Month: August 2013

Late last night, Wendy gave me a rotten cherry.

Even though it may sound like an awful gift to give someone, there’s a reason. She did it so I could catch an ant. And catch an ant, I did.

Then today, I was talking to Big Top. He was telling me that he saw Tex ask Tabby for a sip of her drink. Yesterday, Tabby left her shirt at Tex’s house and now they’re sharing drinks. Yeah, something’s definitely going on there.

And while walking around, I heard a noise I wasn’t used to hearing. Turns out it was a new bug, a rice grasshopper. So that’s two new insects for my museum since last night.

And as I walked around town, I soon spotted my new video screen. As you can see from this animated GIF, it alternates between three pictures of Tom Nook, Tortimer, and Lyle.

It’s really like an electronic billboard more than a video screen. But still, I made sure to attend the completion ceremony.

And while talking to Tex, he told me that he was an enthusiast, not a geek. Yeah, okay.

Over by the cafe, I ran into Big Top once again. He told me that Rory is moving out of town. Why didn’t Rory tell me this himself?

So I went to go check on Rory and see if he would tell me himself. But as I went in his house, I saw that he was celebrating his birthday!

He kind of asked me for a present, and I gave him the good coffee beans I had earned earlier. He was very happy about it.

Rory’s not my favorite villager, but I couldn’t help but to feel bad about him. Here it’s his birthday, he gets excited over some beans, and the only animal that showed up for his party is Tabby! If that wasn’t bad enough, selfish Tabby was only thinking about herself…complaining that it’s not her birthday, as Rory gleefully danced his butt off in the background.

That’s all for today. But I do want to mention the new Animal Crossing Plaza. It’s a free download for Wii U. It’s basically a new Miiverse board and plaza, much like the WaraWara plaza, but with Animal Crossing characters instead of Miis. I’ll include a video that shows it off, but for more details, check out this entry from my gaming blog: Animal Crossing Plaza.

I was working at the cafe today when Kapp’n came in. He said “Gimme you know what!” Knowing Kapp’n, it’s hard to know what’s going on in that mind of his. But I made him some coffee and he seemed pleased with it. *whew*

After that, I went to introduce myself to my newest resident in town, Alli.

Maybe the mayor of her old town didn’t just barge into her house unannounced. But Alli said her boxes will be unpacked tomorrow, so I let her get back to work.

Outside, I ran into Tex. He told me he needs his fill of “killer” every now and then. I’ll be glad to help you with that.

He told me that Tabby left something at his house the other day. Hmm, interesting.

So I took the package over to Tabby. She opens it up, and it’s her shirt! Tabby left her shirt at Tex’s house? Wow…  I guess Timmy & Tommy aren’t the only “T&T” pair in town.

After doing the rest of my daily chores, I had earned enough to pay off my video screen! It will be complete tomorrow!

And as expected, I got a letter in the mail from Gulliver in Scotland. He sent me these bagpipes, which I added to my “world wonders” museum exhibit.

Later, Rolf invited me over to his house. He warned me about unknown smells.

When I was done visiting, I bumped into Tabby once again (it must be my lucky day). She asked for some new furniture. Since bugs were already swarming around her, I caught one (a mosquito) and handed it to her.

Of course, she actually liked it! Ugh! But on the bright side, she gave me a dice stereo in return. Any time you get a stereo for a mosquito, you’re doing pretty well.

After that, I made a quick trip to the island. I caught a golden stag there, and to my surprise, that was my first one! So I returned to town and donated it to the museum.

And finally, I have to pass on this bizarre video from Ray Sipe. It’s a song he made up about Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It may not be the best song, but it falls into the “so bad it’s good” category. It’s so absurd that it’s hard not to laugh. Remember, you’re the mayor. You, you, you! Enjoy.

Rolf sent me a letter in the mail, thanking me for giving him medicine the other day. He also sent me this wrestler tank.

There was a camper over at the campsite, so I went in the tent to see who it was. It was Truffles the pig. I have no interest in convincing her to move in.

I went around town watering my flowers, and I saw new construction. Alli the gator will be moving in tomorrow.

I’ve had Alli in my GameCube town before, and she’s alright. I don’t mind having her in town.

One of the fossils I dug up today was actually one that the museum needed! It was the plesio torso, and that completed the plesiosaur.

I believe I only need one more to complete the fossil collection! But my good luck ended there, as I kept falling on my face all over town.

Copper informed me of off-shore storms that would blow in garbage from the sea. And sure enough, Gulliver was on the beach. After I woke him up, he started talking about a place with a lake-dwelling beastie. Ah, the Loch Ness Monster.

He also mentioned bagpipes, so it was obvious he was talking about Scotland. So he will be sending me a gift from Scotland tomorrow.

That wraps up today’s happenings, but I want to share a slideshow of pictures I took in the month of July.