LOSING STREAK: It was a very game-y Christmas for us. Two new Fluxx games, Forbidden Island, a couple of Pandemic expansions, Imperial Settlers, Rush Hour, ... I'm sure I'm leaving something out.
We've been playing them, one by one, and at this point I'm feeling rather defeated when it comes to the cooperative games. We were absolutely decimated by outbreaks in Pandemic, and we haven't come close to beating Forbidden Island. Fortunately, it's still fun and games, and we learn something every time we play/lose.
Guess we'll have to keep at it and hope for better outcomes in the near future.
MUSICAL AFTERNOON: We test drove the kids' new "Just Dance 2015" today. Exercise came in the form of dancing to tunes like "What Does the Fox Say?," "Dark Horse," "Let it Go," and even the "Macarena" - how's that last one for a flashback?
Afterward, we dusted off the guitars and took a hack at John Legend's huge hit, "All of Me." Fortunately, we had a great YouTube tutorial by to follow along with by a woman with the handle for3v3rfaithful. I think her tutorial is the best of the dozens and dozens we've used. She breaks things down into bite sized pieces and teaches techniques to really improve the sound (rather than just mashing one's way through with sloppy chords). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY1b4nhvhoQ
TOP TEN: NASA posted a list of 10 terrific things that happened in space-flight this year. One was the first ever Vine (short video social media/sharing) from space, submitted by astronaut Reid Wiseman. It's a 92-minute orbit of Earth in 6 seconds
https://vine.co/v/MD1eEQEjM9u
Other mentions included the public's amazing response to #GlobalSelfie day, Orion's test flight, the fact that the ISS has served as an outpost for humans for over 5,200 days now, and several more. Read the story for yourself here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/nasa/10-awesome-things-that-happened-in-space-in-2014-hwrm?utm_term=.uiv889VGg&sub=3561766_4582919
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