Latvia—beautiful Latvia!—just became the 30th country to agree to publish The Fault in Our Stars.
I LOVE YOU LATVIA!
go Latvia! tho it makes me wonder, why is Finland so slow with (almost) everything Awesome. i don’t usually read books in finnish, but i’d like to be able to share TFiOS with people who aren’t able to read it in English…
John Green on the Chilean miners’ rescue - vlogbrothers wisdom
“…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.”
I’m late, but in my defense I was on planes much of the last five days.
So a quick prefatory comment: I’m quoted on the back of The Hunger Games for nice things I said about the first book in the New York Times Book Review when it came out, so obviously I like the book. Back then, I remember…
…but just give me four minutes!
And then he goes on to be interesting and teach you things about Syria, so you should really watch it.
Seriously, do watch the video, but guys: Do my eyes always look that crazy?
