1.8 is here.

So, like everyone else, i've been playing the minecraft 1.8 update. It's pretty darn good but there are a few things that are pretty annoying about it. However I don't blame Notch and Co at all, as it was leaked before they intended it to be released so there would be bugs. It seems they've got rid of using the F key to change the render distance, which I'm not happy about, but on the whole it's an awesome update!

Oh, and there doesn't seem to be any snowy biomes. I explored for ages and didn't find any.

I built a nice house on the edge of an ocean.

 

 I had my first Endermen encounter, though it was pretty underpowered, it still scared the hell out of me.

 And found a lot of sheep near a forest.

It was an interesting first few days.

COK-CA-CAWW!

Pokemon Drinks

Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur

Ingredients:

Bulbasaur-
1/2 shot lime vodka
1/4 shot lime juice
1/4 shot melon liqueur 

Ivysaur-
1 shot lime vodka
1 shot lime juice
1 shot melon liqueur
1 shot sprite

Venusaur-
1 Bulbasaur
1 Ivysaur
1 shot lime vodka
1 shot lime juice
1 shot sprite 

Directions:  For the Bulbasaur shot, simply mix all three ingredients into a shot glass.  For the Ivysaur cocktail, shake all alcoholic ingredients, pour over ice in a rocks glass, then add Sprite to fill.  Add a stem of mint as a garnish.  Finally, to evolve to the Venusaur cocktail, shake a Bulbasaur shot together with the alcoholic ingredients of an Ivysaur cocktail, along with an additional shot of lime vodka and lime juice, then pour into a highball glass and fill with Sprite.  Again, add a few leaves of mint as a garnish.

Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard

Ingedients:

Charmander-
1 splash of grenadine
1 oz Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
.5 oz Bacardi 151

Charmeleon-
1 spash of grenadine,
1 splash of scotch
1 oz Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
Fill with ginger ale

Charizard-
2 oz Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
2 splashes of grenadine
2 splash of scotch
1.5 ounces Bacardi 151
Fill with ginger ale 

Directions: For the Charmander shot, pour a slash of grenadine into the bottom of a shot glass. Add the Fireball, then top with the Bacardi 151. Light it on fire, then extinguish before drinking.
For the Charmeleon cocktail, mix all the alcoholic ingredients and then pour over ice in a lowball glass. Top with ginger ale.

For the Charizard drink, Mix all of the alcoholic ingredients, pour into a highball glass and top with ginger ale.  If you plan on lighting the Charizard on fire, add the Bacardi 151 last, after the ginger ale, on top of everything else.  As always, be careful with flames and don’t try to drink flaming cocktails while still on fire! Fire burns people and stuff and faces.

These drinks scream fire, from the cinnamon punch, to the smoky scotch aftertaste.  Get your team ready and go hit up Cinnabar Island.  This night is for fire!

Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Ingredients: 

Squirtle-1/3 shot spiced rum
1/3 shot coconut rum
1/3 shot blue curacao

Wartortle-
1/2 shot spiced rum
1/2 shot coconut rum
1/2 shot blue curacao
Fill with Mountain Dew Voltage

Blastoise-
1 Squirtle
1 Wartortle
1 shot light rum 
Fill with Mountain Dew Voltage 

Directions: For the Squirtle shot, simply pour all three ingredients into a shot glass.  For the Wartortle cocktail, shake the alcoholic ingredients, pour over crushed ice in a lowball glass, then fill with Mountain Dew Voltage.  For the Blastoise cocktail, pour one Squirtle and one Wartortle into a highball glass over ice, add the light rum, then fill with the Mountain Dew. 

I want more Firefly.

Catch all the things part 4.

This'll be the last pokemon post for a bit, as i'm a lot less enthusiatic than I was two days ago. However, I accomplished a lot with it today. I beat te Elite Four, twice, and caught all of the legendary pokemon without using the master ball. It's the first time i've done that. 

Sunday

I've lost enthusiasm for the pokemon challenge, after playing it for two days. I'll continue with it though, just not all at once. Doctor Who was awesome today, the dolls were a bit creepy. They were nothing compared to the weeping angels, they were terrifying.

The Disco Henry pictures from Thursday were put up today. My favourite is this one.

Catch all the things part 3.

I've just got to Victory Road, so i'm on my way to face the elite four. But i'll catch Moltres on the way there. I've already caught Articuno and Zapdos. They were a lot easier to catch than I remember. All I had to do was weaken them, then use Venusaur's sleep powder to put them to sleep. I caught both with less than 5 ultra balls each. From what I remember from last time I caught one, it took about 50.

Catch all the things Challenge: End of Day2

Catch all the things part 2.

I've progressed quite far in my first day, though I realised I may have a few problems aquiring pokemon that aren't available in the games i'm playing. However i've decided it's okay to trade with previous saves on other games, though i'm not sure how i'll get mew and other rare legendary pokemon. I'll have to ask anyone if they have any of them they'd be willing to trade.

Catch all the Things Challenge: End of Day 1

Catch all the things.

I've set myself a challenge for the next week. I'm going to catch all 493 pokemon across the 4 generations.

- Each game will be the final game of each generation: Yellow, Crystal, Emerald and Platinum.

- The pokedex has to be complete before moving to the next game.

- The games must be played in correct order.

I've already begun yellow and i'm currently in Pewter City.