Jeff's ACCF Blog

Gaston asked for a new catchphrase yesterday, and I told him to say “my ‘stache.” He hasn’t used it in a funny way yet, but I think it has potential. (“In my stache” would have been funnier, but it wouldn’t fit.)

I’ve hardly seen any sharks all summer, surprisingly enough. But that changed when I caught two of them last night (one hammerhead and one regular shark). It’s always satisfying to bring them in. 🦈

My Friday night session was just about one hour, and I earned 145k on the night.

I played again tonight, and Tom was sick with a cold. I gave him some medicine, but he said he still felt “fadey.”

I went up to the Roost for the Saturday night show and asked for a random song. K.K. Slider played Rockin’ K.K., which felt a little too fast and happy for my mood. 😛 But I did appreciate all the quick camera cuts that the game does to match the fast beat of the song.

Big Top asked me for a lantern fly, so I kept my eyes out for one as I hunted for bugs. I caught one for him, and in return, he gave me a palace tile (flooring).

In my 52-minute session tonight, I earned over 129,000 bells. And that was enough to kick my bank account balance up to 53 million bells! That’s right, I have met my summer goal a few days ahead of schedule! 🎉

I plan on playing again tomorrow night for the final fireworks festival of the year. But I’m not yet sure if I’ll post a blog entry, or just save those screenshots for later in the week. I’ll see how things go tomorrow.

Enjoy the fireworks tomorrow! Hope to see you again soon.

Yesterday (Friday), I went bug-hunting and earned 174k in a 53-minute session.

Today, I got to see inside of Vladimir’s house for the first time since he unpacked. He has a lot of construction equipment in here, including an arrow that points to an empty corner just beyond a cone. I’m guessing that’s where he uses the toilet, and that traffic cone keeps him from stepping in anything accidentally. (TMI?)

Tom floated the idea of moving out of town, but I promptly shot down his request.

Because I was playing after midnight, I missed out on two of today’s events: The Bug-Off (which ended at 6 p.m.), and K.K. Slider’s concert (which I missed by about 15 minutes). Oh well.

Over by town hall, Goldie offered me a stroller. Does she seem to think I have a kid on the way? 😛

As much as I hate to say it, the summer bug season is starting to wind down! There’s only a week and a half until August ends, so I made sure to do some more bug-hunting tonight. But of course, I still stop to fish when I see a shark fin, or a huge fish in the river. I caught this arapaima tonight.

Curt had been using “awwwk” as a catchphrase, which originally belonged to Queenie the ostrich. So when he asked me for a new one, I jumped at the chance. This certainly isn’t the best choice, but I just wanted something new and different; so I told him to say “on toast.”

Tonight’s 50-minute session resulted in 139k bells earned. My account balance is now over 52.7 million bells, so I need less then 300k in the next ten days to reach my goal. Not a problem. 😎

I played some City Folk late on Sunday night, after the fireworks festival had already ended. But even though the show was over, the fireworks were still on everyone’s minds.

They all had glowing reviews of the fireworks. Tom even said that he had nine summers worth of fun in one night! Is this a reference to cats having nine lives? 🐱

Of course, my main reason for playing at that hour was to get some extra bug-catching in. It was going well too. At one point, I caught four rare bugs (worth a total of 32,000 bells) in a 36-second span! I even made my first Youtube Shorts video to show it off:

In total, I earned over 200,000 bells in just a 55-minute session! And in the process, my bank account balance topped 52 million bells. I still need another million to go by September 1st to meet my goal, but I can DO IT! 😉

Yesterday (Monday), I received Marcel’s goodbye letter in the mail.

I also got a letter from Boomer, who is over his cold now. He sent me a hearth to thank me.

My Monday bug-hunting didn’t go as well as Sunday’s. Even though my session was a bit longer, I only earned about 165k. That’s not bad, but it shows how lucky I was on Sunday.

Today, Marcel’s replacement moved in: Vladimir the cranky bear cub.

I’ll always remember him as being my frenemy in the early days of my GameCube town. He lived near the ocean, in the spot where Ursala lives now (where one rude pink bear replaced another). 😛

In a 45-minute session tonight, I earned another 150,000+ bells. And with these past three days, I think I’m back on track towards meeting my goal. 👍🏼

See you next week!