Minecraft!!!

So, I've been consumed by a nice little game of awesome. It's called Minecraft. I really shouldn't call it little because the sky is the limit (literally) in this game. The graphics in the game put me off at first but they grow on you. Now I couldn't imagine the game any other way. I have gotten Gary addicted to the game so much that we have our own private server. So, if after reading this you want to join us in our quest to build let me know.

I can't really explain minecraft to you. It really is something you have to see. Here are a couple videos. The first one is made by a guy called Seananners. His commentary is hilarious and his videos are very entertaining. The second video is just more informative.

Welcome to Minecraft - Episode 001 - The Basics

Minecraft Tutorial 01 - How to Survive your First Night

Questions 2

I have some more questions. Some of these I already received the answers I needed from them. I went and ahead and just put them all down.

1. Where did people go after they died before Jesus?

2. Where did people go after they died after Jesus but were out of reach of the Christian religion? Example: They American Indians, Chinese, etc.

3. Was Jesus trying to save us from religion?

4. What would Jesus think of the church today?

5. Is the church today a false religion?

6. Why does Paul contradict the teachings of Jesus?

7. Was Paul a fake?

8. Will the world actually end?

9. What is the true nature of God?

10. Is this really the only chance we get at life?

11. Was the creation a literal seven days?

Maybe to many at once but oh well.

Special Questions

This morning during church my mind was bombarded with questions. So, I wrote them down. I don't normally do that and that is why I normally forget my special questions. Bro. Jason was giving his sermon out of Matthew 7:21-23. This made me think about how we attain salvation. I mean really? Here were the questions that followed.

1. Where did evil come from?

2. Is evil the absence of God?

3. How can evil be the absence of God when God is everything?

4. Does infinite punishment justify a finite life?

5. Did Jesus die for our sins or did he die to prove a point?

6. Why is the God of the old testament a wrathful jealous God and the God of the new testament one of love and mercy?

7. How can they be the same?

When I get more questions I intend to continue to write them down. My goal is to eventually blog the conclusions that I come to for these questions. Hopefully this will help me in my life and maybe help whoever is reading in theirs as well.

Soccer

Since I'm all in to Twitter and such now I just don't see to ever make blog entries much anymore. I want that to change. I miss my spills of complete nonsense on my blog. So, I promise I will return here in full splendor.

I've been following the World Cup religiously. I always do this during the Cup. Fortunately, though this has totally sparked my interest into soccer even further and I plan on keeping up with the MLS this year. I kind of saddens me also to think how serious the rest of the world takes soccer and here in the USA it's relatively unknown. I want that to change. I defiantly want that to change here where I live where football and baseball are king. Which leads me to another point. I hate American Football. I really do. It just doesn't mesh with my idea of fun at all. Granted yeah it's fun to go to a game and enjoy the moment of a team just playing really well but you can do that with any sport. I just wish that soccer was taken a little more seriously here.

Red Dead Redemption is awesome. Love it! Now I just need to beat it. Also, I've gotten back into a RTS mood. I've been playing Age of Empires III and loving every minute of it. If anyone wants to play just let me know.

That is pretty much all that is going on in my life at the moment. Still not full time at work. They told me it would have to be figured into the budget for next year. So, now I have to wait a whole year for them to tell me it will be next year again. Same song and dance. If I could get another job some where else I would, but there just aren't any jobs around here.

Samoas

Just bought a couple boxes of Samoas. These are my favorite flavor of Girl Scout cookie. Just wondering how long these two boxes will actually last. I give them a day. The lady I bought them from was out of Tagalongs, but said she would have more tomorrow. Will I purchase more tomorrow? Affirmative...

I was wondering through Wal-Mart the other night and noticed Star Trek Online is out. I have no desire to even play that now. Especially, after the whole FFXI incident. Actually, I think I'm past the whole pay to play MMOs now. I'm more of a console person now. Complete turn around from 4 years ago. I blame the industry. Majority of games on PC now are MMOs. I'm just not into that never ending game scenario. However, did just read that they are making Civilization V which I will defiantly being getting when that comes out. Civ games and Sim city are my kryptonite...

Brandi and I ate at US Pizza last night with some friends we hadn't seen in awhile. Man has US Pizza changed. Totally different on the inside now from what I remember. Of course that last time I was in there they still had their cigarette vending machine. The place just seems kind of run down, but the pizza still tasted the same. I suppose that is all that matters.

So, I accepted the job to teach a class on how to setup and use a facebook account. Not lying they really did ask me if I would teach that class. Brandi informed me that I would do it since it paid. It really shouldn't be that hard but then I think about the types of people that would actually take the class and I realize that I will probably take up the whole three hours that the class is suppose to be. So, wish me luck and I hope I don't bomb. I've never taught a class before so this should be interesting.

Malfunction

Traded in Brandi's crappy excuse for a car last week and purchased her a 2008 Jeep Patriot. I like it a lot. We couldn't have bought it at a better time either. It handled the snow and ice like a champ. We got a really good deal on it too. I was quite pleased. I know the first few days afterward I was really nervous. This was the first real decision we have made as a married couple and the first time I've ever bought a vehicle with out my father there to help me negotiate or just negotiate for me. It was big step into independence I suppose.

Things have been slow at work. I know I have just jynx myself by stating that. I mean I have plenty of work to do just no motivation. I just keep wondering if they are really ever going to make me full time. I would go to another job if there were any around, believe me I've looked. I mean I like where I work it's just come on folks I've worked here for four years I've proven myself and I deserve INSURANCE!

My xbox bit the dust the past week. I didn't get the RROD instead my GPU decided to give out. I can still boot the 360 up and navigate the menus just fine, but when you start to play a game the screen goes transparent red and all glitchy. When you press the xbox button on the controller it brings up the menu just fine but the screen behind it is still and messed up. I traded cables thinking the cable was messed up but no the problem continued. I even hooked another xbox up to my cables and it worked fine. So, the problem was the cables it has to be the GPU and since it's integrated to the motherboard that is all that needs to be replaced on it. So, I went and bought an Arcade version of the 360 and slapped my HDD on and we're all peachy king now. GTA IV is my current title of choice.

This week's Netflix:

Jumper: One of the only movies I've seen Hayden Christensen in much since Revenge of the Sith. It wasn't a terrible movie but it wasn't great. I liked it. Kind of had that old B movie with a good budget feel. Plus Samuel L. Jackson was in it so that helped it out tremendously.

Paranormal Activity: I've heard people say this was a terrifying movie. While others have said this wasn't scary at all. I guess it's all in what creeps you out. I found it to be in the middle. There were defiantly times I was trying to hide behind my wife and others where I was laughing. Since the movie was made on a budget of only $15,000 I was impressed with the final product. I liked it, but this is coming from a person that likes those paranormal shows on Syfy and A&E.

I Have a Dream

I finally got my FFXI account back. However, now I have no desire to play. The whole experience has just made me want to finally put the game to rest. We'll see if I still feel the same way in a few months.

As of late I haven't gamed much. Been catching up on TV and reading. Wheel of Time is starting to pick up. But still not enough to make me not want to put it down. Glad to be back at work after the Christmas break. That is one reason why I haven't posted in awhile. The first two weeks back were pretty crazy. I would rather be busy than slow. Makes the day go by faster.

I started a dream journal. Been having a lot of weird and just absolutely vivid dreams lately. Thought it might be best to start writing then down. I don't know about this journal site, but we'll see how it turns out. I was going to put it on LJ but then I thought you know I actually want some outside input. Hopefully, some one will have something to say about them.

This weeks Netflix:

The Hangover: Pretty hilarious movie but its seemed more of a one timer to me. Partly, due to the entire plot of the movie. Still hilarious though.

The Maltese Falcon: Great movie from 1941. I love that whole time period and just the feel of the movie. Humphrey Bogart is always win.