Featured Blog Posts – March 2008 Archive (32)

Nerdfighters! Nerd up!

On Saturday, I sat in the lobby of Papa John's waiting for my pizza. Next to the bench where I was seated, there was a small news rack that contained the March 6th edition of Indy.com magazine. On the cover was a pair of black horn-rimmed glasses complete with white tape around the bridge. Under that, in large white lettering, it read NERD UP!

Nerd up! I thought to myself. That's pretty awesome. I smiled. Did I just think the words awesome and nerd together?… Continue

Added by Cecilia on March 10, 2008 at 8:30pm — 53 Comments

Low, Tritube and Blurbs

In which Hank introduces "Popular Songs in Unpopular Styles," reveals the contents of the tritube and discusses the blurbing book…

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Added by Hank Green on March 7, 2008 at 8:39pm — 45 Comments

If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is!

OR: Vonnegut and the Vagaries of Memory.

Slaughterhouse Five looms large in my memory as the definitive, life altering novel; the perfect fusion of art and ironic world view. These many years later, it dominates my literary frame of reference, my rite of passage into the grown up written world. So imagine my surprise at how slight a book I pulled from the top shelf, how quickly I re-read its slim 215 pages. How could this be? The Slaughterhouse Five of my memory is HUGE. I had… Continue

Added by Mel on March 7, 2008 at 6:00pm — 15 Comments

Blurbing Book Club Part 3!

-Sarahnade

Completely devoid of zombies, but awesome nevertheless. Larisa

Truely made of Awesome. Guaranteed to Decrease World Suck levels! MayKitty

""Mysterious, hilariously awesome! You'll never look at Starbucks the same!"… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 6, 2008 at 11:21pm — 20 Comments

Blurby Blurbs Part 2!

"A whirlwind trip through Europe with some exhilarating twists" Keep Babbling

"A story about going postal...in both senses of the word." Learkana

"It teems with awkwardness and nostalgia yet yields enlightenment." Roxy

""She's looking for her aunt, but she's finding herself"… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 6, 2008 at 10:57pm — 5 Comments

Congress Might Kill 42 GW of Renewable Energy

I need a Digg...a Digg for clean energy. So if you've got a Digg account PLEASE HELP ME!

We just wrote a story at EcoGeek about how the Senate has tried and failed several times to extend the renewable energy tax credits that have kept America competitive in renewable energy and have spurred a huge amount of economic growth in wind,… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 6, 2008 at 6:30pm — 13 Comments

Blurbing Book Club Blurbs #1

"I liked it, but it'd be better with zombies." Ellie "This book is made of awesome, and sprinkled with win." Roo

"If only a relative's death was this illuminating for everyone" Angie

"An incredible journey…filled with adventure, angst, and self-discovery!"… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 5, 2008 at 10:00pm — 10 Comments

Nerdfighters in Spartanburg!

Nerdfighter Derek, who hung out with me in Spartanburg, made this awesome video. Thank God someone has footage of all those made-of-awesome nerdfighters and their made-of-awesome… Continue

Added by John Green on March 5, 2008 at 9:15pm — 21 Comments

John interviewed at The Hideout in Chicago

No there's not actually any video, just audio.

Part two after the… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 5, 2008 at 8:26pm — 18 Comments

Setting the Question Tuesday Record

In which John answers more than 55 questions from nerdfighters in four minutes. I have to apologize to all the made-of-awesome nerdfighters who visited me in Spartanburg with all their made-of-awesome t-shirts. I wanted to put those in this video, but I deleted the footage. I'm really upset about it. (Post pics of your nerdfighter gear at the ning, maybe?) Sorry!

Anyway, thanks to everyone who came to Spartanburg; I had a great time, and I hope y'all did,… Continue

Added by John Green on March 4, 2008 at 5:53pm — 87 Comments

Abundance of Katherines video adaptation

"The Love Theorem", adapted from the novel "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green, with his permission. (thanks John!)

This was written, cast, shot and edited in five days. Not everything could be kept true to the book, but the spirit and themes were kept in tact. Five days is not a lot of time.

I'd appreciate it most if you'd leave your comments on the YouTube video in addition to, or instead of, here.

Hope you… Continue

Added by Alan Lastufka on March 1, 2008 at 4:36pm — 18 Comments