Jeff's New Horizons Blog

On Sunday, June asked me for a new catchphrase to replace “in my hair.” So I told her to say “for 1 bell.” She then told me about her idea to cook a fortune-telling apple cake.

On Monday, I spotted Marina on Lottie’s Island (the Happy Home Paradise island)! Even though Marina has lived in Forest on two separate occasions, she did not remember me. 🙁

Ankha was talking about her fashion choice of an open track jacket on Tuesday, and her catchphrase made it sound like she hates being active. 😛

On Wednesday, Mint the green squirrel was camping at the campsite! I like her; she’s really cute!

However, my town already has three squirrels, and I’m not looking to add a 4th one right now. But at least I currently have Mint in my City Folk town.

Ankha reminded me that June’s birthday is coming up soon, on May 21st. That’s next Wednesday. But I’m not so sure that Ankha was looking forward to it. 😆

On Thursday, Bob was commenting about the striped shirt he gave me…

Except he didn’t give me that shirt! I found it in the recycle box a couple weeks ago! I don’t know why he thinks he gave it to me. Maybe he owned it previously before he put it in the recycle box? I have no idea. 🤷

Yesterday, Katrina told me about a gluttonous sea otter who was looking for dinner…but his shell was empty.

That (apparently) meant my luck with belongings would diminish. I paid Katrina 10,000 for purification, and today she sent me another mini dharma. So I still don’t have her 4th item, but I’ll keep trying.

Bob was sitting on the ground at an angle, so when I spoke with him, he looked almost directly at the camera. He looked kinda funny, almost like a Muppet. 😛

At the plaza tonight, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed “K.K. Waltz” for me, Agent S, Bob, and Merengue.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• On Sunday, I got my latest HHA score: 145,043 points. That’s a small increase, due to the addition of my power stone I added last week.
• I helped out Wisp on Tuesday, and he gave me some strapped books. These books are bound to leave an impression!
• I shot down a balloon present on Wednesday, and I found a cactus inside!
• I helped out Gulliver, and he sent me a silk hat.
• Thursday, I returned a lost item to Peanut. She gave me a retro sweater as thanks.
• Yesterday, Flick was in town. I sold him 16 bugs for a total of 61,500 bells.
• Static was sick with a cold today, so I gave him some medicine. In return, he gave me a baseball uniform.

On Sunday, I found Louie taking a nap on a beach chair.

I tried to talk to him, or at least wake him up, but no luck. So I gave up and just joined him on the adjoining beach chair. But as soon as I laid down, Louie popped up and walked away! Wow, how rude! 😆

Thursday, I swooped by the campsite and found Quinn the eagle inside.

I didn’t adopt her, but she seems pretty cool. If she had shown up on the day after Rio left, I may have considered her then! Especially since I used to call that part of town Eagle Mountain (because Keaton and Apollo once lived there).

Out on Harv’s Island, I asked Katrina to tell my fortune. She saw me falling into a pitfall!

She said my luck with health will diminish, but I paid her 10,000 for purification. Yesterday, I received my gift in the mail: A power stone! It’s basically a crystal ball, and it lights up when you use it. Very cool! It even seems to turn a different color each time; I’ve seen it turn white, red, green, and blue.

I now have three of Katrina’s four items. I just need the horseshoe door decoration now.

When I tried to put the power stone in my house, you can probably guess what happened. A villager barged in for an unexpected visit (ugh). It was Merengue, who gave me an orange and then sat down to read a book.

Once she stood up, we played a game of “High Card, Low Card” and I won her relay tank.

Today, I visited Merengue and I saw that Louie was also there visiting. As Merengue pointed out that obvious fact, Louie seemed to look directly at the camera. I thought it was kinda funny. 😆

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• Ankha was sick with a cold on Monday. I gave her some medicine, and she gave me a fishing vest in return. That’s a sick trade. 😉 She really hooked me up. 🎣
• I helped Gullivarrr on Tuesday, and he sent me a pirate dress.
• Tonight, K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Robot Synth” for me, Static, Agent S, and Bob. I think it’s only the third time I’ve heard it. Part of it sounds a bit like “Party in the USA” to me. 😆

On Monday, I got to see the inside of Peanut’s house for the first time since she unpacked. She has a lot of pink cute furniture in her house, which reminds me of the lovely furniture in the older games.

Ankha’s catchphrase continues to pay dividends. She told me that the Nooklings are so cute, she can’t resist buying their items…before adding that she hates it. 😆

On Tuesday, Drago the dragon gator was camping at the campsite. I like Drago, and I’ve had him in New Leaf many years ago. But I did not invite him to move in.

When I visited Merengue on Wednesday, she told me I looked great in my striped shirt. She told me some striped socks would go great with it, so she gave me some. For once, one of these gifts actually made sense (stripes with stripes). Usually, they’re unrelated and don’t match.

Yesterday, Louie was checking out a henley shirt at Able Sisters. However, I don’t think it would quite fit him. It’s about eight sizes too small. 👕

For a Donkey Kong-sized gorilla to fit into that shirt, it would take quite a Tropical Squeeze. 😛

Today, Ankha told me that she decides what to make for dinner based on the weather. She said that creamed spinach was on the menu today. It was a sunny day, though. Creamed spinach seems more like a rainy/cloudy day meal to me. 😛

And of course, she added in her catchphrase. 😛

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• On Wednesday, I sold 18 bugs to Flick for 86,250 bells.
• I helped out Gulliver on Thursday, and he sent me another candy-skull mask.
• I shot down a balloon present today, and I found a milk-glass lamp inside.
• Tonight, K.K. Slider performed “I Love You” for me, Louie, and Ankha.

I posted my latest New Horizons Moments video the other day, so I hope you’ll check it out if you haven’t seen it yet: