John Green's Blog, page 54
April 25, 2011
Meeting Greg Mortenson
In which John recalls the time he met Greg Mortenson, the embattled author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools. I was once a featured author at a dinner along with Mortenson, and...well...hilarity ensued.
HANK'S BIRTHDAY THREAD: http://yourpants.org/showthread.php?7...
DUTCHIES!
1. For a few days, you can download the Dutch edition of Will Grayson, Will Grayson completely for free: http://www.lemniscaat.nl/Young%20Adul...
2. You can vote for WGWG to win the Jongerenliteratuur Prijs: http://stemhier.cjp.nl/ Please do so; it will really help!
3. A few public events in the Netherlands and Belgium in the next couple months: http://www.lemniscaat.nl/Young%20Adult (Probably one more in Amsterdam to come!)
April 22, 2011
500,000 Subscribers (Almost…and Thank You)
2D-Glasses on Amazon http://amzn.to/gJSCBS
In which Hank rambles, says thanks, talks about posters, The Cheat, pennies, duct tape, portal 2...just rambling
April 20, 2011
Tulipomania
In which John takes you to Amsterdam to discuss the tulip mania that overtook the Netherlands in the 17th century, culminating with the famed flower bubble of 1636 and 1637, the original irrational exuberance. (Or was it irrational?)
Buy ATLAS by Katrina Vandenberg now: http://amzn.to/gV8LBS You will not regret it.
April 18, 2011
2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D
http://www.2d-glasses.com
In which Hank talks about why and how he created 2d glasses.
April 15, 2011
Humpy Hank
In which animations of Hank humping an astonishing variety of people and animals (and himself) are collected into a single music video for your enjoyment and Hank's embarrassment.
Let this be a lesson, friends: Never put video of yourself humping on the Internet or the Internet will make you pay.
Humpy Hank invented by the great Mattie Boosh: http://mattieboosh.tumblr.com/
The Humpy Hank tubmlr: http://www.humpyhank.tumblr.com
Subscribe to Karen: http://www.youtube.com/xperpetualmotion
Buy Hank's album with this song on it: http://dft.ba/-kq5
April 13, 2011
31 Jokes for NERDS!
In which Hank tells some seriously nerdy jokes. Harry Potter, theoretical physics, Star Trek, Star Wars, Chemistry, Engineering, Philosophy, Math, Computer Science...it's all fair game.
I chose 31 because I knew I wasn't going to hit 50 and I wanted to do a prime number.
Nerd Jokes in Your Pants: http://yourpants.org/showthread.php?2...
I made this video before Humpy Hank became a thing...but something tells me that humpy hang is going to become more of a thing soon.
Other Jokes:
50 More Jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4kL4...
50 Jokes in 4 Minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHBsz...
50 Jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Gvst...
Thanks to everyone who submitted (and continues to submit) jokes. It's been a long time since I've done one of these so I hope you enjoy it.
April 11, 2011
Is My Boyfriend Gay? Is He Cheating?
I'll be in PLAINFIELD INDIANA THIS THURSDAY at 7PM. The Plainfield Public Library is located at 1120 Stafford Road. The event is free.
Venn Diagram by Karen Kavett: http://www.youtube.com/xperpetualmotion
In which John answers the top 10 questions people ask google beginning "Is my b...," including: Is my boyfriend gay? Is my boyfriend cheating on me? Is my blood pressure high? Is my baby sick? Is my baby teething? Is my baby a boy or a girl? And most gallingly, is my baby sleeping too much.
April 8, 2011
THE GOOGLEPLEX!
In which Hank goes to the Googleplex and talks about his trip to LA!
It's only 9:00 on the east coast, I promise!
Alex Day's "Hearts" is an awesome song isn't it? It's on Parrot Stories: http://dftba.com/#!/artist/7/Alex-Day
http://www.thedigitour.com
http://www.vidcon2011.com
Live on YouTube
Go to http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers and click the LIVE tab!
In which Hank announces that he and John will be doing live streams on YouTube!
April 6, 2011
Tales of Nerd Love!
Will Grayson now in paperback! http://amzn.to/gKYiGL
TJ's blog: http://temerity-jane.com/
Effyeahnerdfighters: http://www.effyeahnerdfighters.com
Nerdfighter shirts (including pizza john): http://dft.ba/shirts
Nerdfighteria's water.org: http://my.water.org/vlogbrothers/
In which john discusses some of the best stories of nerdfighterlike and gets champagne in his pants. May nerd love continue to spread through the world!
Hoosier nerdfighters: Hoosier nerdfighters: On April 14th at 7 PM, I will be talking & reading & signing at the library in Plainfield, IN! (1120 Stafford Road)
