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November 26th - December 23rd, 2012

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Watched
Let's Play videos - Minecraft, Minecraft MOD reviews, Super Scribblenauts Unlimited, Happy Wheels, & Fez - YouTube
Literal Trailers for movies & games by Tobuscus - YouTube
Wilhelm Scream Compilation video - YouTube
Homestarrunner.com
Video Game Reviews by PBGamer, Nerd(3), RinryGameGame, & SkyDoesMinecraft - YouTube
Yogscast - YouTube
Vlog Brothers - YouTube
CupQuake baking videos - YouTube
Bravest Warriors - YouTube
Netflix - Beakman's World, Angelo Rules, Jessie, Johnny Test, & The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron
Vi Hart - SnowFlakes video - YouTube


Played
3DS - WarioWare D.I.Y. (WWDIY), Super Scribblenauts, & Pokédex
PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2)
Computer - Minecraft
Online - ISO Ball, Electric Box 2, LEGO Builder, Light-Bot, & Pursuit of Hat
iPad - Angry Birds Star Wars
Kindle Fire - Bad Piggies, Draw Something, 100 Floors, GridBlock
Homemade- Battle Game, a word game, & Antique Hunters
Board Games - Candyland
Light-Bot, a programming game
Read
Gift/Toy Catalogues
Game Notes, Plans, & Schematics
Snap Circuit Instruction Books
Game Informer Magazine
Menus
Gun Safety Comic & Brochure

Word game E made up
Researched
Shrews
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
How to properly pronounce 'Larynx'

Discussed
Wilhelm Scream, Castle Thunder, & other movie sound effects
Jury duty & why W had to do it
Contour & Caricature drawing
Light Therapy for people affected by lack of sunlight (like Alaskans)
Lye & Hydrochloric Acid (plumbing problems & extreme measures of solving them)
Roman warriors were paid in salt -- origin of "worth your salt"
What is 'twirling'? (baton & fire)
Circuits & Electronics
Winter Solstice
Recreated Pac-Man game board via astro-lite
Wrote
Gift wishlists
E-mails to friends
Notes, Plans, & Schematics for video game designs & short films
Game instructions
Rules to Antique Hunters
Listened
Literal Trailers for movies & games by Tobuscus - YouTube
Smashing Pumpkins
Music made in the studio by William, James, Dave, & Bob
Music E made using WWDIY

Created/Built
Level Designs & Creation, Characters, Music, & Short Films using LBP2
Music & Microgames using WWDIY
Board game with W (Antique Hunters)
Caricature & Contour Drawings
#1-#12 Snap Circuit Extreme Projects (plus a homemade designs)
Recreated Pac-Man Board


Snap Circuit Projects

Went/Community
Java House
Sushi Tomo
AAA Office
Hanging out with Gyres & Cian
5th Annual Winter Solstice Dinner & Party at the Parhams

Health/PE/Safety
Gun Safety Comic & Brochure
Discussed W's wallet getting stolen & having to cancel bank cards
Helped pack bentos & make grocery lists
Dancing
Notes for a game E's working on
Other
Helped with putting away groceries
Learned 'Invisible Deck' & other card tricks w/ W
Helped host our 5th annual Winter Solstice party

Quotable
"Why don't more people wear footed pyjamas? I mean, they're the perfect outfit!"
"It's not a macrowave; that would be terrible -- giant radiation going everywhere!"
"I'm a Snaptician!" (while working with Snap Circuits)
Juggling Chainsaws
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Location: Independent Community Freeschool

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