the blue blog archives: getting my geek on

So I go to Knitsmiths yesterday. I bring the child's spiral geek sweater to finally get started (the "geek" baby is due in a matter of weeks!), and our table was missing. Turns out Wil Wheaton (yes, the Wil Wheaton) was using it for a book signing upstairs in the Booksmith.

But it really was Wil Wheaton. Using our table!! COOL! (You are a Wil Wheaton fan, right? I'm not talking about Stand by Me or Star Trek: Next Generation. Did you see him on Tech TV's Screen Savers or Call for Help? Follow his über popular blog? He plays poker too and blogs about it. Read all about his post-Star Trek life in his book, Just a Geek!)

We were so tickled by the idea that he was using our table that we asked him to sign it. He was such a good sport about us silly knitting geeks asking for his autograph, especially when you consider the whole clown sweater incident (bad knitters, do not be mean to Wil Wheaton!).

And then he left, we got our table back and we knit on it. How freaking cool is that?! I got my stitch on to the tune of several inches of the baby geek sweater.

And get this, when I got home, TiVo was taping Star Trek: the Next Generation. Totally randomly - it's not one of our WishLists or anything.

posted by alison at 8:16 am | in baby geek

Comments

That's so cool about Wil Wheaton and I love the blue of the Baby Geek sweater. :)

Posted by: Saffron at July 3, 2006 8:51 AM

I've been reading Wil's blog for a few years now. What luck that you just ran into him like that without planning for it.

Posted by: Kristi at July 3, 2006 8:51 AM

And some say they don't believe in the power of synchronicity! How cool was THAT whole exchange for ya, huh? I'm glad to see that the event lead to a productive knitting night for you. Can't wait to see more of the geek baby sweater!

Posted by: knittingnurse at July 3, 2006 8:52 AM

O I love it! Love it! Cover that baby in several layers of varnish, stat! Just tooooo cool.

Posted by: Frarochvia at July 3, 2006 8:55 AM

Well that is just way beyond cool!! Hang onto that table!!
That sweater is going to be so cute. I am a big blue and green fan!

Posted by: emmy at July 3, 2006 8:56 AM

It's all Geek to me.

Posted by: Lucia at July 3, 2006 9:02 AM

i still think that table would make a fine going-away present. :)

Posted by: shireen at July 3, 2006 9:13 AM

Wil Wheaton totally rocks. His blog is so funny!! Love the Knitsmiths' brush with fame!

Posted by: Carrie at July 3, 2006 9:18 AM

Oooooh so jealous! I knew he was going to be there, but had no idea he'd have taken over the Knitsmith's place!

Thanks for posting pics! :D

Posted by: Rosemary at July 3, 2006 9:25 AM

All hail the Geek!

and tivo!

Posted by: Jenny at July 3, 2006 9:35 AM

The clown sweater thing was wrong, so wrong. I always liked Welsey Crusher.

Posted by: trek at July 3, 2006 10:07 AM

how cool! i love wil wheaton. he's the coolest of all ubergeeks. i just love his blog :)

Posted by: gleek at July 3, 2006 10:17 AM

I just found out it OK to be a geek, but you don't want to be a nerd. This is from my oldest daughter who just gradated from HSU with a Math degree. Hopefully the signature was with permanent marker!

If y'all haven't donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life this year, please consider donating on my blog. I'll enter you in a drawing for 2 pair custom knit socks on my Legare for each $10 donated. Thanks for letting me post this unembarassed plea for a donation. !

Posted by: Lynette at July 3, 2006 10:40 AM

I am missing EVERYTHING!

Posted by: colleen at July 3, 2006 11:27 AM

that is the coolest.

Posted by: erin at July 3, 2006 11:27 AM

I knew a couple of people who went to school with him and the stories they tell...

Posted by: wendy at July 3, 2006 11:41 AM

Too cool! I don't suppose you saw him on CSI last year, playing a schizophrenic homeless guy? Small part, but very well done.

Posted by: Beth S. at July 3, 2006 11:46 AM

So cool... love his autograph on your table. : )

Posted by: limedragon :-: Harriet at July 3, 2006 12:14 PM

And I MISSED IT! Oh man.

I mean, I was playing with goats and all, but wah!

Posted by: Amber at July 3, 2006 12:50 PM

Too jealous for words!

Posted by: AmyP at July 3, 2006 2:14 PM

You know how a lot of people had David Cassidy to drool over growing up? I had Wil Wheaton. As he grew up on TNG, I realized that I was growing up to be a bit of a geek, in the over-intellectual for my own good sense. He's still just gorgeous!!!

Posted by: Sachi at July 3, 2006 3:03 PM

When I was around 11 or 12, I had SUCH a crush on Wil Wheaton, circa Star Trek TNG. I found his blog a couple years ago and it makes me happy that he's gone on to do good things, unlike other child actors. And you got to meet him! I'm so jealous!

Posted by: Jenn at July 3, 2006 3:41 PM

Yeah, I used to read his blog, he turned out one cool dude...I LOVE Stand by me...I'm not a treki.
I even wrote him via his blog ( a question) and he answered.

Posted by: Orli at July 4, 2006 2:22 AM

OMG that is the cooooooolest thing ever. Like, seriously, the best person I've ever bumped into was Cilla Black and then I only saw the back of her head and fur coat.

Posted by: Abi at July 4, 2006 6:35 AM

OMG! I LOVE Wil! Been reading his blog for years, even longer then yours. ;-) He is a very cool person. It's so cool that you got to meet him and he signed the table.

Posted by: Karen at July 4, 2006 10:17 AM

When I went to UCLA I ran into Wil Wheaton once, but your experience was much cooler!

Posted by: Elspeth at July 4, 2006 9:47 PM

heheehhe!! That is wild!
He is turning out to be a regular young man eh..heheh

Posted by: Denise at July 4, 2006 11:10 PM

Cool! I had such a crush on him when ST:TNG first aired. I'm glad that he is such a cool person!

Posted by: Rebecca at July 5, 2006 12:42 PM

That is teh bomb. Geek, Blogger, Knit- unite!

Posted by: freecia at July 5, 2006 4:22 PM

Ooo! I have envy! I love Wil's post-Trek stuff, and the blog. That's really awesome, and I'm cracking up at the signed table.

The Power of TiVo scares me.

Posted by: moiraeknits at July 6, 2006 1:01 AM

Very cool. Star Trek:TNG is my favorite of the franchise.

Posted by: Mary at July 6, 2006 10:15 PM

How cool! I read his blog and love the fact that he plays Texas Hold-Em.
:)

Posted by: Micky at July 7, 2006 9:04 PM

OMG, that's awesome! What a cool cool thing!

I grew up with /such/ a crush on Wil Wheaton. I was absolutely certain that I was going to marry him someday. I'm so happy for him and his recent successes, that I suppose I will get over my lost dreams of being Mrs. Thorny Wheaton. Besides, I'm kinda fond of the hubby I've got - grin!

I love when the geek synchronicity is "on"!

Posted by: Thorny at July 7, 2006 10:01 PM

is knitsmiths an actual shop? or just what you call the meeting?

Posted by: terri at July 8, 2006 10:23 PM

ps - wil told us how his brother in law was watching csi but never saw wil. apparently he didn't recognize him as "walter" the homeless heroin addict

Posted by: terri at July 8, 2006 10:25 PM