Jeff's Animal Crossing Blog

When I started up the game today, Tortimer was waiting for me outside my door. He scolded me for not turning on the lighthouse every day. I got news for you, old man: It’s not my job!

Of course the snow has melted since my last update, so that’s nice to see. I checked my mail and found a goodbye letter from Petunia.

I also got a bunch of fossils back in the mail. But I couldn’t sell them, because today was Nook’s raffle day. And I didn’t have any raffle tickets, so I couldn’t do that either!

I ran into Hank, and I accidentally asked him for a job. He told me that he needed his videotape back from Tom. What exactly could be on that videotape? A version of the chicken dance that nobody wants to see? I was afraid to find out!

So I tracked down Tom and asked him for the videotape. Fortunately, he didn’t send me on a wild goose chase to ask 57 other villagers for it. Fortunately, he had it right in his pants.

I returned it to Hank and he rewarded me with a gray tartan. After that, I checked my map and found the new neighbor’s house. I went to introduce myself to Freya the wolf.

While going up the ramp, I saw Kody and spoke with him. It was kind of awkward, because I was still on the ramp and he was looking down at me.

I then stopped at the post office and checked out the dump. There were some items in there I normally would have taken (some furniture and paper), but my pockets were full. I blame the Nook man.

Today is Valentine’s Day, and my female villagers sent me valentines in the mail. They also attached gifts to the letters. Here’s a list of what they all sent me:

• Petunia: big dot shirt
• Maple: yellow bolero
• Sydney: flicker shirt
• Candi: slot machine
• Emerald: wet roadway sign
• Ursala: kiddie dresser
• Belle: bear pole

Yeah, what says “I love you” better than a slot machine or a wet roadway sign?

But my valentine from Belle was particularly creepy. It wasn’t just the words she used, but also the stationery she chose.

After selling all my gifts (yes, how awful of me), I began my walk around town. Puck was telling me he’s been really hungry lately. He didn’t know if it was because of the cold temperatures or if he’s in love…

I found Candi inside an igloo, but she didn’t appreciate me being in there with her. How rude.

Over by the wishing well, I saw Tortimer. At first, I thought it was because of Valentine’s Day. But he’s just going on vacation and he wants me to turn on the lighthouse for him while he’s gone. I’m not going to do it, at least not every day, so I’m sure he’ll be furious at me when he returns.

Near the top of my ramp, I met my new neighbor Mitzi. She accused me of giving her a heart attack just by saying hello. Whatever, you drama queen.

I then finished up my day by mailing some fossils away to be identified. I also pulled some weeds on the way back home.

Just one last note about the GameCube version of Animal Crossing. One advantage that often gets overlooked is that if you want to have two towns in this Animal Crossing game, all you need is two memory cards. To have two towns in New Leaf, you would need to buy a second copy of the game!

I was going to meet Chevre the goat today, but she has already moved out of town! I got her goodbye letter in the mail; I like how she thanked me for all I’ve done for her when we never even met. Thanks for nothing!

There are only 14 villagers in town now, so that means her replacement has not moved in yet. I went to say hi to Petunia, and she was looking forward to Groundhog Day on Sunday.

My pockets were full of stuff from last time, so I headed to Nook’s to sell it all. However, being the last day of the month, I couldn’t sell anything! Today was raffle day and I didn’t even have any raffle tickets. No prize for me!

There was an igloo in town, so I stepped inside and saw Static. I played his games a few times to sell him some of the fossils in my pockets. I’m not sure how his prices compared to Nook’s, but I appreciated freeing up a couple of spots in my pockets regardless.

When I spoke with Tom, he told me that he was being chased by a bee and then fell into a pit near the post office! He seemed to suspect me, but he couldn’t prove it! I’m innocent, I tell ya!

After that, I went around pulling weeds–there were quite a few of them! After a quick stop at the post office, I returned home for the night. I’ll see you all next time!