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August 8th - August 21st, 2011

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Watch
Time lapsed Minecraft videos
Let's Play videos
New Vi Hart
Mirrormask - movie
Powerpuff Girls
Homestar Runner
Adventure Time
Spy vs. Spy
Johnny Test
iCarly
Wizards of Waverly Place

Play
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3
Nameits
Pictionary
Papa's Burgeria - online
Made up maths game w/ dice (adding & subtracting)
Playmobile Knights - 3DS

Read/Research
Ranger Rick magazine
Katydids here & here
Google Translate - Chinese, Turkish & Czech

E w/ katydid


Discuss
Calendars & number of days in a month
Anger & what to do about it
Commenting in online forums
The difference between muffins, English muffins & crumpets

Write
Brain teasers

Create
Maths game w/ dice
Designed levels for LBP2
Graffiti Can - iPad
Scratch Programming
Voice recordings & remixing
Miis - 3DS
Puppets & a puppet show
Water molecule (paper & craft sticks)

Robot dinosaur gets defeated by bomb-toting superhero


Listen
Radio
Katydid chirping here & here

Katydid


Go/Community
Priory Pastries
Java House (total of 6hrs)
Picked up CSA
Panera
Burger King
Visited w/ Gyres & Sarah & kids at Java House
Backstage Bar

Health/PE/Safety
Helped make grocery list
Discussed exercise & sleep
Danced

Other
Online art gallery submission
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