An Interesting Dream

I think it was two summers ago when what was intended to be just a mid day nap, turned into one of the most interesting experiences of my life.  I laid down on the couch and had the TV on, however nothing great was on so I ended up nodding off.  Somewhere along the line of the dream I was having I began to dream, inside the first dream.  I was now at dream level two.  Now for me at least dream level two is essentially a cocktail of many psychedelic drugs, all taken at once.  I don't remember specifics but it was definitely one of the most amazing but bizarre dreams I have ever had.  Interestingly enough, even though I was dreaming two times already, some of the things from the TV managed to make there way all the way down to level two and manifest themselves further leading to the insanity.  Eventually I woke up from level two and oddly enough was in the same position on the couch that I had gone to sleep in.  Since I was in the same position, thought I was awake and stood up and walked about five feet before fully opening my eyes.  Immediately I woke up in real life extremely confused as to how I was back in this position.  My immediate thought was that I had teleported, but reality soon sank in.  To this day I have never experienced something like this in a dream but it was truly one unique experience.       

No mushrooms were consumed surprisingly 

Not What I Wanted...

So yesterday I went on Youtube looking for something that I don't quite remember.  However Youtube had other plans.  Whenever I go on Youtube I always check the recommended video, because sometimes they contain useful videos.  As I was checking I noticed the usual types of videos were being displayed; green screen shots, Minecraft and others.  However one of the video that was so aptly named "Horse Breeding" I found to be quite out of place.  I don't know how watching a video called "Retarded Horse" would make youtube think I would every watch this, but it was surprising to say the least. 

Why would anyone ever assume this

Airsoft Guns

Some friends and I decided that this spring/summer we wanted to mess around with some airsoft guns in the woods near our houses.  So after many hours of research and ninety dollars latter here is what I got.  

I decided to get two because rifle is electric and I figured it would really suck to be stuck without anything if the battery crapped out.

Here is the sidearm I decided on.  It's not that great quality(made entirely of plastic) however it shoots a about forty feet accurately and holds twelve bbs in the clip which, might seem like a small amount, works for me because hopefully I will not have to use it that much.  

  

 And now for my favorite.  Lets start with the body.  Unfortunately most of the rifle is not metal however very little is plastic and it is metal in the places that count, such as the trigger, trigger guard and hop up.  The magazine is nicely sized and holds around 250 bbs, however that does not mean it is able to shoot 250 bbs in a row.  Instead the magazine requires you to wind a gear located on the bottom that pushes the bbs into the firing mechanism.  When this thing does fire it doesn't mess around.  On average the bbs come out going about 340 fps and travel 150-200 feet before dropping.  Best part is that it has full auto and semi-auto mode  either of which is extremely fun.

Minecraft: The Eye of Sauron

So after making the monster trap I had a lot of cobblestone left over so I decided to make a tower.  I couldn't find a spot that I liked to build it on, so I decided to make an island.  

Next I laid down a basic outline and started building.  The tower is about thirteen by thirteen and is as circular as I could make it with cubic building materials.

Next I just filled the rest in by jumping repeatedly and laying down blocks, creating straight vertical lines.

 

At this point I decided to make the tower a little different then I had originally intended, so I took some inspiration from The Lord of the Rings and built this.

 

I then made a giant floating glass sphere and, using obsidian for a pupil and magma for an eye, I transformed the sphere into a pupil.

 

And there you have it.  The tower makes a great landmark as it is as tall as the game allows for, and has a massive ball of fire at its top.  Next I am going to go exploring and documenting any interesting landscapes that I encounter.  If anyone has any build suggestions leave them in the comments section and I will try to get around to them.   

 

MIni Tip

Yesterday I was working with some circuits and kept getting mild electric shocks, or burns that, while not very harmful, very extremely annoying.  However I found a good way to prevent this from happening was to cover some of my fingers in electrical tape, which being not very conductive, stopped further burns from occurring.  Hope this helps if anyone has ever had a similar problem.   

Pokemon White

So after a while waiting I finally got my hands on one of the new Pokemon games.  I have yet to progress that far into the game yet, however I am going to share with you some of my thoughts on the game so far.

The first thing I noticed once starting up the game was that it is certainly the best looking Pokemon game so far.  The graphics appear to have depth to it, which is greatly enhanced by slight changes in camera angles that happen at certain intervals in the game.  The battles themselves even have a certain depth to them which makes them much more interesting to watch.  However anyone who has play a Pokemon game (or any game really) knows that graphics can not carry a game alone.

Aside from the addition of three versus three battles, the core formula of the game is essentially the same as it always have been.  This should come as no surprise to anyone being that every game has had the same formula.  This provides a familiar experience that, in my opinion remains fun.

On of the interesting things that has surprised me so far is an aspect of the game that has remained relatively absent from the previous games.  Yes I am in fact talking about one sort of a story.  This is not entirely unwelcome, and does kinda shake things up a bit while keeping true to the original formula.  

So far I am finding this game to be enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed a Pokemon game in the past.

More Minecraft

Since I had nothing better to do yesterday due to getting my wisdom teeth out, I was playing more Minecraft then anyone should ever play in one sitting.  I managed to get a lot done in this this time, as I started and finished a massive underground mob trap, which I will be sharing with you today.

I started out making this by making a massive underground room 50 by 50 by 2 blocks.

 

Next I began digging trenches around the edges of this massive room that were to be filled with water.  For those unfamiliar with mob traps, the mobs spawn in the big room and then fall off the edges and are swept away by water currents.  

This is the room with the completed trenches and the the water flowing.

 

Next I added some more trenches that are kinda elaborate  and I couldn't get great screen shots of them so I decided not to include them.  However these trenches all lead to a funnel type thing that I do have included.  

 

Again if you are unfamiliar the funnel is made of glass because for some reason Notch decided that if mobs are swimming next to glass they will sink instead of float.  So when the mobs come into the funnel they sink, drown and whatever items they drop are swept away to the collection area shown below. 

 

Bonus pic! As I was building this structure I discovered a massive cave system that I got five diamonds from so far. 

 

So that's pretty much it.  A chronicle of my Oxycontin fueled Minecraft endeavor.  I collected a lot of materials from this build so if anyone has some suggestions for something I should build feel free to let me know.