Woah...I think I'm first!

Anyone know if I can trade in an unopened crappy version of Fellowship and get the good version for the difference in price?

UGH!
Prednisone.
It DOES work, but I was hoping you wouldn't get stuck taking it like I always do.
(I always manage to get poison oak in my eyes.)
Here's to hoping you have an itch free holiday, and we all have a poison oakless grand old time at the Geocaching Picnic!
~Divana

I am in complete agreement with you, Wil. It is a crime to have not yet seen the extended DVD of The Fellowship of the Ring. Do you have the gift set or just the DVD? Found the *!SECRET FEATURES!* yet? :)

Lol, that's so funny that the Iron Maiden pic is going so quickly! I particularly like the red space suit one. Unfortunately, I'm a bit low on funds right now (graduate school does that to ya), so I'll have to settle for looking at the scans, lol! :-)

Dude, sorry about all the poison oak and rash and whatnot...hope it clears up really soon! *Sends healing monkey vibes Wil's way* :-D

I remember when I had to take steroids daily for my wacky knee. 'Course, that was before it got infected and decided emergency surgery was the way to go.

I really wish I had enough money for one of these pics. I am completely loving the 'red space suit' ones.

And now, off to donate blood, beacause it's the good thing to do.

http://www.startledfrog.com/beretwearingelitist/

It took me a week to get through all the commentarty Tracks. Now I have to finish reading the Two Towers before the movie comes out.

Good to hear you are healing, but prednisone? I have Lupus and I take that during a flairup! It's a nasty steroid that will weaken your immune system.

Glad you feel better.

WOO Puerto Rico! *bounces*
Heh, sorry, had to represent. ;)

And I've seen the LOTR extended edition like five times since I've bought it (a day after it came out).

LOTR kicks ass!
I keep on having the same argument with people over who the coolest guy is in the Fellowship. I think it's Legolas, because I'm totally down with the elf thing but Strider is tight too.
Good luck with the rash!

wow. what a great idea. I need to start geocaching now and put stuff near stinging nettle.

Damn you! Damn you for making me realize that I've owned the Extended Version of Fellowship for nearly two weeks and not finished watching it yet.

Hmm what does poison oak look like?

I went hiking at Waimea Falls, Oahu this weekend and brought back a nasty rash that has spread from my elbows to my hands and shoulders... Hope is stops there.

Sending healing vibes your way from Hawaii.

Geez, I feel like such a geek for not yet OWNING LOTR, Maybe Santa will bring it.

Wil, get better. Happy Holidays.

iron maiden? how about wil in sexy catsuit.

I've never posted before, but check on the site from time to time. Like you I suffer horribly from all the poison oaks, ivy, and other death vines. Nothing ever cleared it up, and it would go on for weeks. Finally, this past summer in desperation I tried a recommended 'internet' cure.
Its called Zanfel cream, and I can say it works like a dream. You rub it on the rash, let it sit for a while, and then wash it off. You repeat until it stops itching, which usually is immediate depending on how deep the rash. The stuff costs about $35 for a little tube, but after using it I would pay twice that amount, and I'm a poor college student. You can find it at most pharmacies. Hope this helps anybody who suffers from the poison vines like me.

Thomas

Do you think the red space suit makes me look fat?

What about this grey one?

Prednisone?!!? My dad has to take that through an inhaler for his emphysema sometimes. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the same fattening power on him that it does on other folks. He's like 5'9" and 95 lbs dripping wet.

Did anyone see the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon this year? He said his appearance was directly related to prednisone. Careful Wil: If you start gaining weight, you may get an offer to play William Shatner in a made-for-tv movie! Practice holding-in your gut now! LOL!

Ciao, main!
Jerry

Aw, Wil, that really sucks about the prednisone. My daughter has had to take it several times following severe asthma attacks. Take it easy while you're on it, because, as has been noted, it weakens your immune system. It also makes you terribly cranky and terribly hungry. It really does its job to speed healing, though, so your arm should be back to normal soon. Feel better!

LOTR? die another day? gee, i think i'm going to turn into one of those fans who say, "hey, i really liked you in TNG, but what's UP with your movie taste?"

heh.

Rosanthal, I completely agree with you. Legolas is the greatest Fellowship member. Isn't my brother sweet...he bought the regular version DVD of LOTR and gave it to me, and recently bought the special edition DVD of LOTR for himself. I don't know whether to praise him for his generosity or kick him for his selfishness with the special edition. :-P Also, call me a young know-nothing, but what exactly is geocaching?

The "bad" version of LOTR has stuff on it that the "good" version does not, so it's worth it to get them both.

Uh...yeah.

No :) Really, I'm glad I have them both.

But I'm not getting any of those damn bookends, that's for sure!

Every summer I have to go on alert for any poison ivy or oak vines in my neighborhood. Seriously, if I see any vines I have to tell my son to not go anywhere near that property. If he goes close to any poison ivy, he gets covered with it. We just go to the doctor the first day for the prednisone. He's not going to get rid of it otherwise. Every single time, he has to take medicine to get rid of it. If we are lucky, it won't spread so bad that he has asthma attacks too. FUN aint it? sometimes I hate summer time.

Ha...I'm on WWDN...Germany...that's me ! ! !
:-)

And you know what... Elvis lives ! ! ! ;-)

Prednisone - ask for it by name, describe the funny flying penguins by their pink color!

Wil,

I've been busy with the holiday and all that, but I was up at Real Goods in Hopland, and they have a poison oak soap to stop the pain and itch. Appaerently it's rather effective. I've not tried it myself - but I did think about you when I saw it. =) www.realgoods.com they may sell it online. =)

Hope you had a good holiday! *I'm not done reading your blog yet*

Kiri

Gee Thanks!

Now all I can think about is the chicken pox I had back in October.

Grrrrrrrrrr

HA HA

"you simply must get offline NOW and go watch it."

arrghh..
my wife is getting it for me for christmas, so i haven't seen it yet..!!!

everytime i pop into blockbuster, i walk past it, and think about renting it, just to have a looksee..
but i'll wait..
not a good idea to ruin the surprise.... ;)

anyhow, hope the rash gets better...
had a bad bout of that years ago, and got something from my mother in law, who was head nurse at a hospital at the time..
damned if i know what it was, some kind of cream, or ointment...
in her wonderfully thick east indian accent, she simply told me, 'its itchy cream!, go ahead, put it on, you feel much better!'
i did, it worked, and she was right!

wow.
free medical supplies and advice, great curry, and a fantastic daughter!

i'm pretty much the luckiest guy i know :)

cheers wil

ty

Christmas lights without snow is like Michael Jackson without a baby to dangle.

wil, sidenote: cons.php... is the creation contact link out of date? couldn't get thru.

There is a special Korean dish that consists of chicken slow-cooked in poison oak leaves...I've heard once you eat it you pass out for 48 hours.

A friend of mine is about to try it. I ask you all to wish him luck, and hope he doesn't have to use the facilities or say strange things while he's passed out...

I cant wait to hear the christmas story!

As for the coolest guy in the Fellowship, a definition of "cool" is required. If cool means Entirely Unstoppable Bad-Ass Warrior, I have to go with Aragorn. I mean, come on. Is there any question there? Legolas is one sweet fighter, but he falls more under the category of Utterly Classy Arrow-Slinging Elf. However, if cool means Hobbit With Incredible Inner Strength And Conviction Not To Mention Extremely Hot...

FRODO ALL THE WAY, BABY!

Wil,
Scratches, redness and you know. It will pass. Whoops, just do not scratch. Use some modern tech.

FG

My dad used to eat poison oak leaves every spring. Supposedly doing that sort of innoculates you and you don't have to worry about getting it. It seemed to work; I never saw him with poison oak, and he said he used to get it bad when he was a kid. We had acres of the stuff surrounding the house where I grew up, so if he was going to get it he would have. I've never had it myself, just one of the lucky few, I guess.

Anyway, here's what you do:

Go out in the early spring and find some poison oak that has the little red leaves at the top. Eat one of the little red leaves. According to my dad, that will take care of you for a year or so.

Hmmmmm....Extended LOTR....awesome!!!! Bought the regular DVD when it came out. Hubby watched it just about every day till we picked up the extended version now that's on every night. Well it will be until tomorrow when I get Lilo and Stitch. I can't wait!!!!

I couldn't bring myself to get the ultra spiffy cool LOTR Gift set. I've already bought the book and both versions of the DVD I think that is enough until all three come out then they release the UBBER COOL YOU MUST HAVE DVD BOX SET!!!

Then I track down this people that decided there must be six versions of each movie and kill them for making me broke.

Hawt day-um, Unka Willie looks nice in that first pic. ;)

Poison Oak BAD. Just try not to scratch. Have Aunt Annie take care of Uncle Willie itches. Next time you are geocaching, stay away from posion oak and posion ivy. It may be nice to role around in naked, but the scratching afterwards is not enjoyable. So get well soon.

P.S. the STNG episode "The Game" was on TNN. It was a great example your acting ability during your STNG experience.

Wil,

justa small comment regarding the "thong"

with a cartoon of you on it...

it's taken me several minutes to recover..

I'd love to know just how many are sold...

sorry about the rash... back east, I could hide
in the poisen "sumac" while other kids couldn't.

this to shall pass... later

This is the first time I've actually posted anything here, but I've checked your site from time to time.
That's too bad about the rash. It reminds me of my friend who just got poison oak too. He poured bleach on his to get rid of it until his doctor told him that he could get gangrene from doing that.
Also, the thongs... LOL. I find myself actually contemplating purchasing some.

Poison Oak. Geocaching. Christmas. Iron Maiden. Fellowship Of The Ring. Wil Wheaton. Wow. All That, and a bag of chips, yo.

I hope you become soon loose your striking excursion.

You guys have to listen to the cast commentary on the FOTR DVD. Dominic Monaghan is one crazy-ass mutha. He's bloody fantastic.

Side note: I was just flipping through the channels and there you were Wil, hosting an infomercial for X3D.

I have high hopes for this Christmas too, hope everyone has a great one. Can't wait to hear the story about the lights.

Eeuw, hope you feel better soon.

I have both versions of FotR, too. I have watched the extended movie, which I think is so much better with the added and extended scenes. Amazing, really. But I have yet to make it through any of the extra goodies on the third and fourth discs. Just too busy, writing research papers and all.

My Christmas lights took 3 minutes, maybe less, to put up. Jealous? ;-) Don't be...I have only one dorm window to adorn with the twinkly things.

Wil,

I love LOTR it really is great, but lets talk games for a minute. If you havn't played Hitman 2 yet get offline now and go play it.

happy holiday wishes to you and your family Wil.

As always my best,
Matt......

You know you can also use this oatmeal type stuff in your bath water for itching. I can not remember the name of it at this moment. I just remember when my son was little that I use to have to get it for him some times. It comes in a blue box (if I remember correctly) and it contains several pouches that you just pour in bath water.. Works pretty good :-) If I remember the name or go by the store I'll come back and let you know

That Oatmeal bath is called Aveeno. The best. Ever. They also have an anti-itch moisturizer that is kick-ass for healing scar tissue, psoriasis patches, etc. And my sensitive-beard husband swears by their shave cream. All this at your local drugstore!

Don't take the prednisone! You can become physically addicted to it in only 6 days. It feels great while you're on it, but the withdrawl is hell on earth. Good luck and drink lots of water.

My cousin-in-law was just on prednisone. He is normally an incredibly calm, mellow guy. In three days of prednisone, he turned into a raging asshole. And dare I say it, he still seems to have some of the asshole creeping out (as er, evidenced by his remarks at Thanksgiving dinner). My fiance had the same experience on it. Be careful, ok?

Try Domeboro. It's a powder you get in drugstores. If you make a sort of paste with it and leave it on for a while, it soothes the itching for hours. I brought poison ivy back from my honeymoon. Really. In my bag. I'd walked right through some and then threw my shoes in there, which touched some other clothes, which I then wore without washing first...Why do the weirdest things always happen to me?

And for god's sake, don't let that asshole come creeping out, like Jennifer's cousin, okay? Creeping assholes are never good.

Elvis look alike...

hey wil! happy holidays,
i've thought of a complete gift set to go with your store...
the WWDN thong and bong gift set...
strap up then toke up...
heh. ok that's lame. but funny.

What's the thing that sealed the deal on the LOTR dvd?
Sean Astin's little buggle call at the begining of the second disk.

Absolute hilarity.

-MKF
Beastie Lives

Gah, I'm sorry your poison oak has turned into something worse. Ouch.

Dude! Yay! Thongs! I'm so happy! I hope you created them due to my suggestion! Now my girlfriends and I will bug people to buy them as X-mas gifts, hehe.

I hope the itching gets better. So sorry about that. Take care.

So, so, SO tempted to gather together a group of fellow female college students to model Posse thongs and baby-Ts...

Girls Gone Wild: The WWDN Version

Oooo!! Uncle Willie says I am very astute.

That's made my day.
:)

Ugh, I was on the prednisone once for severe poison ivy. Be careful with it -- your doctor should have given it to you with instructions to take it on a step-down plan, so you're only on a "full" dose for a day or three, then start cutting the dose on successive steps. It will most likely make you really mean and angry; I did not unclench my jaw the entire week I was taking it, nor for about a month afterwards. Awful stuff. Works, though.

i used to have the picture of you in the star trek outfit right above my bed for the longest time. you so fine, wil. hahahaha.

Please, anybody...geocaching?

I love the Special Edition FotR dvd. It's absolutely brilliant. It really makes you realize how perfect it is... I never realized how much had to go into a movie till then. Only 15 days till two towers! Aaahh... Sigh.. Sorry bout the poison oak Wil. Sounds like it sucks. Hey I just wanted to let you know that I loved you in TNG... I was like 9... but I did!

So all these Prednisone warnings are freaking me out.

I really don't feel any differently than normal, but I did get really sick and threw up dinner last night. Coincidence? Maybe.

My doctor had me take 2 yesterday, then I take 1 each morning for the next 4 days.

I'm super aware of my moods and stuff, and I haven't noticed anything.

Except...I picked up a car and threw it across the parking lot today because the bumper sticker really pissed me off.

I gave prednisone to my ferret when he had adrenal gland issues, and it didnt seem to affect his mood any. Not that tis matters, since you are not a ferret.

I LOVE your photo in the red starfleet uniform. Its my fave picture of you circa that era! I am considering asking my boyfriend if I can switch my "freebie" from Mark Wahlberg to you .

I'd buy it, but all my money is already spoken for in Xmas gifts, and though Mom likes Star Trek a LOT, I think she will appreciate the day spa gift certificate more.... plus, well, listening to a 75-year-old woman go on and on about Pierce Brosnin in the new Bond Movie makes me realize that I don't want to be giving her sexy photos.

I ought to tell you that the Significant Other is the curator of elephants and carnivores at Zoo Atlanta, so if you are in the area and want to get a guided tour behind the scenes, just holler. Warning though, the elephants like to blow their noses.

"Oh, and if you haven't seen the entire Special Edition of Fellowship of the Ring, you simply must get offline NOW and go watch it."

Will do.

It can make you nauseated, so, no, probably not a coincidence. A 5 day cycle isn't too bad. It's when you have to take it for extended periods that you wind up with the worst of the side effects. So, everything should be fine. Feel better!

Saw the comments about the moods, and thought I'd add my two cents. A close friend has MS, so will sometimes take prednisone to counter a bad attack. He tends to get acne about 1-2 weeks into it, and gets REALLY bitchy (his own words). Just make sure your wife and kids know that this might happen. Even if you don't feel any different, they may notice a change, and it's REALLY helpful if they're prepared. I was prepared and still it was painful time. Some of the mood change doesn't go away very soon after the pills are gone.

50000 dumb ass monkeys that Wil is trying to talk into spending all their cash in his store....Gee Wil, someone really should have pushed you out an airlock.

You are now representing blatant glorification of money-grubbing celebrityship, much as you will deny it.

By pushing your blatant money-raising efforts here, you have become a piece of shit.

Don't talk to us any longer about how much you identify with us "common" folk, ok?

Take you autographed photos, turn them sideways, and shove them right up you candy ass, and hopefully the pain will shock you into seeing how much of somebody you desperately don't want to become, you're becoming...

A critic

Hey, critic -- time to stop taking the prednisone.

Hmm?

You aren't ON prednisone?

Oh. So you're like this all the time, then. Glad I'm not you. G'away now.

We watched the extended LotR on Thanksgiving.

HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL.

It was tasty. TASTY, I say, tastier than dinner.

Sadly, not because there were naked men. No, it was tasty because it was KICK-ASS.

I mean, come on. Character development, more hot-man hotness... there are few ways it could've been tastier, outside of, well, naked men and free tasty food.

Ok, I'm done.

Okay okay, we can't all be as lucky as uncle Weeeeeeeeeel, selling pics of ouselves for 35 bucks a pop. I was workin it out in my head: he's sold 30 so far, which means hes already made $1050! Fuck me, I REALLY REALLY wish I was famous! I'd sign pics of me allll day long! He had 80 pics all together (sbm being my personal fave:), thats (OMG!)$2800............. (I just fainted on the keyboard), so a great offer and all, but coming up to xmas is an awfully good time to pull this Wil, you are a shrude business man and we love yah x (And b4 anyone goes on about "Yeah but there's the shipping, blah blah", I don't care, he's still making a shitload :)

I've noticed you are sporting Eric Raymond's book. I found it highly disappointing. That man is prone to exaggeration of the worst kind. He really had no clear argument. He also appears to be paranoid concerning Microsoft too. Am I supposed to take this man seriously?

Best relief from poison ivy, oak, sumac, etc.: pour extremely hot water over the itchy part. If it's your arm, hand, you can do this in the sink with extremely hot tap water. It feels great and won't itch for hours. Otherwise use a facecloth dipped in just-boiled water. I'm talking just bearable the water is so hot. I speak from long experience.

Really bummed to hear that your doctor put you on a burst of prednisone. And I really really really hope your experience with it is different from mine. I took it for five days (including a quick two day rampdown) - I had to stop because I was losing all sensation and strength in my hands and feet because of it. It's now five months later and I still haven't gotten all of the feeling back in my hands. Prednisone is incredibly nasty stuff, and I wouldn't go anywhere near it again unless my life clearly depended on it.

Be well ...

I know what you mean about Caladryl, been using it for years but I still get a rash. Trouble is all the other things give me a bit more of a rash so I have to live with it. If you have standard British/European skin and live in the southern hemisphere and are allergic to sunblock AND all the different aftersun lotions you learn to live with a little rash.

"I took his Bishwap, and he come and he try to take my King, BUT I TOOK HIS KING!"

I want to marry Dominic Monaghan. And I'd love to marry Sean Astin for his comments on his constant quoting of Raiders of the Lost Ark and talking about his knowlege of Egypt at the end of the commentary (me, being the Anthro/Archaeology major I am), however, his wife is just too cute and adorable, and I'd feel bad wanting to break something like that up. ;)

However, Dom's still available! And he has the British accent to boot! Reow...

Will,

I feel for you on the whole itching thing.

I have had poison oak many times but:
1. Once over 96% of my body
2. Once over 98% of my body - palms of hands, in ears, on lips, on bottom of feet, frickin' everywhere

Took me 2.5 weeks to get over it both times. So when I give this advice, I give it from experience:

If the itching is getting to you, make some oatmeal (non-flavored) and put it on poison oak. Really - it stops the itching.

I would make a huge vat of it and sit in the bath tub and just gloop around in it. Aaaahh!

For furure reference:

1. If you suspect you have poison oak, take a cold shower 3 times, using soap every time. Yes, in a row. Takes that many times to break down the oil using conventional soaps.

2. Wash clothes (including belts, shoes, etc.) with rubbing alcohol - it breaks down the oil which would otherwise just sit around for up to 6 months waiting to screw with your skin again.

That's it.

Best regards,

Raisnford
Owner and Game Designer, Curious Games
www.curiousgames.net

I go geocaching a lot in the UK Will. i can#t believe that you do it aswell! At least in the UK we don't get poison ivy but we do get bramble which stings just as bad!
maybe we shall meet on a hunt on day!

Four or five years ago I went walking in the Santa Cruz mountains and picked up a friendly kitten which must have been frolicking in the poison oak.
After my arm healed (cortisone cream) a gap in the freckles was visible for many months!

...Inquiring minds want to know: is Thomas (who posted at December 2, 2002 04:36 PM) a bot?

Sorry to hear about the poison oak. Luckily never had it myself. Still waiting on my pictures! Man Burbank gets a nod but Michigan never get's any press! Watching SEFOTR tonight with friends in prep for next week. I agree, this holiday season seems to be shaping up nicely!