John Green's Blog, page 25

Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It’s Question Tuesday

In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters about puppies, ferrets, dancing, the casting of the movie adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars, the ducks in the pond, and many other things.

Some Mind-Bending Earth GIFs

http://earthengine.google.org/#timela...

Google's new Earth Engine, powered by NASA's landsat satellites, gives a time lapse view of (pretty much) every land surface on earth over the last 25 years. The view is amazing, and inspiring, and at times terrifying.

It can be hard to understand the scale here, but our impacts on this planet are huge, and at this point it's clear that we're putting ourselves in a bit of a tight spot.

The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour

In which John takes you on a Cribs-style visit to the Indianapolis headquarters of Crash Course, mental_floss, and the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers. LINKS TO THESE THINGS: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse, http://www.youtube.com/mentalflossvideo http://www.youtube.com/hankgames

Also discussed is my forthcoming baby.

Happy Birthday Hank, from Your Nephew

Join me in celebrating Hank's birthday by making a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world through kiva: http://www.kiva.org/invitedto/nerdfig...

This video will be privated when it is no longer Hank's birthday, so enjoy!

17 Rants in 4 Minutes

In which Hank rants about seventeen different things that bug him. To be clear, this is not healthy and I kinda wish I hadn't done it because I was stressed out for the whole day after I filmed it. But, yeah, this stuff seriously annoys me. The rants are as follows:

1. American Cheese is not Cheese
2. 90% Fat Free means 10% Fat
3. Everything is Chemicals
4. All-Natural Does Not Mean "Good For You"
5. Public restroom toilet paper
6. WIPE UP YOUR PEE!
7. Uberfans...stop hating on enthusiastic noobs
8. USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL!
9. GIF can be pronounced either way
10. SLOW KETCHUP
11. KETCHUP PEE
12. Having to sneeze but not sneezing
13. Tangled headphone cables
14. Headphone chord in the chair wheel
15. "Gay" as an insult
16. Complaining about complaining because we have it so good.
17. "Have you scanned your club card."

Animals Interrupt Sporting Events: A Critical Analysis

In which John discusses adorable animals interrupting sporting events, including such hits as Dog Pooping on Baseball Field, Goalkeeper Dog Catcher Fail, Pine Marten Invades Swiss Soccer Match, Drug Dog Wants to Play, Anfield Cat, and Squirrel at the US Open. It's kind of a weird video.

This is a rip off of Hank's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Xn5L...

Thanks to Rosianna for help with the gif-making: http://www.youtube.com/missxrojas

And no, it isn't copyright infringement. This is the actual and literal definition of fair use.

Cat GIF Critique

In which Hank tries his hand at being a critic of the CAT GIF genre, a job that would require looking at cute things and being slightly witty. And while that might, at first, seem like a dream job, in fact, the best job for me is one where I get to do something new every day.

Thanks to all of the cats in this video, and to the people who filmed them...I would totally give you credit if there was any way to track down the original creators of these images.

Music "Ambler" from Incomptech's "Video Classica" collection: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...

DOCTOR GREEN

In which John makes a video about his forthcoming entrance into the ranks of doctors. And visits the dentist.

This is probably the most times in the history of nerdfighteria that the word "doctor" has been spoken without being followed by a single "Who."

My tumblr: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com
My twitter: http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen

On Sexual Orientation, with Hannah, Ze, Tyler, and Meg

When I was growing up, the stigma surrounding homosexuality was so severe (not in my household, but in the broader culture) that I feared I was gay because of tiny little signs that actually had very little (or nothing) to do with sexuality (like enjoying the music of the Village People). That confusion was terrifying to me because this stuff just wasn't talked about culturally (even though my parents were super-supportive.)

Because that was hard for me, I assume that it's hard for lots of other people, so I wanted to make a video about sexual orientation in a frank and adult way, talking about identity, love, sex, and attraction. But since my own experience is pretty limited (being pretty much totally straight) I asked some friends if they'd like to share their experiences and thoughts.

Thanks VERY much to:
Hannah Hart http://www.youtube.com/myharto
Tyler Oakley http://www.youtube.com/user/tyleroakley
Ze Frank http://www.youtube.com/user/zefrank1
Meg Turney http://www.youtube.com/user/megturney / SourceFed

For thinking great thoughts and sticking their neck out there for me.

Also, Hannah has a whole series on coming out and sexual orientation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_8O9...

Music: Inner Light from Incomptech http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...

Crisis hotlines by country:

U.K. 08457-90-90-90

Australia 13-11-14

Canada 1-800-448-1833

Belgium 02-649-95-55

New Zealand 5222-999 or 0800-111-777

France 01-45-39-40-00

Germany 0800-111-0-333

Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

Austria: 01-713-3374

Barbados: 429-9999

Botswana: 3911270

Brazil: 21-233-9191

Canada:

519-416-486-2242 (Ontario)

1-888-787-2880 (Alberta)

1-866-872-0113 (British Colombia)

China:

(852) 2382-0000 (Hong Kong)

Costa Rica: 506-253-5439

Croatia: 01-4833-888

Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67

Denmark: 70-201-201

Egypt: 7621602

Finland :040-503-2199

France: 01-45-39-4000

Germany: 0800-181-0721

Holland: 0900-0767

India: 92-22-307-3451

Ireland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90

Italy: 06-705-4444

Japan: 3-5286-9090

Mexico: 525-510-2550

Netherlands: 0900-0767

New Zealand: 4-473-9739

Norway: 47-815-33-300

New Guinea: 675-326-0011

Philippines: 02-896-9191

Poland: 52-70-000

Russia: 8-20-222-82-10

Spain: 91-459-00-50

South Africa: 0861-322-322

Sweden: 031-711-2400

Switzerland:143

Thailand: 02-249-9977

United Kingdom: 08457-90-90-90

Ukraine: 0487-32715

Flags and Helpers

In which John talks about the bombing at the Boston Marathon while he drives to the dentist.