Daily Update, August 20, 2026

The night before Thursday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2:00 am. I made my first bedtime goal, which does feel good. {Smile}

I had online counselling that started with breakfast. We had quite a talk, largely about Hurricanes Lala, and whatever the next one is. I thought it went quite well. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to Hilo Public Library. I played Cross Stitch World on the way down. I browsed both manga and American comic books. When I decided which of them I wanted to take home, I checked them out. I started reading _'Aumakua_, a comic featuring a Hawaiian superhero team while I waited for my main nurse to pick me up. I continued reading it on the way home. {Smile}

After counselling, I watched videos through lunch. Then came my trip to the library. After I got back, I read many web comics, catching up since I hadn't read some that I like to keep up with the day before. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I talked with Crash, the friend who made my computer, at length before I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and more _'Aumakua_, The story took a turn right into state-level politics, but it didn't really resolve, and I don't know that they've followed up on it yet. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer. I finished writing up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I talked with Nox on Discord before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I made a new version of a character called Uncle Vincent on the new account. There I call him Vincent Beecher. I ran him through the tutorial. After that, I collected badges that got a badge with a useful power. Then I started a story arc on him. I stopped and did a bit of storage on him. Then I wrote in this. I stopped to make sure the new character started work on a passive badge. Next, I checked Cross Stitch World, playing a very tiny bit of it. I made notes in this, breaking to check _'Aumakua_'s name, and ended up browsing it before finishing my notes. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, August 19, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed right at 2 am. It was likely after, but not much after at all - possibly less than a minute. I'd still prefer to make my first bedtime goal of getting into bed before 2am, but if I have to miss it, this is the way to do it. {smile}

After dinner, my main nurse took me to the Church of the Holy Cross for my Ballroom Dance classes. To my delight, the room was open, the lights were on, and some of my fellow students were there. It was on, which makes it the first local event that I go to that wasn't outright cancelled this week. Church, my First Timer's Line Dance class, the monthly meeting, and my Creative Writing class were all cancelled. Even my Ballroom Dance Class on Friday won't meet, though that's because it's a holiday, not because of the hurricane that hit last weekend. Class went well. First was Nightclub Twostep. We went over each step we'd learned and added a new one to our repertoire. Cha-cha went well, too. we went over the latest two steps and added a new one that was trickier than most. I don't have that one down perfectly yet, but I think I'm getting there. {Smile}

I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos and read a few comics and articles right into lunch. After lunch, I switched to writing up the rest of Tuesday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I didn't spot Div, but I did see Ulty, and talked with her a bit. I think she finally straightened me out about some things I was stubbornly misunderstanding about the teen superhero group. I hope things go better now. After that, I settled in on Topaz Proudfoot, starting her next round of contacts, and doing some hunts to get the contacts easier to interact with while I thought about what I'd misunderstood with Ulty. I remembered too late that Div said to email them if I went on early enough for them. I did tell Kitten, Dennis, Pierogies and Shepherd on Discord that I was in the game. Then I started a regular mission Topaz had. When She was mostly done, Pierogies came in and said hi. I finished the mission and switched to Seameownt, who Kitten designed. We teamed up to do one of my missions, then said goodnight because it was dinnertime for me, and bedtime for him. I ate dinner with my main nurse and his TV. I didn't read anything since that would slow me down in getting ready for my classes. {Smile}

After dinner, I went to class. When I got back, I got back onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I got onto Seameownt and checked my contacts. I confirmed what I thought I'd seen earlier: all Seameownt's contacts are new, and higher level. So, I turned on experience, and went around getting missions... hunts, if possible, which they usually were. I found it slow and difficult, since Seameownt is one level lower than most of those hunts are supposed to start. I did make progress, and even finished at least one, making it easier to work with that contact after this since she "gave me her phone number," which makes getting more missions easier. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Seameownt and Topaz Proudfoot. Next, I shut down windows on my computer. As I did, I found a short survey from my counselor and did it. After that, I wrote a little of this daily update. I took a break to check Cross Stitch World, then went back to make notes in this. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 18, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I actually tied things up early enough, that despite adding a step to my nightly routine, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am, nicely making my first bedtime goal. {Smile}

Before breakfast, I called the gal at Aloha Independent Living who runs the monthly meetings. She called back, but the phone didn't connect right. I moved to the spot my aunt swore had the best phone reception in the house, and we got a workable connection. I learned the meeting was called off this month. {Smile]

Then later in the morning, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Creative Writing class, since the answering machine said the day before that classes would resume that day. The building was all closed up, with only a few employee cars in the parking lot. My relief nurse checked and found a note that classes would resume later this week. I was surprised, but my relief nurse and I just returned home. {Smile}

I had a leisurely breakfast with Forward Day by Day, since I didn't have to go to the monthly meeting.  Later, I tried to go to my class. After we got back, I got onto my computer. I read comics and maybe read an article or witched a video. I broke for lunch with my relief nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 3_. Then I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming to see if Div was around, since mutual friends said they were looking for me. I checked on my friends who play the game, and found Div. I showed them Topaz Proudfoot, my new Hobbit, and we established connections between their accounts and my new one, so we'll know if each other are on no matter which account we're on. We talked until I needed to take Aneira to her supergroup meeting, and Div could leave to wind down before bed. I went to the teen supergroup meeting slightly late on Aneira. Nyxy's Pella and Veronica were already there. Ulty and Jenny's player arrived soon after my Aneira did. Someone passed on that Jawsome was unavailable. So, we five ran a taskforce that gives particularly good rewards this week. Afterwards, we met in the supergroup base where we roleplayed until folks drifted off. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira. Then I finished writing up Monday's daily update, finishing a little while after I was called to dinner. I ate with my relief nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 3_. {Smile}

After dinner, I read some comics and talked with Nox on Discord. I also talked at some length with Ulty on Discord. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I picked the character who I made to name my second account and ran content until she got the mission that she'd lose if she gained a level. I did that mission then ran some more missions, gaining that level and finishing one contact. I checked on my friends who play the game again, and spotted Dr. Faustus. I switched to Topaz Proudfoot and contacted Dr. Faustus. We teamed up and finished the story arc we'd started previously. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Topaz. Then I shut down windows on my computer, reading short comics and looking at Amazon as I did. I wrote a little in this and made many notes to write up the next day. Then I checked Cross Stitch World. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 17, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed a few minutes after 2 am. I missed even my first bedtime goal, but not by all that much. {smile}

Before breakfast, I looked up Kamana Senior Center and got a phone number for them. I called them, and reached Administration, which gave a slightly different number for their main office. I called that, and learned that they were closed Monday, but should reopen Tuesday. Then I called Safeway's Pharmacy and asked for a staff member. The gal assured me they were open, and that my Ozempic was ready for pickup. {Smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me right down to Safeway. I picked up my Ozempic, and my main nurse picked something up too. Then my relief nurse took me back home. I gave myself my Ozempic less than half a day later than the usual time. For a once weekly injection, that's later than usual, but could be a lot worse. {smile}

After the phone calls, I had breakfast with my relief nurse. Technically the TV was on the Forward Day by Day was open, but the TV was so pixelated you could barely guess what was going on, making out a part of a head or something here and there. We were busy talking the whole time anyway. I did read forward Day by Day right after breakfast, while putting things away. Then we went down to get my medicine, which I took when I got home. Next, I had lunch with my relief nurse, his TV - which was working much better - and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. After that, I went onto my computer. I read web comics, with a few articles and videos mixed in. Then I copied the first scene of a new story that I'd started during the power failure into my computer. I got that printed out. Next, I copied a much longer freewriting piece into my computer and emailed it to my teacher. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing to read to the class, though I might be wrong. After that, I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and ran a character through the tutorial, getting them into the regular game just in time for dinner. I ate with my relief nurse and his TV. Since we were having tacos, I didn't have hands clean enough to turn the pages of a book, so I didn't try to read. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I ran another character through the tutorial, getting them into the regular game. I'd made them at the same time and the character I did that to before dinner. It's good to know they're at least in the main game. Next, I worked on Topaz's in-game auction house and checked on my friends who play the game again. I spotted Dr. Faustus and said hi. We talked and got together. We ran a mission they had that got Topaz and another character named Octavia Ballad a badge that they both need for a badge that will improve the characters when they get everything for it. After that, we ran another mission they had on Ivy, my fourth best badge collector and Topaz, getting another badge for Ivy, and almost getting it on Topaz. We said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Ivy, as well as updating her badge record, since she's my fourth best badge collector. I worked on auction house and storage on Topaz, too. Then I checked Cross Stitch World and closed windows on my computer. I wrote most of this, and made notes for the rest of this, with a pause to go back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to check Seameownt's auction house. After finishing notes in this, I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, August 16, 2026

The night before Sunday, I don't precisely know when i got to bed. My phone's battery was so drained, it wouldn't turn on. My best guess is that it was roughly around 1:45 am. I got up when I was awake, and my nurse said it was 8:30. His phone was dead, too, but his watch worked. He recommended a nap after breakfast, and I took him. I got up on my own, uncertain if he let me sleep longer despite my request to be woken in an hour or not, even though I I explained that my most common reason to sleep longer is a migraine I'm better off treating sooner rather than later. {small smile}

The power was still off when I got up. My nurse refused to go to church, saying it was called off. That was later confirmed, and I was told it had been called off before the storm. I guess I missed the announcement. I didn't push too hard; I know he's got more emergency response training than I do. I ate breakfast with my main nurse, Forward Day by Day, and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. Then I took that nap. After my nap, the power came on just after my left hearing aid made the powering down noise and stopped working, as it does when it runs out of power. I sat at my computer with no hearing aids, but their charger beside me with both in it. Everything sounded muffled, but if one was dead, the other wasn't too far behind. I also plugged in my phone to charge, since it was totally drained. I checked texts and answered the Daughters of the King and my cousin Kim, who'd asked if I was okay. I also checked Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote a quick note about being back from a power failure. I shared mostly where I share my daily updates to let them know I was running late because of a power failure, but otherwise okay. {Smile}

Then I had lunch while I read web comics, mainly; I may have read an article or watched a video or two, but I mainly read web comics. I continued reading web comics after lunch. Next, I finished writing up Friday's daily update and shared it. After reading more web comics, I started to copy Saturday's daily update. I paused for a phone call with Sana. We made sure each other were okay and talked about what we've been doing. It was shorter than most of our phone calls, but it still wasn't short. After that, I continued to copy Saturday's daily update, with breaks to check things and read webcomics. I was mostly done when my main nurse called me to dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. 

After dinner, I went back to my computer and finished Saturday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Next, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game for the first time since Friday. After that, I altered one character's costumes. A friend invited me to a taskforce. I ran it on Seameownt, the character Kitten designed. Dr. Faustus said hi during it. I switched to Topaz right after the taskforce and started her next story arc with Dr. Faustus. We did two hunts and a couple of not-too-long missions. We stopped right before the next mission, which is pretty long. It's not short even if you know how to shorten it and do so. Then I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Topaz, followed by the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Seameownt. Next, I shut down windows on my computer and wrote a bit in this before switching to making notes. Near the end I remembered and did some more of the in-game auction house on Seameownt and checked Cross Stitch World. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 15, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed only a few minutes after 2 am. That's significantly better than the previous night, but I still missed even my first bedtime goal. At least this time I got a nap in the afternoon. It was slightly shorter than usual, but I got up when I felt rested out. {Smile}

Not long after that nap, the power went out. We blame the winds of Hurricane Lala. It was in the middle of the afternoon. The modem went out, too, and my phone only found the internet occasionally. I drained it so dry it wouldn't turn on by late evening. I was just trying to let friends know that nothing worse was wrong than a power failure. At least I succeeded with Nox, Radio, Haiden, Kitten, Pierogies, Dennis, and Shepherd. As night fell, I couldn't see the glow of the town below us from the living room. I thought I did later, and even showed my main nurse, but we think it was moonlight finally coming out as the clouds thinned. This power failure was pretty widespread. The power was still out when I went to bed. {smile}

I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. I tried to start _Overgeared 3_ but gave up. Then I went onto my computer. I mainly read web comics, articles and short videos, right through lunch. Then I tried to write Friday's daily update. As I struggled to concentrate, I realized that I really needed a nap. So, I took one. After my nap, I went back onto my computer. I wrote some of Friday's daily update until the power went out about a paragraph in. I tried to continue, but the modem went out with the power, so I couldn't save. So, I shifted to the living room, which had the best light on a day made dim by Hurricane Lala. I free wrote about journalling for my Creative Writing Class. I mainly told about these daily updates, since they're most of the journalling I do these days. I finished shortly before dinner. {Smile}

I ate with my main nurse and restarted _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree after I determined that comics like manga (Japanese) and manhwa (Korean) are hard to read by camping lantern while eating. I continued reading it there for over an hour after dinner, pausing to message friends on Discord, and accidentally eating almost all the power on my phone's battery. My phone just kept trying until the messages went out, which took quite a while in some cases. Then I moved to the living room, where I wrote Saturday's daily update up to this point. I also talked to my main nurse, especially when I spotted a glow in the sky. I thought it was the glow of the town but later realized it was probably moonlight finally piercing the cloud cover. If it had been the town lights, that would have said they were beginning to restore power. I also read more of _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree and added to this. Next, I discovered that comics aren't bad to read by camping lantern, as long as the camping lantern is closer to the book, and both are closer to the reader than dinner really allows. I read _The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World 3_, actually finishing it. I read most of the comic, and a text-only short story at the end. After that, I wrote one short scene to start a new story for my creative writing class. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 14, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed a little before 2:15. That's a pretty bad failure of all bedtime goals these days, but I blame moving more slowly after the dental appointment. I still notice it a little, though I am recovering. {smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance Class. I answered stuff on Discord and in my personal texts, then played a little Cross Stitch World on my way down. I arrived late and rested more. I still don't have all my energy back. I still found the energy to dance for much of the session. I did warn each partner that I was a little slow as we started, so they wouldn't be surprised. I practiced all the beginner moves, even the shines. I heard about Hurricane Lala in class. It seems to be passing to the south. The heavy rains at the outside edge of such a storm started during class, I think. Since then, we've gotten a fair bit of rain, but not much wind at all. After class, my main nurse took me home. I drowsed on the way, since I was tired between dancing and the late night the night before. {smile}

After lunch, I got out my laptop for my online counselling appointment. I thought it went pretty well. HMSA's system works fine with the laptop, which Carol installed Windows 11 on, so we were able to concentrate on what we wanted to talk about.  {Smile}

After I got back from class, I went onto my computer. I read web comics over lunch, possibly with a short video or two. Then came my counselling session. Next, I finished a novel sample on Amazon. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and straight to my villain supergroup meeting on melee ranged Olga. Patience and Dr, Faustus were already there. Anya, our leader on an alternative character, and the most regular new member came shortly. Dr. Faustus picked a strike force. I checked and found that it was the last strike force Hezabell had never done. So, I ran it on her with them. We ran late, so Dr. Fautus ducked out for a while to go to work but was able to come back for the end so they didn't miss out on the special rewards. After that, the group quickly broke up. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Hezabell until dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and stayed late to finish _Overgeared 2_. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse, who expressed concern about me. I didn't think I did anything unusual, so I hope it really concern for Lala, which was intensifying from a tropical storm into a hurricane. Then I went back to my computer. I finished Thursday's daily update, with a break for two web comics, and a longer break for two videos. I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I found Kitten, and we teamed up. We did more of the story arc we'd started, but we didn't finish, since we started so late. I checked Cross Stitch World and played a little. I also talked with Kitten about the story arc. Next, I closed windows on my computer. After that, I wrote a little in this and mostly made notes here. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Quick update

I'm sorry that Friday's daily update is late. Hurricane Lala knocked out power between 3pm and 4pm Saturday afternoon, and came back on less than an hour ago, after 11 am Sunday morning. I will work on finishing Friday and copying Saturday, which I got down with pen and paper, but needs to be copied into the computer. Then I'll feel caught up. It's been interesting. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 13, 2026

The night before Thursday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am, so I made my first bedtime goal again. I hope I'm getting the hang on this. {Smile}

At breakfast, I set up my laptop and looked in my email for the link to my counselling appointment. I didn't find it, so I checked my phone. I found a text from my counsellor saying she had a medical appointment of her own that conflicted with mine. She offered two on Friday, the very next day. 10 am conflicted with my ballroom dance class, but 2 pm technically stops just as my villain supergroup meeting begins. I took that one. After confirming it, I told the supergroup I'm likely to be late in their Discord. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to my dentist's office. My dentist took out a crown and cleaned up all the decay under it. Then he took a mold and had me wait in the waiting room. He called me back and put in the permanent crown after a wait. I assume that 3D printing was involved. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. I played Cross Stitch World in the car down and back, and a lot in the waiting room, while waiting for them to call me back in. This was possible because they let me charge my phone while they worked on the tooth for the first part. It was almost drained on the way down, but not after that. {Smile}

After learning counselling was off, I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and _Overgeared 2_. Then I went onto my computer, and read articles and web comics, and watched videos through an early lunch. Next, we went off to my dentist. When I got back, I watched more videos and read more webcomics, along with reading a book sample on Amazon. After that, I wrote up part of Wednesday's daily update until dinner with my main nurse, his TV, and _The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World 3_. I just wasn't in the mood for _Overgeared 2_ after the samples on Amazon. Their tone was closer to _The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World 3_. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I finished writing Wednesday's daily update. Then I answered Nox on Discord, chatting a bit. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and hunted on Topaz Proudfoot. Dr. Faustus joined me. We did some of my hunts, and I slipped in some auction house. After that, we did a couple of Dr. Fasutus's mission that got badges, though I didn't do that well in the second mission. I suspect because I wasn't feeling well, which I should have warned Dr. Faustus about, but I don't think I did. {rueful look} Then we did part of a story arc of mine before switching to the next story in a series we've been working on.  We finished that and talked as we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Topaz. Next, I wrote in this and made notes in this. I took a break to check Cross Stitch World, to close windows on my computer, and to check on my friends who play in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. I finished late; I'm moving slowly after the dental work. {smile}

Daily Update, August 12, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed a few minutes after 2 am. I missed my first bedtime goal again. I'll just have to work harder. {rueful smile}

After dinner, my main nurse took me down to the Church of the Holy Cross for my ballroom dance classes. I played cross Stitch World on the way down. We got there just before they opened up. We went in when they did. I chatted with some and played a little Cross Stitch World while I waited. I enjoyed both nightclub two step and cha-cha. Then my main nurse took me back home. I finished my water and played Cross Stitch World on the way home. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and _Overgeared 2_. Then I went onto my computer. I read articles, and comics and watched videos. Then I started writing Tuesday's daily update just before lunch. I tried to continue through lunch, but it's hard to type with a fork in one hand. So, I went back to reading comics and watching videos. A while after lunch, I phoned Mom's lawyer and found out they're further along than I thought. I also began a project my financial adviser asked me to do and started an email to her about it. Next, I finished Tuesday's daily update. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Seeing Pierogies, I said hi, and we talked. He'd just joined the later long, large-group event, and was waiting for it to begin. I joined him. We ran it with the group. I chose Ethna O'Keefe, an endgame character, but no ranked badge collector or anything. Pierogies and I talked a bit after, while I did the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on her. Then I left for dinner with main nurse and his TV. {Smile}

After dinner, I went to my dance classes. After I got back, I went onto my computer. I answered Nox on Discord. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. Next, I got Topaz, and decided which new contacts to start, since she's at a level where she gets some. I did a hunt or two, getting her up a level. After that, I realized Dr. Faustus had said hi. We talked, and I found out they'd said hi 40 minutes before. Oops. I want to watch more carefully than that! Anyway, we squeezed in a mission and some roleplaying despite it being almost time to quit. After we finished a little late, I did some storage on her. Then I checked Cross Stitch World and played a bit. Next, I added an update on Mom's lawyer in the email to my financial adviser. I wrote a tiny bit in this, then made many notes, pausing to check City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I got a few badges for Topaz. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, August 11, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am. I made my first bedtime goal with a comfortable margin. I'm pretty happy with that. {Smile}

A while before lunch, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Creative Writing Class. I got there when just the teacher and a student from the last class was there. I talked with the teacher before class. I'm wondering about some frustration I sense from her. It's pushing me in a direction I wasn't thinking of going yet... but maybe that's just being in a class that's not exactly a match to what I want to write. she wants memoirs. I keep thinking about fiction. Anyway, the class went fairly well. We got a new sound system which did help us hear more people when they contributed. I think we heard our teacher better, too. The lecture went long enough that we skipped the freewriting to give enough time for sharing and getting feedback. only one member of my group had something to share, but it was long enough, it filled our time comfortably. After class, my relief nurse picked me up. We got small cones from Kosmic Cones, and ran another errand on the way home. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my relief nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and _Overgeared 2_, After an otherwise leisurely morning, I went to class. After we got back from class, I went onto my computer. I wrote a little more of Monday's daily update and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and went to my teen supergroup meeting on Aneira Lloyds, my highest-level member. Nyxy came in and said hi. Jawsome joined in; he might have been there when I came in, but I didn't spot him if so. Anyway, we roleplayed. Ulty joined us in roleplaying. We roleplayed a little more, then tried to get a taskforce that gets special rewards under certain circumstances this week.  However, it required a story arc no one had done. We decided to do the story arc together. Jenny's player joined at the last moment. Now all the characters who were there can get the taskforce. One did, and we did the taskforce. Afterwards, the group broke up fairly quickly. I checked on my friends who play the game, and worked ont he in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira until dinner. I had spaghetti with my relief nurse, his TV and _Overgeared 2_. {Smile}

After dinner, finished Monday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and found Kitten and Dennis teamed up together. We teamed up with me on Ana Marcelino, my second-best badge collector. I tried to find a mission that gave a badge Ana and settled on a story arc that gave a badge she needed. We three ran it, Next, Dennis left for bed. Kitten showed me a story arc with more talking than usual, and a character they really love. We did the first two mission twice, then the second mission. After that, we talked while I did the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Ana, and updated her badge record. We talked most of the time and continued after I was done. We finally said goodnight, and I closed windows on my computer. Then I wrote in this a while before switching to making notes to write from later. I also took a break to check Cross Stitch World. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 10, 2026

 The night before Monday, I got to bed shortly before 2 am. I met my bedtime goal again. {Smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior center for my Frist Timer's Line Dance class. I arrived early, so I had time to visit with a couple of the other students. I thought the class went well. I did all the dances, including at least part of every "break dance," which is a dance we do when the teacher declares a break, then starts dancing, usually not on the stage he dances on during the official class dances. He also gives less instruction than the regular dances. If you can follow along, you're encouraged to. If you need a break, or can't keep up, you don't have to. After class, my relief nurse took me to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens. I picked out a chocolate fudge popsicle. the clerk pointed out a new flavor: cookies and cream. I got one and had that on the way home. It was more or less Oreo flavored, which wasn't a surprise. After I got home, my relief nurse put my chocolate fudge popsicle into the freezer for a later date. {Smile}

That afternoon, I had a bunch of phone calls. I called my doctor and left a message on their answering machine letting them know that infection I'd told them about is getting better more slowly than we'd hoped. Then I left a message on my financial adviser's machine asking to talk to her. She called back later, and we had a nice talk about things we each need to work on. I hope I'm finally ready to actually work on things. {Smile}

I also called my cousin Kim, and we had a nice long talk. We caught up with each other and her pets. She even suggested seeing what someone she knows thinks of my writing. I sent her a copy of the story I'd been working on earlier this year and last year in my class. I realized I can keep more than I feared if I keep the original audience mix, even if I add a segment. This has renewed my interest in working on it. I lost interest when I thought I had to throw out the middle for a different audience, but embellishing it is okay. {Smile}

After I got back home from class, I had lunch with my relief nurse, his TV, FDBD and _Overgeared 2_. Then I went onto my computer. I read articles and webcomics and watched videos. Then I did the phone calls. I watched more videos and read more webcomics before I wrote up Sunday's daily update. I broke from that when I was called for dinner. I ate with my relief nurse. his TV, and _Overgeared 2_, carefully turning pages with a finger that I kept clean despite the tacos I was eating. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and finished Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten and Dennis still playing, so I got Valentine Matos, a still-developing endgame character, and teamed up with them. We did one mission of mine, and a few missions of Dennis's, since I didn't remember to renew my missions until later. Then Dennis left for bed. Kitten said they were tired, then went quiet, eventually fading out. So, I worked on the auction house and storage on Valentina. Next, I took a break to read a bit of a story on Amazon. I eventually stopped before I was finished, because I had a few more ideas for freewriting. I sent it to my teacher for this week. After that, I went to Discord, and wrote to Dr. Faustus, apologizing for not being on when I usually am, and too late to team up. However, they thought we could team up to do the next mission for Topaz Proudfoot and her friends. We did, though we skipped some parts that folks usually do. I got a badge and finished the story arc we'd started the previous night. Then we said goodnight. I fixed up Topaz's storage and trained her for another level. Next, I closed windows on my computer and wrote a fair bit in this before switching to making notes to write from later. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 9, 2026

The night before Sunday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. I still got up at 1:45 am to try to get to church a bit earlier, so I didn't get seven hours of down time, but I fixed that with a nap a while after I got home from church. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me down to church. I arrived during the processional, the very first hymn. It is just after the announcements, so I was late, but not very. I sat with Auntie Barbara. We enjoyed the service. For lunch after the service, I sat with her and a couple of other parishioners. I mostly listened to them talk. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. I drowsed both on the way down and on the way back. {Smile}

After I got back, I talked with my housekeeper, who'd come with her husband. I went onto my computer to share Dad's recipes with her over two emails, since the first didn't seem to work. Then, after a nap, I made sure she'd gotten Dad's recipes; the second email worked. I must say the house is better for her attentions, and her husband's help with the laundry. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse and his TV. After my nap after I got back home from church, I got back onto my computer. I read comics and watched videos. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update before I with into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I found Dennis. We chatted and teamed up. We worked on a mission which he wanted to farm, not finish. I left for dinner with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and _Overgeared 2_. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I read comics and watched videos. Then I talked with Nox on Discord. I said goodnight to Dennis by Discord, since he had to leave because it was late. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I said hi to Dr Faustus and got out Topaz Proudfoot. I fooled around while he finished a taskforce or something similar. Next, we teamed up. We finished the story arc we'd started and did most of the sequel story arc... or at least half of it. We stopped right before the big finale, which might take half the time this usually takes. After that we said goodnight. I did some storage on Topaz, and costuming on a version of her that I don't need as her, turning her into an elf. I usually don't care for elves, but it fit with a power of hers better than my more usual gnomes, dwarves, and halflings. Then I took a break before shutting down windows. Next, I wrote in this, swiftly changing to making notes in this. I checked Cross Stitch World, too, before I said the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King to finish my evening. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 8, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed a few minutes after 2 am again. I thought I was running earlier, but somehow not. {small smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and forward Day by Day. After breakfast, I went onto my computer. I read articles and comics and watched videos through lunch and well into the afternoon. I did take a break to play a character on the new account who I made to give the account her name. I finally got her out of the tutorial, and up a few levels. I even got her some boosts to help her for a while. Then I got into reading a story sample on Amazon that kept me reading, fascinated, but was too expensive to buy so I could continue. After the story, I wrote up Friday's daily update, finishing right at dinner time. I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 2_.

After dinner, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I also talked with Nox on Discord. Then I checked on my friends in City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I started to play Topaz Proudfoot. I got back to the story arc she'd started the other night. I got invited to another story arc someone was doing while I was doing the last mission. I finished my mission and story arc and joined them. Dr. Faustus said hi during the first mission, which went fine. I asked them to join us. The leader added them after a mission that went pretty well. The next two missions were much harder; hard enough for Dr. Faustus to leave in disgust afterwards. Or they would have if the group hadn't broken up before they could. I already meant to join them, so the quick dispersal worked for me. We did some of my missions, finishing the less connected stuff I wanted Topaz to do, and starting a story arc that we both enjoy. We also did one mission to start another contact. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Topaz. I checked the character I'd played earlier. After that, I free-wrote at length for my class. Then I did a tiny bit of writing in this before I switched to making notes for most of it. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 7, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed just a couple minutes after 2am. I missed even my first bedtime goal, but not by much. I know I need to try harder. {smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance: Mambo class. I played Criss Stitch World on the way down. Class went well. I think I have all but one step down even when dancing by myself. I'm still working on the hammerlock. I first did it when I was six or seven, and really practiced it through most of my teens, but it depends on the arms so much, it's hard to keep track of the foot moves without a partner. I plan to keep at it. I eventually figured out how to shadow a crossbody lead, another step where the arms are important and it's really hard to keep track of the feet without a partner. After class, my main nurse took me back home. I played Cross Stitch World on the way home. {Smile}

After I got back from class, I confirmed that my main nurse had returned the overdue library book with a hold on it. Then I got onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos through lunch and into the afternoon. I also wrote some of Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and went to the villain supergroup meeting. Seb was already there, so we started roleplaying. Dr. Faustus joined us, and our most regular new member. We continued roleplaying, and visited out-of-character, too. The leader joined us, as did Anya at the last moment. We ran a strike force together, chatting both in-character and out-of-character along the way. Next, the group broke up. I worked on the beginning-of-the-weekend auction house on a few characters. After that, I ran that story arc I'd done on Ana the other night two more times, getting four more badges. I did some crafting on her and auction house and storage on Olivia Ragnarson, then set Ana to working passively on a badge while I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV, and forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the in-game auction house on a few characters. Michiel said hi, and asked to join me. I picked a story arc on Aneira, my higher-level teen supergroup member, and we did the first mission together. Then he said goodnight and left. Next, Dennis said hi on Discord. We teamed up and did a mission of his. We did two in the story arc I'd started with Michiel next, but the second glitched, I think. I found out later that we missed the only battle in it. So, Dennis called it boring, and we ran one of his before we said goodnight and he left. I checked Cross Stitch World, and my friends who play City of Heroes on Homecoming. After that, I got Topaz Proudfoot and did a hunt. Then I started a story arc on her. Next, I worked on the in-game storage on her, Aneira, Ana, and Olivia, and updated Ana's badge record. After that, I did a little shopping on Amazon before I wrote a little in this and made many notes in this. I took a break in writing notes to shop a little more on Amazon. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 6, 2026

 The night before Thursday, I got to bed just a few minutes before 2 am. i made my first bedtime goal. {Smile}

In the afternoon, well after lunch, my main nurse took me down to the Hilo branch of Hawai'i Public Library. I read _Overgeared 1_ on the way down. I returned _Wonder Cat Kyuuchan 5_. then found a place to sit and finished _Overgeared 1_. Then I picked out a few books and figured out which I actually wanted to take home. I returned the others to a cart and went to check out my picks. They informed me that two books were overdue. However, one could be renewed, and they did so before I quite asked. The other, though has a hold on it, so it can't be renewed. I asked which one it was. They said _Frieren: Journey's End_. I asked again which one it was, and they repeated _Frieren: Journey's End_. I explained that I have three volumes by that title, so I need to know more than the series. They said number 3, and I promised to bring it soon. then I sat and read _Fairy Cat 1_ until my main nurse came and got me. I was over halfway through and read more on the way home. When I got home, I found the three Frieren books and gave both manga - 2 and 3 - to my main nurse to return while I'm at class. I kept the light novel for now. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer. I watched videos and read comics and a few articles. I did take a break to check the auction house for Topaz Proudfoot but otherwise continued right through lunch. In the afternoon, I started writing up the rest of Wednesday's daily update. I stopped for our trip out. When I got back, I finished writing up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and said hi to Dennis and Kitten. Dennis responded, inviting me to the team he had going with Kitten. I got Serena Bianchi, who's working on the badge at least Dennis was working on, I had her using a hero name, but Kitten had the same bad association that Dennis did a while back. I really need to find a better name. We ran a mission before Kitten left for the late long, large-group event. Then Dennis and I did one more mission that ended right as I was called to dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, _Fairy Cat 1_, which I actually finished, and _Overgeared 2_, which I barely started. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer to shop on Amazon before I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer again. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I found Kitten in an extra tough zone on a full team. I got out Ana Marcelino, my second-best badge collector, and joined them when a spot opened up. We ran a couple of missions before the team broke up. Next, I talked with Kitten, and we ran four more missions, getting both of us a badge we both didn't have. After that, we hunted "pinatas", finding the two I still needed for another badge. We ran a story arc, getting her three more badges, but Kitten went quiet before the last mission started. I waited, but eventually ran it without them, and got the three badges. Then I took a break, checking Cross Stitch World among other things, hoping Kitten would come back. They faded out instead. So, I ran it again for two more badges. It was too late to continue, so I left two more runs and four more badges for another day. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting Ana had accumulated. I also updated Ana's badge record; she got nine badges that day, I think. I did a little storage on Olivia Ragnarson, too. Next, I played a little Cross Stitch World as part of a break. After that I wrote in this, switching to making notes to finish. I closed windows in the middle of taking notes. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 5, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed just after 2 am. I missed my first bedtime goal, but not by much. {small smile}

After dinner, my main nurse took me down to the Church of the Holy Cross for my Ballroom Dance classes. I played Cross Stitch World on the way down, despite a low phone battery. I arrived a bit early, and settled in. That included plugging in my phone to charge during class. Then our main Nightclub Twostep teacher asked to dance it with me. We reviewed the known moves and tried a few new once. I thought I did pretty well. I also thought I did even better when we covered them in class, so I knew what to expect. That went pretty well. So did cha-cha, though we were slowing down as the evening failed to cool down as quickly as dancing heated us up. My main nurse took me back home. I drank the water I hadn't gotten to during class, then played Cross Stich World the rest of the way. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer I read comics and a couple of articles and watched some videos. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming to check their auction house on Topaz Proudfoot. Next, I wrote up Tuesdays' daily update over and after lunch, with breaks to look at comics. This went into the afternoon, but I did get back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I said hi to Kitten, but they disappeared. I also said hi to Jenny's player and got one of her accounts connected to my new account. After that, I checked and worked with the auction house on Topaz Proudfoot. I tried to find something for Ana to get badges, but what I found was that Kitten was back, and somewhat responsive. We joined a trial they were interested in, with me on Frederica Fernandes, my ninth-ranked badge collector, the first I found who didn't have all the badges. She got all three badges from this trial in one run. Then I switched back to Ana. Kitten helped me get two more badges on her. Somewhere in there, I got Jenny's Player's other account connected to my new account. After getting the badges with Kitten, I had dinner with my main nurse and his TV before we headed out to my classes. {Smile}

When I got back, I got back onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I said hi to Dr. Faustus. We talked a little, but they were busy with a taskforce. So, I checked the auction house on Topaz Proudfoot. Then I checked what she could do next, and got the appealing stuff started. Dr. Faustus got free, and we teamed up, and did several of Topaz's missions. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Topaz, then updated Ana's badge record. After that, I checked Cross Stitch World and closed windows on my computer before I wrote in this, quickly switching to making notes to write from later. All while still chatting with Dr. Faustus intermittently. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 4, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I got to bed barely before 2 am. I met my first bedtime goal, if not by much. That's good as far as it goes. {Smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center for my Creative Writing Class. I played Cross Stitch World and talked with my relief nurse on the way down. I was surprised to find that I was the first one there, but I got to talk with our teacher at some length before class. I ate lunch during class, which I enjoyed. I felt useful critiquing my fellow students writing. I'd taken some writing, but only about still trying to break writer's block, so I didn't' share it. After class, my relief nurse took me home. I played Cross Stitch World and talked with my relief nurse on the way. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my relief nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I emailed my work of the week to my teacher before I went to class. After class I got onto my computer. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I found Pierogies on all three of his accounts. I showed him Topaz Proudfoot on my new account. We got all his accounts connected with my new one. I also went to my teen supergroup meeting on Aneira. Veronica was already there with Nyxy's Pella. Jawsome came just after me. I brought in Topaz Proudfoot to show the, and we got Nyxy and Jawsome connected to my new account. I also talked to Ulty, though she didn't come to the meeting. We got her other connected to my new account, too. Veronice, Pella, Jawsome, and my Aneira and Topaz roleplayed a bit. Veronica suggested a taskforce when we realized Ulty wasn't coming. I sent Topaz home, and I ran it on Aneira with the others, with light roleplaying and out-of-character visiting, Afterwards, we roleplayed a bit in our base before the meeting broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Aneira, finishing up in time for dinner with my relief nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 1_. I'm really enjoying that manhwa (Korean comic book). It's a lot like some of the web comics I follow, including being manhwa. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I wrote up rest of Monday's daily update, with more blood sugar trouble and web comic reading than I like, but reading web comics is easier than writing while I'm coping with blood sugar trouble. When I was done with my update, I finally went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Dr. Faustus said hi. We ran three connected story arcs my Topaz could get, running quite late for us, but did finish them all. Then I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Topaz. Next, I checked and played a little Cross Stitch World. I closed windows and wrote tiny bit in this before making many notes in this to write from the next day. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 3, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to be shortly after 2 am. It's harder to get to bed early the night before Monday because I have an extra medication to administer. However, that just means I need to try even harder. {smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to Aunti Sally's Lua'u Hale for my First Timer's Line Dance class. I arrived early and watched a dance or two before class. I also checked the signup and signed up for Monday's class next session. They had two lists, for Monday, and Wednesday, and only one had picked Wednesday. I didn't. I don't think I could do that and my evening ballroom dancing the same day, and I'd rather do the ballroom dancing. I love interacting with a partner. I figure most folks will keep coming on Monday because it fits their schedule They can get into the next session easily once they're in, though you can get into either of them easily now, since Wednesday is new. However, that's either, not both. Anyway, class went well. I did every regular dance and got at least part of all but two break dances, not counting the two before class. After class, my relief nurse came and took me home. I talked with my relief nurse and played Cross Stitch World both on the way, and on the way back. 

At home, I had lunch with my main nurse, his TV, forward Day by Day, and the rest of _Wonder Cat Kyuuchan 5_, despite having to run well past lunch to finish. I did enjoy that book. Then I went to my computer. I read a few articles and some comics but mostly watched videos. Next, I wrote up some of Sunday's daily update right before dinner. I had dinner with my relief nurse, his TV, and the beginning of the manga _Overgeared 1_. After dinner, I went back to my computer. I finished writing Sunday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and said hi to Ulty, Veronica/Anya, and Seb. I got one of Ulty's accounts, and Veronica/Anya's only account connected to my new account. After that, Dr. Faustus said hi. I got two more of their accounts connected to my new account. Then we played with me on Topaz Proudfoot, my new Hobbit. We finished all the content she needs to be not higher than five for and talked a fair bit about a game they've got me considering trying. I picked up the next contact and set her to go up a couple of levels. I worked on her storage while I continued talking with Dr. Faustus about the other game. Eventually, we said goodnight. I checked and played a tiny bit of Cross Stitch World, then wrote a little in this, soon switching to making notes to write from later. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {smile}

Daily Update, August 2, 2026

The night before Sunday, I got to bed a bit before 2 am. So, I did make my first bedtime goal. I got up at 8:45 am because church starts at ten, so I didn't get quite 7 hours of being sleep ready, but it could have been worse. {Smile}

after breakfast, main nurse took me down to church. I arrived just as the announcements were starting. Auntie Barbra was still at the greeting table, and another parishioner was still helping with car doors. They congratulated me on getting there on time. {Smile}

I sat with Peg, and auntie Barbara sat right in front of me. I enjoyed the service. For lunch I sat with Auntie Barbara. My cousin Babs was nearby; with her granddaughter and two friends they've really hit it off with. I asked if she'd liked the books I'd given her, and she loves them, which is wonderful to hear. after lunch, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

When I got home from church, I went onto my computer. I mostly watched videos and read comics. I also checked out a few articles. After a while, I remembered to call my cousin, Kim, and did so. We had a nice talk. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update. I also did a bit of freewriting for my writing class. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got together with Kitten, Dennis, and Pierogies, choosing to play Ana Marcelino, who is now my second-best badge collector. We had Pierogies choose the content, since he's on less often these days. We ran the first part of a Roman themed story arc until Pierogies left; he can sit only so long these days, which is why he's on so much less. The three left ran one more mission. After that, Kitten left to join the late-night short, large group event. Dennis and I talked, then said goodnight. Kitten came back after the late-night short, large group event, but just in time to say hi-bye before I left for dinner, which I had with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. I went back to my computer and drowsed until I treated my blood sugar. Then I did more freewriting for my creative writing class. I printed out the freewriting for class, figuring out why I couldn't get it to print the previous week. Next, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten unresponsive right where I left them. But Dr. Faustus said hi. We teamed up, with me on Peony. She has been my younger Hobbit, but I've made a second hobbit who's about the same age. We ran a story arc they'd made to show how Peony brought Topaz, my other young Hobbit, to the world of City of Heroes. It was hard for Peony and Dr. Faustus's character at first. Dr. Faustus suggested lowering the difficulty, but it was as low as it could go. When I told them this, I realized - and mentioned - that it might be so hard because we were mid-level and moderately low-level, kicked up to do high-level content. That improves what we can currently do but doesn't give us powers we'll learn later. They brought in a tough, high-level character of theirs. Things went much better after that. They can play more than one at a time. I don't know how to have them both contribute meaningfully to a battle at the same time, like Dr. Faustus, Kitten, Pierogies, and others can. Anyway, things went much better after that. After the story arc, we roleplayed introducing Topaz, my newest Hobbit, to one of Dr. Faustus's characters that she hadn't met. They showed her a bit of the game's world before we said goodnight. Then I did some auction house and storage on Peony, and auction house, storage and crafting on Ana. Next, I checked and played Cross Stitch World before I wrote in this. I switched to making notes in this to write from later. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 1, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed several minutes after 2 am. I think that failure was because I didn't shut down, even leaving CCity of Heroes: Homecoming on to work on a badge on Ana in the background while I worked on this. I ended up talking to Kitten, and I'm sure that's part of why I got to bed so late. I seemed to manage without a nap, though I was sluggish before lunchtime. I tried treating blood sugar with inconclusive results. {smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse and Forward Day by Day. We didn't watch TV during most of it because the cable was out until I was just finishing up. I don't count the last couple of minutes alone as TV with my meal. Then I went onto my computer. I read Comics and articles and watched videos right through the sluggishness that didn't respond well to treatment, and into lunch. By the end of lunch, I'd mostly lost the sluggishness, making me wonder if it was hunger. I continued watching videos and reading comics and articles into the afternoon, along with a little research into living options on the web. Eventually I wrote up Friday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I talked with Kitten and got them to help me work on badges for Ana Marcelino. We got four badges for Kitten, but none for Ana before Kitten left to join the late-night short, large-group event. I switched to Eirlyss Lloyds and ran it with them. Next, I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on her until I got called to dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, and _Wonder Cat Kyuuchan 5_. 

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I chatted with Nox on Discord and responded to Kitten there. too. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I found Kitten still active. We teamed up and worked on badges for Ana Marcallio, getting three for both Ana and Kitten. Then we switched to another part of the game, where we worked on a couple of different types of badges. We got two of one kind for Kitten, then ten of a different kind for each of us. Next, we got the two Kitten got earlier for Ana, and two more similar but more intensive ones for Kitten. After that, I had to break to get ready for bed before I could get them for Ana because I ran out of time. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Ana. then updated her badge record. Then I began writing in this. I paused to check Cross Stitch World and play a little of it. Next, I wrote a little more in this and started some freewriting for my writing class. After that, I closed down several windows to help myself concentrate on making notes in this. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, July 31, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am. I made my first bedtime goal again. Maybe this is really beginning to work. I can hope. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance Mambo class. However, my teacher started the class with teaching the styling differences between salsa and mambo, especially hand moves that are important in salsa, and not even there in mamo. I guess I was learning Mambo at home, because I never did get the arm moves down. I occasionally watched a video about them, but they weren't that easy to add, and they didn't seem that important, somehow. However, they looked both easier and more important when my teacher did them. So, I tried them when I was on my own. i have them for the first few steps, but then they get complicated enough, I can't keep them up. I also learned a move that's more for solo. I did dance with a couple of guys, and one gal a few times. I think her husband doesn't dance, possibly because of a disability. We ran up to the end of class, though not many danced towards the end. My main nurse brought me back home on the way. I played Cross Stitch World both on the way down and on the back. {Smile}

I had breakfast with main nurse and his TV. I didn't read anything so I could eat quickly and get ready for class. I still felt like I was arriving at the last minute, but they hadn't started yet. After I got back from class, I went onto my computer. I watched videos right through lunch and into the afternoon. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I worked on the beginning of the week in-game auction house on the few characters. Next, I got ranged Olga and got the first mission of a story arc before I went to my villain supergroup meeting. Dr. Faustus and Patience were already there. We roleplayed a bit. Anya and another player came soon. With only five of use, and none of mine high enough level to get the good rewards this week, they chose to help me do the story arc I'd just gotten the first mission of. There was a lot of talk-missions... fun for me, but not sure about the others. Though we accidentally started with the first mission of another story arc. After the we properly started the right story arc. Dr. Faustus left when work called them away, but the rest stuck with me and finished the arc. We did a little roleplaying and a lot of visiting afterwards, but we eventually broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on ranged Olga. Then I checked the characters who'd put stuff up earlier and found some had sold. I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day, which was hard to concentrate on, so I read it again after dinner. 

After dinner, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes Homecoming again. I found Dennis, and we connected his account with my new account that Dr. Faustus set up. We talked and teamed up for two missions that helped both of us with badges that will improve our characters before he said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on my character. Then I switched to my new account and Topaz Proudfoot, the hobbit I made there. I ran a few missions and got the mission that I needed to not be higher than her current level for. I did it, and ran a couple more missions, gaining a level. I stopped her from gaining more levels and did a few more missions before I stopped for the evening. Next, I worked on storage on Topaz. She's still too low-level for much more. Next, I wrote in this, breaking to check Cross Stitch World before finished writing and switched to making notes in this. I talked with Kitten, and we got their accounts connected with my new account, which led to finishing making notes in this late. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}