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January 21st - February 17th, 2013

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Watched
Netflix - Beakman's World, Star Trek: The Original Series, A.N.T. Farm, and Futurama

YouTube - An Egg's Guide to Minecraft, Bravest Warriors, SkyDoesMinecraft videos, Yogscast videos, Homestar Runner videos, Yogslab videos, Vi Hart videos, Smosh Pit Weekly, Organic Chemistry (Khan Academy videos), Minecraft creation videos, Minecraft mod reviews videos, and Special effects videos by CorridorDigital.

Let's Play Videos - Red Remover, Minecraft, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Happy Wheels, and Portal 2

Clue (1985) at AMC Loews Theatre and Star Wars Episode 2


Played
3DS - Scribblenauts Unlimited, Pokédex, and WarioWare D.I.Y. (DIY)

WiiU - Scribblenauts Unlimited and Nintendoland

PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2)

Online - Electric Box 2

Computer - Minecraft (at various times & with Michele, River, and Cian)

Read
Magazines - GameInformer, NatGeo Kids, Ranger Rick, Ask!, LEGO Club, and Rangefinder

Books - SpongeBob Squarepants Survival Guide, Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! #1, and Learn to Draw Manga books 2 & 3

Notes, Plans, & Schematics for games

Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering Conference schedule, guidebook, and resort map

Discussed
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fossils and what they say about the past
Multiplication (how E's figured it out playing Minecraft)
Picture of Kalahari's Indoor Waterpark
Wrote
Notes, Plans, & Schematics for games

Created/Built
Level Designs - Sacktari2000 (recreating Atari games), Plants vs. Zombies, and Darts - LBP2
Microgames - WarioWare D.I.Y.
Sprites (game objects) - Scribblenauts Unlimited
Rollercoaster, Hideout, and Snowball Fight (w/ M) - Minecraft
Various plans E's drawn up for games he's working on
Went/Community
Sushi Tomo - M's birthday dinner
Sandusky, OH
Kalahari Resort & Indoor Waterpark
Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering
Taj Mahal
Oriental Market
Burger King
City of Champions Chiropractic

Health/PE/Safety
Walking, dancing, swimming, and chiropractic care
Meal planning, grocery list making, and food preparation
Water & swimming safety

Other
Attended the 6th Annual Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering (UWG)
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Funshop (UWG)
Great Stuff Swap (UWG)
The experience of Communal Living & Consensual Living with 11 other people for five days
Finally figured out floating while swimming
E sporting a shaved head, my little Monk and me
Quotable
I'm window shopping for tights online & E looks over: "Weirdo! Are you just looking at lots of pics of legs, again?!" Again???!!!

"I've been thinking a lot about how to make it work so that colour-blind people can play certain games easier. Also, I'm glad I am not colour-blind."
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