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8 Things I Love

2010-12-13 · list · John · 3:46 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture, Books & writing, Personal life) · mode: Advice & reviews · tags: calendar ritual, self correction, community lore, civic or action cta

After correcting Hank's P4A start time (noon Eastern, December 17), John lists eight things he loves, mostly made by Nerdfighters: Stephanie Perkins's Anna and the French Kiss, Karen Kavett, the Beckoning of Lovely, a shirt from Nerimon, Charlie McDonnell's album, a white dog in snow, Vi Hart's math videos, and Henry's 'Napoleon' pointing.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Correction of Hank's Friday video: P4A begins at noon Eastern on December 17; upload near noon; tune into youtube.com/p4a

  • ★★★ John corrects Hank's Friday video: the Project for Awesome begins at noon Eastern on December 17, not midnight, so upload videos close to noon and tune into youtube.com/p4a. — 00:00:00 · Project for Awesome

00:00:14 — Thing 1: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, a Nerdfighter John met at LeakyCon

  • ★★★ John loves Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins: made of sweetness, funny and smart, and one of the most genuinely romantic stories he has read. — 00:00:15
  • ★★ John says a Nerdfighter approached him at LeakyCon years ago saying she had written a book due in 2010; when it arrived he couldn't stop reading. — 00:00:21

00:00:49 — Thing 2: Karen Kavett, designer of the P4A thumbnail and the French Revolution videos

  • ★★ John is grateful for Karen Kavett, a longtime Nerdfighter who designed this year's (2010) Project for Awesome thumbnail and did all the French Revolution videos. — 00:00:49 · Project for Awesome

00:00:59 — Thing 3: Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Beckoning of Lovely and 10/10/10; John is a crier and wants to see Hank cry

  • ★★ John recommends his friend Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Beckoning of Lovely project and a link to what happened on 10/10/10 in Chicago, which might make you cry. — 00:00:59 · The Beckoning of Lovely, Chicago (city)
  • ★ John says he is a crier, doesn't think Hank has ever cried in their videos, and would like to see Hank cry in one; the last time was probably when John was punching him. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:12 · Hank Green

00:01:26 — Thing 4: a shirt given by Nerimon

  • ★ John loves a shirt Nerimon (Alex) gave him. — 00:01:26

00:01:33 — Thing 5: Charlie McDonnell and his album This Is Me

  • ★★★ John praises Charlie McDonnell, whom he met as a young lad and thought a genius, especially his new album This Is Me, which he can't stop listening to. — 00:01:33
  • ★ John says he has listened to 'Bread' on repeat 621 times, which raises the possibility that he is technically a fangirl. (playful) — 00:01:55

00:02:14 — Thing 6: white dog on white snow

00:02:17 — Thing 7: Vi Hart, found through The Station is Watching You; a Nerdfighter since 2007; math is taught badly

  • ★★★ Through Joe Felice's The Station is Watching You, a show giving new YouTubers a bigger audience, John was paired with Vi Hart, whom he calls amazing. — 00:02:17
  • ★★ John says Vi Hart has been a Nerdfighter since 2007 and designed the original Nerdfighter pirate logo. — 00:02:30 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John urges Nerdfighters to watch a Vi Hart video, saying it will change their lives. — 00:02:35 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John argues people who think they hate math don't hate math; they hate the way they have been taught math. — 00:02:41 · education

00:02:58 — Thing 8: 'the Napoleon', Henry pointing where he wants to be carried

  • ★★ John calls Henry's new habit of pointing where he wants to be carried 'the Napoleon', joking that Henry believes John is a horse. (playful) — 00:02:58 · Henry Green

00:03:15 — Summary: Nerdfighters making books, music and math videos; tell John what you love; end screen links and P4A subscribe reminder

  • ★★★ John sums up that what he loves is Nerdfighters writing books, making music and making videos about 'mathemusicianship'. — 00:03:15 · Nerdfighteria

    “mathemusicianship”

  • ★★ John asks Nerdfighters to tell him things they love so he can find new things to love. — 00:03:19 · Nerdfighteria

  • ★★ On the end screen John reminds viewers to subscribe to youtube.com/p4a, where P4A begins Friday at noon Eastern. — 00:03:30 · Project for Awesome

Humor (significant)

  • John tries to describe what Anna and the French Kiss is like. — 00:00:34

    “is like Maureen Johnson and I had a baby, a French baby”

  • John says he hasn't seen Hank cry since they were kids. — 00:01:21

    “Probably the last time I saw you cry was when I was punching you”

  • John says he has listened to Charlie's song on repeat 621 times. — 00:01:55

    “This raises the alarming possibility that I might technically be a fangirl”

  • John explains 'the Napoleon': Henry points where he wants to be taken. — 00:03:07

    “Henry clearly believes that I am a horse”

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Mentioned

Central: Anna and the French Kiss · Charlie McDonnell · Henry Green · Karen Kavett · The Beckoning of Lovely · This Is Me · Vi Hart

Also: People: Maureen Johnson · Napoleon

Projects: Project for Awesome

Works: Bread · Jingle Bells · The Station Is Watching You

Terms: doobly-doo · French the llama

Concepts: education

Places: Chicago (city)

Events: LeakyCon

Products: iTunes

animal: Willy

Only in the description or credits: Alex Day · Amy Krouse Rosenthal · Joe Felice · Stephanie Perkins

Also centred on Charlie McDonnell: Supernote and Charlie's Birthday · Hank Talks to Charlie McDonnell · Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands · Thoughts from Bath: The Legacy of Wealth

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