my age is blowing my mind right now.
I was watching videos of snowboarders & thinking about how this kid that was 17 is doing so much with his life at such a young age and I’m doing nothing. Then an even scarier thought occurred, I shouldn’t even be relating to this kid, I’m closer in age to all the 20 year olds. what?
Photo Series of the Day: From photographer Traer Scott’s Shelter Dogs — a photo book featuring black-and-white portraits of homeless and abandoned dogs living in shelters across America.
By documenting the undeniable expressions of emotion in the dogs encountered in her volunteer work, Scott raises awareness of animal rescue causes, and especially the need for more adoptive homes for abandoned dogs.
Scott donates a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of each book to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
More photos here.
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DSFLKJSDF PUPPIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
What The Kids Are Eating of the Day: Ruled not good enough by America’s largest fast-food chains, the so-called “pink slime” — meat and meat by-products treated with ammonia — is still A-OK by U.S. Department of Agriculture standards.
In fact, the USDA will reportedly purchase over 7 million pounds of the gunk to turn into hamburgers and tacos for cafeterias feeding America’s schoolchildren.
McDonald’s, Burger King, and Taco Bell were all persuaded to stop using ammonia-treated meat after the practice of rinsing dog-grade meat with ammonia to wash away harmful bacteria was brought to the attention of consumers by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
“We’re taking a product that would be sold in its cheaper form for dogs,” said Oliver on his TV show Food Revolution. “After this process, we can give it to humans.”
But a USDA spokesman said there were no plans to stop using pink slime as part of the national school lunch program.
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration as well as the Food Safety and Inspection Service considers ammonium hydroxide as ‘generally recognized as safe,’” said the spokesman, Aaron Lavallee. “FSIS reviewed the suitability of Beef Products Inc.’s use of ammonium hydroxide in order to assess its effectiveness in performing the intended technical purpose of use, at lowest level necessary, and to ensure that the product is not adulterated or misleading to consumers.”
However, since ammonia beef falls outside the jurisdiction of federal labeling requirements, parents have no way of knowing what exactly is being served to their kids.
[thedaily.]
See that picture? That’s why I went vegetarian*.
Blonde roast is disgusting. It makes me want to cut off my tongue & bury it in Zimbabwe. I want my two dollars back.

heh.heh.heh.
this album is actually pretty necessary for you to listen to
They’re playing at the U on Friday. I can’t decide if I should stick around for it, miss the train, & figure out a different way to get home this weekend or go home, get my car, and come back for it, or just save my money and see them a different time.
Look at that! My two favorite snowboarders & some douchewhale Shaun White.
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