35th UFO

Yesterday, I found no sign of Pete as his normal time…so I felt pretty confident that it would be a UFO day! And sure enough, at 6:07 p.m., Gulliver’s UFO flew overhead! I was ready and waiting for it, and I shot that sucker down! πŸ˜†

Shooting down Gulliver's UFO in front of Nook 'n' Go.

I later found Gulliver’s spaceship part near the western edge of town. It actually landed right next to my UFO pattern marker! πŸ›Έ

Gulliver's spaceship part, which landed next to my UFO pattern on the ground.

Big Top was thinking about moving out of town, but I couldn’t allow that! I made sure I changed his mind pronto.

Big Top: Since it means so much to you, I'll see if I can get out of this whole moving thing, in a sock!

Monty was sick with a cold, so I gave him a dose of medicine.

I played again today, knowing Gulliver would be in town. Marina not only saw him before I did, but she actually kicked him! OMG, Marina!

Marina: He grunted when I kicked him, but it didn't look like he was getting up anytime soon, blurp...
Wow, she really kicked when he’s down.

Coming from an octopus, it was probably more like a sucker punch than a kick. But I went down to the beach to find the sleeping seagull/astronaut.

Gulliver sleeping next to his crash-landed UFO.

I gave him his spaceship part, and he gave me a Moai statue in return. This was my 35th UFO reward, and I think I’m getting a big head about it. πŸ—ΏπŸ˜†

Gulliver: Wow!

Over at Nook ‘n’ Go, Tom Nook had a range, a TV with a VCR, and a storage case…all in shades of gray. It must be Gray Day!

Three pieces of gray furniture on sale at Nook's shop.

I visited Rosie and I got to see the inside of her house. She was talking about Happy Room Academy evaluations, and how she keeps her house neat and tidy. Except that her house, looked anything but neat and tidy!

Rosie: You have to prepare for these things, so I keep my room TOTALLY neat and tidy, silly!

A bathtub, a snowboard, a sandbag, and a gas pump? I’m sorry, but “neat and tidy” is not the first thing that comes to mind when I see that random collection of items scattered in your house. πŸ˜›

Felicity was the latest villager to tell me she’s thinking of moving out! I asked her to stick around longer, but she said she’s still going to move anyway.

Felicity: Well, I'm still gonna leave! Although I did think it over pretty hard, monk monk.

If I get another chance to change her mind, I’ll give it a try. But I may not play again until next week, so I may not have a chance. I’ll see what happens next week, though.

How Many Honeybees?

When I visited Punchy today, I was a bit surprised by how he referred to his house.

Punchy: Are you here to hang out, dumbbell? Well, you've come to the right place, in jail!
You’re free to leave your house, Inmate #2.

He was using a catchphrase I gave him a few weeks back. I just had temporarily forgotten about it. πŸ˜›

Antonio had a honeybee on his mind, and he asked me to catch one for him.

Antonio: So, dumbbell! Go grab me a honeybee!

It was daytime, so they were still out and about. I didn’t have too much trouble tracking one down.

I caught a honeybee! Hey there, sweetie!

I took it back to Antonio, and he rewarded me with an opulent rug. It was nice doing bzzz-ness with him.

I also ran into Rosie while on my walk. She told me that she loves walking more than anything else…except stew. 🍲

Rosie: I love walking more than ANYTHING, silly! Except stew. Mmmm... Stew.

I saved my game for the afternoon, but I played again tonight. I was on my way to the Roost when I ran into Antonio. You’ll never guess what he wanted this time!

Antonio: go out there and snag a honeybee for me!
Come on, man! You’re bee-ing greedy!

Another honeybee?! On the same day that I already caught one for him? I don’t know if I’ve seen this happen before, where someone asks for the same exact thing I already got for them in the same day! Crazy! At any rate, I declined the request this time (mainly because they’re not out at nighttime). Sorry, Ant-Man. One honeybee request per day is my limit. πŸ˜›

He was sad that I turned down his request. But he did have one bug already with him: a flea. I caught it for him, and that instantly cheered him up. He called me “Dumbbell the Itch Slayer” as he exuded joy.

Antonio: Yesss! From now on, I should call you dumbbell the Itch Slayer!

But as soon as the conversation ended, he went back to being depressed. πŸ˜›

Once I got to the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed K.K. Salsa for me.

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

After the show, I danced my way back to the shop and town hall before ending my game for the night.

Rain, Rosie, Rugs

It was a rainy day in town today, and most of my villagers were complaining about it. Monty, though, complained that I looked happy despite the rain.

Monty: How can you look so happy in this nasty weather? Yup... I always knew you were a strange one.

I found a new house near my northwest bridge. (It’s not the spot where Tom lived, but it’s just a bit south of there.) That means that Ed’s replacement has moved in, so I quickly went inside. I was quite happy to meet my newest neighbor!

Rosie: Well, I'm Rosie, and I'm the newest resident of your awesome town!

It’s Rosie the cat! She lived in Forest back in 2011, but I also had her in Wild World from 2018-2020. I like her a lot, so I’m glad to have her around once again! πŸ™‚

Big Top asked me to make a delivery to Mint, and I agreed to help out. The gift was a cabin rug, and I didn’t think much of it at first.

Mint: Oh! It's a cabin rug!

When I returned to Big Top, however, I had to do a double take. His reward for me was also a cabin rug!

Big Top: Oh, that's right... to thank you, I want to give you a cabin rug!

How many cabin rugs does this guy have? πŸ˜†

Over at town hall, I found two furniture items in the recycle bin this afternoon: a deluxe range and a pine chair.

I played again this evening, mainly to check out K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show at the Roost. I asked for a random song, and he performed “K.K. Calypso” for me.

K.K.: All right, get ready to dig the riffs on this ditty: K.K. Calypso.
K.K. looked tired or something in this screenshot. πŸ˜ͺ

After the show, I decided to shake some trees. I found both of today’s furniture items: a wheat field and a blue wardrobe. But more importantly, I encountered five bees and I caught them all! Going 5-for-5 is very unusual for me in this game, but I felt like a pro, for the day at least. πŸ˜†πŸ

I caught a bee! Bzz! Bzz! Bzz!