Trough ‘n’ Scoff

Vivian was talking about reading Monday night…and about how she thinks she’s the coolest. 😛

Vivian: Are you sure you don't secretly like reading? It's OK, you know. I think reading's cool, and I'm the coolest.

Yesterday, Jack appeared to tell me to start saving candy (and masks) for Halloween. He also gave me a werewolf hood.

Jack: Hee hee hee! I am the mighty czar of Halloween, J

Today was Big Top’s birthday, so I made sure to attend his party. For his present, I gave him a watering trough that I bought at Re-Tail. He didn’t exactly seem thrilled with it.

Big Top: A watering trough?! Whoa! I did NOT expect this.
He scoffed at my trough.

Despite the gift, he still seemed to be in a good mood. Vivian thought so too.

Vivian: I howled, Big Top seems really happy!

Up on Main Street, a new deposit kicked my bank account balance up to 115 million bells.

Your current balance is 115,000,000 bells.

For some reason, a lot of animals were in the central part of Main Street, near the entrance to the Happy Homes Showcase.

A bunch of animals on Main Street.

My recent dream visitors have been Kyle from Ethicals and Paloma from Mametown. Claudia also mentioned someone named Kelly, who was a hometown hero. But she didn’t say what town Kelly was from. Regardless, thank you all for stopping by! Any time your character needs a new hairstyle, remember to check out the hair guide here on JVGS!

Boots’ Secret Lair

Claudia asked me for some furniture to replace her regal bed last night. It’s a large (2×2) piece of furniture, and not a lot of furniture items are that big. The Emporium had only one piece that size, a lunar lander. So I bought it and took it over to Claudia. She initially seemed quite surprised at my choice.

Claudia: Oh, Jeff! You selected a lunar lander for me?
Well, you are a little loony.

But then she said she loved it. She gave me her regal bed to thank me.

Claudia: I simply adore it, ooh la la!

When I entered Boots’ house, Boots was surprised that I found his secret lair. Never mind the fact that he’s lived here for over two years.

Boots: Oh! Beefcake! You, uh, found your way into my secret lair... I howled!

I’m just surprised how Boots’ house still looks much like it did in the “countdown” days in 2017.

When I spoke to Boots again, he said something I definitely did not want to hear:

Boots: You've been the subject of some gossip lately. Rumor has it you're a bell-pincher.

I’m already back to being a bell pincher! Just for that, I should find some pliers and pinch his bells! But regardless, I don’t feel like chopping all my palm trees down again. Maybe I just need to accept I’m stuck with this reputation.

At the campground, Harvey had a do-not-enter sign for sale. It just made me think of how this would be more useful in New Horizons, where you could actually put it outdoors.

Harvey: Ah! So you're interested in my do-not-enter sign...

Tonight, I attended the Saturday night musical performance from K.K. Slider at Club LOL. K.K. played a waltz for me and Peck. (But no, we didn’t dance together).

K.K.: Enough tuning--let's groove. This next one is for you, Jeff. It's called K.K. Waltz.

Luna informed me that my recent dream visitors have been George from Egg and Anna from Earth. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great night (or day)!

Trophy Collection Complete

My hard work cutting down trees has paid off. On Monday, Boots called me a stump maker!

Boots: You've been the subject of some gossip lately. Rumor has it you're a stump maker.

Anyone new to the blog may think that sounds absurd. But I was so tired of being called a bell-pincher that I got my axe out and summoned my inner lumberjeff lumberjack and chopped my way to a new reputation.

I’m still trying to earn Lolly’s picture, so I always accept her trade offers…even when they’re extremely one-sided. That included this trade where I gave her an arapaima for a chevron shirt!

Lolly: So would you consider trading your arapaima for my chevron shirt?
Lolly takes Jeff's arapaima.

On Thursday, I was quite surprised when I fell into a pitfall!

Jeff struggles to get out of a pitfall in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
What the hole?

The fact that it was in that location means that someone must have fallen into the pitfall I had buried behind my face-cutout standee. (If there is already a pitfall buried in town, new ones won’t appear). I later replaced that one.

Today, the final Bug-Off of the year was held.

Nat: Would you believe this is the final Bug-Off of the season? Terrible shame, but don't let it affect you!

I gave Nat (the judge) a tiger butterfly, and he gave it a score of 53 points. It took over the top spot, but I wasn’t trying to win. I saved and quit my game, only to return after 6 p.m. Claudia ended up being the winner, with a 65-point walking stick. I got 2nd place, and Aurora finished in 3rd.

Claudia celebrates a Bug-Off win, while Jeff gets 2nd place and Aurora finishes in 3rd.

Outside, Claudia gloated about her win.

Claudia: I knew we'd both do well in this tournament, Jeff.
Claudia: But I also knew I'd be standing at least one step higher at the end! Ooh la la, no hard feelings.

Sure, Claudia wasn’t exactly being nice about it. But 2nd place is exactly what I was trying to get! That’s because the silver bug trophy was the only trophy I still needed. So now, my trophy collection is complete!

Jeff's complete trophy collection at the museum.

Lolly told me a story about some pressed pansies…

Lolly: Can I confied in you? I pressed some yellow pansies between books to make decorations later.

She somehow mistook them for tea leaves and she made Hornsby drink her pressed-pansy tea!

Lolly: Then the other day, I mistook them for tea leaves...
Lolly: And I accidentally made Hornsby drink my pressed-flower tea! Please don't tell him about it!
He may never stop over for tea again.

My recent dream visitors have been Kodi from Fantasia, B.D. from Cannton, and Rachel from Xmas. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!