this song always reminded me of one of my first-ever starters, scoot. this song would always play as he'd walk by me in town, plus the sound of it is just so fitting for a whimsical little dude like him.

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i remember looking up guide after guide on how to catch all the rarest fish in this game, and i remember this song playing as i tried to catch the super rare night fish after i got done with my homework that night. i never managed to do it despite my best efforts, but blathers always seemed happy with my catches anyway.

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one of the best things i think you can do when you have an abundance of free time is to find some... spot, i guess, of nature, and just sit there and listen to it. feel it. it's something i've started doing lately and it makes life feel a lot less rushed. it's the same feeling i used to have spending my snow days playing new leaf under the covers with a cup of hot cocoa next to my bed, except a little less warm. same amount of cozy, though!

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in the hustle and bustle of restless, busy life, this one helps me remember not to be as restless and have more patience than the days tend to do. i think it's important to remember to do that now and again, but i'd be a hypocrite if i said i'm always able.

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i remember being little and running around the living room four or five times to get enough play coins for the fortune cookies in nook's cranny. as i got older it became a lot more fun trying to guess which games the cookies were referencing before i got the prize. i would've loved having some splatoon decorations, but having seven master swords was pretty cool too.

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this song makes me think of autumn. the third quarter of the day, where everything cools down and begins to slow. i find it to be the most relaxing time of year ( and the tastiest time of year. i LOVE pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice, pumpkin cookies, all of it. )

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a very old friend of mine made a dream world in new leaf so many years ago that i lost track of when. i just checked, and it's still up when you search it by name. even though we don't talk anymore, i think it's really cool to go back and see those old villagers, old outfits and places where super distant memories got made. this game will never lose its charm <3

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i associate this song with all the more grind-ey parts of the game; picking fruit, going fishing, taking trips back and forth to re-tail to sell it all to pay back the money you owe to a raccoon, or to the little statue who's gonna build you a bridge or coffee shop. it always pays off to see my house expand and the museum fill up.

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we did it! we made it to 2023, against all odds. i've found it really helpful to keep in mind that everyone's best looks totally different from one another in these super busy times we live in. no matter what it looks like for you, i think it's so cool that you're still going.

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for some reason, i've been thinking really hard lately about what superpower i'd have, if i could choose. i feel like the obvious answer is shapeshifting, but i feel like something like invisibility would be a lot more fun. i could get a pretty good deal on flights that way, too.

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