An Island Vacation

It was a nice, sunny day in Forest. I got a letter from Mom in the mail. She still doesn’t accept the fact that I went to live in a village of animals. They’re not all stinky, Mom!

I'll never understand why you've chosen to live with animals. Don't they smell? -MomAfter stopping at Nook’s, I said hello to Puck. He kept going on about how hungry he was. But he lives right next to the river, so why doesn’t he just jump in and catch some fish?

Puck: If I don't get food soon, I'm gonna flip my wig!Even though the snow has melted, it’s still cold outside. I decided I needed a nice island getaway, so I had Kapp’n take me to Island Island. On the way, he sang me his cucumber song.

Kapp'n: They're best ripe an' raw or with some coleslaw...While there, my island resident Ankha asked me to sign the island guestbook.

Jeff was here. 3-17-13Then she told me about how she’s going to make raviolis tonight. Interesting. Is that what they ate in ancient Egypt?

Ankha: I'll try making raviolis.She was then talking about coconuts and how she doesn’t really care for them.

Ankha: I just like looking at palm trees, in my tomb.I then stopped in the island guest house. I know it’s very messy, but I really just use it for storage. I stuffed it full with Jingle items, summer camper items, igloo items, and some other random things. I even keep a DUMMY in there.

My crowded island house.I then hopped on Kapp’n’s dinghy and had him take me back to Forest. Along the way, he stopped mid-song to tell me about the type of women he likes. Too much information, pal.

Kapp'n: I likes a lady with meat on 'er bones.Back in Forest, I talked to Emerald. She asked me if I enjoyed sleeping or eating more. I said eating, and she said I was the exact opposite of her.

Emerald: You're the exact opposite of me, sproing.What’s the opposite of a frog? Haha, anyway I stopped at the post office and then returned home for the day. See you next time!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!


To see what the boat ride to the island is like (and to hear Kappn’s song), check out this old video of mine that shows the trip.

Rolf Out, Peewee In

Sadly, Rolf has moved out of Forest. This was his goodbye letter.

Rolf's goodbye letter.I made my way around town, picking weeds and talking to my villagers. Puck told me he wanted to dance the lambada! It’s hard enough to imagine Puck doing the Hokey Pokey, let alone the lambada!

Puck: I wanna dance the lambada!I then met my new neighbor, Peewee the gorilla. He seemed to doubt that I knew my own name.

Peewee: Who are you? Jeff? Are you sure about that?When I saw Kody, he told me that he painted my roof green!

Kody: The paint on your roof looked crummy, so I painted it for you!And indeed he did. See you next time!

My house with a green roof.

Making Maple Cry

While walking around Forest tonight, I found the daily money rock. But because of the limited space at the top of the cliff, I was only able to get five money bags out of it (for 2,300 bells).

Money bags on the cliff.I made a rare trip inside Maple’s house, and wow, is she obsessed with bears!

Maple's house full of stuffed bears.She said she was thinking about moving out soon. She asked if I would miss her if she did. I said no.

Maple: Would you miss me if I moved away?I know some people think Maple is sweet, but I just think she’s sappy. And I don’t believe your answer makes a difference on GameCube anyway. But still, she started bawling her eyes out.

Maple: How cruel! I had no idea you were so mean!Animated GIF of Maple crying (Animal Crossing).I continued my walk around town, pulling up weeds along the way. I saw Genji kicking a soccer ball around.

Genji kicking a soccer ball around.Later on, I ran into Tom. He said I don’t look so fat all of a sudden. Uh, thanks?

Tom: You don't look so far all of a sudden. You lose weight?I completed my loop around town and stopped at the post office on my way back home.