Jeff's New Horizons Blog

I received my amazing painting in the mail from Redd today. To my surprise, Keaton also sent me a work of art…a rock-head statue! And it’s huge!

I took them over to the museum, and Blathers informed me that they’re fake. Both of them. It was doubly disappointing. 😞😞

I put the fakes in my house for now, although the rock-head statue might be fun to decorate outdoors with. If I can find a suitable use for it, of course.

The Nooklings were selling cardboard boxes at Nook’s Cranny, so I bought several of them for crafting. I made the “small cardboard boxes” as well as a cardboard sofa. I put both of them in my upstairs room. I later got a bathroom sink from a balloon present, and I added it to my upstairs room as well. (The bathroom is on the right, the cardboard box furniture is on the left).

Label was in town, and she wanted to see me wearing a party outfit. She gave me a comedian’s outfit. I put it on, took off the denim cap I was wearing, and spoke with her again. She was happy with the outfit, and she gave me some Labelle sunglasses. She’s also going to send me another tailors ticket in the mail.

When I visited Hornsby, he really liked the comedian’s outfit on me. He gave me a zap helpmet that he said was the same color as my outfit. I tried it on, and it was a pink zap helmet! This is NOT the same color as my outfit at all! Hornsby must be more colorblind than I am! 😛

After making my rounds, I put on my island designer hat and continued working on the new creek/mini-river I started on Monday. It now flows past the sumo ring, and turns west just before Agent S’s house. While I didn’t remove my path for it, I did switch to a wood pattern there to resemble a small bridge that goes over the creek as it empties into the river.

Here’s an updated look at my town map.

Shortly after that, Keaton taught me the heartbreak reaction. That seemed appropriate, since that’s about how I felt when I learned the painting he sent me was a forgery. 😛

Remember the path I put in where Louie’s house used to be? I’m thinking about calling it D.K. Drive. Well, at the corner of D.K. Drive and Apple Lane, Rizzo and Tia were both sitting under the same tree!

That’s all for now, but I’ll see you all next time! 🙂 I hope you’re all still enjoying the game two months in, like I am.

Reminder for people on my friend roster: There’s no Friday Night Forest this week.

Last night I ordered an elephant slide from the Nook Stop, and it arrived today. I put it right outside of Tia’s house. I like putting something species-related outside the house of many of my villagers, such as the paper tiger outside of Claudia’s house, and the birdcage outside of Midge’s house. It’s helpful for remembering which house belongs to which villager.

Astrid the kangaroo (and her joey) were camping at the campsite today. But I did not invite her to move in; she can bounce right out of town for all I care. 😛

When I ran into Hornsby, he said he might copy me today! He talked about being Jeff Jr. for the day! I think one of me is more than enough already. 😛

Crazy Redd’s ship was docked at the north beach, so I went inside to check out his art. I looked at them all, but I ultimately decided to buy this amazing painting. He will send it to me in the mail tomorrow.

I also bought a rattan table lamp while I was there.

At the museum, Blathers was again hosting a Stamp Rally. You can participate as many days as you like (through May 31st), and the stamp stations may be in different locations. But the prizes will be the same each day.

In case you’re wondering (like I was), the reward plaques can be sold for 300 bells each. That’s less than I was expecting. So unless you have a certain design idea that uses multiple plaques, it’s probably not worth it to complete the Stamp Rally more than once.

Apple read in a magazine that cooking is great for “leveling up” your mind. But since she can’t cook, she just played Super Chef RPG IV instead. 😂

Since it was raining, I did a little fishing…and it paid off. I caught another coelacanth tonight! 😀 I also earned Nook Miles for catching my 500th fish.

Rizzo asked me for a new catchphrase, so I told him to say “I’m a rat.” He seemed to enjoy that.

See you next time!

In honor of today being International Museum Day, Blathers is holding a “Stamp Rally” in the museum. The bug, fish, and fossil galleries each have three stamp stations set up. By getting a card stamped at each station, you can get a prize for each of the three galleries.

It gives people a nice reason to browse through the museum. If you haven’t visited your museum lately, you may be surprised to see all of your donations flying, crawling, or swimming around.

The stamp station in the “extinction spot” in the fossil exhibit points out a detail that you may not have noticed before.

It only took a me few minutes to collect all of the stamps. I like the fact that there’s an event in the museum, even if it is simple. Considering how much time and effort Nintendo spent making the museum so beautiful, it makes sense to give us ample reasons to visit and enjoy it! The stamp rally lasts through May 31st, so don’t worry if you didn’t get to it today.

The prizes are a fossil plaque, bug plaque, and fish plaque. I hung mine up on the back wall of my back room.

At Able Sisters, I bought a baseball shirt. It is baseball season, after all… Well, at least it’s baseball season season. 😛 Kicks was in town, so I also bought some cleats from him.

Over by town hall, Apple had some surprising news for me: She said she lost her voice trying to be a heavy metal singer!

Hornsby later pinged me and taught me the sorrow (crying) reaction. This can be a funny reaction to have when playing online.

I found Agent S sitting on the swinging bench near Hornsby’s house and the sumo ring. She told me that she’s never worn shoes before in her life!

I’ve been working on my Sudden Valley area a bit more: I carved out a separate area to the right, and I put the banana stand and magic stand in here. I included a sign that says “Free Chicken,” which is a reference to an illusion in Arrested Development. 🆓🐔

But I also made an even bigger change nearby. I decided to bring back the pillars that we used for jumping a couple weeks ago…and not just as a one-time thing. I plan on keeping it as part of my town. It’s not exactly the same as before, though…because I also put in a waterfall and a new mini-river that will flow down, near my sumo ring down below. Oh, and did I forget to mention Godzilla? 😀

We’ll have to get someone to activate Godzilla as we’re jumping past his flames.

Have a great day, and I’ll see you next time! 🙂