John Green's Blog, page 48
September 9, 2011
10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III
Only I can mix topics like this and get away with it:
In which Hank talks about september 11th, posters, becoming a musical instrument, the Mink Car Cover project, playing Diablo 3, and how much he loves tumblr.
Applicable links:
Star.me Beatboxing: http://dft.ba/hanksounds
Mink Car Cover: http://www.minkcarcover.com
Poster Backorder: http://dft.ba/keepcalm
Me Playing Diablo III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oZrJW...
My Tumblog: http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com
John's Tumblog: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com
Also: http://effyeahnerdfighters.tumblr.com
September 7, 2011
The Great Gatsby: Living the Dream in the Valley of Ashes
In which John discusses critical readings of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including metaphors and symbols like the color yellow, the green light at the end of the dock, the eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleburg, the valley of ashes, and the American dream.
I also write books. They are not as good as The Great Gatsby. My new one, The Fault in Our Stars, is available for preorder now: http://dft.ba/-tfios All preorders will be autographed.
September 2, 2011
Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies
In which Hank rants THREE TIMES! But also gets excited about the new posters, available now at http://www.dftba.com
Also, my tumblr is at http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com
August 31, 2011
How to Become An Adult: Get an Ilene
Check out Ilene Cooper's An Angel in My Pocket: http://dft.ba/-TCa or if you prefer easy readers, Lucy on the Loose! http://dft.ba/-TCd Or if you prefer picture books, The Golden Rule! http://dft.ba/-TCf
They're all great, and I'm not just saying that because Ilene Cooper made my whole life possible.
In which John talks about the crushing monotony and paralyzing terror of one's first years entering the post-school world of grown-ups, and how getting a mentor, like the one John found in the author Ilene Cooper, can get you through.
August 29, 2011
A Letter to the Aliens
In which Hank puts together some thoughts for the intelligent life forms that almost certainly isn't listening. But if you know any aliens, please do forward this video to them.
August 26, 2011
Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday.
In which John answers questions about The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, whether and when that boy you're dating will kiss you, his muggle nature, Scotland's national animal (which is not the bagpipe), manga, paradoxes, and many other things.
Preorder The Fault in Our Stars from Amazon: http://www.dft.ba/-tfios
Or from B&N: http://dft.ba/-tfiosbn
Or from your local bookstore: http://dft.ba/-tfiosindie
Or at Amazon UK: http://dft.ba/-tfiosUK
ALL WILL BE SIGNED! (I promise.)
My tumblr: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com
Hank's tumblr: http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com
August 24, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
In which Hank presents John with the present that Nerdfighteria made for him and tells him about the future of the idea.
August 22, 2011
Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch
Pterodactly via The Oatmeal: http://theoatmeal.com/
In which Hank talks about butterflies, which were hatching like crazy in the Bitterroot valley this weekend.
So yeah, it was really amazing. They were constantly landing on us. They were all the way from the treetops to the path in front of us. Hundreds of thousands of Western Whites. This isn't a particularly unusual event, but we totally lucked into it. It wasn't intentional or anything.
We also saw mourning cloaks and swallowtails and the really tame one that I got those RIDICULOUS close-ups of was a mystery to me so I asked twitter, and the consensus is "probably an eastern comma" but anglewings all look very similar, so we're not sure. We'd need to look at it's genitalia, probably.
August 19, 2011
Outtake Insanity and NERD FACTOR
In which John shares some outtakes from Hank and John's previous reunion video and then announces Nerd Factor, an idea stolen from Michael Buckley. If you're making awesome videos you think more people should see, upload a recent one as a response to this video. We'll watch it and feature a few in a vlogbrothers video soon.
If you are not subscribed to the amazing Michael Buckley, your life is about to get better: http://www.youtube.com/whatthebuckshow and http://www.youtube.com/peron75
I wrote a novel called The Fault in Our Stars. It comes out in January. All preordered copies will be signed: http://dft.ba/-tfios
August 17, 2011
Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT!
Out-takes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecV7CX...
Humpy Hank Attacks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aku6Vd...
In which Hank and John answer real questions from real nerdfighters. Hank's question tuesday debut! We didn't get through many questions...but it was fun...really fun. So fun that we're going to have to do an out-takes video at some point.
http://dft.ba/tfios
