My Animal Crossing Story

I have decided to tell you the story of my Animal Crossing obsession tonight. I mean I kind of started to tell the story of how much I played Animal Crossing last summer but it sort of turned into me telling my whole Animal Crossing story haha...so here it goes...
I have been a huge fan of Animal Crossing since I got my first Animal Crossing game. I joined this fandom in Wild World. I don't really know why I got the game or anything but I really liked it. It was cute, simple and you could do whatever you wanted.
I have pretty much always remembered one thing about my first ever Animal Crossing town - I cut down all the trees because they got in my way and then I realised you actually need trees haha. It was heartbreaking because I didn't want to plant trees again but at the same time I didn't want to restart my town. I did end up resetting though and since then I have restarted my Wild World game countless times.
After that I did get Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. I mean I pretty much only got my Wii for that reason. I really loved the DS game but it was time to move on to something better. The Wii game was honestly not that great. I mean at the time I loved it, it was something new and the city feature was exciting but there weren't many events or anything like that.
Then a couple of years ago I decided to start an Animal Crossing Tumblr. I was bored one summer and thought it was an original idea. Obviously I had no idea how big the Animal Crossing fandom was. I didn't even know we had one but we do and they are all on Tumblr haha.
I like my blog, I mean I don't really know why people find it interesting because honestly I don't find it that interesting. It was just that there was a feature on the Wii where you could take screenshots and I took a lot of them. I used to post them to Facebook but obviously my Facebook friends weren't interested so I took them to Tumblr because someone was bound to like them there. I just felt that if you didn't share the photos, what was the point in taking them?
When I found out about the 3DS Animal Crossing game I was super excited. But at the same time I didn't know what I was going to do because I didn't have a 3DS. My brother had one but I didn't know if I could really get another console just for one game. I mean I do have other games for my Wii but it was mostly for Animal Crossing. At the time I didn't have to worry about it because it was about a year from the game's release.
I remember seeing lots of things on Tumblr about it and seeing the first YouTube video about it and I was so excited. They made so many changes to the game and I was more than ready for it. Of course I have always wondered what the Gamecube version of the game was like, I never owned a Gamecube so I didn't know about it. I had tried using an emulator before but it ran so slow that I couldn't play it properly...I remember that it was so slow that I was playing for an hour but only like four minutes of game time passed which is mega slow.
I was never really into Animal Crossing: Let's Plays at this time, or any Let's Plays. I don't even think I knew what they were two years ago...
But when it came closer to the time of Animal Crossing: New Leaf's release I had to look into it. It was the only way I was going to find out more about the game. I am pretty sure the first person I came across playing the game was Josh Thomas from the Bitblock. He had gotten an advanced copy of the Japanese game and he was so funny.
Josh is great I still watch him today and he is the only person I think I can watch actually play Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life. I have tried watching GamExplain a few times but I don't like them as much and I have watched iJustine play but she doesn't play enough haha. So really I only watch Josh from the Bitblock play Nintendo games. Which is totally fine because he's great at it.
All my tweets from last summer were me commenting on Josh's videos I mean I started watching his videos late in the game so he already had loads of Animal Crossing videos uploaded so I didn't find myself waiting ages for the next one.
Eventually the time came when I had to find a way to get a 3DS and Animal Crossing. My birthday was coming up but I didn't want to ask for it because I felt like it might be too much. I mean it was. A 3DS is so expensive and I had my eye on the Animal Crossing Limited Edition 3DS XL which was super expensive. Plus I didn't have a job and I had zero money.
Thankfully, I did manage to ask for a 3DS for my birthday and my mum bought me one, and the game. I was super happy. No, I didn't get the Limited Edition DS but that didn't matter because I had the game and the console which means I could play.
So on the 20th June 2013 I became mayor of Serenity.

This was a huge deal for me. I mean I knew it was going to take over my life but I didn't know just how much. I literally played everyday and still do...

Now that it has been a year I don't feel myself wanting to play as much. The novelty has worn off. I mean I'm sure it has for everyone as I don't see as many people post on Tumblr anymore....but I will get to more of that later.

When I got Animal Crossing: New Leaf I was most excited to wifi with my friend Emelie. We had met the summer before on Instagram because I wanted someone to wifi with on Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. Emelie is from Sweden so we do have a bit of a time difference but she is super nice and we actually have a lot in common and meeting her was a blessing because she is my first ever Animal Crossing friend.

We don't wifi as much anymore because we are both busy with school and things but we definitely go way back...

Through Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City I also met Jade. We played Animal Crossing quite a bit together but kind of lost touch after that one summer. I mean we wifi-ed once or twice since then but people get busy and so we haven't spoken in a long time.

I made a couple of other friends from Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City but none that I have really spoken to since then. Plus, with New Leaf being released I haven't played Let's Go To The City in a long time. Apart from one time that Emelie and my new friend Nathan wanted to for old time's sake.

Since then Nintendo has shut down the wifi services for the Wii and so we can no longer wifi which is sad because I have officially lost touch with those people who I met in Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City. I mean I am pretty sure I met these people through social media but I didn't ever take notice of usernames and things at the time.

So with New Leaf, I did make a lot of new friends. Mostly through the help of Club Tortimer. It is this option in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that let's you wifi with people around the world on an island. Which is always something you have to be cautious of, stranger danger and all of that. But I never ran into anyone there that was too rude. I did meet people who came to the island and then left but that was about it.

I remember the first time I came to the island and met someone I really liked, I was sad because I think I ended up taking her friendcode down wrong and then we never became friends. Which really sucked because she was really nice...

After that I did meet one person whose friendcode I got right and through her I actually met all my other Animal Crossing friends. I mean we have ourselves a little community of people who are really cool now and I really like them all. So the girl I met on the island that time was named Olivia. She and her sister Charlie shared an Animal Crossing game and I got to wifi with them at different times.

Through them I met Synyster and J Balls. They were brother and sister but they didn't share a game cartridge. They were very different and I definitely found myself taking more of a liking to Synyster than her brother...

I met a few other people through Olivia and Charlie as well as Synyster and J Balls but it's hard to tell who now. I mean when you wifi with someone and you are in their town and one of their friends stops by, you automatically add them and they add you back so you have a new 3DS friend just like that.

Olivia and Charlie had to delete all of their 3DS friends that they didn't know personally after the summer as they were too young to have people they didn't know as friends. Which kind of sucked because it means I haven't really heard from them in a while. I follow them on Miiverse so at least there's that.

Synyster played Animal Crossing a lot up until recently. I talked with her a lot because we always seemed to play at the same times and we talked about how no one plays Animal Crossing anymore. She has recently become addicted to Tomodachi Life and I can relate to that, so I don't see her on Animal Crossing as much...

Through Emelie I made a good friend, Nathan. It was during one of the fireworks shows and we kind of just clicked. I have no idea what it was but we became really close last summer. Emelie, Nathan and I wifi-ed every Sunday for the fireworks shows in August and so we talked a lot. We also had our fair share of drama with the fourth person who joined the wifi sessions but that has been put behind us.

Through Nathan I met a few other people as well. One person who didn't seem to like me for no apparent reason but that was fine. I think he figured out I only used him to buy things from his Nook shop because he had time travelled and expanded it before me. Which I know is horrible haha. But we all did it...

I also made a few other friends myself, I met this guy from Vine and made a few American friends, who I don't wifi a lot with because of time differences.

Still...last summer I did spend a lot of time glued to my DS and if I wasn't doing that I was blogging about it. It sounds crazy but I did have a good time. I mean obviously it's not that healthy but if I was online and talking to someone they were online too.

But as new games for the 3DS were released people seemed to leave Animal Crossing behind. The most notable one taking people was Pokemon X and Y. I admit I did buy Pokemon X but I would not let that get in the way of Animal Crossing. But a lot of people did.

We all actually used to keep in touch outside of Animal Crossing using the Nintendo Letter system. It was really fun and I loved sending letters to people that way and talking to them when we weren't playing Animal Crossing. Unfortunately Nintendo stopped the wifi service for that because apparently people were trading nudes for Pokemon...which sounds so bizarre to me but people were doing it.

So we haven't been able to talk other than Animal Crossing but since people have stopped playing...we don't really communicate.

Since they released Miiverse for the 3DS I have been able to follow all my 3DS friends there and sort of know what's up on the gaming side of things but even then we don't use it to talk.

It just seems as though we have grown apart which really sucks because I liked having Animal Crossing friends. I mean like I said earlier, I don't play as much as I used to mostly because when you play almost everyday for a year nothing else really happens you know? You've kind of seen it all...

It doesn't mean I'm ready to leave my game behind. It's been a big part of my life and to just never pick it up again would be terrible. So I still play, about half an hour to an hour everyday. It's kind of nice to do after a day of school or whatever else, it's very calming.

I do still keep in touch with Nathan and Emelie, we have kik so we can talk there. As for everyone else I don't really hear from them. I mean it makes sense, we all have to move on with our lives eventually. You can't always spend everyday sitting on your DS. As much as we'd like to we have to grow up and deal with the real world.

But I always like to look back. I don't regret my choice to stay home all of last summer. I mean okay maybe I do a little bit but I still made a lot of good friends. I mean I think we all have that one summer where we didn't really do anything.

I mean I have had a few summers like that but even so...I definitely enjoyed my last summer.

As for this year I am definitely doing a lot more things than last, I am making an effort to see my real life friends, I am still blogging and I started a YouTube channel so things are definitely changing.

I guess what brought this all on was that in Animal Crossing there was a reminder about the fireworks shows in August again and I was reminded of last summer.

I do want to make it a little get together for old time's sake. I mean the firework shows in August are every Sunday running from 7 to midnight and it was always a nice time to play the game. I know a lot of people don't do much on Sundays so it is a good time to play.

I just don't know if anyone else is up for it...

If they are I hope it becomes a tradition. It would be cool.

But yeah...I guess that's my Animal Crossing story. I don't know what's next for Animal Crossing, I heard they were thinking of a Wii U game which means I would have to buy yet another console...but I would be excited for it.

No I can't let this game take over my life forever but while they are still making games and I still have free time I will enjoy it. I don't exactly know what the obsession really is about but I always find myself playing it. I mean I currently am making Let's Plays of the Gamecube game as I finally am able to play it at a good speed.

So it will always be a part of my life and so I choose to embrace it.

Here's to 8-ish years of playing Animal Crossing and many more to follow. x

International Fangirl Day

Hey girl hey
Fangirl...
I believe I have been one since....I discovered High School Musical?
Yeah it was my favourite thing in Primary School. I got really into it and I just thought it was the best thing ever. Zac Efron was my first all time celebrity crush and well...still is one of my big crushes. I mean...have you SEEN him lately?
I think we all know what I am talking about.
But yeah...I thought since this is a blog about being a fangirl I would take the time to talk about some fandoms. I mean some I am more active in than others but I would still consider myself a part of them.
While I think I have left the High School Musical fandom it will always have a special place in my heart, I still know and listen to all the songs, I was a big Zanessa shipper back in the day...and yes, sometimes I wish I could break out into song in the middle of a corridor. And everyone join and everything but I can't.
My next big fandom was Twilight.
I mean okay I was definitely not one of the first to be in this fandom I mean I only got into the craze in 2009 - New Moon. Yeah. Basically Robert Pattinson threw me off of it a little. Not just him but the fact everyone was obsessing over him and I had no idea why - now I know why. Rob definitely grew on me as time went on...like when he got a hair cut haha but I love him now. Me and Rob - we are good. I think he's amazing and I love him as Edward and he's just...perfect.
So yeah Twilight was a big thing for me these past few years. I mean Twilight is what caused me to really get on the internet.. Like I was on it before Twilight but with it I joined Twitter, I found Tumblr...I really just got out there and away from Facebook.
I mean I think I've told this story a million times but because of Twilight and Glee, everyone kind of hated me on Facebook. I made so many Facebook statuses and looking back, some of them are very cringey. But I won't apologise for who I was like because I am who I am and if you don't like it...leave.
Right now I am pretty sure half of my Facebook friends have hidden me from their timelines...
Yet some people follow me on Twitter?
Like if you hate when I fangirl and tweet all the time then why do you still follow me? To talk about me obviously, or you're too lazy to unfollow but like...I definitely feel people probably talk about me. Which is fine because I probably talk about them to. I mean let's be real.
Anyway...
Another fandom that's big for me is Glee. People tend to have abandoned it over the years but I will always love Glee. I can't even tell you why I just love it. It always makes me happy. And yeah okay sometimes yes it can be kind of terrible but I stick with it because Glee is Glee.
Literally if you didn't like it after the first season well you won't ever like it I feel haha. I mean it is what it is. I think part of me is drawn to it because it had a High School Musical feel - which everyone told me when I first watched it. So I think that's a big thing that made me want to watch.
I think the one after that was Vampire Diaries. I was set against watching this...but then...I gave in.
Basically one summer my friend watched it non-stop and was obsessed and so I finally caved. I got into it halfway through its season 2. I love it, I mean it's really good and while I was unsure of having another vampire series in my life they are very different. I mean I love my Damon and I love my Stefan and I try to keep my love for them equal but I tend to like Stefan a little bit more. I feel like he needs it since everyone on my Twitter timeline has those Damon feels.
I always tend to want to go with the hipster vote. The unpopular one really haha. Because I like to be different but not in a stuck up attention seeking way.
The next one after that I think was Blood on the Dance Floor.
My friend showed me them as a joke but like...I'm obsessed. They're song "sexting" was catchy and soon I discovered they had a lot of inappropriately catchy songs. And while a lot of people hate them, due to rumours or their appearance or the music I like them.
Again with the unpopular opinion.
But I just think they are amazing, they are making it on their own with their own record label and they are pretty amazing and down to earth. Yes, they do look a little different but that's part of why I love them. Plus, Dahvie is so sweet and has tweeted me many times so I definitely feel special because of this haha.
Like I am always unsure of their music when it's first released but I do end up really loving it. I never really pictured it being my music taste but it is and I'm happy with it.
Soon after came Pretty Little Liars...
One summer I watched like five TV series... Desperate Housewives, Hell Cats (cancelled after one season), Privileged (cancelled after 2? seasons), The Big Bang Theory (up to season 5), How I Met Your Mother (up to season 9) and Pretty Little Liars. Like it was a lot of TV and no social interaction that I can recall hahaha.
But Pretty Little Liars was only on season 2? I think...It was a while back. But I was obsessed.
I mean it's definitely a show for me because it's teenage girl drama and as a teenage girl, I feel I can relate although at the same time not really because my friend never disappeared, I am not being stalked/tortured by some anonymous person and um... I have never shop lifted, had a drug problem, had an affair with a teacher or am a lesbian...but you know...it's a great show.
I definitely need to read the books but I am so into this show...it's amazing.
Soon after that came Gossip Girl. I know Gossip Girl is over but like...the Upper East Side guys...it's where it's at.
I feel it has a similar tone to Pretty Little Liars, an anonymous person spreading their secrets? Yeah similar theme although in this show Gossip Girl isn't trying to kill anyone. Haha. I really loved the series, I jumped ships so many times it was hard to keep up with who I was supporting but it was a really good/crazy ride for me and I love the show a lot. I still watch it because you can never get enough of the Upper East Side.
And then after that it was my latest one...Fifty Shades of Grey.
I'll let you in on a little secret...
I thought I might get hooked on this...
I mean I was set to read it for ages and then I FINALLY got around to it. I LOVE Twilight fanfiction, literally once I find a good Edward/Bella fanfiction, I am set. I mean every story I end up liking has a lot of lemons and I really can't help that part of me that likes reading it...
Anyway yes, so this just happened to be the most talked about Twilight fanfiction because it's an international best seller and is becoming a movie.
I had definitely heard about it as Master of the Universe. Hell I wanted to read MOTU way back when...but I turned it down when I went to the fanfiction and saw the tiny print and long, long paragraphs haha. I sent it to the back of my reading list and kind of forgot about it.
But no I am hooked. Like...I need a Christian Grey.
As with a few of my fandoms there has definitely been backlash. As if people really want to think about this relationship as anything but super abusive and not like a BDSM relationship at all and all this other stuff. But guys, it's fictional.
Literally at the end of the day I want a guy who is as sweet as Christian, he's caring, rich and just...amazing, plus Jamie Dornan is the cherry on top of this cake.
Similar to Rob I was unsure of how I felt about him but eventually I was like - hell yeah. Not to mention the fact he's a Northern Irish guy like...they don't just happen. Trust me, they don't...not good looking ones anyway haha.
He's super great and I just...I'm crazy about him now haha.
So yeah those are all my main fandoms - well the ones that are still relevant and a big part of my life.
The one that is sort of underlying and will always be there is Friends. I mean it is just the show you watch. While I have learnt it's not for everyone I feel it is definitely one for the ages. Like it's still relevant and I can quote it at random times and most people just look at me weirdly...but it's definitely timeless.
Another fandom like that is Mean Girls. Although I have to say I'm only there for the quotes. I don't follow the "rules" haha. I mean I hardly ever wear pink...and my hair is in a pony tail quite a lot...
Finally two fandoms I think will stay with me much longer than the rest are Sims and Animal Crossing.
Mainly because unlike TV shows they are never really fading. They are always coming out with new games and they are timeless and things you can always turn to. While yes, you can do the same with TV I feel it is not the same, because actors age, they come and go but a Sim/Animal Crossing town you created ten years ago could still be there and almost as if you never left it. I say almost because with Animal Crossing real time does pass haha.
So yes, this was just an appreciation post to all the fandoms. The ones I am in, the ones I might not be in but I definitely think they are great. I mean yeah sometimes they are overboard but so is every addiction. I mean a fandom is just an addiction it can be unhealthy if you let it. But honestly I think I've calmed over the years haha.
So here is to another long year of fangirling and many more years to come. x

Hi

I started a new blog!

This is no surprise. I start new blogs all the time because I'm unhappy with the old one. It happens.

So this is my new space.

I want to post things here. Just you know about my life and my fangirl ways.

Being a fangirl seems to be the norm though, well for me and the other half of the internet.

Don't worry though I am not one of those really crazy fangirls. Below you will find all of the fandoms I am part of. Although I'm not a hardcore fangirl for some of them so...yeah

• High School Musical - my first ever fandom. I was about eight and I was obsessed. I didn't even know what fangirling and fandoms were back then but...you know best decision ever made to join a fandom I didn't even know about haha
• Twilight - what exposed me to fandoms
• Fifty Shades of Grey - newest addiction but fell in love pretty fast
• Gossip Girl - love the show, even though it's over...but I just...I mean...wow
• Pretty Little Liars - I don't know why it took me so long to become a part of this
• Friends - omg...Friends will never get old it's just...I mean...
• Vampire Diaries - vampires were a big hit with me way back when
• Animal Crossing - Ever since the DS game in 2006
• Sims - Always because Sims
• Blood on the Dance Floor - I am part of the Slash Gash Terror Crew ever since 2011 baby
• Glee - because you know...if High School Musical wasn't produced by Disney this is probably what it'd be

So those are the fandoms I consider myself to be in. I do fangirl over some more than others. But basically everything about the above things I love. Well not entirely. Some I don't but that's just how it is.

I have a Tumblr where I express my love for these things but sometimes you just need to talk about them. For me Tumblr is more for pictures. Here I actually want to write things.

Besides this isn't just about being a fangirl, this is about my life.

No I won't use this to bitch about people, as much as I love to do that. It's just a hobby.

Sometimes I like to write things down that are happening to me so that I can think through them clearly. Sometimes in your head they just don't come out right and so....yeah.

I don't know if anyone will read this. I don't expect people to. I just do these things for me.

Also the main reason I needed to start a fresh is because I don't want to have negativity here. Which I did have some of in my last blog. I just...need to stay positive.

Or try to haha.

Look out for more posts because I know they will be coming soon.