wow! looks like i may be the first to comment on this post! this calls for a celebratory e-letter from wil! (dont worry, im jsut starved for attention....no strings here)
i will tell you though, i have been starved for some updates and posts from you wil...ive been house-sitting in the middle of nowhere, and while i do have the phone to talk to my friends, none of them really drive, and therefore i am basically alone, except for the puppies (who are wonderful company, arent you molly and ginger?!?!)
kay, now i think that i am scaring you as well as me, so im gonna stop talking to the dawgs via typing (how does that even work?)
gotta run now, and have some human contact!
good luck with the auditions wil!
colleen~

7 things I am thankful for:

1. Beer
2. My Dog "dot com"
3. Having a job that at least lets me keep up with the bills.
4. howlinowl.com
5. Chili Dogs!
6. Compact discs, so I don't have to listen to the radio.
7. Beer, oops said that one. Uh, Online Porn!!!!!

Isnt it wonderful when you feel that everything in your world is going sooooooo right??

*breathes in heavily and exhales thus:*

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Keep the faith, pally

Break a leg at the audition tomorrow, and if that doesn't work, start on their fingers... I give it two mintues before they give you the part

Glad you had a good time over the week end but am also glad you are back Wil, we missed ya.

1. The new GZA single.
2. Escape From New York pizza in my stomach.
3. Unemployment insurance.
4. The recent spate of nice weather.
5. Haruki Murakami.
6. A good public transit system.
7. 10 hours of sleep.

Welcome back Wil! Glad to know you had a wonderful time with your wife. You deserve it.

Here's my list.

1. My health
2. My job (although I don't love it, I don't hate it)
3. My family
4. My friends
5. The sunshine today, after the dreary day yesterday
6. My new pillows that allowed me to sleep past 7:00 am today for the first time in months.
7. Having a car - to be able to escape from my apartment.

BTW - Finally saw Lord of the Rings this afternoon. WOW! That's all I can say.

Vickie

1.being married to a great guy
2.Having two silly weirdo cats
3.Having great ideas for drawings
4. being able to draw
5. The smell of spring coming
6. my b-day coming in March
7. Being rapped up in my new fleece robe

Seven years dry -- today!

John McGregor

You know, I just realized something: by taking the time to actually think about 7 things for which you are happy and or thankful, you are increasing the amount of positive energy in the world, and, specifically, in your immdiate vicinity.

I think that's really cool :)

Ok, I'll throw in my 7 cents:

1. My green VW beetle
2. The Binary Code blanket I'll be getting in 3 days for my birthday.
3. My mother's health
4. A good paying, if occasionally stultifying job.
5. The knowledge that I'll be back in school come September
6. Increasing acceptance of my geekdom
7. Internet access so I can interact with all of you weird, cool people (sniffle, barf)

John-

Congratulations, and happy birthday!!!

I have many, many friends who are in recovery. 7 years is amazing.

:)

Oh btw, best of luck on the auditions tomorrow. Hey, if you think positive things about us beforehand, you'll increase the area with positive energy 50,000-fold. There's a comforting thought. :)

Hey Wil , grand idea to have folks list their favorite reasons for life:

1) having a wonderful family of my own
2) our health being pretty good
3) having a roof over our heads (jobs that don't completely suck, but do nice things for others!)
4) reliable transportation
5) food in our bellies
6) education and freedom to learn
7) living in the USA

Take care all!

-- Beej Martin

1 - The wife.
2 - Kid #1
3 - Kid #2
4 - Kid #3
5 - Working in a family business
6 - That I got my PC working today (finally!)
7 - ReplayTV

7 things I am thankful for:
1)my son
3)my family
4)my friends
5)my job
6)my Chevy Tracker
7)Wil being back online to entertain us :-)

Hey break a leg on the auditions tomorrow...kick some butt...

Hmmm...seven things...

1) My family
2) That I am able to go to college
3) Not having a roomie for a while
4) Not having a roomie for a while
5) Not having a roomie for a while
6) Alfredo sauce (who needs the ten commandments, he gave us Alfredo sauce... ;-))
7) Actually having the sun come out

oh...and GOOD LUCK at the audtions tomorrow Wil.

Welcome back Uncle Willie! My list is slightly different, it's the Seven Wonders of the World.
1. To Touch
2. To Taste
3. To See
4. To Hear
5. To Feel
6. To Laugh
7. To Love
Yeah, so it's not original (I 'borrowed' from a Man O' the Cloth) but still, it made me think. Kinda glad we're here, huh.

Just had to say "welcome back, Wil!" I know that your family needs you - but, I'm sure I speak for lots who visit here when I say "we sure missed you"!

seven things? that's gonna take some thought...
1. My youngest daughters smile.
2. Being able to apologize to my fiancee last night about a stupid argument.
3. Not getting the usual *eyes roll* from my fiancee after apologizing.
4. The unusual response from my fiancee *grinz*
5. Sleeping till 4 PM today.
6. Thinking of something else to write, and hearing my 10-year old daughter (step-daughter, but I prefer to call her my daughter) doing the dishes!! *writes this one down in pen*
7. Microwaveable hot pretzels dipped in Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing. *gulp*

this made me smile. helluva idea he gave you there, Wil... sounds like it should be a daily thing... maybe read them when it seems there's none to write about.... *gets out his PalmPilot*

now back to my pretzels and ranch dressing....

the things i'm grateful for:

1. that i'm not pregnant and/or addicted to drugs like it seems most other sixteen year olds in the world are
2. i have a job! $$$$
3. today is a holiday, so i have the night off from said job
4. wil finally updated! i was having withdrawls
5. i finally have time to work on my website
6. my new judy garland cd came today!!
7. i aced the trig quiz that i was worried about

yay wil's bak!

Happy Presidents Day.

"My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work."

Abraham Lincoln

Welcome back Wil! A few days away is always a breath of fresh air. My husband and I are in the middle of a huge project, which means we work 24/7 for a while... but our time to rest will come!

7 things:

1. my spouse and his loving smile
2. clear, dark skies at night and the sight of a million stars
3. music to make my soul sing
4. the glow of finishing up a project and actually liking it!
5. two great science fiction mags showing up the same day
6. the soft, brown sound of a cat's purr
7. the taste of chocolate

Mr. Wheaton (SIR!),

I am able to help. I shall do so.

"If are able...." in Your post should be "If you are able...."

Glad to be of service, SIR!

Oh.... And is that the CD that we all told You Ferris had stolen and hidden, and wasn't really lost?

Wait a minute.
Does anyone realize that when Wil becomes a big star, he's not gonna have time to blog much? I mean hectic shooting schedules, press junkets... Oh the horror!

J/K
Break a leg Wil. ... err wait... 2 interviews.... Break both legs. ;)

:)Something tells me that that last directive of yours, AM, was not meant in a purely selfless way ;):)

Just found this site yesterday, wow and i thought i was an only geek, so many of us with Wil leading the pack! Ok hears my 7

1. Monty Python
2. Mel Brooks
3. Steven Wright
4. Fat Baby's
5. Music of Jon Anderson (the guy from Yes not the county one)
6. Jimmy Fallon (am i the only one whe thinks this guy is truely gifted)
7. The Movie "Neighbors" Freeze-Don't shoot its me Earl your neighbor-BAM BAM

Thanks for the forum

Things I'm thankful for:

7. Being able to do something every day that I enjoy--research! (Yes, I'm a sick bastard.)
6. Being able to teach people to think for themselves, rather than relying on others' work.
5. That I can help others with their problems, be they personal or technical.
4. The 5 years I spent working for a company that makes "electrically illuminated gas station signs," during which I realized the importance of reality as opposed to pie-in-the-sky theories.
3. Music.
2. Friends, in general.
1. Mandy (aka "Amanda," who used to spend a lot of time arguing with me here), who has become probably my closest friend and the person I most enjoy spending time with.

Things I'm not thankful for:
7. Inconsiderate labmates who think nothing of borrowing and destroying my equipment.
6. Lazy students, who are unwilling to even attempt things on their own.
5. Powertrippers.
4. Professors who can set a schedule, but can't keep it (file under "hypocrites").
3. Mandy's (Amanda) bf. (j/k! ;)
2. St. Patrick's is on Sunday this year. No bars open in SC!
1. Potted Meat.

Chris: huh?

AM: That was a joke. You had just mentioned the "horror" that would ensue if Wil had no time to spend blogging, then told him to break both his legs. Meant to be funny, even though I could tell you were being sincere :D

Things I'm thankful for
1) my loving and intelligent husband
2) Having a broken oven be the only inconvienence in my life.
3) Everyone I know and love is alive
4) being employed
5) REM's "Shiny Happy People" for those times when co-workers are not shiny nor happy
6) The morning Vancouver fog that only hangs over the river and then seems to mysteriously recede into the valleys of the mountains.
7) wil having initiated this

The seven things I am (presently) thankful for:

1) Moulin Rouge
2) TNG reruns on TNN
3) Super-cool famous people who actually keep in contact with their fans ;)
4) A flawed, but loving, mother.
5) Two very quirky kitties.
6) The three-day weekend.
7) Not living on the street :)

Erm...

1. My husband
2. Our girlfriend
3. Butter
4. The girlfriend cooking us steak and potatoes for dinner tonight
5. Having an interesting job, with robotic arms and everything
6. Having a passion for language (as opposed to not having a passion for anything)
7. Pillows, and warm blankets. And warm Icelandic socks.

Oooh, I have something to add:

8. Haagen Dazs Hazelnut Gelato ice cream. Truly the ambrosia for the new millenium.

Welcome back!
Just got back yesterday from a week in Texas, visiting some family that I'm thankful for....
got my WWDN sweatshirt in the mail while I was gone. I look stunning!
Good luck tomorrow.
Corky

Chris: Woah, I missed that, hehe nice catch.

1. My new girlfreind
2. The Filet Minon's and Lobster's my Mom gave me
3. Spending time with my Mom today
4. Frank Sinatra's voice
5. Having the whole day off
6. Free computer parts
7. My clean and reliable old car(84 vw rabbit gti)

Good luck tomorrow.

1. The movie I just saw, Renaissance Man. Very moving. Some how I think you should see it, Will. Trust me, you should see it.
2. The ice cream I just ate.
3. My wife that is just going in the shower. Maybe I'll make up an excuse and walk in on her.
4. The warm winter so far here in New York on Long Island.
5. The job I've had for the last 8 months after being laid off after 17 years at my last job.
6. My son Brian.
7. Friends.

1. My self - finally(health, attitude, personality etc...who I am)
2. My husband
3. My Job - I really do love my work, I just love to swim in it all day long.
4. My new house and that I was able/fortunate enough to get it.
5. Electricity - long story, most of you know it.
6. My knowlege and experiences
7. My Friends

:)

7 things I am thankful for:

1. My Friends: which includes hubby and a few family members.
2. Great Dead Authors: Douglas Adams, Tolkien, George MacDonald, Shakespeare, Jane Austin.
3. Geeks: from computer geeks like Gates and Jobs to whoever the hell thought up insulin - I'ld be dead without them.
4. Musicians and Composers: again, probably die without them.
5. Whoever first created chicken satay: what can I say? food of the gods.
6. Quantum & Quasar: my two pugs, comic side-kicks to my life.
7. Anyone who stands out and does something different with their life: kudos to to weirdos!

Tish

Dude I'm crying again. Gees Wil thanks. So like the rest of you I will try for seven things that whatever.

1. My friends no matter how far they are away.
2. My cat even though he isn't here.

Dude my life sucks. Can I list the things I hate about my life instead. They seem to outwiegh the good things.

1. The fact that my dad doesn't want to see me no matter how much I tell him I love him and what he did in the past doesn't matter any more.
2. School sucks majorly. The professors and their lack of respect for my religion make me want to stop going.
3. The fact that no matter how nice I am or how outgoing I am I can't seem to make any friends or find a boyfriend.
4. I can't drive.
5. Dale Jr. is hot and I can't have him. LOL!
6. My sister. Enough said.
7. I miss my cat.

Okay see that was so much easier than 7 good things. LOL!! I have issues.

1) My cool boss who makes me feel good about my work
2) My boyfriend who loves me despite my faults
3) The easy day I had at work today (for the next two will be busy busy busy)
4) Spring being just around the corner
5) My cat
6) All the people who choose to point out the good in me rather than focus on my shortcomings
7) Wil Wheaton, for having this idea and making me realize what a good day today really was

Hey Yay Wil is back-
Break a leg on the Auditions Dude!-

Here's my top 7 things I am thankfull for-
#7- My health
#6- My husbend
#5- The kids and their health
#4- The awsome an weirdness of my prozac cat and over lovey dog
#3- Hubby has a job- I am a hosewife- he's good man.
#2- That I am close to my family
#1- After 7 years togther my hubby and I still hold hands in the car when we go somewhere- anywhere.
Live- Love- Laugh- and be at peace-

One thing I wish I had: Was a step dad like Wil. My mom can't pick them. lol!

Gosh, this site is great! Break both legs and tell us how they went. This site and its refreshing attitude is one of the 7 things for which I am grateful. How lovely to be able to be so open with your fans and friends!

Oh, and: (2) Bassett's Licorice Allsorts, (3) Dark chocolate-covered coconut, (4) Caramel, (5) Pesto-covered cheese ravioli, (6) my health and eyesight to be able to appreciate sunsets, gosh that went by quickly, didn't it?

Welcome back, Wil..glad your weekend was a relaxing one. Thanks for your insightful thoughts today. Here's my go at a list:

1. A wonderful wife
2. Three great step-kids
3. A mom who has been supportive
4. Good health
5. Three incredible Border Collies
6. Being able to change careers from one that
sucked to one that I love producing music
7. Having a piano to play
8. And grateful that Wil takes the time each day to make the world a better place

Good luck on the auditions!

#1 Waking up in the morning and realizing I don't have to get up (doesn't happen very often tho)
#2 My workbench of 4 computers all in some delightful state of disaray
#3 Having good books to read
#4 MP3s
#5 My cat
#6 Starband (even tho they block morpheus)
#7 Webshots pictures

Glad you're weekend was nice, Wil!!

Ahem.... *clears throat*

Seven Things I'm Thankful For

1. My mom surviving a heart attack in October and double bypass surgery in December, all at the age of 47.
2. The rest of my family.
3. The Daytona 500 -- 200 laps of adrenaline!!
4. My dumbass, dorky cat who can manage to entertainhimself with my hair, his tail, and his hammock.
5. My friends.
6. The Sermon on the Mount
7. Music -- of any type.

isn't it great when the kids are at the point of being able to do those nice things for parents like letting them enjoy a dinner without you having to get up every five secs to get them more of whatever- that's so cool-
I can't wait til my kids are a bit older- they'er just barely getting to be fun. The nine year old tries to help but then the two year old comes out and throws a fit and then i am thankful I got my tubes tide- But I love them really I do-

Seven things I am thankful for.... You know I am sitting here and I just realized something.

I am so caught up in what is wrong in this world. My problems (very much plural) that I don't even know how to answer this question. When I try to think of 7 things, heck 1 thing, it is overshadowed by the bad.

Well that sucked... sorry bout that first post.

1. Getting my Mutant Ovender ('79 Fender Musicmaster bass neck meets an Ovation Viper with 3 coils) back from the shop and having the owner gush about it and offer $250 to buy it
2. My new 2002 Hyundai Accent, "Shinigami" who took me through a snowstorm without even slipping once!
3. My three loving happy dogs, Pepper, Kahulua, and Heidi who jump atleast three times their height whenever I come in the door
4. Having this page to come to every day
5. My awesome funny ecentric family
6. The music of Soulcracker and the way it makes me feel
7. My mom.. because she choose to adopt me and love me like I was trully hers and has never regretted it- ever

so basically you did cry? you big mommas boy :P
where do you work Wil?

First off, congrats, John!

Seven years dry -- today!
John McGregor

Now... what I'm thankful for today:
1. I am getting a Masters Degree in something I love to do!
2. I got to see the sunset today - there was a hazy cloud at the horizon that made it all BRIGHT fuscia and purple...wow!
3. I didn't hurt myself when I tripped over something in the parking lot and landed really hard on my wrists...
4. The computer tech guy fixed my stone age machine at work! (Well... sort of...)
5. My kendo club was invited to do a demonstration for a group of at-risk kids
6. My colleague's research project is finally on the data analysis stage
7. My red betta is STILL ALIVE after having jumped out of the tank, landing in a potted plant and getting coated in potting soil, and getting stuck to the desk for what must have been at least 45 minutes before I found him!

1. My 5 kids (3 bio, 2 steps) for making every waking moment an adventure.
2. My 5 kids for allowing me to relive the joys of childhood.
3. My 5 kids, my immortality.
4. Okay, I know I have other thankful things aside from my kids. My husband, for always allowing me to be me (with only the occasional comment about insanity).
5. My quick mind and quicker wit. Now I just need to add wisdom in there and I'll be all set.
6. Even though it was horribly cold today there was still bright sunlight and fresh air.
7. My friends and family, who listened patiently to me all evening while I did Olympic play by plays.

I'm glad I saw this at the end of my day. It's hard to remember to be thankful in the midst of insanity, though perhaps that's when I need it the most.

1. Shit
2. Piss

er, wait...wrong 7 things (damned Carlin). I'll have to get back to you

Nolan gets my vote for:

coolest...kid...EVER!

7 things I am thankful for today:

1. Taking my husband to see George Carlin live and having him love it.
2. The "take-over his whole face" grin of my two-year-old godson.
3. That I live in Canada.
4. That I have friends who actually think it's a cool idea to have a "Jackie Chan Movie Party" this weekend.
5. My husband being a cunning linguist. ; )
6. My amazingly wonderful and unconditonally loving Grandma.
7. Cats, just cats, I love cats.

p.s Wil good luck with the auditons tomorrow.

What 7 reason do I have? I don't have a wife or kids because I never met right the right 1 and I like being alone. Everybody in my family has health problems and my job makes my legs hurt, but I do have 7 to give you.

1.) I'm blessed I do got a family to whine to, but, in return, I gotta listen to them.

2.) I do have a job right now.

3.) I got a place to come home to.

4.) I can put in a tape and watch a movie or a favorite TV show.

5.) I can play whatever music I like.

6.) I live in a country where I can write to my local Congressman. As a matter of fact, I got a phone message from his DC office that I got to reply to. It's over a local project I'm planning. Honest.

7.) I can actually go on-line and whine to my favorite actor in my favorite TV show. Whether or not he reads it is another story.

I know I would roll my eyes upward over this, if I was him, but call all of this the couch potato reasons to be blessed. ;-)

hmmm...
i suppose i shall be number 60 as well?
sure thing there
so i guess ill give my list of thanks:
1. my mom, who is absolutely amazing! and just as crazy as me! you KNOW that i wasnt switched at birth!
2. my best friend (i almost wrote fiend) nicole
3. my love of and talent for music
4. carrots
5. my future husband...he knows who he is...and it'll happen..oh it will...
6. johanne brahms, coz that guy was amazing
7. joanne rowling, coz without her, i would not have my obsession of harry potter, and that is such a commanding thing in my life
so thats all folks!
colleen~

That saxophone serenading is absolutely the cutest story I have ever heard. You are truly blessed.

Hey Wil, did you know that marinated or "specially prepared" meats such as steaks and poultry are usually available as such because they are starting to get old and the butcher wants to move them fast so they don't have to trash them?

my seven for the day:

1. jimmy eat world
2. jane's addiction
3. catherine wheel
4. the foos
5. john cusak movies
6. 120 minutes
7. snow

Eden:

Ewww.

Thanks for sharing :)

Your step-kids seem to be really nice! Make sure you properly appreciate them!!! Because 99% percents kids aren't like that (here's one).

Well, here are my seven reasons for happiness:

1. I'm going to Geneva on Sunday...
2. ...and will work there with a local professor..
3. ... who invited me himself...
4. ... because he was interested in my previous work...
5. ... and I will see there some colleagues of mine...
6. ... and will meet there people who I want to meet...
7. ... and luckily will get to hike all around the place!!!

Oh man, no way could I JUST list seven things... Life be good for da wabbit! :)

Eden,
Nice. Ranks right up there with Cheese Hints and Meat Hints. Available at your local deli counter!!

Hey Wil, I didn't miss you! haha...only because I didn't have access to a computer all weekend. If I would have known you hadn't been posting then I would have missed you DREADFULLY!
ok, so here's my seven things

1: My supportive family
2: My WONDERFUL, loving boyfriend
3: Drill for the NG (gives me something to do one weekend a month at least!)
4: The Church I go to
5: My fun funny cute kitty
6: My best friend G
7: My job at Taco Bell...hey, it's money!

So anyway, BREAK A LEG at your auditions Wil. Love ya loads kid!
~J~

Your son should cut a demo, Wil, and maybe he could be the Debbie Gibson of jazz, with millions of screaming fans -- jus' like you.

Lists, lists , everybody has a list. So, in honor of Presidents Day......

Fun Presidential pets

1. George Washington. One of his dogs was named Sweetlips. Another, Drunkard.

2. William Taft had Pauline Wayne, the last cow at the White House.

3 Zachary Taylor and the Mrs. had a short lived canary called Johnny Ty who died shortly after they tried to pair him with a mate, only to discover it too was male.

4. Andrew Johnson It is known that President Johnson left flour out at night for a family of mice playing in his room during his dark days of impeachment.

5 Woodrow Wilson had Old Ike, a tobacco chewing ram.

6 John Quincy Adams had an alligator given to him by the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Mrs. kept silkworms.

7 Dubya. A Longhorn named Ofelia. In residence at his ranch in Texas, not the White House.

I wonder where John Q kept that alligator...?

I have nothing to be thankful for, so there won't be a list here.

Just a "good luck tomorrow Wil, break a leg."

7) The fact that I have a parallel "other" who just happens to live on the West Coast and pretends to be an actor, when, in fact, he is a writer.

6) A wife who tolerates me beyond acceptable norms.

5) A wife who tolerates anything to do with 0's and 1's.

4) The "process" of friendship.

3) Karma, baby. Freaking Karma.

2) Stupid, stupid jokes and bad humor and all who support it.

1) Cheese. Duh.

Those aren't in order, btw. Wife stuff always goes first.

Cheese, of course, is a close second, and Fowler would never make the list because he's like number 9 or something.

Wil, you are amazing You remind people that you are as regular as everyone else and people who "famous" are just as normal and thankful for life as much as the average joe or jane. You think people wopuld have learned that after 9/11/01 but people aer starting to forget it.

1. my family and friends
2. The animal part of my family
3. my health
4. my home & hometown
5. my job
6. my education
7. having the opportunity to help others

I find it's difficult to compress everything I'm thankful for into a list of 7, this is the best I could do.

I got a kick out of the thought for the day...
I help others BY hurting them.

I work in a clinical laboratory as a Med Tech and sometimes have to stick a needle in peoples arm to draw blood. "SLIGHT POKE NOW" Har Har. Hey there's a shortage of qualified people in the health care field. We need more people!! if you don't have a career yet, check out the Med Tech section of my dorky, waste of space, monstrosity of a web site otherwise the future holds scary high school graduates and people getting their certificates through some at home Sally Struthers T.V. commerical.

1. My job
2. My family that I actually get along with
3. My dumb and naughty cats
4. My Playstation
5. Who ever invented movies
6. My identical twin sister who's just as big a dork as me...go figure
7. Friends who are genuine

TWO DOLLARS!!!!
I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!!

um Wil...
if you haven't been online since friday morning, how the hell could you answer a question made by my alter-ego at 2:20 saturday afternoon?
just thought i'd call you on it.

ayngil: Technicality. Got online for a bit, while Anne was at work. Didn't get online from home.

Clintonian hair-splitting, but, hey, at least I'm honest.

And you're caught. :p

yeah, i am, but i didn't feel like playing anymore.
i got you to talk to me. :p

"Slick (uncle) Willy"

tsk tsk tsk

*snicker*

Ah heck, I can sure jump on this bandwagon! :)

In no particular order I am thankful for:

1) The fact that my dad hasn't called in at least 2 days. (if you knew my dad, you'd understand why this is so)

2) My wonderful husband who puts up w/ my crazy family and who makes me laugh.

3) Being able to get four pocket zip discs at about half price.

4) My kitties.

5) Having a sister who is not just my family, but my friend.

6) My cosmic twin who understands my weirdness.

7) My best friend who puts up with my strange way of explaining life's events w. movie analogies.

8) Always having enough to eat when there a lot of people who don't.

9) Being able to order the Anthony Stewart Head CD. (Im obsessed, what can I say?)

10) The internet because I found my husband thru it and it has helped me realize that even people that I consider famous and cool get nervous about job interviews - just like regular folk.

OK, I went over 7 - hope that's ok - I never could color in the lines. ;-)

So Anne and I ate our romantic dinner for two, while Nolan played "Hot Cross Buns", "The French Song", "The German Waltz", "Yankee Doodle", and the ever-popular "Oats Peas Beans."

AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OMG, please tell me you got it on tape! =) I love it.

I'll forgo the list, just to say that I couldn't fit into seven lines the things I'm happy about at the moment.Uni, Work, Family, Friends they're all good at the moment, and I plan to keep them that way.

BUT:
One thing I am also happy about:

MY BINARY BLANKET!
(yeah, I've got one, Chris!)
It's the coolest thing I have, I think, as I'm not one to place a lot of value on "things", but this binary blanket from thinkgeek.com is one of the coolest presents anyone has gotten me.

That and my "No, I will not fix your computer" T-shirt ... heh heh heh

Okay, am I the only one who recognizes the NBC Olympic music that they play as being the intro music to "Brisco County, Jr."?

I must be... But, I'M RIGHT!

The Cheese Knows Music!

Well, The Cheese is convinced Fowler knows everything and hates him for his Dennis Miller-esque commentary.

So, anyway, Bruce Campbell is in the 'Lympics.

Wil Wheaton's auditioning for 2 movies as an Olympian, and I wish him the best of luck.

In one, he'll star as a runner, which will require a lot of working out with a personal trainer, so I know he hopes he gets it.

It's been so long since the teen-days of posing shirtless. Oh, Teen HeartThrob...where for art thou?

In the other, he's the coach of a bobsleigh team...he's somewhat washed-up due to his cheating 16 years earlier in the...

No, wait, that's Cool Runnings, with John Candy.

In this other one, I'm not allowed to discuss the role, but let's just say this:

Nude sex scene.

Apparently, if he gets the part, he's going to have to go under the laser for tattoo-removal.

Ouch.

I just saw "First Duty" on TNN. That was a good one Wil, very good performance. The Ready Room scene when Picard confronts Wesley was great. Only thing that doesn't withstand the test of time.. the "step" haircut. I had the same haircut myself as a kid at that age, but nowadays it is a little goofy to see. How negative I get though.. good episode! Here's to First Duty and the step haircut!

K, things I'm thankful for
1) my ever loving husband who I can watch bad-ass B, C and D class sci-fi movies with and obsess with new technology
2) my family
3) my bestest ever friend who ain't these days - she's more honorary family
4) people who have a dry, ironic/sarcastic sense of humour, cos we talk the same language
5) a new house to move into when it's built, all brand spanking new!
6) a beautiful country to live in. Go Aussies!
7) my two cats, one of which likes to stare at me in the middle of the night until I wake up and then freak when I see 2 black eyes 10cm from my face!
8) gorgeous summer weather
9) beaches, mountains and countryside all within easy driving distance
10) my grandma, and my great-aunty, both women who really understand me and provide me with plenty of gossip-fodder!
OOps, I went over - 5 bonus points

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I hope you lucky bastards are enjoying watching the olympics! We're only getting 1.5hrs per night, not even worth watching with the amount of ad breaks

Note to self - use preview button!

Note to Wil - you have the funniest kids :) Good luck with the auditions. Laser tatoo removal! OUCH!! ;)

#9 with a bullet.

I luv Google. Google smart. Fred type. Google fetch.

Ozzy takes "Oats Peas Beans" for a ride on his crazy train and discovers the theme song for his new MTV reality show.

The original Olympics were done in the nude. Go ancient. A lonely shepard with dreams of glory. And sheep.

While it doesn't surprise me now that I think about it, I am utterly shocked and amazed to find someone else who listens to This American Life.

Awesome.

Heh, Ghost, I ordered my "No I Will Not Fix Your Computer" baby tee weeks ago and it was on backorder. Bah!

I think I'll have to go for that Binary Blanket next, but considering my location, I'll wait.

Courtney's Seven Things, in no particular order:
* Living in Hawaii
* A patient, sweet and loving fiancé
* A fun job with great people
* Caffeine
* My creativity and ability to express it
* Sleep. Sleeeeeeeeeeep.
* Healthy hair that behaves (and lots of it)

Heh. I'm sure if I thought about it more (and was more awake) I'd have a better and more thoughtful list. ;)

Good luck with the auditions, Uncle Willy!

Hey Courtney - if you don't mind me asking - where in Hawaii are you? I grew up on the Big Island and always love it when I find someone I can "talk story" with. :-)

The whole Nolan-serenading-the-happy-couple thing makes me wish I had had more self-esteem at that age, and that my parents were actually living together then.

No order here, because I'd worry about that too much.

- Queen
- The opportunity to go to a really nice college with a lot of really nice people
- The senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell all working fairly well
- A fairly decent family, despite how much they really make me want to take a giant block of parmasan cheese and bludgeon them to death with it
- Sweets
- Love
- Really rad people

Add to this something we all ought to be grateful for - Sam Raimi - and you're set.

Well, him, and the set of circumstances which brought about our miserable existence on this thin shell of habitable land on this unimpressive little dust speck called Earth.

But that's hardly worth mentioning.

Just to keep the ball rolling here my 7 are as follows.

1) My family, especially my father who is my hero.
2) The fact that my girlfriend has finally agreed to move in with me! (Dances the happy dance)
3) The fact that I got a job straight out of University and it lets me pay the bills.
4) My friends. Definitely my friends!
5) Lucking out in the lottery that is birth and arriving in a loving family in an industrialised part of the world where I don’t have to worry about hunger or people shooting at me.
6) www.wilwheaton.net (Aren’t I a creep?)
7) The fact that I am able to make my girlfriend smile at least once a day.

1. A great family
2. having the opportunity to do something that I love more than anything else in the world for the rest of my life and get paid for it.
3. A fabulous roommate, who is not only a great decorator but puts up with my oddities and even loves me for them and forgives me when I forget to do my dishes and fall asleep in front of the TV.
4. Old friends who eventually come back. Always hoped they would...
5. The patter of rain in the alley outside my window. Nothing better to fall asleep to.
6. Chipotle burritos
7. Being surrounded by people who can always make me laugh.

From looking at the side bar on the PS2 games..I haven't yet heard of State of Emergency..but then again I'm waaay the hell up here in Seattle. But, the ones that I have played and ACTUALLY beat are Devil May Cry & Silent Hill 2..my 2 faves =D

Thank you & have a nice day..

I am hereby donating any and all positive energy to Wil for the day. Whatever the end result is, have fun getting there.

1 - See's Chocolates (especially way out here in Massachusetts), and the parents who send them.
2 - Wil being back!
3 - Getting my computer running again.
4 - Actually getting to talk to my brother, even if it was because my computer died.
5 - Finally, and with a lot of help, making the decision to Get Help with the things that I can't handle on my own.
6 - My friends and family, who are worth living for.
7 - My radio show.

i would think of 7 happy things, but i can't get past the 1st one at the moment, i am just so happy about it.

1. my boyfriend proposing to me on valentines day :)

way to go john!!

Nolan sounds like the best kid ever... *L* Cant for the life of me think of anyone else that would do such a cool thing for his/her parents.

Go Nolan!

Susie,
Congratulations! ;)

Okay I can't give you seven things I'm happy about because I hate the fact I wake up each and every morning!

Will good luck for youe auditions, can we ask what your auditioning for?!

To everyone else esp DaleJrBlueEyes be thankful that you can find two things to be positive about.

Spike
11.54am GMT

i dug that quote..it reminded me of this..
http://www.fleurdelis.com/desiderata.htm
cheers

Seven things I'm grateful for...

1. My mother. What a farking amazing woman she is. No matter how screwed up I get, or life seems to get, she is always there to make me laugh, and listen to me when I need to cry.

2. My best friend. When life gets like a rollercoaster, I can always depend on him to be the bar that straps me down and keeps me safe.

3. My dog. She gives the best puppy kisses known to humanity.

4. The life I've lived. Luck, tragedy, fame, disappointment, laughter and challenges. Every single event has helped to make me who I am, and I'm pretty happy with that.

5. Books. Never has there been a better form of escapism from the madness that lurks around the corner.

6. Music. It answers all my questions for me.

7. Wanky, but hey... Star Trek. It lifts me up, and even a bad episode is better than most of the crap on TV.

Will, your site rocks. Thanks.

My thought for the day...

'The only devils in the world are those running in our own hearts, that is where the battle should be fought.'
Ghandi.

Time to get into audition vibe sending mode! Good luck, Wil (and welcome back!)

And since everyone's posted their seven, here's mine:

1. My wife, daughter and dog
2. Being able to support my family
3. Having a place to sleep
4. My brand new hockey stick, which I scored a goal with upon its first use! (This comes from someone who had scored maybe 2 goals in 5 years of playing.)
5. Music of all kinds
6. Firewire ports
7. The 80's forum in the soapbox

This is a really cool idea.

1) My job, because I dig it.
2) My sister, because she just went through surgery to have a plate put in her arm and she's recovering great!
3) Smoking cigars with my dad as we work on my Jeep.
4) Wednesday night treks to the comic book shop with my bud.
5) A big fat churchill cigar which I light up as I leave work.
6) My boss, because he lets me do my thing.
7) The San Diego comic-con, because my bud and I are going to go this year.

Oh, and Wil, a real man would've teared up at that... :)

What a wonderful positive (attidude changing)way to begin the day. here are my things,
1. i have one more day to wake up and change the world.
2. My smart beautiful stuborn funny loving two and a half year old who looks up at me and says "your my best friend mommy".
3. that i can smile at the people whose paths i cross and say goodmorning with no effort at all.
4. that i can take the time to look at life and enjoy it insted of rushing ahead jumping from one errand, job, chore, to the next.
5. That my job was downsized and i decided to return to school.
6. TAP, PELL, Stafford loans, my dwindeling 401k and severance package.
7.that i can ask the two year old what he is thankful for (the list goes like this, candy, choo choo trains, mommy, arthur the ardvark, books, ducks, and his kitty.

life is good.

kendoka - sounds like you have a SUPER betta, does he have a little embelem on his chest?

Roughy you are right, karma belongs on the list, It kinda gives you that warm fuzzy feeling knowing that karma has got your back.

bellwether, I have no idea what my betta's secret of life is. It must be a fish thing. I have a goldfish that I got waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when I was a senior in high school and we used him as a prop in the spring play. He's 8 years old, way too big for a 5 gallon tank, and has survived every disease known to goldfish.

I must find out their secret!!! Then I can patent it and make zillions of dollars... or at least enough to pay off my student loans so I can do more volunteer work and not worry about defaulting. (;

I WANT A NOLAN!!!!! Do you hear that Jason???!!!
Anyway, you have smashing kids and that makes you a smashing parent. Keep it up.

"Okay, am I the only one who recognizes the NBC Olympic music that they play as being the intro music to "Brisco County, Jr."?"

I've never seen "Brisco County Jr." but the Olympic theme that they play on tv was written by John Williams for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, I believe. Everyone liked it so much that they kept using it.

The seven things for which I am thankful for

1.Nature;Living by the beautiful Bay of Fundy with her rising tides and the ability to go from calm to vicious in a matter of seconds. The ebbing smell of kelp and seaweed when the tide turns... the cold water seeping in deep to heal my wounds..
2.The forest in which I live in. The life inside the trees, on branches. Footprints of visitors from the evening.
3.My dad and my brother.. we're closer together now even though times are tough we'll pull through.
4.Music, without it I think by now I'd be a total fruitcase heh
5.Windchills, scare away the tourists and leave the solace of winter to embrace my ears concealed under my toque
6.My mom, even though she's far far away... I still love her and miss her like crazy. She's a special person..
7.Creativity; it allows me to drown my sorrows or express my joy through paint,music and sculpture..

Wasn't there a Wesley-Thon on The New TNN this weekend? Mmmmm.

Four days off? You lightweight! Five days off and I've forgotten how to work the internet.

I'm really late in this thing, but here goes:

7. Happy that I've plotted the entire second act of my next play and that now it's just a matter of writing it.

6. Happy that my wife got me a free massage from our mutual buddy Molly today.

5. Happy that I'm able to get away with wearing sneakers at work for two days in a row.

4. Happy that I've switched job locations to a cooler, more laid-back setting that's closer to home.

3. Happy that I'm to a point where more people are seeing my writing than before--and that other theater companies in town are interested in my writing.

2. Happy that another "Project: Blitzkrieg" is coming up. (Check my weblog for details) /shameless plug

And 1. Happy that my wife and I, while not having a house, child, or a Rottweiller, are both really excited about eventually getting all three.

So dig that.

I'm happy for all the rest of you who can, and willingly do find these things to be happy for.

I'm even more happy that someone finds it "on the money" that I'm all about Karma.

And, of course...

Cheese.

John - congrats and happy birthday. That's a major accomplishment and you should be so proud!

Wil - you really do have amazing kids! I can only hope that when it comes to be my turn to have kids that they turn out like that!

Break a leg at your auditions today - all my mojo is pointed up Interstate 5 to you. *sending good vibes*

One more thing I'm thankful for....

That I have gone 15 days without a cigarette. That in those 15 days, I have experienced NONE of the normal withdrawal symptoms and that I have not had any overwhelming urges to smoke. I've made it through the hard part with flying colors. Thank you!

You're a better man than I, noworriesmon.

Although my wife just quit (she hasn't smoked for over a month, now) so maybe it's a matter of time.

I love how smoking is connected with an image of being a rebel, when Big Tobacco has one of the most powerful lobbys in the country. It is definitively "The Man."

Wil waxing philosophical.. you have to love it.. Welcome back!! Im starting to look forward more and more to your posts.. it is so rare to find someone who focuses so much on the positive.. as some of the posts above show, a lot of people find it easier to focus on the negative..

and because I found everyone's lists so interesting.. here's mine

1) a good movie
2) a good meal
3) good friends
4) my two cats, two hamsters and my rabbit
5) being someone's hero
6) being able to make someone smile
7) being able to nap with a loved one

Hmmm... my seven

1-My life
2- My kids
3- My boyfriend ( 4000 miles away at the moment but gotta love him he does his best everyday to show he loves me).
4- My job who let me have medocal leave for knee surgery
5- My book being published. ( YAY !!! )
6- Im getting a good return from my income tax.
7- My health , cause this year, it hasnt been good, everything from a cancer scare to high blodd pressure... but Im ok !

Roughy--Your essay today on Unspoken Love and Normalcy just made my number 8.

Rob--Thanks.

That's it. Thanks.

I believe my #8 should be appreciation for the silly little things I do that somehow affect others.

Thanks for the feel-good.

There was suppose to be a Wes-athon on Sunday, but they did not play the episodes.

Wil, your kids rock.

I must say Wil, you are really lucky. Your step kids are simple adoreable.

the Magnificent 7:
1. Being able to do things I love: music, Computers, reading, sleeping, nothing...
2. My Mother
3. My Father
4. My friends John and Erik
5. The Chinese food I had yesterday (it filled me up something fierce...weird huh...haven't had to eat anything yet today)
6. The pain...it lets you know what's real.
7. My life....even though i don't really have one ;)

Rob - I'm a woman, not a man.

But, you're from WI too, so you're forgiven. Must be too much cheese......

Vickie

noworriesmon: D'ohh! My bad--it's the name. The name fooled me.

And there's no blaming The Cheese.

Or the cheese.

Or...

Oh, forget it.

(Where in WI?)

Guess what? Nolan and my son Will are learning the same songs in band. Will also plays the sax, which I think is the coolest instrument. For Christmas he made a video tape of himself playing his winter concert in front of our christmas tree for his grandparents. Which he hand delivered all the way to Tennessee. That was a suprise for them also.

here's my seven....
1. my husband..were soul mates what else can I say
2. my son...he's definitly cool
3. our cat, she's a little crazy but that works in our family
4.my job, I like what I do
5.my husband's job.. it pays are bills with some left over
6.my best friend...we are a 3000 miles apart but we are still close
7. God... he listens to me and knows all my fears and dreams

1. oregon (rain, trees, summertime, more trees, portland, birkenstocks)
2. my crazy little sister
3. the onion.
4. tillamook smoked cheddar cheese (and any other kind, really, except chèvre)
5. the pretty blue portfolio i made in bookbinding class
6. my crazy roommates
7. PAULS (mccartney -- possibly touring soon?!?!?!?!??!!! -- and simon *sigh*)

is it bad that my boyfriend isn't on this list?

~lauren
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~lmanes

"there is no way to happiness. happiness is the way." - thich nhat hanh

ok... my number 8 is the same as my number 2 !
But I gotta share.

Ive been doing physical therapy for 3 weeks now on my knee that I had to get fixed. I was showering when my two year old stuck her head in and threw my sponge at me, hit me straight in the face. Made me laugh. Then my 5 year old came in as I was putting my shoes on with my panty hose wrapped around her head like a turban. Made me think how lucky I am ! Im a single mom...but Im not alone in this!

Rob - no worries, mon!

I'm actually in San Diego now (a year at the end of Feb), but grew up in Oshburg (Oshkosh)....

And another thing I'm thankful for. E-mail because it allows me to keep in touch with my boyfriend who is on a ship somewhere on the other side of the world.....

I'm thankful for all the people that don't mis-type:

u n r e a l i s t i c e x p e c t a t i o n s

hahahahahaha!

Bordeaux WITH chicken breast. . .?

At first I thought of all the things I'm not thankful for but then I decided to really find something, just anything to be thankful for. I'm happy that I thought of more than just 7. Here is my list:

1. My 2 dogs
2. Guinness
3. Hockey
4. I have a job that allows me to pay my bills.
5. That my friends Cory & Chris also have boring jobs so we can email each other all day long about things like the Elvish language, Trek, my insane family & the stupid people we work with.
6. I saw my friend Erich on Saturday for the first time in many months.
7. WWDN (well, its true).
8. Stephen King's novella "The Body" & the movie based on it, "Stand By Me".
9. Unlike Cory, I don't have a co-worker who thinks Africa is a country and that Zimbabwe is just a color or something like that.
10. My friends who accept that I am a rententive, neurotic, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid geek.
11. One person in my company knows what a Sith Lord is & thinks its funny I have a sign in my office which reads "I was a Teen-Age Sith Lord!"
12. My awesome car.
13. I have more than 7 things to be grateful for.
14. My aunts, uncles, grandparents & cousins.
15. I got to go to the movies 5 days in a row, enjoyed all 5 movies and only had to pay for 2 of them.
16. The X-Games will be in Philadelphia this summer, again.
17. My birthday is coming soon.
18. My (other) friend Eric is building me a new computer.
19. That there are those in this world who let me ramble on and on and on for so long as I've just done.

Ok. I'll stop there. Good luck at your auditions Wil! Congrats to John and to noworriesmon!

jl -

that sounds like me and some of my friends. there are days when we email back and forth all day long about stupid stuff like that. having just seen LOTR yesterday, I'm all about talking about it! My office is full of LOTR freaks. We've taken to naming our servers after characters. Right now, our email server is Smeagol. Another one is Frodo and I don't know if we've decided on names for the others.....

Love the Teenage Sith Lord sign - made me laugh.

Well, I'm a little late to the party, but that's okay. Fashionably late is cool, right? :)

7 things I'm thankful for...in no particular order...

1) Waking up a little late to predictions of clouds and rain...then making it to work on time and watching the clouds blow by and blue skies and sunshine lighting up downtown Seattle.

2) The fact that I'm finally actually living in Seattle rather than Anchorage, Alaska.

3) Growing up in Anchorage. I had all sorts of goofball experiences and made wonderful friends that I wouldn't have otherwise.

4) Having three weddings to go to within the next two years - James and Stacy this June, Casey and Jenny this July, and my brother Kevin and Emily next year sometime.

5) Old friends that were here when I moved down, new friends that I've been making since I moved down, and a girlfriend that's kind of a bizarre combination of both of those, in a wierd sort of way.

6) Movies, music, books, and 'puters - four things that, both collectively and individually, I spend _way_ too much money on. But that's the point of having the money there in the first place, right?

7) Life. Just being here. Seeing each day pass by, with all of the good and bad things that happen. Knowing that no matter how bad things seem to be at any given point, there are always more days coming along that can - and will - hold wonders just as amazing as whatever may be getting me down.

It's an incredible world we live in, and it'd be a pity _not_ to step back, look around, and actually see some of the things we tend to take for granted. Thanks for this list suggestion, Wil, and thanks to for everyone who's contributing (maybe that's number 8 on my list?).

Cool beans.

Today we actually sidetracked from discussing the Elvish language & traced our lineages back to some Hobbit families. Turns out I'm a Took & Cory is most definately a Baggins. And Chris is a Gamgee. Tho' its been determined that Chris and I are less Hobbit than Cory b/c we are both rather tall. Must be the Entwater.

Yea! Some one else out there who appreciates my Teen-Age Sith Lord sign! You don't know what this does to relieve my paranoia!

Found another thing to be thankful for: the musical colaberations of George Harrison & Eric Clapton.

Hmmm. So, how does one trace it's lineage? I'd be curious to see if I have any Hobbit in me.

I'd also have to agree with you on the Harrison/Clapton collaborations. Seen Clapton in concert twice and he was amazing. Thanks to my mom for introducing me to Clapton, SRV, the Beatles, the Doors and Zeppelin.

Yay! Wil's back!

K2, I live on Oahu, in Kailua. I love the Big Island, m'self... such a diversity of places to see (Waimea... wow).

Oh, and John K., there's never anything wrong with having a red wine with chicken. Gotta push the envelope, ya know. ;) Rules are made to be broken. And a culinary rule is the most minor one to be broken, heh.

Mmm. Bordeaux.

Mmm. Cheese.

Cheese...that's what I miss the most about France. That, and the bakery...mmmm. I have yet to find a decent baguette in the United States.

Mmm. Donuts. And hookers.

As a matter of fact, forget the donuts and the hmm.

Well, it wasn't a very professional "tracing". We basically looked at our personality traits & mannerisms and matched them to certain families mentioned in Tolkein's works. It was decided I'm part Took on my dad's side w/ some Gollum on my mom's side. And the rest is a mix of the races of man. I suppose we really can't claim ancestry to Middle Earth & Hobbits -tho I'm sure Cory is working on a way to do it. If you could meet him you'd say "Oh my gosh! He IS Bilbo Baggins!" Except w/o the Ring. Its freaky, people say to him all the time that he reminds them of Bilbo -and to him its a great complement. Just one of the reasons why I'm happy he's my friend.

1. My Grandmother, who taught me about how music reflects the soul.

2. The ability to create art in more than one form.

3. Steve, who is my true friend if ever I had one.

4. Chaos, Inc. and everything that means.

5. All four adorable, completely different, wonderful kitties.

6. My dearest friends. They number few, but they mean the world.

7. The undeniable presence of love in my life. Love for everything.

Mmmmm. Beer.

Jl - ok. Guess I need to finish reading the books before I can figure out my "Hobbitness". I'll re-read the prologue again where they describe the hobbitts and get back to you...

I cant believe how many of you can come up with seven things your grateful for when I cant even come up with one.

Spike
8.44pm GMT

Noworriesmon-
ok! I think you will enjoy the rest of the book. It really is fantastic. And even more fun to talk about it w/ friends. Now, I have to sign off for a while. Time for another boring meeting in which none of the really important issues concerning this company will be discussed and the CEO & COO will butt heads, neither capable of putting his ego on the shelf for the betterment of the company. L8r! Have a good day/nite all!

C'mon, Spike.

Air, fingers, toes, sunrise, sunset, rainbows, music, baseball games, hotdogs, little kids, sprinklers, pets, cheese, eyes, ears, parents, home towns, uncomfortable silences, cheese, pizza, cheese pizza, marsupials, cheetahs, oxen, bison, wheat thins, Fowlers, JSc, Wil, www.anything, cookies, ice cream...

Pick 7, yo.

its all crap and doesn't make ypu feel good about yourself does it. i even feel bad cause i cant come up with one thing....

Spike
9.00 pm GMT
19th feb 2002

What wonderful comments to come home to after a long day at school. Seven things that i am thankful for today are:

1)My youth
2)My brother who is driving me everywhere at this moment, even though he doesn't want to.
3)My best friend Robert who is helping me cope with my problems right now.
4)AC/DC
5)Email and AIM
6)All my friends who keep calling me a sweetheart.
7)The fact that i don't have to work tonight. Woo-Hoo!!
Yeah, this is a cool idea, can't wait till i can post more things tomorrow. :) Be good peoples.

Well, then, Spikey, aren't you at least thankful you've got an open forum to put your opinion into?

The cheese has you there, buddy.

John Quincy kept the alligator in the East Room of the White House. Which was very safety conscious of him. Seeing as how JQ enjoyed skinny dipping in the Potomac.

Yes, he does.

But, spike. It doesn't have to be a lasting feel good. Even a momentary feel good, like when you take a sip of beer or a bite of cheese. That momentary blissfulness.

Or, you could be thankful that you have people here who are trying to help you think of things to be thankful for....

OH MY GOD!
When i'm married I wish that my kids will do the same kind of things for me.
Your a lucky guy Wil.
7 things that i'm thankful for
1. My brand-spanking new SO
2. My stepfather
3. Being home during the semester (instead of in a dorm room)
4. My new job (i too love my job)
5. My photography course
6. My three new cousins (a one year old and twin three month olds)
7. I'm going to see my SO in 45 minutes.

i supose i could be thankful for the people who are suposedly trying to help me deal with depression......

Spike
9.22pm GMT
19th Feb

There's a start.

You know, you have a choice in everything you do.

It may not be easy to actually turn things around and simply be happy, and I may just be another person who doesn't understand...

But, I think you'd be surprised around here.

Hell, half of the world goes through being depressed all the time. Lord knows I've been a shut-in on more than one ocassion for several months at a time.

And, if all else fails, read the Yahoo! Personals for some yuks...

Unless, of course, no one's been answering your Yahoo! Personal, in which case, I'm completely sorry that I brought it up.

And, don't go getting all "supposedly trying to help me..."

I don't think you'll find a much more genuine group of people...even when it gets down to SpudNuts and Fowler and their misunderstood witicisms.

"I'm thankful for all the people that don't mis-type:

u n r e a l i s t i c e x p e c t a t i o n s

hahahahahaha!"

How's about we just condense it down to UE?? Makes much more sense, and is easier to spell!!... er.. maybe that's just my fried college student's brain talking.

I tried...it's owned by someone else.

I'm thankful that someday, I may stand a chance of getting it.

You can always use: http://www.whohatesmetoday.com if you get antsy...

I am thankful for:
1)my kick ass parents and the opportunity to go to this GREAT art school next fall.
2)my friends even though they like nsync.
3)the day care kids who are some of my best friends.
4)the pictures they draw me every day just beacuse they want to.
5)elvis
6)roughy sharing his cheese
7)for my little sister being in DC for a whole week WOOOOHOOOO
8)that maroon5 is opening up for phantom planet next week and the tickets were still only 10 bucks!

Roughy and all the karma-lovers, Karma is a great thing, until it comes and bites you on the arse! :)

Spike *sending you positive vibes*...the joy will come back to you one day, hang in there :)
No-one can make you happy, only you can do this and to get there it can be a rough road to travel but it is worth it in the end.

I don't recall the quote exactly, but it went something like this "Our capacity for joy is only matched by our capacity for sorrow."

So think, however bad you feel now, at some stage in the future you will feel equally happy. That's something to think about. Keep your chin up.

Todays list of thankfuls...
1. The tractor finally started after my husband stuck a stick in the gas tank and swished it around. I had to walk a half mile to get the gas for it.
2. We cleaned out alot of the woods so the goats can get back in there.
3. A telling slice with the bush ax. Thunk!
4. Ribs for dinner. From our own bull.
5. I did not have to drive into town today to pick up the kids.
6. Time to read the email, and sites I like with my bird on my hand, as opposed to a bird in the hand.
7. The day is not over yet!
B

it's really great that you had a nice vacation away from the anxieties of everyday life.
even though i was starting to go through wwdn withdrawals.

I'm still a newbie, (just joined over the weekend). It's nice to have you back Wil. Thanks for the great topic. My list of seven things I'm grateful for TODAY would be:

1. That my old car is still running, getting me to and from work.
2. That I still have a job to go to.
3. That I had enough money to bring home a nice meal so I didn't have to cook.
4. For my dog, Murphy, that greeted me at the door with a squeaky toy. (She does this every work day.)
5. For my wonderful husband and the help he provides with computer support.
6. For the 56K modem that is handling my internet needs while the DSL line is being "repaired" by the phone company.
7. For Wil's updates which gave me a much needed lift today.

I'd be really grateful if I knew when the next broadcast of Radio Free Burrito was going to happen. (hint, hint)

Congratulations on your engagement Susie and Happy Anniversary to John. Seven years of sobriety is a great accomplishment!

What's a lowdown lowlife like moi thankful for?

1. Finding those gift certificates from the local pizza place
2. Finding out said certificates are still redeemable
3. My low paying radio job
4. FARK.com
5. That tour of Bowling Green State Univ. I took yesterday
6. Spending a majority of said tour hanging out in the Tcom wing at the college radio stations
7. Finally figuring out what I want to do with the rest of my life

While my list cannot even compare to yours, Mr. Wheaton, sir, keep in mind that my standards are much lower than yours.

I've never posted, but I just had to say I think you've handled your "re-found" fame very well. Truly. I just read Anne's post, and I was pleased to see she was happy. If people had just taken what you'd suggested with the spirit it was intended... but I digress. Thank you for the reminder to be thankful. I needed that, and posted my own. I hope you and all the rest of us remember and appreciate every day the wonderful things that make us who we are, assholes or not!

Here are the things that I am thankful for:

1. My Man.........God, I love him so much! (I got to marry his sorry ass, haha)
2. My Family
3. My Friends
4. My Health
5. A job that I truly love (even if the administration does such)
6. Being born with a free spirit, not letting others intimidate my life choices.
7. The ability to educate myself and grow from that.
8. Uncle Willy- for without you none of us would be here to share your life, and mojo. Thanks Wil!

1. My Fiancee
2. My Family (including my fiancees)
3. My Friends
4. Sport
5. Music
6. Food
7. My Education

I should be reading about Asian-American panethnicity. I am not. I'll regret that shortly. 7 things I do not regret:

1) My roommates, because we're psycho and it's a-ok. And because they let me vent my fury on days like today.
2) Ice cream. Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey, more specifically.
3) Reconciliation.
4) My frog. His name is Honey Pie. Yes, like the Beatles song.
5) Good music.
6) Sleep.
7) Tomorrow being a fresh start.

OK, my 7 things:
1)My husband, absolutely the most wonderful, sensitive, kind, understanding, loving person I have ever met, short, round & furry & all.
2) My son, the cutest boy in the world, he is really smart, too smart for his own good sometimes, and really mellow for a 2 year old, and (prepare to be jealous) when we say its time to go sleepy or tell him he needs a new diaper, he gets all happy & runs to his bedroom door
3)poor as we are, we are not in need. we have a roof over our heads, even though we share a car, we have a car, we don't go hungry, we have what we need
4)ok, the good health of my family (this includes in-laws) although I am having some problems right now, I'm not dying, and no one in the family is ill
5)I have cool in-laws! I really do!
6)we will be getting a tax return of just over $2600 - this is big money for us! it will pay off all our debts, and get our car fixed, and get my husband new glasses
7)I am thankful for the friggin internet! I have never been very sociable, and this is such a great outlet for me, and I have met people, friends, on-line, some I have known for over 2 years now.

What a great idea, Wil!! And, what a great kid.
Okay, here's my list. A little late, but.....

1. The fact that the mere thought of my husband still gives me goose bumps and butterflies.
2. My three year old daughter who always tells me how much she loves me and that I'm amazing and terrific.
3. My husband is also my best friend.
4. The fact that my mother is now also a dear friend of mine, there were years when I couldn't say that.
5. My step-kids.......they just rock.
6. I can't help myself, I have to bring up my husband again.......having a husband who is also my hero. He's in the Air Force and is overseas right now. I miss him terribly, but am so incredibly proud of him.
7. Today, I'm thankful for Wil because he suggested this and I probably wouldn't have done it on my own. Everybody should do this, often.

Shauna -

I know how you feel. My boyfriend is in the Marines, over on the other side of the world right now and I miss him terribly. He was supposed to come home, but was sent on yet another mission and now I don't know when he's going to be back. (He's back safely from this last mission tho - safe on the ship)......

Vickie

Apparently 3 days later really IS like five years later. I never get to read your entries until days later, and by then I bet you don't even pay attention to commenter #180.

1. I woke up this morning
2. My husband, the only person who gets my jokes.
3. The first daughter he gave me, a little clone of him with a golden voice of her own.
4. The second daughter he gave me, a little clone of me with her own silly sense of humor.
5. The third daughter he gave me, a hybrid of us both with a twinkle in her eye.
6. A steady job that can be very challenging, and equally rewarding, in the service of the elderly.
7. My upstart non-profit theatre company, to loose the pent up ham inside me! :)

GO SAXOPHONES! Tell Nolan he rocks, and that if he picks up clarinet too, he's even cooler.

Yep.

1) My mom, for dealing with my constantly changing schedule and driving me from place to place as I can't drive yet.
2) Mr. O, for letting me do a solo last night at the jazz band concert
3) My friends, espcially Matt, Tara, Katie, and Peter, because they all came last night! :) Of course, Matt was *in* the concert, but he stayed for my jazz band...
4) The lady at Border's, because she found the lost/last copy of Fashion Nugget I wanted to buy
5) My Buffet R-13. If that means anything to you, you get it...
6) Whoever pulled the fire alarm during my god-awful health class
7) My teachers in general, but espcially my music teachers, for being there to ask questions and deal with me not understanding things..

KARMA is really All there is..the cheese know's
the TRUTH.

1.) My incridably cool parents who have devoted their entire lives to help chaiffer me to school, tae kwon do practice, and every book store on the planet.
2.) The fact I am able to go to this fantastic school that enriches my life everyday (am I the ONLY teenager on the planet who actually looks forward to school beginning again in the fall? Yeah, probably)
3.) My zany friend who can always make me laugh no matter how bummed I am.
4.) My other friend who continues to leave me guessing about his mental state.
5.) The fact that I survived cancer, beat the 1/10 odds the doctors had given me (seriously, they were telling my parents to begin picking out a burial plot).
6.) That I have been in remission for over ten years with no ill side effects.
7.) Due to me having cancer I get to go to a kick-ass camp for cancer patients and survivers where I not only have the greatest time in my life, I get to help other kids by giving them hope. (check out the site for more info)

Spooky - congrats on kicking cancer. That is so cool and I'm sure it gives you a whole different outlook on life.

That's wonderful!

Vickie-
Thanks. I know there are lots of people out there going through what I'm going through. It really sucks at times. My husband is supposed to be home on or around(don't you love the military speak for "we don't want to say in case you have to stay longer"?)March 22nd. Supposedly, he'll be home until at least October after that. I miss him so much. He called tonight, though. So, tonight I'm the sappy in love chick instead of the depressed wishing he would call chick.
--Shauna

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