Daily Update, March 5, 2025

On Wednesday, in the late morning, my main nurse took me to my podiatrist. Except my podiatrist had moved. There was a note on his old door with this new address, so we went to that building, but couldn't find his new office. My main nurse wanted me to look on the web, but when I only found his old address that way. So, I called his office, and they gave me his new room number. Then it was easy to walk there; we even happened to be on the right floor. {Smile}

The appointment itself went weel, if uneventfully. My diabetic neuropathy isn't preventing me from feeling with the soles of my feet, and my toenails are now nicely trimmed. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

After dinner, I did a bit of real-life paperwork that had arrived today. It looked both too easy, and too important to let wait. A while before bed, I filled out a form from my counsellor to help with diagnosis of my conditions in hopes it helps with applying for disability. {Smile}

I walked around a bit while we were out, finding the podiatrist. Then I did my salsa dancing warmup set a while after dinner while my main nurse monitored me. That was eight and a half minutes of salsa dancing on top of the walking. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web, especially web comics, until it was time to go to the podiatrist. After I came back, I had lunch, played Cross Stitch World, read web comics and watched a couple of videos before I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help on my main nurse. Only after that did I go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. then Kitten said hi, and so did Ulty. The latter invited me to a taskforce she and Jenny's player were doing with some friends. I joined, and secured a spot for Kitten, too. We ran it. Then Ulty wanted to run another taskforce. Jenny's Player and I switched characters for it, but Kitten seemed to doze off or something. So, we ran it without them and got done just in time for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner and the real-life paperwork, I finished watching a video I'd started earlier. Then I started writing and making notes in this. Next, I did my salsa dancing warmup set while my main nurse monitored me. After that, I read web comics and began chatting with Nox and Haiden on the chat server. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chatted with Ulty and Jenny's Player as I worked on paperwork. Then I began hunting on a low-level character. Pierogies joined me, then Kitten joined me, too. After a hunt or two, we began running regular missions. Then we got into a story arc, running one all the way through, and the sequel part way. Then I paused to take the survey for my counselor. Not long after that, I disconnected form the game, and most of the rest of the internet, too. It took a while for my internet to come back When it did, I said goodnight to Kitten and made more notes and wrote in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 4, 2025

On Tuesday, after breakfast and again after dinner, I did more real-life paperwork. {Smile}

Also, my housekeeper came in the late morning. the house is much better for her attentions. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to the public library. I found three books I wanted to borrow, and discovered two more aren't at my library branch. So, I ordered them through the public library system. They'll send a copy of each from some other library in the system. It may not even be the same one. Then my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

When I got back home, I called my financial adviser. I told her about my recent banking, and a little more expected in the future. With that information, she planned our next steps. {Smile}

Before lunch, my nurse reminded me to do some exercises. He monitored me, noting what I did. I started with my arm swinging exercises, and continued with my arm resistance exercises, three of my sitting arm weight training exercises, my head exercises. My main nurse was very happy with how much I did. {Smile}

In the morning, I played a little Cross Stitch World, but it's less interesting than the more productive paperwork and phone calls I've been doing recently, so I didn't play long. then, around lunch, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming for a little paperwork and badge collecting. When I got back home from the library, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I started with paperwork and badge collecting. Then Ulty said hi, and we chatted. I learned the teenage supergroup was doing a strike force too high for my character, who's still pretty low-level. However, they were doing it out-of-character, so playing another character wouldn't be as much of a problem as when we're in-character. So, I got a villain, and made her younger, not that it mattered out-of-character, but it fit. We ran the strike force, then broke up. Next, I did a little more paperwork until dinner, which wasn't too far away. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming and did some more paperwork. Then Dennis said hi, and we chatted a while before we teamed up on moderately high-level heroes. We ran a few missions before he left. I also talked with Nox on the chat server a bit. I did some more paperwork until Phonso invited me to more of the new seasonal missions. We joined a bigger group that was getting together and recruited more as it shrank over time. Phonso took it over after we'd gotten one character of each of ours a full set of badges and did a second round on different characters. So, two more of my unranked badge collectors have all the badges from that now. After the second run, Phonso left, and I did more after that paperwork. Then I made notes and wrote in this, with breaks to play a little Cross Stitch World and do some more paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 3, 2025

On Monday, I did some real-life paperwork after breakfast. I also made a phone call to request new copies of recently discovered old checks. {Smile}

Then, a while after lunch, my main nurse took me to get my hearing aids checked, as I do every few months. After that, we ran a couple more errands before we went home. {Smile}

I have started looking into two websites which help creative types connect with fans. They even may let folks earn a bit through online shops and subscriptions. They are Kofi and Patreon. I'm still trying to figure out how I might use one or both, since many seem to find them helpful. {Smile}

I walked around while we were doing errands. Then I did my leg exercises a bit after dinner while my nurse monitored me. He was happy with how much I did, particularly considering the paperwork and errands we got done earlier, too. {Smile}

After the phone call in the morning, I went onto my computer. I played a little Cross Stitch World but found it less engaging after doing the significantly more productive paperwork and phone call. I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Then I started making notes and writing in this. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming for a little paperwork and some work on badges for my fifth-best badge collector. Then we went out for the hearing aids and other errands. When we came back, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming again and did some more paperwork and work on badges for my fifth-best badge collector. Pierogies said hi, and I checked out a new character he's working on. We then did a story arc together that I had on a moderately low-level character I felt like playing. That took us right to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I started making notes and writing in this. I also exercised with my main nurse monitoring what I did. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork and work on badges for my fifth-best badge collector. I found Dennis and said hi. We got together, and started collecting badges, with me still on my fifth-best badge collector. Pierogies joined us. We worked on badges for a fair while. Eventually, Pierogies left. I chatted with Nox on the chat server, too. After a while, Dennis and I reached a good place to stop with the badges. We ran a mission that was hard to figure out what to do. While we were working on it, Phonso invited us to a work on the new seasonal missions. Dennis wasn't up to that, so I finished Dennis's mission first, then joined Phonso and got another set of badges on another unranked badge collector. I collect badges on all my characters but only the top nine have a clear order of who's gotten how many badges. My other sixty-six characters are close enough to each other, I think of them as "the pack." They can easily jockey in position without me being fully aware of it, while I will know if any of the top nine change position. Anyway, when Phonso and I were done, he left. After that, I read web comics while working on badges on my ninth-best badge collector. I also wrote and made notes in this and began looking into Kofi and Patreon. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 2, 2025

On Sunday, my main nurse took me to church. We arrived just before the announcements. Those started just after we'd taken our seats. It was a nice service. 

Afterwards, we had a big lunch. I don't think folks missed the nuts I forgot to take again as much as they would on a Sunday with less food. I sat with my main nurse and Auntie Barbara, along with some other parishioners. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

After playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my arm resistance exercises. After a short break, I did my arm swinging exercises. After a longer break, I did three of my sitting arm weight training exercises. After another longer break, and I did the last sitting arm weight training exercise. after a shorter break, I did my standing arm weight training exercises. That's all my upper body exercises except my head exercises, which I did the day before. {Smile}

After we got home from church, I played Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update. I also read some web comics before my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. After some paperwork, I talked to Kitten, who left on a trial before I could get in. Then I joined a longer trial. When Kitten got out of their trial and I was still doing mine, Kitten got in on another trial that didn't fill before I got done. So, I joined, after some confusion about who I wanted to play. The trial filled soon after, and I ran it on my sixth-best badge collector. Then Kitten found another trial which we tried, but it did not go well. It was still going when my nurse called me to dinner. I stuck with the trial until it broke up before going to dinner because I didn't want to make it fall apart by leaving. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and read web comics before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then found Kitten. We teamed up and began running my missions. Dr. Faustus joined us, and the three of us finished a particularly high-level story arc. Then we switched to a not quite as high-level story arc I had. Kitten went quiet after one mission, but Dr. Faustus and I kept going. He left just before the finale, so I saved the finale for later. I began working on paperwork but soon broke to begin my exercise. Then I did a little more paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming before doing more exercise. Next came more paperwork there. I also began making notes and writing in this. then I did more exercise. After that, I made more notes in this before finishing my exercise. I finished the evening with yet more notes and writing in this, more paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming, and checking Amazon a bit. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 1, 2025

On Saturday after breakfast, I ran some errands with my relief nurse. We got back home in time for an extended lunch. The rest of the day, I relaxed at home. {Smile}

I did my head exercises during a lull in the game. that's all I got done, aside from climbing in and out of the relief nurse's truck, but I think I can have a day off after physical therapy. {Smile}

During lunch, I got onto my computer. I wrote up Friday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. after a little paperwork, I found Kitten and Pierogies together. I joined them for a few of Pierogies' missions. Dragons joined us after a few missions. Then Pierogies left after a few more, leaving me as team lead. So, we started doing my missions, and continued right up to dinnertime, even when Pierogies came back for a few more missions near the end. Dragons left at the same time I did. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World, with a break to begin making notes in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I spotted Dennis, and we teamed up and did several missions together. He was leaving just as Phonso said hi, but I was helping Dennis with some things, so I finished before joining Phonso. With Phonso, I got full sets of the new seasonal mission badges for two more unranked badge collectors, even though the second one was very hard at first. Luckily, after a couple of missions, Kitten joined us. Their favorite character has just become even more amazing than they already were. With their help, it went easier. After the second set of badges, Phonso left. Then Kitten and I joined Dragons and a friend of theirs in a type of individual mission that my second-best badge collector needs more of. I did three before I had to break to finish making notes in this. Then I browsed the web a bit before heading to bed at a reasonable though not early time. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 28, 2025

On Friday, after a leisurely breakfast, my relief nurse took me to physical therapy. My therapist and I discussed my exercise schedule. I must have misunderstood earlier; he wants me to cut back less than I thought. I'm actually a bit relieved with that. I will get more salsa dancing this way, and that's what keeps me going, since the salsa dancing is actually fun. {Smile}

I got lots of exercise at physical therapy. I also got three phone calls during the session. there was a call from the new accountants I'll have to follow up on, and a non-answer, but one was from Dodo Mortuary saying Mom's death certificates were ready. after physical therapy, we went over and picked them up. {Smile}

My exercise was physical therapy. I'm definitely recovering from being sick. {Smile}

After we got back from physical therapy, I had lunch. Then I began writing Thursday's daily update. I took a break to play Cross Stitch World, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with some rather extensive paperwork. Then I said hi to Pierogies and Kitten. I teamed up with Kitten, and we did a couple of missions. Then Pierogies joined us, and we did one more mission. I was slightly late for the villain supergroup meeting, but I did get there before they started a taskforce. That's important because taskforces and strike forces can't be joined in progress. You have to be there when it starts or sit it out. Anyway, I ran the taskforce with them. Then the meeting broke up, so I worked on paperwork during the little wait until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World. Then I read web comics. Next, I finished Thursday's daily update and began making notes and writing in this. Only after that did I go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then said hi to Dennis and Kitten. I joined Dennis, who was doing talk missions and collecting badges. Kitten joined us. Kitten and I encouraged Dennis to do missions, since we all can get in on those. He did, and we ran them until Kitten went quiet and timed out. I also chatted a little with Nox on the chat server. Dennis and I continued doing missions after Kitten left. Then Dennis spotted a taskforce. We joined and ran it. after that, he left. I did some paperwork and then started going back and forth between making notes in this and playing Cross Stitch World until I went to bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 27, 2025

On Thursday, I started my counselling at the end of breakfast. It went pretty well. She's finding tests and such to help describe my condition better. {Smile}

Afterwards, I called the new accountants and asked how to sign certain forms. They said they'd call back. {Smile}

Then I had lunch with Auntie Barbara and Michelle. I was late, which was all my fault. I should have warned my main nurse this morning and managed my time better. I did take drinks, so I didn't get too much sugar from that this time. We me them at Island Naturals, where we got our food. Then we went to Wailoa Park. My main nurse left for errands. Auntie Barbara found a nicely accessible pavilion, and we ate together. We left ever so slightly early to give a group with a gal in a wheelchair it, since it was the disability accessible one. Then we walked to the bathroom, which was a fair distance away. We walked part way back. Then I waited with Auntie Barbara while Michelle got the car and picked us up. After a short wait, my main nurse found us, and I went with him to Safeway to pick up medicine and a few other things before we went home. {Smile}

I called the new accountants again after getting home. This time they told me how to sign what, and a little bit about what else they need from me. {Smile}

My exercise was walking around park and Safeway. That was enough to make me tired afterwards. {Smile}

I played Cross Stitch World between my counselling and my first call to my new accountants. After the call, I began writing up Wednesday's daily update. Then after I got back from the picnic, I wrote up some more of Wednesday's daily update. Then I made the second call. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I saw a pair of high-level taskforces. I ran them on my sixth best badge collector, who is still looking for one last badge from it. She still didn't get it. I joined the later long, large-group event late after the task forces. I ran it until I was called to dinner, then slipped in just a little paperwork. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I saw a team doing a kind of mission my second-best badge collector needs. I ran them until I got a badge. She still needs more, but just after that, the team broke up. Next, I saw Dennis online and said hi. We ran several seasonal missions, including one of the new ones as the last. I squeezed in finishing Wednesday's daily update while playing with Dennis. I saw Phonso as Dennis was getting ready to leave. I joined  Phonso rather slowly because of saying goodnight to Dennis. But Phonso ran those new seasonal missions until another unranked badge collector of mine got the set of new badges. Then we parted, and I did extensive paperwork before playing some Cross Stitch World and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 26, 2025

On Wednesday, I had an appointment with my nutritionist just after breakfast. However, we could not get HMSA to send me the notification so we could begin. We talked about this on the phone, but she doesn't get paid for the phone, except in certain circumstances that didn't apply in this case. So, we rescheduled for 2 pm that same day. {smile}

Then at lunch time, the exterminators came. The treated kitchen, computer room and outside for roaches. I've seen too many roaches, and so has the relief nurse, so it's good to get this done. Results shouldn't be immediate, but they should last. A fellow did promise a repeat treatment later as part of the process. {Smile}

Later, at 2 pm, my nutritionist and I tried again. The notification was late, but it finally made it to me, so we had the appointment. She met my main nurse briefly. We had a good session overall, I felt. {Smile}

After playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. It was such a relief to be able to dance after being too dizzy last night! after a longer break than I meant, I did one piece of less structured salsa dancing. I started a second, but it was too fast, and when I stopped, I really had to admit I was too tired even for slower pieces. I treated my blood sugar, and it helped, but by then it was late to do more. {rueful look}

After trying to do the original appointment with my nutritionist, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed the web right into lunch. During lunch, I switched, going into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I ran into Dragons, who was happy to team up. We did one mission before they had to leave. I did a little more paperwork before the second meeting. Then after the meeting, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found few around, so did some particularly extensive paperwork. Then I joined and rant he later short, large-group event. Then I wrote much of Tuesday's daily update while waiting for later long, large-group event to start. I stopped to run the later long, large-group event. After that, I did a little paperwork before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished writing up Tuesday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Soon, I started talking with Ulty and another friend and joined them in a farm. I also did some paperwork in the farm, and more when we got done. Then Phonso invited me to do some of the new seasonal missions. We did enough for my first unranked badge collector to get a full set. Then I danced, with City of Heroes: Homecoming paperwork following. also, I started making notes and writing in this. I even read a comic or two before doing more dancing. after that I made more notes and wrote more in this. I broke to play Cross Stitch World and read an article before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 25, 2025

On Tuesday, I finally got an email from Cross Stitch World's help department. they told me I did have the tenth picture. It was just not with the others when sorted by size, because while the rest were all Small, one was Medium sized. It's a relief to know it's working, and I wasn't short. I like Cross Stitch World because it feels like I'm being productive even if I'm just earning game cash to buy more patterns with. {Smile}

Late in the morning, I ran errands with relief nurse. My favorite was a stop at the public library, where I picked up a couple of manga to read. {Smile}

I tried salsa dancing after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, but I was too dizzy. I had to stop for safety a bit over half a minute in. So, I did the six walking exercises I didn't do last night. Then I tried salsa dancing again but was even worse. So, I did my arm resistance exercises. then it got too late before I got to more, especially since i was concentrating on trying to fix the dizziness. {smile}

After breakfast, I found the email and the missing pattern was right where they said it was. So, I played Cross Stitch World feeling happier with it again. I also browsed the web until I got ready to go out and run errands. When we got back, I had lunch. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World and started writing up Monday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming and starting with paperwork. Then I found Ulty, and learned that the teen supergroup was meeting in half an hour. I spotted Pierogies and Kitten and joined them for a few low-level missions while I waited for the meeting to start. I was slightly late to the meeting, but hopefully not bad. We started with a little roleplaying, deciding what to do. I suggested they help with the finale to that second story arc for my character, since the group seemed small for something someone had put much work into. Folks liked my suggestion, so we did it, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. After the finale mission, we went to the base and started roleplaying. We'd barely gotten started when I got called to dinner and left. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished writing up Monday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked with Ulty. The supergroup meeting had adjourned, so I started on paperwork. Then I said hi to Pierogies and toured a supergroup base with him. Then we said goodnight. I said hi to Ulty and another friend next and joined them in a farm until they left for bed. Next, did the paperwork the farm had made. After that, I said hi to Phonso. He was doing the new seasonal missions, so I joined him, and got all the badges on my 8th and 9th best badge collectors. That's all the ranked badge collectors; after that starts a large clump too close together to easily rank or keep track of when they shift position. After I said goodnight to Phonso, I tried salsa dancing, and did other exercises when that didn't work out. I played Cross Stitch World and wrote and made notes in this during breaks and afterwards. I also chatted with Kitten on the chat server until bedtime. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 24, 2025

On Monday after breakfast, I phoned my financial adviser. We had a good talk. Things are progressing, if not as quickly as I could wish. {Smile}

My relief nurse and I ran a couple of errands before lunch. First, we went to the post office. Then we went to Safeway. {Smile}

I did my leg exercises - eight of them, yes, including the new one, though few repetitions of it - after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. After a longer break than I meant to take, Id d8 of my 14 walking exercises. After that, it was a bit late to do more exercise that night. {smile}

After the phone call, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World until the trip out. Then after lunch, I played Cross Stitch World and began writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I hopped into City of Heroes Homecoming and said hi to Ulty. We teamed up, along with a friend of hers, and did a couple of my adolescent hobbit's missions. Then Ulty's friend left, too tired to play anymore. Ulty and I finished the story arc and started another. Then Kitten joined us. We did most of the next story arc, up to the big finale, but my relief nurse called supper early. It was too late to start that finale anyway. It's a long mission: the first long mission many characters get. So, I said goodnight and went to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Dennis said hi, and we teamed up. He was with Kitten already, so it was the three of us. Dennis wanted to a particular taskforce for his character. He recruited enough folks to fill the team, and we ran it, After the taskforce, the strangers left, and we worked on a hunt and a mission Dennis needed for a particular badge that gives a ray gun he wanted. After that, he was ready to leave, but Phonso said hi and wanted to do the new seasonal mission. Dennis did want to do them and stayed for a few before leaving to walk before bed. Kitten, Phonso and I kept running missions. Then Phonso recruited more to do a different version of the mission. On the first try, Phonso told me to do it. I didn't have the right choice, and instead of telling him like I should have, I chose something else. On the second try, we found only the team leader got the right choice. We almost didn't manage - it's a tough version of the mission. One member missed the big reward because they'd gone to the hospital, so weren't in the mission when we finished. I got it, though - the third and last character I really wanted it on. I can get more if the opportunity is offered, but I don't feel I need to like I did for the three who have it now. They're special to me. After that, I started my exercise and began making notes and writing in this. Then I browsed on the web, including reading web comics and browsing on Amazon before I did more exercise. After that exercise, I browsed on Amazon some more, finished making notes in this, and read some more web comics. {Smile}