Daily Update, August 7, 2025

On Thursday, things were pretty quiet as I got used to the laptop again. I did get a call from Carol, who was making plans to come by the next day. I am relieved. The laptop is better than a screen covered in pink and green flickering lines, but the screen is low enough to give me a crick in my neck. After the last few days, a quiet day was a relief, honestly. I didn't get much exercise, between Zumba Gold the day before and cha-cha expected the next day, but I hope I've earned a little break. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web and tried reading web comics, but I soon gave up and took a nap. After the nap, I did some more web browsing and played some Cross Stitch World before I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I browsed the web over lunch. Then I began writing up my daily update. I paused to check City of Heroes: Homecoming, but I didn't see anyone when I checked my friends, so I left to finish my daily update. After that, I went back to the game, only to find a note from Div saying he'd seen me earlier, but I left before he could catch me. I answered his note, saying I'll have to try harder to catch him. Then I got a moderately low-level character and started to play by myself on her. Kitten said hi, and we teamed up. I picked a regular mission, then another, and maybe a third. Missions tend to be quick at lower levels, including moderately low ones. Then Kitten said she wasn't feeling great and hoped a bath would help. She left to try that, so I started to play by myself. I didn't get far before Dennis said hi, and we teamed up, with me still on the same character. We did a few missions. Kitten came back and joined us partway through. A little later, Pierogies joined us, and we kept doing missions together. Eventually, Kitten left, tired. Pierogies, Dennis, and I did a few more missions before we parted, them going to bed, and me going to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I watched videos and made notes in this, with breaks to answer Nox on Discord, the chat server. Then I read a web comic before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started by sorting through the auction house and storage. I also checked my friends. I started to play by myself on that moderately low-level character again. Not long into that, Dr. Faustus said hi. They offered a badge mission, and I discovered that my third best badge collector didn't have it, so we did it with me on her. Another badge mission followed. My third best badge collector had it, so I did that on my fourth best badge collector. Then we finished out a story arc, with me staying on the same character. After that, Dr. Faustus left. I checked my friends and did some auction house and storage. Then I played Cross Stitch World before I made notes in this. I went to bed a little early-for-me again. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 6, 2025

On Wednesday, before breakfast, I got a call from my podiatrist reminding me of an appointment I'd forgotten. I told my main nurse, but it didn't register as well with him as I thought it did, and I didn't watch the time. I caught it when I was supposed to be there. We headed out then, and I got a call when I was getting into the car for my main nurse to take me to my podiatrist. It was my podiatrist's office asking if I was nearly there and suggesting rescheduling when I didn't say I was. However, I said I was only 10-20 minutes, and thy promised to fit me in. Actually, that's the time to their old place. Their current place is around ten minutes away, especially when we were already going when they hung up. {Smile}

They were happy with how quickly we got there and took me right away. My feet passed inspection, and I got my toenails trimmed. Then we went to Office Max. On the way, I called Carol of the Device Repair Shop and told her about my monitor with the lines and flickering. She hoped it was the cables and apologized for not being able to come over sooner than 2-3 days later. At Office Max, I got all three cables my new and old monitors can use and tried them when we got home. They work no differently than the old ones, so it's not that. {smile}

Then late in the afternoon, my main nurse took me to Auntie Sallyi's Luau Hale only to discover my Zumba Gold was in the butler building nearby. I think my main nurse learned that from some folks were busy setting something up in the Hale. He took me to the butler building, and I joined class slightly late. That was my exercise for the day. It was a fun class, though we don't have much time to visit. Breaks are mainly for hydrating. We can rest before and after. My main nurse took me home afterwards. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got ready to go, then browsed the web and read web comics until I realized I was late. Then I and dashed off to my podiatrist, with the phone call on the way. When I got back, I tried the new cables with no success. Then I browsed on the web, then wrote up my daily update. I started sharing it but had to stop before that was done to leave for Zumba Gold. I played Cross Stitch World on the way home. Then I finished sharing my daily update after I got back. After that, I tried playing Cross Stitch World but realized how tired my eyes were. I think they got eye strain from all the flickering. I ended up getting out my laptop and setting it up before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I tried teaming up with Dennis and Kitten in City of Heroes: Homecoming but kept getting distracted trying to get the laptop more comfortable to use. After a few missions, they went to bed, and I checked on my friends in the game and worked on the auction house and crafting. Then I browsed on the web, played Cross Stitch World, and read web comics. After that, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming to play by myself. When I realized how late it was, I finished the mission and made notes in this while talking with Dr. Faustus on Discord. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 5, 2025

On Tuesday I set up a file to share at my creative writing class before my relief nurse took me down to the Kamana Senior Center for that class. I got there early but wasn't the first one. One gal brought her sister, who is visiting this week. The teacher gave us a lecture, then a free writing exercise where we each wrote a response for several minutes. Then we broke into small groups where we read recent writing and gave critiques, both saying what we liked, and what we felt needed improvement. {Smile}

My relief nurse picked me up afterwards and took me to my doctor's office.  I told them about the symptoms I've still been having, and they decided the antibiotic had worked, but I probably have a yeast infection too. So, I started a medication for that when I got home, since I have some on hand from the last one. Frequent yeast infections are a side effect of one of my regular medications. {smile}

I also got a phone call from my cousin Kim. We caught up with how each other and our friends and relatives are doing. It was so nice to talk with her. We don't call each other often. We really should call more. {Smile}

I didn't exercise on Tuesday, but between line dancing on Monday, and Zumba Gold on Wednesday, a break feels good. {Smile}

After class, I realized I hadn't eaten the lunch I'd brought. I meant to eat it during class, but I ate some on the way to my doctor's office instead, and most of the rest on the way home. I finished up my water and got more to drink when I got home. Then I settled into my computer, checking the chat world and answering some messages. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. close to the time for the teen supergroup meeting. I waited for it to begin and talked with Pierogies. The supergroup meeting started with roleplaying like usual. I'm afraid I took a break to try replacing my monitor with an older, smaller one, but the computer wouldn't talk to the older monitor. The new monitor has developed some both pink and green horizontal lines that flicker and take hours to go away. The wait is getting hard on my migraine, so I'd like another solution, but the computer and the old monitor ignore each other when I try to connect them. I really don't know what's wrong. Anyway, I put up with the new monitor being difficult through the roleplaying, and well into a taskforce that's especially rewarding the first time you do it on a character this week. We had to start without one member because they were too late getting back home after work. We did talk with them after they arrived, but taskforces don't let you add members partway through. After the taskforce, I roleplayed with the supergroup a little before breaking for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to the teen supergroup meeting, where the roleplaying was going strong. It kept going for quite a while. I'm afraid I snuck in writing up Monday's daily update and starting notes for Tuesday's update as it slowed down. I also talked a little with Dr. Faustus. Eventually, most left for bed. That's when Phonso invited me to a strike force. I realized the last two other members, who were playing a romantic couple, looked like they'd appreciate some privacy. So, I excused myself, and joined the strike force, arranging with Dr. Faustus to meet there. We ran it with the group Phonso recruited. After the strike force, the group broke up. I said goodnight to Phonso, and did some auction house and similar sorting. Then I said hi to Dr. Faustus again and joined them for some missions with roleplaying until we said goodnight. After that, I did some auction house and similar stuff before making notes in this. I got to bed early-for-me. I wouldn't mind this being my new normal time. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 4, 2025

 On Monday after breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to Aunty Sally's Luau Hale for my line dancing class. This was my exercise for the day. I enjoyed the class, which went pretty well I thought. I only visited a little with others, though. I need to work on doing more visiting during the breaks. That's when you can make friends. When we were done, my relief nurse came and took me back home. {Smile}

Then, in the afternoon, the gal with Daughters of the King came for discernment. She's got a full-time teaching job, which pushes us later for the last couple of weeks, especially since this isn't paid. Yes, these sessions are entirely volunteer for both of us. I thought the session went pretty well. We hope to finish next week. {Smile}

After we got back from my line dancing class, I had lunch. Then I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web before I began writing up my daily update. I paused to read some web comics, then went back to writing my daily update. Then I stopped for my study of the Daughters of the King discernment when the gal came over. After she left, I finished writing up my daily update. Then I answered Nox and others on Discord before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I only time to check on friends and do some auction house and crafting before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with the auction house and crafting, then checked on my friends. I said hi to Dennis and Dr. Faustus, and started talking with both of them, especially with Dennis at first. He and I decided to team up with Dr, Faustus if they'd like. We three did a mission together, and Rav joined us partway through. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We finished mission, then the four of us joined him. He recruited more, and we started the taskforce. Somehow, we didn't have everyone with us, so we went back to start with the full group. Afterwards, I said goodnight to Dennis, Phonso, and Dr. Faustus. Then I worked on the auction house and crafting the task force had collected stuff for. After that, I played Cross Stitch World and began notes in this. I played Cross Stitch World and revised a story I'm working on for my creative writing class, with less new writing than I hoped. Finishing the first scene was easy. Starting the second scene was not happening. So, I continued notes in this with a little browsing on the web before going to bed early-for-me again. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 3, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to church. I found Auntie Barbara and sat with her. They were in the sermon when I got there. Auntie Barbra said later that I arrived just after they started, so I heard almost all of it. It was a good service. I like this week's priest. He was here last week, too, I think, and is definitely scheduled for the next couple of Sundays. That's how it will be as long as we have to use supply priests; they'll stay for up to a few Sundays, then move on. {Smile}

After the service we had lunch on the lanai. I sat with my main nurse and some friends. Auntie Barbara sat apart at first, but later came to join us later, which was nice. Afterwards, she and the same gal as last week and I went to visit Charlotte. We had a nice visit with her. Then they took me home. {Smile}

I had little exercise on Sunday, but between walking around Prince Kuhio Plaza the day before and line dancing expected the next day, I think I should be okay with resting a day. {Smile}

When I got home, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with auction house and crafting, then broke to read web comics. After that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did more auction house and crafting. Next, I worked on a story arc with a lot talks, and one mission in the middle. Kitten said hi not long after I'd stopped when I reached the mission. We talked a bit, then teamed up. We started playing by doing that mission I'd reached in the story arc with all the talks. Then We did a long, timed mission from an unrelated contact. Then we did two short, individual missions before we broke, each saying "have a nice meal" to the other. I slipped in the rest of the talks after the mission, before dinner quite began. {Smile}

After dinner. I played Cross Stitch World and answered Nox on Discord. Then I made notes in this and began actually talking with Nox on Discord. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with auction house and crafting. Then Dennis said hi. We talked, then teamed up. Kitten said hi soon after and joined us. Then three of us finished a story arc Dennis had, doing a few missions. Then we worked on a story arc of mine, doing a few more missions before they both admitted they were tired, and went to bed. I worked on the auction house and crafting. Then I made notes in this. I also read some web comics before going to bed early. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 2, 2025

On Saturday, I tried taking my antibiotic right after breakfast and dinner because I think they're usually less likely to upset the gastrointestinal tract if I take it on a full stomach. It worked. I had no gastrointestinal upset all day. {Smile}

A while after lunch, my main nurse took me down the hill. I reminded him about the popsicle, and we got that first. I picked peanut butter and chocolate. Then he paused do an errand on the way to Prince Kuhio Plaza. I walked around that shopping center for forty minutes of walking, which was my exercise for the day. This did include a fairly long stop at Enjoy Comics. It's still there, but the shelves are looking less full. The only thing I really wanted was far too expensive, even at 35% off. I finally picked a book that looks good and isn't nearly as expensive. My main nurse did a couple more errands on the way home. We were out around three hours all told, which I didn't expect. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before and into lunch. I switched to reading web comics during lunch and continued afterwards. Next came our trip out. After we came back, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web before I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. I went into City of Heroes Homecoming but barely had time to check the auction house before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web before I began making notes in this. I also answered Nox on Discord, the chat server, before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with crafting and auction house. Then Dr. Faustus invited me to a badge mission he they thought they had. I found my moderately high-level villain didn't have it, and joined them, but it turned out to be a different mission. I also talked with Nox on Discord. Dr. Faustus and I kept doing missions on the same characters. Dragons joined us, and we continued to do missions. We found another badge mission before we found the badge mission they first mentioned. When we had a third badge mission, too, I switched to my third best badge collector for it. Dragon's friend joined us near the end. Afterwards, I switched to my seventh best badge collector for that four-person movie trial, though I didn't get more badges there. I had most already; I just need a couple more. After that, Dr. Faustus left, and we fought a few giant monsters, but not one I didn't have the badge for already on my seventh best badge collector. Oh well, I got the regular juicy rewards. They were continuing, but I said goodnight, and made notes in this, with a break to read a web comic. I started to go offline but came back to add a few notes I almost forgot. I was still earlier to bed than usual, though not as early as I'd like to be when church starts at nine the next day. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 1, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my ballroom dance: cha-cha class. I got there early. Most got there late, so it started a bit late. I worked on the steps, at first with the gal learning to lead, and later with a couple of other gals. There are enough more gals than guys, not every gal gets to dance with a guy much. I enjoyed dancing, mainly getting the moves I learned last week down better. I also trying to learn more. The gal I danced with first suggested watching online between classes. I'll have to try that. That was my exercise for the day. When class was over, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

After lunch, the nursing company secretary came to pick up the month's check. She didn't have much time to talk but she waited while I made out the check. I'd meant to make it out before she got there, but somehow that didn't happen. {smile}

In the evening, I had a fairly bad spell of gastrointestinal upset. Then middle of my gastrointestinal tract was very gassy, and both ends felt ready to do stuff they thankfully didn't actually do. I looked up a new antibiotic I'd started earlier today online. Both nausea and diarrhea are known side effects, but they may calm down. I can hope, especially if I take it just after meals. I didn't yesterday, but that's helped in the past. {Smile}

After my class, I had lunch while I played Cross Stitch World, browsed the web, and read web comics. Then I wrote up Thursday's daily update, finishing not long before the villain supergroup meeting. I went on my moderately high-level member. One fellow got there before me. Dr. Faustus got there next, with a friend of the first fellow coming last. Dr. Faustus said the leader wasn't coming, and I remembered another regular won't be here for a couple of weeks. We roleplayed lightly, chatting in character. Then they wanted to do a mission I had, but I asked them to get a giant monster first. I needed it for a statistic-improving badge. We got it with the help of folks we recruited who all left as soon as ge was gone. I got the badges I wanted, and the stat improvement, which was very welcome. Then we four did a mission I'd saved for them, followed by another, but Dr. Faustus had to leave for work for a bit. He told us not to wait because his character already had the benefits. We got it done before he returned, which he knew we might. The others left. I stayed until Dr. Faustus came back, but he left for work when he realized we'd finished. He's warned me his work will make for busy weekends for a while longer. Finding myself alone, I worked on the auction house and crafting, along with answering Nox on Discord, until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I began making notes in this. I also played Cross Stitch World and read web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked who was on, then worked on auction house and crafting. Then I spent a fair while hunting for badge by fighting those body modding anarchists and some monsters known for wailing on my moderately high-level villain supergroup member. Towards the end, I also talked with Kitten, who seemed too tired to team up. I said goodnight to Nox with only a little talking. Then I worked on crafting and the auction house. While I was winding down, Pierogies said hi, and invited me to sit in a farm he was doing. I did, while making more notes in this, chatting with Pierogies and doing a little web browsing on the side. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 31, 2025

On Thursday I started my video counselling session as I finished breakfast and continued it afterwards. We talked about the tsunami, and how it affected me. I know some pretty rough personal stories that make it hard to watch folks make choices other than evacuating quickly and staying evacuated until it's very clearly over. Yes, I know I have to let folks make their own decisions, but that is hard when I know stories that made the bad possible outcomes all too clear. {resigned smile}

I didn't do any exercise, between getting sidetracked, and hoping my ballroom dance cha-cha class would get me back on track the next day. {smile}

After the counselling I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse before lunch while browsing the web. I also began writing my daily update, which I finished after lunch. Next, I read several web comics, catching up with them, since I didn't read for a few days. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I began to check some of my characters. Then Pierogies said hi and we teamed up. After confusion on my part over who to team up on, we chose characters early in the endgame and did two individual high-level missions. Next, we switched characters to work on a badge, running a mission with him before dinner, and planning how to get what he needs. {Smile}

After dinner, I made notes in this, taking breaks by playing Cross Stitch World. After that, I read some web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and began collecting badges on my best badge collector. Next, I read about some of Doctor Faustus's characters. Then I did some auction house and crafting before I checked which friends were on. Not seeing many on, I continued crafting, which eventually changed to badge hunting. I chatted briefly with Nox on Discord, the chat server and also with Dr. Faustus on Discord as well. Then I played a little Cross Stitch World and started reading a new-to-me web comic. I also browsed the web and made notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 30, 2025

On Wednesday I called my doctor's office and still didn't get a response. So, I asked my main nurse to take me down to the office. The receptionist and the nurse practitioner looked quite surprised that the pharmacy hadn't called. They'd called a new prescription for a different antibiotic in and asked them to call me. In the future, I guess I should call the pharmacy if the doctor doesn't answer my messages, Next, we went to the bank, where I settled an account that I'd spotted when checking on Mom's account. After that we went home. {Smile}

In the middle of the afternoon, Kamana Senior Center called. All classes for the day were cancelled, including my Zumba Gold. There went my exercise for the day, unless you count a little walking at the doctor's and the bank, but that wasn't much walking. I hope to do better in the future, and that classes will be back by Friday, to do ballroom dance. I feel like I should have done something more, but honestly, I was just too tired. I suspect the stress of the tsunami got to me. Releasing it with the end of the warning and the alert... I'm usually tired after a lot of stress and tsunamis are always very stressful for me. {faint smile}

After the trip out, I had lunch while browsing the web and playing Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Monday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I struggled to get into it and paused to make a tiny, but I think important. addition to the story I'm reworking. I did check on my friends in the game, and on the auction house before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update, playing Cross Stitch World during breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dr. Faustus, who said he need to finish a mission, and check a story arc he'd made for one of my characters. I prepped my lowest level characters to run content and was getting ready to do something with a barely higher-level character when he said hi, and that he was ready. I switch to the mid-level villain this was made for, and we ran it together. I realized it led into a story arc, so we ran it next. Then we parted, and I collected some badges on my character. Next, I made notes in this, with breaks to browse the web and read web comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 29, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast my relief nurse and I took Uber down to the Kamana Senior Center. I was the first student to arrive for my Creative writing class. I got my teacher's email again and tried to share the story I'd copied to Google Docs and added a scene to the day before. Then class began. We listened to the teacher, then did a freewriting project. After that, we broke into two groups. In our group, three of our four members read what they'd written recently. I went first, reading the new first scene I'd written for that story just the day before. They told me what they liked about it. Then we heard from a guy and told him our reactions. We heard from one of the other gals last and didn't really have time to respond before class ended. However, I did learn that sharing the document with my teacher's email was successful. Afterwards, my relief nurse drove up in his truck and took me home. They hadn't fixed the truck, and hadn't found what was wrong, so, he claimed it, and plans to take it back when they actually have time to work on it. {Smile}

A while after we got home, I heard an alarm. It turned out to be my phone announcing a brand-new tsunami warning caused by an earthquake off Russia in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. I tried to track it most of the rest of the day, right through my supergroup meeting, which was just getting ready to start, and late into the evening, until they downgraded the Tsunami Warning to a Tsunami Advisory. {smile}

I didn't exercise on Tuesday. I was too busy. However, between line dancing the day before and Zumba Gold the next day, I hope to be fine. {Smile}

Before leaving for class, I left notes with my doctor again. They didn't respond on Tuesday, either, but I'd hope the tsunami had something to do with their lack of response. I suspected to have to drop in on them the next day to get a timely answer. On the way home from class, I got a call from my financial adviser. I explained what I'd spotted, and we agreed to both keep an eye on it. We hoped it would be fixed by the end of the day, but that was before the tsunami warning. When I got home, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web, Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and checked the auction house and which friends were on before I got the tsunami alert. I went to talk with my relief nurse, then rushed back to the game and the supergroup's base. I apologized to the other members for being late to the teen supergroup meeting, only to be assured I was the first one officially there. Others arrived and we began to roleplay. Well, I tried to get into it, but the local stations were running non-stop tsunami news coverage which was far more absorbing than roleplaying when I was concerned how badly the tsunami would hit us, I'm afraid. Then we did a player-designed mission. Well, they did. I tried to play; I really did, but I kept getting distracted by tsunami coverage. Finally tried to tell them. The leader told me to roleplay it. I tried to explain this was real life, not roleplaying. Yes, she'd told me to roleplay it... Finally, someone else spoke up, pointing out they thought I'd said it was real life. I thanked them for pointing out that it was real life. Did I say real life? Yes. Did I mean real life? Yes. Finally, it got through, and they expressed the concern I was really missing. That's when I could break for dinner. {small smile}

I was slow to go back because I kept watching tsunami news. When I live several miles over and 800 feet up from the ocean, it's like watching a train wreck from a pretty safe distance. Well, a train wreck that could really wreck my town and my life if it goes wrong, which I was praying it wouldn't. As long as I stayed home, I was immediately safe. I didn't even have to worry about losing water, since that's gravitational. I could lose power, but I've lived through power failures, even one that lasted for days. Anyway, we never did lose power. Eventually I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with friends and eventually tried to join the teen supergroup meeting when only two were left. They were busy roleplaying, and I still couldn't get into roleplaying, but at least those two knew I was still okay. As it broke up, I ran into a friend from the chat world that preceded the game coming back. We talked before parting. I tried to work with the auction house and crafting, but I ended up playing Cross Stitch World and browsing on the web until I started notes in this. I got the notes done around bedtime, so I'm glad I made them before trying to write up an entry. I had to catch up the next day. {Smile}

P.S. The teen supergroup leader says she never meant to put the game before my personal safety. I didn't think she would, but our responses lined up unfortunately. {smile}