That's why people buy Star Wars figures (or at least why I buy Star Wars figures), because it's about the journey, much more than it is about the destination.

Any Westley figures out there?

lol you said breezeway.
i'll go back to my padded cell and rubberband now...

Where's the Star Wars Ep2 review?

I have LOTS of "westly "..and Wesley figures
out here...but I won't tell you what I do with
them!!!

And I do not "get" this geocaching thingy.
Yeah I know "what" it is but WHY?

Wil can you explain the attraction?
Sorry..dense about some things.

I think it's cute that someone swiped the WWDN hat out of the geocache to give to their girlfriend cuz she had a crush on you. LOL But I agree with the joy in the doing, not the end.

If that doesn't make much sense, it's because it's Friday afternoon and I've been at work too long. Sigh...

Your comments about soccer/Little League are so true ... my wife's little brother plays baseball and basketball, and she doesn't understand why I don't like going to the games. It isn't that I don't want to support him, but I can't stand being around the parents on either side. I feel bad for the kids, really; how fun is it to have your dad yell at you until you start crying in the outfield?

Am I the only one that always thought that the kid in "The Christmas Story" was named *Scott* Farcus? Huh. The education value of reading this blog far exceeds many others.

Aarika, you are not alone. What kind of name is Scut?

You know, if I could sell enough Can Coolers, I could get a GPS thing, too.

I'd bury a UE cache out in the suburbs of Chicago, too. For real.

Roughy, at the rate you're giving them away, you'll never make enough money.

Wil how often do you look up yourself on Google?

Just Curious. That is so cute. Hmmm maybe I should look up my name.

Oh wait I have no reason to be anywhere. Dratt!!!

I'm glad you're having fun Wil.

Post your cache soon.

I was going to write it as "Scott," but I checked IMDB, and it says "Scut," right there.

Weird.

I've been reading up on geocaching since you wrote about it, and I have to admit it sounds pretty cool and I'm thinking about trying it out. My oldest kid is about 2 and a half, so she might not "get" it yet, but I think it would indescribably great to take her on a geocache hunt.

Great though for today, too.

Maybe it's just a typo cuz his name was "Scat" Farkus. That guy was cool as shit, he even had a toadie.

Why do some people geocache? Who cares? At least a population of geeks are getting some sun.

--NT

FanBoy Alert!

Congrats to Wil on "Sick & Twisted"!

Congrats on Danica (http://speechlessthemovie.com/ for her movie and http://www.celebrityblvd.com/danicamckellar/ for her -- I'm *very* impressed by her)!

And before "Titus" goes off the tube forever, catch it for Scut. Very hilarious

COOL! Pics of my alma mater (Wheaton College in IL) are linked to by Wil!

Wil, I know what you mean about "The Journey" when it comes to Geocaching. I just took it up last week and haven't found jack yet, but it's a blast, especially with a group of friends :-)

(sheesh, this is my first response on WWDN, maybe I'll think of something better next time ;-p

The DAWG

Wil,

You are so dead-on about geocaching. My son and I have gone once and weather permitting will go again this weekend, taking my step-son as well. My son is five, and this was a great adventure to him, !!!treasure hunting!!! Although you only find trinkets and happy meal toys TM, the hike, adventure, and bonding are the real treasure.

Oh and Wil, how can someone in backward ass Kentucky see "Jane White is Sick and Twisted"?????

"Wil plays Ryan, Dana's lovesick and hopelessly nerdy classmate, who attempts to win Dana's heart by impressing her with his Mongolian rat experiment."

It's so... so... YOU!

(You're not getting typecast here... are you?)

I am so glad that [i]Jane White[/i] is getting great reviews and winning awards. That is still one movie of yours I haven't seen yet. *goes off to search for it*

And just on the thought of the day. Try doing that with the in-laws. At least mine, they seem to think they know everything, especially my father in law. The only way I found to rebel against him is to yell back, go figure.

But anyway, no kids yet, so I can't try the geocoaching, but it sounds great. Have fun. =)

Hmm, Wil Wheaton, Chris Hardwick & Zack Ward all in one location. I really wish I was there! I used to watch Singled Out just b/c Chris Hardwick was the host. Congrats to you & your friends on the awards.
I know what you mean about the parents & their kids games. I do know some parents who just try to make it fun for their kids. And they really try to help the other kids whose parents make them cry. Its a shame. I stopped playing organized sports while still young b/c I couldn't stand the attitudes of some people involved. To me it was just about fun. I stopped having fun at some point.
Btw: I once looked up my name on Dogpile. I found an exact match (even her middle name, but spelled differently). She's about 10 years younger & lives one state north. I was pretty amazed.
I have Wesley action figures but I don't think they look like Wil. They look like this guy Darren from my high school Latin class. Really bizarre.
Alright. I need to get back to work. Lunch over!

Two more thoughts:
The thought for the day, I love it! I live it.
Second, what do we have to do to keep Titus on the air?

Amen about the journey being more important. My family and I are into volksmarching (http://www.ava.org) because it gives us a chance to see new places, hang out with each other for a couple hours, and get some form of exercise.

If I ever have spare money (hahahahaha ... sorry, but that was funny), I'll grab a GPS and go and a geocache too.

I wholeheartedly agree with you on the youth sports thing...my question is - why subject your kids to that pressure/negativity at all? Surely you can find other similar activities without all the rudeness & over-competitiveness. I don't know if your kids still enjoy playing under those circumstances (it could very well be that they do), but if it's no longer any fun for them, they it may be worthwhile to look for another "less competitive" league, less-competitive coach or something different altogether.

On the other end of the spectrum, I know soccer leagues that in order to lessen the "competitiveness", (mostly for very young kids), they hold games where they don't keep score. Which I also don't agree with, because that's an integral part of sports. But what I do think is that the way the game is played/handled is largely what the coach & parents make it out to be. *Some* of it has just gone too far...

Just my 2 1/2 cents worth.

I hate to be a cynic, but what's stopping someone from planting a pipe bomb (or worse) in a geocache location, just for s's and giggles?\

I know it's a horrible way to view the world, but these days....

I'm just too nervouse about the whole thing

Thoughts, Wil?

Wil, firstly, well done.

Also, poking around the JWiSaT website, did I spot pictures of you with braces on your teeth?

If so, eeesh, poor thing :0(

Danica, Wonder Years Danica? I thought the singled out remark was funny...

I hope you do tell about your first geocaching experience.

I hope you do tell about your first geocaching experience.

Scarily enough, I hear you on the Bob Saget thing. The first time I saw him was on an HBO Young Comedians Special that Rodney Dangerfield hosted. This was like early-mid 80's. He was raunchy and nasty and I thought he was hilarious. Then I saw he was hosting America's Funniest Home Videos and told all my friends "You should see this guy. He's pretty funny."

Boy, did I look stupid.

Then "Full House" came out. Boy, did I look even more stupid.

It's good to know that there's someone that can actually vindicate my original opinion of Bob Saget!

heres my review of episode 2..

AWESOME. GO SEE IT NOW.

two words

SWEET SHIITE!!

word

About the only journey I care to enjoy is the journey from my computer to the lavatory.

And yeah, the subtle irony of 'singled out' works on a few levels. It's ashame most bipedal mammals are too stupid to understand an electric can opener. Much less the witty charm of intelectuals like us.

Just say 'No' to reproduction.

Oh yeah, and I used to umpire youth fast pitch softball. And I have to tell you that there are parents out there who have no business repopulating this planet. I've had adults almost swing at me because their little girl didn't have the effin' arm strength to throw strikes for two hours.

And people wonder why I hate people.

Thank you for the thought for today! That one's gettin' printed and stuck to the fridge door for my kids.

You rock Wil.

Have a great weekend, everybody!

PJ, I like the way you think. Less is definitely more! And what of our genius (supposed) President? :(

"If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more than they do." - Henry Rollins

Awesome Rollins quote! The dude tells it like it is!

Hey Wil, every thought of compiling your thoughts and doing a SPOKEN WORD tour, ala Jello & Henry? Hell, I'd go for damned sure!

I would have to agree with hops' call on EpII. I am seeing it a second time today, sweet mother of mercy but even though some of it was frikkin corny, it's frikkin STAR WARS.

Ahem.

I'll be trippin over this movie for some time.

In other news, there are Wesley dolls. They don't look much like Senor Wheaton, but mine was spared my dog's wrath when she found my dolls. Out of the ones I left on the couch, only Deanna and Wesley were spared.

Or maybe he wasn't there, and it was just Guinan and Dr. Crusher who got chewed.

In any case, my dog knew what was good for her. No messing with the burgandy-clothed Deanna Troi.

you know for some reason I really like wil wheaton.
I mean sure I grew up on star trek and wes was one of the reasons I watched the show. I have a vague memory of my mom telling me once "you like to watch wes cuz he is a kid and you can pretend you are him" of course I think I was 11 but none the less Wil Wheaton is prolly one of the favorite actors and i HATE all of hollywood. He is vapid or shallow or fake at all he is a NORMAL PERSON. He shows feelings and caring and isn't fake about it. Also he listens to punk rock which is badass and has pretty much the same political views that I do. Wil I live in vegas and next time you are here you better let me buy you a beer ya dirty old bastard.
Also how can I get into a horror movie? It has been a dream of mine to be one of those non-speaking guys that get killed off by the evil slasher guy in the first 5 mins of the film. Also wil you should do TROMA films I think they would suit you well.
Ok thats enough not enough sleep bable from me.
Take care all

Joseph

Re interesting results.
Mr. Underwood is a big fan of pocket pool.

You need to start putting Jane DVDs into your caches.

No offense or anything... But, something tells me the guy who swiped the WWDN thingie in the cache was a little more than a casual trek fan....this is from his own website....

http://www.nickdeal.com/photos/Mammoth/Snowcooler.jpg

Is that a federation style jacket? or is that just coincidence.

hmmmmmmmmmmm

*grin*

I can't TELL you how much I giggled when you mentioned Scut Farkus. After reading "The Trade," I had wondered how familiar you were with Jean Shepherd. If you're talking about the "A Christmas Story" movie though, you've just GOT to get the guy's books. "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash," "A Fistful of Fig Newtons," and "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories" are all fantastic. "The Ferrari in the Bedroom" is good but hard to find ...

Sounds like you got the point of geocacheing.

One more thought though..for many caches the destination really IS the point; and I don't mean the plastic box full of trinkets...

I found one mountain cache that once we calmed down after finding the trinketbox, someone looked around and noticed an amazing view of Wallowa Lake to one side (this is in Oregon) and an incredible view of a deep river canyon on the other. There was no trail to this spot and I never would have found it trying to use a map or verbal directions. It was a truly breathtaking 360 degree view.

I am so psyched to see Speechless...who knows when I'll get a chance up here in Canada but I'll keep my eyes open for it. What is a "breezeway" by the way? K.

My father, my 2 year old son, and I all go geocaching together. I just throw the kid in a backpack. I absolutely love doing it.

I see what you mean about my fleece Cherish. It does look suspiciousy Star Trek like. Gonna take awhile to live that one down.

Loved your thought for the day!
That's what i do and it works!
Wil, you should find Jack Handey books,
great for thought of the day!(sort of).

But if you REALLY hate your parents, get them wasted and give them the car keys.

I love THE Henry Rollins. He's a smart man. I used to listen to his Spoken Word CD's before I went to bed. Sort of like a more demented version of the childhood bedtime story.

I suggest that everyone listen to his spoken word. Especially THE BOXED LIFE and THINK TANK...

This is just one more piece of proof that Wil is super cool.

Thanks for the link to Google Image Search - that's one of the coolest (sorry) things i've come across on the web.

It's great that Danica McKeller is directing. I watched The Wonder Years and had a crush on Fred Savage (we're the same age). Dan Lauria is amazingly talented, and then there's our Head Monkey, Uncle Wil.
Jane White's an impressive, all-star cast-certainly a diverse one.
(hey, what's Wil doing there? :P )

Alley Mills and Danica McKeller in film, Dan in the other? Do I sense a theme? Where's Fred, Josh, Olivia and Jason? Weren't they invited?

Wil: Do you have any idea whether or not we'll be seeing either of these films in Toronto? It IS Colin's home town afterall. He really IS Canada's Sexiest Man Alive.
(hey, I shook his hand once and babbled some incoherent fan-speak to him. Does that mean that I'm two degrees from Wil?)

Last thing: That's a fantastic Henry Rollins quote. It rings true.

Have a great weekend, Monsieur Wheaton.
(same to everyone else)

At 28 I still get action figures for Christmas. My mom calls me a toy collector, I call myself a toy "liberator". First thing I do, open the box, render them valueless and play with them. That's what toys are for.
My husband is glad you mentioned Bob Saget. He has always claimed that he saw Bob Saget be funny once, and I've never believed him.

Henry Rollins is a wise Man.

If you can catch his spoken word, I highly recommend it!. A music set is awesome too!!

/dana

I want to see Jane White is sick and twisted but I don't know where to get it! This is stupid! EMpTyVee! That's funny...whew...ok...I'm done...congrats Wil...congrats

I want to see Jane White is sick and twisted but I don't know where to get it! This is stupid! EMpTyVee! That's funny...whew...ok...I'm done...congrats Wil...congrats

Thank you Wil! After searching to find out what Geocacheing is, I've found some spots I may be able to find without a gps. I do not need more things to do...lol

My daughter hs finally decided she wants to join a Soccer Team next school year, God help her she is not competative and Ifear she will get hurt emotionally- All I can do is be there for her and try to help her understand it's for fun- don'tget caught up in winning the trophey or blue ribbon.

Henry Rollins is a smart, smart man. And scary as hell too. Just my $0.035 CDN ;)

Zack Ward rules.
"Titus" rules.
Wil rules.
RAWK ON!

Hey Wil,
your thought of the day I can really connect to!!!!
Don't have much to say... saw SW, and it rocked, although parts were out of character.... but St: X will be better... right? you still doing that?
Lily

one, great quote.

two, what kind of birds?

three, why not put out some nesting material for them? Lots of bird stores sell sheep's wool for about $5 a bag and birds love it (at least the ones in my area are crazy over it.)

HEYA NICK!!!

hope ya didn't get offended, I was just poking some harmless fun through an observation I made. That's all...just me and my free associatin' self.

*grins*

How did "Wheaton" lead to the Weather Channel logo? It's a beautiful mystery.

If you hate your parents or anyone, forgive them, for this is the only way to be free, else you will be the slave of having to prove someone you're better than them for the rest of your life and be consumed by it, rather than being free to do what you want and to be yourself and live in peace with yourself and the world.
A gazillion people have been breaking apart over this anti-attitude.
Who wants to be trapped in that all his life?

My thought for today.

Wil,
Would love to see both of those films, but how??? You are so right about competitive sports. My three year old daughter begged to take gymnastics, I agreed but am terrified of what might happen if she wants to stick with it. Very cool thought for the day. I often wonder why more people don't recognize the intelligence of Henry Rollins. I have quite a bit of his music and his spoken word stuff. On a more superficial note, the man isn't hard on the eyes either.

Don't be stupid Wil, it is absolutely impossible to be smarter than your parents! It just doesn't happen that way.

just wondering if you'll ever be able to say "my kids" or "my son" instead of "my step-kids"...

Wil;
What do your 'step-kids' call you?

My oldest is 8, and my S.O. has lived with us since he was 2, so he calls my S.O. "Dad". He calls his biological father "Papa". If your step-kids are older, that might be tough, though.

As for Geocaching: Quite a few of them can be done (with a little homework or a lot of area knowledge) without a GPS. Topographical maps, or mapping software is relatively inexpensive and one could enter the coordinates into the software and use a map to get close to the cache. There are also "locationless" caches that can be done from anywhere, just about. The www.geocaching.com website has info on all of this.

Wal-Mart has a nice starter GPS, the Magellan 315 for right around $99. I prefer my Meridian. The mapping software has saved us from getting/being lost countless times. I won't leave home without it!

How could you ever think that you would possibly know *more* than your parents?

ha ha! you said breezeway. we have one, and critters build stuff in it all the time. and here i thought i was the only one to say that word. you sure you aren't from wisconsin?

Erm...

Just a quick question. How do "Undergound" film awards work? I'm not trying to be funny by insinuating that they're really underground.

But, how "Underground" could the films be if they are recognised by an awards committee?

OK ..Thanks to all the enlightening posts regard-
ing the "geo thingy". I guess I get it. It's all
about the "bonding". Right?

That is so Wil-like.

Sniff,sniff.

Today's TV flashback/Zack Ward sighting:
One of my local TV stations apparently airs the very short lived (1994) Canadian TV series Boogies Diner (http://us.imdb.com/Details?0108712) of which Zack Ward was a part. Did that show air in the US? Other cast members included Jim J. Bullock and James Marsden.

If Canadians are looking for it, Global TV's got it Sunday mornings (9:30am Eastern). It was a bad show, but good for a Sunday morning giggle.

Woah, that search was weird. Just a question: why look yourself up? I mean that would just be too strange.
I know what you mean about little league. Parents can be unbelievable sometimes. I've played music since I was four and I remember the parents of the other kids used to push them so hard it was terrible. I guess it works though, they ended up very good musicians.

You are so right about the sportsmanship issue in youth leagues. I coached many years of LL baseball and Ice hockey as well as umpired and refereed both. My focus with the kids was having fun while learning the fundementals of the game(s). It is sad that so many focus solely on winning at all costs rather than extolling the simple pleasures of having fun and giving your best efforts. Best of luck with your kids.

DJ

As for the "why look yourself up" question; I've done it too. For me it's just curiosity to see what tidbits of my internet past have survived, and what (if anything) people can find on me.

*shrug* heck, I do searches on my name, nickname, email address (current and previously-owned) all the time just for shits and giggles anyway :D

Wil,

the birds must like the landlord, take care of them...

as for hateign ones parents.. not the best thing
to do.. dislike them is ok.. if you were raised
the wrongway.. learn from it and raise your kids
or try to raise your kids under a "better way"

it's what I did.

bye Wil.

Hmmm... I looked my last name- Van Sant- up on the Google thingy like Wil did, and something about "Psycho" came up. That's a bit scary! Here's another little tidbit that only I will find interesting- my cousin, who has a family genealogy (sp?) told me the other day that one of our ancestors was one of the people who bought Manhattan for $24! So who owes me back rent? LOL
Everyone have a great day, and speaking of Manhattan, if you have nothing to do tonight, come see my band the Wag at Kenny's Castaways on Bleecker Street at 9 tonight. Seriously, if you do show up, introduce yourself to me! :)
Love, Alicia
www.thewagband.com

Hey All,
Thanks for the Google idea! I looked myself up as well, and not only found my Homepage, but also some of my ansillary pages :) I found the same listings at Yahoo too (well a few less, but almost as many). Obviously, I never registered my sites w/ either search engine? My pages even come up under both my main nicknames. Thanks for the idea Wil :)

I guess I'll have to take your word on Bob Saget, Wil. My perception of him IS based upon his TV shows (Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos - and I won't even name that heinous WB show). I've always thought he was extremely unfunny and bland. His delivery on AFHV always strikes me as awkward and contrived. However, senior citizens love him.

Personally, the only funny thing I've ever seen Bob Saget do was in "Half-Baked". I'll remember to see him if he's ever in Chicago, and I truly hope he's as funny as you say, so I can gain a new perspective. Thanks Uncle Willy! YOU ROCK!

that's so weird, wil....i was just thinking about chris hardwick the other day when i was watching an old SNL skit where someone was spoofing jenny mccarthy. and i remembered that show, and chris hardwick...and i wondered....

neat.

Speaking of internet searches, there's a website I recieved a link to today that has a gallery of photoshopped collector's plates. While I was scrolling through the 22 or so pages, I found on page 20, a photoshopped Commemorative Plate of Wil as Wesley Crusher. Looked well done, considering the perversity of a lot of the other plates there. I think it's the third one down.

http://www.somethingawful.com/article.php?id=81-20

Congrats on the films, and I like the sentiments about the family time. But I'm completely confused as to why there are more fuzzy dog pics in the Google Image search than pics of Wil! I was guessing all the TNGers and FARKers would have generated a higher hit rate than that!

Great site, Wil. Keep up the good -- and honest -- work.

Wil.. you have plenty of photo's out there.. you just gotta specify your search £;) see ---> http://images.google.com/images?q=%22wil+wheaton%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

-Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)

I have been here before a long while back, but it's been a while. I rediscovered your blog while searching for something else I can't even remember now. I just wanted to say I'm really sorry about Felix, it's really tough to let a beloved pet go, and it's even harder when you have to make the decision to help them along. I've been there often enough to know. Taking in strays, rescues, and having them dropped in my yard for years means that my family has always had way more furry or scaley members than human members, and we've had to say goodbye a lot; old age, illness, ect... My sympathies for you and your family.

Posted by: fuhqtoo at April 3, 2005 07:53 PM