All About My Animal Crossing Island: My Islanders

Alright so today I want to talk a little bit about my Animal Crossing Island! It's a 5 star Island I named it Spencario- I've got 10 villagers that I really like... but there are so many villagers out there that I might not keep them forever which makes me so sad. 

My Village Name 

So I thought I'd just say a little something about my Island name. I named it Spencario after my dog Spencer. I love the name I think it's really cute. 

My Villagers 

So I only ever moved out one villager and that was Al. He didn't show up to one of my ceremonies... so I just didn't want to have him on my village any more. He's also kind of a creepy looking Gorilla Villager... a lot of people don't really like him... plus he was one of my first 5 villagers so his ouse was pretty basic... so a villager with a cooler house moved in. 

But the problem is I still have 4 from my first 5 and they all have basic houses... but I really like their characters so... idk. 

Anyway now to the first 2 villagers that moved in: Sylvia and Hamlet. Sylvia is a sisterly kangaroo... I think a lot of people don't like her because in other games she was snooty- but in this game she's sisterly and she's really cute and nice. She also sings- and I really like when villagers sing. I think I've heard just about all of my villagers sing except for Colton... I know not everyone sings so I like having singing villagers in my town because it's cute. 

Next up is Hamlet! I love Hamlet- he's a jock hamster and I think he's one of the cutest islanders. I just think it's so cute that he's a jock and he's a tiny hamster. I gave him a Camo shirt and it looks really cute on him. I really like him. I do have a hamster cage- I haven't tortured him with it yet... but yeah. I love him I just wish his house was better. I've tried giving him new wallpaper but he didn't use it... So it's just sad. He has other things I've given him in his house but it still doesn't look great. 

Alright then we have Bea who is a normal villager I met on a mystery island tour. She's a cute dog- she sings and waters my plants and everything. I like her a lot! I gave her a Jockey hat and she looked very cute in it. 

Next up is a very cute peppy mouse named Anicotti who might be my favorite villager... Idk I just really like the Peppy Villagers. I think she was the cutest villager until someone else moved in. I met her on a mystery Island and I really liked her. 

I've heard other people either not like her or totally not know who she is but... she's my favorite. All of my villagers seem to get along with her too. 

Victoris is my next villager. She is the one I found to replace Al... I really like her she's a peppy horse. I gave her a Relay tank that she really liked and she's been wearing a lot. She has a really cool house too- 

And I feel like she's in her house DIYing a lot. Idk maybe it's just because I like visiting her house but I feel like I always get some recipes from her. 

I forget who the next person to move in was... no I do I think Colton actually moved in before Victoria because he was my first villager on my campsite. He's a smug horse. He's gotten in a few arguments on my island... which is weird. I like him and when I told my boyfriend my villagers he said he liked him... so I think he's here to stay on my island for a while anyway. He also has a lovely house! 

I just learned the DIY recipe for that record player and I'm happy! 

Next up we have Harry. So I think Harry was Tom Nook's resident... and it seems like they'd be friends. Harry is a Grumpy Hippo with a beach themed house. I think in one of the earlier games he lived on an island- and now of corse everyone lives on an island so he's got a really cool beachy house. 

I thought he was kind of ugly at first but I actually really like him. He's cute when he sniffs flowers and stuff. And he's very old- he rests a lot and complains about his legs. I actually got a wheelchair from a balloon so I put it outside of his house because I thought maybe that could help his bones. He's had some arguments too. I really like watching the villagers talk cause you never know what'll happen. 

Next up is another Jock named Drift. Drift is really cute- he's a poison dart frog and he's also a tiny Jock- which I love and he has a cool house with skulls everywhere. I gifted him a flame t shirt that I think he looks really good in. I also gave him a Frog and he said he would kick it... then he insulted my dress... so it was really funny. I don't sell the frogs that I find on my island  because I feel like it's wrong. If I find it on a mystery island... sure... but Drift is one of the cutest villagers with the coolest stuff. And he gifts you a lot of cool stuff so... I really like him! 

Yeah I don't think there are any jocks I would rather have than Him and Hamlet... so I'm glad I have them! 

So I have 2 more villagers... but I'm saving the best for last because I do have one of the 10 most wanted villagers... but first I have Tex the smug penguin! I got Tex in my last slot. I was on a hunt to find Raymond... but I only had a few tickets left and I said "I want Raymond... but I also really like Penguins so I might stop the hunt if I get a penguin!" And... I met Tex... who I really like! Tex has a literally "Cool" house with Ice Floors! 

Okay so last... but certainly not least. My Cutest villager and possibly THE cutest villager or islander... STITCHES! 

Stitches is a Lazy Cub Villager that is just the cutest villager ever! He has a kids house basically with a bunch of toys in it because he's a teddy bear! ITS SO CUTEEE! He came to my campsite- I didn't even have any open plots at the time- but I had 2 plots that I could build and I was working on moving all of my villagers to new locations... so I had a spot for him ready and... I just had to have him. It was kind of early for a quarantine day and I didn't know if my boyfriend was asleep or in class but I texted him and I was like "I HAVE TO HAVE HIM!!!! HE'S THE CUTEST!" And he did move to my island. 

I might talk more about what Islanders I'd want on my island... but I'm not sure I would actually want to move any of these guys out of my island. I also don't have Nintendo Online so I don't think I could trade anyone to get any different villagers... but yeah. These are cute villagers and I really like them all! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Movie Monday: Scoob

Okay, so obviously Scooby Doo is not a disney property- but it is a big part of my childhood so I thought doing a review of it on this blog would be better. 

Alright so when I watched this I really thought the movie was fun. At first it seemed like Daphnae, Fred and Vilma weren't really going to do anything... but then they did actually end up doing a lot and they were fun characters. The villains and the other characters were really fun too... but they weren't really Scooby Doo characters. 

So I don't know a lot about Hanna Barbera- but I did watch Wacky Races as a kid so I know Dick Dasterdly and his dog Mutley. I really like Wacky Races so I was really excited about this at first... I didn't even remember seeing that in the trailer so... it was a nice surprise for me... but then I thought about it... and the Scooby Doo series has a lot of good villains... so it seems weird that they didn't just pick one from Scooby Doo. I have a feeling they're planning for a bigger Hanna Barbera Cinematic Universe since that's the trend of movies these days... but they still could have used a Scooby Doo villain for the start of that. 

I also liked that they showed the origin story of how Scooby met Shaggy and how they met the rest of the gang... but that that wasn't the whole movie. Somehow I feel like they could do a direct to DVD prequel of the early scooby doo years in this universe... but idk I'm just making that up and they probably can't animate it as nicely. There is a scene in the credits that sets up a possible sequel... but who knows with the Pandemic and this not being widely released what the future of that will be. 

I think if you love Scooby Doo and you like Hanna Barbera cartoons- you'd probably love this movie. I have a 3 year old niece and I don't really think she would be interested in this movie- but I think maybe like 5 year olds and up would like it and I think it's fun for parents too. There were a lot of times in the movie where I genuinely laughed... plus the voice actors were all really good. 

So yeah... I would give this 3 out of 5 stars I think. It's just a fun movie that I think a lot of people will really like... and it's kind of the best thing offered at the time so... it's good because it's the only thing lol. I hope they make more of these movies and I would recommend it! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Movie Monday: The Princess Diaries

Now for my favorite live action Disney Movie- The Princess Diaries! I've seen this movie SEVERAL times as a kid... when I was a kid we had DirectTv for a little bit and they did something called All Day Ticket where they would just play movies that were just released on VHS or DVD all day long with just a few breaks in between to show trailers for the other movies on All Day Ticket. I pretty much watched this and My Big Fat Greek Wedding like all the time. I definitely watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding way more... but I still love this movie a lot and I really love the book series by Meg Cabot! The books are for teens and young adults and the last book was for adults. The books are a little less Disney friendly than the movie is- so... it's not totally family friendly... I would maybe say if you're a mom maybe read it yourself before giving it to kids under 13 maybe... but I read it at 11 and I think it was fine. 

ANYWAY this movie is something I think kids, teens and adults can enjoy. I really loved it at every stage of my life... I laughed SO MUCH when I watched this recently- it's like they crammed as many laughs as they could in the movie and... there really is some little joke every line of the movie pretty much. There's also a lot of heart in it between Mia, her mother and her grandmother. And Mia's friends too. 

My favorite part of the movie is when Mia has too much of the sorbet that is a palette cleanser between courses and its too cold for her and then the Prime Minister and his wife feel like they have to copy Mia so that she's not as embarrassed. It's so funny and I just can't stop laughing at that part! 

I also love how this movie is a great Girl Power movie with strong female characters and they show really great female friendships. I always love the relationship between Mia and Lilly because I feel like it's realistic. Mia and Lilly got into a couple fights in the movie that were pretty realistic fights that kind of made their friendship better... I really like the scene where Lilly tells Mia she wants her to be a Princess- I think that's sweet. It's just nice to see that kind of friendship in this movie. 

Also all of the locations in this movie are really fun. I've never been to San Fransisco- but there are so many really cool places that they show... plus Mia and her mom live in an abandoned fire house which is pretty awesome. It's just such a fun setting to tell this story and I really like that part of these movies too. 

So yeah years later as much as I'd love to see an interpretation of the book in film or television... I love this movie! This and Mary Poppins are my 2 favorite Disney Live Action movies... Julie Andrews is a treasure and I love her and everything she does... Definitely check this movie out sometime on Disney Plus! It is one of my favorite movies ever! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Funko Friday: All Of My Star Wars Funko Pops

Alright I'm going to show you guys ALL of the Star Wars Funko Pops that I have! I got a lot from Rise of Skywalker, I have a couple I just got from the new Empire Strikes Back line that just came in, one from the Mandalorian, one regular and one from The Force Awakens... so yeah!

Let's start with my older ones because I got these around the same time when I first started collecting Funko Pops- which was a little before The Force Awakens Came Out.

So the two I have here are the older Han Solo... I don't have a box for any of them except for the 2 I just got in the mail today... which I'll talk about in a bit... but this is the Vault Edition I think... they came out in a blue box and then they were rereleased in a black box, this one was in a black box I think but it doesn't really matter because I don't have the box. I'm sure it wasn't the valuable one though lol. Anyway Han Solo is my favorite character so I really liked this one.

The Rey one... I kind of regretted getting the Hot Topic Exclusive one because it didn't look like Rey really... but now that I have the Rey from Rise of Skywalker- I'm glad this is the one that I got because it looks so different than that one and I think it's really cool. Also the sculpt of the body looks totally different too- so that's really kind of cool.

Okay so lets start with the ones I have on the bottom shelf because... I have closer looks at the pops on the top shelf and I think you can see the ones on the middle shelf pretty well.

So the Rise of Skywalker ones. so from Left to right... Jannah, Finn, Po, BB8, Rey and Lieutenant Connix and on the top shelf kind of blocked by Spider Man I have D-0. So I knew I wanted all the main characters in Rise of Skywalker because this might be the last time they make pops of them. Even though I already have a Rey pop, like I said she doesn't really look like Rey and this one is very cool. Rey has her lightsaber which is awesome and it just looks really great. Finn is one of my favorite characters too so I had to get him and I wanted Po and BB8 too... so I got those. D-0... I don't remember when I got- but I really love the droid pops because they don't look like pops at all... BB-8 kind of does... but D-0 really looks NOTHING like a pop! Jannah and Connix are both characters I like but they weren't like "MAN I NEED THESE POPS" because idk. They're just people pops, they don't look that cool. I do think the Zuri pop looks cool... but I didn't get her and I'm not sure I want her anymore because I have too many pops! Lol. Connix isn't really a character I knew- that is Billie Lorde's character- so that's why she looks SO MUCH like the Princess Leia pops- Billie Lorde is Carrie Fisher's daughter in real life... so they look alike to begin with and their pops look almost identical lol. I'm a big fan of Billie Lorde also- I loved her in Scream Queens and on American Horror Story. I think it was cool that they made her character a pop. I might switch her with D-0.

Also I should tell the story of when I got Connix and Jannah from Boxlunch because... this is really funny. So I was just going to get Connix and then when I got up to the counter and I said "Ohh all clearance pops are buy 1 get 2 free!" So I went over to the clearance shelf and they were all pops that were good... but not anything that would be anyone's top picks probably... but I feel like we were there at kind of there at a good time and they had some that we kind of liked. There was a Jason Blum pop, there were also a few James Bond ones that were kind of cool. Ultimately I ended up with Jannah, Connix and Kristoff from Frozen... and since it was on clearance and 2 of them were free it should have been like $5ish I think... but it ended up being $20ish... and when I got home I was like "Wait a minute- that wasn't buy one get two free because it was expensive..." And then I realized at the check out counter I saw they had Baby Yoda pop Sockets and I had wanted a new Pop Socket and wanted to get the Baby Yoda one before they sold out... so the Baby Yoda Pop Socket was like $15... so I don't think that's worth it... but it's been cute to have Baby Yoda as a pop socket right now. I'm happy with it.

And I don't have a Kylo Ren because I wanted the 10 inch one and I never ended up getting it... ohh well!

Okay so now the top shelf ones! Not top shelf as in these are the best ones... but they're on the top shelf lol.

I don't really have a good look at D-0... sorry! Lol. But here I have the Incinerator Trooper from The Mandalorian and I have Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. The Stormtrooper was one of my favorite parts of The Mandalorian- I think he looks really cool.

And the Han Solo in Carbonite is something I'm surprised didn't exist already... but I think they did a good job of it. That scene broke my heart as a kid because I loved Han Solo and I thought he died... but luckily he didn't and now I'm okay having a figure of this!

And then next to it I have Luke Skywalker with Yoda on his back. I loved this moment in the movie and I think it looks really good in a pop. I also love that now they seem to be embracing the fact that all Star Wars pops need to have a stand... and they have really cool themed stands in some of the newer pop lines. It just looks so great!

Anyway that is everything! I hope you guys like this! Let me know what your favorite Star Wars character is! Mine is Han Solo. 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Cozy Room Ideas: My Book Cart

Alright- what's cozier than reading a nice book? Look at books is something I also really like and I think the bookstore aesthetic is pretty cozy too... so that is kind of what I went for with this Book Cart! It's convenient,cozy and it kind of inspires me to read and write... so I just really like it.

So I've had this cart that I got from Costco. They sell carts like these everywhere. Target, Costco and Ikea have them pretty cheap... craft stores also have them and I feel like they're pricier at craft stores... but these are easy to find and they're easy to assemble. I actually put these together myself.

So I had this for a while and it was just sort of filled with stuff that didn't belong there... so I cleaned it up- got rid of some things put other things in better spots... and I put books on it! It wasn't that difficult either once I got started I kind of liked it!

I filled it mostly with books I haven't read yet. Some books didn't fit on there- but a lot did and they're easy enough to get in and get off... and I can put them on my bookshelf or pass them along when I'm done reading them. I like the way these look together on this book shelf plus it's easy to keep track of what I still need to read.

I also have the Princess Diaries series on here- those were my favorite books when I was growing up and I still like rereading them- so this is easy for me to reread them and I just kind of like looking at these too. This just makes it nice and easy for me to grab and read them.

Alright that is everything!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Star Wars Day Favorites

Okay guys! Here I'm going to talk about some of my favorite Star Wars Things because It's Star Wars.

So first off I should show you guys what I got today... I'm a huge fan of the T Shirt designer Johnny Cupcakes. My sister used to go to Boston College and she went into this bakery one day all excited to get some cupcakes... only to discover that it was actually a really cool T shirt store! And they have really cool Pop Culture T Shirts. I actually got one for Animal Crossing recently, I have ones with Eve from Wall E, Hello Kitty and Starlord... and I got this "Baby Yodel" T Shirt. These are limited edition t shirts that he makes "Baked to Order" So when you order it's more like a pre order. You can order them for a certain amount of time- usually it's about a week or two- these ones are until Thursday... so I'll link it right here just in case you wanted to get it.

But anyway it's super cute and it's Baby Yoda!

this is the Animal Crossing one- which is no longer available. 

The Mandalorian BTW is probably my favorite Star Wars thing recently. It's a really good show! I'm actually thinking of watching it again because I loved it but I don't totally remember it all that well... so I think I need to re watch it... but I think my favorite TV moment recently was the scene at the end of the first episode where we get to see The Child for the first time. It was just SOOOO unexpected and there was NOTHING before letting us know about it... and the episode itself was good on it's own... but then Baby Yoda came in and it was like a whole different thing. And the character did add to the show. It was a really great change!

My favorite Star Wars Character? Han Solo! Han Solo was my first crush as a kid... and I still 100% love Han Solo. He's grumpy but sweet and loyal... plus he's fighting for what's right but he's also kind of selfish... he's a surprising character and you never really know what to expect from him. And he's maybe one of the smartest in the series... Leia probably is... but I like Han Solo the best. 

My favorite Star Wars Movie... I think it's Return of The Jedi! This isn't the best Star Wars Movie... I think The Empire Strikes Back  is the best Star Wars Movie... but my personal favorite is Return of The Jedi. I love when Leia saves Han Solo! I think that seeing the whole original trilogy is the best way to watch it and Return of The Jedi is just a really great conclusion to the series. I feel like if I just catch it on TV though without watching the other 2- I don't like it that much... which is why I say Empire is the best one... but Return of The Jedi is my favorite. 

Do I like the new movies... Yes. I find these easier to watch than the original trilogy... the only one that I really didn't like at all was Rogue One. The Last Jedi... I can see why people didn't like it. I get their opinion- but I just kind of liked the movie for some reason. Do I think they needed to send Finn and Rose on their mission... no- but I actually enjoyed that little sub plot for some reason. I know it's an unpopular opinion... but I thought it was pretty good. And I like Rise of Skywalker better than that one. I also liked Solo. 

Also I've never been to Galaxy's Edge BUT I REALLY WANNA GO!  I'm sure I'll go within the next couple years... but it just looks like so much fun. I'm probably going to go broke because I'll build a lightsaber and a droid and I'll buy all the silly little things that you have to buy... stuff I don't need to enjoy the land but... I totally want because I'm a huge Disney Nerd and a huge Star Wars Nerd. 

So... I think I'm going to watch The Force Awakens tonight because I've seen the original trilogy a million times as a kid- but I've only seen The Force Awakens a few times, and The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker I've only seen once... it seems crazy! But I love it! 

May The Force Be With You! 

-Shannon 

Tip Tuesday: How To Catch Snapping Turtles In Animal Crossing New Horizons

I'm not an expert on Animal Crossing New Horizons, but I think I found a good trick to catching Snapping Turtles... and it helped me catch a lot!

I got a ticket to a mystery island- and I wasn't really on a Special Island (even though I always try clapping at Orville to get a special island lol.) Anyway I was on the waterfall island and I kept fishing and all I got was trash! I had caught a few smaller fish but then after that it was just trash. I happened to have some fish bait so I thought "Okay, if I use this I'm guaranteed to catch a fish right?" After that I got almost ALL SNAPPING TURTLES!

I heard that you have to scare all the fish away for snapping turtles to spawn- so once you start catching a lot of trash- that's a good sign that there are no fish left, so if you use your fish bait you can probably catch some snapping turtles.

Crafting the fish bait is super easy- but I think you can only craft it on your own island. The only thing you need are clams- which you can dig up in the spots on the beach that have little holes spouting water. Craft those and make sure to bring them on your island tour because they're very useful and I haven't found any clams on a mystery island!

Snapping turtles are worth 5,000 bells I think... and I think I caught 6 of them so that's 30,000 bells! If you go on a day where CJ's on your island you could get a little more or you could give 3 to CJ so that Flick can craft you a Turtle Statue.

So yeah there's my tip for animal crossing. I hope you guys like this! Let me know what other tips you'd like to see on Tip Tuesday!

TTFN!
-Shannon