This is why I play Minecraft...

You see that split hill there?  That was generated randomly when I began this world in Minecraft.  I'm sitting on a perch in relative safety wondering about all of the possiblities about what I'm looking at in the distance.  I'm quite a ways from starting on *that* project, which is one of countless possibilities, but while I gather materials, and make my safehouses (being caught outside at night is a bad idea), I'll have time to think about it.

Other than the light tension I feel when I find myself hunting Creepers for TNT (which makes mining a lot easier, if not a bit primal and chaotic), this game is a great way to relax for me.  It has a lot more versatility than Farmville and Frontierville, and it only cost me 10 bucks.  Sure, the game is still in Alpha, but the anticipation of what will be added in the months to come keep me coming back.  And I can do so whenever because, unlike other games I use to pass the time, I can work for 5 minutes, or 45 minutes, or all day if I had the time.  Right now, 5 minutes is pretty much all I have.  Once I get more time, I will probably bounce back and forth between this and City of Heroes and maybe....

Hmmm.....maybe I could make a dome of some type.  A dome that extends down deep into a cave complex I'll have to mine myself.  And while I mine, I will probably find diamonds and Redstone.  Wow, the mind boggles!

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