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September 9th - September 29th, 2013

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Watched
Netflix - Mythbusters, Beyblade, Eureka, Futurama, Destroy Build Destroy, Pair of Kings and Star Trek: The Next Generation

YouTube - Nerd(3) videos and Total Biscuit videos,

Let's Play videos - Trowlr: Bury My Heart at Trowlr Mountain, ViViD, and Trilby: The Art of Theft

Web Series - Crash Course, YogsCast and YogLabs

Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie (on the big screen)

Played
3DS - Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion, Scribblenauts Unlimited, WarioWare D.I.Y., and Denpa Men 2

PS3 - Terraria, Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2), and Little Big Planet Karting (LBPK)

WiiU - New Super Mario Bros. U

iPad - Terraria, Bad Piggies, Slice It, The Sandbox, Paint with Time, Whizzball, and Fill the Pot

Computer - Minecraft

Table Top - Mine Shift, Castle Keep, Cthulhu Fluxx, and Family Fluxx

Read
Magazines - NatGeo Kids and GameInformer

Putting Time in Perspective

Researched
Geologic Eons, eras, periods, and years
Pi
Nucleus and Periodic Table via Crash Course


Discussed
Pi
Friday the 13th
Triskaidekaphobia
Chiropractic care
Massage therapy
Muscles, fascia, and 'knots'

Wrote
Notes, plans, and schematics

Listened
NPR: Science Friday (09.13.13)

Created/Built
LBP2/LBPK - level designs and creation 

MC - created game called MineFort

Went/Community
Java House
Eat N Park
AMC Lowe's 22 Theatre
Whole Foods
The Priory Inn
Sushi Tomo
Game Stop
Spak Brothers

Health/PE/Safety
Looked at bento ideas on Pinterest
Hurt ankle; home visit from chiropractor & massage therapist

Other
Celebrated 10th birthday!
Paternal grandparents visited Pittsburgh to celebrate birthday

Quotable
E: mum, is this a plate of tater tots?
M: you complaining?
E: no, but I might be questioning your parenting!
M: I love you too.

Overheard while playing Cthulhu Fluxx: "Hurry the Fluxx up!"
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