Reviews

*I just want to say your cynicism and, to a lesser extent, your photographs remind me of director Michael Moore. I loved Moore’s 1989 movie “Roger & Me” and want to see his 2004 attack on the Iraq War: “Fahrenheit 9/11″. You really remind me of him. Take that as a compliment.

*Unlike some people, you didn’t just write a couple of sentences in each post. You are a creative and gifted writer. Writing seems to come easily to you as speaking. For me, writing takes both a lot of time and effort. I salute you for having expressed yourself so eloquently so very many times.

*Your iconoclastic entries spare nothing or no one. That’s your trademark and I, for one, appreciate your brutal honesty. I even get some of the jokes embedded within your rants!

*If you ever decide to step down from your lofty position as Lord of All Internets, I wouldn’t even dream of trying to take your place. My paltry offerings to the great cesspool of the internet pale in comparison to your many and varied works of genius. No, you shall always be Mark Wiland, king among ranters, and I shall always be Hats, the guy who writes a little bit like Mark. Nonetheless, it is very kind of you to say that, and I thank you.

*You are natural born writer. I’m not saying that your gift didn’t require some practice and effort. What I am saying is that you’ve taken your gift and polished it to the point that it shines like a refined precious metal. It’s just that I couldn’t resist expressing my admiration for how you can bring a topic to life so colorfully. Don’t limit yourself to a career in comedy or screenwriting. Stay open to the possibilities of being a newspaper columnist or a paid contributor to magazines. You certainly have the ability to hold the attention of readers.

*You are quite gifted in your ability to capture and keep the attention of passers-by. I had no intention of spending more than a handful of seconds here, and yet here I remain.

*I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

*Hey, don’t get me wrong – your stuff is great. I’m just currently turned off of the sort of humor that relies on being crude in order to be funny, whereas your works utilize that crudeness to make them even funnier… although they’re plenty funny to begin with.

*Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post. Nice! I love your blog! Cheers!

*I could not possibly agree with you more. I admire your thought process throughout this writing, and think your conclusions express valuable ideas. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed reading this.

*You are a writing genius.

*Hey, I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog!…..I”ll be checking in on a regularly now….Keep up the good work!

*People say “No, you can’t do it this way.” You say “Oh, look at that, I just did.” And then you kick them in the face. I think you’re underestimating your brilliance here. Just because you don’t consciously set things up to be interconnected doesn’t mean that your unconscious mind isn’t planning everything out from the get-go. And people really only want to see the end result, anyway, so why does it matter how you got there? Your way works, so stick with it, and give a hearty “go to hell” to people who say you should do it their way.

*You deserve applause, and I think I might add you to my blogroll, homes

*You’re my hero!

*You are a hero of logic and have made me think more often now.

*Nice blogs. I agree, mostly, I just I don’t hold quite as harsh of views on all your points of view. Somehow though, most of them make sense. Keep it up. *Mark Wiland, you are the reason I rant now. You are the voice of all the intelligent people in the world to me. Thank you Mark, for doing this to me.

SUMMARIZE ME

This summary is provided by my pal Phillip. Thanks buddy.

Your name is Mark Wiland.  You live with your mother, who was divorced from your birth father something like 12 or 14 years ago - I'm a little fuzzy on the numbers.  Your step-father recently left your family after being a part of your life for 10 years.

You are engaged, or possibly engaged to be engaged, to Sierra Barnett, who is somewhere around two years younger than you.  She lives far enough away from you to make visiting difficult.  You live in Mountain View, unless you're in San Jose, and at one point I had figured out which high school you were attending but I did not write it down and so I forgot.

You have a Wix page, at least two YouTube accounts, a Twitter feed, a long-running and much-acclaimed LiveJournal, an account on Digg, and at least three Wordpress blogs (Fly, Scene, and Angry Gamers) in addition to now obselete Typepad, Weebly, Vox, and Blogspot pages.  In addition, you have created a staggering number of quality videos (most of which I haven't seen because my computer is going through a phase where it refuses to show anything on YouTube or any videos within other pages).

You are fond of the works of Jhonen Vasquez and Joss Whedon, and I am willing to bet that you purchased Dr. Horrible on iTunes.  You are a passionate liberal, and you are a strong supported of equal rights for everyone.  You do not vote.

You are romantic but not overly trusting, with a tendency to feel people out before making a committment.  You have few you consider friends, but the ones you have are worth their weight in gold.

You have had more than your fair share of terrible events in your life; your first fiance left you after a serious long-term relationship and your maternal grandparents were murdered in 2001.  You have stayed eloquent and composed through these events, and spoke of your loss at the sentencing.

And, of course, you're devilishly handsome, but you don't need me to tell you that.

...yeah, there isn't really anything I could say that would make this any less creepy, so I think I'll leave it at that.