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Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project

2008-05-06 · announcement · John · 2:18 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Announcements · tags: community lore, civic or action cta, self promotion

From a busy conference, John launches the belated birthday project: Nerdfighters send 15-second videos or one photo of doing something Hank would think is awesome, with a Paper Towns advance copy as prize, plus a vote reminder and speaking-event news.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Too busy at the International Reading Association to plan the parts; 'Hankian' ('like Nietzschean, but less nihilistic'); part one begins

  • ★ John says he cannot plan how many parts the video has because he is very busy at the International Reading Association and short of time. — 00:00:00

  • ★ John coins 'Hankian' for his excited, busy state: like 'Nietzschean', but less frighteningly nihilistic. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Hankian, Hank Green

    “I get almost Hankian. Hankian's a nice word.”

00:00:36 — Part one: Hank's belated birthday: watch the birthday response videos; the project: 15 seconds or one photo of doing something Hank would think is awesome

  • ★★ John urges Nerdfighters to watch the response videos, where many people made Hank awesome birthday presents, and thanks them for making him look less of a jerk. — 00:00:36 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John's project: Nerdfighters have 15 seconds or one photograph to show themselves doing something Hank would think is awesome, left vague for creativity. — 00:00:36 · Nerdfighteria, Hank Green

00:01:05 — Deadline Saturday midnight, email address; part two: vote in Indiana and North Carolina; miscounted parts; Grand Rapids library event

  • ★★ Entries (pictures or videos) are due Saturday at midnight, sent to sparksflyup at gmail.com. — 00:01:05
  • ★★ John asks viewers in Indiana and North Carolina to vote today, punning that their vote counts ('Count Chocula'). (playful) — 00:01:05 · Indiana, Nerdfighteria
  • ★ John jumps to 'part four', then a later John interrupts to scold his earlier self for being unable to count to three. (joke) — 00:01:05
  • ★★ As said yesterday, Hank, Maureen Johnson and John will speak at a Grand Rapids, Michigan library on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. — 00:01:05 · Hank Green, Maureen Johnson

00:01:50 — Eventful profile to request visits; Paper Towns galleys as tripod; advance copy for one project participant; sign-off

  • ★★ Because they might want to do such events more often, they set up an Eventful profile where Nerdfighters can request a visit to their city; they might come. (hedged) — 00:01:50 · Nerdfighter Ning
  • ★★★ John's tripod is a stack of new Paper Towns galleys; he will give an advance reader's copy to one Nerdfighter whose entry is included in the birthday project. — 00:01:50 · Paper Towns

Humor (significant)

  • John coins 'Hankian' for being excited and busy. — 00:00:00

    “It's like Nietzschean, but, you know, less frighteningly nihilistic.”

  • John reminds Indiana and North Carolina Nerdfighters to vote today. — 00:01:05

    “Remember, Nerdfighters, you vote count. Chocula.”

  • After 'part two', John announces 'part four'; John from 45 minutes later interrupts. — 00:01:05

    “You can't count to three? I mean, I know you're bad at math”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

People: Friedrich Nietzsche · Maureen Johnson

Projects: Nerdfighter Ning

Works: Paper Towns

Organizations: Eventful · International Literacy Association

Terms: Hankian

Places: Grand Rapids, Michigan · Indiana · North Carolina

Products: Count Chocula (“you vote count. Chocula.”)

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