Jeff's Animal Crossing Blog

When I started up the game last night, I was happy to find that it was Derwin, not Rosie, who moved out of town.

I started up a conversation with Candi, and she offered me some turnips for just three bells apiece. However, I knew she was lying and wasn’t really going to sell me any…so I declined her offer. She was glad to know I wasn’t one of those “greedy, turnip-trading types” (her words).

She then admitted what I already knew (from seeing this dialogue before): That she didn’t actually have any turnips to sell.

At Nookington’s, I bought myself a No. 1 shirt, and sold the zipper shirt I had been wearing.

Ursala asked if I wanted to her join her new football club, and I said yes. However, she said we now have two people…and need 20 more. Yeah, that’s not going to happen. 😛

My new neighbor was Elmer the horse, although he was asleep in his house when I played. A few of you may remember him from GameCube Moments #3, when he fell asleep outside his house and I pushed him down the ramp (and he couldn’t get back up). 😂

But I played again today so that I could meet him and say hello. Despite that little prank ten years ago, I do like Elmer. He’s one of my favorite horses in the series.

Today is the last day of the month (April 30th), so Tom Nook was hosting a raffle. But I didn’t have any raffle tickets, so I couldn’t participate. And I couldn’t sell the fossils and fruit in my pockets, either.

I asked Maple for a job a couple minutes later, and she politely told me she would like more flowers in front of her house. I blindly walked all the way up to Nookington’s and went inside, completely forgetting that today is raffle day. So I couldn’t buy any flowers for her. (And you can’t pick up existing flowers in this game).

When I played briefly on March 5th, I got a goodbye letter from Valise. I only made a few stops, and didn’t make a full trip around town. So it didn’t even cross my mind to see who Valise’s replacement was.

Fast forward to today (March 30th), and I found a goodbye letter from Yuka!

So this was at least the third time she’s lived in Forest. But still, if she’s going to move in, this was the way to do it. Sneak in without me having to speak to her, and then quickly move out. I really dodged a bullet there! And now, I should have Yuka immunity for a few more years! Not bad.

The news got better when I saw that her replacement was Rosie! I like Rosie a lot, although her eyes do look a bit hostile in this pic.

She lives next door to Kody, another blue animal. He said he found a cow skull and asked if it was mine! Do I look like a cow that’s missing its skull?

Of course I do, so I said yes. But he didn’t believe me, so he called me a liar. Why ask me if you already knew the answer?

Several of my villagers were talking about an upcoming visit by Gracie, the fashion designer. Static is clearly not a fan.

I bought a speed sign at Nookington’s for 870 bells, and Ursala later wanted to buy it for 1,590 bells. Good deal!

Derwin, who moved into Forest in January, is still around. Although, he was convinced I was in an accident.

Tom and Hank had a fight over by the wishing well, but I assume they’ll be able to work things out. 😛

On February 1st, I played (briefly) and received Kitty’s goodbye letter. So her stay in Forest this time wasn’t nearly as long as last time. Her replacement was Bluebear, but Bluebear was already asleep for the night.

Fast forward to yesterday, and I got Bluebear’s goodbye letter. So she moved out before I even got to meet her. Oh well.

I asked Genji for a job, and he asked me to pick up a comic book that he lent to “Dandruff,” also known as Puck.

Puck wasn’t at home, but I found him in an igloo! The bad thing about that is that he only wanted to play igloo games! So I couldn’t complete my task because Dandruff was in an igloo with the comic book.

I still chatted with Puck a bit, and he said he was cold and he wanted winter to be over!

When I spoke with Ursala, she… well, she was being herself. She wondered aloud how I spent the sunny day, and then backtracked. She said if she got me started talking, I’d be blabbing all night, and she sure didn’t want that.

Nookington’s had a retro TV for sale, and I couldn’t resist. The retro TV song is my jam. 😉

I found a new house where Kitty lived recently, and Valise the snooty kangaroo is the new resident. While she is one of the 43 villagers that haven’t returned in later games, I can’t say the same about her time in Forest. That’s because this is a return visit. She previously moved in back in 2011!

Today (Sunday), I played again to get Genji’s comic book back from Puck. Fortunately, Puck didn’t send me on a wild goose chase this time, and he directly gave me the comic book.

When I found Genji and gave him the book, he rewarded me just with stationery. I should use it to write him a letter telling him how cheap he is. 😂

Belle was talking about how Forest would be cooler if there was a planetarium in town. She even went so far as to say that I should sell my house to build her one!

I recently posted a video combining the best scenes from my GameCube Moments series (episodes 1-10) and put them all together in one video. Here is the Best of GameCube Moments:

And just today, I posted a new entry into the series: GameCube Moments 15.

And last but not least, I recently posted a video taking a humorous look at what goes on underwater in the world of Animal Crossing. It isn’t just about the GameCube game, but it does include a look at the infamous whale. It’s a short video, so I hope you’ll check it out.

See you next time! Never Stop Crossing!