I Got Minecraft...

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After much pushing from my best friend, I gave in and got a game called Minecraft. Basically, Minecraft is a sandbox game in which you run around and mine different kinds of blocks (dirt, stone, gravel, coal, etc.) and then place them back down to build structures. You can also combine them through various methods to build new blocks or objects to use or place.

When I first saw it, I wasn't impressed. The graphics are not amazing. Most everything in the world is made up of pixelated, poorly textured blocks. As you might guess, the end result is... blocky. Gameplay seems boring and infinitely repetitive. Why on earth would I buy this game.

Then I did. And played it for the first time.

Oh my.

I could build ANYTHING.

Anything my heart desired, I could sculpt out of blocky dirt and stone. I could build castles in the sky or towers reaching to the heavens. I could level mountains and reroute rivers. I could recreate the Pyramids of Giza. I could construct a village of tiny cottages and then burn them all down like a crazed conqueror. The world was my oyster.

What's more, I could do it alongside my friends.

Since then, I've been spending a fair amount of time logging onto the server my friends and I set up and working with them to create elaborate castles, soaring towers, long distance rail bridges, and enormous mountain fortresses. I guess I was wrong for doubting my friend on this one. Minecraft is awesome.

For a taste of what Minecraft looks like and a truly awesome song, check out this video. Enjoy.

So Close

Yet so far.

I really, really want to be done with this semester. I'm sick of my classes. They've sucked this time around. I'm sick of several of my teachers. If I never see them again, it'll be too soon. And I want a break. I'm tired of doing school work and being an RA all the time.

Unfortunately, I still have a few days of finals to get through. That means the next four days will consist of lots of studying and misery. But then I'm done, and I can coast through until Friday when I get to go home to Bemidji and see my family and friends. Can't wait.