Jeff's New Horizons Blog

On Wednesday, Curlos the sheep was camping at the the campsite for the third time. He should get the message that I don’t want him by now.

Right outside the tent, Rio asked me for a stinkbug. It only took me a couple minutes to track one down, and I took it back to Rio.

She loved it, and she rewarded me with an athletic outfit.

And since it’s April now, it’s cherry blossom season! You can catch the petals with a net, and you can also enjoy the beauty of the pink trees around town. So pretty!

K.K. Slider was in town tonight, and I asked him for a random song. He performed “Only Me” for me and Bob.

Over by Rainbow Road, June asked me for a book recommendation. I suggested that she should read The Animalese Brain.

Out on Harv’s island, I paid Katrina to tell me my fortune. But Harvey was standing right there snooping! Can’t I get a little privacy? Why doesn’t Katrina have a tent any more?

At any rate, Katrina said my luck with friendship will improve. So I didn’t need a purification this time.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• On Monday, I helped out Gullivarrr. He sent me another pirate bandanna in the mail.
• Wednesday, Static was sick with a cold. I gave him some medicine, and he handed me an apron in return.
• I sold six bugs to Flick for exactly 27,000 bells.

See you next time!

On Monday, I went out to Lottie’s Island and took some close-up photos of a blue bird that was sitting on the island map. So cute! You can also spot Julian the unicorn reading in the background.

Wednesday (March 26th) was Louie’s birthday. So I bought a gift for him, wrapped it up in jungle green wrapping paper, and headed over to his party.

I gave him a Japanese dresser that I bought at Nook’s Cranny for 8,400 bells. Louie noticed that it was an expensive gift, and he seemed very grateful. By the way, Ankha was also at his party; you can see a sliver of her face in the above screenshot.

Hippeux the hideous hippo was hanging out at the campsite for the third time.

Yesterday, I went out to see Katrina on Harv’s Island. I paid her to tell my fortune, and she told me that my luck with money will diminish. So I paid her 10,000 bells for purification.

Today, I received my letter from Katrina. She sent me another gold turtle figurine! That’s four of them in four tries! She’s supposed to have four different items, and from what I’ve heard, they’re supposed to be random! How un-four-tunate. It’s turtle-y unfair!

I encountered Pascal while diving, and he wondered if the oceans are salty because they’re made of the Earth’s tears.

I wrapped up my night with a concert at the plaza. K.K. playeded a particularly plodding performance of “Pondering.” Bob was the only villager with me for the show, although Louie did walk through near the end of the song.

Here are a few other quick notes about the past week or so:

• Merengue sent me another copy of her photo last week, to thank me for her birthday gift.
• Last Friday, I sold 22 fish to C.J. for 255,750 bells.
• On Monday, I sold 15 bugs to Flick for 73,500 bells.
• Today, I returned a lost item to Ankha. She rewarded me with a cardigan school uniform top.

I recently posted a new video taking a look at eight things I’d like to see in the next Animal Crossing game. Please give it a watch if you haven’t seen it yet!

I’ll see you next time!

On Sunday, I ran into Pascal in the ocean. Even though it was in the evening (around sunset), he had brunch on his mind.

Monday was Shamrock Day (St. Patrick’s Day), and I was wearing my shamrock suit. I went out to Lottie’s island and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.

The next day, Audie the wolf was camping at the campsite. She was trying to make a rhyme, but she botched it.

I like Audie, but I did not ask her to move in.

When I put some bells into my savings account later, my balance reached 110 million bells!

Today is Merengue’s birthday, and it’s her first one in Forest. I bought a garden faucet at Nook’s Cranny and wrapped it up for her birthday gift. She seemed to enjoy it.

Bob was also at the party, and he wanted to make it as unforgettable for her, as his 6th birthday was for him. That’s when a birthday clown got lost in the walls of his house… Yikes. Probably not the vibe we should aiming for.

At any rate, happy birthday Merengue!

Later on, Ankha asked me to join her on the bench near the bridge to Peach Park. So I sat with her for a few moments.

Here are a few other quick notes about my life in Forest this week:

• On Sunday, Merengue was sick with a cold. I gave her some medicine, and she rewarded me with a lettered cap.
• I returned a lost book to Static on Monday, and he gave me some retro shades.
• I helped out Gulliver yesterday, and he sent me a silk hat today.

Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of the game’s release! Happy (almost) anniversary to everyone who started on Day 1! At some point in next few days, I’ll be posting my annual slideshow of my best screenshots of the past year. And I’ll be back with another entry next week. Hope to see you then!