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Wil Wheaton the pretty white ships that i've been dreaming of 1] My manager and I have an understanding that I'm primarily focused on writing at the moment, so he can put his time and energy into his other clients who are full-time actors, while keeping an eye out for parts like NUMB3RS, where I have a better than average shot to nail the audition.[... For the next couple of days, I spent a lot of time thinking about how that happened, and I had to face an uncomfortable reality: maybe I was so out of practice, and so focused on writing (instead of acting), maybe I just don't have what it takes to be a successful on-camera actor anymore. ... I guess the logic here is that you get more chances to score when you take more shots, which makes a certain amount of sense, but in practice is pretty frustrating for actors who keep getting sent out for roles that they have no chance of booking. in which wil clarifies something for artists and designers Rather than just close it down, I thought I'd pose a question here: I'm sure there are lots of good designers and creative people who read my blog, so if I had a contest to design things like shirts and stickers and stuff, would anyone be interested in participating? ... I didn't think about it until after I read those comments, but I get the feeling that contest is a loaded term in the design community, and though I spoke to this in a comment on my earlier post , I want to be really clear about my thinking, so I'm posting much of that reply in this entry, so RSS readers who don't read or post comments can see it (I've also edited and expanded upon it a bit): I'd never write something for free, unless I was getting some other form of compensation. ... So, let's try this again, in a different way: I'm considering revamping the WWdN store (the alternative being just closing it down) but I don't have the time or skill to do anything worthwhile with it on my own. the joys of weird audio Mostly, I chop these things up to make RFB Mixtapes , but from time to time, I put the folder on shuffle play, and enjoy a truly weird experience, including music from Telly Savalas, interviews with Burt Reynolds, strange commercials and PSAs, and tons and tons of 1950s and 1960s Hi-Fi muzak. Today, I shuffled the folder for background music while I prepared an audition, and stopped for a five surreal minutes while I listened to this recording of Leif Garrett welcoming you, lucky 1970s teenage girl, into his fanclub. I'm not sure what I like more: how obviously Leif Garrett is phoning it in (it sounds like he didn't even bother to read the 'personal welcome' someone wrote for him before recording it) or how clearly you can hear him flipping the pages while he reads it. in which wil asks the readers a question Rather than just close it down, I thought I'd pose a question here: I'm sure there are lots of good designers and creative people who read my blog, so if I had a contest to design things like shirts and stickers and stuff, would anyone be interested in participating? ... I'd have to find some contest rules to use somewhere, but it would probably be one of those things where you hold onto the rights to your submission, and I get a royalty-free license to use it commercially until the sun burns out, etc., so it's kind of like work for hire, I guess. 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