu.html
And yes, of course Carol Burnett is also in it.
Connect the dots! LA LA LA LA!
Anne and I got to go see The Pee Wee Herman show last night. It was phenomenal, and I realized about 20 minutes into the show that I was sitting on the edge of my seat, grinning and jumping around like a little kid ... because that's pretty much how I used to watch Pee Wee's Playhouse. After the...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family, Wil. May the coming year bring you the success and happiness you have shared with us this past year.
Guy Andrew Hall
aka Rook
Christmas Wishes from Steve Martin, and Me, Wil Wheaton
Steve Martin has a Christmas wish to share with you: (If you can't see Hulu videos, or just want the audio, YouTube has you covered. It's a Christmas miracle!) And here's my holiday wish, which isn't nearly as funny, but is at least (if not more) sincere: Whatever you choose to celebrate t...
In fact, you're probably better off spending your money on something else, and just watching the video over and over again, until you feel the tingling warmth of insanity spreading across your delicious brain.
Sorry, it's about 45 years too late to prevent insanity.
for all you last-minute shoppers out there...
While you're out doing your last minute holiday shopping, you may happen upon a little device known as The Slap Chop. You may have seen it on TV, and you may have heard that it purports to: "Chop up vegetables, nuts, & fruits, quickly and easily" with just a few simple slaps. And who doesn't lik...
I had one, years ago. In fact, probably about 10 years ago. They just called it something else at the time. And just like Popular Mechanics said, inconsistent at best with its chopping. And a pain to clean, despite what they say on the ad.
for all you last-minute shoppers out there...
While you're out doing your last minute holiday shopping, you may happen upon a little device known as The Slap Chop. You may have seen it on TV, and you may have heard that it purports to: "Chop up vegetables, nuts, & fruits, quickly and easily" with just a few simple slaps. And who doesn't lik...
Wow. That pic of Brittney Murphy as an air of Meg Ryan in her early days.
Sidewalks of New York
Five minutes into Sidewalks of New York, Edward Burns has made better use of Dennis Farina and gotten more out of him than Law and Order managed in two seasons. Eighty minutes in, Burns has made better use and gotten more out of most of his cast than any director who worked with them before or...
~ Veterans
you can relax on both sides of the tracks
I've struggled for most of the morning to come up with some profound and lyrical way to mark the day, but the words I usually find so easy to command just refuse to reveal themselves ... so I'm just going to keep this post simple and to the point: Thank you, veterans, for your service.
OT!
My my. You must have found the cure. It is Talk Like A Pirate Day, and not a post about it from you. There is hope for a solution!
D&D Penny Arcade Podcast: Series Three
Somehow, I forgot to mention that the third series of D&D podcasts featuring Penny Arcade, Scott Kurtz, and Wil Wheaton (that's me!) has been available for a couple of weeks. Here are links to the episodes that are currently online: Series Three, Episode One It's Fallcrest, midwinter, and sno...
That's right. You are not old! Ya young, robotic pup.
By the way, isn't being robotic bad for thespians?
In any case, Happy Birthday! Cue The Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glNjsOHiBYs
ah, to be young again, and also a robot
I'm 37! I'm not old. Also: Happy birthday to me!
Evil.
Pure.
Evil.
And it seems to have been tailored after the musical musing of whomever wrote the songs for Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
to celebrate pi day...
I present this incredibly awesome song by my friend Chris Hardwick:
Totally off topic, but it's 3/14. You know what day it is?! It's π Day! What I didn't know, (because I've fallen behind on my geek lessons) is that it's also Einstein's Birthday. The coincidence is just too thick on that one.
Now, in the past, it seems you had a post about π day, so I'm thinking you must be in Nirvana over the audition. Hope things turned out well.
From the Vault: the safety dance
Last night, Nolan went through my iTunes library so he could put some of my awesome music on his iPod. He's been after me for months to give him Radiohead, The Beatles, Tool, Decemberists, and a lot of my 80s stuff. While he looked, the following exchange occurred: Nolan: Why do you have The Sa...
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