An Open (though occasionally tangential) Letter to the Nerdfighters
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Watching the Vlogbrothers on YouTube has done a lot for me. John and Hank’s videos have proved to me that I am nowhere near alone. Sometimes when I watch a movie I love or listen to a CD with my dad he’ll look at me and tell me that I need to “be a little more mainstream.” (I think that was a rather strong reaction to In Bruges but I guess I billed it as a black comedy (which it IS, but I think the comedy is enough to balance the violence and sadness, while apparently my dad was left more disturbed than amused)) Anyway, the Brothers Green introduced me to the Nerdfighters, for which I will never cease to be grateful. Now, at my school all of my friends are nerdfighters—though they don’t all know the term. (I go to a small private school where there are 3 kinds of people. 1)Nerdfighters with scholarships 2)Nerdfighters with scholarships who pretend to be “the popular kids” in order to fit in with the 3)popular people who aren’t terribly interested school, but their parents can pay for tuition without a scholarship or are prestigious alumni with a lot of pull in the admissions office) So, at school, I don’t feel alone. But when I return home for the summer or, heaven forbid, go out into the “real” world, I used feel like I was part of some hugely nerdy minority. But not anymore. Now I know that there are tens of thousands of Nerdfighters out there who are (each in their own way) just like me.
John’s videos have been especially important to me because I aspire, like John, to make a living writing books. There’s something about watching an author whom you admire go through everyday life. There’s John Green, the author of books I adore, and he’s a normal person. He’s a nerd like I am. Watching him go through the writing process makes my goals seem attainable, not just some castles in the air. Because “Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! Authors are people too?”
In short, thank you John, Hank, and all the Nerdfighters for never forgetting to be awesome.
John’s videos have been especially important to me because I aspire, like John, to make a living writing books. There’s something about watching an author whom you admire go through everyday life. There’s John Green, the author of books I adore, and he’s a normal person. He’s a nerd like I am. Watching him go through the writing process makes my goals seem attainable, not just some castles in the air. Because “Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! Authors are people too?”
In short, thank you John, Hank, and all the Nerdfighters for never forgetting to be awesome.
Ramblings Indeed
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I've had a few blogs in other places, but I'm really going to try to keep this one up.
I'll probably ramble quite a bit (because I'm ridiculously good at it) and hopefully I'll get around to posting some of my writing and maybe some photography.
I'm making it my goal this summer to follow through with a lot of things that I've started. So here goes nothing!
I'll probably ramble quite a bit (because I'm ridiculously good at it) and hopefully I'll get around to posting some of my writing and maybe some photography.
I'm making it my goal this summer to follow through with a lot of things that I've started. So here goes nothing!
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