Hello! Meet Aza! 

I watch the longer version first and I was so exited to see it! Thank you for uploading John

I can't wait to watch the movie!

I read the book right after my dad died in 2017. I barely slept for 3 months to care for him, and sleep continued to allude me afterwards. I started the book hoping to read a couple of pages and fall asleep, and I read the entire thing. It was like a movie, and it’s been my favorite book since. And now you’re making it a movie!! Isabela and I share the exact same birthday (month, day, and year), and I always resonated with Aza. The coincidence is insane. Wishing you all the best ❤️❤️❤️

She is a such a great artist and human

Q: this doesn't really matter, but I always assumed John was autistic and his hair thing was a stim. He feels like he belongs to us in the ASD federation. I won't ask. I merely observe. Take it as a compliment. 💚

DH&J club!!

@visible Oh man, totally got donut-rolled.

@@josipjagic for a second I thought you were talking about a new kind of sandwich, but I looked at context and remembered that less than 3minutes ago I was listening to that. Dry Humor and Jokes

Is that really what it means?

@@timothyshoup5044 Yeah, he mentioned it in a previous video: he is 19th on the call sheet. XD

LLOL, as it were.

Too bad they didn't cast John with a wig on for the role.

me too. And the way John responded was equally great

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 make a John green cut of the movie where aza is just John in a wig

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Having a movie where the source material was written by a person who lives with OCD, and more importantly, wanted to write about it carefully and truthfully (with the added bonus of being an excellent writer) is something I'm deeply grateful for. I can't wait to watch it over and over again.

The first book that introduced me to OCD in an actual 'here's what it's like to live day in day out with this condition' sort of way was 'Am I Normal Yet?', by Holly Bourne. It's a UK book so if you're not from here there might be some cultural things that are hard to understand - but it's a beautiful book about a teenager re entering her school and social lives as she starts to get in control of her OCD. It's about mental health and feminism and female friendship and what all of that means to a teenager, and I love it. I don't have OCD, so I can't speak for how accurate it is from personal experience, but from what I know through study and friends experiences, it's an accurate depiction. If you're looking for more books about OCD, that might be a good one to try next :)

@@jemimaburns3340 Thank you for the recommendation! I took a screenshot of the title :)

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Yes, this. I have discovered important things about myself through my D&D characters. Like major things I never fully explored until I started playing D&D about 3 years ago (well into grown-ass adulthood).

I actually feel like this can be true for readers as well. When reading you often are able to find little bits and pieces of yourself in a character and simultaneously get an outside look on those things. Often those little flaws are the thing that make us like those characters the most even though we hate them about ourselves. When a character we love is struggling we feel compassionate even though we might beat us up about everything going on if we were in a similliar situation

I didn't understand it. Can you explain it to me?

Normally John asks their favourite colour and favourite Beatle (the band) and then responds with "oh see mine are John and Green"

@@aashi8316 that's awesome. Thank you!

@@aashi8316but… my favorites really ARE John and green! 😮

In a different timeline this channel is run by the brothers Hank and George Brown

What does looking like someone mentally mean?

She's not my exact imagined Aza, but she's weirdly close.

I love this so much.

Thank you for this ♡ I think this is so helpful in learning how to love people well generally, and especially as a parent

Speaking as a mom of 7, with the advice from 2 neighbors, one of 8 & the other of 10, just listen. Open your ears & close your eyes to the mess. They want to connect. Mostly they, and their friends, want a safe space. My best friend in HS, her father said, "if you feed them, they will come." A rule I keep. All the junk food I want to taste, but don't want to eat the entirel package, chips, ice cream, etc. Keep it stocked, make the home welcoming, ignore the mess, the friends will also come.

Mine just turned nine and I can feel the whispers of the teenage years approaching. She'll still flip on My Little Pony but then say something terribly profound about Applejack's character that somehow connects to something going on with her friends at school. I'm trying to remind myself over and over that the best thing I can do is just be there. But it is hard to back off some days.

I'm really glad this works for you and your daughter. Sincerely. But it wouldn't say it's good advice for every family. My parent did a similar thing and I resented the hell out of it. I felt like I was never allowed to be alone, even in my room. It made we want to keep more secrets, because then at least I would have SOME things that were just for me. So it's definitely different for every kid. I am really glad you've managed to be close with your daughter though. Raising kids seems really, really hard.

It is. I laugh so much! -John

​​​@@vlogbrotherswhat up John. I love Isabela Merced ❤she is a superb, gifted actress. She really nailed every roles she plays. In real life, she is a lovely and warm-hearted girl. I can't wait to see the flick.

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Same

I mean a older teenager is very different from a toddler or small child

@@GoogelyeyesSaysHej Of course. But most adults treat teenagers like they're still kids and don't know anything of value because they haven't been around as long. They think there's nothing to be learned from them. John doesn't.

I agree. I love their chemistry

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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. SHE'S _THAT_ ISABELA MERCED?! "ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTRESSES" _ISABELA MERCED_ ?! That's such a common name, I didn't even think of that! And her hair's different now. I totally didn't recognize her. THAT'S who they got to play Aza?!

We were indeed in a band room! -John

You can totally tell from the awards on the wall! They look just like my old band rooms. Dark wood with gold carved plating.

I'm a little lost on the Beatles thing. Can a fellow nerd fighter elaborate or link to the video in question?

@@littlelunanova2591 hi! No problem 😊 John likes to ask people what their favourite colour is, followed by their favourite Beatle, so that he can say his answer is "John and Green" 😊 he did it in the video called "Hello! Meet Daisy!" (I would post he link, but I'm not sure if that would be considered spam or not, so I'm not risking it) that he uploaded two weeks ago, with Cree, who plays Daisy in the Turtles movie. That was the first time I had heard the joke, but I believe in that video he talks about how that's one of his classic jokes! I also think he talked about in one of the more recent episodes of the podcast Dear Hank and John, but I'm not entirely sure about that!

@@AnneleenRoesems thanks for helping me out! I am not at all surprised by the trick haha 😆

@@AnneleenRoesems As long as you leave appropriate context for the link like you have here in this lovely comment, it's usually okay! (and thanks for being so thoughtful about it--those random link ones are such a pain.) DFTBA!

@@littlelunanova2591 No problem! It's a good one haha

Yeah, that was a plot twist no one was expecting.

I don't get the joke sadly, any suggestions on how I can remedy that?

@@MrShdutchy John’s usual response to the question of his favorite Beatle and favorite color are John and Green, making his name! The vlogbrothers video he posted last week has an example

Unlike my tiktoks this one won't be deleted :) So it'll still be here when you get back from work! -John