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I celebrated my birthday by spending four days with my family, completely unwired.
If you get a chance to spend four unwired days in a row, I highly recommend it. If you can spend those four days with people you love, I double-plus don’t not recommend it.
Thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes via e-mail or comments. So far, year 33 is looking good.

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  1. ak_hepcat says:
    2 August, 2005 at 11:43 am

    Happy Belated B-day. I’m glad your 33’rd is looking good — here’s to a happy 1/3 coming up.
    As far as 4 days unplugged? It’s hard to do at first, but gets easier as the days go by. And I’ll be doing the same thing starting thursday — Motorcycle trip from Anchorage up to Mt. McKinley and Denali park. Whee!
    So, wil, how do I send you a congratulatory beer?

  2. alan says:
    2 August, 2005 at 12:00 pm

    Does unwired mean no Treo? I don’t think I could handle that.
    Glad you had a good birthday. 🙂

  3. maycomb says:
    2 August, 2005 at 12:14 pm

    Here’s hoping those 4 days set up a year to follow that’s also filled with fun, family, and relaxation. Also some achievement, prosperity, and all the other good things you deserve.

  4. peanut says:
    2 August, 2005 at 12:25 pm

    Well, 43 won’t be bad either. I have already been there.

  5. buntz says:
    2 August, 2005 at 1:06 pm

    Wil,
    I’m 33. It ain’t ALL that hot. 🙂
    But Happy Birthday anyway

  6. mike3k says:
    2 August, 2005 at 1:20 pm

    Happy birthday 🙂

  7. Cookie says:
    2 August, 2005 at 1:27 pm

    Four days? Unwired?
    When the twitching start?

  8. MartindaleTV says:
    2 August, 2005 at 1:59 pm

    Glad you had a great birthday! I want to point out, though, that when you turned 33 you actually began your 34th year, your first year being from birth to first birthday, and so on. (Am I being too nitpicky?)
    That said, I hope your 34th year is better than any of the 33 that have come before. It sounds like you are off to good start, anyway.

  9. Highway says:
    2 August, 2005 at 3:26 pm

    Those 4 days you were ‘unwired’… how long did it take you to catch up?

  10. R says:
    2 August, 2005 at 3:26 pm

    *guffaw*
    I was wondering who would point out the 34th year thing.

  11. jadeddo says:
    2 August, 2005 at 3:42 pm

    You double plus don’t not recommend it? But, do you pinky swear on that? 😉
    Here’s hoping your year continues in an upward fashion!

  12. Andrew says:
    2 August, 2005 at 3:43 pm

    Wil’s a computer geek, so obviously the year between his birth and his first birthday was his zeroth year, not his first.

  13. DustyTymes says:
    2 August, 2005 at 4:31 pm

    I recently seen a Febreze commercial where you can use the product for laundry care. Somehow the young boy who was sniffing the laundry basket and putting a pair of freshly laundered dry Boxers over his head reminded me of you.Of course, if you ran around your backyard with your boxers on your head shouting “It’s My Birthday! It’s My Birthday!”, you would tend to run into things like patio furniture, barbeque, side of house…I’m glad you had a great time with family. You should do that as often as you can! – Dusty

  14. DustyTymes says:
    2 August, 2005 at 4:33 pm

    P.S.You’re WAY overdue for an AudBlog!

  15. Jules says:
    2 August, 2005 at 5:19 pm

    Glad you had a good few days with the family. And I second the WAY overdue on the AudBlog 😉 The posts are always well worth the wait though.

  16. GURT says:
    2 August, 2005 at 6:56 pm

    Happy Birthday
    According to WIREDs calendar, this week is PC-Turn off week. (www.pcturnoff.org)

  17. BZTV says:
    2 August, 2005 at 9:13 pm

    Will… Haven’t seen the good side of 33 for a few years, so I read your post with some envy. Really do enjoy this blog, and wish you many happy birthdays to come.

  18. pensivewanderer says:
    2 August, 2005 at 11:01 pm

    You know when you’re a kid, and it feels like everyone on tv is older than you are? So you compare yourself to kids like Gary Coleman, Kim Fields and Tina Yothers wondering if they might be your age, because if by some chance they are, it seems to elevate your own celebrity status. “I’m the same age as that girl on Family Ties!” And it always seemed like people who were older were somehow more important. We just couldn’t wait to grow up so we could be as important as they were.
    Well, it turns out that when I used to watch you on TNG, and wonder, “Hmm…I wonder how old Wil is…maybe he’s my age. He’s probably my age. How cool would that be?”
    I was totally right! I just had my 33rd birthday on June 26.
    I’m still waiting to feel more important, but at least, I know that Wil Wheaton is the same age I am, and hey, how cool is that?
    Happy Birthday, Wil!

  19. Love's Epitome says:
    3 August, 2005 at 4:20 am

    Ha, I’m lucky if I get one day, let alone four. LoL. Now, hopefully, you can do that every year.
    AudBlog regards: Post whenever you want to…although we do miss ’em!

  20. pyrofenix says:
    3 August, 2005 at 7:21 am

    So, you want me to spend 4 days unwired? How about I use wireless on my laptop…does that count? 🙂

  21. Pookie says:
    3 August, 2005 at 5:57 pm

    Unwired?
    As in no internet, no blackberry, no wireless PDA?
    By day two I would be sitting in the corner, twitching,drooling and babbling like an idiot..
    Now the on-call cell phone I could CERTAINLY do without for 4 days. No Prob!!

  22. ChaosInOrder says:
    3 August, 2005 at 7:37 pm

    “Double-plus don’t not recommend it”?
    Reaches over and stops Orwell from spinning.
    Happy Birthday Wil!

  23. adaher says:
    3 August, 2005 at 8:33 pm

    Happy birthday Wil. I turned 40 on July 22nd, and only just discovered I am depressed about it. Sigh. I think 33 was good. Too bad the memory is failing.

  24. Gary Kephart says:
    4 August, 2005 at 12:42 am

    Just had my 41st on July 26 (exact age as Sandra Bullock). Spent this last weekend, as always, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival with family and friends followed by a tour of Gold Country and Yosemite. Had to take the Treo with me, though.

  25. minimage says:
    6 August, 2005 at 9:25 pm

    Is late better than never? I only just decided to register, so posting sooner wasn’t really an option. My own birthday was the 31st; happy really belated. As for de-wiring, I will have to when we (spouse, friends and I) rent a houseboat for a long weekend later this month; the longstanding rule for this formerly annual event is that technology is banned, unless it only plays music or is already on the boat. Not my choice at all! I worry about my babies when I’m so far away. The house could burn down, or someone could break in…our insurance probably isn’t enough to replace all the machines.
    Want to know a little secret? The TabletPC probably will go, anyway; I just won’t turn it on. Problem is, the last time I smuggled a computer on board, a dock employee smashed us into the dock…and the gas pump…while our grill was heating up in preparation for cooking dinner. Fortunately, the worst that happened was that the boat looked less aesthetically pleasing and we were inundated by the smell of gas fumes (thank goodness for automatic shut-off valves!). Some swear it wouldn’t have happened if the laptop hadn’t been on board.

  26. Presea says:
    8 August, 2005 at 3:56 pm

    Happy belated B-day Wil! Hope it was great. Just think, 33 doesn’t mean your “older” it just means your wiser. 😛

  27. Karen-SD says:
    11 August, 2005 at 1:26 am

    Happy 33rd Wil!
    Two great things about 33.
    1. If you were a Hobbit, you’d now be considered an adult.
    B. If you make it to 34, you’ll be older than Jesus! Whee!

  28. Squiggle says:
    11 August, 2005 at 3:00 am

    Four days without wires?!
    Oh the humanity of it all!

  29. Squiggle says:
    11 August, 2005 at 3:01 am

    … and Happy Birthday … I’m so lame!

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