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June 15: AIRRRRPORRRTS!!!

2007-06-15 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) · mode: Personal essay · tags: on location, community lore

Vlogging from an airport on his long trip home from the Dominican Republic, Hank says the week together showed how textual, video-blog and face-to-face communication differ, since neither brother is quite himself except face to face, and tells John he is happy to be his brother.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Poor-quality iSight video from an airport; hating flying; long day home to Missoula before the deadline

  • ★ Hank records at an airport with his MacBook's built-in camera and a headset, apologising for the poor video quality. (playful) — 00:00:03
  • ★★ Hank, who hates flying, has been travelling since about 6 a.m. and will get home around 1 a.m.; he vlogs from the airport because his plane reaches Missoula after the deadline. — 00:00:32 · Missoula, Montana, Montana

00:01:02 — Long gaps between seeing each other; working on the Evil Baby Orphanage on vacation; textual vs video-blog vs face-to-face communication

  • ★★ Hank thinks the brothers are realising there may be long stretches between seeing each other; normal nowadays, he says, but uncomfortable. (hedged) — 00:01:02 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank says he and John worked on the Evil Baby Orphanage during the family vacation, and the idea is not getting any less awesome. (playful) — 00:01:02 · Evil Baby Orphanage, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank says a week of face-to-face contact made Brotherhood 2.0 somewhat redundant but highlighted how textual, video-blog and face-to-face communication differ, which is what the project is about. (hedged) — 00:01:31 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Hank realises neither brother is quite himself over instant messenger or even video blogs, but they cannot help being themselves face to face. — 00:01:31

00:02:00 — John's craziness: his supreme disappointment over the cancelled miniature donkey polo

  • ★★ Hank was excited by donkey polo because it is ridiculous, but does not understand John's supreme disappointment and thinks heat is a fine reason to cancel it. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:00 · John Green

00:02:27 — John is an amazing brother; last day in the DR; wanting to be home; Katherine; sign-off

  • ★★ Apart from occasional bouts of high-stress insanity, Hank calls John a pretty amazing brother and guy, and says he is really happy to be his brother. — 00:02:27 · John Green
  • ★ Hank notes Katherine will see this video before she sees him. — 00:02:27 · Katherine Green

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Mentioned

Central: Brotherhood 2.0

Also: Dominican Republic · Evil Baby Orphanage · iSight · Katherine Green · MacBook · Missoula, Montana · Montana

Only in the description or credits: Atlanta

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