Jeff's ACWW Blog

Yesterday was New Year’s Day, and I received many New Year’s greetings in the mail.

Mom even sent me 10,000 bells with her letter. Also in the mail, I received my latest bank statement from the postal division at town hall. I earned 91,650 bells in interest for the month.

My villagers also wished me a Happy New Year in person, and Pippy was relieved that the “awful Y2K thing” didn’t happen. Wow, you’re a bit late on that one. This is one bit of dialogue that’s really dated.

Over in front of Nookington’s, I noticed some flowers, including a new purple tulip! Just a happy accident, I guess.

And in front of town hall, I found Tortimer standing outside. He gave me my fortune for the new year!

Apparently, he thinks I’m going to have a lucky year. And…possibly foolish? 😛

Frobert seemed to be under the impression that I’m supposed to give him a gift for the New Year! Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way, fribbit.

Filbert has been sick with a cold, so I gave him some medicine yesterday and today.

Today, Whitney and Frobert must’ve had an argument of some sort. Even though I didn’t see them talking together, both of them were in bad moods in the same part of town.

Whitney seemed depressed, while Frobert was downright angry.

At town hall, I found a claw-foot tub in the recycle bin. I snatched it up and then made a clean getaway.

Happy New Year, everyone! I’ll be back with another entry next week!

Yesterday, Pippy gave me some “advice” about staying warm in winter.

Pippy and Truffles both asked me for advice on a crossword puzzle, saying they needed the right 7-letter word. In both cases, I chose “crumble,” and that was the right answer. I guess they were both stuck on the same word! 😛

It can be annoying getting the same bit of dialogue twice in a row, just moments apart…but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. 😛 Anyway, Pippy rewarded me with a floral wall and Truffles gave me some cabana flooring.

When I visited Filbert, he was angry that Curt called him a pesky little bug. Aww, don’t pay attention to Curt! You’re the best, Filbert!

Filbert said he ate a fried dough…or six. 😛 Eat what you want, little guy. Curt is just a big bully.

Today, Filbert was again upset. But this time, he was said that I wasn’t around when he had wanted to make snowmen with me. Aww.

He then asked me to make a delivery for him, and of course I had to accept the request. But it was easy, because he wanted me to take a gift to Robin, and we were already standing close to Robin’s house (you can see it in the previous screenshot). He sent her a spade shirt, and Robin loved it!

When I told Filbert the news, he rewarded me with an arched window.

Whitney told me she found someone’s diary, and she wanted to read it with me. I suggested skipping to page 1000, and it only said “THE END.” Maybe I should’ve picked an earlier page. 😛

After I finished up making my rounds, I went down to the Roost for K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show. I asked him for a random song, and he performed “K.K. Safari” for me.

On Wednesday, Marina gave me a free bear shirt. But I regifted it just two minutes later, when Pippy asked for some new clothes. Pippy loved it, and she rewarded me with a blue ribbon.

I wondered if it was attached to a medal, like a first-place prize being awarded to me. But it was literally just a blue ribbon (an accessory), to wear in my hair. Not what I expected (or wanted). 😆

Over by town hall, I listened in on a conversation between Curt and Marina. Marina said that she’s not good at remembering names, so she associates everyone’s names with a color. But one of the examples she gave was more than a bit odd…

Purple Marina? Why would she need a word association trick to remember her own name?! Wow. But anyway, she eventually decided that Curt was a “burnt umber” after he first mentioned the color.

Yesterday, Curt told me that when the weather is this cold, he can’t be bothered to do anything. He even has a hard time keeping his eyes open…with legs.

The fishing tournament is coming up this weekend, and Filbert was imagining how the fish were handling it. He imagined fish families being torn apart.

He even made himself cry thinking about the hypothetical fish family.

Robin has been sick with a cold this week, so I gave her some medicine Wednesday and Thursday. By today, she was over her cold, and she thanked me by giving me some cloud flooring.

Whitney insulted me, saying I lack a personal style. She said to make a “catch” like her pay attention to me, I need to be edgier.

She recommended I start up a rap band. That would certainly backfire spectacularly. 😆

As much as I like Whitney as a character, she doesn’t seem super likable in Wild World. Maybe her snootiness just took a while to catch up with me. So I think Filbert, not Whitney, is currently my favorite villager in town. (I previously ranked Whitney over Filbert, but I reserve the right to change my mind once in a while.) 😆

I posted a new video today, even though it’s not exclusively a Wild World video. It takes a look at the winter vibes throughout the series.

See you next week! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!