Grandma’s Toilet

Monday (July 27th) was Ketchup’s birthday. I bought her a cube light from Nook’s Cranny, and then I customized it to be red. I wrapped it up, and gave it to her as her birthday present.

Ketchup: Whaaat?! You got me a cube light?!

She said she wasn’t expecting it, and she said she’d never forget it…but she never said she liked it. Oops. 😆

Louie was also at the party, and he said everyone was in party-flex mode. Whatever that means.

Louie: Today is Ketchup's big day, I'm cranky. Everyone's in party-flex mode!

Out in the rain, I had a chat with my buddy Bob. We were standing by a toilet, and Bob said he makes sure that no one sits there.

Bob: I always make sure nobody's sitting on that tankless toilet.

That’s because it’s reserved for his grandma! Why would he make his grandma sit on a toilet out in the open, possibly in the rain? 😆

Bob: I like to keep it empty so there's someplace for Grandma to sit if she comes to visit!

When I visited Peanut, she told me she invented a new type of D.I.Y. called ASTDIFM:

Peanut: I've invented a cool new kind of DIY called ASTDIFM. It means, Ask Someone To Do It For Me.

I thought she was about to ask me to do something for her, but she didn’t. I left her house quickly, before she could change her mind. 😛

During golden hour on Wednesday, Ankha asked me to catch a miyama stag for her. Fortunately, I already had one in my pockets. I handed it over, and she rewarded me with a snorkel mask. I actually decided to put it on, for no particular reason other than it seemed like a summery thing to wear. 😛

Ankha: You've more than earned this snorkel mask! It's the least I could do.
It really is.

Today, I saw a balloon present flying through the top of a bamboo tree. It was able to pass through as if the tree wasn’t really there.

A balloon present flies through bamboo.

I shot it down and found a zen light inside.

July Bug-Off 2025

I was diving in the ocean on Tuesday, looking for Gullivarrr’s phone. When I found a scallop instead, Pascal popped up. I got this screenshot of both special characters in the background, and I like how it turned out. 🙂

Me, as Pascal and Gullivarrr show up in the background: I got a scallop!

The 2nd Bug-Off of the year was held today (Saturday, July 26th). I started up a round, and I caught a rare Queen Alexandra’s birdwing 40 seconds into the competition. Nice!

I caught a Queen Alexandra's birdwing! Gotta keep this up!

I caught 11 bugs (for a total of 13 points), but I felt like I could’ve done better. Mainly because I wasted too much time chasing a darner dragonfly that sent me on a wild goose chase back and forth across the river. 😆 Still, those 11 bugs netted me 10,080 bells.

So I decided to play another round…but I again caught 11 bugs (and scored 13 points). Even though I caught my last bug with 5 seconds on the clock, my net still exploded as time expired. Oof.

The game, as my net fell apart: Bug-Off is over!

I quickly went to shoot down a balloon present that I saw during the timed competition…and then my slingshot blew up too. Oof.

Oh no! It's the end of the line for my trusty slingshot...
Don’t judge me, Bones.

To add insult to injury, the present only contained five pieces of clay. 😛

After crafting some new tools, I went back to Flick. I sold him this batch of 11 bugs for just 4,020 bells this time. But I also redeemed 30 of my 33 points for prizes: a toy centipede, a bug wand, and a toy cockroach.

The Bug-Off was stressing out some of my villagers, especially poor Peanut here.

Peanut: I meditated...but not enough!
You’re doing great, Peanut!

My two “A” named villagers (Agent S and Ankha) were the only two not outside participating in the event. Ankha told me that she thinks wallpaper is back in style, and I wondered if she meant hieroglyphics. 😛

Ankha: Some people might disagree, but I think wallpaper is back in style.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

  • On Tuesday, Static was sick with a cold. I gave him some medicine, and he rewarded me with some full-body tights. That’s kind of a personal gift, but me and him are really tight. 😛
  • Gullivarrr sent me a pirate barrel on Wednesday.
  • C.J. was in town Wednesday, and I sold him 21 fish for 352,500 bells. 💰💰💰
  • On Thursday, I sold 32 bugs to Flick for 231,000 bells. 💰💰

Chasing Time Away

On Monday, I went out to Harv’s Island to get my fortune told. Katrina gave me some bad news, saying that my luck with health will diminish.

Katrina: Well, something unfortunate might happen today...

I paid the purification fee of 10,000 bells…not to improve my luck, but to get her lucky item in the mail.

Over at the campsite, I found Muffy the sheep camping in town for the 2nd time. She certainly has a unique look, but I did not ask her to move in.

Muffy: I kinda came out here on a lark, but this place seriously rocks.

I found Pascal while diving, and he wondered what we may be doing to chase time away. Who knows? Maybe we are. 🕰️

Pascal: If time is always running out...are we doing something to chase it away?

On Tuesday, I received my expected letter from Katrina. She sent me another power stone this time. Cool item, but I already had one.

June was thinking about leaving town, but I got her to stay for just one bell! Or at least that’s how her catchphrase made it sound. 😆

June: Honestly, the idea of leaving here was making me sad. I'm glad you convinced me to stay, for 1 bell.

On Thursday, I had another camper in town: Shep the dog! (It was also his 2nd time camping in Forest.)

Shep, at the campsite: Hey, you're a local, right? The name's Shep. Ha HA! That's how I laugh.

Even though I like him a lot, I didn’t ask him to move in. Perhaps I should have at least seen who he would have replaced, but oh well. Maybe another time.

Tonight, K.K. Slider was in town and I asked for a random song. He performed “K.K. Marathon” for me and Bones. It’s not the best song, but at least I got to hang out with my dogs.

K.K. Slider performs for Bones and Jeff.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

  • On Sunday, K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Robot Synth” for me and Static.
  • Monday, I gave Agent S some medicine for her cold. She gave me a samurai hakama in return.
  • I helped out Wisp Thursday, and he rewarded me with an analog kitchen scale. Sounds like a fair trade… I helped his lost spirits find eternal peace, and he helped me weigh spaghetti.
  • Today, I returned a lost item to Louie. He thanked me with a camo tee.