HAHAHA!! Yeah, I watched a tutorial on Youtube before I played for the first time, so I knew about the nasties that come out at night xD My first night on that still scared me silly though, with the creepy noises I could hear outside my walls xD

Now I stand on my roof and taunt the zombies, because they can see me but not get to me xD Those spiders annoy the hell out of me though, as they hang around outside your house then chase you in the daylight too D<

There's a Minecraft Wiki which shows you all the items you can craft from what you collect. Here it is :)
Main Page - Minepedia - The Minecraft Wiki!