It’s fun to watch someone go through a major crisis, even if it’s self-inflicted. Puts things into perspective.
Some thoughts I had last night while listening to the rain bounce off my roof:
Ii have spent each day the past few weeks just inches from tears.
it’s a lot of things: fear and uncertainty about the quality of my book being the biggest, having the sit there and take it while some Rich Fucking Asshole treated me like I was a little kid, stupid computer problems, anne’s ex-husband bullshit, and finally the blog trolls (who I really should have just called assholes, because that’s what they are) and emailers.
Alone, I can deal with any of those things, but together . . . well, it’s just too much to deal with.
But the uncertainty about this book is killing me. I thought I had something really good, and shared it with a few people. Most of them told me it was really good, and gave some constructive feedback. A few of them absolutely ripped it to shreds, and gave me some constructive feedback. The result? I found myself unsure about everything. Unable to trust my instincts. I rewrote major parts to please others, instead of myself, and it left me paralyzed. I’ve since decided to just let it go. I’ll finish some grammatical and spelling corrections, complete a few tiny changes where I want to add more information, and publish the damn thing.
I’m scared. I’m scared that it’s not as good as I thought. I’m scared that it’s better than I thought.
My mom told me that I was in the middle of “vast uncharted territory” and that it was okay to be afraid. I’m not so sure.
I shouldn’t have posted my “I’m leaving, here’s why, okay now I’m back but I’m really leaving and I hate you” post. What I should have said is, “I’m overwhelmed with several things in my life, and writing for WWDN isn’t bringing me any joy right now. As a matter of fact, it’s sort of a chore, so I’m taking some time off.” What I posted gives way too much power and importance to a very small group of people who I should really just feel sorry for.
But I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me feel just a tiny bit better to hear from people who actually SUPPORT me for a change. And Ben sent me a nice cartoon.
Note to self: don’t post when emotional.
And you know what else? I am profoundly upset about war, dreams of war, and the Bush Junta. Patriot II? How the fuck did this happen? How did we, as a culture, sit back and put these people in charge?
And these “Terror alerts?” Does anyone believe them? Did you guys read about the “suspected terrorist” in SF Bay? Some tug boat captain suggests that he saw someone in an unlit Zodiac raft at 3AM, wearing a wetsuit. That’s it.
The CG looked everywhere for this boat and its alleged terrorist, and found NOTHING.
But it’s all over the news, because WE ARE ON ALERT!!1!!11!
What happened to critical thinking? Are the American people so soporific that they can’t see this bullshit for what it is?
And now we’re supposed to believe that Osama Bin Laden is JOINING FORCES WITH SADDAM?
What?!
The timing on this is all too pat for me, and I wonder where the fuck the critical voices are who should be questioning this stuff. Where are the other voices in this vast wilderness? Isn’t anyone willing to speak up?
We are marching directly into a war, though there is massive public resistance to it.
We are marching directly into a war, and the media, the supposed 4th estate, isn’t doing ANYTHING to keep people informed — they’re just propagandizing for the Bush Junta.
We are marching directly into a war, though the rest of the world wishes we’d just mind our ouw stinking business.
And nobody seems to care. And I’m “anti-American” because I feel this way.
I was picking up some tools at OSH about an hour ago, and helped an older woman take some plastic boxes down from a tall shelf. When I put them in her cart for her, she moved a bunch of duct tape and plastic sheeting out of the way. She told me how scared she was, and urged me to be prepared and safe.
That’s perfect. This woman, who could be doing several other things today, is preparing for a terrorist attack, right here in Pasadena. Because she’s afraid. Just like the Bush Junta wants us all to be.
Ugh. Note to self: don’t post when emotional.
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“Personally I am always very nervous when I begin to speak. Every time I make a speech I feel I am submitting myself to judgment, not only about my ability but about my character and honour. I am afraid of seeming to promise more than I can perform, which suggests complete irresponsibility, or to perform less than I can, which suggests bad faith and indifference.”
Written in 66BC by Cicero, the world’s Greatest. Public. Speaker. Ever.
I read that last night and thought of you.
Cynthia — oh, goody, it’s not just me! I have two days to finish researching and one month to write the next thesis chapter. I should be in the library. Where am I? In my room, saying “hi” to the HMIC… And the whole, “Am I good enough? Am I smart enough? And, gosh darn it, do people like me?” rant is *much* too familiar… Ah, yes, it’s next week I have Existential Crisis, part XLVIII. 😉
Wil — Reminds me of what my bachelor’s thesis advisor told me when I just couldn’t turn the thesis in because I wanted to tweak it some more: “Eventually you just have to let it go whether you think it’s ready or not. Because you’ll *never* think it’s ready”. Don’t worry, we have faith in you!
As for war… Well, YES, we should be going after the DPRK. They *have* nukes. The problem is that nobody in DPRK lives in that special place we call “reality” — it’s bloody likely that if the civilized world said, “That’s not how you play here”, they’d loose their nukes, convential missiles, and nulti-million man army on the south. And they can level Seoul no problem, which doesn’t look very good, given they’re allies and all…
As for Iraq, I just don’t know what to think. Yes, oil is a big part of it. Yes, innocent people will die. But, at least in my mind, Saddam Hussein doesn’t rank in the “amusing scamp” or “eccentric random” catagories of leader — he’s a megalomaniacal, uncaring despot who’s responsible for the suffering and death of millions of Iraqis. To me, anyway, we as Americans, as free people, have a moral obligation to spread our blessings (ie, freedom), and there doesn’t, in this case, seem to be any other way to do it. And, well, if US foreign policy is now based on spreading freedom and democracy through the world, I think that’s a good thing.
But what do I know?
I’m glad I dropped by here this morning, you’re probably only the second American I’ve encountered online who feels the same way I do about the whole Iraq business. But at least it’s okay for me to be anti-American, I’m British. Of course, in the current situation that means I’m against my government too, but that’s okay, I’ve never liked them very much and we don’t seem to be afflicted too much with patriotism in this country.
The whole business strikes me as the US government trying desperately to find something to be seen to be doing given their dismal failure in finding and dealing with bin Laden. What was it they taught in history? Oh yes, whenever a government feels insecure in the domestic arena, one of the best ways they can deal with it is to institute an aggressive foreign policy, which distracts attention from the crumbling schools, nonexistant police and dismal medical services.
Anyway, it’s nice to know at least some other people in the world are at least marginally sane. In some respects at least – writing a book has to be an insane thing to do, but I also have to say that it’s one of the things I most wish I could accomplish. One day 🙂
Look forward to reading yours.
Oooops, did I mention it? You are a good writer! You say what you have to say, it’s gripping, it’s fun, it’s alive, it’s real, it’s rich, diverse and it’s easy to identify with.
I reckon that is what most people want in reading someone’s story. And I guess you’ve got the hang of it.
And bloody hell, give yourself a break. It’s your first book, dude! 🙂 And the writer that thinks his book is perfect is yet to be born. I have read so many books and interviews with and about writers to see what they have to say about how they do it, and all of them were never a 100% happy with it. Funny enough, many many readers thought the books are perfect. You’ll have to say something special for a person and you will never know what it is.
Relax, let go and write for the joy, and the rest will fall into place. 🙂
I’ll keep this short and sweet, Wil. Blowing off steam doesn’t make you an asshole. It makes you a HUMAN BEING, especially in this age of “Duct-tape and Cower”.
I’m done.
Hey, Wil,
Don’t worry about posting when you’re emotional. Everyone feels stressed, and you should be able to take out your stress in your blog. Isn’t that what it’s for?
There are people here who really care about you, Wil. I think many of us have become caught up in your life so that we take joy in your sucesses, and feel pain at the pains in your life.
And, well, I’d give you a big hug right now, except I don’t know how comfortable you’d be with that. Yeah. So consider this a hug if you want it, or not a hug if you don’t.
I’m sure your book is going to be great, Wil. You’re a really funny guy, and I’m sure most people here are going to race out and buy it. Go with what you want, because that’s what we want.
I hope you feel less stressed soon.
And I’m glad the movie was awesome.
And the media is so much to blame for all of this. Fear sells, right? So therefore fear is good. If there’s a war, people will want more news, so they’ll sell more.
Yeah.
I wonder if History will treat this better than the Vietnam war? Or worse.
Hope you feel better soon, Wil.
-Gabriel
Glad to see you’re back. You saved me from having to write a long post about how you shouldn’t let a bunch of a-holes drive you off the net.
Anyway, about these terror alerts. Can you imagine the field day the news media would have if a major disaster happened and no warning was given? I mean, big headlines like “ADMINISTRATION WARNED BUT FAILED TO ACT.” I’m not saying you’re wrong about the timing being curious, though I disagree with you about the danger Iraq poses. But, in these days of the 10 second soundbite, image seems to be far more important than reality. I guess you’re used to dealing with that because of your line of work.
P.S. Good luck with the book. I know how hard writing can be. The fact that you’re your own worst critic shows how serious you are about it.
Wil,
I can kind of commiserate with your feelings on your book. I loved to write, until we ran some of my work through some program that told me I wrote at a 6th grade lvl. I was so insulted by the stupid thing that I haven’t written anything substancial since. As others have posted, you really need to just write for yourself. You’ll never please everyone and you KNOW that there are people out there who’ll hate it and not even read it. Some narrow minded people like to form their opinions from the opinions/rumors of others. If you’re proud of what you’ve written than that’s all that should matter. I wish you the best of luck with it, but remember, even if it doesn’t hit the top ten best sellers list, it’s a major accomplishment of yours and you should be proud of that.
oh yeah, and who says you shouldn’t post when you’re emotional? To me, that’s what blogs are all about. Got to get it out somewhere.
Just my 2 cents.
stay sane 🙂
MOJO!!!
“I wonder where the fuck the critical voices are who should be questioning this stuff. Where are the other voices in this vast wilderness? Isn’t anyone willing to speak up?”
They aren’t there, at least according to the polls.
Hey, my friend! I agree, do the book the way you want it! I’m waiting for it to come out and have been telling my local Barnes and Nobles to order massive quantities. Like the other posse member said, we support you and will (wil?) no matter what the bastards say! For every one Fucking Rich Bastard there are a thousand of us posse members!
Love ya!
Basically, all I thought of has already been said – no real surprise there.
But since I believe you should give positive mojo to others as often as possible, here we go:
Regarding your book:
– Trust your instincts. Anything else will make you unhappy. It’s a book by Wil about Wil.
Regarding your blog:
– It’s your site. It’s risky and curageous to bare oneself on the internet – and you don’t have the benefit of relative anonymity 99% of the other bloggers have.
If someone doesn’t like your site, they should just go somewhere else.
Regarding your thoughts on the general situation:
– I don’t think you’re unamerican.
Opposing war is a sign of sanity.
Just because humans tend to choose violence to solve conflicts, it doesn’t mean it’s the only solution.
At some point, Dubya will realize this is not a regional conflict. It affects the whole world, and we’re all in it together.
If this war comes and gets out of hand, this might be the last war ever to be fought.
Because there won’t be anything left.
The only chance we – the People – have, is to stand up and make our voices heard.
Silence won’t make them stop. Protest might.
Now that I’ve probably depressed everybody even more, I’d suggest to grab the chance of tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day.
Don’t watch the news. Don’t read the papers.
Just for tomorrow, spend your day with someone you love.
Because love is still the strongest feeling humans are capable of, and it grows if you give it away.
I’m totally with Lenny:
“We’ve got to let love rule”.
Wil,
Don’t let them get you down. While you and I disagree on the war thing, we do agree on the nature of trolls and the internet. You empower people when you let them hurt you. I know screw em is not always an easy attitude to take with you. but hell man.. screw em.
You know who scares me more than Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden? George Bush and the American media. *We* need a regime change.
And, Wil, your emotion is what makes your writing compelling. Don’t edit it out.
Oh, and as far as your neighbors go, I suggest filling their Lexus with baked beans.
Concerning your book, I think the best piece of advice I have ever heard about the creative urges we get was from Martin Mull. (Yes, THE Martin Mull). I can remember watching Martin on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as a kid, and he was showing off several paintings he had done. Turns out Mr. Mull had a bit of talent, and the paintings were pretty darn good. At one point, he said to Johnny, “We all have this novel, or this painting, or this song that is inside us that we NEED to get out. It may only be for us, but we NEED to get it out”. Your book is something you NEED to get out. Screw us and screw the world if we don’t like it. It’s not about us, dammit. It’s about you. As long as you like it, you’ve done well.
Same goes for blogging, btw. 🙂
come to canada, bring the family…
we are all too silly up here to get our acts together for war!!!
🙂 huggles
Stop your damn belly aching!
As long as peoples lives are being treated as commodities to be bought and sold as our government(s) see fit, I too have some sentiments pertaining to the crisis(s) at hand.
When times get me down, I imagine disemboweling a stranger off the street. I wrote a book about it in prison, but not too many people bought it. Although Salman Rushdie ordered an autographed copy. The way I see it, due to the miracle of modern medicine, people are living longer now than ever prompting a superfluous population much larger than desirable. If a few die, so be it. It is true that the good cannot be sorted from the bad in this fashion, in which would be desirable to destroy only the bad populace, but there will still be some good left, this I promise you. But whose discretion is it to kill another human being? Apparently we will let the government sort that quandry out. One can only wish that which ever God you choose to worship would clarify that whole “Though shall not kill” clause.
To the people who call you “Anti-American” because of your views of the war, screw the obtuse plebians, you are only Anti-Government, which is most likely the sentiments of many. You can love this great country and hate your elected government, that is your rights as dictated by the Constitution. Perhaps it is time to bring up the parallel of Israel and Iraq. Iraq invaded Kuaite, we destroyed Iraq = somewhat justified. Israel “Reclaims” (a kinder word than invade) Palistinian lands and we give Israel thier yearly subsidy, free taxpayers dollars to promote this aggression = justifiable. That’s one that nobody wants to touch.
Fearing your government makes you a subject, and fear is what the bush admin wants. (note the sans-capitalization of bush’s name, now that’s proper!) I will not fight a war I do not believe in, but as far as our soil, Stand up for the rights of Americans, fight till you fall then get back up. If anything is to happen to our great country, the guilty will pay, and perhaps, this time, the guilty will be us.
Love yourselves, do good work, and may you be above average. Hate makes Hate.
The whole Patriot Act stuff is absurd, and I believe too many of our freedoms are being stripped away in this day and age.
However, a war is necessary.
I’m shocked that Colin Powell’s address to the UN wasn’t enough proof that this isn’t more than some rich boy’s personal crusade.
I hope that one day people look back on all this and realize just how naive they were. Peace is all well and good, and I hate war as much as the next man, but some fights need to be fought, and we’re the only ones capable and willing to do it.
North Korea is begging for it too. They know we’ve invested alot into deployment around Iraq and they’re gambling we won’t shift focus or mobilize in a second area. Whether or not they’ve the balls to back up their bluff I do not know. We’ll see what happens.
Wil,
California is not reality.Move.Live outside of yourself.Be free from the shackles of introspection. War may not be the answer but neither is Hollywood.
Nice to see you back.
Enjoy your log, most of the time.
I think you are wrong about terrorism and connections between Iraq and Osama and his followers.
Watch a 3 part documentary called shifting sands. Thats the reality of Iraq.
Saddam used to pay Iraq families of terrorists who kill themselves for the ‘jihad’.
Soemtimes people get so comfortable in their ‘rich asshole’ neighbourhoods they loose touch of how things are in other places.
Unfortunately, a lot of Americans have grown complacent. It sad, really sad. How can people care so little about the truth and reality?
HEY WORLD, DON”T BOTHER ME, I AM COMFORTABLE.
Hey Wil,
I can totally relate to your experience with those Rich Fucking Assholes. My wife is a chef at a gourmet store that specializes in catering and prepared foods. This store is in a rather exclusive area, so most of her clients are Rich Fucking Assholes. I have to basically give up any hope of seeing her around any major holiday because Rich Fucking Assholes can’t cook for themselves! I couldn’t enjoy Christmas with my wife because Rich Fucking Assholes couldn’t cook their own dinner for one day out of the year!
Ugh…sickening.
Yay for you! Yay for us! Don’t let the bastards (any of them!) get you down.
I, too, am nervous about the next few weeks. When the 1991 war happened, I was too buried in school to pay attention to the build-up of troops in the Middle East.
Now that I’m older, and not buried in books, I’m scared. I was wondering this morning on the way in to work this morning as to whether or not this was the beginning of the end for this country.
Did anyone catch Bill Clinton on Larry King Live the other night? His ranking of threats to the United States were: 1.Bin Laden et al. 2. North Korea and 3. Hussein. He spoke about how N. Korea’s only industry is weapons production. It is all they make and all they have to sell, so now that food aid has been taken away they really have no other option but to sell even more weapons indiscriminately.
By Clinton’s estimation, if they are not stopped in the next 6 months there could easily be devastating weapons in the hands of the highest bidder. And yet Iraq is #1 on the agenda.
I am Canadian, but for my entire life I have grown up with American influences, primarily through the media. I always felt that the US and Canada had much more in common than not, but in the last few years I’ve really been noticing the differences. In fact, if you’d asked me last year where I presumed I would end up, I would have said either New York or Los Angeles because I’m and indie filmmaker and have always planned on moving south. That was until recently.
I think if I were offered a terrific job on a great series right now I might turn it town if it meant moving down. And it saddens me because I’ve always felt such a companionship with the US, and I still do with individual people, but the government, oh my god!! What happened? I think the system has everyone so confused and so brainwashed that many folks can’t tell up from down. Maybe they never could and now the Bush administration is taking full advantage. I don’t know, but I’m very concerned for all you wonderful people down there, not to mention the rest of the world.
And you know what concerns me the most is that there are many, and I mean many, educated, intelligent, questioning people like yourselves out there who are screaming from the rooftops, telling the world of all these continuing injustices perpetrated by the current administration, but it’s not doing a damn thing. What does that say about the system? Yikes.
Did you know that Canadian landed immigrants (which to you would be legal aliens) from certain specified countries will soon be required to obtain a Visa to cross the US border? Basically all Muslim countries, and of course certain countries are exempt, like Britain, France and Australia. So, let the racial profiling of Canadians begin! Yipee. Oh, and I believe the Visas cost $100 and take 2 months to process.
What’s going on!!
Thanks for reading.
-CarolP
I was under the impression that Canadians always made fun of Americans through their media sources.
You should stick to beer and hockey, leave the real buisness up to the US. I wouldn’t pay to go to Canada anyway, you think Canadians would feel the same about going to the US? Learn to drive.
Two thoughts:
1) America is insane. But, coming from Canada and living in the UK, this is obvious.
2) Put the book down! Right now! Don’t pick it up again until you’ve forgotten what you’ve written. It’s the only way to keep yourself from f(*&ing it up to the point where it makes no more sense. If possible, leave it for six months, but even two weeks will take the edge off.. you just need to forget what you wrote.
If you do it right, you’ll come back to it, read a paragraph at random and think, “Boy, I couldn’t have put it better myself!”.
—-Nathaniel
Cool. I can be anti-american with you, cause I agree with you.
And it seems that all the blogs that I check out are written by anti-american folks, cause they are all posting about this same topic (Osama & Iraq, including me. You are not alone.
Hang in there, and keep posting. I love your blog. And I hate Rich Fucking Assholes too.
yesterday i taught a class of college english students in Oklahoma how to evaluate information when doing research (Oklahoma the same state where the military is going to use crop dusters loaded with DT & egg-whites to test the national weather service capability to track bio-chem attacks) i used PM Blair’s plagiarized dossier on Iraq as an example of poor research practices and even worse judgement/ethics and asked the students can we rely on this kind of logic to go to war?! an hour after that class was finished a planned peace rally took place on campus in front of the library. if kids who grew up in rural religious-right Oklahoma can see through the smoke screen there is hope.
glad you are back. 🙂
Wil,
Word of advice, from one writer to another – By all means ask people what they think of the work you’ve done, ask them to correct the grammer, but damnit boyo, don’t ask them how to make it better or how to fix it!
They don’t know.
This work is from your mind, it is a work representative of you and whether it is joe blow or Leon Uris telling you that “here’s how you fix your book”, don’t listen. Fix it how you think and feel it needs to be fixed, not how other people tell you to – that just makes you CRAZY!
Do it from the heart.
Write it how you feel and think it needs to be written.
Don’t let doubt creep in. You want to edit yourself, fine, do it , go for it…but don’t let well-meaning spell-checkers dictate your gift.
That’s all I have to say. Looking forward to reading the book.
Sincerely,
Dean
regarding the rfas: consider the source. they don’t sound like much of a source to consider.
regarding the book: use the force, luke. (oops, sorry, wrong movie). write what you want to write. your editor should take care of the rest.
Wow, look at all the muppets here to howl about all this “unamerican” activity. Serve ’em up stir fry; they’re propagandalicious!
*sigh* I wrote to my Dem. congressman, and he wrote back. I wrote to my Rep. congressman, and he’s not even acknowledged my note. I’m going to DC with my sweetie over the weekend and it’s going to be pretty interesting. A friend from London called up yesterday “Just in case your Mr. Bush unleashes Armegedon”. *Sigh* and a half.
Keep up your postings, Wil. If enough people say “Duh… this is a STUPID war” maybe enough people will get off their butts and write their congresspeople. As the paraphrase goes… “The only thing necessary for the forces of evil to overcome us is for good men to sit and do nothing.” If people just bitch to each other, it does nothing.
Hey People… WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMEN.
gcb
I was so glad to see you ARE posting Wil.
Yesterday morning when I left for work I put a
“WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER” lawn sign in my yard. It is sold by the Quakers..and has a dove with a olive branch also..when I returned home last
night it was broken in half…
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK…
WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER.
Wil,
No matter what the right-wingers tell you, you are NOT anti-american for thinking that attacking Iraq is a bad idea. I don’t want to get on a rant here but you are not the only person to feel this way! ugh.
From the outside looking in; I’m a Canadian that just can’t fathom what is on the mind of the current US administration. Weapons of mass destruction? Uh, who just recently threatened the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Iraq? Who has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world? Man, you guys scare me some times. Then you hear a voice of sanity & reason. Keep speaking your mind, Wil.
*Sending calming mojo to Wil* It’s gotta be really rough putting yourself out there for the world to see. You’ve done that here and have been well received. I think your book will earn the same possible attention. I’m glad you didn’t rewrite your book to please others because then it wouldn’t be you.
SCM, your comments are troll-like and uninformed.
the fact that you asume that canadians are all hockey playing beer-drinkers, perhaps says more about you, and your lack of education, than us.
read a little
travel a little
learn a little
it’s always better to say nothing and be thought a fool…
than to open your mouth, and remove all doubt.
on a lighter note…
is the title of this latest post ‘kingdom of rain’ a reference to the song by ‘the the’?
from the mindbomb album?
http://www.mookeygirl.com/cds/the_mindbomb.jpg
WOW! If you get this far, Wil, I add my voice to those who support you. RFAs exist everywhere–how wonderful that you used positive energy to combat their negative energy. As Albus Dumbledore said in HP2, “It is our choices that make us who we are”. (May he rest in peace, by the way). From what I’ve read, your book will be great. Keep on plugging and don’t let the bastards get you down. I’ll be very happy to pay for any kind of copy. By the way, Piers Anthony has an index of online publishers, which he surveys periodically. Just another resource for you to consider. But it is hard, because you have to walk that fine line between trust in your editor and trust in your instincts. From what I have seen, you can negotiate that walk well. Sometimes you just need a break to reacquire your perspective. And exes can be anal orifices, and not even rich. As long as you have the kids, there will problems there. Again, from what you’ve posted, you have the depth and strength to deal with that. As for our country , I am quite heartsick. I was in college from 1970-1974, and, quite frankly, distrust any word that comes from the mouth of any politician, regardless of party or country, now. I DO think, however, that the young men and women who will actually be putting their lives where the pols’ rhetoric is, deserve our support. Oh, and I’ve voted Democratic for as long as I can remember. My best to your family. Hope you and Anne have a lovely day tomorrow, and just remember, Nolan and Ryan have a great stepdad! 😀
Wil,
Love ya but, we’re going to war and it needs to be done. I believe that the fate of our nation and the world rests on killing Saddam and every terrorist out there by any means possible.
Come to Atlanta and get away from the left coast for a week or two. I’ve got a great house, two dogs, beautiful wife, plenty of cool toys and you could work on your book!
Wil —
I’m a mod on a board for Buffy The Vampire Slayer. This bunch, brought together for something other than critical thinking, have posted rather stern reactions to the Clone of the Attack. You’ll have to wade through the first two posts, though, to get to the good stuff.
As for the book, make it as good as you can, know that you are laughin’-asses-off funny, and trust that people are going to buy it.
http://www.buffybb.net/boards/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000594
Wil Has a Posse
*Standing firmly behind Wil and supporting him 100%*
We love ya Head Monkey sir!
Take care of yourself and your family and enjoy this break.
Dear Wil
On behalf on the surprising number of Canadians who post here (and I’d thought there’d be, like, two), I invite you north. I just think you’d feel saner there. Perhaps Vancouver. Pleasant weather (if one can accept the rain), hamrless people, etc., acting work – think of all the movies of the week that would be thrilled to have you, etc. Or Montreal – very cheap, very exciting place to live, full of arts and culture, etc. Not to mention, geeking jobs aplenty north of the 49.
Please consider said invitation seriously, because, as everyone in the westcoast milieu (N or S of 49th) will point out, the stress is NOT WORTH IT.
Twice
I gotta million of ’em…
DO A READING! 🙂
http://www.elliottbaybook.com/index.jsp
You’re back!!!
[Does happy Snoopy dance]
Hi Wil,
I just wanted to say that it was really nice meeting you and I really look forward to reading your book whenever it does come out. Take all the time you need – I’m sure it’s worth the wait.
I was such a spaz when I said hello… Sorry, I guess I was really star struck (tongue tied). I hope I didn’t bother you much. I have been going to this shop off and on for the past four or five years now. It was just really a shock to meet you there, but a pleasent shock.
Have fun playing GURPS.
Take care,
Paul
ps – my heart-felt support for you and our country. May tomorrow bring something good.
The American People didn’t elect George Bush.
He won the election in the high court.
It’s worse for me in the UK. We actually elected Tony Blair. Unfortunately his government doesn’t have a foreign policy of its own.
Our respective governments have a cry wolf policy, which is terrorising our populations by drip feeding propaganda whenever public support for war seems to wane. The latest attempt to link OBL with Saddam is just laughable, considering that for months prior we have been told that OBL is a fundamental Islamist who despises the secular dictatorship of Iraq.
The really sad thing is that Saddam has a history of disregarding human rights when it comes to his own people as well as agressive actions to his neighbours. The administrations and governments who armed him in the first place are part of history now, and any recriminations to our current governments are misplaced, but surely Saddam’s history is relevant as he is still in power. He should be treated as a criminal and the UN be given the mandate to bring him to justice, with the full support of our governments as opposed to unsanctioned unilateral action.
That’s something I have been meaning to get off my chest for ages now, and thank you Wil for the forum to do that in.
Jan 18:
500,000 in D.C. according to CNN
200,000 in San Fran.
There were anti-protest protestors saying we were anti-American. There were 20 or so of them to our 500,000. If protesting the status-quo is anti-American (which is a ridiculous idea in the first place), who, of those two groups, is anti-American? Disagreement is healthy…healthier than being mindless robots.
Wow, I’ve posted too much on this thread. I think I’m going to go tend to my own life now :-p
So… 467 entries for your last log – monkeys got your attention, eh? I’m glad 🙂
Nice to see you back so quickly!
I guess StrongBad did his job well – awwwright!