Tomorrow, I will make an epic announcement, following up on this audioblog post I made all the way back in July. In the post, I think I said something like, “I’ll update this in a week or so,” or something like that . . . well, that week or so ends tomorrow.
Happy December, everyone.
(heh. When I typed that, I hit the “3” so it looked like “Happy Decemb3r” — I am so 31337, i wil pwN j00, 5uXX0r!)
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FINALLY!!! That was one long ass week. 😛
A friend of mine left a super-happy-never-wanna-forget-this-feeling-i’m-having-right-now message on his answering machine once. The reason? His wife just told him she was pregnant. Hows that for baseless conjecture? You are a geek though as am I and I realize it could be something else like maybe they named a new Apache or PHP module after you or something. That would be cool:-)
The suspense is |<illi|\|6 |\/|3.
Well its about damned time! 😉 Even the soapbox thread of speculation has died.
Can’t wait to find out – tho after all the buildup its slightly less epic. 😛
Wil,
You are so strange sometimes…
I love it.
Yes I was wondering when he was gonna say something about that. It was almost like one of those awkward situations at work when you tell someone you can take care of it, but never do.
Hallelujah! its about time! although i’m waitng for you to do something evil and pull back from announcing for another day, or week, or month…again.
😛
As fun as it is to watch speculation, I feel compelled to point out that Anne is not pregnant, and that we have no plans for children of our own. 🙂
I was thinking along the lines of a big part in a big movie..
Oh was it that? I thought it had already been announced!
Can’t wait.
I’ve been reading your site for just over a week now and loving all of it. I was dumbfounded as to how I missed this to begin with, but now I feel better cuz this amount of suspense would have KILLED me!! 🙂
can’t wait to hear this!
Sounds like a contractual obligation thingy: You Can’t Tell Anyone About This Until December 2, 2003.
so it’s probably a gig.
Not holding my breath till I turn blue, but maybe for a coupla seconds…
— Draken
Pshew, the suspense! I guess I can wait one more day for the aforementioned ‘epic’ announcement. 🙂
m3rry december to you t00, ye big geek.
the audioblog post is ace, you sounded like a kid at christmas. I’m trembling with anticipation…
OK…
So has Disney finally called back on a voice over for a new project, or is it Pixar? Epic perhaps?
Come on man…
You seem like the kind of guy who would TOTALLY and completely dig the “immortality” of being a voice for an awesome animated film or really good video game.
Is it at least a decent role?
Hey, make sure you let us know at 12:01am, okay? Don’t torture us for any longer than necessary.
Unless you’re evil like that.
🙂
Dude,
Why do you have to tease us so? I’ve been waiting for like ever to find out what this epic announcement is. Though I believe it has something to do with the word epic. Well, I have to say I was kinda hoping for a young Wheaton to join the party, but I guess that’s not in the cards. Give my love to the family, Wil!
Oh the anticipation. This is gonna be one long ass day.
I agree with Ionicus. If you are under NDA you will be able to @ 12:00 AM. But I am sure you know allllll about that crap.
TEASE!!!
ARGH!!
Post at midnight, would ya? 🙂
Have you bought the rights to TNG and Wesley is going to be a crazed killer who in the final scene dismantles Data and shoves him, piece by piece, up the *
ooooooooh so exciting!!!!
that was about the time i started reading this site regularly… id kinda forgotten… now im all excited!
as for the l337 hax0rin9…. lol
sara
“Wil Wheaton runs for the Republican nomination”
I’ve been speculating that would happen for a long time now.
Enough suspense already. This ranks up there with waiting for Christmas day as a kid.
Just wanted to say that my GF read my copy of Dancing to me as we made our way home from the holidays. She loved it as much as I. It’s a great book to read aloud. Thanks Wil.
The Death Ray is complete and mankind is enslaved?
Does your announcement have anything to do with
having your house appraised?
Hmmmm….
Now I have to go get a life of my own instead
of living vicariously through you.
You are such a tease!!
“I am so 31337, i wil pwN j00, 5uXX0r!)”
Okay, I got everything but the “31337”. “Evil”?
(“I’m so evil(?), I will own you, sucker!” is how I read it.)
Translate from Geek to English, please.
“I am so elite. I will own you, sucker”
in this case, i believe sucker means “one who sucks” as opposed to an easily duped person.
Maybe Wil gets his own TV show? “Uncle Wil
Comes to Town!”
I’ve been wondering about that audioblog post since July. I wasn’t sure if your mention of an epic announcement last week was related to that old post. I assumed that it was some sort of deal related to writing or acting. From your post, I didn’t think it was a “baby on the way” announcement. Can’t wait to hear the details…
Epic!? Let me guess…h@ll froze over and Ri@#k Ber@#%n asked you to do an episode of Enterprise as the “traveler” 🙂 Yeah I know, not possible but hey if your gonna dream….. I bet it’s a huge movie though. Can’t wait to hear Wil, so out with it already.
i wonder what it iss
just read about this site today in the la times calendar addition. says that this is the best celebrity blogger site out there. just read a bunch of stuff and would have to say that the times is probably justified in so saying. never really a big star trek fan but saw enough episodes to know who you are (and watched the _trekkies_ movie, if that counts). love the honesty about your life and will be reading this periodically. did anyone see the la times article–“tripping through blogs of the stars?” i checked out moby’s site and was impressed, but have to say yours is better.
wow…the suspense is making my ass twitch….
hahha..well..actually, its not..but man, i think thats a funny thing to say…
well what can i say wil..i loved the audio blog..man, you can totally hear the joy in your voice..now i guess we all have to wait to hear the grand news..
i wonder..
a) a great gig on a new movie..
b) a spot on something to do with star trek..as the traveler or something like that..
c) voice over work on a level of magnitude that will make geeks everywhere weep with joy…like a new pixar flick…or something funky from the mouse house…or something in the anime world..hmmmmmm
or
d) a show, starring wil, possibly sci-fi..possibly not..the possibilities are endless..
and it’s possible…just possible…
that i like saying ‘possible’.
😉
all the best wil, and to the rest of the regular commentators here…
hopefully we’ll all be back here around midnight tonight!
I’ve got it now: Governor Schwarzenegger has hired Wil as his enforcer.
I’d love to hear the audio blog post you speak of, but the link is not to any post in particular. I’ve listened to about 8 posts, and none mention anything mysterious, or finishing up in a week or so… would it be a bother to give us a clue as to which audio post you’re referring to??
Thanks, love your site
Rudy
Rudy.
the audio we’re all refering to is located by clicking ‘this’ on the sentence, ‘following up this audioblog post’
click the word ‘this’ and you’ll hear what we’ve been talking about..
and don’t feel bad..
i was in the same boat at first..if you click on ‘audioblog post’ you’ll get a link to a dozen or more audio blogs…
anyhow, hope that helps..
it really is a great post to listen in to..
Great audio blog Wil! I must have missed this post when I was going back to listen to them. I’m really happy for you, you sounded so excited and now you can finally announce it:) I’m hoping you have a part in “The Incredibles”, the list on IMDB only has a few cast members. Whatever it is though I’m sure it is a great opportunity!
Sure. He says Anne is not pregnant. Or is that Orwellian double speak for “You are right, citizen. My wife is with child.”
Or maybe…just maybe- aw crap, I got nothing.
I’m standing here on the ground
The sky above won’t fall down
See no evil in all directions
Resolution of happiness
Yeah, things have been dark for too long
I don’t change for you
Don’t change a thing for me
Yeah, don’t change for you
Don’t change a thing for me
I found a love I had lost
It was gone for too long
Hear no evil in all directions
Execution of bitterness
Message received loud and clear
I’m standing here on the ground
The sky above won’t fall down
See no evil in all directions
Resolution of happiness
Yeah, things have been dark for too long
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Excellent song! Can’t wait for the announcement!
I’ve been a reader for most of this year, though I’ve never commented. Thanks for sharing your writing with us, Wil.
Jennifer in Arkansas
And you thought we had forgotten by now, eh? ;^) Of course not! :^P
P.S.
Good luck on the appraisal!
grrr argh! I am so going to be checking in after 12. lol
Hmmm….voiceover. I’ve got it! Wil’s going to be on The Simpsons!
I predict Wil’s been added to the Celebrity Poker Showdown 🙂 That would be awesome. By the way, Wil, there’s a post over at Up For Poker about the pros and hole-card cameras.
ha. wil, you ol’ rascal.
just to point out, folks, even if he does decide to be nice and post at midnight, that’s still midnight pacific time…. not necessarily where all of us are currently located……..as we await with bated breath
If Anne’s not pregnant, what else can it be?
What can possibly be this dramatic?
Here are my guesses:
1) The blood test came back negative.
2) You’ve been elected as the ONLY judge of the first clothing optional Miss Universe Pageant!
3) Hugh Hefner has hired you permanently as the Playboy Mansion’s official master of ceremonies.
4) Extreme Makeover selected your video, and you’re getting an extreme makeover on television!
5) Bellagio has signed your comedy group for five years in their Grand Ballroom for weekday and weekend performances. Franco Dragone is designing the show as well as it’s special effects.
6) Barne’s and Noble, Borders, and Amazon, have ordered millions of copies of Dancing Barefoot, once the next printing is available. They’ve also requested that UNCENSORED illustration versions be exclusively available for the adult sections.
7) You’ve tasted the dark fluid contained in the Magic 8 Ball, and it tastes like Guinness.
8) Mary Carey will be running for President next year, and she selected you as her running mate.
9) There will be another Star Trek sequel, and both you and Ashley Judd have been given the starring roles.
EB
Am I close?
It always amazes me how you truly are “one of us”. Here’s your geek badge. Wear it with pride and honor. LoL
I hope this epic announcement is exactly that and has nothing to do with Star Trek. Geez, am I the only one who finds Star Trek to be a dead horse? How many more spin offs/sequels can they possibly milk out of this corpse?
Enough of this rant. I hope it’s a much deserved film project or anything that will set you upon the masses. Whatever it is, Wil, we’re all proud of you.
I too was hoping for an original baby Wheaton but I guess that isn’t it eh? Now I’m clueless as to what it could be…dang you for making us wait! : )-