Jeff's New Horizons Blog

TZ sent me a letter today, along with a pretty tulip wreath. She said I should give it to one of my villagers. Thanks, TZ.

The August Bug-Off was held today, and I participated by competing in five rounds of bug-catching action. I scored 13, 5, 15, 8, and 6 points. After the last game, my net broke. Between that and back-to-back single-digit scores, I figured that was a good time to stop. 😛 But at least that 15-point game was my personal best of all three Bug-Offs so far.

Flick told me that my total points from all Bug-Offs surpassed 100 points, so he will be sending me a prize in the mail. Of my 48 (current) points, I redeemed them for an artisanal bug cage, a bug wand, a butterfly backpack, and a spider web.

During the Bug-Off, I caught my first robust cicada and my first walker cicada. I donated them both to the museum.

After the competition was over, I gave the pretty tulip wreath to Apple. She seemed to like it, and in return, she gave me her photo!!

I just got Lopez’s photo yesterday, so I was surprised to get another one today! I put it on the wall in my bedroom (with my other villager photos). The quote on the back of Apple’s photo says “One rotten apple spoils the barrel.”

Back outside, Hornsby said that since the Bug-Off was over, it’s time to let the bugs go home. Nice idea, I suppose…but Hornsby didn’t catch any bugs. And I already sold mine to Flick. 😛

On my 6th dive, I found a scallop, and Pascal found me. He gave me a pearl in exchange for the scallop, and he wondered aloud if otters should be called Bob.

I’ll be back with another entry tomorrow night. Hope to see you then!

In the mail today, I found a letter from Lopez. It was a thank-you note for the birthday present.

He must have liked the gift more than I thought, because he actually sent me his photo! I was shocked! I put it on the wall in my bedroom. Lopez’s favorite quote is “Always look both ways before crossing the street.” I guess that’s a different message from my quote, “Never Stop Crossing.” 😉

Lopez is the 2nd newest villager in town, and he’s not one of my favorites…so I have no idea how I got a photo from him before Agent S, Hornsby, Apple, Midge, or even Louie. I generally don’t talk to him more than once a day, and I rarely give him gifts (other than his birthday gift). But I do give gifts to some of the others, especially Hornsby and Agent S. The villager photo thing just seems so random.

But on the bright side, I guess I can feel free to let him move out whenever he asks. He’s never really grown on me, despite living here for almost three months.

Saharah was in town today, so I bought several products from her. I ended up with a yellow vinyl sheet, magma-cavern wall, yellow checked rug, and paintball flooring.

Rizzo was itching because of a flea, and he said he nearly asked me to help him scratch! 😮

No way I’m scratching you, you flea-infested rat! But I did use my net to catch the flea for him.

In Nook’s Cranny (the shop, not his actual cranny), I gave Agent S an espresso maker as a gift. In return, she gave me a cavalier hat because she had heard that I love them.

I actually did like the cavalier hat a lot in ACCF, but I’m not feeling this one. I liked the original dark blue color.

I went diving in the ocean, and I found a scallop (and Pascal) on my 14th dive of the day.

He gave me a mermaid princess dress, but it’s different from the one he already gave me with the same name.

In an unrelated note, I had a dream that New Horizons had a power-up that allowed you to see fish in the water. So instead of seeing just a shadow, you could see that it was a sea bass or red snapper, etc. And in the dream, I found a brand new fish that I had never seen before. 😛 The power-up only lasted a few minutes, but it was cool to see!

Remember, there is no Friday Night Forest tonight. But I’ll be back with another blog entry tomorrow for the Bug-Off. See you then, and have a great weekend!

While checking my mail today, I noticed that my letter count said 300/300. My letter storage was full, but there was no warning or notice. Apparently the oldest letters (at least ones that aren’t favorited) are just deleted without warning. So if you don’t keep your letter storage cleaned out, you may want to check to see if you have any letters you want to keep.

Lopez’s birthday is today, and I found Agent S helping him celebrate. Is Agent S everyone’s best friend? 😛

I gave Lopez a cooler box for a birthday present. He seemed to like it, but he may have been faking it. 😛 Well regardless, happy birthday Lopez!

My golden watering can officially bit the dust today. R.I.P.

Label was at the plaza today, and she wanted to see me in a sporty outfit. She gave me a muscle tank as an example. But for once, I took this task seriously. I went home and changed into a baseball uniform, complete with cleats and a catcher’s mask.

I returned to Label, and she liked the outfit. She’ll be sending me a tailors ticket in the mail, but she also gave me some Labelle tights on the spot. Yeah, these will go great with my baseball uniform. 🤦

Later, I went diving and found a scallop on my 4th dive. Pascal gave me a recipe for a mermaid vanity. This is my 12th mermaid D.I.Y., so I think I must be getting close to having the whole set by now.

I put everything in my main room, because this should help with my HHA scores. I don’t plan on keeping this stuff up long term, though. I just don’t have many nearly-complete sets yet.

Today I posted my latest dreaming video, where I go to the neon-filled city of Sweetland (dream address 8923-2790-9482). It’s a beautiful town, and there’s SO much to see! Check out the video, and be sure to visit the dream for yourself too!

See you all next time! Never Stop Crossing!