Asa Legacy: Day 2

Asa Legacy: Day 2, Monday

I woke up bright and early this morning around 4 o'clock. The sun hadn't even risen yet. I made my bed and then rummaged through the fridge for something to eat. It's still pretty bare, so I settled for another juice box. Nice and sugary. Just what I need for a good day of gardening. After finishing breakfast (if it could really be called that) I went out to check on my garden, and to my delight, I found that overnight my little seedlings had sprouted. Two of the three are rather overrun by weeds, but I haven't yet learned how to pull them properly, so I settled for watering the plants.

The sun rose just as I was finishing tending to the watering. The dawn was beautiful: the golden rays dancing across the green landscaping.

To my delight, I found myself in the company of a rather fat black-and-white cat. I think he looks like a tuxedo cat, but I can't be sure. I also didn't check to see what gender the cat was, but I did give him (or her) a good brushing and a quick go of the "kitty laser game" before letting him go on his way.

After that, I finished tending to my garden and gained my very first skill point. I was very excited, so I decided right away to see if I could find a job to do with gardening.

I picked up today's newspaper (I didn't get up early enough to meet Skip when he dropped it off, apparently.) and rifled through it, searching for the job listing section. I found out that the Bistro is holding an eating contest on Wednesday. I might go to that if I haven't earned enough for a proper meal by then...

The Betatown Broncos apparently beat our Llamas in some sort of sporting event... Ouch... Apparently the Llama Memorial Stadium is also holding a little competition on Friday for people's pets. I don't have one, so that doesn't really apply to me anyway.

The gardening classes are discounted today, I noticed, but with only $7, I don't have nearly enough to attend one of them. For now I guess I'll just have to rely on personal experience to develop that skill.

Finally I reached to job listing sections. The only mention I found of gardening was for self-employment, so I headed up to city hall to register.

A few minutes later, I found myself an official "Cucumber Smasher." It feels great!

I was feeling a bit grimy, so I went next door to the 28 hour Wellness Gym (though how it's open for 28 hours a day in a 24 hour day is beyond me). I took a nice hot shower there and washed off all that grime and dirt that had settled on me while I was gardening.

Afterwards, I quickly went home and finished up my painting from yesterday. I called it "Sinking Cactus Under the Sun" and it sold for $13.

That brought my funds up to a whopping $20 simoleons, but the bills came today, and I had to pay $10 for that. At least that's not so bad, even if it was technically 50% of my funds.

After paying the bills, I went outside and planted the several packets of seeds I'd received when I registered to become a farmer. I planted another lettuce plant, three grapes, a tomato, and an apple tree. I'm especially looking forward to watching that apple tree grow.

All that "dirt-scratching", as my mother would have called it, led to me gaining my second gardening skill point, and I was finally knowledgeable enough to pull the weeds from my previous lettuce plants. It makes me feel good knowing that they won't be suffocating anymore.

I tended the whole garden, and when there was nothing left for me to do there, I came back inside and began another painting.

I've decided to go for broke and attempt a large-scale painting. Hopefully it'll pay off and help out with those bills in the short term. Raising crops takes some time...

After another juicebox, I went straight to bed. I like to be up bright and early.

Statistics / Updates:
Skill Points:
  Gardening +2 (2)
15 days until aging up*
Painting sold for $13
Funds: $10

*Accidentally forgot to change the lifespan setting back to normal before he woke up.