John: sign every copy of The Fault in Our Stars (2011)

promise · status: kept · owner: John

date	event	what	video
2011-06-29	make	John commits to signing every single copy of the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars by hand, so every pre-order is autographed.	THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 00:00:29
2011-07-27	update	John restates his agreement to sign every first-printing copy of The Fault in Our Stars: 150,000 sheets (about 2,000 a day for 75 days, per Daniel Biss); all pre-orders, wherever buyers live, will be signed, and he promises to get it done.	150,000 Autographs 00:01:37
2011-08-15	update	John brought the sheets because he can't take a week off from signing; all pre-ordered copies of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed.	HANKLERFISH! 00:03:14
2011-08-18	update	Hank notes The Fault in Our Stars is available at a link below and all copies will be signed.	Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT! 00:02:54
2011-08-26	update	John reports about 35,000 signed with a long way to go, and restates that all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed, wherever ordered.	Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. 00:00:40
2011-08-31	update	John says he has signed 42,000 copies and is going to continue, after seeing a doctor about his hand.	How to Become An Adult 00:03:20
2011-09-07	update	In the description John says all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be autographed.	The Great Gatsby: Living the Dream in the Valley of Ashes 00:00:00
2011-09-12	update	In the description John says all preorders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed.	Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography 00:00:00
2011-09-16	update	John signs The Fault in Our Stars sheets in airports during flight delays; he brought 2,000 sheets to sign that day and signs about six hours a day.	Narrowly Avoiding Arrest: Some Airport Insanity 00:00:31
2011-10-05	update	John reports progress on signing all copies of The Fault in Our Stars: over 80,000 signed, 150,000 needed by November 3, about 300 Sharpies used, just over halfway; he restates he will sign every copy.	SIGNING MADNESS 00:01:53
2011-10-14	update	John reports he has signed his name over 100,000 times in his mission to sign every copy of the TFIOS first printing, denies cheating or using a stamp, and shows himself signing.	Defying Wadsworth! 00:00:47
2011-10-19	update	Asked whether he will really sign the entire first printing of The Fault in Our Stars, John says 'Oh, yes!'	Question Wed--THE COVER OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS! 00:02:01
2011-10-24	update	John reports 25,000 copies of The Fault in Our Stars left to sign; he signed 5,300 in about 14 hours yesterday and must keep that pace every non-travel day until November 3; he hopes to finish.	Signing Psychosis Takes Over 00:00:55
2011-10-28	update	John shows the TFIOS-ometer: very nearly 135,000 signed, roughly 15,000-20,000 to go; all pre-ordered copies will be signed.	Reading Chapter One of The Fault in Our Stars 00:27:50
2011-11-02	update	John reports he is almost at 150,000 signed copies ("almost doesn't count") and later says he must sign 5,000 books in the next 24 hours.	LECTROJOG! 00:00:00
2011-11-05	kept	Hank congratulates John on signing 150,000 copies of The Fault in Our Stars: "You're done!"	You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! 00:03:37
2011-11-07	kept	John announces he has signed all the books, having just signed the last one.	IS THIS HEAVEN? 00:00:34
2011-12-05	update	John calls the copy he received one of the few unsigned copies of The Fault in Our Stars.	5 Worst Typos of History 00:00:07