John wrote in that style purposefully. He was conscious of writing in the star-crossed lovers genre, so he wanted to use purple prose to reflect that, and also subvert it at times by using more normal speech or misusing words and concepts (like Augustus saying soliloquy instead of monologue or Hazel saying the…

John and Hank are amazing. I'd highly recommend any of their channels. My favorite is Vlogbrothers, of course. Sometimes they're silly, sometimes they're serious, and sometimes they are both. Here's one of my favorite videos, where John talks about depression:

Thanks!

"The people in the airport think that I'm crazy!" -John Green

Where's this thread from?

Maybe. But I know that her role on Paper Towns wrapped yesterday and the movie wrapped today. That's what John Green and the other cast members have been talking about on social media, how much they're going to miss each other. I could be wrong, though. I don't follow her on twitter.

Thank God that ended happily. That's awful.

Your description of the dummy reminded me of this MST3K sketch:

What a great idea! I've never thought of this. I have eye problems, so this just made my day.

If you're wondering what specifically she's talking about (you probably aren't, so feel free to ignore me), they just wrapped shooting for the movie Paper Towns.

Well, that's not disturbing. :/

In the words of John Green:

Most Catholics don't really believe the Pope is infallible. (Although, who knows with these ultraconservatives.) Also, what goddessoftransitory said.

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This is on YouTube?! It's my absolute favorite Christmas album.

Miss Piggy: PIGGY PUDDING?!

There's a great burger place (like, almost all of their menu is burgers) in my hometown. I always get the burger with BBQ brisket and smoked Gouda on top. (It also comes with jalapenos, but I don't get those.)

A friend of mine called it Queen Victoria.

One of my friends calls it Queen Victoria. (She wasn't talking about sex, though.)

*Sigh* Guess I've got to go play some Rod Stewart again to get you guys to leave. Seriously, why did no one warn me this was going to happen? I didn't even have a lawn until my birthday. It just appeared at midnight, pre-loaded with raucous teens and 20-somethings. :(