Jeff's Animal Crossing Blog

I played briefly on May 1st, and I got to see the windsocks that fly every year in early May.

Today, I received Mathilda’s goodbye letter in the mail. She bounced after three months in Forest.

I ran into Pompom, and she said her mood was as ugly as the weather. I thought ducks liked the rain, though.

Ursala was being as rude as ever. First she insulted me…

…and then she tried to rip me off. I’m starting to wonder why she’s not my least-favorite villager in town. Even Baabara and Belle weren’t as rude as Ursala, at least today. 😛

But just seconds later, I forgot about Ursala’s unkindness when I ran into Mathilda’s replacement: It’s Purrl! She’s such a good kitty. 🙂

She previously lived in Forest back in 2012.

Wendell will be in town on Sunday, and several of my villagers were talking about his upcoming visit.

Emerald asked me to catch an insect for her, so that she can study it.

The problem is that not many bugs show up when it’s raining. I went around banging rocks, and then I tried shaking a few trees. I wasn’t having much luck for a while. But I eventually found a pill bug; I took it back to Emerald, and she rewarded me with a perfect painting! Of course, I already have one in the museum, but that’s a really good reward for a bug!

I posted a video of today’s full gameplay session, if you’d like to see it:

See you all next time! 🙂

I received a goodbye letter from Penny the mouse yesterday. She has squeaked her way out of town.

At Nookington’s, I bought myself a deep blue tee and changed into it. I also purchased some sky blue paint for my roof. Hopefully it will last a while.

Since last month, I realized that I can still visit the island even though my GBA SP has a dead battery. I remembered that I can use my GameCube + Game Boy Player to function as the GBA! So I hooked everything up (even though the GameCube wasn’t even connected to a TV), and I headed off to the island. I was able to chat with Ankha for the first time in a long while.

She gave me a mega strumboid back, which I apparently gave her at some point in the past. She then asked me to bring her a harp and a pachira. When I returned to the mainland, I ordered both items from my catalog.

I met up with Penny’s replacement, Pompom the duck. She lived in Forest previously, back in 2011.

Hank was being his usual cheery self, and he made me smile. 🙂

Today, I got my two ordered items in the mail, and I took them out to Ankha on the island. She bought both items from me.

I then left the island and returned again. I wanted to see if she displayed the items; it turns out that she displayed the harp, but not the pachira.

She then asked for my cow print shirt, which is a valuable Gracie exclusive! I decided to give it to her, just because I thought she would look stupid dressed as a cow. 😆

But seeing her look like that was my only reward. She didn’t pay me for the shirt, or even offer anything in trade!

She bought a ptera skull that I had in my pockets, and then she asked me to sign her guestbook once again. I always like dating the notes that I leave.

I helped her out a lot more than I usually do! I then returned to the mainland and headed up to Nookington’s. Today is raffle day, so I couldn’t sell anything. But I always like looking at the raffle prizes, even when I don’t have enough tickets for an entry.

See you all next time! Never Stop Crossing! 🙂

Bunnie has bounced out of town, and I got her goodbye letter in the mail today.

Now that the snow has melted, my ugly green roof has revealed itself. I need to change that, even though I forgot to do it before the store closed tonight.

Static took a look in my pockets and decided that he wanted my tall clankoid that I just dug up. He offered 2,470 bells for it, which is about triple what Tom Nook would pay! I gladly accepted his offer.

Down on the shore, I found Gulliver passed out. I woke him up, and he gave me a bunch of excuses as to why he fell off his ship. He then gave me a tribal mask.

Moments later, I met Bunnie’s replacement: Mickey Mouse! Well, okay, she says her name is Penny, so I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt. 😉

She previously lived in Forest back in 2011, which was the first year of this blog. (Want to see that entry?)

Hank gave me some advice on making new friends. I don’t think I’ll take his advice, but I appreciate that he’s trying to help. 😛

I bumped into Baabara near the wishing well, and she wanted to play a game where we trade items. But not just once, repeatedly, until I say to stop. Believe it or not, I don’t recall playing this exact game before. I mean surely, I must have at some point, but I think it’s probably been many years. Unless I just declined when they asked.

She said the trading was limited to furniture, wallpaper, and carpeting. I agreed to the terms, and the trades were automatic and random (I couldn’t choose which items to give or receive).

The first trade was my gyroid for some modern tile (flooring). The second try was another gyroid for a citrus wall. After that, I stopped. I didn’t want to give away my tribal mask from Gulliver for more wallpaper. 😛

Once I was done making my rounds, I pulled all the remaining weeds I saw, and made sure my town status was perfect again. I then returned home and saved my game. Goodnight, everyone! See you next time!