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Ready Player Three

Several members of our team were out today, so we didn’t have a meeting in the morning. Instead, we just worked in our buildings all day. Those of us that were there met up for lunch at Chick-fil-A. When we walked in, there wasn’t an empty seat in the house, so we left and went to Zaxby’s. Surprisingly, everyone seemed happy with the alternative. I saw John and Melissa, along with Jennifer and the rest of the family there too.

The other kids were spending the night with friends, so Summer dropped Eaddie off with me while she went to the gym after work. We went to my parents’ house to pick up some frog eggs my dad scooped out of the pool cover, then spent most of the rest of our time trying to find a small fish tank to put them in. I couldn’t find the one I had in mind, but had a fish bowl that suited them fine.

When Summer got here, we went to Conway for dinner and a movie. I still had a $10 birthday reward for Marketplace Grill, and then we watched the late showing of Ready Player One. The movie was pretty great, but I have a strong need to go back and watch it again frame-by-frame so I can find all of the characters and references. I’m sure someone will have a list by the end of the week.

Here’s the deal, Wade. You’re something called a ‘human being.’ That’s a really smart kind of animal. Like every other animal on this planet, we’re descended from a single-celled organism that lived millions of years ago. This happened by a process called evolution, and you’ll learn more about it later. But trust me, that’s really how we all got here. There’s proof of it everywhere, buried in the rocks. That story you heard? About how we were all created by a super-powerful dude named God who lives up in the sky? Total bullshit. The whole God thing is actually an ancient fairy tale that people have been telling one another for thousands of years. We made it all up. Like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
Oh, and by the way… there’s no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. Also bullshit. Sorry, kid. Deal with it.

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What can I say except, “you’re welcome!”

I slept in again today, but made time to clean the aquarium and living room before going out. The girls went shopping and wanted CiCi’s, so I met them there for that. Afterward we stopped in to Shoe Carnival so I could look for some sandals. I don’t really understand it, but the sandals I wear are at least a size larger than my shoe size.

When we left there, Summer asked what the plan was, and I told her that I was going to go play video games by myself and she could do whatever she wanted. Eaddie said she was with me, so I took her, which I think was a surprise to everyone. It looked like Summer and Autumn went toward their house, and Eaddie and I went to my house, but then made a detour to get half a sandwich out of the office refrigerator. On the way back, we passed a bird sitting in the gutter of the road that didn’t move, so I circled around and we walked over to look at it. I managed to poke it before it wobely flew across the street. We followed it, but I never got to touch it again. I did get a sweet picture of it when it landed just outside arm’s reach in a tree.

Giving up on the bird, we came back to my house and met the others and played some Blokus before settling in to watch Moana. I loved the movie, and the 3D was spot-on.

If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me…

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A Wrinkle

We all got up this morning to some poachies, sausage links, and strawberries before trekking to Conway. We caught the early afternoon showing of A Wrinkle in Time before doing a bit of shopping. The movie was okay, but I wonder how it compares to the book. At a glance, it looks like something I may actually be able to digest someday.

We wandered through Dollar Tree for a bit before heading to Sam’s to load up on some essentials for them and a 50-pound bag of popcorn kernels for me, because it’s the only way I could afford to feed this many mouths.  From there, we managed to find a compromise on a pizza at Old Chicago before failing to make it to Shoe Carnival before closing.

Cranky and tired, we made it all the way back home without any casualties. Except the popcorn. Somewhere between the store and the car, it suffered a stab wound.

Don’t go to war for me.

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The Good for What Ale Crust

After fading in and out of consciousness all weekend, I finally got up today and managed some leftovers for breakfast and a much-needed shower. I forced myself up and out to pick up the girls for our trip to Conway to see Black Panther. We stopped by Old Chicago for some pizza first, and then loaded up on popcorn for the movie.

I was actually a little let down by the movie, simply because of how much hype it got. I really enjoyed it, and at first watch I had nothing to complain about, but I let myself get worked up by what everyone else was saying about it. I think if I had not heard anything about it, I would have left feeling better, but as it was, I enjoyed it as much as any of the other MCU movies.

On the way out, I dropped my Coke on my brand new shoes and got it all over my pants as well, so I dropped the girls off before heading home to work on some laundry. While that was going, I got in a couple rounds of PUBG before bed.

It’s a Bugatti spaceship!

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MOOvie Marvel: That’s a Wrap

Today was a day of food and movies. Summer made breakfast while I started a pot roast. It’s an ordeal every time. I was actually surprised we had enough food, though just barely.

We watched the lion’s share of movies today, with Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and finally Thor: Ragnarok into the evening. They were all better in 3D, but we can’t do that with kids laying sideways in the floor. It breaks the science.

We never lose our demons, Mordo. We only learn to live above them.

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I am Barely Breathing

Today was pretty relaxed for a Friday. I ate a lot of chicken, and we got clarification on the new and sudden desire for us to document every minute of our work day. At the end of the day, I helped Sara set up her new office at Oakland since she was made to move out of our offices downstairs.

After work, I cleaned up in preparation for the last of our Marvel marathon. When everyone got here, Summer and I went to find stuff to throw in the slow cooker for tomorrow, along with some breakfast. Then it was Captain America: Civil War before bed. By that time, I had lost all air flow in the right half of my face. On top of that, I haven’t been feeling super smurfy somehow, but I’m not sure why. Hopefully my body figures it out.

I can’t find the air.

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Diminishing Returns

We continued this morning with Age of Ultron before splitting up to get everyone ready for lunch. I picked up Bác Vân and met Summer with a couple kids for Ci-Ci’s. It was super busy, but they did a great job of keeping up with the demand, and the quality of food was well above average.

After lunch, I headed back home to wait for just two of them to come back and watch Ant Man. I started some laundry and managed that through the movie until Summer took the last child to her grandmother’s for the evening. School is out the next couple of days, but we still have to work, so this worked out well enough. I’m not super looking forward to hanging more touch panels tomorrow, but at least we won’t be bored.

What’s for lunch?

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Hot Dishes

We continued our marathon today with Iron Man 3 and Thor 2, along with a bunch of assorted food. We started off with waffles and eggs for breakfast, then some cinnamon rolls and chips to snack on. We capped the evening with brats and smoked sausages and some more leftover Fat Daddy’s cheesy potatoes and beans. Overall I’d say it was a success. We watched Evolution as a no-brainer movie while we had dinner, then the girls went home for the school night.

After I cleaned up a bit, Keno joined me for a couple rounds of PUBG. We should have done better the first round, but we ended in the top 10 and died outside of the hill. The second round could have been better, but we didn’t ever have a very good plan, and we were surrounded by others. I wasn’t even sure I was awake enough to really play well anyway, so it was no pressure.

Ca-caw! Ca-caw!

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MOOvie Marvel II

I got up today and tried a few rounds of solo PUBG since nobody else was around to play. I made it to the top 5 or 10 in every game in which I didn’t get killed immediately, which made me feel like I’m really improving. After a morning of that, I spent most of the afternoon cleaning house in preparation for our second weekend of bingeing the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After everything was cleaned up, Josh joined for me for a round of doubles, which we won right off the bat. Then the girls got here right as we got looted in our second game, so I quit out and left him to fend for himself.

Summer brought a bunch of leftover Fat Daddy’s barbecue from a quiz bowl event today, along with a bunch of stuff to make for tomorrow. We made it through Thor and The Avengers with only one casualty to sleep. Tomorrow we’ll continue with Iron Man 3 and Thor 2, then see where the day takes us. We’ve still got some catching up to do before Black Panther comes out in a couple weeks.

It seems to be powered by some sort of electricity!

MOOvie Night, Reviews

MOOvie Day

We continued our movie marathon today with The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man 2. We took a break in the afternoon somewhere between the movies and picked up some Popeye’s for a late lunch. As though the universe was teaching me a lesson for continuing to do business there, they shorted us our seven biscuits and all of our dipping sauces. On top of that, the spicy chicken seemed to not be spicy at all. Even more disappointing were the ghost pepper wings I decided to try again. I’ve seriously had ice cream spicier than those wings. At least the chicken was fresh and hot in temperature, unlike the fries that were cold and soggy.

By the time everyone left, I needed some time to unwind. Jack got on and played a few duos with me, and though we got close, we never won. I guess tomorrow I’ll clean house again. I don’t know why I thought chicken grease wouldn’t end up on all the things.

Don’t get crazy.