Graham's Workshop Update + Mei Xiang :)

Hey Jammers! I made a little Berry button for the right side of my blog, do you see it? (>^-^)>

By now you've probably also noticed that I changed up the background for Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. I know it's not specifically Fall-themed, but the warmer brownish greens are more fitting for the season, right? (Sorry to anyone living in the Southern Hemisphere lol)

I like the other background because it's more fitting for my blog title, (stream! yay. :D) so that will be returning when warm weather picks up again! I like to make my blog match how it looks outside my window lol

And now, we have the new Rare Item Monday...

The Rare Panda Hat!

I completely forgot to check the shops but I made a transparent of the RIM post on the Daily Explorer. I believe it's sold in the Conservation Museum gift shop for 650 Gems! It looks like something one of my AJ friends would wear on their panda if it were nonmember.

Speaking of pandas, this is unrelated to Animal Jam but you should really check out the Smithsonian Zoo's panda webcam. Especially right now because panda mama Mei Xiang is taking care of her little cub who is less than a month old! 

Newborn pandas are about the size of an ice cream sandwich, about 1/900th the size of their mothers! Above is a picture of Mei Xiang holding her baby who is just starting to get their markings, which color not only fur but also their skin.

As I talked a little about in a fairly recent post here, Mei Xiang is a wonderful mother and has some other cubs, Bao Bao and Tai Shan. Tai Shan was born in 2005 and was moved to the Dujiangyan Panda Base in 2014. He was the first surviving panda born in the National Zoo. Here's a photo of him from around last year or this year, I think:

And here's a photo of Bao Bao and her mother Mei Xiang hugging at the National Zoo:

Mei Xiang is such a wonderful mother ♥


Before I get carried away, let's get back to Animal Jam...

Comment if you remember Twinkle Fancyboy

Graham's Update has been updated recently to make things a whole lot easier. Previously four people were needed for bamboo and straw collecting, but now only two are required! I know that before my membership runs out in three days I'll need to use this to my advantage to get as many colored bamboo things as I can.

Another new thing is a mysterious looking button under the settings tab:

Find Open World. For the longest time I had no idea what this button did, but today my friend peoples234 theorized that it was to get you into crowded rooms but on different worlds. 

For example, if someone wanted to get into Jamaa Township on Aldan, they would go to Jamaa Township but their world would switch to Tigris. It seems pretty helpful unless you're trying to see a friend and need to stay in the same world. Luckily, you can turn it off!

I have been thinking about changing up my tag icons on the left side so they're clearer. What do you think?

That's all for now, see you in Jamaa!

– DoomyPanda

Lots of Graphics!

Hey Jammers! The new item of today is sold in Jam Mart Clothing:

Very colorful!

There are some interesting posts on the Daily Explorer, one is how to make your own watercolors and one is how to protect your items! Check them out in full on the Daily Explorer, linked here!

Before I go, here are some graphics I made that anyone can use for free!:

Sorry for the short post, see you in Jamaa!

– DoomyPanda

Fun Secrets on AJ + BOTM

Check out the latest Berry the Koala entry– now updating every two weeks on Friday! :D

Hey Jammers! Today's post will include the new item as always, but also a little collection of some fun things to do in Jamaa while you're bored. And best for last, this post will also contain the September Buddy of the Month!

Before we kick everything off right now, I just wanted to tell you that my first week of school was pretty good even though I already have two projects and I only got lost about 20 times. Yay! 

But yeah, I had a great week! Great, but exhausting... Zzz...

The new item of today is sold in Jam Mart Clothing, but I'll also include yesterday's item that I missed because it's one of my favorites:

Kicking off the Fall season, leaf piles were introduced! My friend is filling her den with them completely so everyone can play in them. :D

Today's new item, the Pillbox Hat, is a rerelease from around early 2014, I think. You know I don't think I've ever seen anyone in Jamaa wearing one, and I've played AJ since before they came out! Weird.

From fantastic flowers to friendly fish, Jamaa is filled with many secrets to be discovered. Even if you think you already know AJ like the back of your hand, here are some fun things that you may be interested in doing if you're bored:

The parrot fish in Tierney's Aquarium likes you! Move your cursor around and this little friend will follow wherever.

If the four flowers in The Lost Temple of Zios all turn one color, sparkly pollen will float around in the air. Keep clicking!

In the Chamber of Knowledge, turn the volume on your computer up all the way. The quiet music that plays is very subtle and mystical!

A fun thing to do in Jamaa is walk around without the map and try to figure out which Alphas live where. 

There are a ton of areas that most ignore, but a fun thing to do is switch out your hangout spot every so often with a normally unused room or spot. Hint: there are a ton of these places in the Adventure Base Camp.

Another fun thing to do is look around Jamaa for ladybugs. They may be in places where you least expect them...

Fun idea: climb things.

If you click a candle, it lights up! Try to click every candle in Jamaa. There are a TON.

In Bubble Trouble, if you pick Klaus last to save he says this.

Find every Mira figure in Jamaa. Ready, set, go!

This isn't a secret, but it's fun to play some games you don't normally once in a while. Maybe try to play some games for fun rather than gems?

If you're in Jam Mart Furniture, move using the arrow keys and sit on the pillows.

If you feel like you have too much stuff or want some gems, then go to both Jam Marts and recycle anything you don't want.

On the topic of items, if you're bored in the Art Studio you can draw a little item wish list to keep track of stuff.

Finally, on the subject of the Art Studio, use the long forgotten pottery wheel to color a container:

Have fun in Jamaa!

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Last but certainly not least, we have the Buddy of The Month for September!

I present to you our winner...

tastetherainbow123!

I only met Rainbow through one of my other friends about a week ago when Lynxes came out, but I can tell they're a really great friend. They've been so fun to be around and so thoughtful! 

Thanks a ton for being my friend, Sir Toughclaws! :D

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I'm going to find a Fall-themed background for this blog. I'm kind of annoyed there isn't one with a stream, but I'll do my best searching! 

That's all for now Jammers, see you in Jamaa! 

New Berry the Koala UP NOW!

Here Berry is, as promised! Click here to read all about it as well as my new updating schedule for it! :D

Berry Returning TOMORROW!

Hey Jammers! It's Thursday– but no new Jamaa Journal yet! A lot of you already know this, but updates only come around every other week in the afternoon. I've just seen some people being worried, so know that everything is ok! :0 

The glitchy item set has finally been fully stocked in Jam Mart Furniture, so we have a non-glitchy item today– the Maple Leaf Rug!

I can't wait for more Fall-themed items to come out. My favorite is the Leaf Pile, not to be confused with the more recently released Rake And Leaf Pile:

Leaves are pretty! This is Animal Jam, so why rake them? :D

I am so pumped for Autumn that it kind of scares me. Another thing I'm pumped for is my plan to start Berry the Koala up again tomorrow!

For those who don't know, Berry the Koala is a plushie story blog I've updated monthly since around July 2012. I haven't updated it since June or May because I was tired and busy, but now I've decided that since you've waited so long now, why not get it back up and running again?

As an added bonus, I'm dropping updating only once a month. Instead, I'll update every three weeks on Friday starting TOMORROW! I've been slacking for far too long– I need to up my game! Prepare for an onslaught of BLUE KOALAS!!! >:)

Thanks so much to everyone for all your support! I'm gonna work at getting back in the swing of things with school and all, but I'm also gonna try to update more! That's all for now, and see you in Jamaa~