A daily blog by author John Green, winner of the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award for his debut work of fiction, "Looking for Alaska."
John's second novel, "An Abundance of Katherines," is now available at Amazon.com.
oh my god, John. that was the best way to start a Monday morning, ever. for me.
also: if you should ever find yourself in a situation like this again, it helps to hold your skin taught with the other hand while ripping off the wax.
more yeti! more yeti! it's fun when yeti laughs at your pain!
So if you have the NOFX version of "Champs Elysees" then maybe you also have the Down By Law version of "500 Miles"? Isn't performing that song starting to seem like a (literally) less painful punishment?
I've found that the best wax is the kind that doesn't use strips- Sally Hansen extra strength Brazilian formula for face works fantastically. Not that I have errant chin hair or anything...
I am a newcomer to Brotherhood 2.0, but let me just say that I think it's the best thing...ever. Thanks.
That was hilarious. I was laughing so hard that my dad came in to see what was wrong.
Also I was wondering as I am sure your other fans are too... do you have an approximate date in which your new book will be in stores???(I will settle for a month and year). Again hilariously funny!!!
What kind of wax did you get? I think there are different types, and if you got the wrong kind, that might be why it was so hard to tear off, cause waxing the eyebrows deffinately isn't that bad!
And I'm sorry. I laughed at you. But, I'm sick, so I can't REALLY be held accountable.
dude, aren't you supposed to shave before you wax? or at least you should have shaved yesterday...i screamed out loud when you did that.
when i was a teenager, it was cool to watch faces of death. i didn't because i don't have the stomach for that stuff, and it's sick. however, after watching you, i'm sure your video would have been accepted by the faces of death search committee.
I so did not want to laugh at this. Really, when I clicked play, I was expecting to react only with mumbles of 'Oh God, poor guy' and 'ouch, ee-wa!' Instead, I laughed. Silent, stomach-clenching, this-is-so-wrong-and-yet-so-right laughter. Sorry. But well done. Both on completing the task, and not crying. I bless your cotton socks for going through with it. Especially that second strip. Ouch.
2) My co-worker was reading LOOKING FOR ALASKA yesterday when her younger son wandered in the room and asked what she was reading. He then asked her to read the book aloud for him. She paused and told him it was a book for grown-ups. (She told me this at work, and at this point in the retelling, I am cracking up while standing beside her desk, envisioning ALASKA STORYTIME!) He was contented with a BATMAN book instead.
3) I once read a book about a girl who was in a family of mimes and performers. She ends up on stage (Broadway, maybe?) and has a very special line in the song about the Champs-Elysees. I CANNOT recall the title of this book. This bugs me because people always turn to me for trivia and other crazy memory bits. If anyone reading this knows what book I am talking about, let me know. I swear I'm not making this up.
Little Willow: have you tried the LJ community whatwasthatbook? I'm amazed sometimes at how quickly people on that community can ID books from scant details.
A microwave exists that is more prehistoric than mine!! And I thought all hip young New Yorkers had the latest appliances and whatnot. An illusion has been shattered today.
Thankfully, I knew not to try drinking beverages while watching this clip. It did not stop me from laughing so hard that I evidently forgot to swallow, allowing a brief bit of drool to escape as lurched about in helpless laughter. The whole thing is somehow made funnier by knowing that I should not be laughing at your misery (rather like inappropriate laughter in a house of worship, which is, of course, even funnier because it's so wrong).
for the first time in brotherhood 2.0 history, i have watched a videoblog multiple times (not that they aren't all good - maybe i just feel like i don't deserve it.).
it's true. the chin waxing spectacular has played on my computer ...oh...about 12 times. it is classic john green.
it makes me laugh every time. every time. it makes me miss living with john. it makes me miss laughing at his pain.
Hmm. I notice that Hank specified Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Ben and Jerry's mint chocolate chip, however, is not green. Have you truly completed your punishment, John?
Oh man...you shoulda started with the ice cream.
ReplyDeleteDid somebody neglect to watch 40 year old virgin???
ReplyDeleteOw. And ow.
But... I laughed my ass off.
Ouch! But very funny!!
ReplyDeleteoh my god, John. that was the best way to start a Monday morning, ever. for me.
ReplyDeletealso: if you should ever find yourself in a situation like this again, it helps to hold your skin taught with the other hand while ripping off the wax.
more yeti! more yeti! it's fun when yeti laughs at your pain!
You're my hero. But next time, try holding the chin skin taut before pulling.
ReplyDeleteHey, is this going to end up in one of you books? I think that would be very fun.
ReplyDeleteAux Champs-Elysees? Brilliant version, and great choice to score your challenge. I'm sorry to say I laughed at your pain. But it was so very funny.
ReplyDeleteum, taut. yes. is how it's spelled.
ReplyDeleteHaving waxed and been waxed I understand that anxious moment right before the pull...not fun!
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand I, like yeti, was cracking up. I have to stop watching this at work...spit takes are frowned upon over company keyboards. Hilarious!
So if you have the NOFX version of "Champs Elysees" then maybe you also have the Down By Law version of "500 Miles"? Isn't performing that song starting to seem like a (literally) less painful punishment?
ReplyDeleteI've found that the best wax is the kind that doesn't use strips- Sally Hansen extra strength Brazilian formula for face works fantastically. Not that I have errant chin hair or anything...
ReplyDeleteI am a newcomer to Brotherhood 2.0, but let me just say that I think it's the best thing...ever. Thanks.
That was hilarious. I was laughing so hard that my dad came in to see what was wrong.
ReplyDeleteAlso I was wondering as I am sure your other fans are too... do you have an approximate date in which your new book will be in stores???(I will settle for a month and year).
Again hilariously funny!!!
Your pain is our gain.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of wax did you get? I think there are different types, and if you got the wrong kind, that might be why it was so hard to tear off, cause waxing the eyebrows deffinately isn't that bad!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm sorry. I laughed at you. But, I'm sick, so I can't REALLY be held accountable.
dude, aren't you supposed to shave before you wax? or at least you should have shaved yesterday...i screamed out loud when you did that.
ReplyDeletewhen i was a teenager, it was cool to watch faces of death. i didn't because i don't have the stomach for that stuff, and it's sick. however, after watching you, i'm sure your video would have been accepted by the faces of death search committee.
I so did not want to laugh at this. Really, when I clicked play, I was expecting to react only with mumbles of 'Oh God, poor guy' and 'ouch, ee-wa!' Instead, I laughed. Silent, stomach-clenching, this-is-so-wrong-and-yet-so-right laughter. Sorry. But well done. Both on completing the task, and not crying. I bless your cotton socks for going through with it. Especially that second strip. Ouch.
ReplyDeletePopcorn rules!1 :-)
You should have let the Yetti done the second strip. That way you wouldn't have known when the pain was going to come.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe you didn't pull the strip in the right direction? You're supposed to pull the hair in the opposite direciton that it grows.
Great episode though. I couldn't stop laughing.
That was great you did both punishements. laughed my ass off.
ReplyDeleteif you put "i can't believe it's not butter" spray butter on the popcorn (zero points!) it tastes a lot better :)
ReplyDeleteis your wife bothered by everybody calling her the yeti???
ReplyDeleteThree things to say:
ReplyDelete1) Ouch.
2) My co-worker was reading LOOKING FOR ALASKA yesterday when her younger son wandered in the room and asked what she was reading. He then asked her to read the book aloud for him. She paused and told him it was a book for grown-ups. (She told me this at work, and at this point in the retelling, I am cracking up while standing beside her desk, envisioning ALASKA STORYTIME!) He was contented with a BATMAN book instead.
3) I once read a book about a girl who was in a family of mimes and performers. She ends up on stage (Broadway, maybe?) and has a very special line in the song about the Champs-Elysees. I CANNOT recall the title of this book. This bugs me because people always turn to me for trivia and other crazy memory bits. If anyone reading this knows what book I am talking about, let me know. I swear I'm not making this up.
Little Willow: have you tried the LJ community whatwasthatbook? I'm amazed sometimes at how quickly people on that community can ID books from scant details.
ReplyDeleteA microwave exists that is more prehistoric than mine!! And I thought all hip young New Yorkers had the latest appliances and whatnot. An illusion has been shattered today.
ReplyDeleteDude. You sorry bastard.
ReplyDeleteI really hope you don't have to do anything approaching that level of suckitude in a long time.
However, your gumption is much to be admired.
Little Willow: Could the book possibly be The Street Dancers by Elizabeth Starr Hill? I haven't read it, but I think it fits the description.
ReplyDelete-Jo (obsessive library detective)
I feel very, very bad for you.
ReplyDeleteI feel even worse that I laughed so hard at the whole thing.
Thankfully, I knew not to try drinking beverages while watching this clip. It did not stop me from laughing so hard that I evidently forgot to swallow, allowing a brief bit of drool to escape as lurched about in helpless laughter. The whole thing is somehow made funnier by knowing that I should not be laughing at your misery (rather like inappropriate laughter in a house of worship, which is, of course, even funnier because it's so wrong).
ReplyDeleteSara laughing made it even funnier.
Poor you.
for the first time in brotherhood 2.0 history,
ReplyDeletei have watched a videoblog multiple times
(not that they aren't all good -
maybe i just feel like i don't deserve it.).
it's true. the chin waxing spectacular has played on my computer ...oh...about 12 times.
it is classic john green.
it makes me laugh every time. every time.
it makes me miss living with john.
it makes me miss laughing at his pain.
Hmm. I notice that Hank specified Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Ben and Jerry's mint chocolate chip, however, is not green. Have you truly completed your punishment, John?
ReplyDeleteThat was very brave. But I have a question, what song was playing while you watched the ice cream melt?
ReplyDelete