finding the courage to be vulnerable

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As I write this, there is a goddamn motherfucking bulldozer in my backyard, breaking up my patio and part of my driveway. The house shudders and quakes beneath my feet, ripples vibrate in my coffee.

It reminds me of a time, years ago — 2007 or 2009, I think — when I had the swine flu, and there was a goddamn motherfucking bulldozer demolishing the...
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venenumliscens:
I feel the same way as you do about taking the time to be creative and write.   I have lots of things that go through my head that I mean to jot down or blog about but I never take the time to do it.  And a big part of that is laziness because it's not like I don't have the time, but the time I do have to spare I choose to be unproductive.  Not sure if that's stress or some borderline depression that I'm in denial about.  Maybe the fact that I have a small apartment and a toddler, so I lack any personal space which kills that motivation off pretty quick.  maybe by the time I finally have some moments to myself, I've traded it all in for just a moment of not doing anything real.  I would love to write more on the lines of just something like this, but then I think why waste my time no ones gonna read or care anyway, what to I have to share anyway.  Also, after a friend self published a book for digital formats, I've wanted to do things like that or start podcasting.  I have the desire to create, just lack the motivation anymore and I would really like that back.  Maybe I should pack my laptop up and park next to a construction site. haha

turn and face the strange

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I woke up earlier than usual this morning, probably because I went to be earlier than usual last night. It’s all part of Operation: Reboot, and while it’s been a challenging adjustment, it’s worth it.

I sat up in bed, next to both of my dogs who looked confused. Dad doesn’t get out of bed for at least another three hours. What’s going on? Marlowe...
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mila:
Such a terrible loss. I'm struggling to accept it.
lyxzen:
💔⚡

and you're running and you're running away but you can't run away fro…

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The Doc told me that I was halfway through my free form run, and that I was looking good.

“Thanks, doc,” I said, even though I knew she couldn’t hear me. We’ve spent a lot of time together in the last two months, so I feel like I know her, even if I’m just another Runner 5 to her.

Another runner came toward me. As...
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fresa:
You have your head in the right place, and with the advice from your son I'm sure you'll be up and going in no time :]
selket:
This.  ❤️

Dear "thoughts and prayers" people

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soopknertzi:
Thoughts and prayers are easier than solutions. Solutions make people angry. Tougher gun laws threaten our precious American freedom, and honestly there are so many guns out there that they may not make a bit of difference aside from pissing off the NRA and your donors. Platitudes are, at worst, tiresome and annoying. No threat there.
loucian:
"The god excuse - The last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - George Carlin

Stuff and things

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Dogshaming Seamus“I took the tomatoes off the counter and spilled them all over the floor. I don’t even like tomatoes.” – Seamus Wheaton

I go back to Atlanta on Monday for another episode of Powers. I have notes from the last episode that I need to put into words on a blog, but I haven’t felt particularly motivated to sit down and do that work.
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wizard0:
Hope you have a great day, as well!
nebula:
I hope you had a great thanksgiving as well! Congrats on the 5k progress :)

My name is Lucifer please take my hand.

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loucian:
We used to listen to Sabbath all the time while we played 2nd ed. D&D in High School. NIB and The Wizard were two of our favorites, although I did need to insert the lyrics "Fighter Mage" over Wizard every time because it made my character way more badass! 😈I will now be listening to Sabbath all day! Thank you Sir!

on being an actor and a writer and then an actor again

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I’m sitting in my hotel in Atlanta, waiting for my breakfast to arrive. My clock says it’s 1045, but my body thinks it’s 745, so I’m a little squishy in the brains. I also had epic and endless nightmares last night, the kind where I wake myself up and don’t know where I am, and then calm myself down by reminding myself that it was...
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vertabreak7:
Enjoy it you are a lucky and talented man.
jozsef:
Thank you for this. I really thought it was just me.

That time I hosted Blizzcon

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Blizzcon. I was terrified. I thought I was prepared, but I just couldn’t shake the voices in my head that insisted the people who were going to hate me no matter what were right about how much I suck at everything. The stage was bigger than I expected (even though I expected it to be big), and the audience was enormous. At over 12,000 people,...
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nebula:
 I saw your posts on fb leading up to it and was hoping you'd be able to have a good time despite the anxiety, and I'm glad it sounds like you did enjoy it more than not :). Looking forward to Powers!
jstymie:
I was watching from home on a virtual ticket -- you did great.  I have pretty high levels of social anxiety and self doubt myself, so I am really impressed with how well you did in front of a crowd like that.  Largest crowd I've had to deal with so far in my career was maybe 30, and I thought I was going to die.

I’m joining the cast of Powers

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Brian M. Bendis is one of my favorite comic writers, and Remi Aubuchon is one of my favorite TV writers, so when they offered me a role on Powers, I said yes.

All the specific details are locked down with an NDA, but I start work soon, and I’ll hopefully be able to share some things from the set once I settle in, like...
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morgull:
Thats so exciting. Congrats :) Cant wait to hear more 
panther289:
Awesome news, technically suppose to say "break a leg" have fun and enjoy the ride! 

you can't pay your rent with "unique platform and reach our site prov…

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A very nice editor at Huffington Post contacted me yesterday, and asked me if I would be willing to grant permission for the site to republish my post about the seven things I did to reboot my life.

Huffington Post has a lot of views, and reaches a pretty big audience, and that post is something I’d love to share with more people, so...
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dmaggot:
Everyone on my facebook feed is sharing this blog today 
aedile79:
Good for you Wil. It's shocking that HuffPo doesn't pay contributors.  The Wall Street Journal says it earned $146 million in 2014, but isn't operating at a profit because they're investing in growth. It'd be interesting to know where the money is ending up…
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