The party started at eight. Why are we going to a bar at ten?
Trent: They're gonna give daddy the Rainman suite, you dig that?
Mike: Do you think we'll get there by midnight?
Trent: Baby, we're going to be up five hundy by midnight!
Mike: Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!
Trent: Vegas baby! Vegas!
Mike: Vegas!-Swingers
The briefest of updates: I heard back from my manager about the Sci-Fi hosting gig. It's all very good news, but I can't talk about it until Monday.
Okay, maybe I can talk about it a little bit: They really liked me.
There are still about a million things that have to happen before it turns into a job for me, but at least I know that they liked me, and liked what I did. That's all I can ask for, right?
I find this hard to say without this entire comment coming out sounding like I'm trying to make it about me but here goes...
Today is my birthday. I'm 34 today (just slightly older than you :P). In the last year the two biggest things that could have happened to me happened. I got married (one year April 17th) and finally ended the 2+ year approval process for the surgery that has saved my life. It is for these reasons that I feel like I don't need my birthday wish this year and if I could, I would give it to you.
But I'll do the next best thing and make it for you.
Good luck Wil, I wish you good luck and hope that you get it. :)
Posted by:psycoma | March 16, 2006 at 05:24 PM
Good luck Wil, hope you get it. Just discover the site yesterday, fair play for keeping up with your fans.
Posted by:Don | March 16, 2006 at 05:42 PM
Good Luck Wil. I think you would be a huge asset to that channel. The harder you work, the lucier you get and that just fits you to a tee!
Posted by:Don Pedicini Jr. | March 16, 2006 at 05:57 PM
Man... you do realize how much cool factor you bring as a sci-fi geek and former Star Trek actor.
If you get this job it'll be the coolest thing to happen to sci-fi news since... possibly the beginning of time. At least in my opinion :)
Posted by:mirkrim | March 16, 2006 at 06:52 PM
Wil, I hope you get the job you auditioned for and I wanted to tell you how much I've enjoyed reading the blog and listening to the RFB. My only wish is that you didn't curse in your writing or in you podcast. I would really like to be able to play the podcast at work, but I am afraid to do so because of the crude language. Either way I will keep checking in on you from time to time.
Posted by:ManfromTN | March 16, 2006 at 07:35 PM
Heres all the Mojo I can muster for ya ::closes eyes really tight::
I can't wait until monday!
Any way you would interview any star trek people for this show? You could interview yourself! Do somesort of 'parent trap' thing!
I'll be crossing my fingers for you all weekend.
Posted by:Thrasher | March 16, 2006 at 08:57 PM
YAY!!! Monday's too far away now. Oh boy! I really hope you get it. My fingers are crossed for you. Toes too!
Shauna
Posted by:shauna | March 16, 2006 at 09:25 PM
AWESEOME WIL! See what I miss when I don't read your blog for 3 days! heh star trek just came on :P Anyhoo.. Keep us informed Mr. Pied Piper.
Posted by:MistyB78 | March 16, 2006 at 10:00 PM
Call me the conspiracy theorist, but it seems way to coincidental that after your short heartfelt talk with Ron Scifi calls about a show interviewing Edward James Olmos. Either way, it bodes well for you.
Posted by:towers16 | March 16, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Yeah, I don't need my birthday wish, I'll pass on it for Wil's sake :)
As for Ron maybe planting the seed for this project and Wil... Hmm...
Posted by:jhankins | March 17, 2006 at 12:25 AM
Good luck with the gig, Wil! I'll be checking first thing Monday morning to hear the rest!
Posted by:Jim C. Hines | March 17, 2006 at 04:41 AM
Aww, I'm so happy for you!
Posted by:Amber | March 17, 2006 at 06:21 AM
Ah, swingers quotes. That is my favorite movie of all time. Very cool.
now picture "pick up the pieces" playing in the background as five cars follow one another to the same place where they could have just taken one car... Good times.
Posted by:MaraJade | March 17, 2006 at 06:42 AM
Sounds absolutely hawesome Wil. Hope things work out.
Posted by:Dan Gross | March 17, 2006 at 07:08 AM
Anticipation...
Posted by:EnvoyPV | March 17, 2006 at 07:09 AM
Just wanted to say that you are mistaken if you think that is all you can ask for. You can ask for it all, and expect it will happen. Why not, when you make a wish, wish for the world.
Posted by:JoanneC | March 17, 2006 at 07:45 AM
[sending more good mojo Cali way]
Incoming (again)!!
Posted by:Banzai | March 17, 2006 at 07:50 AM
Amping up the Hypno-Toad Broken-Leg Mojo to 11!!!
Posted by:BonzoGal | March 17, 2006 at 08:59 AM
"That's all I can ask for, right?"
Right. For now. :-)
Posted by:Angelwwolf | March 17, 2006 at 09:00 AM
Woooohooo! That's good news will, and I'm hoping Monday it will be great news!!!! I am excited for you and have all my fingers and toes crossed!!!!
Posted by:Laura | March 17, 2006 at 09:06 AM
I'm posting again to completely and totally apologizing for being a fan for 20 years (20 years!) and spelling your name like the word "will" for the first time ever. I'm a doof. Sorry!
Posted by:Laura | March 17, 2006 at 09:07 AM
I'm posting again to completely and totally apologizing for being a fan for 20 years (20 years!) and spelling your name like the word "will" for the first time ever. I'm a doof. Sorry!
Posted by:Laura | March 17, 2006 at 09:08 AM
Kick ass, Wil. Kick. Ass.
If it works out, count me in for downloading^Wwatching the show religiously.
Posted by:Chris Radcliff | March 17, 2006 at 09:51 AM
Woo! I missed the "break a leg" window of opportunity, but now I can wish you luck. Go Wil!
Posted by:Claudia | March 17, 2006 at 11:20 AM
W00T W00T
Wil is so money, he doesn't know how money he is.
If Wil gets the gig, we definitely will have to make up "Wil Fucking Wheaton" shirts.
Posted by:KCFlatlander | March 19, 2006 at 09:46 AM