A very Diggy Diggy Minecraft and Gaming Christmas!

Well.
Not just MineCraft.
Here's some photos:

Our decorations include Minecraft items!

And Daleks and K9 and some paper figures of us:

 

Ben got a metal Millenium Falcon to make. Warning: You will need snippers, a tweezer and the eyesight of an eagle.

He got me a Minecraft GiftPack of books.
Aimed at kids, but really cool.
I particularly liked that on page 2 of every book is a page about staying safe online.
Sigh. Vanilla Minecraft. Awesome.

Also some Minecraft paper figurines.
(The video is Wil Wheaton and others playing Ticket to Ride)

I got him a baby StrandBeest!
It really works and walks and creeps you out with its organic look when it's moving.

And would you believe it, we bought each other a copy of the KJV Manga Bible!
See Moses using his Ninja Skills!
Curiously the one on the left covers the whole old testament in great detail while the one on the right skips most of it to concentrate on the new testament.
Both leave out a shed load of books from both testaments, but they are both very cool.

Oh. And here's Ticket to Ride!
We played it straight away and love it.

"Minecraft Colada" Parody of Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"

I was gaming with my lady, been on our console too long.

Replaying all those old missions, felt just like donkey kong

So while she installed some patches, I browsed a forum instead

And in a thread about questing, there was this post that I read...

[chorus]

If you like mining for diamonds and hunting sheep in the rain

If you'll forge your own armour and you'll eat zombie brains

If you kill endermen at midnight... and you wear a cool cape

I've the game that you've looked for... play minecraft and escape

I didn't show it my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean...

But she seemed happy with the console, I didn't want to break up her routine

And so i logged into the forum, and hit reply on the post.

I wanted to try this new game, was even willing to host.

[chorus]

Yes I like mining or diamonds, and hunting sheep in the rain

Zombies, skelons, and spiders... all of these will be slain

I've got to log in by tomorrow night, for a gaming escape

We'll use a mod pack from yogscast, while it's still up to date.

And so I spawned on the server, and started punching a tree

I saw my new gaming partner... as she killed squids in the sea

It was my own gaming lady and she said, "Aw, it's you."

Then as she put down a workbench, she said "I never knew."

[chorus]

That you like mining for diamonds and hunting sheep in the rain

And the crafting of armour, and the farming of grains.

if you kill endermen at midnight... and you wear a cool cape

Your the player I've looked for... play with me and escape

[chorus]

If you like mining for diamonds and hunting sheep in the rain

If you'll forge your own armour and you'll eat zombie brains

if you kill endermen at midnight... and you wear a cool cape

I've the game that you've looked for... play minecraft and escape

[chorus]

Yes I like mining or diamonds, and hunting sheep in the rain

Zombies, skelons, and spiders... all of these will be slain

I've got to log in by tomorrow night, for a gaming escape

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