HELLO, best internet friends. It is me: John Hodgman.

FIRST OF ALL: Information on THE END IS NIGH TOUR, including venues, special guests, and tickets, may now and in the future be found HERE.

AS YOU WILL SEE, with the impending release of my last book of complete world knowledge entitled THAT IS ALL, I have created a Tumblr blog, which I think young people call a BLROG.

I HAVE DONE THIS as I find Tumblr easier to update from the road, and with the upcoming END IS NIGH tour approaching, this is something I wish to do.

IT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL young.

THIS WORDPRESS SITE shall exist as a memorial to those heady days of 2008-2011, and to my previous books of COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE.

HOWEVER, in the un-distant future, the URL “areasofmyexpertise.com” will point to the Tumblr site; and this site shall be archived under the URL “moreinformationthanyourequire.com.”

THIS MAY CAUSE the breaking of some links, but breaking links with the past is the price the future charges us. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO.

IN THE MEANTIME, all I can say is THANK YOU for your continued internet friendship. I am sincere: I am grateful, and I hope to see you on THE OTHER SIDE.

UNTIL THEN:

THAT IS ALL.

There shall be updated tour info, including ticket information, SOON.

But here are the basics of THE END IS NIGH tour.

1. THAT IS ALL will be published on the suitably palindromic date of 11/1/11. You can pre-order it HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.*

2. TO BRING YOU THE FINAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE, I will be traveling the future wasteland known as the UNITED STATES with copies of the books, words to read from it, and occasional guests of note. While some details are still emerging, here is the basic outline of THE END IS NIGH TOUR, 2011.

BROOKLYN, NY

Tuesday, November 1st; time TK

The Bell House

CHICAGO, IL

Wednesday, November 2nd; time TK

Second City

ST. LOUIS, MO

Thursday, November 3rd; 7:00 PM

Mad Art Gallery / Subterranean Books

LOS ANGELES, CA

Friday, November 4th; 8:30 PM (doors open at 7)

Largo / Book Soup

PORTLAND, OR

Sunday, November 6th; 7:00 PM

Bagdad Theater / Powell’s

SEATTLE, WA

Monday, November 7th; 7:30 PM

Town Hall / Elliott Bay

AUSTIN, TX

Tuesday, November 8th; 7:00 PM

Book People (in-store)

DURHAM, NC

Wednesday, November 9th; time tk

Durham Armory / Regulator Bookshop

ASHEVILLE, NC

Friday, November 11th; time tk

Venue TK / Malaprop’s

NEW YORK, NY

Monday, November 14th; 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble – Union Square

BOSTON, MA

Tuesday, November 15th; 6:00 PM

Coolidge Theater / Brookline Booksmith

ST. PAUL, MN

Friday, November 18th; time tk

The Fitzgerald / Minnesota Public Radio “Wits Extra

DEAR FRIENDS, forgive me.

I HAVE DE-ACTIVATED the automatic-tweet-to-blog function.

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.

PLEASE stay subscribed.

AS COMPENSATION, I offer you this PINUP OF ELLIOTT KALAN.

KALAN IS

1) A NERD

2) A WRITER on the Daily Show

3) A PROMINENT RAGRNAROK denier.

AND I SHALL BE SPEAKING TO HIM on October 4 about SOME DUMB OLD MOVIE HE LIKES at the 92nd Street Y/TRIBECA VERSION.

COME SAY HELLO and watch me bully him.

THAT IS ALL.

@al3xgo PERHAPS NEXT TIME

@MalQ1484 I AM SORRY