The NaNoWriMo Nerdfighters!
In which John reveals he will be attempting NaNoWriMo, also known as National Novel Writing Month, a crazy adventure undertaken by many nerdfighters in which people try to write a 50,000 word draft of a novel in a single month. Continue
In Columbus on Tuesday! Tues Oct 20 6:30pm at the Main Library (96 S. Grant
Ave. Columbus, OH 43215) Nerdfighter gatherings FTW!
ALSO there will be a smaller and quieter gathering Tues Oct 20 from 1pm- 2pm at the Hilliard Branch Library (4772 Cemetery Rd.
Hilliard, OH 43026)
In which John discusses the (wasn't-in-a) balloon boy, Falcon Heene, and what the sad story of the Heene family says about the lame but universal yearning for fame and attention. Continue
Kiva.
I'll be signing and talking and giving you presents in LaGrange, IL Tuesday, October 13
at 7:00 pm at Borders (1 N La Grange Road)
IN COLUMBUS, OH: On Tues. Oct. 20 I'll be at the Main Library in Columbus (96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH). Event starts at 6:30.
In which John defends capitalism, the free market, and economic growth with the help of Bubbles the Nerdfighting Puppy, who suffered the emasculation and humiliat… Continue
INDIANAPOLIS: I'll be at Second Story's Corporate Rock Off on Sat. Oct. 10th at Radio Radio 1119 E. Prospect Street Indianapolis. Starts at 7!
CHICAGO: I'll be at Border's in LaGrange reading and talking and answering questions and signing stuff Tuesday, October 13 at 7 PM (1 N La Grange Road LaGrange, IL)
BAY AREA, CA: http://bit.ly/DPCUPfb
The Beckoning of Lovely: http://thebeckoningoflovely.wordpress.com/ Continue
In which John proves his nerdiness by reciting the final utterances of every dead American President (except for the few whose last words are unknown). Hank's Severed Hands of Star Wars video.Continue
In which John discusses contemporary art, television, chickens, poultry farms, and the artwork of Tea Makipaa.
Makipaa's videos are available for free to poultry farmers in Finland. The farms in which she showed the video were "cage free" and "free range" but still totally depressing. Continue
In which John, who is kind of a fiscal conservative, uses the example of Hank to show how the current American health care system disincentivizes economic growth and entrepreneurship and how a public option, even the hodgepodge kind like they have in Montana, will not bankrupt us but instead will lead to more economic efficiency, more new businesses, and new jobs. Continue
Lauren McLaughlin's brilliant blog entry: http://bit.ly/hnXR9
In which John discusses track star Caster Semenya, sports, sexual identification, internal testes, the ambiguity inherent to life, and the arbitrary rules of a sport that cannot accommodate such ambiguity. Continue
In which John sweats through his shirt while discussing the American health care system and various proposals for reform, including the public option, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives, and continuing to feed the pig. For more information on who's telling the true about health care, check out http://www.factcheck.org. Continue
The Fitness Challenge! In which John discusses the Philo Apple Farm's amazing cooking school, the Hippotatmus phenomenon, the 2009 Nerdfighter Fitness Challenge, and cows. Continue
More about DJ Paige: Bio for playing 20Q.
Web site. Fan pages can be found here and here.
In which John wonders to what extent Twilight star and megahunk Robert Pattinson, aka R Pattz, is real--and also explores the surprising similarities between Holden Caulfield and… Continue
In which John answers real questions about love, relationships, like-liking, first kisses, the fear of rejection, boyfriends, girlfriends, and porposing. Continue
In which John discusses selling out and asks for guidance from the nerdfighters. Hank's CD: http://store.dftba.com/product/so-jokes CHICAGO Nerdfighters: I'll be at the Harold Washington Library on Thursday July 23rd at 11 AM. Reserve tickets by calling 312-747-4780. Continue
Shawn's new video. (Subscribe to his youtube channel!) In which John discusses the continuing protests in Iran against the rigged election there, why it matters for all of us, and some commenters' consistent failure to understand that Islam (like any religion) is not a monolith. Continue
In which John discusses Alaska governor Sarah Palin and her unexpected resignation announcement. Did she quit because not quitting would be quitting? Or to run for President? Or to make money? Or because of some brewing ethics scandal? I'm sure you'll let me know your opinions in comments. Continue
