{"id":11192,"date":"2013-05-10T21:48:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T01:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/?p=11192"},"modified":"2016-09-25T04:17:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T08:17:00","slug":"gulliver-and-an-earthbound-reference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/2013\/05\/10\/gulliver-and-an-earthbound-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulliver and an Earthbound Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, I decided to try making a pattern for the first time in New Leaf. I made my JVGS logo. One nice thing is that you can hang a pattern directly on the wall if you&#8217;d like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jvgsonwall.jpg\" alt=\"Sitting in my house with my JVGS pattern hanging on the wall.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jvgsonwall.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jvgsonwall-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jvgsonwall-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I then went outside to check on my cherry trees that I planted yesterday. Good news! It looks like all three of them are going to survive! I&#8217;ll soon have some foreign fruit trees in Forest. That will help me earn more money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-cherry-tree-saplings.jpg\" alt=\"My three baby cherry trees, alive and well.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-cherry-tree-saplings.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-cherry-tree-saplings-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-cherry-tree-saplings-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>At town hall, I displayed my JVGS pattern as my flag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-jvgs-flag.jpg\" alt=\"The JVGS logo as my town flag.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-jvgs-flag.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-jvgs-flag-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-jvgs-flag-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>While walking around, I saw Gabi out fishing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gabi-fishing.jpg\" alt=\"Gabi: Hmm... When I'm fishing, I think of all sorts of deep stuff. Like, stuff that's out of my depth!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gabi-fishing.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gabi-fishing-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gabi-fishing-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>And down on the beach, I saw a familiar face&#8230;Gulliver!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver.jpg\" alt=\"Gulliver: Zzzz... I can't believe how seriously unconscious I am right now...\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>He shared some puns with me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-puns.jpg\" alt=\"Gulliver: &quot;Canoe&quot; believe it? &quot;Buoy&quot; that was a close one!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-puns.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-puns-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-puns-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>And then he makes a reference to Earthbound, by mentioning fuzzy pickles. For those who don&#8217;t know, the cameraman in Earthbound would tell Ness and friends to say &#8220;fuzzy pickles&#8221; as he was taking a picture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-fuzzy-pickles.jpg\" alt=\"Gulliver: Oh, man! This sure is a fuzzy pickle! I'm in way over my head here!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-fuzzy-pickles.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-fuzzy-pickles-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-gulliver-fuzzy-pickles-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Although you don&#8217;t have to shoot down a UFO in New Leaf, you still have to work for Gulliver&#8217;s gift. He gave me some clues, mentioning animals such as giraffes, and then asked me which country he was talking about. He was talking about African animals, so Kenya was the correct choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11185\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-kenya.jpg\" alt=\"Gulliver: ...Kenya! That's right! I was headed to Kenya over in Africa!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-kenya.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-kenya-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-kenya-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>But he didn&#8217;t give me the gift just yet. He said he&#8217;ll send it to me, although it might take a while.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I returned up the ramp to town, I saw a construction site. Katt will be moving in tomorrow. A web search reveals that Katt is a cat&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/animalcrossing.wikia.com\/wiki\/Katt\" target=\"_blank\">a very ugly cat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-katt-house.jpg\" alt=\"Sign: This spot reserved for Katt's new home. -Nook's Homes\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-katt-house.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-katt-house-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-katt-house-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>In the Able Sisters, I bought the clown mask to look like a jester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-clown-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Me wearing my new clown mask in Able Sisters.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-clown-mask.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-clown-mask-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-clown-mask-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I also stopped by my town tree and saw that it&#8217;s growing quite nicely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11182\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-town-tree.jpg\" alt=\"My town tree has grown.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-town-tree.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-town-tree-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-town-tree-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Yuka asked me to catch a roach for her. I told her no.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-yuka-roach.jpg\" alt=\"Yuka: No? It wasn't that big of a request. But if you can't...you can't. Maybe another time, Jeff.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-yuka-roach.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-yuka-roach-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-yuka-roach-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>And then I was informed that a villager wanted to move out. Of course, it was Aurora, my favorite villager! Why her?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-move.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora: So I wanted to talk to you about something... I'm leaving town on the 15th of this month.\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-move.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-move-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-move-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I told her not to leave, and fortunately, she agreed to stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-stay.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora: I was about to make a big decision based on a whim! Thanks so much for making me reconsider!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-stay.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-stay-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-aurora-stay-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I then went to the island to do some fishing so I could earn some money. Oh look, a new type of fish, a giant trevally!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11178\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-giant-trevally.jpg\" alt=\"I caught a giant trevally! Pfff. I've seen bigger!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-giant-trevally.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-giant-trevally-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-giant-trevally-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I then caught a dab, or so I thought&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-dab-not.jpg\" alt=\"I caught a dab... Huh?\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-dab-not.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-dab-not-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-dab-not-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>But the game was just psyching me out! It&#8217;s an olive flounder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-olive-flounder.jpg\" alt=\"Just kidding! It's an olive flounder! Make up your mind, fishy!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-olive-flounder.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-olive-flounder-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-olive-flounder-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>I already had trouble telling those two fish apart, so you&#8217;re really not helping me, Nintendo. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shortly after that, I caught my first shark! It was a saw shark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11175\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-saw-shark.jpg\" alt=\"I caught a saw shark! And yet it didn't see me coming!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-saw-shark.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-saw-shark-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-saw-shark-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>When I had enough fish, I returned to Forest. I stopped at the museum to donate my new catches, and then sold the rest. I earned enough money to pay off the bridge!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-project-goal.jpg\" alt=\"The project's donation goal has been met!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-project-goal.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-project-goal-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-project-goal-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>My last task of the day was to return to town hall. I talked to my assistant Isabelle, and she confirmed that my bridge would be completed tomorrow! Great!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-bridge-goal-met.jpg\" alt=\"Isabelle: We've met our collection goal for the cobblestone bridge project! It should be complete tomorrow!\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-bridge-goal-met.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-bridge-goal-met-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/newleafblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/acnl-bridge-goal-met-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>That&#8217;s all for now. But please come back tomorrow night for another update. Have a good weekend, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I decided to try making a pattern for the first time in New Leaf. I made my JVGS logo. One nice thing is that you can hang a pattern directly on the wall if you&#8217;d like. I then went outside to check on my cherry trees that I planted yesterday. Good news! 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