June 2011
thedailywhat:
How About That of the Day: For 24 years, Canada was forced to watch as its national Under 17 soccer team lost match after FIFA U-17 World Cup match, outscored by superior players 45-3 across 13 games.
Enter: Quillan Roberts, the team’s 16-year-old reserve goalie, who, in the 87th minute of play against England, with his team down 2-1, shot a powerful kick from the halfway to score...
Look at you. You’re young. And you’re scared. Why are you so scared? Stop being...
Portal Cake
Making this for my housemate’s birthday:
1 18.25 ounce package chocolate cake mix. 1 can prepared coconut pecan frosting. 3/4 cup vegetable oil. 4 large eggs. 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. 3/4 cups butter or margarine. 1&2/3 cups granulated sugar. 2 cups all purpose flour. Don't forget garnishes such as: Fish shaped crackers. Fish shaped candies. Fish shaped solid waste, Fish shaped...
Disposable Society
We live in a disposable society. We shrinkwrap coconuts, box tomatoes, and wrap everything in three layers of packaging because we’re so paranoid about germs. Having taken a class called “Environmental Engineering” this quarter, I’d like to think I’ve become slightly less ignorant of excessive use of materials. While most of the class did focus on water treatment...