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The Four E's of Oatmeal

1. Entice
2. Entertain
3. Educate
4. Equip

01:21 AM
Second Ten Years of Oatmeal, 1995-2004

1995, AGE-10
JAN-JUN, AWANA in January, Billy Madison starring Adam Sandler in January, A Goofy Movie in April, Full House finale in May, Pocahontas/Batman Forever/Power Rangers in June
JUL-DEC, Apollo 13/The Indian in the Cupboard/Free Willy 2 in July, The Amazing Panda Adventure/Babe/Mortal Kombat in August, Karate lessons probably started in September, The Santa Clause on VHS in October, Playstation Twisted Metal in November, shepherd in the CCBC Christmas play in December
1996, AGE-11
JAN-JUN, Waterworld on VHS in January, started making Arnold Attic home videos in February with family/friends, Homeward Bound II in March, James and the Giant Peach in April, Twister/Super Mario RPG/Heaven Or Hell in May, Coast in June
JUL-DEC, Independence Day in July, Jack in August, Super Mario 64 in September, Playstation Tomb Raider in October, Cruis'n World/Michael Jordan Space Jam/Donkey Kong/Star Trek: First Contact. 101 Dalmatians, Sim City for Christmas in December
1997, AGE-12
JAN-JUN, Star Wars Special Edition starting in January, me playing basketball video/Empire/Mario Kart 64 in February, Rangers Loxx Catt, Turbo/Jedi/Liar Liar in March, state test/Jurassic Park in May, Action Strip comic probably started that year
JUL-DEC, Men in Black/George of the Jungle in July, RIP Princess Diana in August, Bomberman 64 in November
1998, AGE-13
JAN-JUN, Bill Clinton Monica Lewinsky/Worms II in January, Winter Olympics in Japan in February, CCBC AWANA Greenie Beanie Night in March, Playstation Grand Theft Auto in June
JUL-DEC, Armageddon/Small Soldiers/made mom a birthday card in July, Al Gore was at the Tri-Met Max Westbound opening in September, What Dreams May Come/Antz in October, Prince of Egypt in December
1999, AGE-14
JAN-JUN, NASA Mars Polar Lander in January, Mario Party/Sim City 3000 in February, Super Smash in April, Phantom Menace in May, Wild Wild West/family reunion in June for Alan
JUL-DEC, Mario Golf/WCC in July, Sixth Sense in August, SEGA Dreamcast Sonic Adventures in September, Omega Code in October, Donkey Kong 64/Dogma in November, Bicentennial Man in December
2000, AGE-15
JAN-JUN, We beat Y2K somehow in January or whatever/Ra Ra/Valentines/Arnold Attic videos returned starting in February, Rick did ham radio to graduate from FGHS high school in June
JUL-DEC, Idaho trip in the summer, family reunion/WCC in July, Salena/welding/started attending Forest Grove High School (FGHS) in September, How the Grinch Stole Christmas in November, as a family, we saw Cast Away in December
2001, AGE-16
JAN-JUN, N64 Paper Mario in February which I got for my birthday in or before 2002, Carman: The Champion in March, Pearl Harbor in May, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in June
JUL-DEC, Gangster Run/Mafia/Cat's Life/WCC/Jurassic Park III in July, Ghetto Blair Witch/The Princess Diaries/Amélie in August, Ghetto Blues rap song poem/Omega Code 2 in September, home videos in November/December
2002, AGE-17
JAN-JUN, Walk to Remember in January, Attack of the Clones in May
JUL-DEC, WCC/home videos/Men in Black II in July, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie/Time Changer in October, Star Trek: Nemesis in December
2003, AGE-18
JAN-JUN, home videos that year, Rambling Brain in March, Tiffany Cumbo died in April, Finding Nemo/Bruce Almighty in May
JUL-DEC, LOTR 1/LOTR 2 at Matt Dooney/WCC in July, Halloween Tom Sawyer/Sonya Mack/Girl's Basketball Manager with Richie VanDyke starting in October, family reunion in December
2004, AGE-19
JAN-JUN, built a Pocket Ball table starting around January, 50 First Dates in February, Cinderella Play in May which I was not in, graduated FGHS high school in June, 2 weeks later, flew over to work at WOL The Ranch Camp in New York with Indiana Chris Zuagg who introduced me Xanga blogging which I was already using Diary Land, AOL, Yahoo, etc
JUL-DEC, Llama Basketball STC Basketball Champions in July, attended WOLBI in New York starting in September, Mike Gossin, Arnold Attic work/Last Samurai/Phantom of the Opera/family reunions in December