A New Bud

Hopper gave me a free gift tonight, a stadiometer. But in true Hopper fashion, he managed to be a jerk even as he was being nice.

Hopper: Here ya go, have a stadiometer! What? It's a gift, moron!There was a new Message of the Week posted on the bulletin board near town hall. It said that a little learning can’t hurt, except at Pain State.

*Message of the Week* A little learning can't hurt. Except at Pain State.I found a new house in town, and Bud the lion was inside. He just moved in. I’ve had him in City Folk before; he’s alright, but not one of my favorites.

Bud: Hey, pleased to meetcha! I'm Bud! Who are you, maaan?Crazy Redd was in town, and I bought a solemn painting from him. It turned out to be real, so I donated it to the museum.

Solemn painting. Donor: Jeff.I only need seven more works of art! Of course, my museum still needs some fish and bugs too, so I’ve still got a ways to go before the whole thing is complete.

The three apple trees I planted last time haven’t matured yet, but my original apple tree has produced another bunch of apples. I chopped down three more orange trees and planted the apples in those spots. That should give me seven apple trees… Not bad, but I want more.

I made a 15,000 bell mortgage payment at town hall before returning home.