Creating the enterprise

Some friends and i are all on the same Minecraft server so we can help each other build things or destroy things.  We decided last week to start working on the Enterprise from Star Trek.  This seemed like the best idea ever at the start.  We began by clearing an area out for it because it was going to be huge, just like the one on the show.  After some thinking and planning it out, we decided to scale it down a bit because it would take 10 years to make a actual sized one.  We started by creating the giant saucer part of the Enterprise then after that was done, we could get an idea for how big we needed to make the rest of the ship.  Now as we are almost done, it is getting to be more work than fun.  The Enterprise is massive and working on any part of it requires a lot of time and planning.  We are not going to give up, we are just slowing down.  The exterior is just about done and we are working on the interior now.  The entire ship will probably be done next week and i can post some screen shots of the finished product then.  Of course the ship will not be entirely accurate, we are creating it based off of memory and pictures we find on the internet.

Minecraft

Ok, so its getting cold outside so i decided that i'm done climbing mountain for this summer and they can wait for next summer.  I have decided to start blogging about a game i am playing, called Minecraft.  Minecraft is a sandbox game in which you are in the first person view and you destroy blocks of your environment, like dirt and you can then pick up that block you destroyed and place it wherever you please.  You can make a giant crater of dirt and then build a big mountain of dirt with that dirt from the crater.  Aside from dirt, there are trees to chop down, flowers to harvest, ore to mine from gigantic natural mine shafts, and a lot of other things we see in the wilderness in real life.  With all these materials you build houses, castles, mine tracks which can be made into roller coasters, and anything else you want.  You are limited only by your imagination. 
One of the few drawbacks to the game is that the graphics look like they are 20 years old.  thats the only drawback.
Actually seeing this game will help you a ot more than reading this so i recommend this video from youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANgI2o_Jinc

It just has a guy who tells you the basics on how to play the game and i would recommend it if you want to learn more about the game or how to start playing it.