Author's note: I hate entry 25. The whole "love thing" is forced. But I wrote it that way for a reason. The "relationship" has to progress before Winter. I was running out of time so I just threw that out there. Oh, and this isn't the first version of this diary. I tried it before. Sadly, the first time 'round Marlin rejected Tina. It was because I activated all of the Celia cut-scenes and Rock heart events. So Tina's insecurity comes from me being scared Marlin would reject me again. This time, I avoided rival scenes with Celia and I didn't activate a single Rock scene. I never even spoke to him. I've even developed a hatred for that guy. Every time someone said that name... I couldn't help getting a little angry. Sorry about entry 25 and up. I've never been good with writing that sort of thing. One last thing... I'm very disappointed in myself for forgetting the Harvest Festival. It's my favorite celebration in the entire game!

Disclaimer: Harvest Moon does not belong to me.

Entry 22 day 21 Fall

It was still raining, so after I took care of the calf, I ran over to the archeological dig. Carter allowed me to dig up some fossils. Then after I was done, the weather suddenly cleared up. I whistled for Stan and rode him back to my farm. And I let Keko out. I left the chickens in the coop since they tend to get lost. I only like to keep them out till 3:00pm. I planted a bunch of seeds. And I was going to go to Vesta's farm, but I suddenly saw Marlin and Celia by the river. Celia was talking about how the water relaxes her. Sometimes she's funny when she says these things. It seems she finds everything relaxing. Marlin agreed with her. And that's when they noticed me. Celia greeted me and Marlin said, "Oh, it's you."I think an idea popped into Celia's head, because she suddenly yawned. Marlin and I looked worried for her health, and she said that she feels tired. She decided to go to the house to lay down. She did that weird skipping thing. She may be like my best friend, but I hope she never skips like that again. I could have sworn I saw her smiling as she left. Marlin stuttered and asked if I wanted to talk. I told him that I would. He said he's not used to doing this, but since it's me, he'd give it a try. We talked for a little bit and he asked how I was doing. I told him everything was going okay and asked him the same. Marlin told me he was doing good, but when he first came to this place he was like a fish out of water. That's when we heard a splash in the water, caused by a fish. We both looked at it and he asked if I fished. I just smiled in response. I could tell he was nervous, because he started stuttering again and was sweating profusely. He barely got it out, but he told me he was leaving now. Then Marlin quickly walked away. So that was an interesting moment. I can't help but notice, every time we get into a lengthy chat, he greets me with "Oh, it's you." I wonder if that means anything. Has he even called me by my name before? Anyway, I went to Vesta's farm and talked with Vesta. I remembered that I dug up a moon ore earlier. So I decided to give it to her as a friendship gift. I wanted to see Marlin again, but he just disappeared. That's okay, because I'll see him tomorrow. Later on, I put up all the animals. I had brought Danny inside to train him, since it was getting dark. The training sessions are going along very nicely. I'm still not making any money now. It's harder to get fodder for my animals. I used my sickle to cut the grass so I could make fodder earlier, but, I'm still running out. I may have to actually buy good fodder soon. And that was the end of this day.

Entry 23 day 22

It wasn't raining most of the time today. I let out my animals and I went to Vesta's farm. I talked with Vesta, Marlin and Celia. Marlin was happy because he likes this time of year. On my way back to my farm, I ran into Ruby. I gave her a Gamsoil flower. She seemed to really like it. I was planning on going to Romana's after watering my plants. As soon as I was finished watering them, which took a really long time by the way, it started raining. So, I packed up all my animals and decided to go to Romana's tomorrow. The last thing I did was train Danny inside of my house. I love the way he follows me around and the way he sniffed around my house. I guess that's all I have to say about this day.

Entry 24 day 23

A lot happened today. After I took care of my animals (Page is an adult chicken now) I saw Van go into the Inn. I went after him and he was bothering Tim as usual. Van said that his last two diets were failures, but this one truly worked. You have to ram your head into a wall 15 x a day for 10 days. And when he stepped on his new electric scale it read 200 pounds. I had a feeling that he didn't put the batteries in that scale, but I just congratulated him again. So he was happy and left for Romana's. I talked with Romana too and left to get some fish. I forgot that my dog was inside my house. I wanted to check the weather on TV real quick. I did and walked out of my house. Something seemed odd. I heard a grumbling noise come out of one of my buildings. Murry the homeless guy came out with one of my fish. I was surprised again and he started talking about how there was more food for him. He ran off and I got kind of angry. I was regretting my decision to let him have that fish a few days ago. I was also regretting the fact that my dog was inside my house, instead of protecting my farm from Murry's visits. I got my other fish and went to meet Van at his store. I sold him some milk since Keko was giving me more today. It was nice since I could feed Kaga and sell some milk. I bought some turbo jolt and I was going to give it to Marlin. So I went to Vesta's farm to go talk to him. He wasn't in a good mood, this time he greeted me with "Hey, it's you." instead of "Oh, it's you.". He said that he wasn't in the mood to talk, I asked him what was wrong and he told me about this illness he has. Marlin said that he's had it for 5 years and he's still not well. The doctors told him he'd get better if he had the right attitude, but he doesn't think he'll ever get better. I told him that he would get better. That's when Marlin snapped at me. He asked what did I know and that I didn't know how he feels. And that I should leave right now. I dramatically shook my head no. He calmed down and then decided to leave himself. He stopped, and turned toward me. And then he told me thanks. I think he just needed to vent his frustration on something. I might have done the same thing if I was in his situation. I'm glad he calmed down though. All that anger is probably not good for his health. I think we got closer. I guess I forgot to give him the turbojolt. I'll have to give it to him tomorrow like last time. Can you blame me for forgetting after all that drama? Well anyway, I went back to my farm and I got a fertilized egg from one of my chickens. I put it in the incubator and went home. I guess that was the end of my very eventful day. I made my dog, Danny sleep outside.

Entry 25 day 24

Kaga wouldn't take milk today, so I just gave her some fodder, I guess I'm weaning her now. I gave Marlin the turbo jolt. I enjoy giving him gifts. Mostly because it makes him feel good when he's given a gift. Who wouldn't? And when he's happy, I'm happy. I'm starting to sound like I love him. Wait, I think I do. When did this happen? I know I had a crush on him, but when did it turn into love? Anyway, I should continue with my day. I took care of everything and I got really annoyed. After I caught a fish, I saw Murry, the homeless guy and he did the exact thing as yesterday. I guess Danny isn't doing his job. While I was looking for my chickens, I saw Daryl the scientist. I saw him a few times on my farm before. I think he's researching it. One time, he even said that it was his farm. He was just lying so he could keep looking around. I guess that's all that happened. I don't know what to do about my newfound love. What would happen if I told Marlin? I don't want to think about it now.

Entry 26 day 25

Today it rained again, but it stopped after a while. I couldn't find Marlin at Vesta's farm. I went to the waterfall and found him there. He told me that he liked the thing I gave him. I couldn't be happier. I didn't really do much else today. But I thought about my love for Marlin though and I asked myself, how do I know he feels the same way? I was suddenly reminded of the blue feather. The feather of engagement. I've only known Marlin for a little over a half a year. But, I'd gladly marry him if he wanted. I might do a little proposing one day. But I'm not sure. It scares me. If he takes it, it means he loves me, if he doesn't, then I don't want to think of the consequences so I'll end this entry now.

Entry 27 day 26

Keko gave me S milk today, so I gave some to Marlin along with a salad. I've noticed he's been much more friendly after he told me about his health problems. That could be a sign he has feelings for me. But who can say it's love? The grass in my field is dying because of Fall, so I have to keep my horse and cow indoors from now on. I'm running out of fodder so I'll have to order some. Kaga is still eating a small amount of it. I'm starting to make profits again. That's good since I have to buy a lot of fodder. Well that's all for today.

Entry 28 day 27

When I woke up today, the elves told me that the calf had outgrown the hutch. So, they put it up. Kaga's really big now. After the elves left I checked Kaga. She seemed upset about something. But I couldn't find out what was wrong. She was fine after a few minutes. Maybe she was hungry for fodder. I took Keko and Kaga outside. Unfortunately it started to rain. I brought them back inside and gave them good fodder. I really should have used more fertilizer for the grass to make more regular fodder. I'm almost out of both kinds of it. I need to buy more. After that I went to Vesta's farm. I talked with Marlin, he said the milk I gave him was fantastic. I gave him another special milk. Nina and Galen were there, so I talked to them too. Since I couldn't take Stan out, I didn't bother visiting Romana. I did go to the Inn for a few minutes though. When I came out, I heard Gustafa playing some music. A girl named Nami was closing her eyes listening to him. He stopped playing and left. I walked over to Nami. She told me that she really likes that music. I guess she thought about it for a while, because she said, she rather liked him instead. She seemed to come to that conclusion and then walked off. I remember her and Gustafa having a conversation before, when he had given her a tomato. I also remember her telling me that she travels around the world, but she hasn't moved on from here for some reason. I'm pretty sure it's because she has feelings for Gustafa. It's a shame she hasn't mentioned it to Gustafa. It's reminding me of myself with Marlin. Anyway, I had put a fertilized egg in the incubator a few days ago. I think I forgot to mention it. The elves came again today and said it hatched. They said it was a female. I named her Layla. It stopped raining and that was mostly it. I'm getting a lot of animals. It looks like a real farm now. If I could just make more fodder, then it would be much easier.

Entry 29 day 28

Today was alright. When I checked to see if Marlin liked the milk I gave him, he said it was fantastic again. His complements seem to make all my troubles disappear. Well, that's what I thought for a few minutes. Murry, he stole food from me again. It's getting annoying. I guess my troubles can't stay away forever. Anyway, I talked with Celia and Lumina today. And Van came, I sold him milk and some of the fossils. I got some turbojolt for Marlin, but it was getting dark, so once again, I'll have to give it to him tomorrow. I think Marlin and I are getting closer. He looks happier when he talks with me. I occasionally look at his diary. I don't have much of an excuse, but I only look at one page. It says he feels 4 hearts about her. I hope he's talking about me. But enough on that. It started raining again around nighttime, so I packed everyone up. I'm starting to get worried that my plants aren't ready to be harvested yet. It's almost winter and they wont survive then. I'll just have to hope for the best.

Entry 30 day 29

I harvested my yams today. I made yam soup. I thought that since I'm bringing Marlin the turbojolt, I could bring him some yam soup too. I did so and he seemed to appreciate that. I had to buy a lot of good fodder again. The dispenser is completely out of fodder now. I gave Keko and Kaga a bath today. They both seem bothered by something. I think they miss eating regular fodder. Oh well, the bath may have lifted their spirits. I try to wash my animals once every 3 days. I guess that's most of what happened. I hope I can harvest my carrots tomorrow.

Entry 31 day 30

It rained again. Marlin enjoyed the things I gave him yesterday. Today is the last day of the month. I've been here for almost a year. Keko is starting to follow me around. Most of the grass is dead because of the Fall. The weather man said it was going to snow, but it never did. I'm doing well despite the lack of fodder. But my future still isn't very secure. I wonder if I can keep this up. Most of my animals love me, I'm not losing and gaining money at the same time, making it so I'm staying in the middle and work isn't too hard. So, I'm not failing at farming. If my grass would grow back soon, and the weather stayed nice, things would get easier. Today wasn't very eventful, but maybe something will happen.