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The Best of My 2016

2016-12-27 · list · John · 3:38 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Sports) · mode: Personal update · tags: community lore, civic or action cta

Arguing that 2016 was 7.4 billion different years rather than one dumpster fire, John shares his four favourite memories of it: the Indy 500 and AFC Wimbledon's Wembley win, a family wedding in Portland, meeting baby Orin, and being home nine nights out of ten.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — 2016 is not one dumpster-fire year but 7.4 billion different years; prompted by Rosianna, John will share four favourite memories

  • ★★★ John says 2016 seems destined to be remembered as the year of the dumpster fire, which he thinks unfair: it contains multitudes, 7.4 billion different years to 7.4 billion people. (hedged) — 00:00:00

    “2016 wasn't even one year, it was 7.4 billion different years to 7.4 billion different people”

  • ★ John found it encouraging when Rosianna asked her viewers for their best of 2016, so he shares his four favourite memories of the year. — 00:00:17 · Rosianna Halse Rojas

00:00:29 — First memory: the 100th Indy 500 and, a day later, AFC Wimbledon's play-off win at Wembley

  • ★★ John's first memory: attending the 100th running of the Indy 500 with his mom and dad and many friends. — 00:00:29 · Sydney Green, Mike Green, Indianapolis
  • ★ John notes the Indy 500 is technically just 800 left turns, half of them out of sight because the track is so huge. (playful) — 00:00:34 · Indianapolis
  • ★★ John says the Indy 500 is the largest non-religious gathering of human beings on Earth. — 00:00:40 · Indianapolis
  • ★★ John says that although he isn't usually a crowds person, it is truly wondrous to see so many different people come together. — 00:00:45
  • ★★ From the Indy 500 John flew to London to see Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon win at Wembley for a third-tier spot, then partied at their home stadium with his dad and players. — 00:00:50 · London, AFC Wimbledon, Nerdfighteria, Mike Green, Indianapolis
  • ★★ Answering those who ask how he can be excited about England's 82nd best football team, John says AFC Wimbledon are now actually the 55th best. (playful) — 00:01:13 · AFC Wimbledon

00:01:23 — Second memory: Sarah's cousin's wedding in Portland, Oregon, and a Portland Timbers game

  • ★★ John's second memory: Sarah's cousin's wedding in Portland, Oregon; he'd known the groom since high school, laughed and cried, watched his kids watch, then saw a Portland Timbers game. — 00:01:23 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★★ In their twenties John and Sarah went to seven or eight weddings a year and he came to dread them; now that weddings are rare he has come around to them. — 00:01:27 · Sarah Urist Green

00:02:01 — Third memory: meeting baby Orin in Montana and seeing Hank as a loving father

00:02:22 — Favourite memory: being home nine nights out of ten, with time for writing and the kids

  • ★ Noting his memories so far all involve leaving Indianapolis, John says he dearly loves its airport, named best airport in America four years running. — 00:02:28 · Indianapolis
  • ★★★ John's favourite 2016 memory was being home: after more than a hundred days away in both 2014 and 2015, he was home nine nights out of ten, with more time for writing and family. (hedged) — 00:02:31

  • ★★ John says quality time with your kids is incredibly important, but there is also something to be said for quantity time. — 00:02:42

    “something to be said for quantity time”

  • ★★ John says it was an awesome year to be a dad: Henry learned to ride a bike, Alice learned her ABCs, and both learned every word to Moana. — 00:02:49 · Henry Green, Alice Green

  • ★★ John says being home for most of it was the best thing to happen to him this year (2016), other than AFC Wimbledon's promotion. — 00:02:56 · AFC Wimbledon

00:03:02 — Ask to share best-of-2016 memories; the channel's tenth anniversary is coming in 2017

  • ★★ John asks Nerdfighters to share their best of 2016 in the comments, or make a video and link to it there. — 00:03:02 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John says that when Hank next sees him it will be 2017, the vlogbrothers channel's tenth anniversary, and thanks Hank for doing this with him for a decade. — 00:03:07 · Vlogbrothers, Hank Green

00:03:23 — John signs off with the wrong day and laments being bad at days

In the description and comments

  • ★★ John thanks Nerdfighteria for 9.99 amazing years of creating the community together: it has done so much amazing stuff together, and each of them is a vital part of that. — video description · Nerdfighteria

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Mentioned

Central: AFC Wimbledon · Indianapolis 500

Also: People: Alice Green · Henry Green · Katherine Green · Mike Green · Orin Green · Sarah Urist Green · Sydney Green

Works: Moana

Organizations: Portland Timbers

Places: Indianapolis · Indianapolis International Airport · London · Montana · Portland, Oregon · Wembley Stadium

Only in the description or credits: Rosianna Halse Rojas

Also centred on Indianapolis 500: The Most Amazing Day · The Double · The Longest (and best) Day

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