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So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria)

2016-07-01 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:43 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Projects) · mode: Personal update · tags: self promotion

Hank says VidCon 2016 went very well, then tells how, sick afterwards, he ruptured both eardrums flying home and learned common pain relievers are dangerous with his ulcerative colitis. He reveals the promised Boston announcement: NerdCon: Nerdfighteria next February for ten years of Vlogbrothers, with optional scholarships.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — VidCon 2016 recap: YouTube support promise, ICG and Crash Course launches, staff and volunteers

  • ★★ Looking back to the Sunday after it (26 June 2016), Hank says VidCon went very well and lots of amazing things happened. — 00:00:00 · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank reports YouTube announced that everyone who makes money on the platform can email a real person and get a response within 24 hours. — 00:00:00 · YouTube, VidCon
  • ★★ Hank says people were very excited about the launch of the Internet Creators Guild and the Crash Course curriculum materials. — 00:00:00 · Crash Course
  • ★★ Hank says the conference community felt cohesive and supportive, and the problems were dealt with quickly by a great team of staff and volunteers he is pleased to work with. — 00:00:00 · VidCon

00:00:29 — Sick after VidCon, Hank ruptures both eardrums flying home; fortune cookie; pain relievers and colitis

  • ★★ On Sunday evening, in line at Space Mountain, his favourite roller coaster anywhere, Hank felt a tickle in his throat; by the hotel he had muscle aches and chills. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Hank says he takes a medicine that suppresses his immune system, so he gets sick a lot and deals with it. — 00:00:41
  • ★★ Descending on his first flight home, Hank could not pop his ear; the pain approached his worst ever, a toe he shattered playing basketball shoeless, and eased on the ground in Seattle. — 00:00:58
  • ★★★ On the second flight's descent (27 June 2016) the pain hit both ears; crying beside a stranger, Hank ruptured both eardrums. — 00:01:27
  • ★★ Hank says ruptured eardrums apparently happen fairly frequently: super painful, but they get better. (hedged) — 00:01:27
  • ★★ At about 70% of his normal hearing, Hank got a fortune cookie saying he would be rewarded for being a good listener this week (week of 27 June 2016); inside his head everything is loud. (playful) — 00:01:41
  • ★★★ Hank says he just learned that all normal pain relievers interact very badly with, and are literally dangerous to take with, ulcerative colitis; no one had told him. — 00:01:56
  • ★★ After taking a lot of DayQuil and ibuprofen, Hank's colitis started acting up; he says he can never again take the nighttime cold medicine. — 00:02:04

00:02:26 — NerdCon: Nerdfighteria announced: program, guests, size, scholarships; thanks and sign-off

  • ★★★ Revealing the big VidCon announcement for people near Boston, Hank says that next February, for ten years of Vlogbrothers, they will hold NerdCon: Nerdfighteria. — 00:02:26 · Vlogbrothers, VidCon
  • ★★ Hank calls it as close as they will ever get to bringing Nerdfighteria into the real world. — 00:02:26 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ NerdCon: Nerdfighteria will have concerts, talks, panels, games and a live recording of Dear Hank and John. — 00:02:26 · Dear Hank and John
  • ★★ Guests include Charlie McDonnell, Maureen Johnson, the Perfect Strangers, George Watsky, Meghan Tonjes, Emily Graslie, Lindsay Doe and four of the Five Awesome Girls. — 00:02:52 · Maureen Johnson
  • ★★ Hank says it will be a much smaller, more intimate event than VidCon, so it will probably sell out quickly. (hedged) — 00:03:00 · VidCon
  • ★★★ Since only people with a spare $60 get to come to such events, registrants who can may fund a half or full scholarship for another Nerdfighter; applications come later. — 00:03:00 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank thanks everyone in the community, especially those who cannot come to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria: they will be there in spirit. — 00:03:30 · Nerdfighteria

In the description and comments

  • ★★ The description says running events is stressful; Hank is proud of VidCon but a little disconnected from it because it covers all of online video, not just his parts. — video description · VidCon
  • ★★ The description invites viewers to join them in Boston. — video description
  • ★★ The description says Hank is very excited to do an event celebrating only the little world they have created on the internet. — video description
  • ★★ The description says Hank wants an event for the community they built online not only because it is more relevant to him, but because he thinks it is the coolest place on the internet. — video description

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: NerdCon: Nerdfighteria

Also: People: Charlie McDonnell · Emily Graslie · George Watsky · Lindsey Doe · Maureen Johnson · Meghan Tonjes

Projects: Crash Course · Dear Hank and John · Internet Creators Guild · VidCon

Organizations: YouTube

Groups: Five Awesome Girls · Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers

Concepts: perforated eardrum · ulcerative colitis (concept)

Places: Boston · Seattle · Space Mountain

Products: DayQuil · Ibuprofen · NyQuil

Also centred on NerdCon: Nerdfighteria: PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE!

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