Daily Update, May 25, 2024

    On Saturday, Auntie Barbara called just as I was getting ready for my day. We settled that I wasn't upset that she'd forgotten to call last night and arranged for me to call her back after breakfast. I did call back after breakfast, and we had a nice, reasonably long chat. It was great to get to talk with her. {SMILE}

   I also wrote a tiny bit more of my story in the morning, and another tiny bit in the late evening. I'm hoping the writer's block I've been fighting is beginning to ease {Smile}

   I started checking out a book on Amazon and the public library, both morning and late evening. It has its points, but I'm not sure it's right for what I want. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. She was awake when I came in and enjoyed the pictures and readings. She did respond sometimes, once without prompting, which is rare these days.  I started my reading with scripture and thoughts about it first. After that, I read four cards: a Christmas card from her cousin's granddaughter, a Thanksgiving card from one sister, a Christmas card from her other sister, and a birthday card from me. Next, I read the last few pages from _Picture Book Babies_. Then I read "Toy Hospital," from _5-minute Disney Junior Stories_. I finished with the 25th of May's story, "The Magic Mirror," from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}

   I did one of my standing arm weight training exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I did the other standing arm weight training exercise and one of my sitting arm weight training exercises after dinner. Much later, after I finished playing City of Heroes for the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup. After a long break, I did the rest of my salsa dancing, and after a bit more of a break, I did my arm resistance exercises, the rest of my sitting arm weight training exercises, and my head exercises before it got entirely too late to continue. {Smile}

   In the morning, I played Cros stitch world, and read articles and comics. I wrote up Friday's daily update before and into lunch, then read more comics. After lunch, I realized I hadn't finished posting my daily update, and did so. Then I cleaned myself up before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Kitten, but they didn't respond. Pierogies did respond when I said hi. He helped me get my character who's new to the end game through the introductory story arc. It never feels like they've fully arrived at the end game until I've done that. We did pause to discuss a film Pierogies likes. I might have to watch it soon. We finished that introductory story arc just when I like to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner and exercises, I began writing this and read a little of a comic before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found note from Dennis apologizing for missing me. I'm sorry too. Kitten was still unresponsive, and most I team with much weren't there, so I did some paperwork, followed by hunting for badges by myself on my new fifth best badge collector, since it's still anniversary month, so special badges are available that aren't usually. I also had a fairly long talk with Nox on chat world. Radio came in just after Nox left, and we talked a fair bit, too. In the middle of that, Dr. Faustus said hi. He had less than an hour to team, but he knew of a story arc the character I wanted to play was the right level for. We got it well started, doing a few missions before he left. After he left, I finished the solo badge hunting I'd started earlier, and did some paperwork. Between the dancing I watched some videos and read a comic. Afterwards, I wrote more of this, and made notes to write from the next day. {Smile}