Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Yesterday morning, I bought some turnips from Daisy Mae. She was charging 103 bells apiece, and I bought 1,700 of them for 175,100 bells.

Later in the day, Ketchup asked to visit my house. I normally decline the visits, but since it’s Ketchup, and since she hadn’t visited my house yet, I decided to let her come over this one time. She kept asking me to show her more rooms, even though she plopped right down in the middle of the floor and showed no intentions of moving. 😛

Her words didn’t match her actions.

Last night, I began demolition of some structures on the eastern edge of town. Ocean Sunfish Tower, Frog Pond, and Cosmos Canyon (the archway) no longer exist. I then began work on a new obstacle course. But it’s still very early into development, so don’t expect it anytime soon.

But as I was working, an unexpected problem popped up: An error message appeared, informing me that my system was automatically going into sleep mode because of overheating. I’ve had issues with my Switch being rather loud since at least last year (likely a fan/cooling issue), but this was the first time it has forced itself into sleep mode.

I may need to get my Switch repaired at some point. But for now, I’m trying to play shorter sessions (yesterday’s session was rather long, since I was demolishing and designing). I’ll see how often this problem recurs before I decide anything. But I hate the idea of being without my Switch (and island) for weeks while I send it in to be repaired. And Nintendo Switch Sports comes out on Friday too, so the timing is awful! 🤞

When I played again later, Wisp was in town. I recovered his spirits in exchange for a winnowing machine.

Today, I went out to Lottie’s Island to work a shift for Paradise Planning. Octavian was there on the beach, and he wanted a vacation home where he could relax by the sea. I picked out a small island where he had the whole beach to himself.

He insisted on a hammock outdoors, and I also supplied him with some beach chairs with a parasol, a wave breaker, a palm-tree lamp, a cooler box, and a beach ball.

Indoors, I started to give Octavian the tropical vista and sandy-beach flooring…but then I realized that was too similar to what I gave Angus last month. So I decided to go in a different direction, and I gave Octavian the mermaid set (plus a couple of items he suggested himself). I also used the ocean soundscape.

He should feel right at home here, even if he’s not exactly a mermaid. 😛

That’s all I have for today. But look for the next Wi-Fi Moments video coming in the next day or two! See you next time!

Yesterday, Gullivarrr sent me a pirate-ship helm in the mail, for helping him out the day before.

Beardo tried to tell me that he’s really well-known in hip-hop circles. I don’t believe that for a second.

Pancetti the pancake pig was up at the campsite. I obviously had no interest in her, but I did play one of her games. I won an elegant hat. 😛

I started up the island designer app to reshape the land where my UFOs have been lately. It’s also the place where I previously had my amusement park. I kept the same basic waterfall structure, although I made it more streamlined and moved it north. That left some room for my new sumo ring.

Even though my existing sumo ring is still in place, it won’t be for long. I plan on using that area for something else in the coming weeks.

Tonight, K.K. Slider was in town. He performed for me, Bones, Marina, and Agent S.

I noticed that the wet suit is one of the few items that can be used on Lottie’s island, so I put it on and went swimming! I didn’t see any sea creatures in the waters around Lottie’s island, but it was still nice to swim in a new place.

I haven’t done any vacation home designing lately, but I plan on changing that in the coming days.

See you next time!

On Tuesday, I found a lost item on the ground and I returned it to Louie. He thanked me by giving me a fast-food cap. He wondered if he was being too generous. 😛

Yesterday, I ran down Apple Lane right as Beardo was about to go in his house. But I ran over to block his path, and I sat down right in front of his door. 😂 Once he gave up and walked away, I pushed him into a pitfall.

Today, I got to see the inside of Beardo’s house. It reminded me of the mayor’s office in New Leaf.

Over by Resident Services, Louie was being kinda creepy. It looked like he was touching the shoulder of Agent S as she sat on a bench. When I got closer, it looked like he was breathing heavily in her ear. Stop acting weird, Louie!

A few other quick notes about the happenings of the past few days:

• Dodo Airlines sent me a DAL pilot jacket in the mail on Monday.
• Wisp gave me some denim cutoffs on Tuesday.
• Redd’s ship was in town Tuesday, but he didn’t have any art I needed.
• Gullivarrr was on the beach today, and I recovered his communicator for him.

Look for a new New Horizons Moments video coming up tomorrow!