All Blog Posts Tagged 'soccer' (9)

Wrong but Right and Pantsless in Amsterdam: Thoughts from Places

(It occurred to me while editing that you are not actually able to confirm that I ever put on pants.) In which John travels to Amsterdam--where he lived for two months while finishing The Fault in Our Stars--to promote the Dutch edition of the book. Along the way he visits places that were important to him and to the made-up people in his novel, including the Spui Square,…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on March 27, 2012 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Soccer Fields and Their Lurking Dangers

A playground is the most safe, and sacred of places to the eyes of a child- and the most dangerous. Hidden monstrosities lurk around every swerve of the slide, every swing of the set. Scraped knees, bruised epidermis, crushed ego; these were the everyday dangers of being a kid. But we performed feats of bravery all the same because each injury was a badge of courage. We were invincible in those days. We believed ourselves to be…

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Added by Sara on March 5, 2012 at 8:41pm — No Comments

BEDA Day Twelve! Crazy at Clarks and Doctor Whoooooness! - New Alien revealed!

Hey Nerdfighters, so it's Tuesday day 12 of Blogging everyday in April and i've been really hyper today. like REALLY hyper!

Example, this morning before going off to work, i did my photo for "Nerdfighter - 30 Day Photo Challenge" which was to take a photo of yourself…

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Added by Van Herrmann... the Timelord :P on April 12, 2011 at 4:41am — 2 Comments

Participatory Geometry

CBC Awards: http://www.bookweekonline.com/voting/7-12

In which John discusses the Butler Bulldogs astonishing second…

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Added by Ningmaster Tom on March 28, 2011 at 2:58pm — 2 Comments

FIFA world cup was painstaking!

Added by R.H on July 12, 2010 at 9:35am — No Comments

GOOOOOOOL!!!!

In which Hank talks about winning, and why it's important, and what it actually is. Because winning, I don't think, means what we think it means. And despite the fact that, in the end, we all lose, the frustration and pain of losing is extremely important to humanity, and also to the feeling of win.

AND YOUTUBE WON VIACOM'S CRAP LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM!!! Hoorayyy!!!

Oh, and USA beat Algeria or…

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Added by Tenley Nadine on June 25, 2010 at 1:25pm — 4 Comments

You just lost THE GAME!

In which Hank loses the game A…

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Added by Tenley Nadine on June 18, 2010 at 9:22pm — 11 Comments

Hank in FAMY

This Machine Pwns n00bs (and re-released shirts) available at http://dftba.com/shop/categories/Music/Hank-Green/

In which John discusses Hank's impending punishment in the context of Thierry Henry's hand ball in the lead-up to a goal in Ireland and France's World Cup Qualifier. (I am not a die-hard Ireland supporter or anything; I just like fair play.) The "Are the new viewers gone yet" is… Continue

Added by Tenley Nadine on November 22, 2009 at 11:57pm — 10 Comments

my soccer team SUCKS.

nobody TRIES. we would actually be pretty good, but everybody just goofs around at practice. we got two offsides calls in our game today, just because people werent paying attention!! we lost four to zero. how pathetic.

sorry to all you people who are reading and dont play soccer.
cheers.

Added by addy. on April 12, 2008 at 8:14pm — No Comments