New Year's Party Items

Have you heard? The 2015 New Year's Party is finally here! Below are the items you can purchase from the party's stores. If you want to check out the full party, you'll just have to wait until one starts! Happy New Year!

Cheap Sunglasses

Hey Whippers! I'm sad that the Jamaalidays are nearly over, but we must always remember this quote:

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

^.^

Today is Monday, which means the new item today is a pair of fluffy, red-and-green Rare Jamaaliday Earmuffs!

Whoa. I wasn't expecting such a high price! They are definitely built to keep your ears warm, but is 1,000 gems really worth it? :I

Well, today's gift is the Inflatable Snowman!

Watch out, or he might just tip over on you. He seems a bit unbalanced, despite the fact he's wobbling around back and forth. x3

There will be a new Howl Topic for this week, so be on the lookout for that. I'm also going to add a rule that all howls must be submitted by the end of the day it gets put up, so you may want to be spying on that page. >:P

So... I made a music video with my Webkinz about a month ago. If you want to see it, here it is:

Yeah...

Anyway!

The contest results will be posted momentarily, for those of you who entered that mini giveaway. Meanwhile, we need to vote out two more people so that we can start giving out prizes. There are only five Jammers left in the competition!

That's the Whip!

A Guide to the Diamond Shop

The Diamond Shop, a mystical place where Jammers can spend their fancy diamonds, opened on May 30th, 2013. Ever since that time, the Diamond Shop and its all-new currency has affected the citizens of Jamaa hugely. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about the Diamond Shop and its secrets.

Overview of the Diamond Shop

You can find the Diamond Shop in the South Plaza (the area where the Club Geoz, Sol Arcade, and Pillow Room is), directly above Club Geoz. When you arrive at the base of the shop, you will see a line of diamonds paved your way towards the wooden door. To your right is a mandarin tree, which, in the Chinese culture, stands for good fortune and long because of the fruit's abundance and natural sweetness.

Draped along the sides of the shop are two tapestries with diamonds patterns on them. The sky windows on the roof are also shaped like diamonds. A majestic red flag is perched on the very top, flapping its wings like a bird flying carefree in the spring wind.

The inside of the Diamond Shop is much bigger than its looks on the outside.

In the center of the room stands a magnificent statue of an Arctic Wolf. Below it are two pets. On the right side of the building, there are four pedestals. The first one displays an animal statue, modeling elegant clothing and armor that changes every so often an update. The second one holds several unusual items on it, all which you can purchase with just a click of a button. The third one is a recorder, and the fourth displays models of dens.

There is also a fifth pedestal (located in the bottom right corner of the shop), where you can trade your diamonds for gems.

Shopping

You can use your diamonds to purchase anything from old items to new items, including animals, pets, clothing, furniture, dens, or even gems!

Earning Diamonds

There's all this cool stuff to buy, but you have no way of buying it because, well, you're broke! How can you earn diamonds? Take a look at the many opportunities you have to collect, save, and spend.

1. Membership

Whether by gift card or certificate, when you purchase a new Membership, you are rewarded a certain amount of diamonds depending on how many days of Membership you bought.

2. Gift Certificates

You can purchase gift certificates online at shop.animaljam.com/diamonds to earn diamonds.

3. Daily Spin

When you spin the Daily Spin wheel each day, you have a chance of winning up to 3 diamonds! Members have even a better chance of winning diamonds.

4. Promo Codes

Some AJ toy codes give out diamonds.

5. December Advent Calendar

During the yearly December Advent Calendar, some gifts may reward diamonds!

The Diamond Shop Rumor

You may heard of the "Diamond Shop Rumor". This tall tale states that if you turn your animal completely white, even the nametag if you're a Member, and dance on one of the many engraved diamonds on the floor without wearing any clothes, you will be granted 10 diamonds.

This myth was proved to be false by AJHQ in a Daily Explorer document. So because the document was from a while ago, Jammers still believe that this rumor is true, although it has been confirmed it isn't.

The funny thing is, people do it for hours and hours, just watching their animals do the same moves over and over again, but it won't ever work.

The only possible ways to obtain diamonds are in the ways above.

Thanks for reading!

Signing off,

Motivational Songs

I think the reason why I like to listen to pop music so much is that it gives me motivation.

Motivation to just get out there and do anything I want, to become whatever I want, to be that person the song is talking about.

Classical music is more of a relaxation or peaceful way to organize thoughts, but it doesn't work well in the motivation area.

Country music is just something to listen to, and all heavy metal and hard rock does is break your eardrums.

But pop... no, pop is something much more. Whether it be a slow, sad song or a fast-paced, happy song.

Please don't take any offense in this, because, after all, it is my opinion.

Anyway, I'm going to make a short list of a few of the songs that really inspire me.

Titanium

David Guetta ft. Sia

I think the lyrics of this song talk a lot about bullying and how you can avoid it. 

You shout it loud, but I can't hear a word you say. I'm talking loud, not saying much. 

When people bully you, pretend that they aren't there. Try to show them the light with only a few words. 

I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet. 

Whatever the bully says will be used against them, as long as you stay strong.

Shoot me down, but I get up.

You can't let the bully win the fight. Keep getting up.

I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose. Fire away, fire away!

Make yourself bulletproof by caring less about what the bully says. Make it so that the bully has no power over you. Let the bully fire their darts, but it won't make a difference.

Ricochet, you take your aim. Fire away, fire away!

Again, the bully will stop when they discover that you are invincible.

You shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am titanium! You shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am titanium!

You ARE titanium. When the bully shoots you, don't fall. Don't collapse to the ground. Be the last one standing. Be titanium!

Cut me down, but it's you who'll have further to fall.

The bully can chop and slice you to pieces, but you will still remain titanium. The bully is the one falling, not you.

Ghost town and haunted love. Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones.

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you. Speak up!

And then it's the chorus until the end of the song.

Firework

Katy Perry

I think the lyrics of this song talk a lot about being yourself.

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind wanting to start again?

Do you ever feel like that? Wanting to be someone who you're not? Wanting to start over with yourself and your life?

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin, like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?

Again, another way to think of how you might feel.

Do you ever feel already buried deep six feet under? Screams, but no one seems to hear a thing.

I bet we've all felt like we are trapped inside a dark hole in the ground and we can't escape, even when we try to yell for help. Nobody is there.

Do you know that there's still a chance for you 'cause there's a spark in you?

There is always a second chance promised.

You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine! Just own the night like the 4th of July!

Ignite the light! Let your true self show! Let it shine for the world to see! If people don't like what they see, then that's their problem, not yours! Be yourself and the right people will learn to love you and will soon become your best friends!

'Cause baby you're a firework!

You are a firework, and so is everyone else!

Come on, show 'em what you're worth! Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah!" as you shoot across the sky!

Make the world amazed at who you are and what your potential is.

Baby, you're a firework!

Indeed so!

Come on, let your colors burst! Make 'em go, "Aah, aah, aah!" as you shoot across the sky! You're gonna leave 'em all in "Aah, aah, aah!"

Your colors need to burst after having been trapped inside that hole for so long, so let them!

There are more lyrics to the song, so if you want some motivation to be yourself, listen to Firework by Katy Perry!

The Climb

Miley Cyrus

 I think this song is mostly about following your heart. This also kind of reminds me about Walt Disney's journey to victory. If you want to be known around the world for creativity, this song is what you should listen to.

I can almost see it, that dream I'm dreaming but there's a voice in inside my head saying, "You'll never reach it."

There will always be the voice that screams and shouts, "No, you can't." "No, you can't." "You can't and never will." Ignore it.

Every step I'm taking, every move I make feels lost with no direction. My faith is shaking.

Keep going. Your faith will shake at times, but don't ever stop.

But I, I gotta keep trying. Gotta keep my head held high.

Yes, you must keep your head held high. Jump for the moon, and even if you miss, you'll still land among the stars.

There's always gonna be another mountain, I'm always gonna wanna make it move. Always gonna be an uphill battle, sometimes I'm gonna have to lose.

There's always going to be a challenge in your life. Whether you're the victor or the victim, you must keep going.

Ain't about how fast I get there, ain't about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb.

If your dream leads you to fame and fortune, remember that stuff doesn't matter. What matters is how you react to those challenges. What matters is the climb.

The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking sometimes might knock me down but no, I'm not breaking.

Don't break apart, no matter what challenges you face.

I may not know it, but these are the moments that I'm gonna remember most, yeah, just gotta keep going.

As you are following your heart, the challenges and struggles you face along the way will allow you to be stronger or weaker, depending on how you respond to them.

And I, I gotta stay strong, just keep pushing on!

Stay strong. Keep going! Keep pushing on!

*Chorus x2*

Keep on moving, keep climbing, keep the faith baby, it's all about, it's all about the climb, keep your faith, keep your faith, oh, oh...

This doesn't need explaining.

Alright, that's the end! Comment any more motivational songs you know of.

Soapy Rugs

Enter for a chance to win a Howl Plaque, Rare Mechanical Angel Helmet, and an Arctic Hood!

Hello Whippers! I am very happy. :D We finally got our Disney Infinity game installed and ready to go, so now we fight over the controllers to see who gets to play. o3o

Today's item, the Snow Fort Corner Wall, makes a perfect match with yesterday's item, the Snow Fort Wall.

Not bad!

And for today's gift, Members will receive a Diamond, and everyone will receive a poofy, fluffy Yeti rug!

Wait a second. When you place it in your den, the knitted Yeti face in the center of the rug disappears! Am I crazy, or is it a glitch? Oh well. xD

Have you ever sat down and watched a show on a Snow TV? There are three channels: a National Geographic Kids Channel, a Virtual Fireplace Channel, and a Soap Opera Channel.

Well, the Soap Opera is LITERALLY a soap opera! Take a look:

Isn't that funny?

Also, my good friend EtherealComet came for a visit. It was nice to see her after such a long time!

I will probably put up the WhipTunes today, but if not, I'll try my best to get it done by Monday or Tuesday.

Vote out two people in the competition today! We better start handing out prizes soon.

Thanks for reading! That's the Whip!