November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication
2007-11-28 · letter vlog · John · 2:35 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria, Pop culture) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore
Exhausted after finishing the latest revision of Paper Towns, John says his brain feels liquid, challenges Nerdfighters to work out where a liquefied brain would exit, jokes about Amy Winehouse, and invites questions for next week.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — John's nerd glasses are back; the 'too old to be emo' review answered with Edgar Allan Poe; writing setup moved to the office
- ★ John is wearing his nerd glasses again; after bad reviews (he looks like he's trying to be emo but is too old), he may alternate them with his other glasses. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:03
- ★★ After several days of working about 16 hours a day in an 'ocean of paper' in the living room, John has moved his writing setup into his office. — 00:00:03
00:00:45 — After 16-hour days in an ocean of paper, the Paper Towns revision is finished; too tired for a happy dance, his brain feels liquid
- ★★★ John announces he has finished the most recent revision of Paper Towns. — 00:00:45 · Paper Towns
- ★★ Too tired for his usual happy dance, John says his brain feels like it has turned to liquid and might drip out of his nose or ears. (playful) — 00:00:45 · Happy dance (practice)
00:01:14 — Challenge to Nerdfighters: where would a liquefied brain come out?; the handsome reward will be delivered before year's end
- ★★★ John challenges Nerdfighters to work out whether a liquefied brain would come out of his eyes, nose, ears or a combination, saying he has learned not to underestimate them. (playful) — 00:01:14 · Nerdfighteria
- ★★★ John tells Nerdfighters he will deliver their handsome reward before the end of the year in some fashion. — 00:01:14 · Nerdfighteria
00:01:37 — Sniffing his brain back up; Amy Winehouse's 'liquid brain'; Christmas on Friday
- ★★ John jokes that Amy Winehouse may not have a drug problem but a liquified brain she must keep snorting back up, which is why she cancelled her concerts. (joke) — 00:01:37
- ★★ John says he wants to talk about Christmas on Friday, and is thinking he could answer Nerdfighters' questions early next week (week of 3 December 2007). (hedged) — 00:01:37 · Christmas, Nerdfighteria
00:02:16 — Call for Nerdfighter questions for early next week; sign-off; scavenger hunters already have today's clue
- ★★★ John invites Nerdfighters to leave questions of any kind, from Pakistan to his glasses, in the comments. — 00:02:16 · Nerdfighteria
- ★ John tells scavenger hunters they have already received today's clue. — 00:02:16
Humor (significant)
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Reviewers said John looks like he's trying to be emo but is too old; he counters with the very emo, very old Edgar Allan Poe. — 00:00:03
“Checkmate!”
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John sniffs after wondering where his liquid brain would drip out. — 00:01:37
“Do you think that was brain?”
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John suggests Amy Winehouse snorts every few minutes to keep her liquified brain in her head, explaining her cancelled concerts. — 00:01:37
“She has liquid brain! I'd cancel my concerts, too!”
Threads in this video
- first use · John's 'liquid brain' after finishing a revision (2007) — John says he is so tired after the revision that his brain feels like it has turned to liquid and might drip out. (00:00:45)
- milestone · Paper Towns: writing, revision and publication (2007) — John finishes the most recent revision of Paper Towns. (00:00:45)
- asked · John asks Nerdfighters where a liquefied brain would come out (2007) — John asks Nerdfighters whether a liquefied brain would come out of the eyes, nose, ears or a combination. (00:01:14)
- progress update · John: give a handsome reward to whoever finds Tiffany (2007) — John commits to deliver the Nerdfighters' handsome reward before the end of the year in some fashion. (00:01:14)
- asked · John asks Nerdfighters for questions to answer (2007) — John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions about anything, which he may answer early next week (week of 3 December 2007). (00:02:16)
- proposed · Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — John invites Nerdfighters to leave questions of any kind, from Pakistan to his glasses, in the comments. (00:02:16)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- John asks Nerdfighters where a liquefied brain would come out (2007) — reported back; last: result reported, 2007-11-29
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions to answer (2007) — reported back; last: result reported, 2007-12-04
- John: give a handsome reward to whoever finds Tiffany (2007) — said in jest (not tracked); last: progress update, 2007-11-28
- Paper Towns: writing, revision and publication (2007) — completed; last: looked back, 2023-11-07
- Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — last documented in 2020; last: restarted, 2020-07-21
Mentioned
Amy Winehouse · Christmas · Edgar Allan Poe · Happy dance (practice) · Nerdfighter Scavenger Hunt · Pakistan · Paper Towns
Only in the description or credits: Philip DeFranco
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-11-29 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project (Hank) — answers (result on John asks Nerdfighters where a liquefied brain would come out (2007)) — Hank reports the Nerdfighters' answer: a liquefied brain would most likely exit through the eyes, draining via tear ducts to nose, mouth and stomach; the ears are less likely. (00:02:11)