Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Wednesday (July 9th) was Static’s birthday. For his gift, I gave him a throwback race-car bed that I purchased at Nook’s Cranny.

Even though Static attended the birthday of fellow squirrel Agent S last week, Agent S did not return the favor. Instead, Ankha was Static’s other party attendee. And she was giving mixed messages about how much she was enjoying it. 😛

On Thursday, Merengue was talking about moving out of town. But of course, I made her change her mind.

The summer fishing tournament was held today, and I found three of my villagers all huddled up and fishing in the same spot: Ankha, Bob, and Merengue.

Maybe they should space out a bit. Bob told me that it was a great day for fishing, because the water was wet and the sky is up. Classic Bob logic. 😆

I participated in one run of the tourney, and I caught seven fish in the three-minute time limit, including two red snappers.

My seven fish earned me a score of nine points, and I sold the fish for a total of 12,375 bells. I then redeemed ten points for a fish print.

Later on, I found a scallop while diving. Pascal popped up to ask for it, and he told me that getting framed sounds like a good thing.

He gave me a pearl for the scallop.

I listened in on a conversation between my purple friends, Static and Bob. Static asked Bob about his future plans for when he grows up. Bob replied that he dreamed of building a house made out of peach cobbler!

Static wasn’t on board.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• On Sunday, a sick Bob gave me a jinbei after I gave him some medicine.
• Wisp gave me a purple camo wall after I gathered up his spirits for him.
• On Tuesday, I sold 13 fish to C.J. for 198,000 bells.
• Flick was in town Wednesday, and I sold him 17 bugs for 111,000 bells.
• I helped Gulliver yesterday, and he sent me a veil in the mail.

See you next time!

On Sunday, Quillson the duck was camping here in Forest for the 2nd time. I ducked out before he could inquire about moving in.

On Wednesday, Louie sent me a letter with a blue corner attached. Since it was Agent S’s birthday, I thought that would make a good gift for her. It is blue, after all. So I wrapped it up and headed to the squirrel superhero’s party. But when I gave her the present, there was a problem: She said she already has a blue corner! Oops!

However, she still accepted it. Another squirrel, Static, was also at the party. And he even called himself “an old cuss.” 😆

Yesterday, I listened in on a conversation between Agent S and Bones. Agent S said that her goal was to become a multifaceted pop star, and Bones didn’t understand. 😛

Today, I had another camper at the campsite. It was Peggy the pig, but I have no interest in bringing home this bacon.

K.K. Slider was in town tonight for his Saturday night show, and I asked him for a random song. He performed “K.K. Rally” for me, Ankha, Bob, and Bones. Well, and a mosquito.

Here are a few other quick notes about this week:

• On Sunday, K.K. Slider performed “K.K. Ballad” for me.
• On Tuesday, I sold 18 fish to C.J. for a whopping 312,000 bells.
• On Wednesday, Wisp gave me a garden chair when I returned his spirits to him.
• Flick was in town, and I sold him 32 bugs for 159,000 bells.
• Yesterday, I returned a lost item to June. She rewarded me with some cat grass.
• I helped out Gullivarrr, and he sent me another pirate outfit today.

On Sunday, Pascal popped up in the rain to talk about yoga poses.

Bob sent me this letter on Wednesday, along with a gift. He found it under his bed while looking for candy, and he wondered if it was a piece of toffee…

But the attached item was actually coprolite. That’s fossilized dino poop! Wow, he’s lucky he didn’t lick it to taste what it was! Yuck! 😆

On Thursday, I dug up the daily glowing spot money, and then a zigzag pattern led me to three of the day’s four fossils! That was four of the five buried items all in one area.

When I visited Bones, he told me to pick a color. He said he would tell me what food I’m most like. I picked red, and he compared me to a “hababa-ben-erioh” pepper. He’s wrong, of course, but I thought it was cute how he struggled to pronounce habanero. 😛

I know some of you have had issues with Joy-Con drift, and I’ve been having issues with Pro Controller drift for a while. I sometimes don’t get the full amount of bells from money rocks, because the controller wants to move my character down. And the problem is getting worse, too. The other day, I walked into Nook’s shop and my character left the store by himself! 😆 It’s annoying, but I don’t want to buy a new Pro Controller when I’ll be getting Switch 2 within the next few months.

Today, the June Bug-Off was held, and I participated in one round. But as I was trying to catch a drone beetle, Static was in my way and I kept talking to him by mistake!

But despite the setback, I still ended up catching 14 bugs…which was good for 16 points.

I sold my 14 bugs to Flick for 4,110 bells, and then I redeemed ten of my points for a bug wand.

Due to the Bug-Off, there was no K.K. Slider concert tonight. Here are a few other quick notes about the past week:

• Last Saturday, K.K. performed “Marine Song 2001” for me, Ketchup, Peanut, Agent S, and Bones.
• Ketchup was sick on Sunday, so I gave her some medicine. In return, she gave me an attus robe.
• On Tuesday, I helped out Wisp and he gave me a portable record player.
• On Wednesday, I had a whale of a fishing day; I caught three whale sharks! And also a great white shark, a saw shark, and a coelacanth! 💰💰💰
• Yesterday, I helped out Gulliver; he sent me a tubeteika in the mail today.

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