Mouthful of Ash

Last Sunday, I participated in the fireworks festival for the first time this year. Mayor Tortimer gave me a Roman candle, and I used it to give him a turtle wax. It’s an old, sacred tradition. ๐Ÿ˜†

Lighting up Tortimer's shell with a Roman candle in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Scoot was nearby, and he told me that he got some ash in his mouth! Maybe his mouth was hanging open in awe, and the ashes fell in. (Gotta catch ’em all!)

Scoot: Hoo-ah...PTEHH! Phewww! I got some ash in my mouth from the fireworks! So scoot!

I also made sure to enjoy the fireworks in the sky. ๐ŸŽ† I just didn’t leave my mouth hanging open. ๐Ÿ˜†

Watching the fireworks in Forest.

Felicity was still sick with a cold, so I gave her another dose of medicine.

I soon focused on catching bugs, and I continued even after the fireworks stopped. I made about 245,000 bells on the night, in a bit over an hour.

Tonight, Felicity sent me a letter to thank me for the medicine I’ve given her lately. She attached a deluxe range. Now we’re cooking!

Pecan was telling me that she’s careful not to eat food with additives. So she just eats fish that she catches fresh from the water.

Pecan: I'm careful not to eat any food with funny additives.

I made my way around to the Roost, where I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Fusion” for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Fusion.

Once I finished chatting with everyone, I did some more bug hunting. Interestingly, I didn’t spot any tarantulas, scorpions, or sharks tonight! But I did see just about everything else, including four or five scarab beetles. In total, I made about 215k in my 1+ hour session.

I’m now very close to my summer goal, and I should have no problem topping it. The only question is, by how much? There’s a bit over a week to go in August, and I’m hoping to have several more bug-hunting sessions before wrapping up summer.

See you all next week!

Three Little Scorpions

I went on a bug hunt last night, and I stopped to snap this photo of a balloon present flying in the background.

Standing by the waterfall as a balloon present flies by in the distance.

Moments later, I tracked it down and shot it out of the sky. I found a clothes closet inside.

There is a tricky spot on my peninsula where I only have about a 50% success rate of catching bugs (as you may know if you’ve watched my bug hunt videos). This time, a golden stag got away…which was painful. But it looked pretty cool when I saw this particular frame in my video:

A golden stag flies away.

I made about 125k in last night’s bug hunt.

I played again tonight, and Peaches told me she was already thinking about moving away!

Peaches: I just feel like I need a fresh start, neighbor.

I told her to stay, but I didn’t convince her at first. But later in the session, I did manage to change her mind.

Pecan approached me and gave me a free burglar’s shirt!

Pecan: Hey, would you take this burglar's shirt off my hands? For free, of course, chipmunk!

She was clearly dumping some evidence off on me. ๐Ÿ˜› I don’t know whose house, shop, or bird feeder she robbed, but I promptly sold the shirt before Copper or Booker could spot me with it. ๐Ÿ˜›

One of my residents was sick with a cold, so I handed over some medicine. But from this screenshot, it may not be apparent which villager it is. Can you tell? WHO’S. THAT. POKEMON. VILLAGER?

A villager flips while taking medicine.

Of course, it’s easier if you already know who my villagers are. For those who don’t know, I’ll tell you the answer: It’s a cat. To be specific, it’s… Felicity. Hopefully she’ll start to feel better soon.

After making my rounds, I went on another bug hunt tonight. One notable thing that happened is that I went 3-for-3 with scorpions! One of them was just luck though, because I wouldn’t have seen it if not for a tree disappearing when I caught a different bug. Also, all three of them were in the same haul (my next-to-last haul of the night).

Selling 15 catches, including three scorpions.

I didn’t see any tarantulas or shark fins for the entire session. But I did bring in 260k tonight, and I think it’s safe to say I’m back on-track now. I’m again on a pace to meet (or slightly beat) my summer goal. But if I want to significantly exceed it, I’ll have to end August on a tear…and I may just do that, particularly in the last week of the month. We’ll see how it goes!

I still haven’t participated in any of the fireworks festivals yet, but I’ll try to remedy that soon. ๐Ÿ™‚ See you next week!

Getting Iggly

I had to do a double take tonight when I still saw a house in the spot where Antonio lived. But inside, I found Iggly the penguin instead.

Iggly: WHOA! You must be one of my new Forest neighbors!

He’s alright. Not one of my favorites, but I don’t dislike him either. But I already have Cube, so I don’t really feel like I need another, lesser penguin. Note: He previously lived in Forest back in 2012.

I went over to the Roost and asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Reggae” for me. It’s not bad.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Reggae.

Big Top’s catchphrase “in a coma” has been spreading around, as Willow and Apollo have also been using it. So when Willow asked for a new phrase, I jumped at the chance. I told her to say “with yarn” instead. ๐Ÿงถ

Willow: Now I'll get even MORE attention, with yarn!

After doing my usual chores and chatting with everyone, I did some summer bug hunting. The good news is that I earned over 220k on the night. The bad news is that tonight was the only night I played this week. I’ll have to do better in the next few weeks so I can catch those bugs and earn those bells!

Just before wrapping up my game for the night, I checked the recycle bin at town hall. I found a daffodil chair there.