Earlier this month, I posted my thoughts on Wil Wheaton’s book, The Happiest Days of My Life.

Reading that book inspired me to go out and get his earlier book, Just A Geek. And I’m glad I did. I added the asterisk to the post title because Wil is not “just a geek”, as Cory Doctorow says in the book jacket review. He’s a geek who can write.

I enjoyed the story in the introduction, Wil at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention. As in THDOML, I enjoyed Wil’s honesty about his life, Star Trek, geekdom, and other topics. I really felt as though I was there, talking to Sean Astin, right near the corner of Mickey Mouse Street and Dopey Drive, waiting to meet with the Casting Director.

And if you, dear reader, are so inclined to also pick up a copy of Just A Geek (available here) :-), read the appendices as well. Some fun interviews are reprinted, from BBspot and Slashdot.