I’ve decided that I’m going to spontaneously go to PAX Prime next weekend.

Maybe.

PAX Prime (for those who don’t know) is a HUGE gaming convention here in Seattle.

I’m not thinking of going because I’m a gamer. I’m not. I do play the classics: Mario, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, etc. But I’m not into online gaming. Not because I don’t think it’s cool, I just don’t have the time to spend on it.

I’m thinking about going to PAX because of one man – Wil Wheaton.

Last time Wil was here for a convention it was for the Emerald City Comic Con… which I missed. I attempted to entice him to come to my house for a personal meet-and-greet… and it failed. Probably because he didn’t see my tweet amid the MILLIONS of tweets he was surely receiving from fans.

I’m not a fan of his acting per se… but I am a fan of his first-adopter-ing, forward-thinking, techno-geekery. So there’s that.

I realized that when he unwillingly ignored my plea for his attention during the darkest hour of my battle with the Big C it left but one recourse – I must now stalk him.

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Okay, not really. But I had you there for a moment, huh?

Also, Jonathan Coulton is going to be signing/performing as well as Paul and Storm. Don’t know who these people are? I could be all superior and say something like, “then get off my lawn!” But I believe in sharing the goodness. So here are links to their respective sites.

Jonathan Coulton

Paul and Storm

So, I’m still undecided as to whether or not to go. It would make for a great blog post though.

Or maybe not.

**Edited on 8/24/2011 to add – Sadly, I am NOT going to PAX because the damn thing is totally sold out. Hope all the 70,000 attendees have an awesome time… bastards….