Jeff's ACWW Blog

On Wednesday, I received my latest Happy Room Academy evaluation in the mail. Putting Octavian’s pic in my bedroom has boosted my HRA score to 284,100 points. That’s a new personal best for me.

I also received my monthly bank statement from the postal division at town hall. I earned exactly 60,000 bells of interest for the past month.

When I spoke with Dotty, she told me that she looked “SUPER BEAUTIFUL,” (and yes, in all caps). I thought she was going to explain why she felt that way, but she didn’t. 🤷

Saharah was in town, and she asked me to help out with her deliveries. So I took a carpet package over to Blathers, and a wall package to Pelly. Saharah then rewarded with a blue tarp.

Caroline later told me that she was going to collect furniture until she’s unstoppable.

This reminded me of the recent Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer, in which Zelda can recreate “echoes” of furniture she’s encountered, like wooden boxes, tables, and chairs. So Zelda is basically collecting furniture until she’s unstoppable, just like Caroline suggested! 😆

Yesterday, I was trying to catch a lantern fly…I got into position, swung the net, and…

It was weird: I heard the sound of me catching the bug, but I also heard the sound of the bug flying away! I wondered if the lantern fly glitched into Schrödinger’s cat by simultaneously escaping and being caught. 😆 But the reality wasn’t as interesting: I had simply caught a mosquito, which I didn’t know was there, while the lantern fly escaped. Oh well.

Today, Eloise was sick with a cold. So of course, I gave her some medicine. Get well soon!

It was raining, and Tank said it was coming down as hard as he sweats. That’s not a pleasant mental image.

He went on to tell me that walking is good for you…and that his body is amazing.

Okay, that’s enough of him for today. Tanks anyway. 😆

See you next week!

Today, Drift told me that bug-hunting season is rolling in. Of course, I’m well aware of that fact, and I’m looking forward to it! More so in City Folk than Wild World, but still. I love my bug hunting on summer nights. 🙂

Anyway, he was wanting to have a competition to see who could catch a rare bug. However, I wasn’t interested. I’ll do the simple contests, like catching a moth, but I’m not a fan of these open-ended ones. Especially since it’ll cost me a valuable bug, most likely. 😛 And besides, it was raining in town today, so not many good bugs were out anyway.

Speaking of the rain, Octavian warned me that I should duck and cover! That’s a little over-dramatic, but thanks for the warning, I guess. 😆

Dotty asked me to get her a new outfit, and she said she didn’t care what kind. But I knew better, of course. So I went to Able Sisters and bought two shirts for her, a BB shirt and a No. 5 shirt. I knew there’s always a chance she’ll reject what I give her…and it turns out I was right. She refused the BB shirt because it “looks like a boy outfit.”

So I gave her the backup option, the No. 5 shirt, and she loved it!

She rewarded me with a pilot’s cap.

Back outside, Octavian surprised me by giving me his picture!

It’s not easy finding space in my house, but for now I placed it on the floor in my mush room. On the back, it says his favorite quote: “Don’t be a sucker!”

I sold a few batches of fruit so that I could get my savings balance up to an even 12 million bells.

And a couple quick notes about items I found:

• Yesterday, I found a kiddie dresser in the recycle bin.
• I shot down two balloon presents today. They contained an exotic lamp and a bromeliaceae.

Enjoy your weekend, and I’ll see you again in July!

On Wednesday, Filbert wanted to compete to see who could catch a tiger butterfly first. But he framed it in a funny way: He wondered if the butterflies get ticklish if you touch their bellies, so he wanted to find out!

However his enthusiasm seemed to die out seconds later, when I handed over the tiger butterfly. He said he “guesses” he’ll take it. 🤔

He made no further mention of tickling it or making it laugh. He just gave me a regal carpet and went on with his life. I guess I’ll never know if they’re ticklish.

Speaking of butterflies, I saw an even bigger one yesterday: a birdwing butterfly. I had to cross the river and chase it down, but it was worth it. Nothing this big should be allowed to fly around freely without me snagging it. 😆

Filbert recently came down with a cold, so I gave him some medicine yesterday and today. Get well soon, Filbert!

Octavian asked me to deliver a letter to Bones today, and he only gave me ten minutes to do it. That wasn’t a problem, though. Bones loved the letter, and Octavian thanked me for saving his hide.

And yet, my reward was just a beige box. I guess his hide isn’t worth much. 📦

Later on, I went to the Roost to check out K.K. Slider’s Saturday night performance. He played K.K. Gumbo for me; it’s not one of my favorites, but it’s not bad either.

I posted my latest video episode the other day, so check out episode 66:

See you all next time!