• 07:43 is in the newest Green House location, where there's a koi pond under the floor, chatting with Cannabis Cup judges Anthony & the Colonel
• 16:01 is at the Dolphins, now the only coffeeshop in Amsterdam with an overhead fishtank lamp fixture (since the one at the Bulldog disappeared)
• 16:36 is hanging out at the Dolphins, where they have free WiFi, posting a few pics to FaceBook, and enjoying a little sandwich called a toastie

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• 09:27 has FINALLY found another coffeeshop with working free WiFi - a very special favorite, the Bluebird! Wow, they have a Twilight Zone pinball!
• 13:05 is at Coffeeshop Baba in Amsterdam, where they have big clear glass hookahs on the table, with glowing lights in their bases. Trippy indeed!
• 15:44 is having another grand day, wandering the fascinating streets of Amsterdam, floating from one coffeeshop to the next, i.e. "coffeeshopping"

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• 08:10 has finally found another good free WiFi hot spot: the Stone's Cafe coffeeshop (surprised not to find free WiFi at Popeye's-still nice tho)

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• 07:49 has arrived in Amsterdam and is now at the Original Bulldog coffeeshop, enjoying their free wi-fi, a proper hot cocoa, and You Know What
• 12:26 is at his favorite Coffeeshop, Abraxis. Of course they have wi-fi (whereas the Rokerij & Grasshopper did not). I'm trying their Space Cake!
• 12:38 had a great time at the previous coffeeshop, the Rokerij, playing "Guess What I Do For a Living" with a trio of American college students
• 12:50 is glad to have seen the scene in another Dutch city but is glad to finally be in Amsterdam, where the coffeeshops are far superior...
• 13:02 is thinking, "wow the weed is a lot more expensive here in the big city. Shoulda bought more in Rotterdam."
• 13:06 is very pleased with the hot chocolate at Abraxis. Full points -- it came with a small, delicious, individually wrapped cookie on the side
• 13:09 Bulldog also got full cookie points, but Grasshopper was a big disappointment -- unlike 5 years ago, paper cup, no cookie, and overpriced!
• 13:13 finds it interesting to note the various differences since my last visit. Barney's was remodeled. Pink Floyd is gone -- it's a Dampkring now
• 13:16 still thinks it's pretty amazing, even though I've done it a bunch of times now, to be in a place where I can purchase and use weed legally
• 16:00 is bummed out at discovering that one of his very favorite coffeeshops, La Canna, has closed forever. I shall miss playing Homeworlds there.

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• 16:41 just played Fluxx using Dutch edition with a stranger in The Act coffeeshop in Rotterdam. I had to keep asking what Actions did. He won!
• 03:54 is packing up his stuff and getting ready to leave Rotterdam. Now it's time for the main event: a week in Amsterdam!

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• 09:36 has been out exploring Rotterdam and is finally online again, having purchased a new adapter. Now it's time to find another coffeeshop!

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• 07:33 is on a train from Schipol airport to Rotterdam, watching Dutch landscapes sliding by and snacking on a little more of that leftover cake
• 13:03 took a jet-lagged nap in his room at the Skyline Hotel and now is heading out into the streets of Rotterdam, looking for their Coffeeshops
• 13:12 didn't see any coffeeshops in his first few hours here and started to worry, but now I've already found 3 within a short walk from my hotel
• 13:18 is at settled in at a coffeeshop in Rotterdam called Mon Camarade, sampling their White Widow and feeling really really good.
• 13:58 digs Mon Camarade. 5 guys are playing a spirited game of Monopoly in one corner, and all around me dudes are smoking pot! In public!
• 16:57 is back in his hotel room with a phone running out of juice and a power adapter that doesn't fit into any of the wall sockets in here

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• 17:07 is at the airport, all checked-in and ready to fly, first to Philly and then on to Amsterdam!!! Woo-hoo! I love traveling!
• 18:02 is waiting for a plane and enjoying a bite of the last slice of chocolate angel food cake made by Alison & Kristin for his birthday - yummy!
• 18:45 is finally boarding his delayed flight to Philly. Hoping for no trouble catching the connecting flight to Amsterdam!
• 20:36 is in the airport at Philadelphia, at Gate A22, just about to board US Airways flight 798 to Amsterdam! Yay!

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• 19:03 finished another update of Wunderland.com! It's about the new version of EcoFluxx! www.wunderland.com/WhatsOld/2009/WN.11.13.09.html

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• 14:42 has finally completed Operation Move Absolutely Everything Out Of The Basement. Man we had a lot of junk down there!
• 01:29 just won two games of Hearts, having Shot the Moon in both games

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• 13:54 is still moving random stuff out of the basement

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• 11:58 is having a very nice birthday. Thanks for all the kind wishes, people of the Internet!

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• 12:32 is in an art & design meeting, discussing the new colorized artwork and box ideas for the new edition of EcoFluxx (due out in Feb 2010)

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• 15:47 is rewriting the current draft of the rules to the newest game he's in the process of inventing, and looking forward to playtesting it later
• 19:54 is playtesting his new game with Josh before tonight's poker game. Josh keeps winning, but I'm super pleased with how well it plays! : )
• 01:18 took second place in both of the evening's poker tournaments, for a total net profit of $20

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• 19:40 is giving out candy to strangely dressed children. #23 was the first to notice the live snake I'm "wearing" around my neck. (#24 screamed.)
• 19:56 in between the clusters of costumed kids, a strange cat came up onto our porch. He was trick or treating too! I put out a bowl of cat food.

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• 10:44 just booked my airline tickets to Europe! (I used Orbitz, so hopefully now a dude on a hovercraft will bring me a check for added savings.)
• 12:07 is enjoying the contents of a package from Rash, including CDs of soundtrack music and some crackers from Japan called Chicken Thins

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• 21:46 is carving a pumpkin and wondering who else is coming to game night at the suddenly-relocated location - the first game night at Pepperland!

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• 05:04 is flooded! Wunderland's water heater sprang a leak, and water has been gushing into the basement! Water's off now, but it is a disaster!
• 05:26 is glad he noticed the rushing water as soon as he did. The flooding is terrible, but it actually could have been a great deal worse...

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