This design is for an interior entryway. It’s an incomplete design but I wanted to show the deep contrast between the white wood, dark wood and planks.
Playing with different texture packs, I’ve been trying to gain a better look than the base game can give using different colors.
This is LoafCraft, a very cat friendly design. It’s cute, but I had liked the original white on dark wood design so it stood out. I still use this one though for other reasons, but that’s for another post.
Steelfeather’s Enchanted texture pack adds a moss color to the wood from the jungle, but the colors are a bit dark. I happen to love a few of their designs for blocks though and will probably do a video for it later about the full effect. In some areas it looks good, but if you’re going for a dark place, it may be darker than you realize.
I enjoy this texture pack called Steampunk, but it’s also kind of a sharp mix between cartoon-y texture and realistic. Depending on taste it could be a good thing.
But for building a texture-awesome house, I’ve been conflicted over the color choices. Sometimes I want to mix and match. 
I’ve been looking for solutions for that.
Another of my favorite TED talks.
What we think we want vs. what really makes us happy may be very different things.
Think about the time you spent day dreaming about that activity or job that you thought you really wanted. You maybe visualized what life would be like when you achieved those things. When you really got into the job, however, you discovered that it wasn’t what you visualized. Reality and fantasy are two different things.
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. ~A.A. Milne
So sometimes the reality of eating the honey was OK, but it wasn’t as good as the idea of how the honey was going to taste. Some people do this with foods. Imagine the taste of some Cheetos chips. Think about the flavor, the crunchiness and feel the desire to be satisfied. However, after eating Cheetos, you may have a weird taste in your mouth, things are sticking to your teeth. And are you really satisfied? Most people aren’t, and yet here’s a bag of Cheetos. Maybe if you eat more, you’ll get the experience you thought you were going to get at the beginning. It’s not really there, it’s what you thought might be there. It’s what you hoped would be there.
Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are those who already possess it. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
However, there’s also a balance. Some things aren’t as bad as they seem to be. Sometimes the most disgusting job you ever thought you would do ends up being the most enjoyable and memorable. Some studies have shown that a janitor has one of the most satisfactory jobs out there. It may not be a dream job for most people, but then, what is your real dream? An office or the steady salary? Or where you hoping for a sense of accomplishment in a job well done? In this, you’d go home and feel good about the work you’ve done, knowing that somewhere out there, someone else may be helped or benefit from the work you’ve done that day.
My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy. ~William Shakespeare
Think about what really makes you happy. Gardening costs little to nothing, and can make people very happy. Reading a book can cost nothing if you borrow books from the library. Sometimes to lower the cost of things you really want to do, you have to become more creative or network to get those items, but it can be done.
Most of the things we really like to do costs very little. Most of the things we don’t like or don’t really want costs a lot more. It’s value perception. I get a lot of value from reading a book that may have cost me nothing but a few minutes of my time to pick out from the library. However, I don’t particularly care for flying. I’m not afraid of it, but it’s not totally enjoyable to me. If the plane were a private jet and I was served cookies and milk instead of peanuts, would it make being up in the air more enjoyable? I don’t think I’d go out of my way to just get on a plane. I’d rather go in the back yard and garden.
Isn’t it cool when the days that are supposed to feel good, actually do? ~Jim Carrey
Here’s some pictures and video of the bucket garden:
Yup. Everything will be in a container this year. Small ones. 
So if it can grow in a pot, I’ll be growing it. I’ve got everything from peppers to carrots to potatoes and maybe even some watermelon later.
And yes, there’s a kitty litter box in there. I was throwing these away! Now I’ll be using these to grow potatoes and tomatoes in. And more probably. I’m hoping to get some pepper plants outside soon.
These aren’t buckets. They’re just pretty clover growing in the yard. Real awesome. See a four leaf clover in there somewhere?
Hi friends,
While I’m getting the website back up and running, I wanted to help Ray, (Praxxus55712 on YouTube) and participate in a seed giveaway. I have several seeds that I just can’t grow here or I’ve got so many that they’ll get too old before I get a chance to grow them. So my inability is your opportunity!
Don’t forget to visit Ray at his website at Voodoo Gardener.
With Ray and a few others, I’m offering a free giveaway of seeds and/or trade if you’d like. I know some of the others are growing ghost peppers and other types that I was interested in trading with. And if you’ve got seeds, just send them in the envelope along with your self addressed stamped envelope and I’ll send what I have.
You can also request your favorites. If I don’t have any by the time your envelope gets here, I’ll mail what I have.
I’m working on developing a new look for the blog. Thanks to everyone who stuck with me while I was dealing with hackers who were using my blog and other pages for their deviousness. Hopefully when I moved hosting and all that, this will be the end of it.
I’m not completely together yet but there is another contest coming up soon. I am SO sorry about the past contests that got messed up due to technical errors on my part. I’ll try to make those up to whoever was participating.
So in the mean time, I’m trying to fix things up. I’m probably going to stop accepting requests for contests and reviews for a while. I think things have gotten a little out of hand as far as contests and requests for reviewed items that it hasn’t been as fun as it used to be. You all will still get honest reviews and I only pick and show things I really like. (I try to keep an upbeat and positive blog!) However now I’m just kind of… dunno. I guess I feel guilty when I don’t find the time to get around to posting reviews for things I liked and I’ll get backed up and meh.
So… goals for the upcoming weeks are to finish up the front page of this blog, find a decent theme for this blog and stick with it. And maybe get a photo post up about the new bucket garden. SOON! PROMISE
If you lived through and loved 1990′s Cartoon Network, then you’ll really love the characters within Punch Time Explosion XL. The game consists of eighteen playable characters to choose from such as Johnny Bravo, Samurai Jack, Dexter, Power Puff Girls, etc.
If you loved the cartoons like I did, this is pure icing on the cake. Especially for those who have often thought about fighting their favorite Cartoon Network villains. How are you going to stand up?
This game is suitable for ages ten and over, but older generations will recognize some of these true Cartoon Network heroes and villains.
Game play is smooth. Of course with any fighting game, my personal preference is to smash all the buttons and see what happens. That’s usually a random chance that I might actually win against the more adept younger generations who pick up on fighting sequences quickly.
Team play is the best feature of course. Playing in adventure mode or on one-off fights can lead to hours of competition. I think the best part are the phrases uttered by the characters. It cracks me up every time to hear Johnny Bravo say any of his familiar catch phrases.
Most people rave about this game not only because of the nostalgia that it brings to them, but the fact that they get to play as numerous of their favorite characters. It also helps to solving the question on what if a certain character fought a certain villain from a different cartoon.
The graphics are even nice on the Xbox 360 platform. Unlocking some characters allows for some surprise as to who you may get to fight next. It is actually fun as it helps in bringing on a challenge of figuring out unlocking secrets.
Sounds like a fun game? Well here’s your chance to win! We’re giving away one copy of Punch Time Explosion. To win one, leave a comment. We’ve set up Rafflecopter to give everyone a chance to win more opportunities, but if you don’t wish to use it, simply leaving a comment will enter you to win.
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We’re running security measures on the back end of the server and on this Word Press blog. So things will look odd for a while. A new design is being created. Hopefully things will be sorted out soon.
I intend to try to keep the blog online as long as possible even if I have to use one of these very plain WordPress designs. Forgive the lack of color.
Also, some images failed to be imported. I won’t be able to get to those for a while. Sorry!
