Jeff's ACWW Blog

The latest Message of the Week on the bulletin board encouraged readers to take a break, and not pick fruit all day. I think this could also apply to New Horizons players who are hard at work reshaping their islands. 😛 Sometimes you just need a break.

Margie had her furniture packed up in her trunk boxes tonight; she was trying to move out of town! But fortunately, I was able to quickly talk her out of it.

I found two of today’s fossils, and I took them to Blathers to be identified. Surprisingly, they were both dino droppings!

Mathilda asked me to make a delivery to Big Top, and I agree to hop on over to his house. Mathilda sent him a vegetarian shirt, and Big Top just seemed to think it was alright. Mathilda rewarded me with an exotic screen for helping her out.

I ran into Antonio, and he was talking about the existence of a golden watering can. He didn’t want one of those though; he wants a pink one.

Maybe he’ll have to play New Horizons and customize it himself! 😛

Not long after starting up the game tonight, I realized something was wrong. In fact, last week’s blog entry was wrong! Mathilda did not waltz away after all. She’s still living in Forest!

I thought I was letting her leave last week! I still had video of last week’s session, so I went back to check her reactions each time I told her to stay. This is what she said:

1. Don’t try to stop me! My life depends on it!
2. I won’t be able to get away from this place if you keep saying that!
3. It’s not you, it’s me. I knew you’d understand…

Number 2 must’ve been the one that changed her mind. But I was always under the impression that it was the last thing they say that determines whether they stay or go. Apparently that’s not the case…unless number 3 doesn’t mean what I thought. I don’t know if posting this will help any of you with potential move-outs, but I figured it doesn’t hurt to document it. In the meantime, I still have Mathilda in my town.

When I spoke with Antonio, he was discussing the “brain freeze” you get after a cold drink. Not only does he claim to love brain freeze, but he thinks it actually makes him smarter!

Big Top asked me for an amazing outfit that will knock everyone’s socks off. I went to Able Sisters and decided to buy a spade shirt for him. While I was there, I spoke with Sable, and she gave me some advice: She said the quickest way to get something done is to just do it.

A bit obvious perhaps, but it’s certainly true! 😉

Down at the Roost, I checked out a musical performance by K.K. Slider. I asked him for a random song, and he played “To the Edge” for me. It’s a bit boring and repetitive; not my favorite song.

After that, I took the spade shirt over to Big Top. However, he said it wasn’t “daring” enough and he refused it! Ugh. Fine then, no shirt for you!

Last week, I put Victoria’s pic and a pagoda in my house. Those items helped out my HRA score, because the Happy Room Academy informed me that I scored 101,435 points this week. It was my first time topping 100,000, so they sent me a special gift.

That gift was this two-story model. I should probably find a better place for all my model buildings, but they’re just sitting in my main room for now.

Mathilda was all packed up and ready to move out of town. I initially asked her to stay, and she refused…

But after that, I decided to let her go. She is my least favorite villager in town, after all. And Forest could use some new blood. Good luck to you, Mathilda.

Today was La-Di-Day, the day where villagers can sing songs and players can choose one to be the new town tune. Kabuki told me he has been practicing by screaming at random people. That sounds like something he would do. 😛

But I wasn’t in a town tune-picking type of mood, so I didn’t talk to anyone enough times to actually hear their songs. 😛

I posted my latest Wild World video today, episode 30. It covers events from March through the end of April, including me shooting down Gulliver’s UFO for the first time. Hope you enjoy!