Rain Town

I love the rain.
It waters my flowers, it changes neighbors moods and it just seems to make it even more relaxing in Alleria.
It's been raining here for the past 3 days off and on, mostly on. I am so glad! I even got a couple hybrids out of it:

This black rose showed up on the same day that I got a really beautiful purple tulip behind my house. I had this meager hybrid garden going that only had a blue pansy (I didn't even grow it, it was a gift!) and three pink cosmos. Now it has my new hybrids added with two pink carnations and it's looking a bit awkward so I'm trying to think what I can do with them until I have more. I definitely want to keep them outside but there just isn't quite enough to have a proper garden and the mix doesn't go well together. Hm, I'll have to work on that this weekend.

And here's the big news: Thanks to the rain, I caught my first coelacanth!

Man I don't know how many hours I've put into catching that sucker but it finally all payed off. Initially I was fishing around 4:30PM but I realized I was wasting my time after spending quite a few rainy days at that time looking for that coelacanth. So right before I went to bed (9:27PM to be exact...yeah, I have to be up early for work), I tried again. It took all of five minutes to see that familiar shadow. It's the same shadow as the tuna, longer and skinnier than the sea bass. You recognize it right off the bat. He also moves quicker than the sea bass, even though it took four tugs before he latched on. I practically held my breath until I knew I had him for sure and when I held him, I yelled in joy.

The big hunt is finally over. Enjoy your new home, big guy.

Well, now that the excitement is over, here's some neighbor news.
Avery was really fascinated by the fact that I was wearing a big bro's mustache that Chrissy had given me.

He kept walking around town mumbling to himself so I checked back with him.


Poor Avery. Being stuck in little old Alleria has really dampened his open-mindedness. Has he even gone into the city? It would probably be culture shock!

Yesterday, Static dropped this bombshell on me:

Noooooo! Static can't leave me!
It took a bit of whining and crying but Static changed his mind.

Phew.

That's right, Static. Thaaaat's right.

Rhonda has been sick the past couple days.

I think she had the rhinovirus.
Ahhhh, I crack myself up.

Chrissy had kept bugging me about giving a message to Rob. Why? She has spoke with him all but two times or so. But after her constant nagging, I gave in. Rob woke up from his slumber once again and reported back to Chrissy. After, Chrissy revealed her true thoughts about me:

Whaaaaat? A flake?! If I had to describe anybody in Alleria as a flake, it would of been her! Sheesh.
But then she must have thought twice and gave me an awkward...compliment? This is a compliment, right?

Hmmm. I'll have to watch what I say and do around Chrissy. I'm thinking she may be the owner and main proponent of the Rumor Mill in town. Watch your back, Chrissy. Watch your back.

And last but definitely not least, it's Marcel. File this one under the Adorable Marcel Comments file.

Oh Marcel, how I love you.

The Alleria Curse

I am not making this up.
Pompom left and in her place, I mean EXACTLY in the same spot as her place, this young lady showed up. Mallary. Aaaaaaaaaaaa duck.
Having thought the Alleria Duck Hunt was a success (never mind complete), this cruel cruel joke was played on me. Or maaaaaaybe Alleria is positioned perfectly in the migration path, making this a great stop over for traveling ducks. Either way, I am not happy. The Alleria Curse is ducks.
Here we go again.

Other than that 'exciting' tidbit of news, all is quiet in Alleria. No visitors for awhile save for the first visit from Blanca.

It was a surprise to see her finally show up. I wasn't sure if she would or not. You see, in previous experiences I've had to pick up the phone and ban her from coming through the town gates because she did so to the point of annoyment (that's not a word, is it?). Anyhow, I was kind of glad to be able to say I've met her. So....I've met Blanca. There.

Even with nothing exciting happening around town, I've still managed to slack when it comes to catching new fish and bugs. Even so, it was hard to miss this one.

Little booger moves pretty fast. I also managed to catch the pond skater but haven't got a chance to grab the diving beetle. I think I saw one once but I was doing something or other and didn't track it down.

Even though I'm the only one that plays, there is a secret resident of Alleria who only awakens if I need to replace a pattern on the pathways. My boyfriends character, Rob. I woke him up the other day for something and noticed the sexy bed hair.

Once fully awake, Rob took a trip into the city to learn an emotion and get a balloon from Phineas. We tried to take a picture of a sad disheveled man holding a balloon (artsy, ya know?) but these are as close as we could get:


The last one looks like he dropped a coin and is looking for it.

Avery has been spending a lot of time at the Roost.

Two different days and in the same spot. Maybe he's becoming a regular? Or he enjoys Brewsters' company? Either way I spent a good 10 minutes searching for him in town.


Let's see....
Oh. Here's a bit of useless trivia. The pink zap suit outfit clearly matches many members of the AC community.

Here I am, clearly resembling Vladimir......


Pink 'lil Chrissy and her yellow tuft of hair match the outfit.....


Blanca looked a bit like a heroine....


Even manly manly Snake! Apparently, pink with yellow accent is all the rage in Alleria.
Although, it did seem to depress Snake that he resembled a girl.

No, I'm just kidding. He was sick that day.

Before we wrap things up, the Alleria Chamber of Commerce has a message:

Huh. Even I didn't know that.