Daily Update, May 3, 2025

On Saturday, my main nurse took me to Liliu'okalani Gardens. We walked down by the small boat dock then back. Next, we went, through part of the park to the popsicle stand. My main nurse had to look over the popsicle stand, but he didn't stop to buy anything. So, we continued on back to the car. {Smile}

Next, we picked up his wife at the airport. Then we went back to the popsicle stand to get stuff this time. I picked a Haupia popsicle. I do love Haupia, remembering how Mom and Dad would get excited and usually pick Haupia if it was available. Now I think of it as a special treat too. After that, we went home, dropping his wife off on the way. {Smile}

I got a phone call from Auntie Barbara after dinner. She wasn't feeling well enough for church the next morning and wanted to warn me about that. {Smile}

I also got a phone call from my relief nurse after I cleaned myself up after dinner. He just wanted to talk as friends, which doesn't happen as much when he's being my nurse somehow. It was good to hear from him in another context. {Smile}

Walking around the gardens was my exercise Saturday. That was forty minutes worth of exercise, too. My main nurse is impressed, though he assures me we don't have to do forty minutes every time. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web right through lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming but only worked on paperwork until our trip out. There was a fair bit, and I didn't want to start chatting, only to have to bow out when we left. After the trip out, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork again but was happy to get together with Pierogies when he said hi. We worked on the same badges for lower-level characters until Pierogies left a little before dinner. I did some more paperwork, then started getting ready for dinner slightly early. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and chatted with Kitten on the chat server. Then came my phone call from Auntie Barbara. After that, I cleaned myself up with main nurse's help. Then came my phone call from my relief nurse as friend to friend. After that, I chatted on the chat server and read web comics before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then played by myself on a moderately low-level character. Then I said hi to Dr. Faustus, Divi, Ulty, Jenny's Player, and Nyxy. I talked particularly with Dr. Faustus and Nyxy. I joined Dr. Faustus and a friend of his in doing moderately low-level villain missions. Then Dragons said hi, and joined us. When the moderately low-level mission was done, Dragons offered their moderately high-level villain missions. We ran a few until we finished that line of missions. That's when Dr. Faustus and his friend left. Next, Dragons joined another friend, and I joined them, too. We ran a few moderately high-level hero missions. Another person joined us along the way. Then I left and did paperwork. After that, I made notes in this, pausing to play Cross Stitch World before I finished notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 2, 2025

On Friday I did errands with my relief nurse late in the morning. including picking up a new medicine prescribed by my cardiologist. Yet somehow, I forgot and took the baby aspirin I'm supposed to stop when I start the new one. So, I'll have to actually start it another day. My relief nurse shopped too and did a couple of other errands before taking me home. {Smile}

My exercise was walking across the parking lot and across Safeway. It was the narrow way in both cases, but the relief nurse still estimates it was a quarter of a mile. I hope that's enough. I can do more tomorrow, when my main nurse comes back. {Smile}

After breakfast I read web comics and browsed on the web before the errands. After the errands I had lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with a fair bit of the paperwork that is best done at the beginning of a weekend. I deliberately got onto the villain SG member around the time we usually meet. The leader said hi, and that he was considering calling off the meeting because he and I were the only ones actually there. However, when I said I was open to meeting, he got Dr. Faustus to join us. Dr. Faustus spotted a moderately low-level trial we could join. We did, and ran it, getting all the badges it gives. Then, before the others left, they helped me start a story arc my character had that I really want to do on that character. Then Pierogies said hi just after they left. He proceeded to help me get a badge I needed for an even bigger badge that improves my character. He even had me leave my character so he could continue to help while I ate dinner, and we continued after that until I got the badge that we worked so hard towards. However, I did not the badge that improves my character. I discovered one more badge I need for it. Pierogies admitted that he was tired, and we agreed it would be much easier with another friend or two, so we said goodnight. {Smile}

I settled into playing for the evening with paperwork. I also chatted with Divi, Ulty, Jenny's Player, and Nyxy. I joined Ulty, Jenny's Player, and Nyxy for a couple of missions with some of their friends. Then the team broke up so the others could go to bed. I started on some pretty extended paperwork. then I played by myself, doing a mission h ere and a mission there on moderately low-level characters. Unfortunately, I set the last mission too hard. I gave up when it got late, after a little break for paperwork. Next, I started making notes and writing in this with a couple of breaks to play Cross Stitch World before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 1, 2025

I hope everyone had a happy May Day, that is if you celebrate it. If not, I hope you had a nice day. {Smile}

On Thursday, after dinner, we had a power failure. While waiting for the power to come back, I finished a manga I've been reading, talked with my relief nurse, and chatted with Nox on the chat server courtesy of my phone. Then I got a phone call from Auntie Barbara, and we chatted with fewer distractions than usual. The power came back during the phone call, but it went out again not long after that. I was just settling in on my computer when it went out the second time. I talked with my relief nurse some more and went back to chatting with Nox on the chat server before it came back a second time and stayed on this time. {Smile}

Earlier in the day wasn't uneventful, either. After breakfast, I had online counselling, which went well. Talk about Dungeons & Dragons tried to take over, but that showed me I really need to look into that locally. It should help my social life, and maybe more. {Smile}

Next, I ran errands with my relief nurse, including a long one that pushed lunch late. We managed to pick up some fast food that let me start eating before I got sick from hunger, though, so it all worked out. {Smile}

Then, in the middle of the afternoon, I had an appointment with my cardiologist. It was nice to finally see my own cardiologist again, instead of a different cardiologist or a nurse practitioner. They didn't to the standard EKG, because they didn't want to make me get pretty much undressed for it, and with the corset for the diastasis recti, I would have had to. They would have done it if I'd reported concerning symptoms like heart palpitations or unusual shortness of breath, but those were lacking, so it didn't seem worth the bother to them. {Smile}

My main exercise was a fairly long walk in and out of the hospital for my cardiology appointment. I walked right past new construction and around half the building to a back entrance I never noticed before. Well, it's what passes for a front entrance right now, but it's usually a back entrance. {Smile}

On the errands, I played Cross Stitch World. Then, at the end of the errands and after that, I had lunch. Next, I wrote up Wednesday's daily update before my trip to my cardiologist. I played more Cross Stitch World while waiting. After we got back home, I started notes in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten. Pierogies, and Dennis in a mission, and joined them. We ran that mission right up to my dinnertime, so I went straight to dinner after we finished. {Smile}

After dinner came the power failure. After the power failure, I made notes in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork, then went back out to read web comics. After that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Kitten, Divi, and Ulty, and talked with Divi and Ulty while playing by myself. I eventually got lonely, so I looked for someone to team with. I checked with Kitten again, but they still didn't respond. So, I checked with Divi. He was winding down, and busy with someone else. So, I checked with an acquaintance and joined them for a couple of missions. Another acquaintance joined us in the second mission. Then I said goodnight and did some paperwork. After that, I made notes in this, with a break to play Cross Stitch World before I finished the notes. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 30, 2025

On Wednesday after breakfast, my main nurse and I discovered we were low in toilet paper. We were surprised to learn I'd just put the last roll on the wall. So, we went to Target. My nurse left me browsing books while he picked up toilet paper and a few other things. I found three books I was interested in. I decided to reserve two on Amazon and possibly try them through the library before buying. They looked popular enough that the public library should have them. I bought the third, a fine hardback copy with fancy endpapers and such of a book I have in plain trade paperback. {Smile}

Then my main nurse took me home again. On the way, I found the book I'd just gotten barely cheaper on Amazon. I'm not unhappy. forty-some cents are worth knowing it won't get damaged in shipping. I ordered the sequel in a similarly fine copy for even less on Amazon. {Smile}

Walking around Target was my exercise. I did an almost full circuit plus a major backup for over a full time around the store's worth of walking, and it's one of the biggest stores in Hilo. {Smile}

After the trip to Target, I ate lunch while browsing the web. The web browsing ran into the afternoon. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update and began notes for this. I also talked with Kitten on the chat server. They encouraged me to get into City of Heroes: Homecoming, which I did next. I started with a tiny bit of paperwork. Then I got together with Pirerogies and Kitten. Pierogies asked about collecting badges on villains. That reminded me that my highest villain was one mission away from the last badge that improves a character particularly directly. We did the whole story are. My character got the badge with its improvement after the first mission, so the rest of the story arc was a test run. That character now has all the improvements of that type available through badges. After that, Pierogies wasn't feeling up to more missions. So, Pierogies, kitten and I watched a two-part My Little Pony episode. We all enjoyed it, but Pierogies was tired enough, he went to bed after that. Then I switched to the character which Kitten designed, and we did a hunt, which Kitten helped me to finish, followed by one mission that we did together before my dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I made more notes in this, then briefly checked the chat server before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork, then played by myself for a while. A chatted a little with Nox on the chat server. I also briefly talked to Ulty, Jenny's player, and Nyxy. then I played by myself some more before I joined them. We roleplayed me dropping by to say hi and wish them a goodnight, mainly. After that, Phonso said hi, and invited me to a taskforce. I joined it and we ran it. Then he left, and I did paperwork until I bumped into a friend who says to call them Bey. We teamed up and he recruited some more folks. We did a few high-level individual missions with a not-quite-full team. Then Bey left, as did some of the others, but I and another stayed. I recruited another and we did a mission Then I recruited another, and we did another mission. Then one left, and we did two more missions before the team broke up, in part because I needed to wind down before bed. First, I did paperwork, then I made mots this. Cross Stitch World, reading web comics, and making more notes in this rounded out my evening. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 29, 2025

On Tuesday after lunch, my main nurse took me down to Hilo Public Library. I returned three books I was finished with, keeping one I'm reading and the next in that series at home. The one after that isn't in. (I checked later and ordered it because Hilo's branch doesn't have that one.) Then I browsed the shelves. I found two four-book series more-or-less focused on handicaps, or disabilities if you prefer. After notable debate, I got the first two of each, figuring that manga are thick enough, I' have trouble getting through eight more on top of the two still at home. Especially when I'm also working on other books, both comic books and others. I checked out those four books, and my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. After yesterday, I figured I'd earned a rest, though I'll have to figure out something for Wednesday. I got a call saying tomorrow's Zumba Gold is cancelled due to the instructor calling in sick. {smile}

After breakfast, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I browsed the web while having lunch. After lunch was the trip to Hilo Public Library. After the trip, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I soon checked with Ulty, and confirmed the adolescent supergroup was starting to meet up and roleplay together. I quickly finished a particularly long and boring bit of paperwork, since I was finally close to the end. Then joined the adolescent supergroup meeting. We roleplayed together fair while until a gal who had a special story arc worked up came in. We ran it, though I had to bow out before the end because my main nurse called me to dinner just before we started another mission. I'm not sure how many more there were; at least one, but I don't think too many more. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Monday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked with Ulty and Jenny's player. They were just heading to bed, and the last members of the adolescent supergroup still at the meeting. Before leaving, Ulty told me about some things that happened after I left. I missed some exciting character developments. However, I spotted Phonso advertising a strike force and joined it. We ran it. I also chatted with Nox on the chat server a little. After the strike force, Phonso left. I did the paperwork that had piled up between the evening's strike force and the afternoon's player-made story arc. Then I began making notes in this, then began alternating between playing Cross Stitch World, making more notes in this, and doing paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 28, 2025

On Monday, well, on the night before, I hoped to go to bed earlier/ However, I couldn't find a weekly diabetes medicine I take, though I searched the fridge fairly carefully. I couldn't reach in back to check where it might have been pushed back and fallen down, not without upsetting my balance enough to be a problem. I finally wrote a note for my main nurse, and went to bed later than usual these days, though my bedtime used to be even worse. The next morning, my main nurse had found the medicine, so I took it only a few hours late. That's manageable in a weekly medicine. {Smile}

Then, a little after breakfast, my nurse took me down to my line dancing class. We got the right building on the first try, but it looked like a cafeteria, complete with people eating at long tables. We walked around, trying to find another entrance. Then my main nurse enquired inside, and called me in. Behind the tables was a blank floor and a small stage. That's where our class was gathering. 

We filled the blank floor with dancers. I danced for an hour and a half, with a few short breaks between pieces. My main nurse took me home afterwards. He is very impressed. That's longer than with the Zumba Gold on Wednesdays, which has fewer breaks, but is only one hour long. {Smile}

Line dancing was my exercise on Monday. An hour and a half of dancing was enough, I think, and my main nurse agrees. {Smile}

After I got back from the dance class, I had lunch while I browsed on the web. Then I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Next, I got ready to work on a villain's badges. Then Pierogies said hi. I learned that he had a slight preference for the later long, large-group event, which was coming soon. So, we joined it as Glen said hi. I explained about it, and he joined it too. We all ran it with the group. Glen was quite happy with the levels he got from it for a new, low-level villain. Afterwards, Pierogies left, tired. Glen and I teamed up and did a mission. We almost started another before my nurse called me to dinner. So, we said goodnight, and I went to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and read web comics. Then I began notes in this before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. However, I quickly spotted Phonso advertising a taskforce. I said hi and joined it. We ran it together. Then I said goodnight to Phonso, and to Nox on the chat server, having missed talking to them. After that, I did more paperwork and made more notes in this. Then I began talking with Divi, including with friends on the new channel Divi invited me to. Someone there mentioned new badges, and I worked on two of them on my best badge collector, eventually getting them. Next, I did more paperwork and finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update April 27, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We stopped briefly on the way and got there during the announcements that included three important changes in the world. The Roman Catholics are searching for a new Pope after theirs died. Our diocese is looking for a new Bishop because ours is retiring. Our church will be looking for a new priest because our current one is moving back to the mainland to take a new position. The last hits closest to home for me. I wasn't prepared for her to want to leave, but I think she feels called. {smile}

Anyway, it was a nice service. I sat with Autie Barbara and Michelle for the service. We had a good lunch afterwards, too. I sat with Auntie Barbara and my main nurse for that., along with another parishioner or two. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile} 

I didn't really exercise but I'll make up for that with line dancing Monday. {Smile}

After I got home from church, I browsed on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did a lot of paperwork. I also said hi to Kitten, but they mostly didn't respond, so I kept at the paperwork. Then started to work on badges that would improve one of my villains. A while into that, Pierogies said hi and got a character who could work on the same badges. We made progress and even got one for him before he left again. I continued to work on the badges on that and other villains after he left, right up to dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a fair bit of Cross Stitch World while thinking... not about the same stuff as the day before. Eventually, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I checked some very low-level characters, working on badges a little as I did. Then I went back to paperwork. I also chatted with Nox on the chat server. This changed when I noticed that Divi (not Div) was advertising a taskforce. I joined it on my seventh-best badge collector and ran it with him and the others he recruited. I chatted with him and some of his other friends afterwards. He invited me to channel where they talk. I chatted there for a while. Then I started paperwork to get my characters using the channel. I'll have to finish another day; there are a lot to check in, and I played a lot of Cross Stitch World, and kept getting distracted with other thoughts. This particular paperwork is more boring than most. I finally stopped and finished my notes. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 26, 2025

On Saturday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to Coconut Island. They had a whole bunch of carp windsocks on bamboo poles lining the bridge. I took pictures of the bridge from a few different vantage points. There were also more carp windsocks on bamboo poles that people were working with in the parking lot.  I didn't think it would be polite to take pictures of the people. I walked around the large oval path that's paved on the island, going stiff-legged on the grass only once to avoid a large puddle. I also stopped and read a few paragraphs about the more recent history of the island on a sign. My nurse and I sat near the end as I drank the electrolyte drink that he'd brought for me. Then we went back towards the car. I stopped to ask a lady what the carp were for. She said they were for Children's Day. Then we went back to the car and drove along the bayfront on the way home. We saw bits of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Parade. I also read a bit of a manga on the way home. {Smile}

I watched a few halau (hula schools) dance for the last night of the hula festival's competition over and after dinner. I loved the dance and the memories of watching it with my parents, but with no parents to share it with, and the nurse busy on his computer, it wasn't too hard to come back to my own computer, not when I know I have friends I might find in City of Heroes: Homecoming, or on the chat server. {Smile}

The day before, I got a chocolate tea to try. It has an oddly watery texture, like when a chocolate powder doesn't absorb right, forming a sludge at the bottom and leaving the rest watery. However, only the texture is watery; the taste is fine. I'm getting used to it quickly. This is what my dietician chose as best for my desire for more chocolate. She said try to make the tea work before trying protein bars, which have more problems. I hope it's working nicely. {Smile}

My exercise today was the walk around Coconut Island. I didn't need more after that. {Smile}

After the trip out, I had lunch with web browsing. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. I talked with Kitten, but they were busy, so I kept on doing paperwork. Then Kitten got free, and we teamed up and ran a few missions until I broke to clean myself with my main nurse's help right before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner and watching the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork again until I spotted a pair of high-level taskforces. I found that my eighth-best badge collector didn't have all the badges from it, so I ran it on her. I discovered Divi was running it, and I did get one of the badges I need for it. I'm down to the hard one which will immediately get two more, since it's the last one. Then I did more paperwork until Dennis said hi. We continued the contact we worked on Friday. Thankfully, the second mission we did was the badge mission we'd tried for so hard. After that, we talked, saying goodnight among other things. Next, I did more paperwork. After that, I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this. Then I played more Cross Stitch World before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. for more paperwork, Next, Kitten said hi, and we teamed up and did two missions. Then I did a tiny bit more paperwork and finished my notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 25, 2025

On Friday, my main nurse called my dentist's office before breakfast. The receptionist called me when she couldn't call him back and confirmed that I did not have a dentist appointment. I suspected not when they didn't remind me, but it's good to know for certain without going down. {Smile}

Then a while after breakfast, my main nurse and I went to Safeway. I picked up two prescriptions, and my nurse got a few groceries we need. Then we drove by the ocean, enjoying the views, but not the traffic. Merrie Monarch week does make for more traffic, especially in spots that attract tourists like beaches with views. I read a lot of a manga on the ride. {Smile}

I didn't do much exercise beyond walking around Safeway, but we have plans for the next day. {Smile}

I read on the trip out, then had lunch when we got home. After lunch, I played a little Cross Stitch World. Next, I wrote most of Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with a good bit of paperwork that's best done at the beginning of a weekend. Kitten said hi, but saw Dr. Faustus was on and asked about the villain supergroup meeting. It was just starting, so I apologized to Kitten and went to it. The villain supergroup ran the last in the series of story arcs, using the one I was holding. We've been doing it for a while... I didn't write this one. After that, I did paperwork until Pierogies said hi. We tried a mission on characters we haven't played in a while, but had enough trouble, we doubted we'd finish before dinner. So, we switched to more familiar characters to do one quick and very familiar individual high-level mission. Like I hoped, it ended right before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a little Cross Stitch World. Next, I finished Friday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I began to talk on and off with Nox on the chat server over much of the evening, too. Then Dennis said hi. He offered me a mission that gives a badge. I figured out that my second-best badge collector needs it and joined him on her. It turned out to be a similar mission that doesn't give a badge from a different contact. We tried all evening to get that badge mission, doing mission after mission on the right contact, but the right mission didn't appear. We finally said goodnight because I had to go. Maybe we can get it some other day. Anyway, I did much of the paperwork from the night of playing with Dennis, though some is left for another day. Then I made notes in this with two breaks for Cross Stitch World before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 24, 2025

On Thursday, I had video counselling at the end of the breakfast. It went pretty well. We talked about my new classes and other stuff, too. {Smile}

Then a while later, my main nurse took me to Hilo Bay Cafe, where we joined Auntie Barbara and Michelle for lunch. I was quiet enough for Auntie Barbara to comment but just couldn't find much to say after confirming that I'd started my new classes and what they were. Or tried to. My main nurse is stuck with calling one "Sliver Sneakers Zumba Gold," and no amount of me telling him they're competitors, like Adidas Nike, makes an impression. {rueful smile}

Then we went to the Naniloa hotel. Auntie Barbara hoped for hula, but we only found craft booths. Michelle found a hat, and I found a couple of bracelets. I think they all were in the Crown Room, which was converted from the usual night club to craft booths for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival this week. After that, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

I realized too late in the day to call my dentist's office that they haven't called about the appointment I have on the calendar for the next day. Their calls are automated, and he knows my number, so this is very odd. My nurse said he'll call early the next day to find out if it's still on. If it is, we'll go. If not, we have more free time. {Smile}

Walking around the Naniloa was enough exercise according to my main nurse. I didn't argue about that; I like a day that's freer. {Smile}

Between counselling and lunch, I played a little Cross Stitch World and read some comics. After I came back from joining Auntie Barbara and Michelle, I played Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork. then I joined the later long, large-group event. After that I did more paperwork and set up the character Kitten is developing for later play before breaking for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World while thinking. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with a little paperwork, but not much before Phonso invited me to a strike force. I joined him, and he recruited more with less trouble than night before. I also talked with Nox on the chat world a bit, but they were tired and left after a while. When the strike force was over, Phonso recruited a short taskforce. I ran it with him too. Then I did some paperwork. After that, I read some comics. Next, I began notes in this. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming for more paperwork. Next, I played Cross Stitch World while thinking. After that, I made more notes in this, then played more Cross Stitch World while thinking some more. Then I finished my notes in this. {Smile}