Minecraft for Xbox

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine, and this Wednesday it came out for xbox.  Matthew, Thomas and I had played his game for about a year or two on PC.  We were so we very excited that we no longer had to lean over the keyboard and play, but instead just lay on the couch and build.  Cody, Matthew, Thomas, and I all bought the game the first day it came out and started a world together.  Since Matthew, Thomas and I were, well “veterans” we had to show Cody the ropes.  To start off in minecraft you have to start gathering resources (wood, stone, dirt, iron, coal, and over 300 more things). The reason minecraft is my favorite game is there is no objective, you get to build what ever you want.  I also love the sense of accomplishment you get form seeing an idea in you head to seeing it progress right in front of you eyes.  


At first when you here that the game is only blocks you think what you could build would be very limited.  This however is not the case at all.  People have build giant cities, scale model of the death star, Rome, and the list goes on.  I will post below some of the greatest creations on this game and challenge you to open your mind and not to think of the limitations but possibilities.

Man on a Ledge Review

Over this past weekend I went to go see Man on a Ledge with my dad.  Going in to the movie I knew nothing about it, except well there is a man and he is apparently on a ledge.  The movie instantly started off with action and an intense car chase, I knew this would be a good movie.  The movie never lost its fast pace and had you questioning what the man on the ledge was actually doing.  As the movie progressed the plot starts to unveil its self and you start to see what the man is actually doing up the ledge. Overall I would say defiantly go see this movie and it is much more in depth than what you think it would be just form the title.

My thoughts on Hammond getting iPads

It has been about 3 weeks since I have had my iPad. The iPad has been very beneficial educationally  The majority of the time I spend at school on my iPad is taking notes. In biology I can open Mr. Walker's notes from moodle and write my own personal notes as he continues to lecture.  In Spanish class I have a whole folder for all of my Spanish notes.  I can have all the types of conjugations, vocab, and other notes all on my iPad. I do not get to use my iPad doe Mr. Miller's class because he lectures to fast and I am not that fast as a typist. In English class I can take notes from our lecture and look up the defections of words to help me to understand what we are reading.

Another big part of my iPad usage goes to entertainment. This includes games and things like Facebook, twitter, YouTube, and Netflix.  I love when I am bored at home to be ale to pull out my iPads and just lay down and watch a movie or tv show from Netflix.  I also like being able to go on YouTube and look up videos. I also like the games that are available for the iPads.  Among these may are also helpful for some of my classes.  For example I have an iPad that is a game about the different parts of the brain that helped me for biology.

One of my favorite apps is Pages.  Pages has been one of the most helpful apps I have.  I can type a paper at home on word and  the email it to my self and open it pages.  This allows me to work on papers in the car or at lunch etc.  It is also very easy to take notes on and add images for notes or study guides. I will miss my iPad over the summer and look forward to how the iPads will be integrated into the curriculum.  

Saw I Review

This weekend my dad, sister and I decided to watch Saw I. I had never seen a Saw movie so I was skeptical going into it. At the end of the movie I loved the plot and how everything fits together at the end. It also keep you second guessing yourself to the last second. I like how in the Saw movies the violence always has meaning behind it there is always a lesson to why they are being tortured. I also like how to man behind killings elaborately plans everything and seems to unable to be caught. I recommend this movie very much, but if you do not like gore you can still enjoy the plot

Christmas at The Burnsides

Christmas at my house is a very busy day.  It starts off with me and my sister waking up around 6 in thee morning and running to each others rooms.  We then decide to wake are parents up.  My dad is usually tires and asks why we have to open presents so early.  We then go and look at the presents we got while my mom wants to take pictures.  After we have opened all the presents we go to my cousin’s house for breakfast.  They show us that they got we start to cook breakfast.  We usually have about 10 pounds of bacon and 100 pancakes.  Christmas is my favorite holiday and love enjoying it with my family.

Optical Illusions in Geometry

So it was a regular day in Geometry class and everyone had finished their test so we decided to chill in the back of the room.  Richard got bored so he brought out his little book of optical illusions.  In a matter of 10 seconds every boy is huddled around Richard freaking out of the illusions in the book.  One illusion told us to stare at the page from 30 seconds and we all stood perfectly still and everyone was laughing at us.  After about 10 minutes of getting our mines blown we class was over.  I will put some of the illusions down below.

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

This Wednesday me and a couple of my friends gathered at my house to watch Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.  I had seen bits and pieces but have never sat down and watched it in one sitting.  I enjoyed the overall movie but some parts did not make since.  For example Indiana Jones is in an underground camber and somehow there is light even thought the whole camber is underground.  There where also man good fights scenes that were enjoyable to watch.  I enjoyed the overall plot of the movie.  I like the puzzles Indiana Jones faces throughout the movie and how he solves them.  I think the very beginning was the best part of the movie and had the most action.  I recommend this movie and the whole Indiana Jones series for anyone who has not seen them.