Anchovy’s Birthday

On Wednesday, Anchovy was talking about doing stretching exercises before he gets into the bath. But then he started talking about bugs, and how crunchy they are? I was thinking, “what do you do…eat them?” And then I remembered he’s a bird, so yes, he probably does eat them. 😛 I still don’t understand how it relates to bathtub exercises, though.

Anchovy: But what about bugs? Their bodies are so, uh, crunchy, chuurp.

Speaking of Anchovy, I got to see the inside of his house yesterday (now that he has unpacked). He’s clearly a big pinball fan, with four pinball machines in his house!

The inside of Anchovy's house, including four pinball machines.

On GameCube, Anchovy was obsessed with something different: Slot machines. He had six of them!

I received a letter from Mom in the mail, and she told me about a bird she saw feeding her baby. She said it reminded her of my childhood, only with less regurgitation. Wait, less regurgitation? Excuse me?!

Dear Jeff, I saw a bird feeding her baby today. It reminded me of your childhood, only with less regurgitation. -Mama Bird

Today (March 4th) is Anchovy’s birthday, and I attended his party. As soon as I walked in, he wished himself a happy birthday. 😛

Anchovy: Happy birthday to ME! Chuurp!

As you can see in that photo, Goose was also at the party. I gave Anchovy a violin as a birthday present, and he said would’ve been happy with anything. In return, he gave me a grapefruit table.

Today is also Flea Market day, so all of my villagers are trying to sell their junk. 😛 At Butch’s house, I bought a couple items just to be nice. But when he wanted 4,000 bells for a pachy skull, I declined. But I found it funny that the “no” option said “Go suck an egg!”

Butch: Now don't yank my chain. I'll sell it for 4,000 bells! No less! How 'bout it? >Go suck an egg!

Outside, Eloise was giving me some Flea Market advice. She said if I find something I like, I should pounce on it. She said good furniture moves fast…just like love.

Eloise: Good furniture moves fast. In a way, it's just like love, nutty.

Down at the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. So he performed K.K. Gumbo for me.

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

And today, I posted my latest Wild World video, episode 53. It includes highlights of the past month (February 3rd through March 3rd).

Bobbing Out of Town

Yesterday, I was very, very disappointed to find a goodbye letter from Bob in the mail. He left without warning. 🙁

Dear Jeff, I'm hitting the road, but don't be sad! I'll send you a sandwich or something from my new town. Good-bye! -Bob

That means my last moment with Bob was seeing him fall into a pitfall last week. Oof. I’ll miss him, but I’m sure we’ll meet again in one game or another.

Over at the shop, it was apparently Dharma Day. 😛 They had a regular dharma and a giant dharma up for sale. I checked my catalog, but I didn’t need either of them.

A dharma and a giant dharma up for sale at Nookington's in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Today, I received a very different letter in the mail. It was from Mom, and she said she saw a limping pigeon that reminded her of me. Thanks, Mom.

Dear Jeff, I saw a limping pigeon and thought of the day we took the training wheels off your first bike. Do you remember? -Mom

I already found a new house behind mine, where Kiki used to live. Inside, I found Anchovy the fish bird.

Anchovy: The sun at dusk is so fiery and neat looking... It's amazing, chuurp.

He’s okay, but he’s definitely no Bob. However, he’s fortunate that I don’t like anchovies on pizza. 😉

When I visited Mitzi, she wondered what it would be like if she had a best friend in town. Aww, poor Mitzi. 🙁

Mitzi: I wonder what it would be like if I had a best friend in this town...

She even wondered if her theoretical best friend would be a cat like her.

Mitzi: Do you think she'd be a cat, like me?
Not necessarily, Mitzi.

I dug up all three fossils today, so I decided to give one of them (a pachy skull) to Butch. (He’s been bugging me for fossils lately.) He appreciated it, and he gave me a blue vase in return.

Butch: This just shows that people can actually be nice to you a few times in your life.

Mitzi’s Pic

On Wednesday, I witnessed Goose falling into a pitfall behind my house. 😆 It was a random pitfall (not one that I buried), but it was funny to see him take a fall.

Goose, in a pitfall: WHAT'S GOING ON?! THE RAGE! IT'S TAKING ME!! Yaargh, nutty!!!

Moments later, Mitzi pinged me and gave me her picture! …Or yarn.

Mitzi: It's nothing much. Just a picture of me, or yarn, but I hope you like it!
Well, I’m hoping it’s not a picture of yarn.

I placed the photo in my house, and Mitzi’s favorite quote is “Sometimes I think I’m the only sane one around.”

Mitzi's pic in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

When I visited Bob, he asked if I’ve eaten fruit salad. He said that it could compete for the top spot in his “Gut Rankings.” There’s gut to be a better name for a list of favorite foods. 😛

Bob: It could definitely compete for the top spot in my Gut Rankings, in a jar.

Today, there was a new “Talking to Myself” post on the bulletin board. It was talking about classical music, and the difference between allegro, andante, …and al dente. 😆

-Talking to Myself- Classical music... Allegro is faster, andante is laid back, and al dente is the only way to cook pasta.

Dr. Shrunk was in town, and I told him I’d like to learn the emotion of contentment. He said that we all wear masks, and we must break free of them.

Shrunk: We all wear masks. You, me, Tom Nook (well, he wears a raccoon suit, ...

He then started smiling real big, and I tapped the screen to learn the emotion. I chose to replace “scheming” with contentment.

Shrunk: ...and learned how to express contentment! We've made some real progress!

The random daily pitfall claimed another victim today: Bob!

Bob: Someone help me! I can't get out! In a jar!
Aww, poor Bob.

It’s dangerous out there! Be careful! 🙂