Groundhog Day 2018

On Wednesday night, Molly was in Re-Tail, and she wanted to buy the men’s toilet!

Molly: I love the men's toilet. And I don't normally make impulse purchases, but...

Since she wanted it so bad, who am I to stop her?

Molly: I feel like I got a solid deal today!
Solid? It’s more of a liquid thing…

Vivian the wolf then asked me for a new catchphrase. I told her to say “blue moon,” since she asked on the night of an actual blue moon (the 2nd full moon within a calendar month).

Vivian: So you think I should be saying blue moon?

Today is February 2nd, which is Groundhog Day in America. To celebrate the occasion, Isabelle can be found at the event plaza, handing out a Resetti model.

Isabelle: It's a Resetti model! Please take it in celebration of our town's Groundhog Day!

There’s also a face-cutout standee for the holiday. So I put on my best angry mole face. Look, I’m Upsetti!

Sticking my angry mole mug in the standee for Groundhog Day.

Around 9:00 tonight, I noticed the northern lights up in the sky. Here’s a look at them from Forest’s event plaza.

The northern lights in the skies above Forest's town tree and Isabelle.

I went around shaking some trees, and I caught a bee. And there were two pieces of furniture that fell from trees. Interestingly, they were both from the same set: The modern wood chest and the modern wood closet.

My recent dream visitors have been Ema from Furbies, Mayounna from Amy Rose, Preston from Konoha, Laura from Kaiรต, and Timber from Xing. Thanks for stopping by!

If you’re looking for anything else to read, I recently put up new blog entries for Happy Home Designer and Tomodachi Life. Have a great weekend!

Back-to-Back Birthdays

Rolf was sitting on the metal bench on Thursday night, thinking about life as the cold winter winds blow.

Rolf: I'm just sitting here thinking about life while the night winds blow... it's pretty cold!
The wind, or life? Either way, you’re right.

Last night, I spotted the northern lights up in the sky. The entrance to Resetti’s Surveillance Center was open, but I didn’t bother visiting the angry mole.

The northern lights in the sky, and an open manhole on the ground.

Yesterday was Vivian’s birthday, so I made sure to attend her birthday party. We had a howling good time.

Vivian: Hey, I've been waiting for you! Now we can start the party for real. For lunch!

Aurora was also there to help her celebrate. I gave Vivian a seven lamp that I bought at Re-Tail for her birthday present. She thought it was fantastic! I have no plans of making any lamp countdowns in her house, though. ๐Ÿ˜›

Vivian: Wow, a seven lamp! You really know what I like. It's fantastic! For lunch!
For lunch? Well, I guess it’ll be a light meal.

After the party, I did a little designing at Able Sisters. I recreated the guard’s uniform, which is what Copper and Booker wear in City Folk and Wild World. In City Folk, this design was sent out as DLC.

Jeff wears the guard's uniform in Able Sisters.

The design is available on the QR Codes page if you’d like to use it for yourself.

Then today, I got a letter from Vivian, thanking me for the present (and for attending her party). She sent me an alpine lamp.

But there was another birthday today, Aurora! So I attended her party, and guess who was there? Vivian! Not only are their birthdays on back-to-back days, but they both attended each other’s party. They must be best friends.

Aurora: I'm so happy to spend my birthday with my friends.

I gave Aurora the alpine lamp as her birthday present. She thanked me for it, but she didn’t seem as enthusiastic about it as Vivian was. Oops. ๐Ÿ˜› Oh well. Happy birthday, Aurora!

I checked out K.K. Slider’s Saturday night show, and I found Dizzy and Velma in there (sitting at opposite ends, of course). I asked K.K. for a sad song, and he played K.K. Dirge for me.

K.K.: Here's a jam that makes the blues seem like old news... K.K. Dirge.
I’m sad, not dead!

My recent dream visitors have been Hannah from Flora, Shelby from Willow, Connor from Starloft, Matthew from Moonview, and Daniel from DanWoof. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!

Pond Smelt Tourney

Near my town tree, I recently swapped out an old chocolate heart and replaced it with some sparkling cider from New Year’s Eve. Now my dream visitors can enjoy a drink as they explore Forest.

Some sparkling cider near my town tree for dream visitors.

Today, Chip was overseeing the first fishing tournament of 2018. But the fish had to be a pond smelt, or it would be ineligible.

Chip: This month's Fishing Tourney is all about the pond smelt!

My intention wasn’t to win the tournament, but just to catch one pond smelt and maybe get third place (since I never got the third-place trophy). The first fish I caught was a bitterling; no good. But the second fish was indeed a pond smelt.

I caught a pond smelt! It could sure use a bath! 6.65 in.

I took it over to Chip, and to my surprise, my 6.65 incher was a new record! Oops. Getting the top spot was never this easy when I was actually trying to win. ๐Ÿ˜‰ But at least I got a free TV out of it.

Chip: Oh, that's right! Let me give you a puffer-fish TV in honor of your new record! Great!

I returned after 6:00 for the awards ceremony. As expected, my fish held on to the top spot, and I won the tournament. Boots got 2nd place and Vivian was third.

Chip announces Jeff as the winner of the fishing tournament in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
The smelt dealt me a win.

Back outside, Boots told me his secret dream. No, it’s not what you might think. His dream is to own a ptera right wing. Crazy guy.

Boots: My secret dream is to own my own ptera right wing...

Coincidentally, I just happened to be carrying around a ptera right wing in my pockets. ๐Ÿ˜› So I sold it to him for 5,400 bells.

Boots: And...you've...got...EXACTLY THE KIND I'M LOOKING FOR!!

My recent dream visitors have been Shadow from Laputa, Nina from Fuurin, Davey from DriftKin, Daniel from DanWoof, Logan from New Leaf, Alanis from Cupcake, and Daria from Wysteria. Thanks for stopping by!

If you enjoy seeing villagers fall into pitfalls, then check this video out. It’s from City Folk, not New Leaf, but I think it’s something any Animal Crossing fan may enjoy. ๐Ÿ™‚