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You have to allow for the possibility that maybe… just maybe… everything will be okay.
I can’t believe Jamband Sudoku gets to be The American Soccer Guy when John Green is RIGHT THERE.
Seikilos Epitaph
The oldest known song in the world.
The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found engraved on a tombstone, near Aidin, Turkey (not far from Ephesus). The find has been dated variously from around 200 BC to around AD 100.
Lyrics:
Hoson zēs, phainou Mēden holōs sy lypou; Pros oligon esti to zēn To telos ho chronos apaitei While you live, shine Don’t suffer anything at all; Life exists only a short while And time demands its toll.
I recognize that it is most likely no longer his 41st birthday, but I do quite like this gifset.
*Googles his birthday* Ah, I see that it is in fact shortly after his 42nd birthday! I didn’t realize it was so close to mine. Heeey he turned 42 on the 24th--happy inverse golden birthday, John!
Anyways I think I’ve been slowly becoming a Nerdfighter. I don’t know if I fully qualify as one yet but I’m getting close. It’s an awesome fandom name, by the way :)
Happy 41st birthday, John Green!
Thank you for being awesome!
My submission for the Pizzamas Fan Art Contest!
Pizza John 2.0
Unused design for the Pizzamas Fan Art Contest
Doodle of Hank Green because reasons
Hank Green, I’m sorry I cried on you.
This the DFTBA poster I had signed at LeakyCon Portland this summer by Hank (John had pre-signed it earlier, being on paternity leave at the time.).
I never thought I’d be one of those people who lose it when they meet a celebrity, but when Hank began signing for me, I just completely lost it. I was grinning like an idiot, but tears poured down my face. Hank was incredibly sweet. He asked me if I was alright, and gave me a hug.
Nodding, I blubbered, “Thank you for helping me be okay.”
It wasn’t all I wanted to say, but I think it summed it all up nicely.
I don’t have a really dramatic story, but I think what I have experienced is common of a lot of Nerdfighters. I was introduced to the Vlogbrothers at a really critical point in my life. It was the beginning of high school, the beginning of when I really started figuring out who I am, and (more importantly) who I want to be.
Over the ensuing four years, I watched a lot of my friends struggle with self-esteem, popularity, peer and sexual pressure, and confusion over what they wanted to do with their lives. I fear that, if I hadn’t had such a strong force for good in my life as the Vlogbrothers, I would have ended up as a very different, and much more screwed up, young person. I’m not going to say that for me it was all smooth sailing – far from it – but I did come out the other end whole and healthy, physically and mentally. And I think a big part of that was due to my being a Nerdfighter.
I’m not even a particularly active member of Nerdfighteria, but just by passively observing, I’ve absorbed values that will remain with me for the rest of my life. I’ve gained respect for myself, and my abilities, whether or not they’re “cool” or “practical.” I’m learning to think of other people complexly, and to respect their abilities and beliefs. I’ve got an open mind, hungry for learning and willing to adapt to and accept new situations and information. And I have developed a passion for life, in all its varied splendor, that will burn brightly until I die.
I’m leaving for college tomorrow, and this poster is coming with me, to remind me of the values of Nerdfighteria, and to remember the journey I’ve already completed, and the one that lies ahead of me. And, of course, so I never forget to be awesome.