Daily Update April 1, 2025

On Tuesday, after breakfast, the nursing company and I arranged for a meeting with them, my financial adviser, and myself over the internet next week Thursday. I am looking forward to making a plan for my future with them both. {Smile}

Then late in the morning, my relief nurse and I did a couple of errands. It is nice to get out of the house, even if it's just a few errands. {Smile}

After a late lunch, the nursing company secretary came by for the checks and a brief chat. {Smile}

After dinner, I salsa danced with my relief nurse monitoring me. I did the first six and a half minutes of my salsa dancing warmup routine. Then I did a less structured salsa dancing piece for just over six minutes more, for a total of twelve and a half minutes of salsa dancing. I was tired, and slightly winded afterwards, but this felt good. {Smile}

I wrote up Monday's daily update in the morning, between and around the phone calls and errands. I finished before a late lunch. After lunch I browsed on the web until the visit from the nursing company secretary. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork and playing by myself while I tried to get into something. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player, and quickly learned the teen supergroup meeting was already going. I switched to my character with them and joined the meeting. We roleplayed, then ran a story arc of mine while lightly roleplaying. We got done just barely late for dinner. I said goodbye, promising to return. {Smile}

After dinner, I danced with my relief nurse monitoring me. Then I started writing and making notes in this. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did a tiny bit of paperwork before checking on the teen supergroup. Ulty, Jenny's Player, and another friend there were still roleplaying with out-of-character visiting on the side. I joined them and also chatted with Nox on the chat server. The third friend left first. Then Ulty and Jenny's player left at the same time. I did more paperwork, then joined an April Fool's event, since those started Tuesday. After a while, the leader handed the group to me but played a while longer before he left. I continued to lead the group. Phonzo said hi, and wanted to do the pair of high-level taskforces, but joined the group I was leading when I was slow at finding someone to take over. We played with that group until it fell apart. Then I suggested doing the taskforces he'd mentioned. He recruited, and I ran them on my sixth-best badge collector, though I debated about taking my third-best badge collector because of the badge that she still needs that the sixth-best just got. However, it may take many tries to get that last badge, and usually does, while I know the sixth-best badge collector will get the credit for another badge that she's collecting. Other things count, too, but I expect they'll be rare this week. After the taskforces, the group broke up. I stayed with Phonso a couple of others, talking while I did paperwork. When the team finished breaking up, I switched to the character who'd led the event and did her paperwork. Then I browsed on the web and played a little Cross stitch world. I also made notes in this and read a web comic and an article.

Daily Update, March 31, 2025

On Monday, my relief nurse and I did a couple of errands after breakfast. 

Then after lunch, I got a call from my dentist's office. They asked if I was I on my way. I'd forgotten I had an appointment, so no, we weren't, but we could leave immediately. I didn't have to wait for Uber. T\hey said I wouldn't be there in time. So, we made an appointment. The earliest available of the correct type was in the middle of October. Then they called back. Could I come right down; the person after me had cancelled. My relief nurse and I did. {Smile}

I got my teeth cleaned, and a checkup besides. One crown needs fixing, but only one crown this time. I scheduled the crown for late April and the next similar appointment a day earlier in October than the first one, which got cancelled. Then my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercises. My relief nurse said my main nurse said I could have a day off. I was plain too tired not to take advantage of that. {rueful smile}

Between lunch and the phone calls with the dentist's office, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World. Then, after I got home from the dentist, I browsed the web some more and read web comics. Then I wrote up Sunday's daily update with more breaks than I meant to take. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming distinctly later than usual or desired. I started with paperwork. Then I started to play by myself, working on badges. Then I spotted the late night short, large-group event. I joined and ran it, ending right before dinner. If you wonder how a late-night event can end before dinner, that's what happens when a person in Hawai'i joins something primarily meant for people on the east coast of North America. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork as usual. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player in the game and Nox on the chat server. I also began to look into badges again and did more paperwork. Then Phonso invited me to a pair of high-level taskforces. I ran them on my sixth-best badge collector. I finally got a badge and two more it completed after months of trying. Then Phonso went to look for something else. I did some paperwork. Phonso found someone running the same taskforces. He joined, as did Divi. I joined too and ran them again on the same character. I wanted to switch, but the leader started before I managed to ask both times. Well, she needs more runs like that this week, but my third best badge collector needs the badges she got too. After that, I did more paperwork and started making notes in this. I broke occasionally from notes in this to read web comics and browse on the web. Then I finished the night with a little Cross Stitch World and got to bed slightly earlier. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 30, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We walked in just as the announcements began and enjoyed a nice service. I thought the choir did particularly well. {Smile}

After the service, we had lunch on the lanai with a particularly wide selection of desserts, especially spice cakes, and not as many main courses. I sat with my main nurse and a few of the parishioners. {Smile}

My main nurse took me home afterwards, and I played Cross Stitch World on the ride home. {Smile}

I did around twelve minutes of less structured salsa dancing after dinner. No, not the warmup, less structured dancing. My main nurse monitored me and was impressed with how much I did, especially considering how vigorous it is. I think it helped that the last piece was one fo the faster ones, but still. {Smile}

After I got home, I played a little Cross Stitch World and wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I found Kitten farming and joined them and one other person on my second-best badge collector. I didn't realize they were waiting for me, or I would have joined faster. It's a farm that you can't join after it starts. The other person left after a while, but Kitten and I continued. Then Pierogies said hi and joined the team, but couldn't join us in the farm, so we left during the first pause in activity. In the meantime, we talked. When we got out, we did a few missions on my third best badge collector. I also talked with Dennis on the chat server. Then Pierogies left and Kitten went quiet, then faded out. I ended up doing paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I started making notes in this. Then I played a little Cross Stitch World before I got my main nurse and danced with him monitoring me. Afterwards, I made more notes and wrote in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and talked with Ulty. Then I started to play by myself on my second-best badge collector and my very best badge collector. I said goodnight to Jenny's player, and to Nox on the chat world, having forgotten to talk with them earlier. I got a couple of badges for my second-best badge collector. Then I did some paperwork, with a pause to play more of my second-best badge collector. After that, I went back and forth between reading web comics, making notes in this, and playing Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 29, 2025

 On Saturday, after breakfast, my main nurse and I went to do some errands. I was most interested in picking up some prescriptions at Safeway, but there were a few other stops, too. During the others, I played Cross Stitch World on my phone. {Smile}

I didn't do much exercise, since it was the day after physical therapy. Some walking around Safeway was about it. {Smile}

When we got back from the errands, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web right over lunch. Then I read some web comics before I wrote up Friday's daily update and started notes in this, both with a little Cross Stitch World on the side. After that, I went into Cross Stitch World and started with paperwork. Next, I joined the later short, large-group event, and discovered that Kitten was in it too. After that event, I got together with Pierogies and Kitten. Both Pierogies and I were on moderately low-level characters since we both love starting new characters. Kitten wasn't because they'd rather build one character to be great at all levels and just play that one. Kitten told me they were happy to see me play the one I'd chosen. They'd made a plan for the character to make it particularly strong. We finished a story arc Pierogies had. Dennis joined us near the end. Then we hunted for a bit, before fitting in one more mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I made more notes in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork before I got together with Kitten and Dennis. We ran a few of Dennis's missions on mid-level characters, at least for him and me. Phonso joined us for a couple of the missions. Then Dennis and Phonso both left. I also talked to Nox on the chat server a bit. I switched back to the moderately low-level character Kitten is helping to set up, and we did several missions and hunts. Phonso came back and joined us part way through, then left again after some missions. Kitten and I did a couple more missions after he left. Then we parted, and I did paperwork before playing Cross Stitch World and finishing making notes in this. {Smile}

Dailly Update, March 28, 2025

On Friday, my main nurse took me to physical therapy for the last session. My insurance has decided that I've improved enough since I began this round of physical therapy that more "would not be rehabilitative." {small smile}

I think I had a good session. I started on the machine, then moved downstairs like usual, but not for the usual exercises. Instead, my therapist had me do several tests in the harness, I've definitely improved. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Since then, my mood has been down. This is an ending of something that I think is a positive influence in my life. I've got an adjustment period ahead. My nurse wants me to get into an exercise class. Or some class, even if it's not exercise, but he really favors exercise. I haven't picked any yet, though I've started to look. {smile}

Physical therapy was my exercise today. They worked me plenty. {Smile}

When I got back from physical therapy, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World. right over lunch. Then I wrote up Thursday's daily update and talked on chat server. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming a bit early and started with a long round of paperwork because there is more at the beginning of a weekend. I did that until Dr. Faustus said hi, and added that the villain supergroup's meeting was starting soon. It seemed early to me, but a gal who's been gone was back, and folks were eager to play with her again. Kitten and Pierogies said hi then, but I explained that the meeting had already started. The Villain supergroup did a story arc of mine, with one fellow leaving partway through because of real life commitments. We broke up after one arc, but the recently returned gal stayed to talk a little before leaving. Then I did some paperwork before looking for Kitten and Pierogies. Kitten was missing, but Perogies was on. We teamed up to do a mission before saying goodnight. Then I had dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went right into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Soon Kitten said hi. We got together and teamed up with me on a moderately low character I'd like to see a little higher. We ran through my missions all evening. I also talked with Nox on the chat server a little on the side. Phonso joined Kitten and me for a few missions until he left to join a taskforce, he wants to do this week but not run. Kitten actually played with me all evening. We also talked at the end as I began to wind down, and even afterwards on the chat server a bit. When I was done with City of Heroes: Homecoming, I made notes in this with minimal breaks for web browsing. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 27, 2025

On Thursday, after breakfast, I went out with my main nurse. We went to HMSA, my health insurance provider, and waited a fair bit before a gal called us in. We asked what exercise program might be associated with my health insurance. The gal found Active and Fit, a program that gets you into a gym at their low rate. She started to tell me how we could switch gyms when I asked. So then I asked if I could belong to more than one simultaneously. She said call the number she gave me to enroll and ask them. {Smile}

After that, my nurse and I checked with a few places. WE tried the YMCA first. They had a nice flyer about current classes. Next, we tried Hui Malama Ola Na 'Oiwi. They gave us two pamphlets, but all their exercise classes are online. After that, we tried Spencer's Gym. They have a couple of classes, but nothing they could give us on them. We left others for another day; there are three more around Hilo on the list. I don't think we'll go out of town. Both my main nurse and I were particularly impressed with how well prepared the YMCA was. They even have things particularly for seniors. My nurse favors those as more likely to accommodate my handicaps. {Smile}

Walking around those places was enough exercise for one day. My main nurse and I agree about that. {Smile}

I played much Cross Stitch World on my phone while we were out, especially in HMSA's waiting room. Then after we got home, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web right over lunch. I then read some web comics before I wrote up Wednesday's daily update. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming late and started with paperwork. I chatted with Nox on the chat server a bit, too. Then I joined and ran the later long, large-group event. Afterwards, Dennis said hi. We teamed up and did a mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then played by myself on a high-level character while talking with Ulty and Jenny's player. Then I switched to play a low-level character. I joined a low-level trial on that character, partly for the company, and partly because they sounded desperate for more members, so I felt like I was helping them by joining. I also talked with Nox briefly on the chat server. During the trial, Phonso said hi. He found a mid-level team to join before we finished. Then I said hi to a new friend, Glen. He was on a new low-level character, so we teamed up with me staying on the low-level character I was already playing. I apologized to Phonso for not joining the mid-level team, but I was excited to play the low-level with Glen. Not many like the low levels. We ran several missions. I actually reached the point that felt I could go up couple of levels. Then we did two story arcs I could get, including one of my favorites. We finished just in time to say goodbye. Afterwards, I made notes in this, writing in one big push to get all done at once, without distractions. Then I did a little Cross Stitch World to wind down. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 26, 2025

On Wednesday, I just stayed home. This made it easy to clean myself up properly with help from my main nurse. {Smile}

A while after dinner, I did my standing leg exercises and my high knees walking exercises with my mani nurse's supervision. Well, half of the last high knees exercise, but I was tired, and my main nurse thought I could stop already. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web and did some shopping on Amazon. I also played Cross Stitch World. Then I had lunch. More web browsing follow, including researching a question I have. then I read web comics and cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I started with paperwork, then got together with Pierogies. We teamed up and did a few missions together. Then he left, and I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web until I did my salsa dancing with my main nurse monitoring me. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. then I talked with Ulty and Jenny's Player. I hunted on a high-level character, then switched to collecting badges when i got bored enough. She's well inside the pack, even after collecting several, but she's higher in the pack than she was. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. Eventually, Divi said hi, and invited me to a taskforce Phonso was getting together. I joined and ran it with them. During it, I finally reached the goal I'd been trying to work towards hunting and playing on the high-level character. I even got a little more. Phonso left when the taskforce finished, but Divi and I talked before we split up. Then I did some paperwork before I ran a mission on a low-level character. To wind down, I worked on a badge on the low-level character, and began notes and writing in this. I also did some costuming on the low-level character before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 25, 2025

 Tuesday was a pretty quiet day. After breakfast, I ran errands with my relief nurse. but that was the main thing of note. {Smile}

After dinner, I did my salsa dancing warmup for exercise. It is fun to dance. {SMILE}

When I got home from doing errands, I hopped into my computer to browse the web before lunch. After lunch, I browsed the web some more and read web comics. Then I wrote up Monday's daily update. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming a little earlier, but not much. I started with paperwork, then teamed up with Kitten. Pierogies joined us almost immediately. Dennis joined us slightly later. The four of us did several missions. During one said hi to Jenny's player, and we talked. I learned that the teen supergroup wasn't meeting due to us being the only members around. I think Pierogies left eventually, but Kitten, Dennis, and I played right up to my dinnertime. Dennis and I said goodnight. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World and read web comics before I exercised. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did a little paperwork and talked with Jenny's player briefly. I talked with Nox later on the chat server. I teamed up with Kitten. We talked and did some missions until they went quiet, then disappeared. Then I said hi to Dr. Faustus. I joined him for the last few missions of one of my favorite midlevel story arcs since his character was working on it. Then we said goodnight. Next, I said hi to one of the new folks I met yesterday. We teamed up and I helped him with a few missions. We talked in spurts, and longer at the end. Then I made notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 24, 2025

On Monday I texted with The Fire Ant Guy and my main nurse in the morning. We are all ready for The Fire Ant Guy to come Wednesday morning. {Smile

After breakfast, I began to make phone calls. I called Safeway's Pharmacy then my doctor's office about refilling some medications Yes, this goes best if I call both. Somehow just one doesn't work as well. {Smile}

Then I called my financial adviser. I passed on contact information for nursing company, which wants to discuss my future care. My financial adviser is willing. We'll handle it long distance, since my financial adviser is on a different island. Then I called the nursing company and let them know I'd started things. Later, the nursing company and I had another phone call about this, when they had more time to talk. {Smile}

After dinner, I did my upper body exercises with my relief nurse monitoring me. I started with my arm resistance exercises, then went on to my standing arm weight training exercises, one of my sitting arm weight training exercises, my head exercises, two more sitting arm weight training exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and my last sitting arm weight training exercise. by the end, I was tired, so I think that is a good workout. {Smile|

After most of those phone calls, and before lunch, I went out for a couple of errands with my relief nurse. When we got home, I had lunch. I started the first sequel to the non-fiction book about comics over either lunch or breakfast. After lunch, I browsed on the web and read web comics. Then I did a fair bit of thinking while playing Cross Stitch World. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I didn't do as much paperwork as usual because I got in not long before the later short, large-group event, which I joined and ran. Next, I teamed up with Dennis and Pierogies for several moderately high-level mission of Dennis's. Kitten and a new friend of theirs joined us. We played until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web before exercising. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I joined Kitten in someone else's farm with their new friend and some others. Kitten went asleep in that farm. Also, Phonso said hi, but wasn't interested in joining the farm. The rest of the farm broke up, except Kitten's new friend stayed. We established long-term connections. I also began talking with Nox and Haiden on the chat server. Then Phonso picked a taskforce to join, and I joined with him. So did the new friend, but she left when she started having trouble with her computer. Phonso and I finished the taskforce, and he tried to recruit another taskforce. Only one from the first taskforce stayed. One other joined but left early when tehy got tired. We managed to finish anyway, though the ending would have been easier with more than three. Then Phonso left, and I switched characters so the other team member and I could run a few individual missions that my second-best badge collector needs for a badge. We talked afterwards and established long-term connections. Then he left, and I did some paperwork. I also chatted with the new friend who left earlier when she came back. I also made notes in this and played a little Cross Stitch World before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 23, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We settled in at the end of the announcements. That included putting the jar of nuts on the table for afterwards. Yes, I finally remembered to take them. I sat with my main nurse during the service. Afterwards, at lunch, I sat with my main nurse and a few other parishioners. After lunch, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

A while after dinner, I did the walking exercises except for the ones where I lift my knees high, because my legs need at least a partial rest day after those and just didn't want to be committed to one. {Smile}

After we got back from church, I began writing up Saturday's daily update. I also browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World before I finished writing up Saturday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I said hi to Ulty and Jenny's player. Finding them busy, I played by myself on a high-level character. Then I caught the later long, large-group event. Afterwards, I did more paperwork. Next, I teamed up with Dennis for one mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World. Then I read web comics. Next, I exercised. After that, I made notes and wrote in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I talked with Ulty a bit, and Jenny's player a lot over the course of the evening. I also tried to talk with Nox on the chat server, but we mostly missed each other. Most of the evening, I collected badges, first on my fifth-best badge collector, then on my sixth-best badge collector. Then I made more notes in this and browsed the web. Back in City of Heroes, Homecoming, I talked with Sonarr__ the friend I mentioned who streams at http://twitch.tv/Sonarr__ They were on a team run by an acquaintance of mine who streams on Twitch as Mollymauk76. I finished making notes in this before bed. {Smile}