June 2009 Blog Posts (318)

Sometimes things don't turn out right - sometimes things turn out too right

I'm a Canadian, living in Canada, and am happy about it. I enjoy the availability of services, diversity of cultural groups, and the big tree in my front garden. However, when I see American news I get the depressing sense of relativism.

Recently the United States, Canada's friendly yet frightening neighbor, has been going through some troubles. One of the United States' biggest anxieties right now is whether or not its healthcare will be reformed - or even reconstructed - into… Continue

Added by Tashi Freeman on June 30, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

A Very Nerdfightastic Engagement

In which nerdfighterlove explodes with cuteness. Congratulations to Phil and Kelly!

Added by John Green on June 30, 2009 at 7:15pm — 25 Comments

VIRTUALITY!!!

Okay, admittedly, it's probably a bit early for me to be obsessed with this show, since it hasn't even been picked up by a network yet, but I THINK IT'S SO GREAT! I'm really averse to writing in all caps, so if I'm willing to do that, this show has to be good! So, to anyone reading this, here is my advice:

Step 1: Go to FOX, HULU, or IMDB.

Step 2: Watch the pilot of Virtuality. It's approx. 1.5 hours long. It is worth it!

Step 3: Bask in the splendor of a show that follows… Continue

Added by Sarah Jane on June 30, 2009 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Clean Room

My room has been messy for a while now....until today. Well, ok, maybe it's not completely clean, but hey, it's cleaner then it was before! All thanks to yours truly. And while my mom was cleaning, she found an american girl doll (it also came with a little book), a music box (maybe not a box, but....), a pencil case, some Harry Potter marbles, and 3 decks of cards. And I kept it all! Well, actually she found more then that but whatever. Oh, I was… Continue

Added by Jazmyn Nam-Krane on June 30, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Octonerdian Continues...

This is the second day of a new vlog project called "Octonerdian". My story: I stumbled over the vlog brothers earlier this year and became a Nerdfighter. One day Kristin decided it would be great to start a video project and I was hooked to the idea but I would have never thought that she would pick me to be a part of it.

I'm looking forward to a year of Awesome.

DFTBA

Don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe on youtube because you can be a part… Continue

Added by Dome on June 30, 2009 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Forums Kill People Like Me.

For some people, navigating the ominous beast that is The Forum is easy, but in regards to people like myself, who eat dirt in order to avoid the imaginary axe of judgement that The Forum wields...not so much. Now, I consider myself a generally capable person, in life situations, but when I look into the eyes of the beast (The Publish Post/Reply button) I cannot help but melt into a sizable puddle of cowardly fluids, and not even the dulcet tones of Conor Oberst can mould me back together… Continue

Added by Tatyana on June 30, 2009 at 4:19pm — 2 Comments

A late Video Monday Blog

I was at the Northwest YouTube gathering in Portland this weekend, so I wasn't around to post a blog with videos. There were actually quite a few nerdfighters at the gathering, and lots of fun times were had. :)

Last week, Alex Day (Nerimon) announced a DFTBA Records contest involving making a music… Continue

Added by Amber on June 30, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments

Grand Theft Anna

Maybe I’m writing this because I can’t keep a secret, maybe I’m writing this because I just feel like going to sleep tonight knowing that a few trees will be sawed down and massacred at my expense. Maybe I’m writing this because I finally have a decent story to tell. Yet I’m writing this nonetheless, now before anything else happens I have to get this down or I feel I might explode.

It was Memorial Day weekend and our school gave us off Friday giving us an additional day on break. My… Continue

Added by Karma on June 30, 2009 at 2:26pm — 1 Comment

Craig = FAIL

A video in which I tell you a lot of things that you probably do not have time to care… Continue

Added by Craig, the Mad Prophet on June 30, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

I'd just like to say...

..."Duh."

Over and out.

Added by Gabrielle on June 30, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Octonerdian begins

Well after a while of waiting the collab channel thing I am in started with me kicking it off; which kinda rocks. But I thought that this blog shoul go deeper into the story behind how this came to be. Kristin who unofficialy officialy heads up the project started a group on this very ning for a "New Video Project" I got an email in my inbox invitting me to join, so I did figgurign I had soem frinds in that group it could be fun to watch how they go, the next week I find that… Continue

Added by Fedora.Pirate on June 30, 2009 at 11:09am — No Comments

My Phantom of the Opera Spoof =D

Lots of brainstorming led to this xD

Okay so...there are lots of things to go over in my initial take on this thing...I'll try to break it down as neatly as I can. (Quick note: Fondy is the name of the Highschool I will be attending next year and this was originally an email sent to my partner in crime, Sam. For all those who know who I'm talking about, yay for you xD)

Basic Plot: The Fondy Drama Club wants to put on the musical, The Phantom of the Opera. They have no… Continue

Added by Anna Kraus on June 30, 2009 at 6:57am — 2 Comments

Why am I such a jerk?

Good question. I am and I am not, depend how well you want to know me.

I have made a decision long ago to be honest, about my opinion on political entities.

Catholic/Christian church is a political entity, as it acts like a political entity and has influence like any international political entity. And its members, should be treated like members of a political entity. So, no matter how good or bad a particular member act, as this person let this political entity to… Continue

Added by XOX on June 30, 2009 at 2:30am — 4 Comments

Why I stopped loving Twilight and still love Harry Potter (highlight on Breaking Dawn)

Firstly, you must know I have read Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn...I have also read Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secretes, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows.

So I read the Harry Potter books long before I even heard of Twilight. I loved them. I would dream/talk/think/etc. about them all the time. My friends would get annoyed because none of them read or love the Harry Potter books as much as I do. So I… Continue

Added by Laura Longbottom on June 29, 2009 at 9:04pm — 7 Comments

John and Hank Inspired Wondervlog

My best friend and I just graduated college together and she's entering the real world and I'm off to graduate school. In order to stay in touch many miles apart from each other we've decided to JohnandHankify our lives by doing a daily vlog... Brotherhood 2.0 Style. It's called "Wondertwin Vloglog"

http://www.youtube.com/user/wondertwinvloglog

Check us out! We do "Music Mondays" where we introduce each other to obscure bands that we love as well as "Throwback Thursdays"… Continue

Added by Natalie on June 29, 2009 at 7:06pm — No Comments

I'm a Poemer...

If anyone is a fan of Get Fuzzy, Bucky calls poets poemers :D

So, this poem took me forever in that I'd leave it for a few weeks then come back to it then leave it and rewrite entire stanzas but this is my final product (for now):

Their King

The night hid his monstrous deed

His daughter need not know

She slept peacefully

No heartache in her soul

Early morning began to bloom

And light flooded the sky

Soon the people would… Continue

Added by wearsredsox on June 29, 2009 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Oh, you suck. (explicit language)

Dear my now ex-boyfriend.

WHAT THE FUCK? What did I ever do to you? I was nothing but nice to you. I bet I was just a fucking rebound wasnt I? I knew I shouldn't have gone out with you. You're full of crap. Please don't talk to me.

Quoting Sum 41 "I'm better off on my… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on June 29, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Gay Is Not an Insult

Sorry about the youtube upload problems (since they aren't my fault, though: no punishment).

In which John respond to the comments of flamers, explains the difference between your and you're, and eviscerates those who think calling someone gay is an effective and/or interesting… Continue

Added by John Green on June 29, 2009 at 6:30am — 49 Comments

Here's a blog post for you!

Okay.

Alright.

I'm here.

Typing.

In this.

It's alright.

It's going to be okay.

Okay, so blogging makes me... nervous.

I get ooooh so excited about them, tell myself how I'm going to write in this allll the time, even when something not so awesome happens.

BUT. This will be a new day! A newwww beginning!

IT SHALL BE DONE.

So. It's 4 in the ayyyy emmm.

Why am I up you ask?

Because... My boyfriend and I decided to try and stay… Continue

Added by L. on June 29, 2009 at 3:04am — No Comments

Because It's Always Good To Start With Something Incredibly Cool

This is my first blog post, but I will not bore you with introductions and trite details.

Instead, I will present to you the Gates of Hell. Apparantly, they're located in Turkmenistan.

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It's a 328 feet wide hole in the Karakum Desert that's been burning since 1971. That's 38 years, continually.

The gas hole was caused by a Soviet Drilling Rig that… Continue

Added by Alannah the Ironic Pirate on June 29, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments