Daily Update, December 12, 2025

On Friday I started to research Patreon and Kofi, two services that help artists, writers, and other creative people connect to fans, and even make income by offering things both through a shop, and through subscriptions to regular news, and early and exclusive items. I'm wondering about using them to host some stories or other writing, but I really want to hear what others think of this idea first. Would anyone care to comment? {Smile}

Also, two webcomics suddenly restarted today. I've really missed Birds of Haven (GL) | WEBTOON while it's been mostly on hiatus for a couple of years, only having announcements and one-off side-comics unrelated to the main storyline a few to several months apart. It's great to read a real episode again. Hearing they plan to continue is even better. I've also really missed A Spell for a Smith | WEBTOON, which has been on complete hiatus since mid-March. No updates or side-comics, until we got the next episode. I need to back up and reread both to get back into them properly; it's been that long. {SMILE}

After breakfast, I watched videos and read articles and some comics on the web, including Birds of Haven. I also played Cross Stitch World right into lunch. Then after lunch I wrote up Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started working on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on a few different characters. I concentrated on stuff I'd saved for the weekend, when the auction house tends to be more lucrative. I also got to some stuff I'd accidentally skipped. I took a break to do a winter trial on my second-best badge collector. She got this year's new badge from it easily. Next, I went back to the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until it was time for my villain supergroup meeting. I picked my higher-level member and got there on time. Dr. Faustus, the leader, and one other member also came. We roleplayed the whole time. I switched to my lower-level member after a while. Eventually the villain supergroup meeting broke up. I also chatted with Pierogies and Dennis in the game, and Nox on Discord. After the meeting, I went back to doing the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a little Cross Stitch World before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I checked on my friends who play the game. Next, I started to hunt by myself on the character Kitten designed. That stopped when Dennis said hi. He offered to join me, but I asked for his help with missions instead. We did two or three missions in a story arc before he went to bed. Then I went back to hunting by myself until Dragons said hi. We teamed up with me on the same character and did three missions from a different contact. Then I stopped for the evening, saying goodbye. I did the in-game auction house, storage and crafting all that play produced, plus a little that had developed from before. Then I made notes in this, taking a break to play Cross Stitch World, and another to read some comics on the web, including the second one that's been on hiatus. I also browsed an article before finishing these notes. I ended my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}