Jeff's ACWW Blog

Unfortunately, I have to start off this entry with a bit of bad news. My capture device has died after 10.5 years of service, so I am currently unable to record footage. That means this week’s entry will not have any screenshots.

Anyway, I started up the game tonight, knowing I’d be unable to record. So I walk into Nookington’s, and he has a spotlight product today. I walk over to it, and see none other than the Mona Lisa! The famous painting! The last item I need for my museum, that I’ve been waiting to find for years…and it shows up on the very first day I’ve played without the ability to record.

As much as I’d like to have a screenshot in the blog and a clip in a future video, I’m not going to risk having to wait another seven years (or longer). I bought the painting, for a very reasonable price of just 1,568 bells. But in an attempt to have something to show for my efforts, I’m not going to donate it to the museum just yet. I’ll do that once I’m able to record again.

Anyway, Mitzi was still sick with a cold tonight, so I gave her some more medicine.

Dotty pinged me, and she told me that I looked poor. She then asked if I’d be her best friend if she gave me one bell. 🙄 What a joke. You’d need at least a thousand bells for that. 😛

Eloise asked me to compete to see who could catch a moth first. I agreed, but it’s pointless; it’s raining outside, so we’re not going to find any moths. Yet I’m sure she would magically find one after a while anyway, since the villagers cheat at these things. 😆

I posted my latest Wild World episode today, featuring highlights from June 1st through July 1st. Check it out if you’re interested!

Anyway, I’m in the process of looking for a new capture device. But I’m not sure if I’ll have one by next week or not. But hopefully soon, I’ll be able to donate that painting. 🙂

I’ll also be glad that I don’t have to obsess over shooting stars any more. I would typically empty my hands after every time I used a tool, just so I didn’t miss the chance to wish on any shooting stars. Now that I have the painting I need, I don’t need to rely on Wishy.

See you next week!

On Wednesday, Dotty showed me a weird letter she received from a traveling pastry chef. It said some things were better hollow…but not stomachs. 😛

Bones was over his cold, and he thanked me for the medicine by giving me some birch flooring.

Yesterday, Wolfgang told me that he’s learned a lot from me, so he said thanks. But with his catchphrase, it looked like he was thanking me for lunch. 😆

Without really even trying, I had a good fishing I night. I caught two gars in the river, less than a minute apart!

I also caught a hammerhead shark in the ocean.

Goose asked me to compete with him to see who could catch a moth first. Since it wasn’t raining, I knew I could catch one pretty easily. And indeed, I actually found one right outside of Goose’s house…and took it inside. He was defeated, and he gave me 510 bells for the win.

Today, Mitzi came down with the cold that Bones had. I can’t go more than a day without somebody being sick in this town. 😛 I gave Mitzi some medicine, and she started to feel better right away.

Goose again wanted to compete to catch a bug. This time, we were racing to catch a fruit beetle. And this bug was proving to be harder to track down. In fact, it took me 12 minutes to find one. So once I did take one back to Goose, he said he caught one a “long, long time ago.”

When I win these contests, I have to give him the bug/fish to prove I won. Yet he doesn’t even show me his beetle! I just have to take his word for it. That’s not fair! How do I know he’s not lying?

Soooooo, I started pushing him around a bit. And he told me to go climb a cliff. 😆

See you all next time!

Saharah was in town on Wednesday, and she asked me to deliver a rug to Phyllis and then a carpet to Mabel. Saharah then offered me some ringside seating (wallpaper) or a closed road (flooring). I chose the latter, just because I don’t think I’ve had it yet in this game.

Yesterday, I shot down Gulliver’s UFO in the rain! I started looking for his UFO pieces, and I returned to him after I found the first one. He told me he could use it to fix his ship’s cooling unit, known as his Refridgerizer.

Once I found all the rest of the pieces and returned them, Gulliver rewarded me with a pagoda. Unfortunately, that was the third pagoda he’s given me, so I had no need to keep it.

Tonight, without even specifically looking to hunt for bugs, I spotted (and caught) a goliath beetle, an atlas beetle, and a scorpion. Together, I sold them for 22,000 bells. You gotta love summer nights. 🙂

Wolfgang asked me for a new catchphrase to replace “nutty,” which I’m trying to eradicate from the vocabulary of anyone that’s not a squirrel. I wanted him to threaten people with “I’ll eat you,” but that wouldn’t fit. So I just told him to say “for lunch” instead.

Bones has still been sick with a cold this week, so I gave him some medicine Wednesday, yesterday, and then again tonight. Hopefully he’ll be over his cold soon.

Have a good weekend, everyone! I’ll see you next time!