The Thing That Goes Doink

The Pacific Northwest is being slammed by a storm today, so intense that they've closed down various river mouths and bays (Columbia River mouth, Tillamook (pronounced till UH muck - saying till UH mook will earn you laughter and scorn) Bay and the Siuslaw (pronounced sigh YOU slaw) River mouth) because the storm is supposed to be so bad. Being about 300 miles inland, we're not going to be slammed, but we'll get a fair amount of rain and such, so needless to say I'm going to enjoy the fact that I can sit on the couch and watch my football (that's American football, to those of you who are not American) and not have to go anywhere.

Speaking of wacky weather, it was pouring when I took my shower, and when I got out ten minutes later it was bright and sunny. It's gone back to being breezy and overcast, with the promise of rain in the next couple of hours. Like I said, the perfect day to sit on the couch and watch football. The Seahawks don't play until 1:05 PM PST, and so I have a couple of hours to kill until the game starts.

The way I'm thinking about wasting time is by playing some Animal Crossing: City Folk. If you're a little lost, you can read this entry where I talk about the game and how it works.

I've finally managed to get the perfect town. One of the goals of the game is to get the perfect number of trees and flowers in each acre and create the "perfect" environment. If you do and keep it perfect for fifteen days, you can get a gold watering can that has a special effect on flowers, as well as the elusive Jacob's Ladder flower will bloom. (Well, the Jacob's Ladder will bloom on the first day of the perfect rating.) I'm trying to maintain the perfect rating, and I have to play every day to do that. Also, I've been buying candy like mad woman because at Halloween your neighbors "Trick or Treat." Give them candy or they'll take something from your pocket, change your clothes, and all in all make you miserable. Giving candy to the Halloween spirit Jack will earn a piece of the Spooky furniture set. Of course, the snag is that your neighbors are all dressed up like Jack. Should be fun trying to find the real one. At any rate, I've got a ton of candy stored in my drawers, and I'm READY for Halloween.

Anyway, I think I'll go play. As fascinating as Mythbusters and Ghost Adventures are, I wanna play for a bit. :)