Minecraft Far Lands or Bust - Episode 824 - The New Standard

Minecraft Far Lands or Bust - #824 - The New Standard is the eight-hundred twenty-third episode of Far Lands or Bust, and the eighth episode of Season 9.
==Video Overview==
===The Girlfriend's New Hobby===
Kurt heads off with Wolfie to the Far Lands, saying he wanted to do an episode to wrap up 2021. He says the RAD fundraiser is up to $2,500, and encourages donations before the year is up to get those deducted from your taxes. The Girlfriend has been on winter break from school, and as she always needs to keep herself busy bought an expensive ski pass. It took an exhaustive search to find ski gear for her, but as she was driving home hit some debris in the road ripping up her tire and potentially causing deeper damage to her car. Then today The Girlfriend and her friend tried to go skiing only to find there was a power outage and the resort was closed. 
===Question: Have you heard any interesting space news recently?===
The James Webb Space Telescope finally launched, and is currently opening its heat shield. Still, it will likely be a year until the public can start to look at data. 
===Question: What's the creepiest thing you've ever heard/seen?===
Someone mentions if he saw someone's tweet, and Kurt says he doesn't know what to do with his twitter anymore. Going back to the original question, Kurt says he doesn't do horror much but thinks the Weeping Angels were pretty creepy. There was an old story on reddit about a father tucking in his son to bed and checking under his bed for monsters and finding his son there too. Kurt also wonders if he should make his VODs not available only to subscribers again. However, Kurt does wonder if having his VODs behind a paywall is why he hasn't gotten DMCA takedown notices. 
===Question: I know I already asked on Twitter, but I figured I'd ask through FLoB as well. Any good whiskeys you've tried in 2021?===
Kurt says he hasn't really talked about this much but hasn't had a drink in a long time. The Girlfriend has always been sober so asked Kurt if he misses it, and Kurt says all liquors are the same as they used to be and he's experienced them. 
===Question: Hi, I know you haven't been interested in the last few Minecraft updates lately, with the major terrain overhaul coming in 1.18 is your interested in the game piqued at all? Mountains, and large caves, and whatnot? Also, how's it going?===
Kurt is still not interested because he feels it is impossible to recreate the spark that still existed when Minecraft was a mysterious game. He's uninterested in rejoining the MindCrack server because everyone immediately creates mega farms, prefering small-scale play. Kurt still wants to update his descriptions to match The Girlfriend calling him a ghost of Minecraft's past. 
===Question: Do you have a prefered style of Christmas tree decoration? Ecletic or organized?===
Kurt and The Girlfriend just have a three foot black tree on the dining table, but Kurt does try to equally distribute the ornaments. The Girlfriend wants to start a holiday tradition, but Kurt is unsure how to start a tradition. Digging the last Hidey Hole of the year, Kurt brings up the forever unresolved Alien Nation cliffhanger.