Daily Update, December 31, 2024

 Tuesday was New Year's Eve, so Happy New Year! At least if you celebrate it. If not, have a nice day. Most do celebrate this one, but I did have a friend who pointed and consistently refused to celebrate holidays, and no, he didn't make an exception for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. {Smile}

When I woke up, my left hearing aid didn't work. Usually that's a sign that it's gotten dirty, so I tried to both clean the ear bud and replace the tip. This time, that didn't do enough. It still didn't work. So, I called the hearing aid place after breakfast. I grabbed the earliest appointment they offered, and my relief nurse took me down right away. The fellow at the store cleaned both hearing aids thoroughly, changing their tips and the buds for both. They both work significantly better now. {SMILE}

Next, my relief nurse took his phone to the shop and got it fixed (I hope). After that we went home to pick up stuff that we then took up to the nursing company secretary in Volcano Village. She'd left it at the owner's place, and my nurse offered to take it back. {Smile}

Next, we went to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park since we were nearby. I was prepared to buy a pass, but it turned out my relief nurse, being permanently disabled, can get a free one, so he did. I'll have to renew my disabled card so I can get that pass, too. We went into the park. The first place we checked had a good view of the eruption that's easy to get to... if you can park. The parking was too full of cars. So, we drove on until we found another viewing place where the parking wasn't full. We walked in far enough to see the plume of vog (volcanic fog) particularly clearly, and to see that continuing on to where others were going to catch a glimpse of the actual eruption was farther than I or my nurse's hip wanted to walk. So, we walked back and drove back to Hilo. 

We hoped to get lunch in a chain we both like, but the two we passed on the way back were in shopping centers packed with holiday shoppers. So, we went to a Japanese restaurant my relief nurse likes, and had lunch there. It was quite good, as he promised. {Smile}

Then we went to his place to pick up mail he thought was coming. He actually got it straight from the letter carrier right after we got there. He also finally showed me his place. He's got a nice little apartment on a house's first floor. 

Then we went home, and my priest called. We had to change plans for Mom's funeral because the lay reading team felt unqualified to run a funeral in our priest's absence. Also, using a supply priest would be expensive. So, I called and texted my cousin in Georgia with best new date. She liked it, so next I texted my cousin on Oahu with that same date. She liked it too, so I called my priest. She was happy I'd let her know so promptly; it was just a few hours. {Smile}

I walked around a fair bit on our trip today. Then, after playing CoH most of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. Then, after a rest, I did one piece of less structured salsa dancing. I realized that I was tired enough - I'm sure from the walking earlier - that stopping after that piece was better than going on to another piece, even a slightly shorter one. However, I felt tired enough at the end of almost 15 minutes of salsa dancing, I suspect I got more exercise than usual today. {Smile}

After my priest called me, I went onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started working on the holiday project that's easy to do by myself and continued until I got bored. About that time, I noticed that Pierogies was on, though slow to respond. However, the newly returned acquaintance and I teamed up. Pierogies said he was busy with the later long, large-group event. My acquaintance and I ran a mission that Kitten and Pierogies joined in on. Pierogies left after a while. Then we finished so I could go to dinner. Kitten went quiet about then, and I offered to let my acquaintance keep playing in the mission, since the end hadn't been getting all the critters we could fight. I arranged my character to help as much as she can on autopilot

Right after dinner, I found my acquaintance and my own character lying still in that same mission. I got my character up and rescued the situation. Then we continued until Dennis said hi. My acquaintance and I left the mission and invited Dennis to team up with us. I regretfully kicked Kitten off the team because they don't let us start new missions with a character still in the old mission, and we had failed to get any response from them. Only to have them finally wake and join us right after I kicked them. We four ran a mission of mine and a couple of Dennis's. I also talked to Nox on the chat server. Then Kitten went quiet, thankfully between missions this time. Also, Dennis left for bed. My acquaintance and I did a few of my missions until I was able to wish them Happy New Year at my own midnight. Then they left, and I stopped playing to dance. Next, I began making notes in this in the break before I danced some more. After that, I wrote and made notes in this and talked with Kitten on the chat server. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 30, 2024

 On Monday, after breakfast, my relief nurse and I went out to drive around town a bit. Rain across town cancelled planes to see the volcano. So, I showed him where Mom's parents used to live instead. Maybe we'll see the volcano the next day if weather and crowds allow. {Smile}

After teaming in City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup. Well, kind of. I was rather unsteady. I treated my blood sugar in the break and did the second set much better. I hoped to do more, but it got too late before I did. Still, I got almost twenty and a half minutes of salsa dancing. that's something. And I amused my relief nurse who looked in to see what I was doing and smiled during the second set. {Smile}

After our trip out, I had lunch with my relief nurse. Then I got onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then did some winter themed play by myself until I got bored. Next, I looked around for something else to do. However, about then, Pierogies said hi and that he was running the early long, large-group event. I joined it just in time to get the early good reward and stayed for the rest of the event. After that, Pierogies left for dinner. I did paperwork next. Then, just as I began looking for something else, Dennis invited me to join him and his best friend in some missions. I learned what level they were playing and picked a character to join them on. Pierogies and Kitten joined us soon after, and we played a few missions together. Pierogies left first, then I left for dinner next. {Smile}

After dinner, I began making notes in this. Then I wrote up Sunday's daily update, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I didn't see many friends, so I played by myself until I was thoroughly bored. Next, I looked around for something to do and spotted a holiday themed trial. I found that my 6th best badge collector needed the badge for it, so I joined it on her. Somehow, they left without me. I contacted the leader, who was able to add me back in. I ran it and got that badge. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. After the trial, I did some paperwork. Then I switched to the low-level character I've been working on and figured out how to do the last hunt more easily. It really was the last hunt for this level, unless some story arcs have some woven into them. Then Kitten said hi and we teamed up and ran several of my character's missions. Pierogies joined us for the last few missions. We ended with some hunting Pierogies wanted to do, during which I netted two badges. The character is well down in the pack, and not a ranked badge collector, but badges are always nice to get.  After that I danced. Then I did some paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming. Next, I wrote and made notes in this. I also treated my blood sugar, since my dancing warmup was unsteady. Then I danced some more. Next, I watched some short videos, and browsed on Amazon, looking for ideas to help my own writing get some reward - pay would be nice, but I know that can be hard. After that, I played some Cross Stitch World to wind down and finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 29, 2024

On Sunday, I got ready for church more efficiently than the week before. My main nurse took me, and we got there during the announcements, while the greeters -- including Auntie Barbara -- were still out welcoming folks and making sure they got everything they needed. I sat with Michelle and Auntie Barbara (when she came in), and my nurse sat right behind us. It was a nice service.  {Smile}

Afterwards, I had lunch on the lanai with Auntie Barbara, Michelle, and my nurse, as well as a few others. They had quite a feed, between the holidays, and a couple of birthdays and such. Afterwards, my nurse took me home. {Smile}

After playing CoH for much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. After a long break, I did my less structured salsa dancing set. After another longish break, I did my head exercises and my arm resistance exercises. {Smile}

When I got home, I went onto my computer and got into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I saw Pierogies in the early short, large-group event, and tried to join on a high-level character. However, the zone was full when I tried. So, I started on paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and that he was joining the early long, large-group event next. I joined it on the same character, and we ran it together with a bunch of acquaintances. then he left, saying he had to go to dinner. I tried soloing on the same character, but I got bored pretty quickly. So, I switched to the low-level character I've been working on. I started with paperwork, then did a bunch of hunts by myself, continuing that right up to dinner time. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Saturday's daily update, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World and read a comic. Then I chatted with Kitten on the chat server before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I picked the same low-level character, starting with paperwork that had stacked up from the earlier play. I started chatting with Jenny's player and started more hunts when I finished the paperwork. I also chatted with Nox on the chat server while I hunted, occasionally pausing for paperwork. Near the end of the evening, I got stuck with one tough hunt, but I cleared the other contacts of hunts. Then I started dancing. Between dance sets, I made notes and wrote in this and tried that hunt and some paperwork in on City o Heroes: Homecoming. After my second set of dancing, I did more paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming, and made more notes and wrote more in this, with a break for a little mild exercise. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 28, 2024

On Saturday, I stayed home. I wasn't feeling great in the morning. A nap helped, but I still wasn't feeling great. Lunch also helped, but I still wasn't feeling great. {resigned smile}

After lunch, the nurse took the water cooler back, got a refund, and got a new one. It still needs to be set up, I would have gone with him to get it if I'd been feeling better, I just felt up to staying home and playing on my computer. {rueful look}

When it was late enough, I did my head exercises, followed by my salsa dancing warmup set. Fater a longer break than I mean to, I did two less structured pieces for twenty-one and three quarters minutes of salsa dancing, or there about, counting a little backing up. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web, mainly shopping on Amazon. then I had my nap, followed by lunch. After that, I hopped onto my computer while the nurse ran that errand. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and started out with paperwork, Then I started playing by myself and talking with Jenny's player. After that, Pierogies came in. We chatted, then teamed up and ran more of the story arc we began the other day. Then my nurse wanted to help me clean myself up just as Pierogies and I were starting the last real mission in the story arc. We ran the mission anyway, until it failed, because the gal we were trying to rescue got hurt too badly in a battle. She gave us the information we needed, and did reach medical help, so it ends well. Anyway, after that we split up, and the nurse did help me clean up, so I'll be fresh for church the next day, I even got out in time for a bit of paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming and watching dance videos before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I watched a lot more dance videos. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update, with breaks for Cross Stitch World. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. While I was settling in, Pierogies came in, too. We teamed up and did a mission of his - the first in a series of story arcs - that he'd mentioned we could do together earlier. Then he left for bed. I talked with Nox on the chat server, and I did some hunts. Then I exercised and danced. After that, I watched videos and finished that stary arc from the afternoon, since it has an end that's easily solo-able, and maybe less fun for others to join in on. After that, I did some more dancing. Next, I finished making notes and writing in this, with a break for part of another video. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 27, 2024

 Friday was my first parents' wedding anniversary with neither parent to be with, not that I've really been able to celebrate it since Dad died. I didn't want to upset Mom by mentioning Dad when she couldn't go be with him. Our main nurse even had a note on the wall warning against mentioning him or her parents around her, because she'd want to go to them, and get upset when she couldn't. {smile}

After breakfast, I found a note that my counselor could meet before lunch, only an hour and a day later than usual. We had been planning to meet a couple of hours later. My nurse liked the earlier time, so I said sure. Counselling went well. We talked about a lot, and I did feel better afterwards. {Smile}

After lunch, my nurse and I did some errands. First, we went to Safeway, where I got my shingles booster shot. They called it my second shot, but I know I had at least one earlier one, if not two. They had no record of the earlier one or ones, which meant it or they were back before the current, improved shot, so they recommended getting the new pair. {Smile}

My nurse did some shopping while I got my shot. Then we went to Longs, and I picked up a package of caramels. As a diabetic, I shouldn't have candy most of the time, but I have to keep it around for both hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic attack, like the one I had before and into my counselling appointment that very morning. Thankfully, my counselor noticed I wasn't acting quite normal and asked about taking something for my blood sugar. I did and was much better after that. {Smile}

After teaming much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup, followed by my head exercises. Then, after a break, I did two pieces of less structured salsa dancing. The second was the short one, that usually land me at 19 3/4ers, but twice I backed it up to get parts I wasn't happy with the first time, so I figured it's even closer to 20 minutes of salsa dancing, I was pretty tired afterwards, but I'm hoping I'll be less tired next time. {Smile}

Between breakfast and counselling, I did a bit of browsing on the web. After the counselling, I had lunch with more browsing on the web, After the errands, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork while talking with Pierogies. Then I began to team up with Pierogies on a mid-level villain, only to have Dr. Faustus finally show and ask if I was joining the supergroup's Regular Friday meeting. I was on the villain who belongs to the SG, so I figured I'd better. I apologized to Pierogies and joined Dr. Faustus and one other supergroup member mission in doing four or five winter-themed missions. That took me right up to dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Thursday's daily update, with breaks for Cross Stitch World and reading comics. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I talked with Jenny, and did some paperwork and hunts by myself. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. Then an acquaintance who may be turning into a friend said hi. They go by Dragon. They joined me and helped me with three proper missions. We would have done more, but I had to exercise. So, I broke to do so. I watched videos on YouTube and started making notes and writing in the break between salsa dancing sets. Afterwards, I finished writing and making notes in this and snuck in a little paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 26, 2024

On Thursday, a little while after breakfast, my nurse took me down to an appointment he'd made for me with a barber. The gal took me in and cut my hair without washing it first, which is the way to get it the right length. My hair is wavy when dry, but straight when wet, which makes it really hard to guess what it will look like dry if you cut it wet. I have found no one who's a good guesser under those circumstances. No one. but this gal cut it dry, and I think it turned out perfectly. {SMILE}

I did my salsa dancing warmup set with one false start after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. Then I took a break, watching some of a video, before doing one less structured piece. I wasn't quite as tired as the day before, but I was too tired to continue. still, with the false start, I probably got a little over 15 minutes this time.  A while after I finished, I did my head exercises. {Smile}

After my haircut, I came back home, started lunch, and hopped into Vindictus. I'm really getting frustrated with that game suddenly. Just before Christmas, they had a larger than usual update which has really reduced the money-making options for less skilled players. I'd been using them to try to compensate partially for not being as skilled as one now needs to be to get similar rewards. One cost is greatly reduced, but the in-game stores I've checked haven't lowered their prices, nor have the auction house prices become more favorable. This makes that game a lot less fun. I may have to find another game, or an activity to do instead. For this day, I just hopped over to City of Heroes: Homecoming earlier. There, I worked on an extra project until Kitten. Pierogies, and an acquaintance got me into a holiday trial. I changed from a low-level character to a high-level character for the trial. After that, we ran a few missions with me still on my high-level character, finishing one story arc and advancing another. That took me up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, with breaks to play a fair bit of Cross Stitch World and read comics. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I joined Kitten, who wanted to join a group that was running missions around my character's low level. We ran several missions with them. Kitten left when she was too tired to play well. I kept going, finishing two story arcs and starting a third, but I'll do them again when I've started those contacts myself. I also talked to Nox on the chat server. Then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening, I danced. Then I watched much of a video before I danced some more. After that, I finished the video and started writing and making notes in this. Next, I checked something on Vindictus before I finished writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 25, 2024

Wednesday was Christmas Day, so I hope everyone who celebrates it had a Merry Christmas! If you don't, I hope you had a nice day. {SMILE}

After breakfast, I opened present. Thanks to those who gave me something. Everything is so great this year! {SMILE}

After that, I accidentally sprung a trip on my main nurse. I'd only texted him about it the previous day, not told him otherwise until it was time to leave. I'd been invited to a gal from church's home for lunch out of town. My nurse rose to the occasion, driving out, dropping me off and going back home to work on dinner. insisting he didn't know folks... though he did, since almost everyone was from church. A few folks asked about him, and wished he'd come. Between home communion, recent Sundays, and last night, they knew him. Three dogs, two of them guests, added to the liveliness of the gathering. {Smile}

I enjoyed the party and had less trouble talking than I feared. With my hearing loss, noisy places aren't easy to understand folks in. however, these folks were well spread out, and surprisingly inclined to listen to the same conversation. So, I didn't have a problem, and did enjoy myself quite a bit. {Smile}

When they were cleaning up, I called my nurse, and waited for him to come get me. Two of the folks greeted him, including the hostess, who assured him he's invited next time. {Smile}

After playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening, i did my salsa dancing warmup, followed by my head exercises. After a break I did one less structured salsa dancing piece. I was panting hard enough after it, I figured it was a good place to stop dancing, so I got almost 15 minutes of salsa dancing. 

After I got home from the party, I browsed Amazon and played Cross Stitch World to wind down. Then I finally hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten, Pierogies, and a couple of strangers in a farm led by Kitten. I joined them, playing a little and chatting, too. That took me up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played lots of Cross Stitch World and read comics a fair bit. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten in a winter mission team that broke up before I could join. Then they joined me, with me on a low-level character I'm trying to get higher in level. We ran through the rest of the missions at their level that I really wanted to do, then started a story arc they can gain level and keep at. We did two missions, and I got a level I feel pretty accomplished for one day with that character. After that, I did some web browsing, especially shopping on Amazon. Then I danced and did my other exercises. Next, I browsed on the web some more, played Cross Stitch World, and started writing and making notes in this. Then I danced some more. Next. I watched some of a video until I gave up on it reaching the point any time soon. So, I played more Cross Stitch World and finished the rest of my writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 24, 2024

Tuesday was Christmas Eve, so I wish you all a Merry Christmas! if you celebrate. Or Happy Hanukah, or whatever you celebrate... if nothing, then I hope you had a nice day. {Smile}

I celebrate Christmas, which involved going to my church's family service on Christmas Eve. I rode there and home again with my main nurse and his family, He'd called my relief nurse and offered to take me, since he was taking his family, now that he knows the folks at the local branch of his church at home. Yes, he likes my church, since it's the local branch of his home church. I took presents to Michelle and Auntie Barbara that I'd wrapped not long before going and gave them to them when I got there. I think it was a nice service, with a fully dramatic Gospel reading, and many Christmas Carols. {Smile}

I did my head exercises during pauses while playing City of Heroes: Homecoming in the late evening. Then I did my arm resistance exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and my standing arm weight training exercises after I was done teaming for the evening.  Then, after a short break, I did my full salsa dancing warmup - all eight and a half minutes of it. I got dizzy at the very end, but it was time to stop anyway. Still, I think that's a good start. {Smile}

After breakfast, I took a nap. Then I wrapped the presents for Auntie Barbara and Michelle before lunch. Over lunch I read comics and browsed the web, until my relief nurse and I ran an errand. When we got back home again, I hopped into Vindictus. First, I talked with the mercenaries on my high-level character, then I did a mission on my high-level character. After that, I discovered paperwork which might have blocked full credit for the mission I did. It also trapped into a lot of talk-style stuff. I ended up clearing the paperwork on all three characters. Then I broke to get ready for church. After I came home from church, I had dinner with my relief nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I said hi to Kitten, but they were just starting a strike force that was already full. The leader suggested I could join a second run. So, I played a seasonal activity by myself while talking with Jenny in City of Heroes: Homecoming, and with Nox on the chat server. I think I also started making notes and writing in this. This went on until Kitten and her leader said they were ready for their second run. I joined them and ran the strike force with them. Then the group split up, so Kitten and I teamed up with me on one of the low-level characters I'm trying to get a little bigger. We ran a mission, and a friend of Kitten's who's an acquaintance of mine joined us. We finished a series of missions I'd started, even though it ran a bit late. Next, I exercised, and then I danced. After that I watched video until I stopped to finish notes and writing in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 23, 2024

On Monday, after breakfast I caught up on bills, a form, and a survey that needed to be done and all got mailed. Actually, I discovered one bill was a check I must have overpaid. that didn't get mailed. Instead, my relief nurse and I ran errands, including depositing that check into my account. Then we went home for lunch. After that, we went out for one more errand, which my relief nurse had gotten a notice about right after we got home. {Smile}

After playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, my head exercises, and my standing arm weight training exercises, all in a row. Then, after a longer break than i meant to take, I did my sitting arm weight training exercises and my leg exercises. After a much shorter break, I did eight of my fourteen walking exercises. The last two of those really made me tired - those are two of the four that use less used muscles - but I stuck to it and finished the full eight. After that, it was too late for more exercises. {Smile}

After the main bunch of errands, I browsed the web over lunch, especially reading comics. Then, when we got home after the last errand, I hopped into Vindictus. First, I chatted with the mercenaries on my high-level character. Then I did a bit of paperwork, followed by a battle on my high-level character. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then started to play by myself on a low-level character. I got called to dinner before I could finish even one mission. {Smile}

We had tacos for dinner. After dinner, I read comics, played Cross Stitch World, and wrote up Sunday's daily update. Then I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I played by myself on a high-level character while talking with Jenny's player, who was the only one of my regular friends who was on. That happens around Christmas. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. Eventually, I finished the project I was working on with the high-level character. I found the next high-level character who needs it, and started, but didn't get far before I got bored. I switched to the low-level character from that afternoon and tried the mission I hadn't finished before. I realized it was a bit difficult, so I lowered the difficulty, and tried again. This time I ran the mission at the new difficulty without much trouble. then I went back and forth between making notes in this and exercising, with only a little Cross Stitch World thrown in. When I was almost done, I checked Vindictus, which had been updating earlier, and discovered the update gave me new stuff. After settling that, I finished my notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 22, 2024

On Sunday, my nurse took me to church. We arrived particularly late - not long before the gospel. That's my fault. I'd added some texts to cousins to the morning routine, which slowed everything down. However, the service was nice. I sat with Auntie Barbara and Michelle, with my nurse right behind us. He's chosen not to sit in the same pew. {smile}

After the service, I had lunch on the lanai with my nurse, Auntie Barbara, and a few others. After lunch, my nurse wanted to go to Walmart. They had a few different styles of water coolers. We got the cheapest; a top loader that chills the water nicely on the cold side. My nurse hasn't gotten the warm side to work yet, but I'm sure he will sooner or later. Then we'll try that, too. After getting the cooler, we went home. {Smile}

For exercise, I walked around Walmart a fair bit after church, getting that cooler. Then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening, I did my head exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and my arm resistance exercises one right after another. After a long break, I did my two standing arm weight training exercises. After a much shorter break, I did my sitting arm weight training exercises. {Smile}

After we got home, I hopped into Vindictus I first talked with the mercenaries, first on my high-level character, then on my middle-level character. Then I did some battles on my middle-level character. After that, I talked with mercenaries then did mission on my low-level character. After that, I stopped playing to clean myself up with help from my nurse. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Kitten and Pierogies were in the later long, large-group event, but Dennis was hunting presents and talking about being back after Christmas. So, I grabbed the last chance before Christmas to team with him. We just hunted presents, but we enjoyed spending time together. That is, until he saw a taskforce he wanted to join. It was entirely too close to my dinner for me to join, too. He joined it at my urging, with my blessing. Then I did a little paperwork before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Saturday's daily update, with breaks for Cross Stitch World. Then I decided with the nurse to watch a movie if teaming with friends was slow or something later. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found Kitten. We teamed up and did the last mission of a story arc one of my high-level characters had. Then an acquaintance said hi, and joined us for the first few missions of the next story arc. After that, the acquaintance left. Meanwhile, I chatted with Nox a bit on the chat server. In the game, Kitten and I kept going with more missions in that story arc. Dr. Faustus said hi, and joined Kitten and me for the last few missions in that same story arc Yes, I finished that story arc in one evening, and no, it's not a short one. Then we broke up. I started doing paperwork, with a break for exercise before more paperwork. Next, I began writing and making notes in this, with a couple of breaks for more exercise. After I'd done what exercise I meant to, I continued making notes and writing in this, with breaks to check Vindictus and Amazon. {Smile}