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}

Daily Update, July 28, 2025

On Monday, around breakfast, I called my doctor's office and left a message about my symptoms returning over the weekend. I also got a call from the nursing company's secretary. Because my relief nurse's truck is still in the shop, we have to take Uber. The nursing company promised to reimburse me if I save the amount I paid. I'm glad, considering how much I pay them monthly. {Smile}

Because of the truck, after breakfast, I contacted Uber, and a somewhat chatty gal came and took me and my relief nurse to Aunt Sally's Luau Hale, where I had my line dancing class. The instructor was back and told us about her glaucoma operation. She also led some of the dances, with advanced students who like this group leading the rest. My relief nurse walked in and out until it was over. then I called Uber, and a very quiet guy came and took us home. 

After we got home, I called my doctor's office, leaving a message in a different place. then I checked with my financial adviser and left a message. In a phone call a while later, I got the secretary, who told me the progress she'd made, and what I'd need to do myself when things were right. She promised me it should be okay the next day. {Smile}

Then that afternoon the gal who is leading me through the Daughters of the King discernment came to my house. We got another chapter done. There's only a couple more to go. After she left, I wrote a new first scene... or rewrote it, from vague memories of having written it, but I lost it later. It's for a story I need to revise rather drastically. After copying it into Google Docs so I'd have something for my creative writing class that includes new writing. {Smile}

Line dancing was my exercise on Monday. {Smile}

After we got home, I had lunch, followed by the later phone calls. After that, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web until the gal came. After she left, I called my financial adviser again before I did that writing. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with auction house and some crafting until Dennis and Kitten hi. We teamed up and started doing missions. Dr. Faustus soon joined us. We did two missions of mine from different story arcs, and a mission of Dennis's before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Sunday's daily update, doing most of it in one sitting. I pushed myself to keep going past the time I'd usually take breaks, just to get it done. I only took a break when my brain felt tired, and like it wasn't thinking straight. Then I tried going back, but I made the break longer when I realized I wasn't thinking as straight as I hoped when I first went back. After that, I finished Monday's daily update. Then I tried to dash into City of Heroes: Homecoming only to discover that the two biggest "shards" were both down. From what Radio and Nox said in Discord, the chat server, the second biggest shard, which we all use, as do my close friends there, had just gone down. So, I took a short break. I was happily surprised it was back up after that. I went in and started with auction house and had begun to get into crafting when Dr. Faustus said hi. After I finished a little crafting I'd spotted, we teamed up and finished the story arc we'd started the night before. Then we roleplayed his character quizzing mine about part of her personal history. After that, I made notes in this with only a minimal break. {Smile}

Tsunami Alert downgraded July 29, 2025

We're finally downgraded to a Tsunami advisory. Some of the worst flooding in the whole state was in Hilo, my town. We'll see about damage - it's too dark - but we can hope it's light. {cross fingers, pray}

Tsunami Altert, July 28, 2025

 An Earthquake in Russia has apparently generated a tsunami. The first wave is just under two hours out. I and the house are well above the tsunami zone. Water is gravitational so should be fine. No promises about power. I'm hoping for the best, but we shall see. 🤞🙏

Daily Update, July 27, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse and I went to church. We got there just before the offertory, which is barely before the communion itself. We were there for communion and sat with Auntie Barbara. {Smile}

After the service, we had lunch on the lanai, with enough tables, the main dishes were in a room to the side. Yet we ran out of main courses, and at least one lady didn't get anything except dessert. I don't think the dessert table ran out, or not entirely. 

Starting during lunch, we had a parish-wide meeting, where the leader, a priest from the Cathedral in Honolulu, led us through answering three questions: 1) Who we are as a parish, 2) Who we want to become as a parish, and 3) What kind of person should our priest be to get us there. We wrote down every answer someone called out, then put check marks by our favorites. He gave us each five checks for the first list, and four for each of the latter two. {Smile}

After that, we left. I went with Auntie Barbara and a friend of hers to visit our friend Charlotte, who is housebound. We enjoyed talking with her. I even found the only short video of Dad. Thankfully, I have it up on Facebook. We not only saw what he and Mom looked like when he was in the nursing home. We heard him singing a song about Mary. Then Auntie Barbara took me back home. {Smile}

I didn't get any exercise, but I look forward to my line dancing class the next day. {Smile}

On the way down to church, I made notes about two phone calls I need to make. One is to my doctor, because the infection seems resistant to the antibiotic they gave me. The other is to my financial adviser, to talk about stuff I found recently at Mom's bank. On the way back, I talked with Auntie Barbra and her friend. When I got home, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web until I took a nap because I'd gotten to bed too late for such an early morning as Sundays are this summer. After my nap, I played more Cross Stitch World and browsed the web some more before I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started working with the auction house and crafting. I also checked which friends were on. Then I checked Discord, the chat server, where I chatted with Nox and told Dennis I hoped we could get together after his walk. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked and began setting up the character I just got out of the tutorial. Then I played by myself on the last character stuck in the tutorial, making distinct progress on her until Dennis said hi. I switched to the moderately high-level villain supergroup member so we could team up. He helped me improve her a bit more. Then we squeezed in a not-too-long mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I browsed on the web and started making notes in this. I paused to watch some videos, then made more notes in this before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the auction house, then took a break to catch up on web comics. Then i went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I played by myself to get the last character stuck in the tutorial out, this time with the badge her sister missed. Then I began setting her up. I stopped when Dr. Faustus said hi, switching to a mid-level villain I've been wanting to introduce him to. We started a story arc together, or at least I talked to the contact. However, we noticed this assumed I'd done a taskforce I hadn't on her as a villain. So, we did the taskforce the dialog assumes we have done. After that, we did the first mission of the story arc before saying goodnight. Then I checked some of the stuff she'd picked up. Next, I read web comics before finishing making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 26, 2025

On Saturday, a while after lunch, my main nurse took me down to the ice cream parlor in Lilu'okalani Garden, where I picked out a chocolate fudge popsicle. Then we went over to Target, where I walked over to the books and back, browsing them but not buying anything, while my main nurse got some things. Then we went back home. {Smile}

Walking around Target was my exercise. It wasn't much, but I had cha-cha the day before, so I hope it's okay. {Smile}

After breakfast, I had a nap. Then over lunch I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked who was on. Then I checked the auction house. (Yes, this game has an auction house for the auctions.) I also did some crafting and played by myself a tiny bit on the gal I got out of the tutorial the day before. After that, I started notes in this before our trip out. After I got back, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web Then I wrote up Friday's daily update and made notes in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on crafting and the auction house while I chatted with Nox on Discord, the chat server until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on friends, saying hi to Dr. Faustus, while I crafted and worked with the auction house. Then I started working on talks about crafting with my moderately high-level villain supergroup member, Dr. Faustus found me just as I got to the one real mission in the story arc with all the talks about crafting. We teamed up, and finished the arc in character, since his character is a professor. Then we started a story arc that connects me to a particularly powerful villain. We spent a very long time talking about the choices until I finally picked the right one for this character, which involved figuring out who four different villains would pick. I was really impressed with how patient he was in choosing. Most say just pick one, but Dr. Faustus felt getting the right one was important, even when that took a long time. I have to agree, with this character being in a supergroup that does a good bit of roleplaying. We did most of the story arc, stopping just before the final mission, not just because it was late - which it was - but because our characters' supergroup would enjoy joining in on this mission. Then we said goodnight. I made notes in this, as well as working on the auction house and crafting. I also altered my moderately high-level villain supergroup member, which took longer than I should have spent when church is so early the next morning. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 25, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center, where I have my Ballroom Dancing: Cha-Cha class. I was one of the first ones there. Class was so different than last week. I started dancing with a gal, and learned she was trying to learn to lead because she was fed up with strong leads shoving her around. I've been following strong and subtle leads most of my dancing life, and I've paid attention to how they tell me what to do ever since Dad gave me a crash course in how to follow when he caught me doing it wrong after I picked up some bad habits in my P.E. class in Hilo High School. So, I started to teach her to lead: to tell me through gentle pushes and pulls what she wants me to do. We got the first four moves down solidly, leads and all. We've forgotten move five, and moves six and seven were barely started, but we plan to start with five next week. We were too tired to do more after learning and practicing the first four for most of the class. Afterwards, my main nurse came and took me home. That was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

Before going, I called financial adviser. The secretary took my message, and said she'd tell her on Monday. I played Cross Stitch World on the way to and from cha-cha. Then I played more Cross Stitch World and watched videos and browsed the web over lunch shortly after we got home. Next, I wrote up my daily update, with web browsing in a few breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I put stuff up for auction that I'd made during the week, since weekends get better prices, stopping to go to my villain supergroup meeting. My moderately high-level character got promoted to the third rank, the highest most characters get in this group, after talking to the leader, asking if I needed to do something to earn it, and pointing out how long I've been a member. We did the beginning of one of the story arcs held by my moderately high-level character because only four were present, and this looked fun for such a small group. We ended when we were promised a big break-in at the biggest prison in the game. Then we stopped because they wanted to do it with more of the group, since this will be fun for everyone. It will be not sooner than three weeks away, because one gal who was there won't be coming the next two meetings, and we didn't want to cut her out of the fun. Then I sorted out what I got while playing and checked the stuff I'd put up for auction until Dennis said hi. We talked, then teamed up and did a mission we both had before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. Then I tried to get into City of Heroes: Homecoming, but my mind kept wandering, drawing me back to Cross Stitch World and web browsing until I took something for low blood sugar. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming and began checking the auctions. Next, I played a low-level character, running around to do talks While doing so, I got invited by someone I don't think I know to run a low-level trial. I joined them and ran it. Then I found Dennis asking about teaming up in City of Heroes: Homecoming though Discord, the chat server. I got together with him in the game on the moderately high-level villain supergroup member, and we ran a few missions from different story arcs with a variety of villains until it was quite late for him, by him choice. After he left, I worked on the auction house, including crafting new stuff my character had picked up for it. Then I finished running one character through the tutorial and getting her out. I accidentally left before she finished getting a badge. There are only a few other ways to get it but I'll just have to work on that. I finished the evening by making notes in this while checking characters one last time. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 24, 2025

On Thursday I had my counselling right after breakfast. We had a good session. She had a particularly good suggestion in case I run into another bully online. At the end we arranged to meet again next week. I expect to go to every other week soon, but not quite yet. {Smile}

I didn't get any exercise, but between Zumba Gold the day before and ballroom dance: cha-cha expected the next day, I hope I'm covered. {Smile}

After my counselling I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web right through lunch. After lunch, I wrote up Wednesday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Soon, Pierogies said hi. We teamed up, and Kitten joined us. The three of us did a few missions fighting the cultists who associate with demons and spirits. Kitten went quiet during the last mission. Then Pierogies said goodbye and left after the last mission. Soon, someone invited me to a team out of the blue. It was significantly higher level than my character, but that means a little better reward. (They scale rewards to your current level, not the level of the team, so it's not a lot more.) After a couple of missions, the leader left. A new leader did several missions fighting powerful people from an alternate dimension. They left and the team broke up so close to dinner, I didn't get into anything new after that. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and watched videos. Then I made notes in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. After some paperwork, Dennis said hi and we teamed up. I found the character doing the story arc about the origin of power with all the talk-missions. I tried to read quickly through the rest of the talks. Then we did the one regular mission at the end, fighting that cult with the demons and spirits. After that, we did a few of my missions in a story arc where we helped spies against spies working for an international group that tries to control more than one country's politics from behind the scenes. Then I wound down with paperwork before shifting to Cross Stitch World. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I ran the talks in that story arc about the various origins of power on another character, so I don't have to make them wait while I read. Then I worked on for some badges with much to read in the new zone on my best badge collector. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 23, 2025

On Wednesday, I did not have a repeat of the trouble that made me think staying home was desirable, so in the late afternoon my main nurse took my down to Zumba Gold. I got there slightly early, so I had time to visit with a few gals before it started. I enjoyed the talk, and the class after it started. The dancing is fun. You just try to imitate the teacher, and don't worry if it's not quite the same. After class, my main nurse took me home, with one errand on the way. That was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

After breakfast, I took a nap. Then I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World until I started writing up Tuesday's daily update after lunch. Well, with browsing the web and reading web comics during breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I ended up doing a lot of paperwork, since no one I particularly like to get together with was there when I checked, and some paperwork had piled up. That took me up to Zumba Gold, with dinner following when we got home. {Smile}

After dinner, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. Soon Dennis said hi, and we teamed up. We started a story arc about learning where superpowers come from, but it was mostly talks, and I do like to read everything, which is a little boring for Dennis. So, when Phonso invite me and whoever I was with, Dennis and I dropped everything to join him. Phonso recruited a team, and we fought those body-modding anarchists, and in one mission the Nazis of confused heritage. We saved the city's power supply from the body-modding anarchists. During this Dr. Faustus said hi, and offered to join us for a strike force Phonso planned to do next. In it, we fought a variety of villains over some crystals with psychic powers. After that, the team broke up, and Phonso and Dennis left. Dr. Faustus and I teamed up and tried to do a surrealistic mission that just didn't work for us. He thinks it's meant to be solo, since his character couldn't do anything to help me as mission holder. I didn't know what to do anyway, so we stopped, and did a mission that finished a story arc about the doctors who work on the body modding anarchists. Then Dr. Faustus and I talked on Discord, the chat server. I also wrote up notes for this and squeezed in a little Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 22, 2025

On Tuesday before breakfast, I called my doctor's office to tell them the symptoms that bothered me the day before and over the past weekend. Then after breakfast my relief nurse said he'd found someone to pick up any medication for me as long as they could get it before lunch. Just after he said that, my doctor's office called to tell me what medication they were prescribing. I warned them we needed it by lunch. They promised they'd already sent it. So, I called the pharmacy and warned them we'd need it before lunch, apologizing for the rush order. They promised it would be ready. the owner of the nursing company brought it over later in the morning. {Smile}

I missed my creative writing class. I felt that getting the thing with my doctor and medicine settled while staying close to the plumbing was desirable. Also, I didn't do any exercise, but I hope to be back to Zumba Gold late Wednesday afternoon, and I did get a full 1 1/2 hours of line dancing the day before. {Smile}

Around calling my doctor and getting the medicine, I browsed the web, played Cross Stitch World, and read web comics until lunch. After lunch, I wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and made sure some paperwork was done an most characters played recently, as well as one I wanted to play in the teen supergroup. She's a human mage who feels less like a bully target than the halfling I've been playing in our meetings. The group seemed to like her. We did a player-made story arc by a player new to making these. We were helping local Nazis against Nazis from a different dimension. It seemed odd to help Nazis and is really not sitting well with me now. It seems like all too good a character study of how basically decent people can get drawn into groups doing things that aren't at all good. However, that's what they wrote, and in support of a new writer, that's what we did. The first mission couldn't complete, so we went out, and they changed the goals. We completed it the second time and did a few more missions right into dinnertime, with one more mission to go after we completed the one that I was doing when I was first called

I left to eat dinner anyway and got back in time to help them complete it without rushing through my dinner. After the mission, we roleplayed for quite a while, with folks heading off to bed as they got tired. Then I started these notes. Dennis and I talked a bit during the roleplaying, as did Dr. Faustus and me. I got together with Dennis and Kitten afterwards. Dennis was working on a badge that improves the character a good bit that my new supergroup member needs, too. We picked a mission fighting those steampunk racists with both soldiers and robots. We set it for quickest results, even though that was hard, and ran it twice without quite completing it either time, so we could reset it and do it again. Dennis got the badges he wanted the second time through, and I made good progress, but need at least one more time. Then we talked before Dennis left for bed. After that, Kitten helped me with a different badge that improves the character less, and I got it. Then we ran three missions against the mafia, completing a contact of mine. I tried to test the change to my character and proved that the mafia just isn't as hard for us to fight as the steampunk racists. Then I finished my notes in this, with a little web browsing. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 21, 2025

On Monday, my relief nurse took me to my First Timer's Line Dancing class. There, I learned that they aren't at a different location next week like they thought they would be. I also had a really fun class, though our teacher was out. Some of the students took over, mainly a fellow I think I'm getting acquainted with. That class was my main exercise. After class, a gal and I waited for my relief nurse. She wanted to tell him about next week's venue change. He was late, but when he got there, she told him. So that should be settled. {Smile}

Then I went with my relief nurse to run an errand, but his truck broke down on the way. He said I should call Uber, and have them take me home, but they tried to charge me over $50 for a trip that's usually around $20. Then they cut it back to closer to $45, but I wanted a better option. I checked Lyft. They were willing to take me for only $20 if I waited 15-30 minutes with a warning that waits were long. So don't count on either, especially the short one. I called Alan next, since he gave me his number if I wanted to arrange a ride without Uber or Lyft. He was picking someone up but could come after that. It was still a fairly long wait. My relief nurse wanted me to travel with the secretary of the nursing company, who he'd called, but I was looking forward to seeing Alan by that point. It's been months since I've seen him. The wait was longer than I hoped, but he did come and get me eventually... just as the secretary go there to help our relief nurse, actually. Alan took me straight home, and sure enough, we caught up with each other on the way. {Smile}

I got myself a late lunch when I got home. I was still eating when the gal who's helping me through the Daughters of the King discernment came. We had a good visit, and a good session, too, getting through another chapter. She left not long before my relief nurse came back after dealing with both the errands and the tow truck. Yes, his truck is in the shop now. They hope they'll fix it soon but make no promises. {Smile}

Next, I worked quite a while at trying to set up autopay for my cell phone, either on the phone or online. Eventually, I gave up but managed to pay this month's bill. That gives me a grace period to get autopay worked out. {Smile}

After that, I fixed up my pills for the week. I don't usually mention it, but usually I have time to do it sooner than late Monday afternoon. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on paperwork until dinner. I chatted with Dennis on Discord, the chat server I use, while doing the paperwork. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Sunday's daily update and read quite a few web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on paperwork until Dr. Faustus said hi. I found out that he was doing a story arc my younger Hobbit - the teen supergroup member - has been wanting to do. We started to catch me up. Kitten joined us after a couple of missions. About the time I caught up, Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We finished the mission we'd just started before we teamed up with him. Then we ran the taskforce with the team Phonso recruited. Then the others left, including Phonso, and Kitten, Dr. Faustus and I finished the story arc we'd been working on before the taskforce. After that, Dr. Faustus and I roleplayed my character asking about his character's backstory while I made notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 20, 2025

On Sunday, in the wee hours of the morning, I actually got to bed only a little later than my target time. Then I got up on target time, despite failing to remember to reset the alarm until it was entirely too late. So, I just rested and checked the clock often until it was time to get up. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We got there shortly before the prayers of the people, and the service ended not long after that because we didn't have communion. I'm happy that I got to sit with Auntie Barbara and my main nurse. Afterwards, I had lunch on the lanai. I ate the main course with my main nurse and some other parishioners. including BJ, and older woman whom I'm getting closer to through Daughters of the King. Then I had dessert with Autie Barbara and some others. I enjoyed talking with her, and them. Next, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

I didn't get any exercise, but between walking around Prince Kuhio Plaza the day before, and my line dancing class expected the next day, I hope to be fine. {Smile}

On my way to and from church, I played Cross Stitch World. Then when I got home, I played some more Cross Stitch World, browsed on the web, and read web comics before I wrote up Saturday's daily update. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and did lots of paperwork. I talked with Pierogies in the game, but he left, promising to come back, rather than ream up just then. So, I continued doing the paperwork. Then I got out the character I hope will get to the end game next. I ran through some talks, and a hunt for mystical, evil carnival show people and aliens from an alternate dimension. Then I did some more paperwork until Pierogies came back. I stopped and we teamed up for talks and a hunt for those Nazis of confused heritage. We ended right at dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinnertime, I browsed on the web and Amazon and made notes in this and played Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming.  I worked on paperwork until Dr. Faustus said hi. As we were teaming up, Kitten said hi, and joined us, too. Dr. Faustus and me on the characters who were working in a particularly ravaged part of a post-apocalyptic dimension. We did a couple of missions for a fairly new contact. We fought evil psychics, and possessed soldiers and psychics, and the creatures that possessed them. As we got ready to start another mission, Phonso invited us to the last of those long taskforces based in those surrealistic dimensions. We joined it, as did a friend of Dr. Faustus. who bowed out when his character waws too low-level but came back when I invited him to bring someone higher. We finished the taskforce, and the others left. So, I did more paperwork and made notes in this. Talking with Dr. Faustus on Discord, that chat server I use, filled out the evening. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 19, 2025

 On Saturday before lunch, it was rainy enough, my main nurse took me down to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens, where I picked out a chocolate fudge popsicle. I ate it on the way to Prince Kuhio Plaza, finishing it before we got there. So, we went right in, mainly to walk around. My one notable stop was at Enjoy Comics. My main nurse was surprised they're still open, but I think I heard that the lease runs out next month, possibly at the end of it. In there I found a few books of interest, including a copy of the beginning of the ElfQuest series. I checked, but the owner said it was the original version, which my parents gave me when I was in high school, and I definitely kept. So, I didn't get it, just a few other things. Then we walked back to the car, for around half an hour of walking. {Smile}

That walk around Prince Kuhio. Plaza was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

On the way out to the ice cream parlor, I played Cross Stitch World. Then I had my popsicle while going over to Prince Kuhio Plaza. I talked with my main nurse and played Cross Stitch World on the way home. When we got back, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World right over lunch. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming to do some paperwork. I broke to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. Afterwards, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming for a little more paperwork before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I began making these notes. Then I checked Discord and let a few friends there know I was heading over to City of Heroes: Homecoming, which I did. Soon, Dennis said hi. We teamed up and started to do missions with me on the moderately high-level character I hope to get to the end game next. Rav joined us a mission or two before we finished a contact who kept us fighting that steampunk group with both robots and soldiers. This time all the robots were steampunk; none of them were modern. Next, Dennis left. Rav and I did an individual mission Rav had in the newly complete zone, fighting resistance fighters from an alternate dimension before Rav left too. Soon after that, Dr. Faustus said hi, and I joined him. We roleplayed one of my Hobbits learning that one of his characters is the nephew and adopted son of two other characters of his that she knows. It's nice to realize he has a family of characters. I have a few families like that. Then we started to do the next story arc on that Hobbit, when I remembered he'd had me do something else to get special dialog hen we did this a few months ago on another character. If we help the character in another dimension first, the next contact recognizes me when we meet again, remembering me from before. So, Dr. Faustus and I did that story arc together, and a solo mission follow-up that I had to do alone. After that, Dr. Faustus had to go. I made notes in this and read a few web comics before heading to bed early-for-me in hopes of getting a decent amount of sleep before going to church early tomorrow morning. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 18, 2025

 On Friday, I was slow getting ready, However, my main nurse still got me to my Ballroom: Cha-Cha dance early enough to pay for the quarter before the class actually began. I did manage to watershed the three most basic steps I learned last week. I also attempted to learn the next few steps on my own, but each time, well-meaning women stepped in to dance with me, since I didn't have a partner, we'd do the steps, but not the way the instructor showed, since not a single one of them knew the lead's - usually the man's - steps. They all knew the follow's steps - usually the woman's - but not one knew how to help another follow learn the follow's steps. I got the instructor to show me a couple of times. He knew what to do to get someone who knows how to follow a lead to do the right thing. However, the women "helped" me again just as I was beginning to get the hang of it on my own after he left. One even told me that I need to stop worrying about the steps, and just dance. Great advice... when you're out on the town and dancing socially. When you're in a formal class, trying to learn the basics so you can make things work on the dance floor when you're out on the town... not so much. {sigh}

After class, my main nurse came to pick me up and commented about how few people where there. I thought about it and realized that the instructor switched back and forth between teaching the beginners and the intermediates a couple of times. Each time, some students left. I explained this to the nurse, who still thinks it must not be that fun a class. I tend to agree, not because of that, but because of having 3 or 4 different teachers, each of whom is not doing the same step the same way. That is exhausting and mind numbing to try to sort out when I'm just trying to learn the basics. Still, I'll try to stick it out this quarter. I did suggest -- and my main nurse approves of -- checking out classes at another place next break between the quarters. With three dance classes and creative writing already, I don't think this is the time to take on more. {smile}

I think I did get plenty of exercise at cha-cha, despite getting confused. {Smile}

When we got home from the cha-cha class, I had lunch while I browsed on the web and read web comics. This continued right into the afternoon. Then I chatted on Discord, the chat server I use, before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork before going to the villain supergroup meeting. When I got there, they quickly decided to run a high-level taskforce that my moderately high-level member can run. The taskforce's leader recruited a few more to fill the team, and we ran it together. Then they broke up, and I wrote up and shared Thursday's daily update before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I browsed on the web and read web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did a little paperwork, and soon I teamed up with Kitten to finish a story arc and most of the rest of a contact my teen supergroup member had. The story arc and other missions mostly dealt with a group of evil cultists, and occasionally a different group of evil cultists that they both compete and cooperate with. Phonso joined us for most of it, which was great. My adopted cousin Radio joined the team, but just to more safely scout out locations to use as models in his art. A lower-level toon couldn't go as many places without being teamed to someone higher. After a while he left. Phonso, Kitten and I continued to team until Phonso left around the end of that contact. Kitten and I continued with a second contact, this one concerned with a local mafia family. We even started on a story arc involving that mafia family. Then kitten admitted to being tired and went quiet. I relaxed with paperwork an browsing the web. Then I tried to write a proposal for a different character to play in the teen supergroup for Ulty to consider. I finished the evening making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 17, 2025

 On Thursday, right after breakfast, I had my first counselling session in about a month, because that's almost how long my counsellor's vacation lasted. It went well. She helped me process the bullying a little better, among other stuff. {Smile}

Then in the afternoon, my main nurse took me to my doctor. He went over my blood tests with us, showing how the numbers are hanging pretty steady. Some went up a little, but nothing alarming, he assured us. He is very happy with how I'm doing. After that, we picked up some prescriptions and groceries at Safeway before my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

My only exercise was some walking at the doctor's and Safeway, but I think that's enough. Between Zumba Gold the day before, and ballroom dance; cha-cha the day after, I think I can afford a light day. {Smile}

After counselling, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World. Then I took some migraine medicine before I had lunch, browsing the web some more while I ate. After lunch, I lay down for a short nap before going to my doctor because the night before was late again. After we got back, I browsed the web some more. and read some web comics. Then my main nurse helped me clean myself up before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, with breaks to read a few more web comics. Then I chatted a little on the chat server (I use Discord) before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There I quickly met Dennis. We tried to get together with Dr. Faustus and succeed in getting together with Phonso. We did some missions with the steampunk army that has automatons both steampunk and modern. Some of the missions were Dennis's, and one might have been mine. Then Phonso and Dennis left, and I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player as they were leaving for the night. After that, I got together with Dr. Faustus, who helped me with another story arc my moderately low-level villain had, involving competing with other villains. Then Dr. Faustus and I chatted about future plans before we started another story arc. In this one, I talked with the former competitors and other up and coming villains while investigating a guy who was converting them into heroes surprisingly - and suspiciously - effectively. One of the big villains had hired me to investigate his operation. I did so while wearing protection against psychic control, which I got confirmation that he was trying to use. After the first mission of that story arc, we said goodnight, and I wrote this up with breaks for chatting on Discord and browsing on the web. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 16, 2025

On Wednesday, I was feeling kind of blah except for being upset about the talk of the "fun" of bullying my teen supergroup member and other characters because they were small and cute the night before. So, I thought about that and browsed the internet through the morning, and right through lunch and into the afternoon. Finally, I took a nap a while after lunch - longer than I meant, but this nurse insisted I needed it. I did feel a little better as I woke up. Then I browsed on the web a little more. I finally felt up to going into City of Heroes: Homecoming, but not to really play yet. I just made a new costume for a character I've been thinking about more since the bullying encounter. {smile}

Then I got going just in time for my main nurse to get me down to my Zumba Gold class very slightly early. The class went well. Afterwards, he took me back home, praising me for making the effort to go when it's been obviously a bad day. I was a bit surprised he noticed, considering it involved mostly looking at the computer, which good days do, too. {Smile}

When we got home, I had dinner before I got back onto my computer. There, I browsed the web and wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Then I checked and answered stuff on the chat server before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started by tweaking that costume some more. Then I said hi to Ulty and Jenny's player, and talked with Ulty about the bullying, and about wanting to give the teen supergroup member a break. I also suggested that I could try another character, who I'd just finished making a new costume for. She'll check the costume out another time. It's technically mage robes, not a superhero costume. She wants everyone to have superhero costumes, though my current character is exempted from that rule. I certainly don't know what do make as a costume that suits her background more than her regular clothes. Anyway, we'll see if this other character's new mage robes are close enough to a costume for her. Then Dr. Faustus said hi. I told him about the bullying as we teamed up. We did two contacts, with three story arcs between them, all on my moderately low villain supergroup member and his main character in the same supergroup. They were my mission; I think the character he used is pretty much done with first time content. Then I worked up these notes, with breaks for browsing the web and playing Cross Stitch World. I also chatted with Kitten on the chat server before going to bed a bit late. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 15, 2025

 After breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to the monthly meeting, which was again a picnic. I enjoyed seeing everyone and telling them about my new classes. That turned into an announcement when I tried to tell the leader. {Smile}

My relief nurse came early to pick me up and take me to creative writing. where I had to admit I'd done everything except the requested writing.  I also misunderstood the assignments. and felt more than a little uncomfortable with the emphasis on memoirs. Fiction is officially allowed, but memoirs are taught. That's awkward for me as a fiction writer. Afterwards, my relief nurse came and took me home. {Smile}

After dinner, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. It was nice to hear from her and talk with her as well. {Smile}

When I got back from the trip out, I had lunch. Then I browsed on the web before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming a bit before the supergroup meeting. I pretty badly messed up during that meeting. To his and my disappointment, Dr. Faustus is unlikely to join the group because of a situation I caused without meaning to, but that doesn't change much. I did begin to learn what I'd done wrong through talking with the leader on the chat server. Eventually, Dr. Faustus left, and I followed him. We roleplayed, then started my character on a long series of story arcs in a very messed up part of an alternate dimension. Dr. Faustus and I stopped mid-mission when he suggested doing so, so I could go eat dinner. 

After dinner, I learned more about what I did wrong. I also wrote up Monday's daily update with few breaks and began chatting with Nox on the chat server. This continued occasionally through much of the evening. I want into City of Heroes: Homecoming and got back together with Dr. Faustus to continue the mission. Dennis joined us, and we finished the mission more easily. Then we continued the story line into the next arc. Kitten and Pierogies joined us too, and we did the next story arc, the one after that, and much of the one after that, though folks left at various points in the last two arcs. Pierogies left first, then Dennis. Then Kitten faded out. Then Dr. Faustus suggested ending, and we did. I meant to do only a little paperwork, but I ran into a stranger who complimented my character, liking the look and the connection to Middle Earth in its background, which was fine. I even mentioned my other Hobbit, and my gnomes. However, he then proceeded to talk about how fun it would be to bully such cute little characters, which was pretty uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable enough I kept at the paperwork long after he left as a way to cool down and haven't been feeling like myself since. I have too many memories of bad bully problems for this to sit well. Eventually, I made notes in this, with a small break for Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 14, 2025

On Monday before breakfast, a major search for the handouts for my Creative Writing class eventually found them in a folder after I'd looked a fair while. I also found the supplies the teacher asked for, which I put with them. So that was ready for the writing class, though I didn't fit in the type of writing I thought they wanted. 

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me to Hilo Daijingu for my line dancing class. That was fun. A few of the folks who teach a dance or are better dancers complimented me on my dancing, which was great. I feel like I'm starting to get the dances. Afterwards, my relief nurse took me home again. {Smile}

Then a while after lunch the gal came for the Daughters of the King discernment a little late. We made good progress, finishing the long chapter that we couldn't finish last time, and doing one more chapter, too. {Smile}

My exercise was line dancing and a few mini-Kegels. That should be good enough. {Smile}

After I got home from line dancing, I had lunch. Then I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World until discernment. After discernment, I browsed the web some more. Then I played a little Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Kitten said hi, and we teamed up with me on the character they designed for me, and them on their version of it. We started a mission and were surprised with how much trouble we had at the beginning. Kitten was disappointed to realize they hadn't really fixed up the character like they'd designed. However, Dennis came in and joined us. It was easier with three than with just two. We were surprised it was dinnertime for me when we finished, but okay. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Sunday's daily update with Cross Stitch World and browsing the web as breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I teamed up with Kitten, who had a different character with a very similar name, so I didn't realize it was different at first. It was, and easier to play with. We did a story arc built around those high-tech pirates that revealed some links they had that aren't common knowledge. Dennis joined us partway through. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce near the end, and Rav joined us just as the fighting stopped. After the fighting, I answered Phonso while Dennis and Kitten realized they really needed to sleep and say goodbye. Anhela and I joined Phonso. I tried to get Dr. Faustus to join, but the team filled. Then someone dropped out, and Dr. Faustus took their place. We ran the taskforce. Then Phonso and Dr. Faustus said goodnight, and I got the character that Kitten designed, and did a series of hunts to fight the mafia, the Asian tattoo-loving gang, and those Nazis of confused heritage until I quit to make notes in this with a couple of short breaks, one for Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 13, 2025

On Sunday I found a note from Auntie Barbara when I woke up. She explained to my main nurse and me that she wouldn't be in church this week, due to a conflict, but hopes to see us next week. Then after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We sat in Dad's parents' pew, since I knew we couldn't sit with Auntie Barbara. It was a nice service. {Smile}

After that, we had lunch. I didn't eat on the lanai with my main nurse, but in the Cook Room with most of the Daughters of the King for their first official monthly meeting. They chose it to get a little more privacy there, though others did come in and out. they talked of trying for an even more private meeting spot next month. 

I didn't really do much exercise beyond mini-Kegels, but dance class the next day should make up for that. {Smile}

In the car to and from church, I played Cross Stitch World. After we got back, I greeted housekeeper, who'd started working while we were gone. Then I settled in and played more Cross Stitch World. I also read web comics and browsed on the web. After a while, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. Then I did that pair of high-level taskforces. They take place in a particularly troubled alternate dimension. After that, I did a taskforce with an awful lot of steampunk robots. Not the robots who work with human soldiers, but a group that's all robots. The taskforce is known for being long and a bit boring, but it was giving special rewards that a character needed, so I did it on him. After that, I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Saturday's daily update, with a break to answer Nox on the chat world, since I'd forgotten to the day before. Then I started notes in this and answered Nox for today. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. After a while, Phonso said hi. I reached a half decent pause in the paperwork and joined him in a different taskforce in a similar surrealistic alternate dimension to the one last week. I finished more paperwork while starting the taskforce, then concentrated on it. Or rather, I tried to concentrate on it while also trying to keep up with a conversation between Dennis and Kitten on the chat server. I also said goodnight to Nox on the chat server. After the taskforce in a surrealistic dimension, Phonso did a strike force where you help a villain get a powerful magic item. Dr. Faustus joined it too. We ran it with a full team. Then the taskforce broke up, and Phonso left. Dr. Faustus and I got together, and I switched to my moderately low-level villain. We ran several missions where we helped a manager in a villain organization investigate a mad scientist he was assigned to help. He needed someone to investigate on the sly to give himself and us plausible deniability if the wrong folks found out about the investigation. We stopped just before a timed mission. After that, I did some paperwork and made notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 12, 2025

On Saturday before lunch, I discovered I had let one of my library books get a little overdue (it was only a few days late). So, after lunch my main nurse took me to the public library, where I returned all the books I was done with and paid the little fine that had accrued. Then I picked out new books and checked them out. After that, I walked three quarters of the way around the courtyard in the middle of the library. At that point I realized it was blocked off to make a staging area for a Hawaiian music concert which was still getting ready to start. I walked back around, and started to stand near the back, but a man brought me a chair from a nearby table. So, I sat and started to watch the concert. {Smile}

First, we had a piece each from notable distracts and locations around the Big Island, going clockwise, starting at Hilo, where I live. I saw my nurse come, but he clearly didn't see me, so I went to fetch him. He came and watched the concert for a while, but he's fond of rock music, not Hawaiian music, so he left near the end of the tour. I stayed until they finished the tour. Then they got into a story about the next piece that turned out to be long. I went and got my nurse, and he took me to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens. They were getting ready to close because it was rainy enough, they had few customers, since most are people who walk around the park, and that's mainly in better weather. (This is why I didn't walk around the gardens, myself. I'm also glad I didn't stay for the rest of the concert; they would have closed before I could get a popsicle.) I picked chocolate peanut butter, since they were out of chocolate fudge again. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Walking around the library a bit and some mini-Kegel exercises were all the exercise I did, but with the dance class yesterday, I hope it won't be a problem. {Smile}

After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World. I also browsed the web and read web comics. Then before lunch, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. After that, I browsed the web some more. I read web comics and played Cross Stitch World over lunch. Then I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming, but only for paperwork before the trip out. When I got back from going out, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and soon began to talk with Ulty and Jenny's Player. I also played by myself on the teen supergroup member, going after the Asian gang that loves tattoos, a mafioso family, and that gang that claims to use ancient fighting techniques. After that, I broke to start writing up Friday's daily update and got around halfway done by dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I finished writing Friday's daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I began playing by myself on the teen supergroup member's older sister. Then I switched to a character Kitten designed for me. Both these characters are mid-level. Then I switched to a moderately high-level character, but I didn't get far before Dr. Faustus said hi. We teamed up with me on my moderately low-level villain supergroup member. We finished the story arc we'd been working on. Dennis joined us partway through. Both Dennis and I gained a level each - one he wanted, but one I wasn't ready for yet. I quickly prevented that from happening again before I want it, since the next time would be more problematic than this one. I found I'd missed Nox on the chat server but said goodnight to be found in the morning. Dr. Faustus, Dennis and I finished a story arc about competing with other villains that Dennis had. It led into one I'd barely started, so he caught up. Then we did that one too, with Dennis and I both getting full credit. After that, Dennis and Dr. Faustus both left. I did a little paperwork. Then Dragons and their friends invited me to a mid-level mission. After that, we did two quite high-level missions that finished a story arc with a particularly nice reward, although it ran a little late for Sunday, especially when I still had to make notes for today's story arc, but I did that next, with only a brief break for Cross Stitch World, and still got to bed in time to be awake in church the next morning. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 11, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center, where I found the ballroom dance, cha-cha class. The instructor showed us the most basic step and a couple of different but simple steps, including a moving step and a slowly turning step. Then he left us to practice. A guy came over who was alone. I didn't want to claim him when there were a few other gals, and only one guy, but then he started dancing alone, and clearly needed help. I'm pretty new to cha-cha, unless you count the instruction in high school, from a P.E. teacher who knew sports better than dancing. However, I did a fair bit of partner dancing in my teens and twenties, only stopping when my balance got bad. I also got back to dancing similar things solo since my balance improved again. So, I went over and tried to help him. Then some others helped him too, and he and I both got the hang of three basic steps. Then he found a different gal to dance with, so I practiced a variant we hadn't tried on my own, as well as the three we had done until the end of class. I'm concerned that some of the fancier steps that that the instructor did for more advanced students might be beyond me, but I'll concentrate on what I can do as long as they let me. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

That was an hour and a half of dancing, and my main exercise. though I did do some mini-Kegels too. {Smile}

In the car to and from cha-cha, I played Cross Stitch World. Then after we got back from cha-cha, I played more Cross Stitch World, as well as browsed on the web right into lunch. I started writing up my daily update during lunch and continued afterwards, with long break to read several web comics. When I finished my daily update, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I checked my villain supergroup on my moderately low-level villain. No one was there, so I explored the supergroup base until the leader and a gal showed up. Dr. Faustus didn't come because his work needed him. The leader suggested either of a couple of taskforces, but we ended up roleplaying. The gal likes that as much, and I needed some to feel out my moderately high-level villain better. I switched to her after a while on the lower-level one. We roleplayed a good bit more. The leader left first. The other gal and I kept at it until I was called to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then played more Cross Stitch World. Then I made more notes in this. After that, I said hi to Ulty, Jenny's player, and Nik, who was in the game to my surprised. I talked particularly with Nik, both in the game and on Discord. Nox joined us on Discord. I also fought the homeless turning into something alien and the gang studying ancient fighting techniques on my teen supergroup member. Then I joined Ulty, Jenny's Player, and their friends in a few individual missions, each built around a moral theme. When the group split up, I did paperwork. Then I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World. I tried to get back into the game and succeeded when Dragons and their friends invited me to a couple of particularly high-level story arcs. Since a few of them had the same ones, they got multiple very nice rewards in a relatively short time. Still, it ran late, so I snuck in notes in this while still playing, then got to bed a bit plate. At least I don't have an early morning the next day. {Smile}

Daily Update, July 10, 2025

On Thursday before lunch, my main nurse took me down to Clinical Labs. I signed in to get my blood tests. They had labs from my cardiologist. but not from my regular physician. Luckily, the office sent them right over when called. I guess they weren't out to lunch yet. We've tried when they were on their lunch break, and I've had to go away without, and come back another day. I'm so glad that didn't happen this time. They took my blood, which was flowing slowly for unknown reasons. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise beyond some mini-Kegels, but between Zumba Gold yesterday and Ballroom Dance; Cha-Cha tomorrow, I hope it won't be a problem. {Smile}

Between breakfast and the trip out, I browsed on the web, played Cross Stitch World, and chatted on the chat server. Then on the trip out, I played Cross Stitch World both in the car and in the waiting room. After I got back, I played Cross Stitch World, browsed on the web, and read web comics right into lunch. During lunch, I started writing my daily update. I took enough breaks the writing ran after lunch, significantly into the afternoon. Then I chatted a little on the chat server. {Smile}

Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I teamed up with Pierogies. We were both in the mood for badge hunting, so when I figured out that my best badge collector had a badge he didn't, I got my second-best badge collector for it. While we waited for Kitten to join us, I helped one of Pierogies' characters with a badge. When Kitten joined us, we went after a giant monster in the new zone. We realized we couldn't do it by ourselves. We called for help and got the monster, though I was the leader, and I failed to invite all who wanted to come. We each got a badge (unless we already had it) and other particularly nice rewards (whether we'd gotten them before or not). Aa few others stayed, including a distant friend, who took over leading We did a mission with zombies with extreme body modification. Then we fought a long-established but particularly rewarding giant monster. After that, several left. I switched characters to do a high-level individual mission before my distant friend and a friend of their left. With me leading again, Kitten, Pierogies, one good player on a new character and I did one more similar mission. Then we switched to missions in other dimensions. We fought a lot of robots, many of them steampunk themed, then we fought those body-modifying anarchists before I said goodbye and left for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I chatted on the chat server. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I got out my teen supergroup member and hunted the Asian tattoo-loving gang and the anarchists who love body modification. Then Kitten said hi, and we teamed up. I said hi to Dr. Faustus on the chat server, and he came in and joined us. I switched to my moderately low-level villain supergroup member, and we did two of my favorite story arcs while "on vacation" in the hero section. First, we helped a guy find out how his father died. This involved rescuing his girlfriend a couple of times, since she kept getting caught by a gang of homeless that are gradually being transformed into aliens. Dennis joined us near the end of that story arc. Then we helped a gal by rescuing her father from that same gang. After that, Dennis left. Dr. Faustus, Kitten and I went back to the villain section to start a story arc about a gal searching for information about her brother, who she believes dead. Kitten soon left to rest, and a new friend of Dr. Faustus's joined us who was doing the same arc I was. We got partway through and stopped so I could make notes in this, and the new fellow could get on with his day. While taking notes, I slipped in breaks for web browsing and for minimal paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}