Just A Geek audio and video from gnomedex now available!!1one

Linucon trip report is in the works, but it was honestly such an amazing weekend, I’m having a very tough time picking out just the highest of the high points.
Until it’s finished, though, I’ve got something that I think WWdN readers are really going to like:
IT Conversations has put up the audio of my reading from Just A Geek and Dancing Barefoot at Gnomedex!
Quoth the website:

You may know him for his portrayal of Cadet Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but inside the skin of an actor is a geek trying (successfully) to get out. He’s the author of the weblog, WilWheaton.net, and two books: Dancing Barefoot and Just a Geek. In this presentation recorded at Gnomedex 4.0, Wil reads original unexpurgated excerpts from his books, takes questions, and sits down for an interview with IT Conversations. It was one of the highlights of the weekend. Guaranteed to entertain, whether you’re a Star Trek fan or not. This is Part 1 of 2.

The audio is outstanding, but it’s not the best performance I’ve ever done (that honor is currently assigned to my performance at Linucon.) As I’ve mentioned before, I was terrified when I went up there, and I can hear the tension and apprehension in my voice as I try to connect to the audience . . . but about thirty minutes in, I think I got more comfortable and hit my stride. I’ll post part two when it’s out.
The entire performance is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 license, so please, please, please share it with people.
I’d love to hear feeback from anyone who tunes in.
UPDATED: In the comments, tsu points us to Part Two. Cool! Thanks, tsu!
Updated again: There is also Video of the performance (.wmv) available as a torrent file (mpeg is on the way, apparently. Sweet!)

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62 thoughts on “Just A Geek audio and video from gnomedex now available!!1one”

  1. I just finished watching the video.
    Now I KNOW I have to see a performance you give sometime. So much fun.
    I can’t wait to buy the Audiobook. Will it be available on Audible so I can play it on my iPod? It better be! *shakes fist*
    -Jeffery

  2. I just got done listening to parts 1 & 2 of the audio. Seriously hilarous. Every time I turned around I was laughing. People kept giving me strange looks because I was listening to it at work! Great job!

  4. Sound quality improved in part 2.
    The Saga of Spongebob Vegaspants, the William Fucking Shatner story and the story about the Wesley Crusher doll were among my favourites.
    I’d already read these but seeing them told by Wil animated with notations added an entertaining dimension. You’re a great storyteller, Wil.
    The part about the custody battle was interesting because I was reading WWDN at the time and I remember thinking that the ebay auctions were about paying the mortgage, etc. Whoda thunk that there was more to it?

  6. I said this before Wil, but will do so again here since I just re-listened to it last night. Incredible job, very captivating. You seemed well composed the whole time, but the mutual slight unease between a speaker AND the audience (yes, we get uneasy and nervous too…) was totally clobbered by the popcorn comment. Can’t wait to see you in Vegas for Gnomedex 5!

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