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July-ish - October 12th, 2014

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Watched
Netflix - LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, House M.D., Digimon Fusion, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sword Art Online, Crash & Bernstein, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, Dude What Would Happen, Scooby Doo!: Mystery Incorporated, Eureka, Futurama, A.N.T. Farm, The Nut Job (movie), Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare, Dr. Who, Torchwood

YouTube Channels - TeamHyperCube, Ashens, SkyDoesMinecraft, OfficialNerdCubed, PewDiePie, jacksfilms, Markiplier, Minecraft SethBling, LewToons, CinemaSins, superamazingproject, Geek & Sundry, Northernlion, YOGSCAST Lewis & Simon

Web Series - Good Mythical Morning, Comic Misconceptions, Mental Floss, Your Grammar Sucks, Table Top, Gavin or Google, Spellslingers


Played
PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2)

Kindle - Pocket Mine, Two Dots, Minecraft, Scribblenauts Remixed, Floors

Computer - Minecraft (MC), Binding of Isaac w/ William

Table Top - UNO, Family FLUXX, Word Pirates, Magic: The Gathering

Read
Magazines - ASK!, NatGeo KIDS, LEGO Club

Books - Monster Spotter's Guide to North America

Pocket Guides to Wildflowers, Wild Edibles, and Mushrooms
Playing Word Pirates
Researched
Iambic Pentameter
Nyan Cat
Minecraft getting purchased by Microsoft

Wrote
Notes, Plans, & Schematics for game designs
Instructions for a card game in the design phase

Listened
NPR

Created/Built
LBP2 - level designs, characters, and short films
Playing Magic: The Gathering
Went/Community
Java House
Taj Mahal
Target
Eat n Park
D's Six Pax N Dogz
Mad Mex
Loving Hut, USA
Sushi Tomo
Qdoba
Rite Aid
Half Price Books
Toys R Us
Burger King

Health/PE/Safety
Went over new fire escape routes in new house
Talked about new stove having pilot lights & gas safety


Other
Went to Raven's birthday party
We finally moved into our house we've been rehabbing
Unpacking & setting up bedroom
E celebrated his 11th birthday
Bought/received as a gift LEGO sorting/storing supplies & organised LEGOs
Picked out new clothes for Autumn/Winter with birthday money
Game Night at Java House
Started getting badges through DIY.org

Quotable
"Well, it [My Little Pony] is the next best thing since anime and bubble tea!"

E: How do you start a hedgehog race?
M: I don't know.
E: You say-guh! Get it? Sega!

E: I mean, when we all become immortal space robots...
M: ... ... ... Right.

M: Like they say, it's all gravy.
E: Nobody says that.

E: Nag, nag, nag! Secretary of Nagriculture!
M: That was clever.
E: Yeah, I know.
M: Well, at least I taught you humility.

"I don't know! I was under the influence of stupidity!"
Happy Birthday E!
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