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During w00tstock last week, I mentioned that I was turning 38 this week.

After the show, Anne told me that I was, in fact, turning 39. In the few seconds that it took me to do some math, I lost a year of my life.

Apparently, this is the sort of thing that happens when you get to be my age, which is … 39.

So happy birthday to me, NASA, Geddy Lee, and everyone else who was born on July 29th, especially those of us who escaped from our mothers in 1972.

Spock is not impressed that it's my birthday

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28 July, 2011 Wil

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164 thoughts on “Spock is not impressed that it’s my birthday”

  1. tonycaselli.livejournal.com says:
    29 July, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Hooray! Happy birthday Wil!

  2. Serenity Graison says:
    29 July, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Photobucket
    Happy Birthday!!

  3. Nocturnous says:
    29 July, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    There are a few cool things about 39: it’s the atomic number of Yttrium, the number of nanoseconds of the largest nuclear reaction/explosion ever performed, and, um, Messier 39!
    Happy Birthday!

  4. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=587227527 says:
    29 July, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Happy B-day Wil!
    I also escaped the womb in ’72.. Nov 18th I will be 39. I kinda started losing track of my age a couple of years ago. Maybe subconsciously I just don’t want to believe I’m getting that close to 40? Who knows. Crazy how fast time goes by.
    At any rate, hope it’s a wonderfully awesome day for you! =)

  5. Mike Oakes says:
    29 July, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Happy Birthday Sir! Seems to be a week full of them. My daughter turned 17 yesterday, my sister-in-laws is tomorrow, and mine is the day after. I will hoist a pint for ya when I celebrate mine.

  6. TB5918 says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Happy 39 burning candles in a cake day! Have a good one, and thanks for helping to keep the Interwebs so much fun.

  7. CeridwenT says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    Happy birthday Wil! I wish you and your family all the best. You are a great inspiration to me, another 30-something, in how to keep young in my soul, no matter how much time passes. 🙂

  8. TheAndreaK says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    Happy Birthday.
    I haven’t yet reached the point where I forget what age I am. I also haven’t yet reached the point where I don’t make a huge deal out of my birthday.
    I escaped my Mom today. In 1972. I’m the especially! Woo!

  9. Kathleen Miller says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    Aw don’t worry about it, Wil. It’s definitely not an age thing. I’m 30 and forget how old I am all the time!
    Happy Birthday (make sure to celebrate extra hard for that lost year!)

  10. VampiraJen says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Happy Birthday, Wil!

  11. unionponi says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Happy Birthday! I hope it’s a great one.

  12. Sean Benedict says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Happy Birthday Wil. Enjoy this, your last year as a 30-something. Reflect on the fact that it took you so long to get to this point and with life expectancy the way it’s going, you’ve got at least that much further to go. WTF? It’s a shame you weren’t born in the coolest year, 1971, but then, you’d be 40 now and who wants that?

  13. Srpunplugged.wordpress.com says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    The fact that you willingly post pictures like that is why I really enjoy reading your blog.
    Happy Birthday!

  14. Erica StJohn says:
    29 July, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Happy Birthday!! And here I thought I was having a blonde moment when I couldn’t remember how old I am on my bday. Senior moment instead?

  15. Elena Pasini says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Well, I’ve been reading this blog for nine years, without ever commenting once. I guess this is a good day to start. Happy birthday Wil! Thank you for having been a part of my life for all these years, it’s been a hell of a ride. And it keeps getting better! Never stop being awesome. 🙂

  16. Trainingontech.blogspot.com says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Well, Happy Birthday! I can never remember how old I am (will be 38 this month), and keep making myself OLDER than I actually am!!!

  17. Morynne says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Happy Birthday Wil! I’ll have a beer to celebrate.
    How long did it take you to put on Bozo the Clown’s skin as a sweater?

  18. Kristi says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Happy birthday!! Today is my late grandma’s bday and tomorrow is mine. 🙂 I’m having a big geek-out gamer night at the game store we own. If you find yourself in central IL for some reason, stop on by. LOL
    Oh, tomorrow is also my niece’s bday, and Alton Brown’s. 😀

  19. Bo Bovenzi says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    Stephen Dorff called, he wants his birthday back!

  20. Michelle Gutierrez says:
    29 July, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Wil, thank-you for working so hard to keep in touch with your fans and for continuing to take creative risks. I’m so glad that the soul crushing years described in Just A Geek are a thing of the past; happy birthday, it’s awesome that you’re alive.

  21. Joannalaine says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Oh. I wish I had read your blog before I made you this:
    http://yfrog.com/z/kf3c36j

    Well, happy birthday nonetheless 🙂

  22. Chrissy Andrews-Marston says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.
    Hope you have a great and wonderful day with nothing to do but burn that hideous sweater. Or donate it to a shaman who will use it to cast eternal mental suffering on the mobs that crowd you at Comic Con. 🙂

  23. Randall Murphy says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    Happy Birthday . I just lost a year now that you mentioned 1972.

  24. Gween says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    Happy Birthday Wil.
    Ever since my 30th I never remember how old I am. But I try not to sweat the small stuff.
    On a side note:
    That clown sweater picture never fails to rouse raucous laughter from within.

  25. Claire Williams says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Looking forward to many more years of awesome Wil Wheaton blogs, books, characters and memories! ^_^ (Also, so super excited to see your character, Doctor Parrish is back on Eureka! YAY!)

  26. Shanaar DiCrystala says:
    29 July, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Happy Birthday, Wil! 1.5 years older than you, so I know the feeling.
    What were we talking about? Hey, you kids, get off of my lawn!
    Keep being you.

  27. Deborah Pesa says:
    29 July, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Happy Birthday, Wil! 39 forever! I’ve been 39 for 7 years 🙂

  28. Toni Finley says:
    29 July, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Have a terrific b-day! And thanks for the scary clown-sweater picture. Makes me feel much better about EVERYTHING I ever knit!

  29. Krista says:
    29 July, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    Happy birthday!! Hope it’s a great one!

  30. Freeman says:
    29 July, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    Nine years ago I was one year older than twice your age then. How old am I now? F – 9 = 2(W – 9) + 1 . I love math. Do you love math? Live long and prosper \\//_

  31. Colin Williams says:
    29 July, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    Happy Birthday from a fellow July 29ther!! I’m glad to see you knew it was NASA’s birthday as well, I just found that out today, SPACE BIRTHDAY!!

  32. Maggie says:
    29 July, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Happy Birthday, Wil!!!
    And, yes, I screw up my own age all the time.

  33. Showbiz Emelle says:
    29 July, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Happy Birthday, Wil! Finally got around to watching you out-perform your co-stars in “Stand By Me” and was struck by the ironic foreshadowing of reality in some of the dialogue (RP saying “he won’t live past 20” and YOU saying “but I don’t WANNA be a writer!”)… Hard to believe you’re almost in MY age group (always think of you as young Wesley, until I see you on Eureka or anywhere else). Live it up!

  34. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1099325784 says:
    29 July, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Happy birthday to Earth’s supreme geek. Many happy returns on the day from the ol’ Game Show Man.

  35. Daryl Heffernan says:
    29 July, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    Happy Birthday Sir!
    Just watched the Eureka Comic-Con panel over at syfy.com. Good stuff!

  36. lauren says:
    29 July, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    Happy birthday Wil and welcome to 39.
    When I turned 39, I stopped the aging process and now I just have dot releases. If you choose to adopt the “Jack Benny 2.0” method of counting your years, next year you can be 39.1.

  37. XDPaul says:
    29 July, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Cheer up, you are only 0b100111 in binary!
    Happy Birthday!

  38. Neeroc.wordpress.com says:
    29 July, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Happy Birthday. I think after a certain point you just lose the ability to count or retain…much. Sadly I continually add years. I now know why women just stick with 29. Number? Easy to remember. Age? Random answers.

  39. Moosifer says:
    29 July, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Happy Birthday, sir. I’m not far behind you. 1972 was indeed a good year.

  40. Aileen Storey says:
    29 July, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    My dearest young Wil,
    Happy Birthday! And congratulations on reaching that magical age in which you begin to count backwards on birthdays. Having experienced age 39 twice now, I can say with certainty that it is a Very Good Age to be. Hope this year brings you many memorable roles, fun opportunities, less crazy fans, and even more Moments of Crowning Geek Awesomeness. You rock!

  41. Rob Acosta says:
    29 July, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Hi Wil, I didn’t realize it was you birthday, now I’m really glad I gave you that Obey T-Shirt. I hope you had a good one!!

  42. Jaegan438 says:
    29 July, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Happy b-day

  43. Hrrl Furri says:
    29 July, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    I’ve been 39 for 20 years this past March.
    Jack Benny was 39 when he passed away at the age of 80.
    My son is 39 and a 1/2.
    Best returns of the day to you.

  44. LauraB says:
    29 July, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! You are hilarious!!;)

  45. Wintatron says:
    30 July, 2011 at 2:06 am

    Hah. Happy Birthday, old boy ;)! I know the feeling, I was convinced I was 33 but was reminded ungracefully that I am, in fact, 34. With my crap maths I may well be 35, too… denial ensues…

  46. Angi Dudas says:
    30 July, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Happy Birthday Wil! My husband always says I am younger then I am,but I think he just says that so he doesn’t have to admit how old he is ;D

  47. Bmitra1 says:
    30 July, 2011 at 8:31 am

    A belated Birthday to you Wil. Greatly enjoy your blog. However, whoever provided said sweater to you needs to have their knitting needles apprehended before they strike again!

  48. Soliscjw says:
    30 July, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Happy birthday. You are not alone with forgetting how old you will be turning on your birthday I thought I was turning 35 last Christmas (yes having a birthday on 12/25 sucks) I would recommend adding a year that way it makes you feel younger I really turned 34 I ended up happy

  49. Laura Gjovaag says:
    30 July, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Bappy Hirthday, Wil! For your special day (ok, I admit I was late) I put up a larger version of you with Torvald the Troll on my blog, just click on the strange picture to get the big one… http://realtegan.blogspot.com/2011/07/almost-as-cool-as-bacon-wrapped-deep.html

  50. www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawlVIW6NuK9FZCqjRVsI1wS8ZAMDZTzkfsU says:
    30 July, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    I was gonna come up with something catchy to wish you a happy birthday, but I decided that if I did that, I would need to come up with something catchy for everybody who had a birthday. So happy birthday Skirty McBadass, have a wonderful day.

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