Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Thursday

Yesterday, Able Sisters had a football shirt for sale. Even though it’s technically red, the front panel looks orange to me. I put it on for now.

I found a lost item, a book, next to the toilet outside Rizzo’s house! Someone must have been reading it while they used the toilet!

When I asked Claudia about the book, she said it looked like Hornsby’s type of thing. I showed it to Hornsby, and he said it was his diary! He thanked me for returning it, and gave me a wrestler uniform.

Today, I’m “crafting” a custom gift for Rizzo as I write this diary entry. Almost done…!

-Hornsby’s diary entry for May 7th

Redd’s ship was docked on the northern beach, so I went inside to check out what he had. I felt pretty confident that the serene painting was legit, so I bought it.

I decided to put in a new bridge. And this time, I sprung for a stone bridge…which looks so much nicer than the log bridges. I put it in the northern part of town, connecting the east part (near Midge’s house) with the north-central part (near Rizzo’s house). It’s not far from a waterfall, so I think it’ll look really nice there. I also remembered to pay off the bridge before the day ended. 😛

Even though it’s been quite a while since I unlocked the island designer app, I still hadn’t used it to make paths around town. But that has now begun to change. I started with a horizontal path in the south-central part of town; it connects my house, Nook’s Cranny, the museum, airport, and both southern bridges.

Friday

I got my serene painting in the mail from Redd, but I realized I made a huge mistake after talking to Blathers. No, the painting wasn’t fake, but I already had the serene painting! I was so focused on picking out a painting that looked legitimate that I failed to see which paintings I already had. Dumb mistake on my part. 🤦

Rizzo taught me the agreement reaction, but I didn’t thank him. All I did was smile and nod.

I then attended the completion ceremony for my new bridge. From here, you can get a good look at it…including the two waterfalls in the background.

When I visited Tia at her house, I saw that Apple was also visiting. So I was rather surprised when Tia said she could have made an apple strudel! Watch out, Apple! Tia wants to eat you!

There was a visitor at the campsite, and I didn’t browse for long.
Because as soon as I saw Hazel, I was going, going gone!

As I got my net out to catch a bug that was on a tree stump, Rizzo went over to the stump and plopped his mouse butt down on the bug!

The bug wasn’t hurt, and in fact, it wasn’t even scared! It wasn’t until Rizzo got up off the tree stump that the bug flew away!

Friday Night

Around 10:00, I opened my gate for Friday Night Forest. Logan, Marlie, Timo, Dylan, Jesse, Jeremiah, and Ryan came over to visit. After Marlie was the unlucky victim of a pitfall, we headed over to the sumo ring for some leaf sumo. (I covered the sumo ring with piles of leaves.) 😛

I announced that, for once, I actually had a prize for the tournament winner: a serene painting! The match between Timo and Jeremiah resulted in the first true draw I’ve seen in New Horizons sumo. Even when I looked at my recording frame by frame, both players fell at the exact same time. This is the frame where dust clouds first appeared under both players.

The first round winners were Jesse, Ryan, Jeremiah, and Marlie. I had to go back to my house to get more pitfall seeds, and I returned to find Timo releasing more coelacanths and oarfish into my pond! A couple minutes later, I cut down a tree that fell on Timo. 😛

In the sumo semifinals, Jeese beat Jeremiah and Marlie beat Ryan. Jesse then beat Marlie in the finals, winning the serene painting.

After that, we did some pillar jumping. These are temporary pillars that I set up before opening my gate, just so that we could jump around. I thought it would be fun. 😀

When we were done there, I let everyone browse over to see my camper. 😛 However, Jesse got disconnected and that kicked us all back to the airport. And Jesse quickly returned.

We hung out in my house for a bit, and then I suggested a bug-hunting competition. I set my timer for five minutes, and I quickly noticed a big problem: There are hardly any bugs when playing online!

Jeremiah won with TWO bugs! I barely caught one (a mole cricket right before time expired)! I really hope this isn’t the case with summer tree beetles!

Next up, we played some museum tag (by popular request). Logan and I were apparently the worst hiders, because we kept getting found over and over. 😛 But the game went well, so I was happy about that.

About midnight, I ended the session…but I told everyone I may reopen with a Dodo Code (and to check Twitter for it). This time, Megan, Timo, Maria, Marlie came over. Timo started releasing a bunch more oarfish and coelacanths into the pond! 😮

I gave Megan and Maria a quick tour of my obstacle course, and then they raced on it (Maria won). Marlie and Timo were in mid-race, when Jesse returned. Timo won the re-match, and then Jesse raced Megan.

Iggy joined in, and we did some more pillar jumping.

After Jesse again disconnected and returned, I decided to call it a night. Thanks to all who came, it was fun! Have a good night, and I’ll see you next time! 🙂

To celebrate my latest house expansion, the Happy Home Academy sent me a long bathtub, and Claudia sent me a tankless toilet. With gifts like that, they seem to be suggesting that I turn my upstairs room into a bathroom.

As for the room itself, I was really surprised to see how big it is! This is way too big to use as a bathroom, but I don’t know what I’ll do with it just yet.

Over by the river, Claudia was singing one of K.K.’s songs. I’m not sure which song it was, but it sounded very familiar.

A butterfly was flying nearby, and I caught it; it was a great purple emperor!

The purple (emperor) butterfly was in the GameCube game, but it hadn’t returned to the main series until now. In fact, I put it on the thumbnail of my “12 Bugs & Fish That Didn’t Return” video from last year. And now my video is out of date. 😛

At town hall, Tom Nook reminded me that I owe him 1.2 million bells now. How nice. But he also informed me that I can now order replacement siding for my house! I can also move my mailbox as well. I didn’t make any changes yet, but it’s something to consider in the future.

In Able Sisters, I ran into Kapp’n! Okay, well not exactly. 😉 Just his head.

Keaton was sick with a cold, so I gave him some medicine I had in my pockets. Get well soon, birdman!

Today’s glowing spot appeared in the sand in Sudden Valley. I didn’t realize glowing spots could appear on paths, but apparently they can!

In Nook’s Cranny, Apple had some interesting dialogue. In fact, I’m pretty sure this is a mistake. She said “I always want to buy stuff I always I don’t need.”

At first glance, I only noticed the extra “always,” but when I looked at it closer, I realized there’s an extra “I” as well.

C.J. was in town, and his challenge was simple: Catch five fish in a row. Any five fish, as long as none of them got away. Easy as pie. Fish pie.

Just to let you know, I do plan on hosting Friday Night Forest again this Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern time (7 p.m. Pacific time). Anyone on my friend roster is welcome.

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

Apple and Louie were both sitting on stools in front of town hall today, and both drinking some coffee. Or it could have been tea, I’m not sure.

As I was walking near Keaton’s house on the mountain, I shot down a balloon present. Keaton looked on as I learned a new recipe…for a birdcage!

I was curious about the recipe, so I headed to my workbench to take a look at it. Apparently you can make it just out of wood! So where exactly does the living bird came from? Hmm…

I crafted one and put it in front of Midge’s house. 🐦

After I put on a HMD (head-mounted display) that Hornsby gave me, I spotted Saharah in town. I bought mysterious wallpaper (a mossy-garden wall) and flowing-river flooring from her. The flooring makes splashing effects when you walk through the water.

I found a lost item on the ground, and Tia told me that it belonged to Agent S. When I took over to my superhero squirrel friend, she gave me a young-royal shirt as my reward.

An anonymous commenter yesterday informed me that animals will display the items you give them the following day…not right after you leave and re-enter their houses like they do in previous games. And sure enough, it was true. Apple had her hamster cage proudly displayed in her house today. So a hamster has a hamster as a pet.

She then did some stretches next to her bed. 😛

Back outside, Tia the living teapot asked me to buy some cream and sugar! Maybe her head is all out of tea? She was just asking for 500 bells, so I gladly helped her out. I didn’t want to make her steaming mad, after all. She is a bit of a hothead, after all. (Just kidding). 😉

So to summarize, an eagle watched me learn how to make a birdcage, a hamster displayed a hamster cage, and a teapot sold me some cream and sugar. 😂

Before wrapping up my game for the night, I paid off my latest debt to Tom Nook. I’m having Nook add an upstairs room to my house, and it will be done tomorrow. Unfortunately, I’m now going to owe him 1,248,000 bells. Ouch.

For People Who Visit Forest

Just a couple of notes for people who visit my town: If you don’t want to participate in a certain game I have planned, that’s fine… But do not interfere with the people who are playing. It’s unfair to them, and it’s disrespectful to me because I put a lot of time into setting these games up. Not to mention, the time it takes to re-do something delays the next activity.

And if you feel bored by what we’re doing, don’t just complain that you’re bored; feel free to leave and come back another day (or another time). I know not everybody is a fan of every activity I have planned, and that’s okay. But I get messaged by people on my roster every week who are unable to get into my town (not to mention people who aren’t on my roster, but would like to be), and they would happily take your spot. So if you’re not in the mood, or not enjoying your time in Forest, let someone else have a chance to join in.

I’ve also seen people needlessly running through my flowers to knock the petals off, or shaking a bunch of fruit trees without asking (including non-native fruits). Yes, they grow back, but please be respectful. Selling my non-native fruits is one of the main ways I make bells, so please ask before shaking those trees. Anyone that’s rude or disrespectful may not be welcome back.

Sorry for the little rant, but there have been a few incidents lately that have detracted from the fun of online play. I just don’t want the actions of a few people to sour the mood for the others.

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