not to put too fine a point on it . . .

Posted on By Wil

Do you ever have a day that’s so good, you start to worry?
“Damn, man! Today is such a good day!” I will say to myself, “I wonder when a shark is going to drop out of the sky and cause a chain reaction accident that makes me late for dinner?”
This is one of those days.
Well, honestly, it started yesterday, when I shot the cover for Just A Geek.
Oh. My. Mother. Jesus. Balls! I am so excited! The photos all look amazing!
Here’s a not-so-secret: I hate having my picture taken, and it’s not just because each click of the shutter captures a little bit more of my ever-diminishing soul. The truth is, I just don’t feel like I photograph well, and as someone who grew up constantly picked on, I want to look cool, you know? (Is it possible to look cool without being one of The Cool Kids? Because I know lots of people who are cool — my wife, for example, is very cool — but who aren’t one of The Cool Kids.)
Well.
The I have found a photographer who makes me look cool (I know, I’m as shocked at you are) and who is fun to work with . . . and the photos are so good, it’s made me want the book to come out even faster than I already did.
I’ve also gotten some incredibly exciting news about two very cool additions (being done by other people) for Just A Geek, but I won’t blog about them until —
Wait. Did I just say “blog about them?” Did I just use the word “blog” as a verb?
Fuck. I did. Okay, so I am now officially a total hosebag.
*sigh*
Well, at least I look cool in some pictures, right?
Anyway, I won’t WRITE about it until I have 100% confirmation from the über cool people who are responsible . . . but holy mother of crap, is it cool!
Okay. Where was I?
Oh. Yes. Today is a very good day:

  • In the past 36 hours, WWdN readers have sent in close to $3,000 in sponsorship for our Rock N Roll Marathon in June. Added to what we already have, we’re over $20,000, and we have three weeks to hit our goal of $25,000. We are overwhelmed with your generosity, and we are confident that we’ll make it!

  • A few weeks ago, two finches built a nest in our breezeway, and a few days ago four baby finches hatched. The only thing that makes me as happy as the chirping of those little guys when they’re ready to eat is the songs their parents sing on the telephone wire over my back yard.

  • Ryan and Nolan got their report cards yesterday. They both have GPA’s over 3.3, which is HUGE, considering all the stress they’ve had to deal with for the bulk of this school year. As a matter of fact, these are the best report cards they’ve ever had, and I am so proud of them I want to cry a little bit.

  • Over the past two months or so, I feel Ryan reaching out to me — closing the emotional distance — for the first time in the eight years we’ve been in each other’s lives. I’ve always let our relationship be where he wants it to be, and I feel like he is ready for (and wants it to be) closer now . . . and that makes me want to cry even more than the great grades.

  • Anne and I are finally able to do the work on our house that we’ve wanted to do since we moved in five years ago. First, we’re doing new windows and doors, then A/C! Hooray!

  • Anne is in charge of the inside of the house, and I get to be in charge of the landscaping of our backyard, which will finally include the meditation garden I’ve wanted all these years.

I could go on and on, but I’ve noticed that when things are good, and I celebrate how good they are, the “I hate you” e-mail increases exponentially . . . so I’ll just stop right after this:
I’m so incredibly grateful that life is currently as good as it is, and I think that it’s important to enjoy times like these when they come along.
I know it won’t always be as good as it is right now, but times like this make the bad times more bearable . . . and as longtime readers know, I’ve had more than my fair share of the bad times over the last few years.

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Comments (106)

  3. Speaking of cool photos, I hit the Technorati profile link on your sidebar to see your pic there. That, sir, is a Very Cool picture of you, and I’m surprised you didn’t use it on your site. It’s THAT good.

  5. It’s good to see a post about good stuff. Too often the blogosphere reflects how cranky everybody is, without any happy entries to leaven things. 🙂

  7. ‘Blog’ is a transitive verb, actually. You don’t need the ‘about’ in there. “I won’t blog it until…” or “he blogged Bush’s lies before anyone in the professional press even noticed.”
    Just kidding. Use it however you want. (But that’s how it seems to be used in much of the blogiverse. Yes, ‘blogiverse’. Honest.)
    I also do not hate you.

  8. Wil — thanks for making my day happier by sharing yours!! Good news travels well and we can all benefit from hearing cheerful comments — they’re contagious (well, the feeling is anyway).
    thanks!

  9. It’s over 100F there today, and you don’t have A/C?
    Well, I was gonna hate you just to balance out all the good mojo responses, but damn if Nature didn’t beat me to it! 😉
    (That and the fact I’m glad it’s a good time for you right now. I’m such a sappy bastard.)

  10. Good days, being few and far between, should be relished like a good slushie. Don’t enjoy its slushy goodness too intensely or you’ll suffer the inevitable cold headache, but don’t let fear of a possible cold headache keep you from basking in its sugary bliss.

  11. Good days are to be treasured 🙂 I had a couple of years of hard work that seemed to go nowhere, I was in and out of work, felt unhireable…what did I do wrong ? Why can’t I get a job ?
    Now I, and my wife, have cool jobs, and there’s money for games, tech, gear, good food and toys. My blog is getting some visits, my pictures on buzznet get nice comments…it’s all looking nice 🙂
    BTW Typo in the article -you started a sentence with “The I”…an unfinished edit.

  12. Wil, I hate you because I’m jealous of your success and happiness and because of my own insecurity, feelings of inadequacy, and all around negative attitudes of which I blame you through Projective identification.
    — Just kidding.
    (Wow! Did I nail the haters or what?)

  13. After spending 6 months looking for a job and having no luck, it’s good to hear stories of joy and happiness from others. We all bear out the bad days and times while looking for the rays of sunshine that we know mean a good day is coming. Thanks for sharing, and I can’t imagine anyone hating your for working hard and getting compensated for that with some good times.
    Kisses to you and your sweetie–but please, make A/C a high priority for the kids’ sake! :^)

  14. I’m glad to hear that you’re having a really good day. I’m having one of those myself (it’s sunny, warm, and breezy here in the midst of this NJ city).
    You have plenty for which to be grateful. Life is made up of little things. The precious ones are made up of littles. 🙂 -part of a quote I got from somewhere

  15. i luff Wil(sorry Anne…just one of those Left Coast things)….no…really…i love his/your JOY in everything that happens in life….that is just sooooooo cool….i want to be just like Uncle Wilbur when i grows up….said Peter Pan…

  16. Wil,
    So cool. On good days like that every traffic light can be red and the 100 degree weather feels invigorating. I hope your good days go on forever!

  18. The mention of Ryan and the birds made me tear up…just beautiful writing, once again.
    Carpe diem, and love every minute of it.

  25. Just when I didn’t think it was possible…I heart you even more! I’m glad you’re having a good time! Finally, ehh? Enjoy it, man. You deserve it, Anne deserves it, and Ferris deserves it. And congrats on the grades, guys!

  26. If the weather there is anything like it is in Santa Barbara, you may want to get on that A/C first.
    The A/C here at work just died. Again. Lots of fun.

  27. No, Wil, you go right ahead and gush to your heart’s content. I totally understand, as I am having one of those “waiting for the other shoe to drop” weeks as well. I’m torn between wanting to roll around in all the ridiculously good stuff that’s been coming my way, and holding my breath in anticipation of the moment when it will all go wrong.
    I’ve never been good at following my own advice, but ENJOY IT, dude… you’re worth it.

  28. Just wanted to say that, thanks to the subject line, you’ve now got the TMbG song in my head.
    say I’m the only bee in your bonnet…

  29. Double plus excellent Wil. I don’t know if it’s emanating from, or attracting to wilwheaton.net, but I can attest to the fact that good times are going around. Either way, thanks for the good energy you are passing out in heaping helpings.

  30. I’m glad you are having a good day. I am too, things are going good and I know the other shoe will drop soon, but I don’t care, because the future will take care of itself and its important to appreciate the present.
    Damn you Joan, now I want a slushie. Never speak of slushies to a pregnant woman.

  31. It is so wonderful to read a description of someone’s good day.
    I don’t hate you. Even on my really bad days, I’m happy with the way my life has turned out so far. It’s always good to know that someone I like is having a good day. So have more, and write about them, so I can appreciate them.

  32. hey wil!
    so good to know that you are having a good day! i love days like that! those glo orb things are wicked cool! i want one!!!
    yey for the photos! i am soooooooo excited about your book coming out….make it sooner!!!
    anyway,
    i hope you have more days like this one, we all know you deserve it!
    take care
    rach

  33. I hear you on the home improvement, I just finished redecorating my front bath, single-handedly with two kids running around. We’re talking paint and everything. We need new windows too, all that nice cool/warm air escaping…egads.
    Glad to hear you’re having an uber-good day. When you finish your mediation garden feel free to come over and do one for me, too. 🙂

  35. A/C first Wil! The windows and doors will leak the cool air out and the hot air in, but those can also be done in bits and pieces. It’s grand to know that the hard work and labor you have shown is reaping it’s harvest.

  36. Wil,
    You’re not a hosebag, you’re just a geek.
    *rimshot*
    I, too, do not hate you, though you can hate me because I have A/C. *grins*

  37. Wil,
    I am so happy for you and your family. Happiness is contagious–thanks so much for sharing with us. When you finish the renovations, meditation garden, etc. please post some photos in your gallery. Thanks.
    Freeman 🙂

  44. Wil
    I *heart* you.
    Have many many more happy days and please tell us all about them.
    Way to go boys on those report cards. I think that deservs some A/C (this coming from Cleveland where we had SNOW today).
    Melissa

  45. Gotta give wil some love here. You are doing so much with your books, tv, voiceovers, interviews, Conventions, the websites and you still have time for the wife and kids, Just don’t get “LEAVE IT TO BEAVER” on us “WARD” 🙂

  47. Wil,
    Glad your having such a good day. Being a Sicilian from Queens, New York I hope your meditation garden includes tomatoes, red peppers and some basil. Then you could make some wicked hot sauce for yout 4th of July bar-b-que.
    Take care
    Bart

  48. Aw, Wil, that’s great!
    *hug*
    I’m so happy that things are going well for you.
    You know, this could be just the beginning of good things. I hope so!

  49. Very cool, Wil — you’re one of the Cool Kids in my book any day.
    Congrats to the boys on the great report cards; I think you owe them a reward, say a long-promised dungeon crawl? 😉
    Oh, and today is a good day for me too; it’s my 13th wedding anniversary and I haven’t killed the spouse yet, which means one of us must be doing something right. 😆
    Looking forward to seeing the pics…it’s okay, the spouse and I have an agreement: we can window shop as much as we want — just no fondling the merchandise. 😉
    Counting down the hours till the JAG release party!

  50. I also believe in the yin and yang of the Universe and worry when things are too good. Hey, I have something in common with Wil!
    People send you hate mail when you write how life is treating you well? What a waste of life’s energy.
    It’s great to hear about the report cards. Good for them.
    Enjoy the good times. You happy, me happy. We all win.

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