I still pop into Minecraft periodically and play for an hour here and there. I built a circuitous path from iZar's Wiznard tower to fArt tower. I avoided the jungle BS, but added some significant extra distance. I have also been ranging for Ender Pearls. Mother Truckers. I never find Enderman close by when I need to. And when I do find some of those tough bastards, I get accosted by a bunch of other mob asshats at the same time generally far from my spawn point.
The mini-coop S are fun little buggers, although they lose a lot of pep once loaded up with people and crap. Mom's is always a joy to tool around town with, plus the mileage is pretty reasonable.
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