Beanie John's Love Advice

In which John reads from his real middle school diary while wearing a propeller beanie, and, in doing so, shares some relationship advice.
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[@durdanafarid92]

That moment when John is outraged at his middle school self for calling a girl "flat" and attributing that to her being worthy of love but then again reflecting on how he turned out just fine an an adult! Oh John, you have no idea how easy you make it for so many of the nerdfighters to like our past, idiotic selves

[@aparajitaprabhu]

Durdana Farid ❤️❤️truee

[@theturniptress805]

Its a universally accepted fact that *every* diary kept through middle school is a "200 page study in narcissism"

[@realfubz]

I like Black Nationalist rap is by far the best thing John Green has ever said.

[@chocolateanders8572]

Best part of the entire video, 10/10 nerdfighters agree.

[@beautyincmajor1714]

✊🏾

[@paulthegamer8823]

hilariously embarrasing

[@realfubz]

@@paulthegamer8823 wooff. Yeah, coming back 5 years later. This is rough

[@SamBrev]

"I like black nationalist rap." - John Green

[@Ch1Frequency]

"She's so flat" - John Green

[@ElizabethLCRandom]

I had to pause the video after he said that because I just couldn't handle life after he said that

[@user-jr8we5up2p]

I would pay so much money for that notebook.

[@gracieminabox]

"I like rap. I like black nationalist rap." Sweet God, I laughed too hard at that.

[@Compassionoftheworl]

I'm an 8th grader. I try to keep journals. I fail at it because my life is mostly watching KZbin and reading.

[@PizzaManager101]

you have a good life

[@bumblebee8076]

Do you still just read? Lmaoo

[@JackOfHearts5]

I had just finished ranting at two of my closest friends about my boy troubles and getting zero help from them when I saw you'd uploaded this video entitled "Love Advice." So naturally I laughed my head off at that irony. Then I watched it, and John Green, you have made me feel SO MUCH BETTER about EVERYTHING that's been keeping me down recently. When my girl friends couldn't handle me, bam, Nerdfighers look out for Nerdfighters. Thanks a billion, you're the best. DFTBA.

[@jennifermk4059]

And I am reminded of Welcome to Night Vale episode 33, "Cassette", in which Cecil listens to cassette tapes of his childhood. He does not remember making these tapes, and he also does not remember having the brother that the tapes repeatedly mentions him having.

[@chocolateanders8572]

Oh my gosh, I loved that episode!!!

[@maryvanvleck98]

Plot twist: Hank is Whitney

[@zamsaddul5409]

Well, we know why John's a good author.

[@Zhiperser]

I love how your younger self knew you wouldn't remember writing any of that. You're a brave man for reading that. I can't stand reading the crap I wrote as a kid. It's all extremely embarrassing.

[@annawenthome]

They played "Ice Ice Baby" at my school's neon dance on Saturday. All I could think was "I like black nationalist rap"

[@letterheadloyalty]

This kind of makes me want to go back and read my middle school journal. This would be the one my Mom read in a parent teacher thing and said I was awful but the teacher said I just needed spell check.

[@carebearGLARE]

"She's so flat" I pretty much died laughing at this.

[@MorgBorg14]

I had stopped watching you guys for a while, because I had a lot of college stuff to do and now I am really behind on videos. I am SO glad I started back up again, you brighten my day!

[@felipevitorino7745]

This is gold.

[@flyifyouwanttofly]

This is the first vlogbrothers video I ever saw. ...it is also my favorite. This is probably my seventh time watching it, not counting when I've showed it to friends or posted it on my facebook. John, this video makes me laugh. So much. It's fantastic. Thanks for being awesome.

[@beakybug]

"I was doing fine until James and Bryan came along and they told Jennifer I said I was going out with her. Which I did say, but they shouldn't have told her!" Hahaha that is middle school in a nutshell.

[@PrettyBluePeople]

This is one of my favorite vlogbrothers videos ever

[@estanner4683]

This is the first Vlogbrothers video I ever saw. It is still, by far, my absolute favorite.

[@LisaNova]

Ha ha! There was a comedy evening here in LA where a bunch of people just had to read their 8th grade journals. I missed it an always regretted it. Now I feel better. - Lisa

[@BloggerofAwesome]

You know, though I am a fan of Hank, I really think that you, John, have steadily become my favorite vlogbrother (Sorry, Hank). Probably my favorite video yet. Thanks for existing in a world where I can watch your enjoyable take on things.

[@ChristenLeager]

That is one of the most win comments I've seen in weeks. The kind of person who can come up with stuff like that is my favorite kind of person. You win at living, good sir or Madam.

[@AmyGH8]

My God. Trying not to laugh out loud to this because it's 1 a.m. is a really difficult task. Epic.

[@catherinelee530]

Watching your blogs makes me feel unnaturally happy. Thank you.

[@ajcarter16]

This is one of my favourite vlogbrothers videos.

[@scarletgoose8331]

I'm an 8th grader..... it's that bad

[@flyifyouwanttofly]

...this is my favorite vlogbrothers video. Well, one of, like, ten. Because how could you ever have just ONE favorite?

[@meganmcdill4241]

This is my favourite VB video, I'm not sure why♥️

[@dhochy]

If you pretend it was Whitney Houston, then the comment about her being "flat" is very different, and it fits your theme of writing lyrics down. I'd run with that!

[@9_in_the_afternoon]

Until seeing your comment, I 100% thought he was talking about Whitney Houston. Whoops.

[@pubcat5]

It is simply amazing what you forget over time. Makes me wonder if I see myself as I truly was as a child.

[@carpediEMILY]

this is one of the greatest vlogbrothers videos of all time.

[@NikeAgXY]

John, you are my hero for sure.

[@katherinestill1520]

I'm not sure why, but this might be my favorite out of all the videos you've ever made

[@beautyincmajor1714]

I love John Green!!! ❤️

[@MarauderNumberFive]

I have provided about 20 of these views. Favorite vlogbrothers video ever.

[@Robynskie]

its amazing when john says it!

[@beckstraordinary]

Best vlog in a while! It was so much fun having you go through your old stuff on BlogTV...I'm glad this is what came out of that time. Hilarious!

[@DesireSpasm]

This video is beyond shallow base amusement, it was a lot of very nice things compiled into one and I thank you for that lovely cornucopia of pleasant emotions. Only you guys can make a fellow feel quite so at home(which is weird because considering I am at home you'd think that'd be the default emotion...).

[@weenis18]

LOL! I write journal entries in HOPES to stumble across it when i'm older. i'm in 2nd year university and i still do that! Must have been nice to re-live the memories. Great video! i love nostalgia opportunities captured on film lol

[@snakesmyle]

John, you are sooooo awesome.

[@suezeus]

I’ve again dug too deep into the old vlogbrothers videos but just want to say that this video was published on the exact day I was born :D

[@peternoparker]

NO WAY ME TOO???

[@MidnightMaraly]

Going through old notebooks ROCK! I found one last yr in which one the very last page was a post-it that said: Legolas was here! when i was 17 my friend took like 50 post-its and hid them throughout my room. It is an amazing feeling to have come over you to find treasures from the past

[@kingsquiddish]

a true treasure trove, i wish i still had old bits of writing from my childhood, i bet my parents do, new assignment when i go home... you rock, thanks for sharing and whitney is totally flat!

[@cezzie901]

"I like rap. I like Black Nationalist Rap." - I choked on my toast! haha! :D

[@LaserOrange]

This is the best video on youtube straight up.

[@saha1994]

prolly one of my favorite videos in a while!

[@EnchantedSleep]

I recently found a few stories that I had written and in one of them (written at age four) the mother has cancer and the only cure is love (the year in my story is 2006, which back in 1999 must have seemed like lightyears away) and only one of her eight children love her. And it cuts of with a conversation with a girl named Jane consisting of: "Hi." she said. "Hi." Jane said. "How are you?" she said, etc. Anyway, awesome video John. "To my surprise with half-closed eyes." -Julia

[@ChristenLeager]

You're very welcome! Honestly, I saw that and giggled like nobody's business. My goodness, I love meeting Nerdfighters.

[@alinr11]

by far one of my favorite vlogbrothers videos. always makes my laugh!

[@ZoolanderDZ]

Best video posted on Vlogbrothers channel!! EVER!!

[@faithetcetc]

Such an awesome video, John! Definitely one of my favourites of yours.

[@MoveLikeThis]

you, john green, have just made my day.

[@warriorwitchwillow]

Wow, just wow. The beanie plus the journal makes this one of the most interesting things ever. Sadly, I think I was the same way in middle school.

[@crimsong19]

Love the beanie and your younger self's thoughts!

[@katieofavalon]

Well this is possibly my favorite John Green video.

[@Venaloid]

HD is INSANE! I'm jealous.

[@tiner3682]

We should all be so lucky as to have a journal like that. I'd love to go back and read my thoughts from when I was that age.

[@shorti354]

Haha yayy journal reading :) I've written in journals starting back from 2nd grade, and sometimes i find random notebooks that i write in when i didnt have time to buy a new journal reading them are pretty entertaining, for the most part i remember what i'm talking about, and sometimes when i dont, its even better!

[@VenustasSomnium]

Awee, I want to start a journal now, only to come across it when I'm 30 or something. You are an inspiration!

[@flyingemu27]

You guys really inspire me, as well as effectively entertain. THANK YOU.

[@LeSpork]

Oh my god, this is awesome. Quite possibly my favourite vlogbrothers video yet. Which is interesting since I suspect it was one of the easier videos to make. Apparently special effects and Harry Potter songs and the political situation in Nepal can't beat the writings of 8th grade John.

[@TheDangersOfFashion]

John, your seriously #1.

[@crinklecapzippersnap]

John! this is the best thing i've ever seen!

[@xcheckthegatex]

Hooray! This video is like those of 2007 that I know and love!

[@layray210]

it's awesome how your books sound just like how you talk in your videos

[@snowaeris]

Ha ha, I've stumbled across my diaries from when I was younger. It's amazing the things we found important!

[@blueskies]

There are no words...

[@_Katherine_D]

I think that was the best video I've seen so far this year. Who knew narcissism could be so funny

[@blemmett]

dude. that just made my exam week soooooooo much better

[@littletoolate]

I FINALLY finished watching all of the vlogbrothers videos! Ahhhh I feel so accomplished XD Only started from the beginning a few weeks ago (yes that's how addictive I find these) and now it feels weird to be in the present time lol...

[@Shoesyness]

The same thing is happening with my room. "Winter break! I'll reorganize my room!" one week later... "College has started again. I'm not done."

[@johnsonr925865]

oh. my god. this was HILARIOUS. John, PLEASE read more from that journal, it is PRICELESS. Wow, I have a lot of capslock here. It's just because laughing that much made me so frickin' hyper! Seriously, read more from the journal. I'm begging you. :) Life is awesome.

[@PersephoneStarshyne]

Oh my gosh. I love this so much.

[@HAMSTERk]

Woooow, that made me ridiculously happy. Thanks so much for sharing that gem with us! It'd be great if you read more, just saying. . . I think your video became gold when your middle school self started quoting Vanilla Ice. Amazing. Best video ever.

[@ferngirltlc]

Heheh. I like your journal! It's always amusing to find something you wrote a very long time ago, especially if it's based off real life. I remember I recently found some papers that I wrote in elementary school. Some of that was pretty shocking.

[@ItsSteveMiller]

Wow... I feel old now. I remember being in HAP class when the news broke.

[@evetreez]

I'm now realizing that it's a blessing I'm too noncommittal to keep a journal of my 8th grade year...

[@the-jedi-ninja]

Oh, I love you so much! You always make me smile!

[@hyenadude]

awesome as always i liked the mini PSA about being nice but not stalker nice. great advice

[@saltyeggs71]

I'm glad I've subscribed. I need to streamline my list and you are staying on it.

[@Bwoody816]

JOHN! awesome video. I think one of my favorites so far!

[@ShallowVA]

HAHAHA This is by far one of the best videos you have made so far! Man, middle school was an awkward time for everyone, I guess.

[@bookishgirl190]

This was seriously incredible. And I want a beanie just like that.

[@LadyKerrigan]

that was the most amazing video i've seen all week.

[@varnere3385]

their funnest video yet!

[@redheadedlindsay]

I think this may be my favorite of your videos by far, John. If you find anymore journals, let us know :)

[@katchulathegreat]

this is exactly why i have been keeping a journal since 3rd grade. so i could laugh at myself later. favorited, ofcourse. this was great.

[@speede179]

hahaha. This was beautiful. This is also why I wish that I would have done more journaling when I was younger. However, I do remember convincing myself not to do so, because of instances of people possibly finding and reading it.

[@waywardbard]

There are no words to express my empathy, John. ^_^

[@mrdelirious8706]

"I like rap. I like black nationalist rap." XD Oh my god that made my day.

[@egranstrand]

I laughed through this whole thing. I find old journals I wrote in whenever I clean and I remember little to nothing about what I wrote down in them. It's funny how it seemed so important then.

[@loonylike]

Best idea I have heard all day!

[@HaShomeret]

yeah, i just read an old diary of mine in which i profess love to a guy i had forgotten. I like those cleaning projects in which everything actualy gets much messier.

[@TotallyGlar]

I am crying from laughing so hard

[@dew102x]

i kind of wish i could go back in time and meet middle school John, i bet it would be life changing.

[@2teensXwithXcamera]

I should write about 10th grade. Then keep it. And laugh about it! That seems so fun to do! DFTBA

[@sweetlovesong]

baahh!!! that is amazing! I found my middle school journal this summer.. its full of angsty poetry, talk of my "loves" and avril lavigne lyrics! lol. youre awesome John. :]

[@Chaidiamond]

I felt the same way in 8th grade. I eventually realized I had a friend that also didn't care, and we eventually spent most of our time together talking about nerdy things that were definitely not relationship-related. Hell, we still do that now. Just know that there were/are heaps of us out there in the same boat! :)