I really hate fishing.
When you're searching for a particular fish, the whole process can be exceptionally frustrating and lengthy. Since you can rarely tell what kind of fish is lurking below the waves, it's a lot of trial and error to catch them all. Compare that to insects, where you can see exactly what type of bug you're about to catch. The tradeoff is that more fish sell for more money than insects.
But I'm happy to report that I have very little fishing left to do. Namely, the hunt for the jellyfish that appears in late August. I finally snagged a piranha, and I fully expect that to be the last difficult catch. I must have put in ten to twenty hours just in fishing for the piranha. Ugh.
And on a similar note, I have completed my insect collection. The Banded Dragonfly was my last catch. Here's my method for catching it... I basically ran around a block of four acres, scaring off / catching any non-Banded Dragonfly insects I happened to see. I saw the BD several times over the course of an hour, but only once did I happen to luck into its flight path. But once is all I needed.
Blathers immediately noticed that the museum's insect collection was now complete, and he thanked me profusely. However, he gave me nothing. I am a true patron of the arts, I suppose. The next day, Mayor Tortimer was waiting at my door as soon as I woke up. (Creepy.) He congratulated me further and awarded me a Golden Net. The Golden Net is about twice the size of the regular net, so catching bugs is easier. As if I'll be catching any more damn bugs.
The final reward was a decorative butterfly hung on the side of my house. That little bit of curb appeal didn't show up until nearly a day later... I swear it just magically showed up after Pango the Anteater happened to notice I had caught all the insects. The butterfly doesn't particularly match with my existing Lord Grimeley's decor: black roof, Whateleys crest on door, bones scattered around the yard.
In other news, I've been trying my best to wake up early for Copper's morning aerobics (between 6-7am.) If you exercise fourteen days over a month, you get a special furniture item. Unfortunately, the first day I remembered it was raining, so exercises were cancelled. RhondaCat has had sunny weather all week, so she's a day ahead of me.
