Comments on: A Month of Writers, Day Ten: Wil Wheaton http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: B. Durbin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6570 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:01:48 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6570 I know that Wil was a Usenet fixture for many years (beyond alt.wilwheaton.die.die.die) because a friend of the family mentioned him a few times as somebody whose head was screwed on right and who obviously had morons for writers.

Coming from that friend, this was high praise indeed. So when I heard about his blog I went expecting well-thought, literate posts, and I was not disappointed.

]]> By: JJ http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6569 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:34:48 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6569 I too wasnt aware of Scalzi up till a week or 2 ago, when Wheaton was raving about Old Man’s Army on his blog.
So just like the good little monkey that I am, I went out and bought it.
And they had it, right here in Amsterdam, in my favourite bookshop. You must be famous or something :-)
Halfway through Ghost Brigades my only complaint is your books are too thin…

Cheers

]]> By: kitten http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6568 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:59:58 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6568 When you and Wil got together I’m amazed the universe didn’t implode…that much talent in one place is true overkill.

*hug*

]]> By: Carol Elaine http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6567 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:50:25 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6567 Love Scalzi. Love Wheaton. Been reading you both for quite some time.

Now the both of you together? It’s like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup for my mind.

Damn, now I’m hungry.

]]> By: WizarDru http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6566 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:07:03 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6566 err… that should be “doesn’t just speak”, not “doesn’t speaks”. Argh.

]]> By: WizarDru http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6565 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:06:10 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6565 “Don’t you see? It was a test. Of self-control. Like setting a plate of kittens in front of a pit bull and saying “no num nums until dinner” and then walking out of the room.”

“They tried and failed?”
“They tried and DIED.”

I’ve been a follower of Wil’s blog for years. When I sampled some of his writing and was impressed by his simple but effective stories that spoke directly to the geek in me and the nerds of my generation. His “Just a Geek” isn’t just a good collection of tales…it’s a metamorphic work about HOW he reinvented himself, and his own internal journey to get there. It’s a measure of Wil’s writing that this journey doesn’t speaks universally to people trying to overcome their own inner demons and insecurities.

It is the fact that Wil is willing to make himself so vulnerable to his audience, and in so familiar a way that it is both endearing and relevant to any reader. I cannot recommend his books highly enough.

]]> By: Soni http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6564 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:40:29 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6564 Hey guys! What’s u…KITTENS!!!!!OMFGP@WND!!!!KITTENS!!!

*SNORGLE*

Yeah, so, um…that whole self-control thing, uh, it’s not working out so well…

Tim Walker:

While I’m carefully walling off the part of my brain where I can even contemplate what such prose would be like, the cynic in me fears that, oh yes, this is a fait accompli.

Rule 34 does pretty much assure that this so. Try reversing the polarity on your forward deflector array. It always worked for Wesley.

]]> By: Joelfinkle http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6563 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:15:42 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6563 I never was an action figure kinda dude. Just too old I think. I did have an old-skool GI Joe (pre-Kung Fu grip) as a tot, disappeared around age 7, I think. The closest thing in recent years is the Micro Machines from Babylon 5, but that’s more *collecting* than toys, y’know.

Toys as a kid? Estes Rockets. Serious model work followed by blowing shit up. A little younger, I’d have to say Kenner SSP Smash Em Up Derby. Hmm… destroying stuff seems to be a theme here.

]]> By: Alan Kellogg http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6562 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:50:41 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6562 The reason John doesn’t want people doing Wheaton/Scalzi slash is because he’s saving it up for his farewall work, Old Fan’s Slash.

]]> By: Tumbleweed http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/12/12/a-month-of-writers-day-ten-wil-wheaton/#comment-6561 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:19:59 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=200#comment-6561 I compressed that to save you bandwidth, and this is how you treat me?

SCALZIIII!!!!

It’s just not as effective with multiple syllables. Perhaps in Joey-mode from the first Charlie’s Angels movie, “SALAZARRRRR!!!” I can never remember if that’s three !s or 4. *shrug*

As for #37, I’m pretty sure Ange would never say ‘smooches’ – she’s more of the ‘later, babe’ type. And is 80s movie trivia – “It *is* ‘babe,’ isn’t it?” C’mon, people, don’t leave me hanging here. Most of you are old like me, right? Right?

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