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Could I Spare some Change for Gas?

2020-07-24 · Q&A · Hank · 3:58 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Philosophy & meaning) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: recurring series, community lore, self promotion

Sitting in his Montana yard at dusk and borrowing John's Question Tuesday, Hank answers viewer questions: brown pelicans and birds, his book, a favorite song, ADHD advice, his Rocky Horror role, Lacrymaria, and how he finds light in dark days through making things, curiosity, community and love.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Hank borrows Question Tuesday from his yard: favorite pelican, birds at dusk, talking about his book, a favorite song

  • ★★ For a change of pace Hank sits in his yard and, taking a cue from John, answers viewer questions Question Tuesday style. — 00:00:00 · Question Tuesday, John Green
  • ★★ Hank's favorite pelican species is the brown pelican: he grants viewers may think white pelicans more majestic, but brown pelicans are closest to his heart and seem like nice birds. — 00:00:00
  • ★ Filming in his yard at 9 at night in Montana, Hank expected birdsong but got leaf blowing and yard work. (playful) — 00:00:29 · Montana
  • ★★ Hank loves talking about his book and hearing people talk about it, and spends a lot of time reading what people say about it. — 00:00:29 · A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
  • ★★ Hank suggests going to look at birds whenever you have the chance: high quality, great organisms. — 00:01:09
  • ★ Hank's favorite song lately is Think About Things by Daði Freyr, whose name he admits he is mispronouncing. — 00:01:09

00:01:36 — Gas money, why pelicans and Jason Ward, ADHD advice, his Rocky Horror role, favorite microorganism

  • ★★ Hank has been on a bird kick lately, mostly thanks to Jason Ward, and recommends his show, linked as Birds of North America in the description. — 00:01:36
  • ★★ Birds in general are just good, and pelicans are maybe the best of them; Hank grants this is probably controversial and entirely subjective. (hedged) — 00:01:36
  • ★★★ Hank's biggest advice to someone newly diagnosed with ADHD: a brain that works differently does not work worse. — 00:01:59
  • ★★ Hank recommends the channel How to ADHD. — 00:01:59
  • ★★ Asked who he played in his Rocky Horror shows, Hank shows a photo and reveals he played Rocky. — 00:01:59
  • ★ Hank's favorite microorganism, for today, is Lacrymaria. — 00:01:59

00:02:47 — How Hank lifts his head in dark days: making things with loved ones, birds, curiosity, community and love

  • ★★ Journey to the Microcosmos has not done an episode just on Lacrymaria, which features in its predation episodes; Hank thinks they will do one soon. (hedged) — 00:02:47 · Journey to the Microcosmos
  • ★★★ To lift his head in dark days, Hank makes things with people he loves, looks at birds and follows his curiosity: finding things out is one of the few joys independent of the world. — 00:02:47 · curiosity

00:03:33 — Thanks to John, see you next Tuesday, a mosquito ends it

  • ★★★ Finding strength in his relationships, community and love is what carries Hank through, and he hopes the asker has opportunities for that too. — 00:03:33
  • ★★ Hank thanks John for being part of that curiosity, making stuff and love. — 00:03:33 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank will see John not this Tuesday (28 July 2020) but next, because John is taking Tuesday off. — 00:03:33 · John Green

In the description and comments

Humor (significant)

  • April asks the title question, whether Hank could spare some change for gas money. — 00:01:36

    “Uh, absolutely. Just let me know your Venmo.”

  • Asked his Rocky Horror role, Hank shows the photo of himself in costume. — 00:01:59

    “It was all worth it, wasn't it?”

  • Hank came outside for birdsong and a tree brushing his head. — 00:00:29

    “I didn't expect yard work.”

  • A mosquito drives Hank indoors mid sign-off. — 00:03:33

    “I hope my neighbors understand that this is what I do.”

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Mentioned

Central: Question Tuesday

Also: Projects: Journey to the Microcosmos

Works: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor · Birds of North America · How to ADHD · The Rocky Horror Picture Show · Think About Things

Concepts: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder · birdwatching · brown pelican · curiosity · Lacrymaria · love · pelican · sense of community

Places: Montana

Characters: Rocky Horror

Only in the description or credits: All Star · Daði Freyr · Jason Ward

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