Snowballs DO have a chance in hell! I met @wilw!
Hey! Guess what! I DID meet Wil Wheaton! He was on "Live at 7" tonight at Pioneer Courthouse Square, so I hied myself down with book in hand. When he finished the interview he came out to see the little crowd of people there; he spotted his book and said, "hey! you bought my book!" 
I said, "Yes! You wouldn't want to sign it, would ya?"
"I would love to!"
And that was his response to any signing request: "I would love to!" which is why Wil Wheaton is a mensch. I told him to sign it to MeiLin, and he said, "Oh, it's you! I saw your tweet about carrying the book around with you, and I was so hoping I'd get to sign it!" See? Mensch. Plus also he liked my Varsity fountain pen. (Me too. Should have just given it to him.)
Note to self for future @wilw sightings: bring pin-on buttons. He was wearing a bunch, was deluged with them from all sides, and really seemed to like them.
Forgot to re-iterate invitation to Potato Champion for fries, but then, he's not here for fun, he's here to work. Maybe I'll mail him some. Or at least his agent. No, I might get grease stains on the mail carrier.
Anyway, YAY!
Posted on 06/19/2009 - 8:54pm
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Aw
lucky you.
woot...
Yea for you!!
Such a geeky fan girl...
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
That's awesome!
I'm so glad you got to meet him! And he really does sound like a mensch. Awesome.
Clare K. R. Miller, author of Chatoyant College
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Wonderful
I'm glad you got your wish made true. (or was meeting him only part of the wish?
)
Truly happy for you.
Anything that kills your inner-song is always going to be bad for you. - Personal Wisdom
'grats
'grats
It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a shortcut. If it was easy it would just be the way.
--Road Trip
"Funny. Terrible, but funny." (that's typically my aim)
-NorthwoodsMan
What a CRAZY RANDOM
What a CRAZY RANDOM HAPPENSTANCE!!!
And totally awesome that you did see him. Yayness!
...Wow...I need to go sleep. Of course, Im just going to dream about Zombie Cookies from work and Dr. Horrible totally kicking their asses...Yea, time for the bed.
"There is an art, a knack for flying. This knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss!"--DNA
Yay!
I was hoping for you, since the rain was being a bastard.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
So he'll totally start
So he'll totally start reading Intimate History now, right?
I hope not!
I want him to read the completed book. I really want to send it to him, as a fellow indie author. But I don't even know where to send it. I'll have to dig up his agent.
signings
Does he do any cons or signings in your area? You could do it that way.
Also,
yay you! I got stuff signed by him at PAX, but I was far less coherent. And, yay for him remembering you from online. :swoon:
'Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.'
- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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I know!
His sister lives here, so he's more likely to pop round for stuff like OSCon. We'll see. I dunno. He might not like this.
So what's
Not to like. You are an awesome writer, with mega tons of talent, & creativity that is more than worthy of his full praise.
Anything that kills your inner-song is always going to be bad for you. - Personal Wisdom
mirror, mirror...
Don't forget to add: "You're good enough, You're smart enough, And doggone it. People really like you!"
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why would she have to tell
Why would she have to tell herself she's awesome. She's got us to do that for her.
And we PAY her for the chance to do so!
>.> Well, I haven't paid yet...
But I will.
Soon.
Ish.
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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. - Sean Connery, The Rock
Because
If we don't give ourselves positive affirmations & believe ourselves, then even if a million people all tell us we are great. It does not sink in. We can be so filled with self doubt that we unintentionally shrug off the high opinions others hold us in. Humans can be very self defeating for a wide variety of reasons. That all boil down to self doubt.
Anything that kills your inner-song is always going to be bad for you. - Personal Wisdom
Your words
They make sense. They also explain why I fail at my own writing projects...
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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. - Sean Connery, The Rock
I doubt myself enormously
And often wonder why you guys are here. But you are, and I'm very glad for that, and I'm working hard to deserve your trust.
Shenanigans!!!
We wouldn't be here if it wasn't worth it. The story got us started, then hooked, and eventually, addicted.
Of course, hitting eachother with clue by fours in the forums is fun too...
BTW, when is that PO box comming?
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
you know
I need a little bike ride, so maybe today.
Please start
By learning to deserve your own trust & be more self confidant. We would all tell you until we are all blue in the face how wonderful & talented you are *IF* it had a snowball's chance in hell of getting through. But we won't because you won't allow yourself to truly believe us.
Yes our words are nice & they feel good to you, but at the end of the day there is a part of you that tosses all of our praise into the trash, because you don't believe that you are praise worthy.
& I'm betting that you would want your daughters to believe that they are praise worthy where praise is due. Am I right?? Well lead by example it sinks in better with the kids believe me.
Anything that kills your inner-song is always going to be bad for you. - Personal Wisdom
not entirely true
I don't "toss it in the trash." I hold onto it, sometimes over-tightly. You guys are my nightlight.
Heh.
Except for Vandole. He's your nightstand.
When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
funny you should mention
see blog later.
Nightlights
Are good things to have, they keep us from tripping over pets at 4am. You my dear lady should be your own flood lamp though. Turning us into your confirmation not your affirmation.
Anything that kills your inner-song is always going to be bad for you. - Personal Wisdom
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