Throughout most of my life, I have been terrified of the dark. While some may find this amusing, or something to take pity upon, I think its a perfectly sane reaction to darkness. Sitting in a dirt pit barely large enough to hold me, hearing the sounds of monsters in the darkness, really took a toll on my burgeoning psyche. I mean, eventually I got past it, mostly by lighting up everything around me, building a moat around the places I keep my stuff, and making sure to carry around personal defense weapons.

All that changed, today, when I received my secret santa gift... this amazing redstone night-light from thinkGeek and my secret-santa-savior : http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/eea7/?srp=1

Honestly, I have been chopping up redstone ore for years now with my diamond pickaxe, and never once have I got natural, glowing ore like this from it, I'm flabbergasted at the effort that must have been involved in procuring this rare and awesome mineral. I simply have to touch it, and my sleeping area stays brightly lit for long enough to fall asleep, keeping all the monsters at bay.

Thank you, you mysterious bringer of light, for the joy you have brought me this Christmas!