I can only sit up for about ten minutes at a time before I get dizzy, so I’m going to make this brief:
It has come to my attention that many people are upset with me, and some of them are even angry at me that I can’t make it out to New Orleans for Red Hat on June 1.
Anyone who knows me will not be surprised to hear that I’m not happy about missing the conference, and I’m pissed that I can’t finish the ACME show I’ve worked on for six months, but but there is just nothing I can do to make my body heal itself faster. Quite honestly, I’m a more than a little offended that anyone would expect me to perform under these circumstances, then have the nerve to get angry with me when I can’t . . . but I won’t go into a medication-fuled rant about that.
However, I really do feel terrible that I can’t make this conference. I feel like I’m letting a lot of people down, and I just want to take a moment and make a very public apology to the Red Hat summit organizers, Jon and Shari at igrep, and especially everyone who was looking forward to hearing me speak. I wish things were different, and I wish I could take two magic pills and make a full recovery in two days instead of two months . . . but it’s entirely out of my hands.
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Screw the naysayers Wil. If they’re too shortsighted to see that your sick then they’re idiots. They act like you wanted to get sick or something. It’s ridiculous.
*sending good thoughts and healing*
Hey Wil,
In your defense, I’ve had 2 out of the 3 that you have right now and it’s no picnic. I hope you start to at least feel better for longer periods of time and get some well-deserved rest.
To anyone out there that is angry with Wil, give him a break and get off your high horse.
Sometimes things happen and you just have to deal with it.
Peace,
Jeff
Wil,
I wouldn’t even bother with people who get angry at you for being sick. How stupid is that? Do they think that you chose to be sick and miss out on Red Hat and ACME? Duh….
Speaking for a posse of one, moi, all I can say is get better soon and quit wasting your time and precious energy on “them” and concentrate on getting better.
Angie
PS-I’m sick and coughing up fur balls (or some phlegmy substance that feels like em’) so I feel your pain.
I find it absolutely absurd that anyone could or would actually be angry about you not coming in light of your current physical condition. You have my regards, I wish you a speedy recovery.
I think this has made me lose my faith in the human race, oh wait, that happened when Bush got re-elected… >.
Once again, get better and don’t bother yourself with all this BS.
Holy crap…I should be surprised that some people are so self involved they can’t see the bigger picture here, but I’m not.
Pissed off people: Wil has more important things to worry about–like recovery so that he’s there 100% for his kids and wife. Those are the first people that matter. Pissed off conference attendees shouldn’t even be on his radar. How sad that you’re more concerned about your disappointment than you are about the fact that he has something that can stick with him for the rest of his life if he doesn’t rest NOW.
Wil – ignore the selfish insensitive remarks, go back to bed and concentrate on healing yourself.
Make sure you get properly well before working again.
Saw your performance in CSI: Compulsion the other day. Most impressive.
Best wishes
Peter
Hey Wil,
I think you will find that there will always be somebody that will try to ruin your day. Because you are in a position to experience a lot of positive things and positive feedback, it would definitely stand out more when you experience something negative.
My advice is just to take the higher ground. I dont like anyone or anything that likes to start friction (kind of like the comment above).
As far as your commitments go, let your Yesses be Yesses and your No’s be No’s (to paraphrase an old saying). We all get sick and we all have missed work. Its nothing more and nothing less.
Just stay positive. Or as the Beatles like to say “The love you take is equal to the love you make”
Make sure you get properly well before working again.
Saw your performance in CSI: Compulsion the other day on UK television. Most impressive.
Best wishes
Peter
No fair, just when you finally realize you have to prioritize your health and take care of yourself, somebody decides to be a shit about it. You know you’re sick. If somebody else doesn’t appreciate what’s going on, then screw ’em. Frankly, I’m very, very impressed that you were able to do the wedding. What you’re talking about is more than just a scratchy throat or a little cough. Sheesh!
Take care, and know that you can’t be responsible for how other people feel.
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This shouldn’t be news, Wil. After all, you’ve amused us many a time with stories of self-centered clueless fsnboys and girls who have expected you to validate their narrow viewpoints for them, nu? I can appreciate your feeling guilty for letting down the organizers, but as for the fans? Joke ’em if they can’t take a fuck.
Dear Wil,
Dont get upset with idiots like that. You need that energy for other stuff, like getting better ?!
The illness you described is definitly no walk in the park. So, take care, rest it out. You need it.
To the *ssheads: I wish you double the illness Wil has to endure.
I am very disappointed about the ACME show. However, I would never, in a million years, want you to perform while you are ill. I am irritated with myself for putting it off. That is my fault – I could have gone sooner. We met briefly after your Dancing Barefoot show and you asked me to check out Love Machine and I should have gone that week.
The cancellations suck for your fans. But they suck ten thousand times more for you. Please just focus on getting well. We’ll all get over it if you miss a few appearances, but not if you work yourself to death.
If it wasn’t crazy and stalkerish, I would totally offer to drive across town and bring you soup.
So Wil can’t make it. . . .
The 5 phases of Wil’s “disturbed” fans (psst – seek help):
1) Denial: You are shitten us, eh Wil? Wil?
2) Anger: Piss off Wil. I’m pissed, pissed I say.
3) Bargaining: Come on Wil, drag your ass out and do it. I’ll clap, I’ll cheer – come on Wil.
4) Depression: Wil aint’ gonna do it. Aw fark….
5) Acceptance: It’s all true. I’m off to the Michael Jackson blog instead. . . .
Come on “fans” of Wil. Give the guy a frickin break.
Holy crap, Wil. Please, please, please don’t let some whiny fans keep you from getting the full recovery you need. We’ve lost too many men and women of teh funny because they didn’t slow down, and the trifecta is nothing to play around with.
I was going to post this to the original: “Wil, if I see you post too many entries or otherwise indicate that you’re not taking time to recover, I’m going to hide your new Powerbook. Don’t make me come up there, young man,” but I thought all the commenters were on the same page. Sad to see that I was wrong.
My friends daughter died from mono. As in no longer alive. I don’t think that will happen to you… if you do what your doctor says. But if you were to traipse all over the country and work your ass off– well, who knows. You certainly wouldn’t get better that way. So perspective is important. If you had the sniffles I could see it, but you don’t want to mess around with all you have.
Wil, I am so sorry to hear about your ailment. It is so unfair for people to expect other people to perform when they’re sick. Believe me, as soon as they are they’ll be the ones saying the same thing. Anyhow, my wife and I will be praying for your quick recovery. Take care of your body with some good stuff!
-Gregg
Seriously? People are angry. Then I wish your sickness on them. Come on people its not about YOU. Yes I was sad when I read Wil couldn’t make it down here to NOLA, but angry? Dang. If for some reason you made travel plans just because Wil was speaking, then yes that does suck, but this city has so much to offer that you will still have a fantastic time. Wil feel better and hopefully one day we will have you here in the Big Easy!
Dude,
If I was hit by the trifecta, and someone had the nerve to get pissy about it, I’d ignore them like the plague. Obviously, they aren’t really appreciative of humanity and are just being selfish and disrespectful.
Just do your thing Wil, no one can fault you for not going.
Later.
Get well soon, Wil!
Dude,
Whoever is spouting crap at you obviously has never had Mono. I feel for you Wil, had it 2 years ago. Doc thought it was Strep at first, until my throat swelled shut and I couldn’t even drink water, much less take the horse pills she gave me. Hope your Doc gave you some strong stuff to help you feel better in sooner than 2 months (but still take the 2 months to rest, cuz lord knows we working stiffs never get 2 months to rest)
Get well soon!
You know Wil, this post really upset me as NO ONE has the right to e-mail you with those kinds of messages when you are obviously very ill. I can only appologize for the LACK of human kindness and respect that you have been shown. Thank you for caring enough to drag yourself out of bed to write this message to us. You did not have to.
Peace,
Q
Okay, to those that can’t deal with the fact that Mr. Wheaton is human and is capable of being ill…PFFFFFTTTT! on you!
Mr. Wheaton, feel better as quickly as you can.
You could show up anyway and give them all mono, but I bet that wouldn’t make them happy, either. There’s just no pleasing some people.
Remember the words of the great philosopher, Ricky Nelson: “You can’t please everyone, so you’ve got to please yourself.”
I hope you get to feeling better soon!
Besides the words of Ricky Nelson, remember the words of Robert Heinlein:
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
Blow ’em off, man. They’re not worth your energy, particularly when you need all of that energy to fight off the illin’.
Go watch StrongBad break the internets and go back to sleep.
peace,
ender
Just get better and ignore the selfish people who don’t really care about your well being.
No apology necessary as far as I’m concerned.
Your very very sick. You need time to take care
of yourself because you have been taking care of
everyone else first.
So ignore those angry emails and rest Wil Wheaton.
Dear Wil, I’d like to apologize on behalf of the selfish children who read your blog. I understand their disappointment at not being able to see you perform; I can even understand that they would feel angry about being disappointed. But I am unable to fathom the chutzpah that enables them to vent their anger on you. Obviously, these are people who have not been very well brought up, who have never mastered the art of empathy, and who believe the world revolves around them. So on their behalf, I’d like to say, I’m sorry for their unconscionable self-centeredness and rudeness. Hopefully, these self-centered children, whatever their chronological age, will become better people for having learned how to deal with disappointment caused by circumstances beyond anyone’s control.
Concentrate on getting better and tell anybody who expects you do to otherwise to go fuck themselves! (Politely, of course.)
Think of it as weeding out the crazies. Sort of a “survival of the fittest”. Anyone pissed off that you couldn’t do Red Hat or Acme would probably have shown up on your doorstep someday with dead roses. Pat yourself on the back for an excellent demonstration of unintentionally Darwinism. A little chlorine in the gene pool is always a good idea.
The Posse rides strong.
Hi Ho Silver!
I am commenting here for the first time. I have enjoyed checking in on you from time to time. I can certainly appreciate how you feel today about being sick. So I thought that I would comment since I have been sick this week also. Exactly how sick does one have to be? Why can some people hear your voice on the phone and still expect you to do all things normally? Do I have to explain every disgusting thing that my body is doing to make me feel this bad? Take a break this week. It is sad that you cannot keep all of your obliglations. But, who wants to walk around sounding like a frog, dripping like a hose, and coughing like a hospital patient? Take care of yourself.
Wil,
Ignore those bastards! It is just human nature to moan and complain. When I was going through radiation therapy for cancer my boss treated me like crap! I just focused on getting better. You have to take care of yourself sometimes.
Jeannine
Focus on being well — that’s what matters most. I’d rather miss a few weeks of you blogging and acting, than read your obituary because you got up and kept going til it killed you.
OK, seriously, folks. What kind of asshole do you have to be to actually get angry at someone who gets sick and can’t make it to his appointments? That’s asinine.
To these people, I have this to say: Fuck off. If there’s one all-important thing that Wil’s blog, books, and career(s) in general have shown the world, it’s the fact that he’s human. And humans get sick. We can try all we want to avoid it – Vaccines, OTC meds, doctor visits, healthy lifestyle, etc. – but it’s one of those facts of life that we simply can’t get away from. And yes, sometimes, people get so sick that they can’t get off the couch, let alone get up, travel 3/4 of the way accross a continent, and give a few good tech talks.
To get mad at him for not being able to make the Red Had Con? That’s just being selfish. There’s not one person on this planet who has the right to be pissed off at Wil being sick, other than Wil himself. Shame on you people.
/soapbox
And Wil? Get well soon, man. The Mojo flows once again…
Whoever it is better cool it, or they’re gonna have a posse knockin’ at the door. 😉
Take care of you, Wil. Life is long; more talks and summits and conferences and even great ensemble comedy shows will all happen.
I can’t imagine being angry with someone for being ill! The last thing you need is any stress or pressure; they’ll only suppress your immune system. Just rest, and seriously, you can ignore anyone giving you grief. This really is out of your hands. You are not letting anyone down.
Wil…I can totally relate to what you are saying. I have cancer and my boss is upset because I might end up missing one of our yearly events at work due to an upcoming surgery I might need to have for this cancer. Give me a freakin’ break. Anyone who has a problem with you being sick and trying to take care of yourself needs to meet up with my boss and they all can try to get a life together…however impossible that might be.
Why should you have to apologize? You’re sick, you can’t make it. It’s not like it’s your fault. If there are people who are actually selfish enough to think you owe them your time and health, then they’re not worth fretting over. Just get better, and concentrate on clearing your system out.
*Chuffed, I remembered my log-in*
Hope you feel better soon me dear. Plenty of MOJO being sent your way from across the pond. Hope your getting plenty of TLC.
Ignore those who are angry, they are not worth the hassle, you’ve got more important things to sort out like getting better.
The episode of CSI that you starred in has just aired over here in the UK. Very cool. Almost didn’t recognised you, but I knew what I was looking for. My mother didn’t believe me. more fool her.
Get well soon
Man, how terrible that you are so sick. 🙁 I hope you get enough rest so you can get better… and not so you can get better to please all of the people complaining, but get better just for yourself.
Hang in there!
You owe no one an apology. You are sick and owe yourself and your family the time you need to heal. These individuals are gonna miss you speaking? Sucks to be them. They’ll get over it. You’ll get over your illness. They can see you speak another time.
The Mouse sends his best wishes for your speedy and complete recovery.
~~(__)8>
Aaah, fandom entitlement. I guess it’s kind of reassuring to know that it’s true of all fandoms, and not just the one I’m most familiar with.
I’m sending along lots of get-better mojo, and some zen to ignore those too self-focused to consider others’ needs before they go off.
Oh, for heaven’s sake – you’re sick! Idiots.
Take it easy.
When I had mono I called my boss to tell him I’d be out for at least a month. He started ranting “well what the hell am I supposed to do for the next month?”. At which point I hung up. And did not take his phone calls for a month. People? They can be seriously dicky.
Hey Wil,
Remember Stud Cantrell’s rule–“Fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke!”
Except that you’d feel even more like crap after, if people want you to come to something so much they get angry because of it they deserve to get what you’ve got so they can sleep a mile in your bed … er, wait … nevermind.
Take drugs.
If that doesn’t work try Scotch!
WTF??? People ragging on you for being sick???
Inhumane humans. Not a big surprise, but a familiar disappointment. Sorry. Clan “Idiot” just isn’t right in the head and doesn’t speak for the rest of us. Just rest and be with your family…if they’ll let you anywhere near, that is. 😉
What in the hell is wrong with people!!! You are sick you need rest PERIOD!!! Hope you get better soon, remember your fluids. (I’m such a mom!)
Seriously screw all the people that get pissy with you about being ill, in my experience the people that complain about other people being ill are usually the ones that complain the most when they are ill themseleves.
You have a serious illness, mono isn’t to be messed with, for the people that want to complain you should invite them all to come and get infected and see how active they are with it.
You are a public figure people will take their shots at you when you are down because they are basically selfcentered and cruel, screw them. If they are such big fans and so excited about seeing you they would be more understanding and concerned when you are ill. Fair weather fans :op who needs them.
Best wishes
Ben