Something Very Strange Has Been Happening to Me

[@fieuline2536]

“One time I found a person in the trash with a wallet still in it” is the most unhinged mishearing I’ve suffered in a long long time.

[@CherryAngeJade]

SAME

[@omatic_opulis9876]

Even the autocaptions misheard it.

[@KerbyKlay]

This

[@bethn2836]

I heard the same thing! 🤣 Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@pokechatter]

I had to rewatch to catch the flash of a purse on Hank’s face.

[@lindsey2987]

The purse image was so absolutely necessary because without it I definitely would’ve thought you said “person” O.o

[@rascaltwitch22]

The picture didn’t register for me until I saw your comment 😂

[@anymouse8221]

I 100% heard "person" and wasn't looking at the screen.

[@alissa6380]

same

[@vlogbrothers]

Yes, this is why I did that...

[@Lizard_Ri]

The subtitles said person, and I was so confused

[@EmptyFeet]

now, right up to "the book had instructions for me" I DID expect it to be a Death Note. however it would seem that instead it was a Life Note

[@carolinec5010]

I expected it to be a Horcrux until that point.

[@huehuetecti6115]

as soon as i saw the first clip of hank writing in the black book with writing on the cover my first thought was death note as well :P

[@katharinem6049]

I was thinking "Is this some wholesome Death Note AU?"

[@popenieafantome9527]

I was think of one of the books the they wrote. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green. Story had a similar section to this.

[@popenieafantome9527]

As an edit: looking at the comments, it seems that it was what i was thinking of. I just forgot book had a specific name.

[@horseenthusiast9903]

This actually reminds me of how I got a copy of Turtles All The Way Down. I was in high school, wicked depressed, doing very badly, and so broke that I was only eating eggs, rice, and potatoes. Turtles All The Way Down had just come out; I wanted to read it, but I couldn't afford a copy. I was the last person in the locker room at the gym, and I was walking out with my stuff. I looked down, and on the ground, with a couple pages torn, was a brand new copy of Turtles All The Way Down. I looked around for anyone left in the locker room, I checked the inside of the book for a name, nothing. Since it was pretty badly ripped, I figured whoever had it didn't like the book much, so I picked up the scattered pages and put them and the book in my bag. At lunch, I sat in the library and taped the pages back in. At the end of the day, I walked home, sat down, and read the entire book, cover to cover. It made me cry, and made me feel seen, and the fact that the book was abandoned like that made it feel like somehow it was waiting for me. Just figured I'd share.

[@VikaInzalia-u2t]

Man you made me want to read this

[@benjaminlong1960]

I love this story. Thank you for sharing.

[@1106LilyRose]

Thank you for sharing!! Reading that book in one sitting is the only way to do it :)

[@Elvira-k3r]

I love this. And I hope you're doing a lot better. I've been there, and I'm still somewhat "there", but I've had a series of my own crazy coincidences/signs that have reminded me there's a little magic in this world, and there are people who are going through what I'm going through ❤.

[@squirlmy]

I'm a little suspicious because it came out on streaming on Max not too long ago... it seems like odd timing to post about it. Frankly I'd be more excited about Necronomicon Ex-Mortis!

[@kfisher723]

Hank, I hope you realize that this is a reality horror story told in the most wholesome way possible. You're conjuring one of the Old Ones, and crowdfunding it, and I'm so excited to be a contributor!

[@Spectrarian]

Absolutely in the range of SCP / eldritch horror but wholesome! "horrorsome" perhaps!

[@lindensalter6713]

If it was anyone but Hank I would assume horror was the intent

[@JKMeZmA]

Hank Format key take aways: - More dynamic and mobile than John Format (orchestra conductor hands excluded). - Hank is doing TFIOS film close ups on grass. - Lack of Weather updates from Hank Format All in all, same format, different Green.

[@runningcow]

The soundtrack makes it feel less Format for me, but everything else is definitely the Format.

[@ElijahCem]

The lack of a weather update is interesting. Not bad in any way but I almost expect a weather update from the format.

[@kaldogorath]

Plus no mention of tuberculosis at all

[@louismyers8845]

Oh my god Hank is doing the format!

[@vlogbrothers]

I WILL REMIND ALL OF YOU ONCE AGAIN THAT I INVENTED THE FORMAT BUT JOHN POPULARIZED IT

[@votekyle3000]

⁠@@vlogbrotherspopular TikToker Hank Green claims he invented sensational Novelist John Green’s iconic format. John Green could not be reached for comment

[@robotempire]

It's great he's trying to popularize John's format

[@louismyers8845]

@@vlogbrothers Next you're gonna tell me that Thomas Edison didn't invent the lightbulb🙄

[@madisontompkins3749]

@@vlogbrothers I'm fairly certain Bo Burnam popularized the format?

[@govindvivekjoshi]

2:10 I thought you were about to say "I started to be a bit more BOOK" and the book was secretly trying to trade places with you

[@TTarragon]

Make it an awesome song and you got a new BDG video!

[@darthtace]

Without even looking I am assuming this is the plot of a Stephen King novel.

[@asagoldsmith3328]

Or R L. Stine ​@@darthtace

[@realGBx64]

@@TTarragonBDG? Book of Dorian Grey?

[@TTarragon]

@@realGBx64 Brian David Gilbert :)

[@lanie5759]

I know its very unlikely that you will see this, but a PDF printable version of the book would be fantastic. As someone who lives in a country that these things either rarely ship to, or its just crazy expensive to get it shipped, being able to print it myself would be fanastic

[@lucasthemycologist]

Kinda defeats the point of a kickstarter for a book, though. If anyone could print a copy from a PDF, why would people fund the production of physical copies?

[@lanie5759]

@@lucasthemycologist I mean, it doesn't have to be a part of the kick starter. It could be a part of just the later sales. But also, there are PDF copies of so many books available, and most people still choose to buy the physical copy, because its a lot of effort to produce a physical copy of a book yourself, and more money to pay someone else to do it. And even still, the result will be different from buying it. Ive seen successful crowd funding operations that had a PDF version of books before. The point is accessibility, and he wouldnt *have* to produce that copy of the book, and hed still get some revenue from it.

[@brudidog970]

This comment probably came a bit late for him to see it, I'd say try your luck at the kickstarter to try and find a way to get in contact maybe not even him but someone that is involved in that

[@espressosoup]

I think it's kinda messed up that he didn't just do that anyway, and instead made a super exclusive product out of something from the trash 😂

[@Amanda-xb7cf]

Hi. I was at Youngstown tonight. I asked the weird question about foraging. It wasn't what I wanted to say... What I actually wanted to say, but couldn't in front of 2000 people irl, was this: I don't know that my getting clean off of drugs would have stuck, without my having discovered your content. I forgot how cool humans could be. You helped w that. Thanks, Hank!!!

[@1FrostySlime]

"Hey this sounds familiar. Hey this sounds *really* familiar." I feel like I read a book about this or something.

[@untappedinkwell]

same!

[@earnestlanguage4242]

Interstellar Pig? (a book like this)

[@salina3192]

"The messenger" by Markus Zusak?

[@imperfectly_megan]

Reading the comments this is based off of Hank's book.

[@hohurnham7583]

the book feeling like a person felt like tom riddle's diary from the second hp book/movie ngl

[@JosephWillingham]

The purse photo helped, I can imagine during the edit you were like WAIT

[@vlogbrothers]

Yuuuupp

[@callmeperch1369]

0:29

[@simonjohnston3100]

Oh 😂 I wasn't looking at the screen and thought he said person. I just assumed it was a metaphorical person in that it was drivers licence and all those identity like things

[@Freddisred]

So you're saying I should buy some of these and go stash them in trash cans around town, gotcha.

[@melonlord1414]

I somehow couldn't buy more than one in the Kickstarter, and the shipping is a little bit expensive to actually do this multible times, but I totally was thinking abut leaving some in book exchange shelves around my city

[@trevinbeattie4888]

My city has lots of “little free library” stands in various neighborhoods. That seems like a much better place to leave these.

[@MarkEmerAndersonII]

@@melonlord1414 I totally want to do that - make the origin story real. I mean, it totally is real - what was I thinking?

[@YamiChip]

Okay but the book sounds a bit pushy and demanding on the last page. What started as a mutually beneficial relationship now seems to be taking a more toxic turn. The book needs to learn that it is responsible for its own existence and can't put the emotional burden of making it a person on others. The book needs therapy.

[@juliejobob]

So what you're saying is I should buy one for my therapist. We should all buy one for our therapists. The book will like that.

[@squirlmy]

plot twist: Hank Green makes millions of dollars as it becomes one of the bestselling books anywhere. Different plot-twist: You peel off the cover and underneath it has the title "Necronomicon Ex-Mortis"

[@yeralmuzika]

Lol yeah I became confused, was this a real story or just a giant ad for this book that he probably made? I'm not mad, I liked the concept

[@silverandexact]

Book in a trash can? A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor vibes. Edit: A SENTIENT book?! I thought I was joking 😂

[@MommaDusk]

And then it's name?! Definitely either what inspired it or he's just doing the thing.

[@silverandexact]

OMG it's literally The Book of Good Times 💀

[@maryjewell461]

I'm in the middle of re-reading this right now and it makes this video so much more beautiful to me. 😊

[@JaredTakesTime]

This was my exact thought process.

[@maxresdefault_]

That was entirely my thought process 😂

[@Rondobondohondo]

Thank you for validating my Stardew Valley habits.

[@aslightlysavageburrito8217]

Pokémon player here and I second this!

[@aleks-33]

​@@aslightlysavageburrito8217 we found one pokeball 300 games ago and still check everyone one.!!!!

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

We are all the pie bush dog sometimes 😂

[@Scrambledpegs]

This was my first thought! I love the trash can lid hat I got from dumpster diving 🥰

[@fugithegreat]

Same, I can be a millionaire and for some reason I still dig through the trash when I pass through Pelican Town 😂

[@Spu7Nix]

i think hanks new marketing strategy might be to distribute a book that convinces you it knows who you are before telling you to buy sock subscriptions lest the chance of humanity surviving goes below 50%

[@fossilfighters101]

new theory im adopting

[@bethhumphreys110]

Let's not discount that every tshirt in the video is a pizza shirt. Pizzamas.

[@TheDestroyer55e]

SPU7NIX is here? whos next, gd cologne

[@katiemiller8313]

Of all the vlogbrothers videos I've watched, I feel this has the most "cult-like" vibes

[@Azravald]

I'm so down for the cult vibes, but I'm still confused about this book... it's just like a book he found in the trash that was so helpful he's republishing it?

[@katiemiller8313]

@Azravald From what I've gathered, it's a reference to "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" which was written by Hank. The concept of "finding the book in the trash" and "the book having its own desires" was narrative from the novel. Basically, the book was a fictional book within a book by Hank Green, and now Hank Green is making the book a real thing.

[@otmgi3865]

Skip to 0:20. Turn off your sound, and watch for 15 seconds. It's an indie rock cover from 2005

[@Spee3dyy]

IT DOSE LOL

[@geoffreymartin6363]

Someone should autotune that bit

[@loshay3325]

Cryingggggg

[@GarnetReign]

​@@geoffreymartin6363 +

[@RainaRamsay]

Good advice. Thank you!

[@ChizFri]

I'm currently reading _A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor_ and so yes I would like my own mystical book that tells me exactly and precisely what to do. I do appreciate that we don't have to get it out of a park trash can, too.

[@untappedinkwell]

+++

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

++

[@Dianwhy]

That would be a really strange kind of geocaching ngl. Geocache x little local libraries. leave a book in the trash find a book in the trash.

[@Dianwhy]

That would be a really strange kind of geocaching ngl. Geocache x little local libraries. leave a book in the trash find a book in the trash.

[@Dianwhy]

k the page is doing something weird.

[@paulidin]

I get that in reality, this is an activity book made by Hank but while I was watching the video, I was invested in the story of the video so toward the end I got upset with Hank for reproducing a book authored by someone he didn't know since he just found it in a trash can. All while he was talking about making different versions of it for sale, I got more and more upset. How do you get part of the proceeds to the person who made the original book?! Are we going to end up with thousands of sentient books around the world? These are all terrible ideas and acts! ... after the video ended and I went to the kickstarter and it looks like something Hank made and then I read the other comments on this video and I guess it's a thing from the book Hank wrote, like a macguffin in that book that he's made into a real life book? I'm intellectually aware of what is happening now and I'm sure it's all fine but there's a part of me that still feels like Hank's a plagiarist book thief now. Sorry, the video was too convincing with no disclaimers.

[@Billionth_Kevin]

Thank god, or should I say thanks paulidin, I was worried someone individually wrote this book, gave up on the idea, threw it in public trash that just so happened to be where a 1 in a million trash searching Hank walked by and found it, because obviously Hank wouldn't steal the idea or lie about it, so to know its meta makes it okay and not a lie

[@jobriq5]

Well he did still a Lemur from a zoo once…

[@Zalied]

It's funny cus at first I thought he found "destroy this book" cusba lot of people buy it then go eh not for me and throw it out. Then as he got more into the story I'm like nope can't be that book what other activity book is there. And it turned out it was a new unreleased book lol

[@penina8438]

Before Hank talked about selling it he talked about the book being sentient and having thoughts and desires… I think that is a good cue to start maybe questioning about whether Hank is telling a story…

[@CzechNeight]

Excuse me. I believe you have plagiarized my experience of watching this video, and I realize that I did not in fact document my experience anywhere, but I still feel a little like you are a comment thief. Seriously though, he spent so much time talking about being a trash pirate, in that Hank kind of way where he is clearly embarrassed and defensive but knows he needs to be authentic to build a connection to the community. Is this what good writing is?

[@Peibolia]

Is the purse pic there just for people not to mishear “person”?

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I misheard person anyway, I'm glad the purse was there so I knew what he meant

[@pastaman68]

i didnt see the pic bc i was doing dishes while listening to the video, and i Absolutely heard "person" , so probably!

[@callmeperch1369]

0:29

[@eruno_]

puhrs-ohn

[@metallsnubben]

The captions even heard it that way

[@FishDocGrl]

This is a great idea, I missed the video, wish I’d seen it before the kickstarter closed!

[@Taynethedancer]

tragedy is getting excited for this book and its kickstarter and then realizing this video was posted two weeks ago phenomenal idea, wish i saw it sooner

[@UmbreonLibris]

I can't tell how much of this backstory is real but I'm into it anyway

[@vlogbrothers]

This is how I feel about all of humanity.

[@scottwatrous]

​@@vlogbrothers damn, true wtf

[@JeffreyOchoa8]

The story is from Hank’s novels, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.

[@MusicBlik]

@@JeffreyOchoa8 It doesn't quite match, because AFAIK the Book of Good Times wasn't trying to get people to spread it around like Audrey II does at the end of _Little Shop of Horrors,_ but I'm seeing some definite inspiration here.

[@ggritmon]

@@JeffreyOchoa8 ooooooh, now I get it 😀(was sincerely wondering why the weird origin story)

[@alissa6380]

college Hank fishing textbooks out of trash and selling them on ebay is the most Hank thing I never knew was a Hank thing

[@krrez]

tbh I'm in college right now and it sounds like a great idea... Though it probably worked better in 1999 than today when most people buy or just download digital textbooks.

[@Ditocoaf]

I don't know if that's actually true or if it's just part of the made-up backstory for the kickstarter.

[@alissa6380]

@@Ditocoaf oh my god you might be right

[@kristenk9990]

Oh my gosh. My first thought when you said you found a book in the trash was it's the Book of Good Times. Pizzamas is such a wonderful and self-aware holiday that making the Book of Good Times really fits perfectly with the vibe.

[@codespace1337]

I haven't backed anything on Kickstarter since Nuka-Break, but I had to pause this video to go back this one. Love the idea, especially as I'm about to move across the country next month. Seems like a good time for helping a book become a person.

[@P4Stalot]

Once, my mom found a book in the trash, which she took out because she knew it was my library book, and I would have to pay for it if went missing. My dad had thrown it away without telling me, because he said it had too many swear words. The book was An Abundance of Katherines.

[@effervescentsloth5132]

Color me intrigued. And color the book whatever pencil I find first.

[@zolacnomiko]

I took Hank completely seriously and I was like "Is this how he came up with the idea for The Book of Good Times?" and then OMG IT'S LITERALLY THE BOOK OF GOOD TIMES!! Also wow this is a stunningly beautiful edition of The Format, what excellent locations

[@EggplantRobin]

The Format outdoors is everything I didn't know I needed

[@lmleavitt3338]

Montana outdoors, no less. Much stunning so wow

[@magicoA]

I was so confused about this until I read the comments. I completely forgot about that part of his books.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's always fun when an anecdote starts with "If that sounds weird, it's going to get way weirder." But it being a full-on fantasy story plotline is something only Hank can pull off with a straight face.

[@annebolynzarsilve]

As a fan of Hank Green: Yes! This sounds lovely!! As a fan of The Magnus Archives: _Sheer unadultrrated dread fills my body_

[@3countylaugh]

There's no "from the library of..." book plate in the front, it'll be fine. Right?

[@daishoryujin95]

This reminds me of a Magnus fanfic I read one time where Jon reads a book that makes him do whatever anyone tells him to. It goes exactly where you’re expecting.

[@jonathansims525]

Statement begins...

[@krrez]

I never thought about this venn diagram before but it makes sense

[@RainaRamsay]

So. True.

[@ThousandTimesBefore]

As a teen, I went to a music festival with my sister. We fished the cutlery out of every trash can, because you got money back for returning them and people got too drunk to care. We made the tickets back, and more! 😂

[@MrJCerqueira]

what?! who was throwing out real flatware...at a music fest?

[@davetoms1]

*A:* "Hey, wouldn't the original author of the book be mad about copyright??" *B:* "The story of the trash can isn't literal. It's a metaphor." *A:* "Oh, really?" *B:* "I don't know, man. Just trust that Hank wouldn't do a bad."

[@untappedinkwell]

*C:* Oh yeah, it's fictional. Hank borrowed that story from his book A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. So, I guess that makes Hank the original author.

[@davetoms1]

@@untappedinkwell that book and its predecessor are two of my favourite reads from recent years

[@SaszaDerRoyt]

I got so invested in the story he was telling amd how it related to archaeological and anthropological theories of object biography and objects as actors that I didn't even consider it was just a fictional framing device until reading the replies

[@JosephDavies]

"Hey, wouldn't the original author of the book be mad about copyright??" Honestly, even without the reality here being what it is, it sounds like the book explicitly gave instructions to do this very thing, so I doubt the "author" in that case would be upset for you participating in the experiment fully. It's entirely the point of the thing! (Incidentally, there are several great licenses that could be used that weaponize Copyright against itself to facilitate exactly this kind of endeavor if desired or necessary).

[@MarkEmerAndersonII]

@@untappedinkwell It does - it's gotten very "Breakfast of Champions" out here on KZbin

[@SirWrender]

DUDE this HAS to be the inspiration for the trash book in A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor! So cool. I never knew there was a real life example for something like that, but I gotta say how you expanded on the concept in your novel was a super dope idea.

[@Ditocoaf]

I don't think anything in this video is true, it's just like a fun fiction thing to sell the book.

[@SirWrender]

@@Ditocoaf I want to believe

[@zanebartlett8004]

It is crazy how often I see youtuber's that I watch comment on youtuber's channels. Love your stuff man! This whole video is so weird to me because Hank doesn't seem like the kind of person that would "lie", but does seem like he might make up a fun story like what Ditocoaf said, so I truly don't know what to believe at this point lol.

[@beccam7298]

​@@zanebartlett8004He's kinda retelling a story from his novels. The Book of Good Times is in his books. So the story in the video isn't true, but it's also not plagiarized. He's borrowing from his own book to market in a more interesting way than just saying "yo! The book from my book is real now!", I think.

[@irrelevant2235]

This is like a book version of a chain letter.

[@Smidgenism]

Hank, I read your excellent books, and I said "The Book of Good Times? Sounds great, I want one!" And then, like a year later, I learned that my partner totally wasn't remembering that we had ever done anything fun or meaningful together because her depression liked to chuck those memories out the window unexamined. So we've been keeping a collaborative journal on our coffee table called the Book of Good Times, wherein we record all of our good times. It helps a lot!! So thank you for the concept, and I can't wait to get your Book of Good Times and do the Good Times in the Book so I can put them in the Book of Good Times. 🫡

[@sams1982]

THE FORMAT? HECK YES

[@EzaleaGraves]

Please help, what is The Format? I keep seeing comments about it

[@itskdog]

​@@EzaleaGraves The Format is what this kind of video is called on this channel, as opposed to the usual "sitting at a desk talking to a camera" style. It began as something Hank did a couple of years ago to switch up the style of gis videos, and then John also started doing The Format and it's become more associated with him as he does it more frequently.

[@sams1982]

@@EzaleaGraves The Format is a different way for vlogbrothers to make videos, involving a looser style, a variety of locations (rather than just the office background) and a handheld mic with a long cord. Hank made the first video in The Format (see “After 12 hours in LA I’m a stand-up comic doing ASMR with a side gig as a music promoter”), but John named and popularized it (see: “Introducing: The Format”).

[@colonelb]

The book of good times is an absolutely remarkable thing for sure

[@a_Just_Nichole]

Hank are you actually April May??

[@OrigamiMarie]

They've pretty much said that Hank is April May and John is Andy Skampt.

[@MoeSzyslak20]

He's June July

[@a_Just_Nichole]

@@MoeSzyslak20 🤣

[@t3hsis324]

hoping he finds a way to alter his path, if that's the case. first book didn't end so well for April...

[@Marazhmm11]

This reminds me of the journal called "Destroy This Book"

[@abigailestacio1794]

as a student that is interested in advertisements, this is the best ad I have ever seen

[@JaredTakesTime]

As someone who loves A Beautifully Foolish Endevour and felt a strong connection to the idea of "The Book of Good Times"... yeah. This is an instant yes.

[@The8BitPianist]

0:44 *peak* format

[@JustXavier]

Isn’t this how _Death Note_ started? 😅

[@kevin4680]

Similarly

[@TheLaughingPanda]

I was literally like "wait, is this a reverse Death Note?"

[@amandas.6500]

0:12 I'd love to know the story behind this car, and why it's sitting there.

[@jessmtnz]

Is it not a Hank Green Screen?

[@lexykj]

I feel like he probably just drove by it one day and was like "I could make a cool video next to that." And so he did.

[@JamesBalazs]

​@@jessmtnz Considering the mic cable runs through the grass in front of him, probably not.

[@noblenumenorean5165]

Somebody definitely probably put it there

[@jlco]

@@lexykj Okay, so Hank didn't put it there. Not surprising. But someone had to leave it there. It looks very 1940s-50s, possibly a 1950 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe 4 door. Not obscenely expensive, but a nicer car at the time. The dents are localized to in front of the passenger door; nothing else has been touched except by weather. The headliner sagged as a result of weather damage since the front passenger door wasn't closable. The roof eventually rusted to the point of detaching along the passenger side, tearing the ruined headliner. The glass on the front passenger door may have been busted when it was left there, but the other windows probably broke over time. The passenger door was prone to accelerated wear, which is why there's a chunk missing above the window. I'm not sure if insurance auctioning off totaled cars was common at the time. I'm guessing the owner was left with a totaled Chevy after some traffic signal was ignored, resulting in a side collision toward the front of the vehicle. Rather than take it to a junkyard, they towed it to a field that couldn't be used for much else due to the steep, rocky hills and just... left it there. Because it was easier. I'm no Rainbolt, so I can't say anything about the surrounding area and how Hank may have spotted it, but it's not terribly relevant to the car whether the land it's on got eminent-domain'ed into having a road nearby that wasn't there before, or if it was just left in public view in a rural area to begin with.

[@abundantabsurdity7085]

WARNING: This ENTIRE video is EXACTLY the way a good Doctor Who two part episode starts out! Oh! I bet it's the bloody Cybermen again!

[@untappedinkwell]

The Book of Good Times is certified cybermen free! Dalek free too!

[@audreybray1149]

This is an absolutely remarkable thing!!

[@gusmarino913]

Is there any way to order more then 1 copy? I would love to put a few handfuls of this kinda book at the local outdoor shared books library boxes. More opportunities for random people to get their hands on things like this book would be awesome 👌

[@MeaKyori]

Agreed, I wanted to get one for me and my partner to do together!

[@franny5156]

"I've got kind of a thing for trash" Hank? I mean I know you've dumpster dived before but a thing?

[@JustineEPhotography]

I also have a thing for trash. Dumpster diving will do that. Went through a whole phase of dumpster diving at department stores. They throw away returns. Found some awesome stuff and sold it too, like Hank. 💜

[@DerekSteen]

When the algorithm feeds this to you on October 11th. *Awaits second printing*

[@tonifinley4872]

October 17th for me

[@sammfabish5230]

Hey that’s the book from your book!

[@kcthewanderer]

Wow, I just watched the Kickstarter page reach its goal within 3 seconds of landing there. Woohoo! 🎉

[@jamieritch3668]

Who had Hank being possessed by a book on their 2024 bingo card?

[@hannahwatermelon]

I’ll be honest, for most of this video I thought the book was just a metaphor for something else and you were gonna explain that near the end of the video but then you said you can buy the book and I was legitimately confused

[@DoveJS]

Lol same. I thought he was going to start talking about Generative AI for some reason.

[@djradost6524]

The Book of Good Times is a prominent feature (character?) in A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour, the sequel to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. (Both are worth a read!) I can see how this concept would be very weird out of context. To be fair, it's fairly weird even in context. Though that can be said for many things in Nerdfighteria - and that's why we love it!

[@tomrogue13]

Yeah I was confused as well 😅

[@StudioAstrig]

My partner just finished A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour yesterday after me continually recommending it!!! A perfect Christmas present, thank you Hank

[@untappedinkwell]

Hooray!!!

[@frostillama]

this is beautiful and hopefully isn't a foolish endeavor

[@Starlysh]

I like the vibe of this music. Like relaxing mysterious.

[@vlogbrothers]

IT TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TO PICK IT OUT

[@linguinelabs]

@@vlogbrotherssong name?

[@joshuahillerup4290]

As a kid we found the whole set of Star Trek (TOS) action figures, bridge, and transporter left at the curb

[@sadiestrike9069]

That's awesome

[@sams1982]

Wait, are you releasing The Book of Good Times?? (I’m halfway through the vid) Edit: YESSSSSSS

[@3elsi]

in reality though it just looks like one of those types of books that already exist that are like, colour in this page, write about a memory on this page, fill this page with spirals. ehhh

[@OrigamiMarie]

​@@3elsiyeah . . . the ones in the story are amazing because they are fully contextualized with your life, and they actually know what will make you more fulfilled. I'm still tempted by this one though.

[@MannyMcManBeard]

Is it a reference to something?

[@sams1982]

@@MannyMcManBeard It sure is! To Hank’s book A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour - great read if you don’t know it

[@MannyMcManBeard]

@@sams1982 I'm definitely going to check it out! Thank you!

[@Taima]

Kinda fucking sad that I'm just seeing this video recommended to me on October 13th. Big Screen does not want me to have Little Book.

[@kakesandtea]

every time there is a video that uses The Format, i'm always distracted by The Format and have to get over that before I can actually pay attention to the video

[@fossilfighters101]

hank this is probably the weirdest video i've seen from you (yes i've read ABFE i have context) also, reset the counter

[@geeksdo1tbetter]

reset the counter!!

[@nathan.w4981]

Was waiting for him to say the book told him to sell socks

[@ssabrina1995]

could you say the book was a bit of a beautifully foolish endeavour?

[@untappedinkwell]

++++++++++++++

[@mglouise97]

The cinematography of this video is unmatched in recent vlogbrothers history. You know it's going to be a banger when The quality of the camera is stunning

[@miahua9111]

THE GASPED I GUSPED AT THE TITLE AND THE CONNECTION TO AARM AND ABFE FJDSKLFJDSKLJFLKDS IM SOOO HYPED

[@eruno_]

in shinto every object has spirit in it. you awoken a kami. also fun fact in Japanese "spirit/god" and "paper" is pronounced the same - kami.

[@geeksdo1tbetter]

That's lovely!

[@jl8417]

紙 = Kami = paper (折り紙 = origami, folding paper) 神 = Kami = god/gods (死神 = shinigami, death god) 髪 = Kami = hair (前髪 = maegami, front hair aka fringe/bangs) And this is one of the less common homophones in Japanese (this is why kanji is a thing because trying to read all-kana Japanese is a nightmare ww)

[@Platypi007]

@@jl8417 Can there be a hair spirit made of paper that changes colors? A Kami Kami Kami Chameleon, if you will?

[@Abdega]

@@Platypi007 there can be, but it comes and goes

[@tonifinley4872]

@@Abdega Snort!!

[@ShannonRose99]

Did the original book have an author, and if so are they involved in the kickstarter in any way?

[@elycanada6051]

This is a reference to the book of good times in Hanks book series so yes I guess in a meta way

[@vlogbrothers]

The book is its own author!!

[@jend822]

@@vlogbrotherscould Jarrod be the author? 🥸

[@djradost6524]

@@vlogbrothers Hank, I know you're trying to maintain the immersion and whatnot, but you might want to consider putting *something* in the video description and/or on the kickstarter to at least reassure people that there's no plagiarism/copyright infringement going on. Your meta is just too effective, especially for those who haven't read the books.

[@ShannonRose99]

@@djradost6524 the sad part is I did read his books but it was long enough ago I forgot 😅 grateful to Hank and my fellow nerd fighters for refreshing my memory.

[@caitindocherty5651]

Something about the tone of this in the first half was giving me BDG before the horror twist and that’s a vibe I think Hank could do very well

[@meltingmug]

The truth of this statement is blinding, and now I kinda want to see BDG take this concept and run with it.

[@autumn420rose]

"i was desperately grateful to have any opportunity to do human things with a book rather than inhuman things w a screen" you are SPEAKING to me brother!!!!!!

[@SpaceSoups]

I've wanted a Book of Good Times since I read a particular book :)

[@mariannetfinches]

2:45 it's giving Little Shop of Horrors. Does it have to be human?

[@allanolley4874]

How do we know this book wasn't seeded by an alien Super Intelligence? I seem to remember reading a novel where something like that happened.

[@Aarlonn]

That book is definetly an SCP

[@saulitix]

I wish I could get it, but last time I bought something from the US, it took months, got lost, they ignored me and I never received it...

[@Calkholmes]

Nearly trippled the pledge goal on the first 6 hours 😮!

[@joodee5813]

Oh. This reminds me of Wreck This Book a little.

[@tavislemm6141]

I've read something very similar to this....

[@megustAslagt]

Okay weird question, but is there a way to not get early delivery, but delayed delivery. Like I feel like I'd rather forget about this book and then unexpectedly in a year, at most 2, receive the book (preferably at a date completely unknown to me ofc). The christmas/march delivery feels like it's just that long that I might still be expecting it, getting a little hyped, and then too hyped for the book to actually live up to. If I just forget about it, I won't get hyped and instead experience it as naturally and authentically as possible as if I'd found it in the trash

[@RainaRamsay]

I am also on board with this -- I would _love_ to receive this randomly after I've forgotten about it.

[@mykadassano438]

Have a friend or family member - or complete stranger, buy the book and agree to mail it to you at a random undisclosed future date?

[@thomasfarrenkopf7292]

Of couse everything Hank and John creates is a huge hit. I just backed the KS and the project has more than doubled its goal in just four days. I am excited about this book. Hank, great job on your video montage. Well done!

[@Tinybogman]

This is a lovely insight to some of the characters in A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. This video feels like Andy. ❤

[@user-ed7dy1mq9u]

I have the strangest déjà vu feeling about this story. 3:28

[@clairegetscrafty]

I came here to say this. At least something very very similar... Maybe a semi-sentient book/other object some guy tried to throw away but it kept coming back?! I dunno. This is the weirdest deja vu I've had yet.

[@StawbsGirl]

@@clairegetscraftyHarry Potter.

[@Blackholefourspam]

@@StawbsGirl As much as I don’t want to ever elevate Rowling these days, it’s the most Tom Riddle horcrux thing I have ever heard of.

[@RememberTheTrees]

There is something SO creepy about this yet I still kind of want one.

[@tnijoo5109]

Who throws books on the trash??!!! Donate them!!! I feel like if they’re in the trash they could have been exposed to mold or bedbugs. 😢

[@Sirenhound]

I thought this video was going to end with Hank becoming more and more like a book as the book was becoming more and more like Hank, and the reveal would be that we are watching the book, and the real Hank has ended up as a book in a trash bin

[@thursdayaddams5564]

Hank, I love that you’re always doing neat things. I strive to live a life full of neat things, too.

[@acrosstickx]

I hope whoever runs that "days since Hank started a new project" account is awake

[@ericeilersen]

The quality of the Pizzamas videos is so high that I'm earnestly worried for the effort they will take to continue -- IT'S A PIZZAMAS MIRACLE

[@EridCR]

So... Is finding the book in a trash can a reference to one of his books? If so, I'd love to know, please

[@untappedinkwell]

Yes! The Book of Good Times (same name in fiction and IRL) is found in the trash in Hank's book A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor !

[@ParagonBeaumont]

Another ad. Thanks

[@joannas322]

I knew as soon as he mentioned the book in the trash that this was going in an absolutely remarkable direction

[@helloizuya]

I can't believe Hank is a JRPG protag...

[@dontjayjayme]

1:15 okay wait is this on purpose. are you andy skamping. is this an ad. there's a kickstarter. oh my god. will there be a movie. you can't tell but i'm so excited i need to know

[@dontjayjayme]

okay yeah no i have no idea what this is i am so confused. sorta expecting a jacksepticeye-style narrative here, but if it's not??? was that what inspired abfe?

[@dontjayjayme]

okay okay okay, the profile pic of the hank green runnning the kickstarter is carl-shaped, there needs to be a connection

[@twojuiceman]

I'm not allowed at my local bookstore anymore after trying to do "human things with a book"

[@wormish_squirmish_III]

Beyond the format, beyond a book, this video actually physically touched me.

[@johnatwood1007]

Hank, if you search for ocean bone trash. Remember. Whales eat bones into sand.