good RIM ?! + annoying jam-a-gram glitch ..

hai hai jammers!

it's 12:36 a.m. on a school night, my brain is fried, and i have 2 homework assignments left in geometry, but i am writing this gosh darn it and i am finishing it.

and this post will most likely not be published on the day i'm writing it, but happy 2-22-22! it's not some big nation-wide celebration or anything, but it's strange to think that as of now, it won't happen again (there aren't 33 days in a month, at the moment), and the last and only other time it's happened was about 920 years ago, i believe. i don't know, just kinda cool to reflect on hehe

how have you guys been? it's been an eventful week for me, to say the least haha~ i ended up reinstalling AJC because i had the day off and was being very un-productive.. 

i don't want to say "wowow aj looked so different" as i've only not played the game for about 2 months. all in all, everything looked pretty much the same! i had a buddy log on about 5 minutes after i did, and it was nice catching up with her hahaa. apparently she hadn't logged on in a couple of months either, so it was a big, happy reunion. ✨yay✨. i may or may not have forgotten my password prior to my return to Animal Jam but... we're just not going to talk about that :)) 

aNYways-

i happened to log in on RIM monday, and was pleasantly surprised by it.. honestly, it didn't look too bad! 

edit: the fact i got so excited about that is a bit sad but okay 💀 

SKJSKHKS i'm sorry for that.

the second thing i wanted to talk about was that annoying "Animal Jam Rocks!" message that seems to replace the text i send in AJ. it hadn't happened a few weeks prior to me uninstalling it, but it seems to have started again and wahhhh.

it's so awkward when you send them a compliment like "i like your outfit!" and they respond with "huh" or "says AJ Rocks" :"""""""""""""D

has it been happening recently to any jammers? let me know, it could very well just be a problem on my end hahahah.

but that will wrap up the post, i'm sorry it's so short!

iiiii hope you enjoyed, and stay tuned for upcoming posts! c:

toodles toodles toodles~

~popcorn

Rare Golden Tatted Scarf & 10k Views!

 haii jammers !

WOOHOO, guess what? this blog hit 10,000 views! YAYY C:

i did hit this a couple of days ago, (and i think we're now at 10,500 which is CRAZY)

but i wanted to wait for Monday so i could include the RIM with the appreciation post c:

i don't want to say much other than thank uuuu! this blog was one of the best decisions i've literally ever made, and it's overall very much improved my character and writing! 

that's really all, words can't even describe how happy i am butttttt, i would not like to bore you with a very long I LOVE YOU ALL post heh.

the RIM for today was quite interesting; i don't think there's been a tatted scarf item in the game before.. *proceeds to search on google*

and i was wrong :D there is indeed a normal tatted scarf, and it looks like we now have a gold one pffft.

you can get this RIM at Jam Mart Clothing for 750 gems! (see pic below for reference ^^)

that will be all for this mini post, jammers, but thank you again for 10k views!! my blog anniversary is coming up on the 22nd, so coincidence?? i don't know.. ^^;

have a great rest of your week C:

toodles!

~popcorn

Contest WINNER! (& Rare Sun Visor)

haii jammers! 

whew~ it's been a pretty crazy past 2 weeks for me!

i'm sorry for leaving again unannounced :( i went on a trip far down South (of the U.S.), and the place where we stayed at didn't have WiFi :l and i then realized i forgot my laptop charger :l 

so it was a pretty sad 9 days 😃 just kidding, i actually did have a lot of fun and it was nice being somewhere other than my room for a week c:

i hope you all had a nice Freedom Day! (or 4th of July :)

before we get started, quick shoutout to the Rare Item Monday of the day, the Rare Sun Visor!

i think this item's fine?? not a huge fan of the colors unforch.. 

just.. maybe avoid putting it on a snow leopard o.O

erm, anyways, as the title states, today i will be announcing the winner for the Spring Graphic Contest! YAY

i had 4 amazing entries, and before i declare a winner i want to thank all of the jammers that entered c: along with that, i got a grand total of 8 answers in the poll! that was very surprising, so a quick thanks to all the jammers that participated in the voting as well!

now.

for the moment.

we've ALL been waiting for.

the winner,

of Popcorn's 2021 Spring Graphic Contest is..

Vai with her gopher graphic! 

coooooongratulations, Vai! this graphic is so cute and clean, great job on it! 

for the prize: i think in my original post back announcing this contest in April i stated that the prize was going to be a full body edit of one of your animals. so, Vai, if you could please state the animal name of the animal you'd like me to edit in the comments, that'd help me out a lot!

once again, thank you to all of the jammers that took the time to enter/vote! this contest wouldn't've been a thing without you all C:

if you missed this contest, have no fear, more contests can be expected in the near future. 

i will have a lengthier post coming this week!

toodles!

~popcorn 🍄

Best Places to Advertise in Jamaa + Wild Contest Entry!

haii everyone!

bit of a rushed post today, sorry bout that!

2 things before i start with the main part of this post: 

Vai took about a month long break a little bit ago, but she's returning to posting soon, in case anyone was wondering c: 

secondly: here's my contest entry, Wild! i'm so sorry, this is probably the worst art piece i've ever done DX i'd had it half done about a week ago and kept holding it off and changing it because i didn't like how it looked. i hope it's ok, though!

i thought it looked ok in Pixlr, but now that i'm looking at it again, i hate it. pretty simple background, simple characters, basically simple everything. 

que "when you try your best but you don't succeed"..

ANYWAYS-

today i thought it would be fun to make a post about some good spots to advertise in Jamaa! i personally struggle a lot with this, so i hope this helps you if you have a similar struggle as me c:

before i start, i want to just jot down a place i really hate advertising in/seeing people advertise in. 

Trading Parties - i'm going to be honest, i think trading parties are some of the worst places to advertise, especially if you're advertising shops. i personally get annoyed when people advertise at trading parties.. the ideal goal is to trade, and a big pet peeve of mine is when i join a nicely filled party and then SOMEONE comes in and is like, "spikes and more for sale in my den!" and everyone leaves. GAH. for some reason, whenever i see the publicity that people get from advertising in trading parties and decide to do it myself, people start yelling at me and are all like, "get out of here, go back to Jamaa Township." 

so either animal jam hates me or no one likes my shops 😃 

uh, that rant was longer than expected, oops. heh heh, let's get started!

ALDAN

Jamaa Township - honestly, almost everywhere you go in Aldan you'll find a full land. but i think we all know that Jamaa Township Aldan is one of the busiest, fullest, and bestest (making up words today <3) places to trade. (it's also great if you want to witness some pretty WEIRD conversations o.o) 

Coral Canyons - now Coral Canyons Aldan is a pretty good place to advertise, because there's usually a big crowd next to the waterfall. the downside of CCA is the (situation??) there. it's usually filled with the really rare traders, and not many of them are looking to shop. it's still a very crowded place, so you may catch a couple jammers looking to buy!

MISC. PLACES

Pillow Room - the Pillow Room is located in Jamaa Township (next to the arcade) and is known for it's adopting/family roleplays. never the less, whenever i've been to the Pillow Room it's always PACKED and people don't usually yell at you..

Captain Melville's Juice Hut - CMJH (i didn't feel like typing it out, and i don't care that i could've used copy and past o.O) is a smoothie-themed place in Crystal Sands, and is similar to the Pillow Room. i like it more, because it's less hectic and more of a chill place. *flashback to when i tried to make it a rock lounge* 

oops, uh, how did that get there

PFFT

oh wait, i forgot we had a RIM today! 

ehh, it's ok? 

it most definetly isn't my.. sTyLe, but the colors are ok? i don't know, comment what you think C:

anyways, that will wrap up this post! i hope you have a GREAT rest of your day/evening/night, and stay tuned for a future post!

toodles!

~popcorn 🦝

Rare Spring Flower Mohawk & My Favorite *MAGICAL* Den Items

hai jammers!

howww are y'all doinnn?

today's post is really just a favorite items post.. nothin too special c: 

oh! we also've got our weekly RIM, and i'm... intrigued by it..

without further ado, let's get into the post!

the RIM is the one and only.. Rare Spring Flower Mohawk!

Price: 850 gems
Members only? Yes
Other variants: (i couldn't find any specific mohawks that fit with the design of this one, so i'm going  to skip this category!)

alrighty, now some of my absolute favorite *magical* den items! i said magical because these items sort of feel like they'd be in a harry potter book or something. just very.. fantasy-y C: (not in any particular order)

1. Rare Wood Fence

first up is the one, the only, Rare Wood Fence! i absolutely LOVE this item; the vines, and the raggedy wood fence vibe is so.. vintage? not quite sure how to describe it haha. and i love the animated fireflies flying around it C:

2. Piano Planter

i feel like the Piano Planter is such a cute and decorative item.. the variety of flowers and the colors are just *CHEFS KISS*, and the fountain/waterfall is so cute!! 

3. Patch of Fog

next up is the Patch of Fog, one of my ALL TIME favorite items ever. i love how it's not just a circled-cloud-thing, and it's got movement, and transparency, and animation. i love this item c: (similar to this is Phantom Smog, basically a lime green version of the above fog)

4. Lantern

not many people know of this item, but i love the old, wood look! the one thing i don't particularly like is the angle; i wish ajhq had tilted it a few more degrees so we could see more of the light! but it's still a favorite of mine, so it earns a spot on the list ^^;

5. Blue Fire Drum

moving on to the Blue Fire Drum! this item kind of reminds me of the soul torches and lanterns in Minecraft (if you know, you know). the teal/cyan/purple color scheme of this item is so pretty, and i really love the rustic feel of the item!

6. Rack of Rare Clothing

finally, we have the Rack of Rare Clothing! i personally think this item is so unique and cool.. the silver/gold colors of the rack make it look like a stone/medieval thing to me and i love it! this would be really cool for a backstage play/movie theater den! 

and that will mark the end of the post! thank you thank you for reading, and i hope to be back with another post soon!

toodles!

~popcorn ✨

Rare Spring Flower Tail!

hai jammers!

very short post today, just a little RIM update c:

today, we kindly received the (actually pretty good looking) Rare Spring Flower Tail!

Price: 950 gems

Members only? Yes

Other variants: 

I'M SAD :(

i love this RIM so much, but i can't get it! i think the colors on this particular RIM are just, chefs kiss, and i was already a fan of the flower tail before this, so i may sound a little biased. 

nevertheless, i think this is a great RIM, so good job AJHQ. 

this post's Consider This will be the following prompt. feel free to answer in the comments! if you could make your own clothing item in AJC, what would it look like? 

i can't wait to hear your ideas!

toodles!

~popcorn

Welcome May! 🌺 Rare Spring Space Helmet & Journey Book Tips!

Hai there jammers!

Happy Monday!

GAH, I'm sorry for the missed posts this weekend, I was unexpectedly busy.. 

But, to make up for that, I have planned a very large and special post that will include a new AJMV, Cool and Unique Spots in Jamaa (Part 2), Wild's Contest Entry, free graphics, and more! 

I hope that sounds interesting, and it will be posted sometime this week/next week!

Let's get started!

Ourrrrrr weekly RIM was none other than the Rare Spring Space Helmet ?

Price: 425 gems

Members only? Yes

Other variants: 

Eh, it's not horrible. But I'm kinda sick of all the spring stuff now.. I don't really know why xd The space helmet concept is also a little strange.. but whateva. 

Now, here are some tips for finding your hidden Journey Book objects C: 

1. Vibrant "decorations" 

Lucky for us, AJHQ isn't so mean when it comes to hiding these Journey Book nature items! It can be pretty easy to tell between a normal land plant and an item in the Journey Book (as seen in the pictures below)s

2. ANIMALS

Same with the "decorations", animals also present a pretty clear contrast between themselves and their environment. I found 3 different animals in one land at the same time, and you can see how they've been more recently updated and new-ish. 

GAH, sorry for the super short post!

My other option was not posting, and that wasn't gonna happen T^T

Toodles!!

Rare Spring Sun Necklace & Vai's Gift :)

Hai jammers!

YAY, popcorn's finally not late to a post >.< 

Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the length of this post will be.. I hope it's somewhat long!

Now normally, I wouldn't just put a RIM post by itself, but I'm frantically typing this on my phone during my study hall, and I don't have anything really new to talk about :l

Nevertheless, I will attempt to make this as entertaining as possible! 

The RIM AJHQ has presented to us today is the Rare Spring Sun Necklace!

Price: 550 gems

Members only? Yes

Other variants (credit to Dogo for idea): 

  

Hmm. I don't really agree with the.. everything here. This would be a great summer RIM (if they hadn't already made it one before) :) And the green sun is just.. no. EESH.

FINALLY, after many days of un-motivation (um, yes, I did just make up a word), I recently finished Vai's gift of her wolf, River! 

I hope it looks ok, Vai! It's a 1400 x 1400 square image :) 

I updated the way I made these with the help of Galaxymintz! Big thanks to her C: 

(Also, I know River usually has Nerd Glasses instead of the flower crown, but the angles with the glasses looked very disturbing :D So I changed it)

Anyways, next in line will be Dogo, then Rainbow, and finally Doomy! 

IIIIIII hope you enjoyed this post!

Toodles! 

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Rare Spring Cat Ears & 2 Spring Outfit Ideas

 Hai jammers! Edit: This was originally meant for yesterday, but I tried to get something out :P

AGH, I know, I know, late post! I do have a reason: I went back to in person classes! Ah, what a relief. I could never focus online, so this was a major upgrade :) 

Though this post may be late, I wasn't not going to post! So I quickly put together this one, and I hope you enjoy it!

WHOOP, it must be our lucky day, we've got a non member RIM! And another surprise: it actually looks good! xd

Rare Spring Cat Ears

Price: 650 gems

Members only? Nope!

Location: Jam Mart Clothing (I may replace this segment because so far every RIM's been in Jam Mart Clothing :l)

I kind of love this RIM.. the colors are more vibrant than I thought they would be, and it's a really cute clothing item overall!

Next up we've got some non member spring-inspired outfits! These outfits consist of all items that can be purchased from Jam Mart Clothing, and are surprisingly cheap as well!

Blossoming Butterfly

Colors Used (Base color - ear color - eye color):

Items Used: 

Spring Flower Bracelet (blue variant) - 550 gems
Butterfly Wings (blue variant) - 150 gems
Butterfly Hair Bow (default) - 500 gems

Pink Sass

Colors Used (Base color - ear color):

Items Used:

Round Glasses (pink variant): 300 gems

Ribbon Scarf (pink variant): 500 gems

Candy Cane Socks (not available for purchase, but common in Jamaa)

That will wrap up this very quick post! UGH I'm going to try my hardest to make longer posts in the coming weeks, but I hope you enjoyed this one enough!

Toodles!

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Rare Egg Helmet + First Post Review

 Hai jammers! Popcorn here, and welcome to the first post in my wild transition back to Blogger c:

Today's post is going to be a fairly quick one; the reason for that being I have another Daily Interview episode planned for tomorrow, as well as a requested tutorial on Thursday + SS :) 

Enough of my rambling, let's get started! 

Rare Lucky Leprechaun Hat & AJ + WeForest

 Hey jammers! Popcorn here, and welcome to a new post! 

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In this post:

What's Coming?

Rare Lucky Leprechaun Hat

The facts behind the crucial collaboration of AJ and WeForest

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Let's get right into the post! 

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Hi everyone! 

Wheeeeeeewie, it's been a pretty crazy week! Along with my hopes of completing 5 ART GIFTS before June, I have been frequently working on ideas for this blog, working at the AJSASS, and also... becoming a member of Animal Jam Archives! uwu 

Like I've said before, I would never leave this blog for the ones I am also "working" at; it's too special! And I'll try not to miss any scheduled posts :) If I do, though, expect a random post the following day to make up for it!

Also, before we start: 

This little window is so cute! 

But I wish it was released more near Valentines Day. I mean, if AJHQ knew they were going to rush into Lucky Day, why not release bunches of new items at once, so you don't get mixed "categories" of them, you know?

That set aside... I love it C:

Lot's of big plans coming, so let's get straight into our first topic of the day!

Monthly Updates - Yes, I did steal this idea from the AJSASS X) I think it is a great idea, and I hope to post some of the blog's monthly goals, post ideas, just basically a huge What's Coming? post :) Instead of the format that the AJSASS does (a monthly update each month regarding the previous month), I'll be doing a monthly update for the coming month! Also, I had an idea to include something I call "Past Stats", where I will review the past month's stats! 

INTERVIEWS - If you think TDI (The Daily Interview) w/ popcorn is stopping, think again! As you will see in tomorrow's post (an interview), I will be explaining my ideas of expanding TDI! Basically, instead of just interviewing some past bloggers, I will also (try to) get in touch with some YouTubers and Instagrammers! And now that I'm a member of AJA, it makes the social media interviews a lot easier c:

Moving on!

The lucky Monday RIM today was the one and only...

Rare Lucky Leprechaun Hat!

Some basic info:

• Price: 750 gems
• Members only? Yes
• Location: Jam Mart Clothing

I was surprised when I saw this RIM, actually. I didn't expect it to be full white with little green accents! But I don't really hate it... well, maybe if the clover wasn't ORANGE it would look a little better. 

Finally...

Today's "main topic" will be all about AJ(PW) and the WeForest collab back in 2020! 

WeForest is an organization dedicated to reforestation in Africa, as well as "innovative, high-standard, lasting solutions to restore forest landscapes", they say. 

AJHQ says that the memberships that were purchased in April 2020 (as well as the following month) helped contribute towards planting and raising native trees in Zambia, a country in Africa! After visiting WeForests' site (which I'll link at the bottom of this portion), I saw that AJHQ was part of the Copperbelt: Forests on Farms project, which in the end planted over 3.6 million trees :O How cool is that?! And AJHQ ended up planting over 16,000 trees in that number with the profits of the purchased memberships! If you don't know what 16,000 trees looks like, picture about 240 football fields. 

I think this was a huge step for AJHQ; and ended with an amazing result! 

If you would like to read or donate to WeForest, below are a couple of links you can click to view it!

Site - https://www.weforest.org/

WildWorks' "Partner Page" - https://www.weforest.org/partner/wildworks

Copperbelt: Forests on Farms project - https://www.weforest.org/project/copperbelt-forests-farms

Donate! - https://www.weforest.org/page/donate

Read about WeForests' mission, goals, and community - https://www.weforest.org/page/about-us#ourteam

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And that will wrap up today's post! Remember to stay tuned for tomorrow's interview special, and I encourage you to click on a few of the links above! 

Thanks for reading and happy jamming!

Rare Lucky Scarf & Appari Online?!

 Hey jammers! Popcorn here, and happy Monday!

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In this post:

Lucky Scarf RIM

Appari online?!

Daily News

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Let's get right into the post!

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Hello, jammers! How are you all today?

I don't really have much to say in this "intro", so let's just get started!

Today's RIM was actually a non member one! The item was a...

Rare Lucky Scarf

Some basic info :)

• Price: 750 gems
• Members only? NO!
• Location: Jam Mart Clothing

I'm very happy that AJHQ finally released another non member RIM. Is this their best one? Definitely not. The green color isn't necessarily appealing... maybe if they went for more of a light, spring green instead of a swamp green. 

I guess it's fine, though. Let me know what you think of it in the comments!

Moving on...

Um, am I hallucinating or did I just see Appari online?! 

Let me just check again to make sure.

YEP. Wow. After about 30 minutes of rapidly clicking to see if I could get in his den, I finally got in. Unfortunately, he had just logged off, so I didn't get to meet him :(. But the "party" there was still goin' strong xd 

Here are some pictures (if you see any characters that look like Aparri, they're just dressing up like him, not actually him):

That was pure chaos. 

Onto...

Kitten the Kangaroo Chapter Megathon - Oh, yes. You heard that right. 3 episodes of KTK will be posted today! Chapter 3 and 4 were just posted, and Chapter 5 is right behind them!

2 Daily Interviews Coming Up! - YES! The series will continue! There will be at least 2 more "The Daily Interview" with popcorn episodes coming out! One will be tomorrow, and the other probably will be next week!

Discord Server xp - I've started an AJ Discord Server! I'm still working on everything, so it'll probably look pretty messy, but feel free to join if you would like :) Here's the link: https://discord.gg/FuSsZrAH

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And that will wrap up today's post!

Thanks for reading and happy jamming!