Minecraft!!

(Not very) little known fact about me: I am a Minecraft lover.

It all started when Noah played, quite a few years back, on a friend's account. He got his own shortly after, and the friend's account was passed on to Gideon. As expected, he became obsessed with every little aspect of the game. How could I not be involved in something that my little brother loved so much? So I watched, learned how to play a bit, and ended up kinda playing off and on. Of course, he encouraged me to watch him and I tried to play whenever I could.

Fast forward a few years, and my mom mentioned something about Minecraft Homeschool. A cool idea! I decided to try out one of the many classes that were offered, and signed up for my own account. Since then, I've been hooked!

What is the appeal of Minecraft? Why has it become a game that SO many kids (and adults) play? Well, I can't really pinpoint it. Perhaps the survival aspect? Or the chance to blow villages up with TNT and very little consequences (this is enough of a reason so play, tbh)? For me personally, I LOVE designing things. Every little contraption and color and block placement. Working with redstone and making cool contraptions such as elevators and secret doors behind fireplaces is just about my favorite part.

Back to my Minecraft backstory. As I said previously, it didn't take long for me to be completely hooked. Gideon and I were having conversations that any mere mortal would be terribly confused to walk in on. It was great. 

But then..............

MULTIPLAYER!

Yep. We discovered multiplayer. A whole new world of possibilities! Our most epic multiplayer game is one that's been going for a few years now. We're currently living very comfortably in a 20-something floor skyscraper that includes a build-in two-layer farm and an emergency zombie escape shelter. Around the time that we started multiplayer, Gideon introduced me to skins (the appearance of your character). I was Hermione for a while, and have decided that Aayla Secura is a little more fitting...

More recently, I haven't had much time to play, save the 10 minutes here and there between homework. However, this evening was mostly spent helping Gideon download mods (modifications) to his account; something that we've been trying to do for a VERY long time. But we finally got it! Yay! I was able to download 2 different ones that are compatible with each other, and also gave myself the "Sister of the Year" award. Not even joking. XD

So hopefully I'll allow myself some break time to play the game that both my brother and myself enjoy immensely.

I'm fairly certain that sounded very nerdy. If you stuck with it this long, I applaud you! The moral of the story: Try something new! It could be a chance to bond with a sibling that you're otherwise struggling to relate to!

Live long and prosper and pay more attention to siblings! You'll find that they know you even better than you know yourself at times. :)