Month: August 2025

I attended the fireworks festival last Sunday night, and I used a Roman candle to light a fire under Tortimer’s…shell.

This always used to be a tradition of mine, going back to the days of playing online with Kimmy/Megan. I think I may have missed a year or two since, but I did it this year at least. 😆

I also accomplished something else I set out to do: I saved Biskit from moving. He agreed to stick around for a while longer. 🙂

I gave Rosie some more medicine Sunday night. By Thursday, she was all better.

She rewarded me with an azalea bonsai, and she was excited to go skateboarding again. (Again?)

Felicity was telling me about the town she came from. She said they used to come up parties to help them cool off in summer, like a “mini fireworks fiesta.” She said the kids got fireworks, and the grown-ups…ate fish. 😆

Today, I saw Big Top and Nana having an argument from across the river. By the time I got around there, the fight was over…but Nana was still mad, and going bananas. 😆

I was looking through the fish and bug information, and I was slightly horrified when I read that goliath beetles can fly like birds. Yikes! The thought of huge beetles flapping around everywhere almost turns me into Blathers. 😛

I later went over to the Roost for K.K. Slider’s show. I asked for a random song, as usual. He performed “K.K. Aria” for me. It’s a slow, sad song, but it’s not bad.

And of course now that Rosie is healthy and outside again, she drops another bomb on me: She’s moving! Again!

She’s starting to feel very high maintenance lately. I asked her to stay, and she initially said she was still moving. But then she said if I keep asking her nicely, maybe she’ll change her mind. However, I’ve seen this dialogue before and I *think* it actually means that she’s staying.

I wonder if that line and the other line (from when she first told me she was safe last time) got switched, and assigned to the wrong outcomes. I don’t know, but after battling to save Rosie twice, then Biskit, and now Rosie again, I’m kinda drained by this constant back-and-forth stuff.

Tomorrow is not only the final fireworks festival of the year, but also the final night of peak bug season! I plan on participating in both, and I’ll tell Rosie to stick around if she asks again. But regardless, I’ll be back early in the week with my summer wrap-up, discussing how my summer bug-hunting goals ended up. Hope to see you then!

Last Sunday, Tortimer was standing outside of town hall for the fireworks festival. Even before it started, he was out there to talk about fireworks and the upcoming show.

Of course, he also hands out sparklers and Roman candles.

Remember how last week, Rosie changed her mind about moving? She was bluffing! Because on Sunday, she still wasn’t sure if she would move or not!

I remember encountering this before; it seems to be something that peppy villagers will sometimes do (though I can’t remember specifically who did it before). But the good news is that in this case, I caught it in time and I was (again) able to change her mind about moving.

Once the fireworks festival began, I watched the sky at a few spots around town to enjoy the show. 🎆

I went out to the city to see if the fireworks were visible there…and they’re not. But I did something that I’m not sure I knew was possible: I set off sparklers and Roman candles in the city. Pretty cool! 🌆

The fireworks festivals will soon be winding down. Rosie lamented that the end of summer means that there will be no more summer love. 💔

At midnight, the fireworks ended. Tortimer even pointed out that there are five festivals in 2025, meaning there are two more to go (including tomorrow).

I played again tonight, and Rosie was now sick with a cold. Of course, I gave her some medicine. Get well soon, Rosie! (Even if you did lie to me.) 😛

I know that Rosie is now safe from moving (for real this time) because Biskit is now planning on moving instead. Despite my pleas, he hasn’t changed his mind yet. But I should be able to do that tomorrow.

Over at the Roost, K.K. Slider was in town for his usual Saturday night show. I asked him for a random song, and he performed “K.K. Fusion” for me.

I hunted for bugs (and fish) again tonight, and I made about 240,000 bells. I’ve already topped my (2nd) goal for summer, and I’m not making any more goals this year. But my first blog entry of September will detail how many bells I earned this summer. 💰

On Monday night, Nana was talking about the upcoming Bug-Off. She warned me that she doesn’t like to lose…not to a bug, and not to me. 😛

There seemed to be a lot of giant beetles out that night. In fact, five of the first seven bugs I caught were giant beetles! That was very unusual!

Fang told me he was planning on moving out of town, and he even packed in an accidental wolf pun! 🐺

However, I was able to get him to change his mind and stick around a little longer.

Felicity used her new catchphrase in a fitting manner, talking about how she likes to gossip. ☕

On Tuesday night, I listened in on a conversation between Marina and Biskit. Marina was wondering if avocados were fruits or vegetables.

Biskit didn’t know and didn’t care. As long as a food tastes good, he doesn’t care about such labels. The conversation left Marina depressed, and Biskit cheerful. 😛

Today, the August Bug-Off was held…although I played too late to participate. Nat told me that Rosie won, with a 68-point jewel beetle. But as I was still talking to Nat, Rosie showed up and pinged me. Now she wanted to move out of town! Nat-urally, I told her not to go.

I saw a huge fish shadow in the river, and I cast my fishing rod. It took the bait and bit on the first attempt, and I pressed the button to reel in an arapaima. I was very lucky though, because my batteries went dead right after it bit down! If it had taken even just one more nibble, it would have gotten away. After that, I immediately swapped in some new batteries. Close call!

When I went to visit Big Top, he was talking about his outfit (the guard uniform that Wendell designed). He said it makes him want to shake a leg and bust a move, in a coma!

That is a recent catchphrase I gave him, and it might be hard to do those things if he was actually in a coma. Be careful what you wish for, big guy!

Up at the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Cruisin'” for me.

Over at town hall, I found a lovely lamp in the recycle bin.

I might participate in the fireworks festival tomorrow, although I probably won’t be posting a blog entry tomorrow. Lately, I’ve been playing at least three nights a week to get plenty of bug hunts in. But there may be some fireworks screenshots in the next entry, whichever day it may arrive on. See you soon!