Castles in the air

I decided to be all silly and created a house in the sky. I stacked several blocks on top of each other and then made a platform in the middle of the air. I just wanted to see if I could do it and before I knew what happened I added some walls and finally a roof and called it a house. It’s actually pretty damn funny. It’s square, there is no doubt about that. But it does have windows so I can see Don’s place and tell when it’s daytime. And just to be completely goofy I made several waterfalls and lava falls that fall from the roof. I have streams of water falling from the top of my mountain and I have two massive lava falls which looks awesome at night. They spew onto the ground and make a massive mess but it looks great. Plus, it gives the "there’s a madman around" feel to the whole place. […]

And then there was a greenhouse

I built a greenhouse. Well, a quasi greenhouse. My wheat is covered and protected from the snow. It even has a set of doors so I can get in but the animals should stay out. And with that my resource hording is going quite well. I have a chest full of vittles. I now have many pork chops in my stable as well as bread loaves. I’m starting to get enough food that I might need to move on to the next chest. I will have to make some new armor soon (again). I shot down three Creepers with a bow and arrow but one of them got too close in the dark and blew a massive hole in the ground. The little bastard nearly downed me! Good news is I found another water source for growing wheat. It’s already several blocks down so I just need to cover it with glass, add a set of steps and put in […]

And then there was a greenhouse

I built a greenhouse. Well, a quasi greenhouse. My wheat is covered and protected from the snow. It even has a set of doors so I can get in but the animals should stay out. And with that my resource hording is going quite well. I have a chest full of vittles. I now have many pork chops in my stable as well as bread loaves. I’m starting to get enough food that I might need to move on to the next chest. I will have to make some new armor soon (again). I shot down three Creepers with a bow and arrow but one of them got too close in the dark and blew a massive hole in the ground. The little bastard nearly downed me! Good news is I found another water source for growing wheat. It’s already several blocks down so I just need to cover it with glass, add a set of steps and put in […]

Farming in Minecraft

I tried my hand at farming in Minecraft. That went well. I worked the land and got seeds. I then sowed those seeds and they brought forth wheat. The wheat then brought forth bread, which happens to look more like a potato than anything else, but I was able to make food! I won’t die from starvation! I’ll leave the dying up to the ladders, the lava, the spiders and the angry pickles that seem to lurk around every corner. From my secret Minecraft talks with Don over lunch I learned that a bucket of lava can be used to power the furnace. Yes, I could have learned that from Minecraftwiki.net but that’s not the point. With my mighty lava machine I made iron pants! I ruined the last pair the lads made for me since I have a tendency to fall down a lot and a things have a habit of jumping out of the dark shadows and roughing […]

Farming in Minecraft

I tried my hand at farming in Minecraft. That went well. I worked the land and got seeds. I then sowed those seeds and they brought forth wheat. The wheat then brought forth bread, which happens to look more like a potato than anything else, but I was able to make food! I won’t die from starvation! I’ll leave the dying up to the ladders, the lava, the spiders and the angry pickles that seem to lurk around every corner. From my secret Minecraft talks with Don over lunch I learned that a bucket of lava can be used to power the furnace. Yes, I could have learned that from Minecraftwiki.net but that’s not the point. With my mighty lava machine I made iron pants! I ruined the last pair the lads made for me since I have a tendency to fall down a lot and a things have a habit of jumping out of the dark shadows and roughing […]