Daily Update, April 7, 2023

    Today, I took Uber to Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center, a nursing home across the street from the hospital. I'd gone there with Auntie Barbara last week to visit our dear family friend. This time, I went to visit Anita and our dear family friend, who are both there now. I tried to take palm crosses and palm leaves from Sunday, which was Palm Sunday, but I lost one of the leaves. So, I gave Anita a palm cross, as a little piece of church coming to her when she couldn't go there. I stayed... I don't know how long. Long to have a fairly wide-ranging conversation about a few different things. I learned she likes to read religious stuff, mostly. {Smile}

   Next, I walked across the hall to visit our dear family friend, since she was just across and down a door. It was a different room than last time. A gal was there already, giving our dear family friend some presents she'd brought. I recognized her last name and told her how she got Dad's family going to our church, though most of the other kids left as adults. I stayed and gave her the palm leaf and two palm crosses, which she loved. We talked, and I learned she likes religious stuff not-too-violent stories. One of her daughters came in, and left to check on her sister, who is in the same nursing home. Then a fellow from church came in, and the three of us visited a while before I to go home to a distinctly late lunch. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. I read scripture and thoughts about it and then some of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2022. Then, I read a little bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read "The Billy Goats Gruff" from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. I finished up by reading the April 7th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. {Smile}

   I did over 20 minutes of salsa dancing, including both warm-up and less structured dancing. This was on top of the walking I did at the nursing home. {Smile}

   I read a few comics in the morning, before going to the nursing home. Then after lunch, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and found Div. I've often missed them this week. I got a character close to Div's current level, and we teamed up, and started doing missions. Then Euclidean came in, and we started talking. They were lower, but I checked with them and Div, and they joined us, too. (City of Heroes has a system that lets disparate levels team up. The Heroes call it Sidekicking and Exemplaring.) We actually kept going for several missions, for this turned out to be quite the congenial group. We only broke up when it was time for me to go read to Mom. {SMILE}

   After dinner, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and found my RWBY friend. We started chatting, and teamed up for a couple of missions, which we did in a way where we both got full credit. Then he had to go to bed, but we actually talked a bit on Facebook Messenger before parting fully. Then I joined a Giant Monster hunting team and helped them take down a giant Monster. It looked for a few more, then half left before I talked them into trying one more. It's a little trickier than some, but I think it's fun. they got me to lead it, and I recruited more. We started with four folks, and ended with around a dozen, which is a nice number for that one. Then I broke early but slipped in a short story arc just before starting my salsa dancing. I said goodnight to Nox on the chat server, again missing chatting earlier. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 6, 2023

    Today involved a bunch of phone calls. First, I called Life Care Center, since late last night I found a message about me mission my appointment yesterday. I got them easily with the number given and confirmed that I can use that number in the future. I also explained that I didn't have appointment yesterday written down for them and did find out the rest of the appointments this month. This Saturday, then skip a week because the therapist will be unavailable. Then Wednesday and Saturday appointments for the rest of the month. {Smile}

   Next, I called the Vet, and after some confusion, managed to explain that he'd thrown up Monday and Tuesday, and used the box a lot Tuesday, then not much Wednesday, and then he was back to normal. If nothing goes bad again, they say to start him with the next medicine tomorrow. {Smile} 

   I left another message for my doctor, and their office finally called me back. They asked about my symptoms, and determined a yeast infection matched them better than a UTI. They're going to prescribe medicine for me to treat it, but for now, they'll continue the medicine which lists infections as a side effect. {smile}

   I ate lunch and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. I read scripture and thoughts about it and continued with three cards, from church, a friend, and a nephew for assorted holidays. Then, I read some from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. I finished up by reading the April 6th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it, though it looked like she'd fallen asleep during Cotillion. {Smile}

   I did do some salsa dancing today, since my leg seems to be recovered. I did 8 1/2 minutes of warmup, and over 10 minutes of less structured dancing. Did didn't do more because I started late and ran out of time. Besides, my legs tired a little faster than usual. I wonder if that's related to yesterday's cramp. {SMILE}

   I read a few comics and some articles between phone calls and after lunch. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and found my RWBY friend already waiting for the early long, large-group event. I joined it, too, and we ran it together. He hoped he gained the level need to start the really exciting content, but he was just shy of that. Still, he got a power exciting enough, he wanted to run a mission immediately to try it out. So, we did, and we were both quite impressed with that power. He really likes it. Then we shifted to a video call so we could read a couple more chapters of Cursed Princess Club. I notice the chapters each cover more of the story than the issues online, as well as having more detailed pictures and more complex panel layouts. It doesn't have the background music it has if you read it on a phone, but I like to read it on my computer, with the larger screen, and that doesn't have the music anyway. After the comic, we went back onto City of Heroes: homecoming, and joined Kitten for a low-level story arc. Then all three of us joined an April Fool's Raid. That took me up to time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I went back into city of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I got together with Kitten, and they helped me do a story arc I needed for a badge. I also started talking with someone who goes by Euclidean. They'd been away, and just returned. i told them about the April Fool's Event, whose raids are supposed to end tomorrow. They asked us to help them with a low-level big-bad, then all three of us joined a couple of April Fool's raids, the second of which was why I started my exercises late. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 5, 2023

    Valentine didn't throw up today that I found. I'll call the vet tomorrow about it; I'm hoping no more throwing up, and he can start the next medicine. {Smile}

   I had the phone appointment with my main financial adviser. It went about like I expected. She talked about what I needed to do, and I asked about alternatives, and decided to do exactly what we'd been planning anyway. I didn't need to change our plan, I just needed to confirm in my own mind that it was a good idea. {Smile}

   My leg has been difficult to walk on all day. It was worst when I first got up. As I used it, it got better, as I sat, it would go back, but not all the way. It's much better, but our nurse thinks one day off from my salsa dancing may be good and shouldn't hurt, so that's what I'm doing. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I read scripture and thoughts about it and continued with a Christmas letter from a friend from 2019. Then, I read a little bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read six short poems, all from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. Then I finished up by reading the April 5th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. She was tired but did respond sometimes. {Smile}

   I read comics in the morning and over lunch, then said Hi to Kitten I hoped to get together before the phone appointment with my financial adviser, but we ran out of time. After the appointment, Kitten and I got together, and talked about maybe doing missions before we ended up joining an April Fools Event league. Yes, that's still going on. I heard someone say they'd read that it's to continue until Friday. My RWBY friend joined the league separately, and really wanted to stick with it, so the three of us just stayed with it, at least until I went to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I looked briefly at comics again, and went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming to join Kitten again. This time, she was particularly interested in working on badges for her favorite character. My best badge collector needs some of the same badges, so we did two low-level story arcs together. One more, and three solo things, and we'll get a badge each, but there are two related badges to get, and four that those three will also complete. That's in the future, though. I just said goodnight to Nox again, but I did get to talk to Meroa a bit. It looks like Kitten fell asleep about the time I would have started salsa dancing if my leg hadn't been acting up. So, I looked up and read some articles... I've realized that fear of success is holding me back from pursuing publishing more intensively, So I'm looking into things to try to understand my fear in hopes that will help me overcome it. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 4, 2023

    Well, Val threw up again this morning. He hadn't since yesterday morning, and hasn't since... I think I'll call the vet after I've figured out if this was just calming down more slowly, or if he's continuing. {small smile}

   I tried calling my doctor and didn't get past the answering machine again. I also called my financial adviser and got as far as making an appointment - I think for a phone call, but they have done a video call, too - tomorrow, early to mid-afternoon. So, there's that much progress. {Smile}

   I also dealt with an internet outage at my provider's. The nurse had trouble too, since they also provide the cable for our TV. I was still trying to fix it when it came on, but I suspect that was coincidence, since it affected our TV at the same time, and I wasn't touching that. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I read scripture and thoughts about it and continued with a couple of cards, one from me for a birthday, and one from her cousin for the holidays a couple years ago. Then, I read some from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. I finished up by reading the April 4th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. {Smile}

   I did over 25 minutes of salsa dancing, despite getting a later start. I might have had time for another 5+ minutes, but I was tired enough to want to sit after that. The rests were shorter than usual. {Smile}

   I read comics over a late lunch and hopped into City of Heroes after cleaning up after lunch. There, I found the April Fool's event still going. I also found my RWBY friend eager to start reading a comic I introduced him to, "The Cursed Princess Club," over a video call, now that we both have our own bound copies. It's hosted on a service called Webtoon, but my RWBY friend didn't trust it. We'd watched several episodes read by a fan on YouTube, but the first bound volume goes a bit further into the story, and the second bound volume is coming out this summer. We both think that the revisions that got done translating it from a web comic into a bound comic improved it. He read the introduction and the first chapter, doing special voices for the first chapter. As nice as that was, I didn't try to do special voices when I read the second chapter. That felt like a lot to read, so we stopped. We just had time for one mission back on City of Heroes: Homecoming before I left to read to Mom. I also chatted a little with Nox and Radio's boyfriend (Radio is my adopted cousin) on the chat server, though i mainly read their conversation, which I wasn't keeping up with as well, what with the comic reading and mission and all. {Smile}

   After dinner, I hopped online, and looked around. The conversation between Nox and Radio's boyfriend had cotinued while I was away, so I added some, and did as they talked a bit. I chatted a little with Owl Girl and Phonso, and found out Phonso was ready to do a particular task force that's famous for being on the long side. I got Owl Girl and Toltar, and Freaky found two through general advertising. That wasn't a full team - just 6, not 8 - but we took off anyway. We finished just before I needed to start exercising... somehow, I started late anyway. Radio's Boyfriend left partway through the evening, but Radio came on, so I chatted on and off with him. So did Nox. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 3, 2023

    Today was a day of phone calls. First, Val threw up, so I called the vet, and in a series of a few phone calls over the next few hours, with repeated explanations about when he threw up, what he threw up, and what he was taking at the time, the vet decided to stop one medication, give him a rest for a couple of days, then try the other medicine. I'm hopeful it will work better. {Smile}

   I tried to contact my doctor about an itch and unstable blood sugar but ended up leaving two messages. I hope I can talk to them soon. {resigned look}

   I tried to contact Life Care Center's outpatient Physical therapy because I realized I'm out of appointments, but I had to leave a message there, too. {resigned look}

   I did contact my financial adviser. I talked to the secretary, who hoped to schedule the talk I want with my advisers tomorrow. {Smile}

   I took Uber to the last class on bereavement. I sat next to Auntie Barbara, and we chatted a little before class. This time, the death doula wasn't there. Instead, people handed out various forms involved with different aspects of death and near-death, which let you spell out some of your wishes ahead of time. I have them but didn't fill them out; I need to think about stuff first. Auntie Barbara left before the end. I stayed until they were waiting for the notary, and one gal left because she didn't want to fill stuff out before talking things over with her husband. She offered to take me home, and I took her up on it, since I wasn't ready for the notary, either. {Smile}

   After dinner, I called Auntie Barbara, and we had a nice chat. I felt like we hadn't finished talking when she left the class. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I read scripture and thoughts about it and continued with a letter from her cousin's granddaughter, an another from her niece. Then, I read a story, "The Magic Sky," about two polar bear cubs discovering the Arctic Lights with their mother and an artic hare friend. from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. Then I finished up by reading the April 3rd story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked the early parts, but she was very sleepy, and responded less as we went along, so I tried to keep it from being as long as it often is. {Smile}

   I did my head and walking exercises today. {Smile}

   I got back from the class, and remembered I hadn't finished yesterday's daily update, so I did that, and shared it around. That took me so close to time to read to Mom, I barely had time to hop on City of Heroes: Homecoming, check a few characters, and say hi to my RWBY friend. We only said a little because it was late, and they were busy. {Smile}

   After dinner, I looked at some comics, and hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started out soloing on my second-best badge collector and got several badges. Then I joined an April Fools Raid. They went to wait for the next April Fools raid, which was a long wait, but then the next was much shorter, and the one after was in progress when we got there. The next was a shorter wait again, and during that one, i got another badge, not that the event has any intrinsic badges. This badge just happened to finish during it. I said goodnight to Nox, having not spoken up in time to talk much again. I really need to work on that. but I did get to chat with Owl Girl between and during the raids, especially during the long wait. That was nice. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 2, 2023

    After breakfast, I took uber to church. I actually arrived with time to spare, though not a lot of time. There, I discovered that next Sunday, because it's Easter, both services will be earlier than usual. The early service will be 6am instead of 7:30am, and the late service will be 9am instead of 10am. {bite lips} I used to just go late when it started at 9am, but that was when I was getting up at 8 am. Now, it's usually after 8:30am, so I'm barely getting there in time for the 10am service. I'm afraid I'd miss too much of the service. I guess I just have to miss Easter morning... unless I catch it online. I'd probably still miss the first part, but I might get in around the readings, like I did when I went late and got up earlier. {bite lips}

   The service was nice... actually pretty special, since it's Palm Sunday, which means a longer procession in, and a long and fancy "reader's theater" style gospel. No act ions or anything, but different people reading different parts in the story of the passion. {Smile}

   I had lunch on the lanai with Auntie Barbara and Scott. Scott will be leaving after Easter, so I said goodbye in case I don't see him again. {bite lips} We had a nice talk. I particularly enjoyed some cake Lindsey handed out that he'd made the night before. Scott offered to take me home. I certainly took him up on it when this might be our last chance to talk until next fall/winter, when he comes back form the mainland for the winter. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I read scripture and thoughts about it and continued with the last of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2019. Then, I read a little bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read a story, "The Spider, the Hare, and the Moon," followed by two poems, "ABC," and "Magpie," both from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. Then I finished up by reading the April 2nd story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all, and this time it sounded like she liked them about equally. I think I managed not to go on too long with Georgette Heyer this time. {Smile}

   I did my head exercises, as my therapist wants me to do them even the day after therapy. {Smile}

   I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming when I got home from church. There, I found Div, and joined him for actual missions. Kitten came in not long after we started, so they did most of the missions with us, too. Then Kitten and I continued to team, doing a mission and 3 or 4 April Fool's raids before I read to Mom. {Smile}

   Around dinner time, I prepped some comics to read, but actually read only one before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There I found Kitten, and we teamed up. We started discussing what to do. Then my RWBY friend came in, and joined us, and we picked a low-level story arc Kitten and my best badge collectors need for a couple of badges. My RWBY friend did one story arc with us and left for bed. Kitten and I did one more story arc. I chatted with Nox on the chat server a little as they got ready to go to bed, but really not long. I chatted a little more with kitten on the chat server after the second story arc, before they went quiet, probably asleep. {Smile}

Daily Update April 1, 2023

    Today was physical therapy, so a little after breakfast, I called Uber and had a nice chat with the driver as he took me to Life Care Center. My therapist came in shortly after I did, and we got started. We had a good session, with regular exercises first, and some of the moves I hope to work into my salsa at the end. Then I called Uber again, and a different driver took me home, with more nice chatting. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. I started with scripture and thoughts about it and continued with more of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2019. Then, I read a bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read two poems, "The Messenger," and "Penguin Parade," both from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. I Then I finished up by reading the April 1st story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. but i think she said she didn't like the Georgette Heyer and the poems as much. maybe I need to think more carefully about what I pick. {Smile}

   No exercise today, at least not beyond physical therapy. {Smile}

   I read comics over lunch, and a bit afterwards. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and found Kitten obsessed with the April Fools Raids, which she was sure would stop in a few hours. It didn't - I think it's going for the whole weekend at least. We did one, then teamed up in between raids, then we did a pair which were back-to-back. I think that took us to time to read to Mom. I also chatted with a fellow from high school who I connected with on Facebook today. I started writing this around dinnertime. {Smile}

   After dinner, I read some comics, then hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I got into a role-playing team with Austin and Jag. They were running missions, but talking in character while they did. It was really fun. They broke up when Austin, who was leading, had to go to bed. A couple didn't leave, and I ended up team lead, so I asked for help with a hunt. Kitten and my RWBY friend joined us, but we didn't finish because another April Fools Raid happened right where we were, so we joined that, and somehow, I ended up organizing the participants. Then another happened in a different zone, and some of us went there. I organized a group, but there might or might not have been a second group. along the way, my RWBY friend left, and afterwards Kitten faded out. Probably fell asleep; it was a good time for them to do so. Two people stayed, wanting to catch another they knew would come eventually. I started writing this while I waited, and also said goodnight to Nox. We missed talking again. Then I started chatting with Phonso and Divi, both of whom were busy elsewhere. This continued into the raid, and past it with Phonso. I also chatted a little more and said goodnight with the fellow from high school, as well as writing most of this. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 31, 2022

    I called the veterinarian's office after breakfast. I told the secretary about Val not throwing up. She took notes, and said she'd talk to the vet and call me back. When she did, I was busy, and didn't hear the phone ring even though it was in the same room, so I called back after lunch. They told me which medicine to give him in new amounts. I'm wary, but I'll try it. {Smile}

   I got a couple of bills sorted in the morning, one of which involved a phone call to confirm that hadn't been paid or anything. {Smile}

   Then came the visit from the Kupucare nurse. We talked about my medications, and the problems I'm having with them. I seem to have been wrong about what was causing the problems, but I'm certain what the problems are, because I know what my body feels like. {resigned smile}

   Then the secretary from Helping Hands came and picked up their check for the next month. She meant to come before the nurse, so it wasn't too surprising that she just took the check, gave me the invoice, and 

   After dinner, I called our former nurse, and we had nice talk, if far from our longest. He'd had a long day, which I perfectly understood. {Smile}

   After that, I accidentally called Auntie Barbara. I hung up immediately, certain it was too late for her, but she called me back. She hadn't quite gone to bed yet, and did want to tell me some stuff, as well as chat a bit. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. I started with scripture and thoughts about it and continued with more of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2019. Then, I read a bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read "What's That Noise?" from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. It was about a lion cub who was frightened by a loud noise until he realized it was the hippo singing. Then I finished up by reading the March 31st story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. {Smile}

   I did over 30 minutes of salsa dancing today, including about 8 1/2 minutes of warmup and over 20 minutes of less structured dancing. I concentrated on keeping from running late, and it worked. I finished just before the end alarm went off. I'd have continued to the end of the piece I was in if it had run over, but it didn't. {Smile}

   I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming after the nurse left. It was mid-afternoon by then. I found Kitten teaming with a friend and got her friend to invite me team to with them. I think he was concentrating on playing and didn't notice. It happens. Then my RWBY friend came on, and we got kitten's friend to add him, too. We teamed for a while, before Perogies left again. Kitten, her friend, and I continued to team until it was time for me to read to Mom. {Smile}

   I read comics and started this daily update around reading to Mom and eating dinner. After that and the phone call to our former nurse, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I found Kitten busy at first, and did a bit of soloing, as well as a break with Auntie Barbara's phone call in it. Then Kitten and I got free again, and we teamed up. My RWBY friend came on and joined us. We found a surprise April Fool's raid that we did, and tried to help Kitten get a particular badge, but somehow it just wouldn't come. I don't know if it's broken - I had to work with one of Homecoming's helpers to fix one badge that wouldn't recognize I earned it. Then the three of us joined a couple of normally short, high-level task forces. Somehow they were distinctly longer than usual and took me right up to time to start winding down and exercising. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 30, 2023

 Well, Val got sick this morning, right in the middle of breakfast, judging by how much food he left behind. {sigh} I found it an hour or two later. {bite lips} After cleaning it up, I called the veterinarian's office. I told them it was 9-10 and 13-14 hours after trying the medicine, though I later realized that it wasn't 13-14 but 17-18 hours after. Still, the point was enough after, we couldn't be sure which it was. The receptionist put me on hold, saying she needed to check with the doctor. She came back with orders to take him off all medications, even the heart medication he's been for a couple of years. Also, to bring him in tomorrow if he didn't stop throwing up. I'm very relieved to say that was the only throwing up, and by late afternoon, he was finishing his meals again. {relieved smile}

Before I found the mess, I'd gotten a call from not-Hospice. They wanted to have an exit interview from Kupucare, the palliative care program that provided the nurse who went along with me to my cardiology appointment last week, because my heart condition is under control. Then I called them back, and it was while I was finding better reception for my cell phone that I found where Val threw up. The thing is, I'm not sure how well I'm tolerating the medication. It makes for less room in my abdomen, which keeps filling up with gas, especially since my cardiologist got my regular doctor to put me on another medication that increases the amount of abdominal gas. I already had a fair bit from the type of Irritable Bowel Syndrome I have. Well, now Kupucare wants to talk about managing my medication instead of an exit interview, So I will be busy tomorrow. If Val needs to go into the vet, I'll take him, but unless something happens, They're getting a phone call reporting his improved condition, and asking what to do about the medications now. {Smile}

After lunch, I called Uber. A guy came and took me down to my doctor's appointment, and we chatted a bit on the way. We discussed both the blood sugar readings and the abdominal gas, and we decided to leave things as they are for now, and touch base at my next appointment in almost 2 months. {smile}

Then I called Uber again, and a gal came and drove me to Hawai'i Federal and State Federal Credit Union. We had a bit of a chat, too. There, I did some banking i needed to do, and called Uber again. This time, Uber gave me Alan. He asked about Valentine, and I told him about the throwing up and not being on meds for a while. We chatted about other things, too. {Smile}

When I got home, I called my financial adviser's office, and told them about the banking I'd just done. I also tried to ask for a phone or video call from the advisers to talk about some stuff. I've since said the same in an email to them. {Smile}

I ate lunch and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. I started with scripture and thoughts about it and continued with more of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2019. Then, I read a bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read "Little Lamb Gets Lost" from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. It was about a lamb who followed his brothers out of the meadow they called home, looking for the sweetest grass, only to end up back in their home meadow. Then I finished up by reading the March 30th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. {Smile}

I did over 20 minutes of salsa dancing tonight. I hoped to do more, but after I brushed my teeth, I sat down when I'd hoped to get up after a rest to do the last set of dancing, and I hadn't really had a rest. Maybe I can work brushing my teeth in afterwards. We'll see. I used to be able to do everything in the time I had. {Smile}

When I finished the phone call with my financial adviser, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and found Div showing his base to my RWBY friend and another base builder. We looked at a lot that Div has done. Then we went to look at the other base builders' biggest base, which convinced him to stick to smaller projects, like this base may have convinced Div to. At least he's talking about only doing smaller stuff. My RWBY friend left, but Div and I continued to explore that big base. Then the other base builder took us to the much smaller base he's working on now. I Actually left before the others when it was time to read to Mom. {Smile}

I started working on this update around dinner time, with a little writing as well as note taking. The note taking is new. I find it helps me not forget stuff when I write it up later. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back into City of Heroes. Div and my RWBY friend were gone, and I read a few comics before I started to solo while watching for something to join. What I spotted was Phonso, who I started to talk to. He was planning to do a task force, so I joined him. My character -- my second-best badge collector -- got a badge during it, and credit towards another badge. Then he left a little early mentioning Star Trek, and I soloed a bit and chatted with Azurette before reading a few comics and starting my salsa dancing. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 29, 2023

    Yesterday, as I was finishing up sharing my daily update, I realized I'd misread the clock, and it was a whole hour earlier than I thought it was. I usually hate that, but this time it let me get another 10 minutes of salsa dancing in for a little over 30 in all yesterday. {GRIN}

   I called Alan right after breakfast and arranged for him to take Val and me to the vet late this morning. Then I called my financial adviser and let the secretary know something I've been watching for arrived this morning. She said she'd let both my financial advisers know, and they'd call me later. {Smile}

   Alan arrived right on time and took me to the vet. He's so understanding about the upset meows we always get, because Val does not ever want to go to the vet. While I was waiting for the vet, my therapist came out, and said hi to Val and me. Then he left, but it was nice that he stopped to say hi as he was leaving. {Smile}

   Then we saw the vet. While they were examining him, my financial adviser called. Both were on the line, so I wish I could have talked to them then, but I was busy with the vet, and didn't have the papers I wanted to consult, and no privacy, either so I asked them to call back, and promised to call back myself. His kidney and heart disease are progressing, as they will, so he has two new meds, but they're smaller. I think he ate them both. I hope so. I really don't want to have to force pills down his throat indefinitely. That's no fun for him or me. {Smile}

   I called my financial adviser later. Technically twice, but the first time I just told the secretary that I was free, but wouldn't be in the early afternoon tomorrow, when I had a doctor's appointment. I called again, when it was getting close enough to their closing time, I wasn't sure we'd get to talk again if I didn't.  My usual financial adviser was available, and we talked about next steps. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I started with scripture and thoughts about it and continued with more of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2019. Then, I read a bit from Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Next, I read "the Fox's Tail" from 365 Animal Stories and Rhymes. It was an Aesop's Fable about a fox who lost his tail in a trap and tried to convince the other foxes to get rid of their tails, too. They had none of that nonsense. Then I finished up by reading the March 29th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all, but she was tired today. Well, she listened as she could, and knew I was beside her. {Smile}

   Today, I didn't get confused about the time, and really did run out of time before I could do more than 20 minutes of salsa dancing. but at least I did over 20 minutes of salsa dancing, including both warmup and less structured dancing. {Smile}

   I read comics over a late lunch after I got home, and a bit after lunch, as well. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There I found Div, and toured his base again. He showed me the latest changes. He hopes to finish it - as far as the contest is concerned - tomorrow. Finishing touches can come afterwards, but it's pretty full, so he can't add much more anyway. this happened with his first base, too. Then Div left, and my RWY friend arrived. We teamed up on mid-level villains and finished a story arc I had started. Fortunately, we finished at about eh time I like to read to Mom anyway. {Smile}

   I worked on this update, with notes and a little writing, around dinnertime. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I joined a team that was hunting a particular giant monster, and ended up leading it because I was a good level for that. when we were done, I suggested hunting some other easy to find giant monsters. i recruited some folks as other left, and we had a good time. My RWBY friend came in just as we were breaking up. We started to get ready to read a comic together, but then Phonso invited us to a task force he wanted to run. we did that instead, planning to read the comic together soon. My RWBY friend left after one task force, but I stayed for another with Phonso on different characters. That took me close enough to time to start salsa dancing, I just did paperwork on the characters I'd used this evening until I started salsa dancing. {Smile}