Haua (Projects Ningmaster)'s Blog Posts Tagged 'thoughts' (13)

In which John discusses the surprises and pleasures of being anything at all while attending the Harry Potter conference LeakyCon and walking around downtown Chicago. Also, I read from some humiliating high school fiction.

Brazilian nerdfighters:…

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Hank's tour diary from the very quick, three-day tour he took with Harry and the Potters and Potter Puppet Pals. They're still on tour (and will be for a while) without me, and the show is REALLY REALLY GREAT! Tickets are generally $10 and VERY WORTH IT…

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A Thoughts from Places video in which John Green attends Book Expo America in New York City, also known as BEA, where he thinks about celebrity and secular worship after meeting the super-cool Chris Colfer from Glee, as well as some of his favorite writers, including Darin Strauss and Jeffrey Eugenides. Also discussed are writers M. T. Anderson, Shannon Hale, Cassandra…

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In which Hank discusses his trip to Northrop Grumman and how odd it is that the same people responsible for the most important…

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In which John talks about the tour de nerdfighting 2012 and how much awesome can be packed into a single auditorium. The awesome song everyone's dancing to is "Shake-a-Booty," off of Hank's great album Ellen Hardcastle: http://dftba.com/product/y1/Ellen-Hardcastle-CD

Hank's music: http://dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green

Meghan Tonjes' (awesome!) album: http://dft.ba/thisyear

Driftless Pony Club: http://dftba.com/artist/13/Driftless-Pony-Club



In which John writes a… Continue

In which Hank discusses that all too common question and why he doesn't like it and so rarely answers it.



What does the answer tell you? Really? Is it like a blind man asking my skin color? Is it someone trying to legitimize their own beliefs? Is it built into our genes?



Don't get me wrong, we're built to categorize. Being truly exceptional pattern recognizers is one of the reasons why we are the dominant species on the planet. We seek patterns my… Continue

In which Hank discusses what it means to be a good person and pretty much proves that he, in fact, is not one.



GOOD Magazine Article:

http://www.good.is/post/the-good-30-day-challenge-go-vegetarian/



Video on Lab Meat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JryIpyi-54E



Your Pants Discussions:…

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In which Hank talks about the Nez Perce war and the Battle of the Big Hole. Katherine and I stopped by the Big Hole Battlefield on the way home from a mini-vacation.



"I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people." Chief Joseph



"With women's hearts breaking, children weeping and men silent, we moved over the divide and closed our eyes upon our once… Continue

In which John takes the slow train to Antwerp, Belgium in order to spend a day with no Internet working on the revision of his new novel (which comes out in March). During his brief time in Antwerp, he visits the…

All the King's Men: http://dft.ba/kingsmen My books: http://dft.ba/johnbooks



A Thoughts from Places video in which John discusses what it means to drive north instead of west, going home, growing up, being a father, and that kind of thing. Also, since this is youtube: A baby drives a car.



Road trip map design by Karen Kavett:… Continue

A Thoughts from Places video In which John Green discusses a trip to Vienna, Austria (or Wien, as it is known to locals)--from the catacombs of St. Stephens Cathedral to the Albertina Museum.



Several jokes in this video are direct references to these two classic episodes of the show with ze frank: http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archiv... and… Continue

In which Hank expands the idea of "places" a little bit and talks about the domestication of horses and his very limited experience being on a horse.



If you're wondering, this video was filmed in Fairview N.C., outside of… Continue