Jeff's Animal Crossing Blog

When I played on Monday (June 23rd), I received a goodbye letter from Lulu in the mail. So long, Lulu!

Puck suggested we play a game, and all I had to do was pick left or right. I agreed to play, and I picked “right.” But then he forced me to buy a kitschy clock from him for 2,170 bells!

He never even said the game would involve a purchase; that’s not a game to me! That ticked me off. I ought to clock him!

It was raining in town, but Maple was trying to convince herself that she only felt humid because it was all in her mind. She thought that if she remembered that it’s June, she’ll be nice and dry? I don’t follow her logic at all, but I didn’t want to dampen her enthusiasm.

Belle told me that the sound of raindrops makes her sleepy…and then right on cue, she fell asleep standing up. Luckily for her, I didn’t tip her over. 😛

I wasn’t holding an umbrella myself, and Kody thought that made me pretty stupid. Thanks, pal.

In the southwest corner of town, I met my newest villager, Puddles. Even though she’s a frog, she couldn’t wait for it to stop raining.

What’s up with that? She’s literally named after a byproduct of rain. 🌧️

Over by the wishing well, Baabara tried to convince me that it was the exact moment that spring changed into summer.

I asked why, and she said it was because Sydney caught a beetle already. That’s not how seasons work, and even if it was, that would have been the exact moment. Not the moment that Baabara tells me about the beetle. 😛

I played again today, and it was raining once again. Static was his usual cheery self, threatening to release the hounds on me. 😛

Belle was sick of all the rain lately, as was I. I’m ready for the rainy season to end already!

After a brief chat about muscle cramps, my best buddy Hank gave me a No. 1 shirt as a token of our friendship. Aww. 🙂

Of course, I put the shirt on right away.

Down by the ocean, I found Gulliver washed up on the beach. He told me his story of how he ended up in the sea.

To reward me for helping him, he gave me a tiger bobblehead. I guess that’s claws for celebration. 🐅 Having earned my stripes, I headed home and wrapped up my game for the day.

I hope to see you all next time! Never Stop Crossing!

On Monday, I received a goodbye letter in the mail from Admiral. He has set sail for a new adventure somewhere else.

Over in Acre B-5, I found a new house just north of Puck’s house. Rocco the hippo (the overgrown construction sign himself) has moved in. I’ve seen a lot of Rocco throughout the series in multiple towns, although he hasn’t lived in GameCube Forest since 2013.

His arrival also means that both of my temporary villagers are hippos, with Lulu being the other one. I can confidently say that a hippo will be moving out next month, although I don’t know which one it will be.

Genji reminded me that there will a fishing tournament every Sunday in June, and there will be a prize for the winner. But he doesn’t care about the prize itself, he just cares about winning.

Over at the dump, I was surprised to find an asteroid! Wow, even space junk is ending up in the dump! It must have really cratered in value.

Today, there was a treasure hunt underway! I saw on the bulletin board that someone buried an ivory piano in one of the “C” acres!

A piano is a big prize! But I know I’ll be able to find it if I just calm down and compose myself. 🎼

Anyway, it was raining pretty hard in Forest today. Candi thought the rain was miserable, but she admitted it must be great for snails. 🐌

She even said she was a bit jealous of the snails! That’s a weird thing to say.

Puck wasn’t a fan of the rain, either. He said he usually just goes straight to bed when it rains like this!

I would have thought penguins would enjoy the rain, but Puck is the polar opposite.

Baabara was down in the dumps too, but not because of the rain. It looked like she must’ve had an argument with Candi. Yeah, speaking to Candi can do that sometimes. 😛

Surprisingly, Belle seemed to be the happiest villager in town! She even said she enjoyed seeing me!

It’s rare to see Belle in such a good moo‘d! You know it feels like a weird day when Belle is happy, and I could actually relate to Baabara! What’s going on today? 😛

But then a few minutes later, I ran into Lulu, and she insulted my clothes.

And with that, order was restored in Forest. 😛

But to be fair, Lulu actually gave me a free outfit (a stormy shirt). It seemed to fit the situation, so I decided to keep it and I later put it on.

Over near the police station (behind the town map to be exact), I found the buried treasure of an ivory piano!

Score! I won the grand prize!

Sometimes you have to just weather the storm and tune out the noise to make it through. Hang in there, fellow Animal Crossers!

See you next month!

Update: I recently posted my latest GameCube Moments video, so I hope you’ll check it out:

I played last week (on April 6th) during the Cherry Blossom Festival. But before I headed over to the wishing well, I checked my mail. Mom sent me a cute letter about moving a painting.

At the event, I found that Hank was this year’s dancing fiend—just like he was on the same date 14 years prior.

Lulu and Kody were seated at one table, and Kody wanted to party down, catch petals, and get funky! 😆

Ursala and Sydney were seated at the other table. Ursala called herself a “discriminating glutton,” as Hank appeared to be almost ice skating in the background. This event has such a fun, festive atmosphere!

After I was done schmoozing and dancing, I continued on with my walk around town. Of course, Candi wouldn’t let me go without demanding to know what I was doing. 😛

I eventually made my way back around to the wishing well. Tortimer was there this time, despite not being around the first time. I’ve never been sure why he does this, but I’ve noticed it at events many times before. At any rate, he was happy to see everyone having a good time.

I played again today, and I found a goodbye letter from Boris in the mail. He must have been Russian to get out of town. 😉

When I spoke with Candi, she gave me a free pear. That in itself isn’t all that remarkable, until you pear it with what happened next: Less than a minute later, Puck gave me a free cherry! That’s two foreign fruits in under a minute! Now that is probably a record for me, although there’s obviously no way to verify that.

Thanks, Candi and Puck!

Boris’s replacment was Admiral, who seems to live in an underground bunker. He was just staring at a static-filled TV screen when I entered his house.

When I went up to talk to him, he did his Robert De Niro “You talkin’ to me?!” routine.

I later ran into Baabara, and she assured me that I’ll never be as popular as her. Aw, what a shame. 😛

She continued to tell me that Pelly and Pete may be dating, but I found a mistake in her dialogue. The second sentence in this part doesn’t start with a capital letter. 😛

Shortly after that, I returned home and wrapped up my game for the day. I hope to see you all next time!