Minecraft Map tips

Hello everyone! I'm writing about minecraft again! Today, I am going to give you tips on making a good minecraft map!

step 1 : plan

To have a good map, you have to know what you're going to do. For large scale maps, it helps to have a sketch, but if your map is smaller, you're probably fine with just a mental model.

step 2 : find the right area to build. If you're building the world from scratch, it takes longer but you get a better area. If you use the default world, you get the world pre-built, but it may not be what you're looking for.

step 3 : storyline

this is completely optional. If you write a storyline, you can invite friends into your world to complete puzzles.

Building

commonly, good maps will have many buildings and structures to work with, but always start with one to see what you think.

Things to do on minecraft

If you don't know what to do in Minecraft, I have a few ideas for you!

1. Renovation!
a. if you find a naturally generated structure, such as a village or woodland mansion, you can give it a renovation so that it fits your style!
b. if you have an older world, you can renovate a build that you created and make it better

2. Survival
a. I know this sounds like something everyone would say, but if you spawn in an interesting area, and you can actually survive there, it's fun to try a new world!

3. World building
a. build a fantasy world based on a place you've seen in a movie
b. create an entire country
c. build a real life place

4. Every achievement
a. get every single achievement
b. get all the nether achievements
c. get the end achievements
d. get all the overworld achievements

Minecraft Challenges

So, today I'm going to be writing about challenges you can do in Minecraft. Most of these are in survival

Hardcore challenge - this one's pretty self explanatory. you set your gamemode to hardcore and try to survive at least one day.

Nether challenge - start on creative, build a nether portal, and go instantly to survival mode, break everything, and try to get back to the overworld

Mountain challenge - this works well in worlds with mountains. Go to creative, fly to the top of a mountain, and change to survival. It is a challenge because supplies are limited on mountains, often having few trees.

Ender dragon - this one is very self-explanatory.

Things to do during quarantine

Almost everyone in the world is in quarantine right now, and probably bored out of their minds. That's why I found some things to do during quarantine.

1. Read books
1. Re-read some of the books you haven't read in a while. Maybe you'll notice something new about them!
2. Watch movies
1. Watch movies on Netflix, Hulu, or just any type!
3. Craft something
1. With so much time on your hands, you could make a masterpiece!
4. Do Art
1. Same as above, except 2 dimensional instead of 3
5. Go on a walk (away from other people)
1. Go on a walk into a forest or somewhere similar, where it's not as likely to see other people. Just don't get lost!
6. Look at quarantine memes!
1. No explanation needed
7. Play games
1. Any kind! Board games, video games, mind games, you name it!
8. Hang out with your family

That's all I can think of right now!

Maybe i'll make a part 2

~Natali

Ice show (part 2)

So, in one of my earlier posts I said I was doing the ice show, and yesterday I found out what my synchronized skating theme is, and it is amazing! I'm doing star wars for the theme, and the costumes look like storm troopers! Also the music is the star wars main theme.
~Natali

Swim meet

I have a swim meet this weekend at St. Kate's. I am swimming two races, 100 breast & 100 back crawl. I am probably not going to place very high, but I still like trying. Last year, my team drew with permanent marker on each other while we were waiting for our race. I hope I have a good race!

Alice in Wonderland - Drama update

So, as you probably know, my school is doing Alice in Wonderland for their spring musical, and I'm the mad hatter. We worked on a few scenes yesterday, and I think that the play is going well. My favorite song is 'The Unbirthday Song' because I get to sing it. My sister is one of the royal cards, and she is happy with her part. I think that the cast is making progress. There are a few people that could improve more than others, but mostly it's fine.

That's all for now!
~Natali

Seeing Family

Earlier this week I saw both my uncles on my mom's side. They are both very fun to be around. I played harry potter trivia with my grandma and my mom, and beat both of them even though they made me answer two questions in a turn. There were only a few questions that I missed. I watched Prisoner of Azkaban with my sister afterwards. The next day we went to mocha monkey and then went home.

Ice show

I am doing the Ice show again this year. The theme for 2020 is 'cozy up with a book', and the skaters are doing different book series. My group is doing harry potter, which is one of my favorite series, for freestyle 1.  I am really excited to see what my costume looks like.

Spelling bee

Yesterday there was a spelling bee at my school. I was in it, and I got 2nd place. The 1st place person was a grade ahead of me, and the 3rd place person was in my grade. I misspelled Teflon in the final round. I'm actually kind of surprised that I made it that far, even though I didn't study. Maybe it's because I read a lot.

So, bye for now!

Short story - The Lost Pup

Juno raced across the frozen tundra with her brother, Sabre. "Race you to the fallen tree!" she called to her brother. As it became clear that Sabre was going to lose, he cried out, "Juno! it's not fair! you're older than me!" Juno turned around, looking to her brother, and suddenly she fell, the ground rushing toward her. She felt something snap, and all went black.

She woke up in a pristine white den, surrounded by no-claws, covered in a sky-blue sheet. Something held her down so that she couldn't escape. One of the no-claws chirped something in the high voice, and another one rushed over, chirping back. Juno tried to say something, but there was a metal cage holding her mouth shut, wrapped around the back of her head.

A no-claw rushed toward her, and took off the cage, holding a piece of caribou in front of her. She sniffed at it, and pulled it out of their hand. The no-claw patted her on the head, and put something around her neck. The no-claw chirped and pulled off the blanked, allowing Juno to see herself for the first time since she fell.

Juno looked down at her body, noticing first that her left paw was missing. She looked over the rest of her body, noticing a twisted paw and a missing tail. One of the no-claws chirped, and they brought over a bundle of white pelts, opening them to reveal a shimmering metal contraption. Juno hissed at them as they brought it closer, but one of them put a white pelt over her eyes.

When they finished, they took the pelt off, revealing a silver paw instead of flesh and bone. They released her, and one of them carried her to a room full of small obstacles. She started to walk, but instantly tripped over her silver paw. Wincing, Juno stood up and tried again, putting most of her weight on her right paw. She managed to walk a few steps before stopping, and barked with happiness. 

after a few days...

The no-claw carried Juno to the room again, and Juno instantly started running, finally used to her silver paw. The no-claw chirped with laughter, walking her out. They brought her to the same white room she woke up in, and put her in one of the beds. One of them brought a small orange tag and clipped it over her ear, carrying her into a cage.

Juno slept as the no-claws put her cage into a silver-beast and took her to a ridge. One of the no-claws stepped back and opened the cage. Instantly Juno bounded out, not looking back toward the no-claws. She howled with happiness, releasing her feelings into a beautiful song. the no-claws stood on the ridge, watching her, before she slipped out of sight into the wild.

Wolves are wild, wolves are free, some are just like you or me...

Fallen Phantoms Teaser Trailer (animal jam series)

When words collide,

the phantoms will rise,

but the war will never end.
until we learn to defend.

as phantoms rise to war

four phantoms bring hope once more -

Ice from the north, shimmering bright

light from the east, glowing through the night.

shadow from the south, dark and cold.

and fire from the west, blazing and bold.

This is the story of four phantoms, Rosa, Miri, Ella, and Dawn, who have unique elemental abilities. They are destined to save the phantom universe from the war, but there is someone who stands in their way. The time is running out - who will survive?

*rated pg for mild violence*

Skating Lessons

I am taking skating again this session. I am going to do synchronized skating and regular skating for the ice show again. I am also learning my program for testing into the next skating level, freestyle 2.