I taped a bunch of segments for an awesome VH-1 show today. I won’t name it, because I don’t know if they’ve announced it yet and I’m trying to avoid The Goon Squad, but it’s going to be really funny. I had so much fun, and I may even get to go back and tape some more stuff next week.
Rock.
Anne and I took Sketch over to his vet today for his Moment of Truth check-up. Long story made very short: his lungs are clear, his heart is on the large side, but not looking too scary right now, and everything else about him is very, very positive. The only thing left is his blood work, which comes back from the lab tomorrow. If his kidney levels are okay, then I can officially relax just a little bit.
Felix seems happier and more relaxed today than he has in over a week. I hope the combination of love and medicine is helping him feel better. Thank you to everyone who left comments in and sent e-mails my previous post . . . I almost didn’t publish it, because I felt so — well, you know if you read it. But now I’m really glad I did.
Star Trek dot Com mentioned my appearance at this weekend’s Grand Slam convention:
Wil Wheaton may be the best-kept Star Trek secret at conventions. Often eliciting intense conflicting opinions about his role as Wesley Crusher on The Next Generation, Wheaton is now a successful writer who’s made peace with his sometimes difficult past. What’s more, he’s a funny, engaging speaker who should probably appear at speaking engagements on college and high school campuses.
Wheaton said that, as a child, he hated attending conventions that felt repetitive. Therefore, he tries to offer something new each time that he appears in public. This time around, he read several selections from his Internet blog to be compiled into a new book that will be published by the end of this year (2005). These selections refer to his happy-but-sometimes-challenging family life with a wife and two step-sons. Wheaton’s fresh, witty delivery generated several hearty laughs.
The convention was kind of a drag for me this year. It was almost 2/3 smaller than it’s ever been (I think Creation and most of the fans are saving themselves for the Vegas show in August, which has grown into something truly incredible and supermegacool), and the energy just felt “off” to me for some reason. But my reading on Sunday afternoon was great. I read to a mostly-empty theatre, but the audience that came out was just amazing! I took a BIG chance: rather than read a set of material from Geek and Barefoot which I know very well, I read some newer stories that I’ve never put up in front of an audience before. The audience was very cool, and I felt like they were “with me” from the very beginning right up until my time ran out. I hardly sold any books, though, so if you’re looking for an autographed Just A Geek or Dancing Barefoot, watch this space next week. I’ve got some extras here, and I’ll be offering signed books for a couple of days, just as soon as I can get the ordering all set up.
Several WWdN readers e-mailed that Television Without Pity said some very kind things about me on last week’s CSI:
And now, a word about Walter. If I didn’t know that was Wil Wheaton, I wouldn’t have guessed. He’s convincing enough as a homeless guy to fit in with any of the regulars that used to hang out in Multimedia Gulch. I had avoided reading his weblog entries about shooting this show, because I didn’t want them to influence how I received his performance, but now that I’ve seen him, I am all about sending you here and here. He provides a pretty lively look at how the CSI sausage is made.
As if that wasn’t cool enough, I also there’s also this:
Know what else sucks? If you’re Wil Wheaton and you’re acting the hell out of your crazy-homeless-guy role, and you’re on screen for all of five minutes, maybe. We love Wil Wheaton! We want at least ten minutes. And why is Wil Wheaton acting like a crazy guy? Because he, too, is a red herring suspect in the fatal beating of a young boy. The actual killer is the boy’s adolescent brother, proving yet again that if the children are our future, the Earth will be one giant, smoking crater by 2015. But in the here and now, this is the case that makes Nicky a man, as he grows a pair and tells Cavaliere to shove his tool-like behavior.
I seriously love Television Without Pity, but I expected a full-on cockpunch from them (because that’s their job, you know, and they do it very well. Not cockpunching me, I mean, but cockpunching in general. The TWoP staff are serious black belt masters of the cockpunch.) It was supercool that they seemed to like my craziness.
MSNBC is going to have me on tomorrow (Friday the 18th) at Noon EST to talk about blogging. I hope the story is more “blogging is an incredibly empowering medium” and not “hey! look! celebrities!” Tune in if you can, and let me know what you think. I’ll be wearing The Shirt. Update: Boy, could they have tried just a little harder to completely miss the point of blogging? Lame.
This Saturday is our second to last ACME Love Machine show, so if you’ve been waiting until the end to see us cough up some funny, this is your golden moment. Carpe ACME, and such.
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Hi! I’m a first-time commenter even though I’ve been reading you for some time now. I’ve been a fan since the TNG days and I’m glad to see that you’re doing well. I’m sad that I missed the CSI, but I’m sure they will air it again. They have to! LOL 😉
I am also very glad that your kitties are feeling better for the time being. I have a couple myself and I know that sometimes you can feel a little silly talking to them, but I swear they know more about what you’re saying than they let on.
Take care
~Khali
You’re in a celebrity blogs story on Salon.com. Since it’s where I get most of my news, I salute you!
Simone
Yay! Salon!
hey congratulations on the nice reviews! they are definately deserved.
unfortunately i read this too late and missed the MSNBC show, although to be honest i was sleeping at 12:30 so i can’t promise that i would have watched it had i known ;). whats this about neil gaiman? i love the Sandman. ciao
(Long time reader, first time poster)
Just saw the article on Salon, excellent positive spin! Congrats on the broad-based coverage!
Some quotes: “Why Wil Wheaton Rocks” and “for the rest of us, there’s Wil Wheaton dot Net”.
Primo buzz, Wil!
Good news on the kitties. Hopefully they’ll both continue to do well. (Star reminded me to check your site again.)
Also, good news on the favorable coverage on all fronts. Sorry I missed the MSNBC bit, but it sounds like I didn’t miss much. (The mainstream media still doesn’t “get” blogging, and probably never will, for it carries the seeds of their irrelevance…)
Now, all you need is for some other good shows to start casting you in roles like Walter where you get a chance to stretch and show what you can do. Hopefully that won’t be too long in coming.
Wil, while you were fantastic, the interview was lame. I thought they were going to talk about the validity of blogging as an artform, as a way of getting information…not why Paris Hilton should have a blog. And that dude totally stole your question. Was he wearing eyeliner? Usually I’d be all happy about that, but he was too creepy.
I liked The Shirt, Wil!
It took me a couple minutes to realise you had new sideburns, and not curls on your cheeks! LOL
If anything, you got to spend a couple of hours out of the house. That’s never a bad thing!
=P
OK, probably shouldn’t be asking this, but since I missed Wil on NBC (bad Eric, bad)… Did anyone manage to tape it, and beyond that, did you make a torrent of said tape? I really want to see how MSNBC mangled the point of the whole segment, and how Wil tried to save the day…
Hi Wil,
I’m sure you’ve heard about this already, but there is a great article in Salon today about celebrity blogs.
http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/03/19/celebrity_blogs/index.html
Hope all is well with Sketch and Felix, and that you and the family are hanging in there. We’re thinking of you.
hi wil,
i’ve been reading your blog for awhile, but didn’t check in before your appearance on csi. it was lovely surprise when i saw your name in the credits, and your character was very creepy and convincing. well done.
the reason i finally registered was to add my reassurances that speaking to your kitties is *not* crazy! based on my experience, even if you don’t believe that they understand you, if after your conversation *you* feel better, they will pick up on your relief and perhaps be encouraged to feel better themselves.
just a humble opinion from a ny fan who often speaks w/her 2 crazy cats.
/\ /\ /\ /\ ~
hi wil,
i’ve been reading your blog for awhile, but didn’t check in before your appearance on csi. it was lovely surprise when i saw your name in the credits, and your character was very creepy and convincing. well done.
the reason i finally registered was to add my reassurances that speaking to your kitties is *not* crazy! based on my experience, even if you don’t believe that they understand you, if after your conversation *you* feel better, they will pick up on your relief and perhaps be encouraged to feel better themselves.
just a humble opinion from a ny fan who often speaks w/her 2 crazy cats.
/\ /\ /\ /\ ~
My wife laughed at me once and said “Stop talking to me in your cat-talking voice.” I never knew I had a cat-talking voice until then, but yessir, I sure do. I’m really glad to hear that Sketch is improving. Cats are such great companions. It can make you feel helpless when they’re suffering and can’t tell you how to help or comfort them. I wish you and your family all the best.
Off topic- Have you (or would you) consider setting up a notify-list for when you’re going to be appearing somewhere? Since I don’t come here all the time, I seem to constantly miss your appearances by a day or two and would not mind getting an email from you as a reminder.
Salon.com had some more nice things to say about your blog: http://salon.com/ent/feature/2005/03/19/celebrity_blogs/print.html
Keep up the great writing 🙂
-Leigh
Wil:
I’m glad things are looking up for Sketch and Felix. Just keep giving them all the love and affection you can dish out. Next to the medicine, it is the thing that they will benefit from the most. Blackie and I are still sending mondo positive vibes your way!
Scott
🙂
P.S. CSI MUST invite you back!
Wil:
I’m glad things are looking up for Sketch and Felix. Just keep giving them all the love and affection you can dish out. Next to the medicine, it is the thing that they will benefit from the most. Blackie and I are still sending mondo positive vibes your way!
Scott
🙂
P.S. CSI MUST invite you back!
Thanks so much for your reading at the convention! The next book sounds great…can’t wait.
Hope the kitty is feeling better. I also hope to catch the vh1 show when it comes on.
It looks like you have a lot of projects going on, which is great news for the fans.
-random fangirl wearing your shirt in pasadena
Hey Will! Your blog is part of my daily routine, and i just wanted to drop a line and say thanx for being so generous with your time. Also, i am so sorry about your kitties. I keep pets myself, and hate to think about a time when they won’t be with me. I will admit, tho, at first i was surprised at the vehemence with which you were grieving over Sketch. But then you admited to relating it to loss of all the ‘people’ who were important to you, and that really struck a chord with me. I am so close to my family, and everynow and then i am stopped cold with the terrifying thought of losing them. Your posts always get me thinking (often laughing :). wishing health to your kitties! –jolene –PS, i love CSI and you rocked dude!
Wil:
I’m glad things are looking up for Sketch and Felix. Just keep giving them all the love and affection you can dish out. Next to the medicine, it is the thing that they will benefit from the most. Blackie and I are still sending mondo positive vibes your way!
Scott
🙂
P.S. CSI MUST invite you back!
Wil:
I’m glad things are looking up for Sketch and Felix. Just keep giving them all the love and affection you can dish out. Next to the medicine, it is the thing that they will benefit from the most. Blackie and I are still sending mondo positive vibes your way!
Scott
🙂
P.S. CSI MUST invite you back!
Wil:
I’m glad things are looking up for Sketch and Felix. Just keep giving them all the love and affection you can dish out. Next to the medicine, it is the thing that they will benefit from the most. Blackie and I are still sending mondo positive vibes your way!
Scott
🙂
P.S. CSI MUST invite you back!
Wil,
Loved your talk at GS13. You had some truly funny, yet real stories, and gave some insight into your life. I was actually humbled by it. I’d also like to thank you again for the Autograph (the one in your Ensign’s uniform). However, I know why you didn’t sell much in the way of books… Another booth in the main hall had Autographed copies of “Just a Geek” for sale for only $10. I came by your table 10-15 times after your time in the little theatre to buy one of each, but each time, you weren’t there. I look forward to finding an opportunity to purchase one in the future.
TEG
I’m thinking “black-belt master of the cockpunch” will be my new .sig file. Heh.
I can’t tell you how tickled I am that you checked out the recap. Thanks for the mention! (And thanks to the readers who sent the links your way.)