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Hi John,

I just wanted to thank you, and also Hank, for helping me during some of the worse times in my life. During many of my depression I have found inspiration, happiness and creativity in your videos. I feel part of this amazing community and am so happy I discovered Nerdfighteria and the vlogbrothers on that lonely tuesday afternoon back in 2010. I know for certain that I wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't found your videos. They've inspired me to pursue the art of filmmaking, but more importantly, they've made me enjoy life more. I have made many friends thanks to nerdfighteria and have more self confidence overall thanks to all the wonderful and insightful tips from your videos over the past few years.

Of course I'm also a huge fan of your books. I have even managed to convince my father to read some of them and he actually enjoyed them. One of the best memories was actually meeting you during a very small Nerdfighter meeting in Hoogeveen in the Netherlands back in, I believe 2011. One of the most amazing things was standing in line with my copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Looking for Alaska and seeing one of my true heroes sitting there and just being able to talk with him. Afterwards you asked if people wanted to take a picture. I asked to one of the other people who was standing in line if he could take a picture with my camera. But John took my camera and said: "Haha, don't worry I've got this". And took a picture of us together. Now, years later I realized that John was making selfies with fans before it was the norm. (Here's the picture for those who are interested: http://i.imgur.com/TIhS3Sb.jpg )

John, thanks again for all the amazing memories and what you have done (in)directly for me in my life. You helped me get trough some of the worst times in my life and I couldn't be happier. I'll always carry the words with me for the rest of my life, because I truly believe in them.

Don't Forget To Be Awesome.

Thank you for everything,

Willem - The Netherlands

God, I was just hit by a nostalgia wave that I completely forgot existed.

Hey John, you are a really big inspiration for me as a (unfortunatly not full time) Youtube Movie reviewer. I think your video reviews are really great and I can see the passion and effort you put into each one. I have two questions;

1) Do you have any advice for someone trying to make video movie reviews on Youtube? I'm a dutch reviewer so sending you a video wouldn't really help but I'd love to get some advice on what makes or breaks a good movie reviewer.

2) Lately you've started to review more recent movies that are currently playing in theaters. Is this a trend you want to keep going? Or do you want to combine current, classic and new DVD releases together?

Even if you don't answer I just want to tell you to keep up the great stuff and I look forward to your live tweets during the academy awards next week! Had a blast last year!

Best wishes from the Netherlands!