I’m going to start by saying that I am so lame when it comes to computers. I don’t even know how to turn one on. In fact, I’m pretty bad with any electronics. When the daylight savings time happens, the clock in my car is off by an hour for six months. Before meeting Wil, my VCR was always flashing 12:00. Pretty lame huh?
My friends tease me for having a husband who can build his own website, yet I have to ask what a BLOG is. You get the picture. So when Wil told me that he put on his website (he has to read me his entries and prints out responses for me to look at) that he wanted to do something cool for me for putting up with all the time and energy (and MANY profane words) he has put into building and maintaining his site, by doing sort of a “donation box” for a gift for me, I was so touched by this. So touched, in fact, that I had Wil set up this whole little deal here so all I had to do was type what I want to say. And boy, do I have a lot to say. I’m so excited. I feel like I finally have communication with this whole world that I only hear about! I know, you’re probably thinking, “what the hell is wrong with this girl? Does she live in some sort of cave?! Well, as a matter of fact, yes. I live in an Atari 2600 world. Simple, yes. Advanced? No. But that’s ok. I have a husband who can look things up for me if I really need to. But it is pretty cool to finally have a chance to have my thoughts about all this heard. So first things first. (Oh and by the way, I still play my Atari. what the hell is this Playstation thing anyway?)
First of all, I was totally surprised when I came home from work today and Wil told me about his “donation box” story. Surprised mostly because I have friends who read his entries everyday, and didn’t tell me he was doing this. But also that there were enough donations that he was able to get me a gift certificate for a yummy day at a spa. Mmm… massage…. oh sorry, where was I? Anyway, these past few months have been very difficult, but at the same time very rewarding for Wil, as he was able to get his site going. You know, I think it has been for me too. Wil would stay up FOREVER working on this, which meant me going to sleep by myself, and work on it every free moment he had. So it’s nice to see Wil so happy with all his hard work paying off for him. He feels like people get to see what he’s really like, instead of what some “I hate Wesley” fan guy has to say. And just in case you were wondering, I had never seen Star Trek until they started running that marathon on TNN or TNT whichever one it is. Wil watched that thing practically the whole time it was on. He kept saying, ” Oh, this is my FAVORITE episode.” ok seriously, he said that like 20 times. But it was kinda funny that he really likes that stuff. Even when he’s in it. So once in a while he’d say, “look honey! There I am! Man does that suit look stupid. Oh man, look at my lame hair!” But he’s all into science fiction stuff, so that must have been pretty cool to be part of something you like so much.
Anyway, his website means so much to him and I think that it’s so awesome that people have responded so well to it. Of course, he tells me about the occasional lame ass that has to throw in his negative two cents now and then. But I guess that’s the beauty of this on-line world. You don’t have to say your shit directly to the person’s face. But I guess you do what makes you happy. I think that Wil tries to not take that crap seriously. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt any less. I never thought that all his time spent on this entitled me to any sort of gift. I have the gift of a happy husband. (I know… gag) Nevertheless, I am extremely touched by your generosity, and I’ll be thinking of you all while I’m having my spa day. Thanks!
On to the next subject. The most recent entry of Wil’s (at least the one he read to me yesterday, and printed out all the responses for me to read) The 7 things you are thankful for today. My list is for today and everyday since I am a dork with this computer and probably won’t get a chance to do this for another six months
1. My husband- his unconditional love for me and for Ryan and Nolan (my men)
– his little love notes in my lunch I take to work or my suitcase when I go out of town
– the way he rubs my ear at night to help me fall asleep
– when he thanks me every time I do his laundry
2. My aforementioned men (Ryan and Nolan)-the way Ryan laughs so hard he can’t sit up (just like I do)
-when Nolan tells me he loves me and gives me a kiss in front of his class (because he doesn’t care what his friends think yet)
-that they both still make me Mother’s Day cards out of construction paper
– they have Wil’s sense of humor, even though they aren’t biologically his
3. My friends- the handful of close ones I have had for years
– the same ones that have to hear the same stories about the bullshit my ex husband is doing now
– the same ones that we take turns taking each other to the airport
– the same ones that go do stuff with me while my husband works on his website
4. My job- that I’m actually doing something I enjoy-something I chose for a career
-that I can make my own schedule so I can be here for the kids or take a day off to hang out with Wil
5. My health and my family’s health- I know that that seems like a typical one, but we have had a lot of death around us recently, so I am truly thankful that we are all well.
6. Chocolate- need I say more?
7. The Simpson’s- now you’re probably thinking “what? does she mean OJ?” No. Definitely no. As in Homer. You see, that show is probably the one thing that makes Wil laugh harder than anything. It’s funny. He laughs so hard he puts his hand in front of his face, but you can still see that the tip of his tongue curls up. Isn’t that weird? I wonder why that happens. Probably the same explanation as me not being able to sit up straight when I laugh really hard. Just one of those things. Anyway, hours of entertainment, that’s all. And the happiness it brings my husband.
I just loved reading all the responses and lists of everyone’s 7 things. Wil is pretty cool that way. I guess that’s why I married him. He’s a smart guy. An honest, funny, loving, caring, wanting to make the world a better place kind of guy.
I think this whole computer thing isn’t so bad after all! Of course, it’s taken me an hour to type all this. No seriously, it has. I think my 10 year old could type faster than I could. I guess I should finish now. I think I’ll go kick Wil’s ass in some Air-Sea Battle- guided missiles of course. He hates that he can never beat me. Then again, I am 3 years older than him. That gives me 3 more years practice. Whatever the case, he’s still getting his ass kicked by a GIRL!
Thanks again for the awesome gift! And please, tell Wil to wear his glasses (they totally look like the ones Corey Feldman wore in Stand By Me… I think he jacked them) while he’s on the computer. He looks cross-eyed when he’s on this thing for too long (which is everyday)
See ya!
Anne
P.S. Did Wil ever finish telling you about the Vegas trip back in September? I think that was how all this got started and he mentioned a while ago that he hadn’t finished it yet. So let me sum it up for you…. his sketch comedy show was awesome, William fucking Shatner still doesn’t speak to Wil (but I guess he has since then…Weakest Link thing)….we… I should say I, lost my ass at roulette(is that how you spell that?) and our second-hand smoke filled 5 day extravaganza was finished off by my laryngitis, and upper respiratory infection due to all the damn smoke -illness. God I hate Vegas. I can’t wait to go back. Later!
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Gorsh. Tanks for puttin’ up with us, Mrs. Wil.
/sweathogs
I’ve been eager to hear from Anne, as Wil has talked about her so much. She sounds like a great person.
Peace to you & yours. =)
JR
Which reminds me, I’d probably better get back to my wife.
Seriously, though, thanks for the neat note to us. Hope to see another one in 6 months! 😉
Great, now I have to get my wife to post.
Sonofa…
Anne, do you like cheese?
Mmmmmmmmmm…..cheese….
Forbidden cheese….
You know Wisconsin is near Chicago, right? 😉
Hey Anne,
It’s nice of you to confirm for us that our Uncle Willy has really found for himself such a great lady and that you obviously are just as crazy about him as he is about you.
You go witchor bad selves!
SOOOO nice to finally meet you! My husband and I have been a fan of Wil’s since 1987 and have never hated him. It sounds like you have got most of your life together and are concentrating on the important stuff–people, not things, and family first. Many good wishes for the future and if you’re ever down our way in PA, you’re all more than welcome to crash–we have plenty of room and lots of crazy kids. Warren and Karen
Mrs.Wheaton,
Although I didn’t contribute to it because I first noticed WWDN after all that I’m glad you like it and Happy Belated Valentines Day
YOU DIDN’T WATCH STAR TREK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
40 LASHES WITH A WET WET WET NOODLE.
Actually, I didn’t know Wil on Star Trek as Wes was the same personas that kid on Stand By Me until very recently. Go Figure.
Welcome To WWDN…
Jason
Typos..geesh
A family of smartasses!
I love it.
So much niceness round here 🙂
ok wil. time for a He-Said/She-Said section of the website.
I dares ya.
This is weird…I get to comment on a post at my website, and I didn’t write it.
Weird.
Anne wrote this while I was with Ryan at the book store. I was picking up “Stupid White Men” and a collection of Shakespeare, adapted for children (good bedtime stories, you know), while she wrote it.
It really did take her over an hour, and she was so proud of herself when I got home, she dragged me right over to the computer, and read the whole thing to me.
I think it RAWKS, and I’m not just saying that because she’s my wife, and I am deleriously in love with her.
Well, maybe that’s a big part of it…but if you could have seen how happy she was, and how proud of her writing she was…it was awesome.
I really am a little embarrassed by all the things she said about me…but it’s nice to know when you’re loved…especially by the person you love the most.
Ryan saw how proud she was, and he said, “Mom! You should make your own website! You can call it http://www.wilwheatonswife.net!”
I can see it now…Anne and me fighting over who gets to sit at the damn computer…
Har.
By the WWDN drinking game rules, that last comment just kicked my ass.
Anne,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Hope you enjoy your day at the spa (sorry, I didn’t contribute, I missed out on that). You and your family are truly blessed.
Dude!! I mean…erm… uhh… oh damn…
Ok…
Mrs. Wil!! You rule! Seriously! And you have shown, Wil’s humble readers *snicker, snicker* (now i want a snickers bar… damn the luck!)… anyway, you have shown Wil’s reader’s that you are just as classy as he’s said, and more. You’ve got some great kids… If I were a mother, I might be jealous… but since I’m not, I’m not. lol
Wil, thanks for sharing Anne with us. She rocks. Anne, have fun at the spa… I am jealous of you for that… would LOVE a massage from a really hot Puerto Rican guy with an accent… yeah. Bye.
The way Wil always talked you up, I really was beginning to believe that you were just a figment of his imagination. I mean, no one person could be THAT cool! It’s good to see that you really do exist and that Wil is not living off in la-la land.
Thanks for taking the time to write, Anne! It was great to hear from you, and I hope we get to hear more of your well-written, smart-ass comments in the future! 😉
Damn.. sorry struggling to sit up straight.
^_~
This is soo sincere it hurts…
I want that kind of happiness.
Never had it.
Hope that someday I can find that kind of love in my partner and in my kids.
Reading that was like looking at a painting by Monet.
A glimpse of something good and beautiful.
My cynical self is crawling into a dark corner and weeping now.. shucks.
Thanks Anne- you made my night.
love is a gift, people are treasures.
it’s a poor man who walks this earth with no riches to call his own.
you folks are doin’ good, keep on keeping on.
missy
Yay for Wil’s wife! Huzzah!
And whatever you do, don’t read Jun’s “What did he say” thread in the adult area of the soap box…
*Grins* Too cool. Great to hear from the wonderful woman behind the great guy! And I just want to say that Frogger was my favourite Atari game. I still have that game system somewhere.:) No harm in apreciating good stuff. I have a record player as well as cds and cassettes. Anyways, I just want to say I am working on some cool ideas for drawings for Wil. If there is any artwork requests from Mrs. Wheaton… I gladly donate my services freely. 😀
I’ve just started visiting this site.
But I think you should post more often!
Heck you could even write out your
journal part and have Wil type it for
you. It was fun to read your post!
Enjoy your day at the spa.
quote by Annel; “lost my ass at roulette(is that how you spell that?)”
Yup, sure is! Ass is spelled A-s-s.
We still need to hear the rest of the Vegas story. Rumor has it there are more pictures too!
–Keith
“Thanks Anne- you made my night.”
Posted by: MissKittyFantastico on February 19, 2002 09:17 PM
Hey Anne…
Wanna make my night?
Woot! Woot!! 😉
ANNE, sorry about the typo.
It really is great to hear from you.
–Keith
**drops an anvil with young elvis painted on the side of it on Roughy and then drops a 500 lbs Wheel of Cheese on top- yaknows… just for dramatic effort**
Did that do it for ya?
^_~
Wow, this is great.
Now Anne has a posse, too! w00t!
I hope you enjoy your day at the spa, Anne. We didn’t know what to expect in terms of your reaction to our gift, but glad to see that it was well received. I think we know that most women gladly accept a massage, pedicure, facial… mmm…
A friend at work was telling me about her experience at a day spa the other week. I’ve never been to one, myself. Anyhoo, she was telling me about how she wanted to keep her panties on for the massage, and the masseur said it was alright to.
To quote him, “Don’t you worry. I’m a professional.”
HAHAHAHAHA… professional WHAT?!
Anyhoo, welcome to the Wonderful World of WWDN, Anne.
And Wil, wear your glasses, dammit. Women think men in glasses are sexy.
Okay, my story didn’t sound so funny typed out.
Meh.
umm… Cheese!
Wil’s married?
Can I add a #8 to my 7 things I’m thankful for list from yesterday?
If so, Anne, thank you for sharing your husband with the world.
Hey Anne, great to hear from you, hope you enjoy the spa! And kick your hubby’s butt into gear about getting a PO BOX please 🙂
Wil said “I can see it now…Anne and me fighting over who gets to sit at the damn computer…
Har.”
Hmmm…….welcome to my life 🙂 This’d be why notebooks were invented. And network cables. Luckily.
YES! ANNE KICKS ASS!! I hope you write more often on here. I want to know if i could be the first (ok maybe 4th ’cause of wil and the boys) member of the anne kicks ass posse, can i can i PLEEASSE? I knew you kicked ass from getting to sit and talk with you for a few at the day care (mrs. Whitley still calls wil “our superstar” and tells the story fondly) BUT when you pointed out my ring and it turns out our rings came from the same place, WAHOOO, good times, good times. anyways, anne, rock on!
“Unlucky at roulette, lucky at love.”, to paraphrase a card playing superstition.
“If you will carry the little finger of a person on you, it will give you luck at playing cards, or anything you play.”
“If you want to win at cards, take the heart out of a bat and tie a red string around it, then tie that around your right arm.”
“Cut hair from a woman’s ear and put this hair in the palm of your hand, hold it there by a rubber band while playing cards, and you will be lucky.”
Switch to blackjack. You’ll OWN Vegas.
Anne! Your entry was terrific, and a neat surprise when I checked the site today. I am utterly jealous of your day at the spa (although in a nice, non-threatening way)…are you going to do exotic activities like have a mudbath and be wrapped in seaweed? The massage sounds like a safe bet, at the very least. 🙂 Enjoy, and I’m glad you and your husband had a wonderful Valentine’s celebration!
(By the way: in the comment to your entry, said husband wrote that he is “deleriously in love” with you…oh gosh!…*that* is incredibly romantic — I’m all swoon-esque, and he didn’t even say it to *me*! Dreamy siiigh.)
(Another by the way: my thoughts on guys wearing glasses? A+.)
Wil’s straight?
Has this alleged marriage been consumated?
Grrr…I now feel bad for poking fun at Wil.
I wish my wife would Blog.
She only comments like…once.
Wil’s lucky and I’m just jealous.
And that damn Fowler’s just too damned intelligent for anyone’s good and that’s just a bunch of bullshit Smarty McSmartyson talk when he’s yammering away…
Wil,
WEAR YOUR GLASSES!
(us girls gotta stick together, you know. 😉 )
I just have to say this is seriously cool. Wil, you have the neatest nuclear family there. Anne seems great and really laid back (she did say shit in her post, after all) and Nolan and Ryan seem like a couple of fun loving kids instead of a couple of punks.
Grats, man. Someday, maybe I’ll be lucky enough to find the right guy. 😉
Hi Anne,
Welcome to the wonderful crazy world of computer geeks, haha. I am happy to hear that you are going to enjoy your day at the spa. Well deserved for putting up with us. You found yourself a great guy. Take Care!
…………..Major Mojo from the Posse!!!!!!!!!
Wil! When do I get my own Blog account?!?!? Come on man! You can just email me my password ok? Ok. Yup.
P.S. Remember Stunt-Cycle Atari? I have one of those laying around here someplace. You wife rocks!
One of these days, I’ll be in the first 10 of the posters, I swear I will… Or at least the first 30 😉
Anne is super-cool… but y’all know that.
And the Simpsons rocks. Lisa is undervalued, just like random intellect (tee-hee).
Hi,Anne
I always thought that Wil’s lady must be some wonderful person and your post confirmed it. Whenever I met a couple who care deeply for each other,it always lighten up my day since I believe that someday I will have mate that care so much for me as well.:) No doubt your sons will grow up to be great person if they are raised by u 2. Oh, and pls tell Wil that he doesn’t have to care about those pp who hate Wesley coz we all do love him..I don’t get it Wesley is just a character ,why do some pp against him??? stupid pp.. but that’s a part of being an actor,right??
some one likes you ,some don’t…Don’t try to make them understand,it wasted. Be who u are,if they don’t like you for that ,it’s their business. It’s their lost. God bless your family.
Hello Anne,
I just read your blog and thought it was pretty funny, as I am also married to a computer genious who I rely on completely to guide me through the cybernet world. He did set up my own web page and taught me how to blog…which doesn’t require too much skill. I have just started reading Wil’s site and have enjoyed it for many reasons. It is a trip reading funny thoughts from this guy I grew up watching in Stand by Me…sorry…not a big Star Trek fan. Not surprisingly, my husband in a trek fan…but not a fanatic. My brother currently lives in LA and is a struggling actor, so it is also interesting to hear about another actor’s plite. Thanks for the good reads!
Anne,
Thanks very much for your thoughtful and heart-felt response. By his his good nature and kind heart, Wil has managed to engage people in a lot of positive interaction…something we can all use after the recent months.
I’m glad all the work Wil put into the web site has spilled over so positively in your family life. You all sound like a fun bunch. Take care and post again soon!
Da rockin wife… Hi Anne! 🙂 How cool to finally hear from you. 🙂
I really enjoy all the family stories. 🙂 All the wisdom and little creeds to take along for the day.
Thanks Wil. My online fees have tripled since you put your damn site up.
Talking about non-substance addictions…
Anne,
you rule girl! that’s all i’ve got to say about that. you all have got the perfect family. lucky a** bums 🙁
don’t worry about your 10 year old knowing more about computers, i have the same problem with my sister of the same age.
why can’t more 10 and 12 year old boys be like yours? they are cool and supersweet.
do you play pong? just wondering, it rules.
okay, i’m done.
Peace, love, and bubble-gum,
Ayngil
Hi, Anne! Nice to finally “meet” you. You write as entertainingly as your husband (put on your glasses, Wil.) Now we just need to hear from Nolan and Ryan…
My first ever post, a truly momentous occasion! Wil, you’ve got yourself a great site, a loving wife and some cracking step-kids (you make me sick!). No, seriously, keep up the good work, let Anne have her say every now and again, and stay healthy.
Aww. love notes! That’s pretty keen. I’m such a sap I guess. It’s the little touches that get me.
That was one of the funniest and most touching things I’ve read today…thanks for sharing it with us!
Re: smartasses…my grandmother used to say if everyone in the family was a smartass, it makes life much easier 😉 (much more fun too, heh)
Ahh… I want that kind of feeling. I envy both of you. May the word divorce never be whispered by either of you!
That was such a nice post, I smiled the whole way through it. 🙂