Crap We Like!

love me

becko — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:25:11 +0000

i don’t know who is behind this tag but i think that they’re absolutely adorable. i’ve never seen one in person but i’ve noticed them popping up all over the internet recently.

8-bit nyc

becko — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:13:56 +0000

This site (like many i post) comes via mariso. 8-bit nyc shows maps of new york city and brooklyn like you’d expect to see in your wildest childhood nintendo dreams.

You can search specific neighborhoods and addresses- this is where I live.

My little ponies do musicals. A-mazing.

steph — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:50:29 +0000

Dan, you’ve been holding out….

becko — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:35:03 +0000

I had no idea Binghampton was so cool.

c/o FreeWilliamsburg

5 minute chocolate cake

becko — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:24:44 +0000

My roommate showed me this on facebook last week and we’ve already made it a couple times. It sounds kinda gross but I can assure you that it’s amazing. We even tweaked the recipe and made an almond chocolate chip mug cake by substituting almond flour for the cocoa. As MugCake’s fan page says, “And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!” Below is a pic of our first mugcake.

Copied straight from facebook, here is the 5 Minute Mug Cake recipe…

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

I am so excited that I can use Hootsuite on my Droid now

em — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:47:19 +0000

I’m a huge Hootsuite fan, I use it all day, every day. Now I can use it on my phone too. I thought this commercial was really adorable in addition. Don’t cry Androidbot!

I will pay for this with this many GaGa dollars

em — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:43:17 +0000

more Lady Gaga money honey

Manllow

em — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:30:05 +0000

Sorry if you’re seen this already, but I have been holding on to some CWL til i got a chance to post. But this guy needs a snuggle.

get your own Edward, or two on Etsy.

It was “Premeditated”

otas — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:33:24 +0000

Dear CWL,
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it was worth the wait. Thanks to sister Susie for showing me this truly great Washington Post Q&A with Richard Ellis, a marine conservationist at the American Museum of Natural History. Seriously, Washington Post, hire this guy for a weekly – nay, daily – column. Though half the fun is hearing the ridiulous things people are asking.

Some highlights:

Greensburg, Pa.: Was there anything they should have done to prevent this tragedy with Tilikum?

Richard Ellis: Probably the whale that had killed somebody already should not have been part of a show.

and then this

Washington, D.C.: Whales are mammals like people and have a range of emotions and moods like people too. That’s part of the reason we love them so much. Certainly the whales can sense the disruption to the human side of their world, which is unquestionably their most important priority. Accordingly, will the whales at SeaWorld receive any grief counseling over the loss of their regular trainer?

Richard Ellis: LOL

and

Woodbridge, Va.: I read once that they think killer whales and most of the dolphin family are actually aliens that crash landed into the ocean 10,000 years ago. Their spacecraft was destroyed so they had no choice but to live out their lives in our seas. Since there was an abundance of food, they thrived and expanded across most oceans. You think that’s true?

Richard Ellis: No

Updates from Facebook “friends” you’re probably currently hiding

steph — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:38:13 +0000

I have specific people in mind for most of these, including