Minecraft Survival Journal Entry 1: "Hello, World!"

To celebrate the recent release of Minecraft update 1.4.2, or the "Pretty Scary Update," I've decided to make a survival journal of the colonization of an Earthy, large-biomes world on Minecraft along with its brand new features. This includes new blocks, food (pie!), and a very special anvil. Additionally, there are more evil creatures to battle and slay, including sluggish villager zombies, wicked witches (say that ten times), and deadly withers!

The texture pack I'll be using is the 16x16 OCD Texture Pack. It simplifies the graphics of Minecraft even more, yet does not seem archaic at all. Instead, it has a more modern feel to it. This is done by removing the "graininess" from the original look of Minecraft, which makes everything compare to Pac-Man.

Hello, world! I'm… stranded on an island. Okay, let's try again!

Take two: This looks like a lovely area to settle. A sparkling lake and a delightful mountain.

I chop, or rather, punch down my first tree. Uh-oh! Mr. Tree has been reduced to a stump! I bring out my inner eco-friendliness and plant the tree's grandchildren saplings. Hoorah!

One.

Two.

Three.

Four. Phew! Who knew protecting the environment could be found in a video game?

I hang on to the last sapling for safekeeping. 

Time for a hike! I want to see what's at the top.

Almost there...

Finally! Wow.
This will be a spectacular place to live; I just know it!

Later...

I find some clay here, which will be nice for pots.

I locate this cave where I decide to make camp.

Mining coal for torches!

Just in time for sundown...

Returning to the campsite, I dig out most of the gravel in the cave to widen it. I forgot to take a picture of the inside view.

I cook clay...

I am ambushed by a creeper… Boom! It happens so quickly that I do not realize it.
Death count = 1

Finding my way back...

I punch down a spruce tree this time. No saplings here.

Back at the cave, where I repair the creeper damages, I make a pot and name the sapling I kept.

The two twins: Flower Alpha is the one I found near the beginning, while Flower Beta is a flower the creeper blew up and I just so happened to pick it up.

My food levels are low; in other words, my character's stomach is grumbling. I refuse to kill any of the cows or pigs nearby for meat, so that means it's time to farm! I create mini-irrigation...

…and plant some seeds! I hope they grow fast enough!

You can see the small little farm from here. Stomach still grumbling, my character yawns and mutters, "Goodnight!"