incandescence.

albinopearl:

the-nerdfighter-notes:

The Nerdfighter Note Project is an event we have planned where on May 6th, Nerdfighters around the world join forces to spread the awesome and decrease world suck by leaving little nerdfighter notes.
The idea is to leave them everywhere. Don’t limit yourself to John’s books! You can leave them in places related to Nerdfighteria in any way, or anywhere you think people need to experience a little more awesome.
Interested in getting involved? Perfect! Spread the word, Nerdfighters! We need as many of you on board with this event as possible to spread the awesome!
Have ideas about how to make this better? Send us a message! This is a project for all nerdfighters, and everyone’s opinion and ideas only make it better.

Would you look at that- on my birthday!

the-nerdfighter-notes:

The Nerdfighter Note Project is an event we have planned where on May 6th, Nerdfighters around the world join forces to spread the awesome and decrease world suck by leaving little nerdfighter notes.

The idea is to leave them everywhere. Don’t limit yourself to John’s books! You can leave them in places related to Nerdfighteria in any way, or anywhere you think people need to experience a little more awesome.

Interested in getting involved? Perfect! Spread the word, Nerdfighters! We need as many of you on board with this event as possible to spread the awesome!

Have ideas about how to make this better?
Send us a message! This is a project for all nerdfighters, and everyone’s opinion and ideas only make it better.

Would you look at that- on my birthday!

(via annabellalovesyou)

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signsyoureanerdfighter:

Sorry, Melanie. I had to.

(Source: shesacherry)

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"We owe the dead and the not yet living precisely the same thing, the daily awareness that human life is our only in trust."

John Green (via quoth-the-raven-writingdesk)

(via epicjohngreenquotes)

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"
To begin with, when you tell a lie, you generally do not admit up front that it’s a lie. Like, if I am lying to you about who stole the cookie from the cookie jar, I am not going to preface it by saying, “While I am about to convince you that John Doe stole the cookie from the cookie jar, the cookie was actually stolen by me.” But when you write fiction, as with Looking for Alaska, it says “a novel” right on the cover. Before a reader has even opened the book, the writer has acknowledged that this is a story, and the story does not faithfully recount events that actually occurred.

The other big difference, I would argue, is that lies are attempts to hide the truth by willfully denying facts. Fiction, on the other hand, is an attempt to reveal the truth by ignoring facts. To paraphrase William Faulkner, I am much more interested in the truth than the facts. One of the challenges in writing Alaska was learning not to overvalue facts. When I first started writing the book, I kept thinking I ought to include things that happened because they happened. It took years before I was able to let go of the facts and focus on writing a novel.
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John Green, when asked what the difference is between fiction and lying. (via charlielikesdragons)

(Source: edegeneres, via epicjohngreenquotes)

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nerdfightersdontfightnerds:

jirrio:

Oh dear. It has finally happened. I have made vlogbrothers fanart. These guys are just so cool! John and Hank of the Green variety. DFTBA!

This is good!

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Sometimes I think that assertions like this can be dangerous.

Of course, John is a brilliant writer, and his books reflect that, but calling them perfect is an overstatement.

Saying that there are perfect bands or people is okay in a sense because it’s saying something about your adoration for them - it’s showing that you’re a fan of them. But calling books that, the works of literature - art, even - that they are, is a little different. It would be a bit like calling Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 perfect, or a meal at a fine restaurant perfect - for some reason, it carries less of a casualness to the statement, and more of a critical or formal air, because of what books actually are.

I don’t know. Maybe that’s just me. Sorry if this was one big unintelligible rant.

(Source: could-you-not, via hannahalbus-deactivated20120327)

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The awesomeness of John Green clearly on display here.

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fishingboatproceeds:

This illustration nicely tracks the progression of my physical and emotional well-being during this process.

(Preorder TFiOS at Amazon, B&N, at your local bookstore, or in the UK. All. Preorders. Will. Be. Signed.)

(Source: realparadoxsocks)

Nerdfighters: A Twitter Rap Battle

Scarlett (me): I'M A REAL GANGSTA-ASS NERDFIGHTER, YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME. I DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM DFTBA RECORDS IN THE FORM OF MP3s
Susan: I HANG OUT WITH MY HOMIES IN MY FAVORITE LIBRARY. WHEN I'M WITH MY BOY SHAKESPEARE, YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON ME
Scarlett: YOU SAY HANGING ON THE INTERNET CAN'T BE NO FUN, BUT I CAN'T GO OUTSIDE 'CAUSE I'M ALLERGIC TO THE SUN
Susan: WEASLEY IS MY KING, AND JO IS MY QUEEN. BUT I TAKE MY LIFE ADVICE FROM THE TWO BROTHERS GREEN
Scarlett: TO TRAVEL WITH THE DOCTOR IS MY ONE TRUE DREAM, WITH SO MUCH NERDY IN ONE PLACE THE STARS ARE SURE TO GLEAM
Susan: I NAMED MY KID STORMAGEDDON, MY BEST FRIEND'S A BABY SHARK. YOU DON'T WANNA MEET MY BRO STREET SWEEPER AFTER DARK
Scarlett: I'LL BE EATING NUTELLA ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT, BITCH DID YOU JUST TRY AND STEAL SOME? YOU DON'T WANT A FIGHT
Susan: I SPEND MOST OF MY DAYS ONLINE TROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN'. AIN'T GOT NO IRL FRIENDS, BUT I SURE AIN'T GRUMBLING
Scarlett: I'M ON THE YOUTUBES, MAKING VIDEOS FOR FUN. IT'S REALLY COOL WHEN PEOPLE WATCH YOU DO THE DUMB
Susan: I GOT A PUPPY NAMED BUBBLES, TINY CHICKENS IN MY BRAIN, AND A LITTLE ELEPHANT... HELL NO I'M NOT INSANE!
Scarlett: I BOUGHT ALL THESE SHARPIES 'CAUSE I'M USING SO MANY AND ON THE TOPIC OF U.S. CURRENCY, DOWN WITH THE PENNY!
Susan: I CONCEDE, SCARLITA, YOU'RE THE ULTIMATE NERD. NOW I GOTTA GO DO HOMEWORK. THURSDAY OUT! WORD.
Scarlett: AWW YEAH THAT'S IT, THIS BATTLE IS WON. I'M GONNA READ LORD OF THE RINGS AND HAVE SOME MIDDLE EARTH FUN. PEACE.

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So in AP English…

fishingboatproceeds:

jagblogs:

My teacher keeps talking about the argument prompts on the AP test, and she keeps saying that they never use anything controversial, an she keeps using the prompt from last year as an example. The prompt was whether or not we should get rid of pennies, and my teacher keeps saying that no one has a strong opinion on that.

John Green does.

I have a strong opinion about penny-destruction precisely because it’s the kind of thing that no one has a strong opinion about. The elimination of the penny is so obvious, and so inarguably sensible, that you will be hard-pressed to find an economist in the world who argues against it. And yet…there’s no political will to make it happen. (You can sign this petition, though.)

Anyway, there is no reasonable argument in favor of keeping the penny. I assume anyone who argued for the existence of pennies was automatically given a 1 on the AP exam in question.

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fishingboatproceeds:

reblogging primarily because it is from the tumblr i-gif-things-so-you-dont-have-to.

This bit in the video made female Nerdfighters the world over uncomfortably hot.

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effyeahnerdfighters:

kellyblogsfromthetardis:

Worst Vlogbrothers Drinking game:

Drink every time John blinks.

Drink every time they complete a punishment/challenge in a timely fashion.

Drink every time Hank speaks for 10 seconds without using a jump cut.

(Source: kellyinigomontoya, via tsetseandthunder)

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onething-voldemortcantunderstand:

“I fell off my bike staring at a turtle”

Never change, John. Never change.

(via madamekovarians)