Daily Update, June 23, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed several minutes after 2 am. I could blame an extra medicinal shot I give myself before bed, but I ought to be able to adjust for that. i just need to watch the clock more carefully than City of Heroes on the Homecoming server, instead of the other way around. {blush, rueful smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse and I went out. We ran a couple of errands, then stopped at Kosmic Cones for plain cones. They are a nice treat that's on the modest side. Then we went back home. I read much of "Snapshot," the first story in _Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson on the first three legs of the trip. I was entirely too busy with my ice cream cone to read on the fourth leg. {Smile}

Over breakfast, I read Forward Day by Day and started "Snapshot" in Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson. Then we took our trip out. When we got back, I continued reading Forward Day by Day as I finished my ice cream cone and ate an otherwise light lunch. Then I went onto my computer. I read a comic and watched some videos. I also finished my daily update, since it was mostly done the previous night, and not as late as when I get back from my creative writing class. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I also checked Ana, my third best badge collector, who I've started collecting more badges on. Then I got Aneira and went to her teenage supergroup's meeting. I found I was the first one there, so I settled in, and checked Discord, the chat server, while I wanted. I came back and found Veronica had come in and asked a question. We started roleplaying about watching TV. Our most regular player, who says to call him Jaw or Jawsome, came in and joined us. He mentioned seeing Ulty's character downstairs when he came in. I checked with her, but she was busy with her kid. I also checked with Jenny's player, who was feeling off. Eventually Ulty apologized to us for not being in the right mood to join us. The three of us chose to do a taskforce with particularly good rewards this week. Jawsome took the lead as the highest level and highest-ranking member. We ran the taskforce with the team he recruited. Then we roleplayed in the base until Jawsome got tired and said goodnight. After he left, my relief nurse called me to dinner. Before I mentioned this, Veronica decided to switch to another character. So, I had dinner with my relief nurse while finishing "Snapshot" in _Tailored Realities_ by Brandon Sanderson, continuing reading a short while after dinner because I was just a few pages from the end. {Smile}

After dinner, I got onto my computer. I read webcomics and wrote a little in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira. Next, I shifted to Ana, and checked what was going on. I tried to join a giant monster hunt, but no one responded. However, another giant monster hunt was still being advertised, so I joined it and finished it with the small league that was working on it. The same group hunted two more giant monsters, and I stuck with them for both. I realized the acquaintance I'd teamed with two nights ago was in the same group. I said hi, but when I asked about teaming when the team broke up after the third monster. they didn't reply. So, I hunted for badges on Ana by myself. I did get a few badges and made progress on a few more. After that, I updated her badge record, and worked on the in-gam auction house, storage and crafting on her. I checked Aneira, then checked on my friends who play the game. Then I closed some windows and City of Heroes: Homecoming before I wrote some more in this. Next, I switched to making notes in this. After that, I checked Cross Stitch World and played a little in it before I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 22, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed several minutes before 2:15 am. I could blame needing to fit an extra shot into my bedtime routine, but the truth is, watching the time better should adjust for that, but I didn't. {rueful smile}

This was a quiet day again. My relief nurse hasn't gotten his car fixed, so he wanted to give it a rest after driving in to work. He promises we'll get out for errands and such tomorrow. I am looking forward to that.

My relief nurse does appreciate the large print bibles I got. I knew I'd want them someday, so when he was having trouble, I got them now. I also got some magnifying glasses, since we seem to be down to one known one. {Smile}

During Breakfast, I read Forward Day by Day and talked with my relief nurse. I continued talking with my relief nurse off and on until an early lunch, during which we talked some more, and I read _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree, too. After lunch, I went onto my computer. I read a couple of articles and a few comics. I also watched some videos. Then I wrote Sunday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and checked the auction house and storage on a few characters, too. Then I started working on a badge on Ana, my third best badge collector. I was very near getting it when my relief nurse called me to dinner. It was tacos, which are best eaten very fresh, so I stopped right there. I had dinner with my relief nurse. I read a bit of _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree, but I also watched Ready Player One, since my relief nurse had it on. I haven't seen it, but I think I would like to sometime. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I read some comics. I also talked with Dennis on Discord, the chat server, and finished watching a video he recommended. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got onto Ana and finished the badge from before dinner. Next, I started working on another couple of badges. I paused to check on my friends who play the game. I found Dennis working on badges which Ivy, my fourth best badge collector, need, too. So, I worked on them with him. We said goodnight and he left. After that, I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Ivy. Then I switched back to Ana and worked on a few more badges including the ones I'd started. I got two badges and updated her badge record. I also worked on her in-game auction house and storage, though she produced less than missions usually do. Then I worked on a few more badges for Ana, none really quick. While settling her down, I found a couple of quick badges. So, I updated her record again. I set her to working passively on a badge while I wrote a fair bit in this. I broke to check and play Cross Stitch World. Then I shut down a bunch of windows on my computer. I wrote more in this, then started making notes here. I got a bit more of a badge on Ana. I did a little. I also discovered that Carrie, my second-best badge collector, could get one quickly, so I did, and updated Carrie's record. Next, I made more notes in this, pausing to finish working on that badge on Ana for now. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 21, 2026

The night before Sunday I got to bed just before 1:45. This met my second goal, but I didn't get quite as much down time as I aim for because I set my alarm for 8:30 am because church started at 9. I know I wouldn't be on time, but I'd be a little earlier without making myself sick because of changing the time too much. I wish I could change time an hour like most folks, but that made me sick for two days, so I stick to half an hour. {Smile}

Before breakfast, I told my main nurse about discovering that the sugar free yogurt has sucralose in it, or Splenda, to use the most popular brand name. I was wondering why my blood sugar has been climbing for the past month or two. It seemed to keep my blood sugar from lowing after they lanced the boil while I was in the hospital. I asked to try fruit desserts and see if that helps. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me down to church. I read a bit of _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree on the way. At church, we met my nurse's wife and one of his daughters. We sat together, next to the gal who started our parish's chapter of the Daughters of the King. We walked in during the sermon, hearing much of it. It was a nice service. {Smile}

After the service, we had a huge potluck on the lanai. I did remember to bring and set out my nuts. I sat with the founder of our chapter and Auntie Barbara during lunch. auntie Barbara returned some books, so I offered them to my cousin Babs, who'd been sitting down the table from us. She took them happily. They're cozy fantasy, and she loves fantasy. This may be her first cozy fantasy, but she sounds happily interested in trying it. After lunch, my main nurse took me home. I read a bit more of _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree on the way. {Smile}

After we got home, I got onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos. Then I wrote Saturday's daily update. Next, I cleaned up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I attempted to go into City of Heroes: Homecoming, but I got caught up in a conversation on Discord. Then I actually did go into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game, as well as a few characters that I've done things with recently. I broke to eat dinner with my main nurse and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and decided to collect badges on Ana, my third-best badge collector, when I realized I enjoy playing her more than Carrie, my second-best badge collector. I noticed that Dennis had come into the game since I'd checked my friends, so I checked them again. I said hi to Dennis, and joined him in hunting for badges he needed, including several we both needed. We did this until we reached a good stopping place. Then we said goodnight. I checked on my friends who play the game, then started to work on more badges on Ana, but my first three picks were slow going. I picked quicker badges and started working on them alone. I ran into an acquaintance who was running two characters, and we teamed up to work together. Not that I recognized them at first, but Kitten soon joined us, and they recognized them. We three teamed until the acquaintance left, but they and I established long-term communication when they did. I teamed a little more with just Kitten. Next, I updated Ana's badge record. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting she'd produced. After that, I wrote in this, pausing to check Cross Stitch World, and play it a little. I wrote more in this, then switched to making notes. I paused to check Amazon before finishing my notes in this. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 20, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. So I made my first goal again, which feels good. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse and I went out. on the first leg, I think I played a little Cross Stitch World. First, we stopped at the Hilo branch of Hawai'i Public Library. I returned the two manga I'd finished, and picked out three more: a manga I've read, but have been thinking much about recently, and two novels by the author of a book that sounded relevant to some stories I'm writing or thinking about writing. After that, I looked over the manga I'd gotten. Next, we went to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens, but they were closed. So, we just went on to Prince Kuhio Plaza. I think I might have switched to reading one of the novels. We walked around the plaza, then went back home. I did read one of the novels on the way. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer. I read articles through the morning and watched videos right over lunch. One of the videos inspired me to look into a trilogy on Amazon, marking it for further checking later. Then we went out. The two novels I picked up at the library were by the same author as the one whose trilogy sent me to Amazon. The library was missing the trilogy, so I got the first book of two other series by that author. After we returned home, I went back to my computer. I read a few comics. Next, I wrote up Friday's daily update. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and talked with Kitten. We teamed up and did a bit with my Ana Marcelino and the character they recently returned to in an individual mission. Suddenly Kitten stopped before we finished the mission and talked of doing my things. We did one mission that Seameownt, my character that Kitten designed, had. It was the second mission in a story arc we'd barely started the other day. Then Dennis said hi, and joined our team. He invited us to a mission he hoped would give a badge. It wasn't the right mission, but its the right contact, so he tried again and got a hunt. During that, Kitten left to do some of the late night short, large group event. I left at the end of the hunt, when I was called to dinner. I ate with my main nurse and read the manga I'd picked up. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and into City of heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and spoke to Dennis, who was just leaving. Then I talked with Kitten, who was slow to respond. While waiting, I started talking with a distant friend. We started to roleplay. Kitten talked again, and decided to do a trial, but I didn't feel I could leave my distant friend. However, they soon went quiet. I waited almost half an hour, then joined Kitten in the next trial in the series on Soo-In Park. As we were starting, my distant friend apologized for dozing off. We promised to do more roleplaying soon. After the trial, the team broke up, and Kitten left. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Soo-In. Next, I checked a few other characters. After that, I worked on quite a bit of crafting for badges on Nani, my fifth best badge collector. I updated my badge list for her and noticed that a doing a short story arc that's mostly talks with one short mission could get a couple more badges, so I did them, and updated her badge record again. Then I checked the in-game auction house on a few characters. I also worked with some low-level characters to avoid losing their names and move them for badges and powers. Next, I checked Cross Stitch World and played it a little. I tried reading Amazon's sample of the novel I got interested in earlier. I'm not sure I'm interested after all. I felt disconnected from the characters in a way I don't want to be. Worse, I'm afraid if I read much more, it will get into my writing, and I don't want that disconnect there. I wrote a bit in this, then switched to making notes in this. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 19, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am. I only met my first goal, but I did meet my first goal, and by a margin, at that. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse and I went down to Safeway. I took a few books along and read _A Bride's Story 15_ by Kaoru Mori on the way down.  I picked out a sandwich, then picked up a few prescriptions that were waiting for me, paying for all. I thought I had trouble with my card, s o I tried a check, but that's what their system couldn't handle. I paid with a credit card with no trouble. Then we went back home, with me reading more of _A Bride's Story 15_. {Smile}

Back at home, I got onto my computer. I had the sandwich for lunch while browsing articles and reading comics mostly on my computer. I did also read a bit of _A Bride's Story 15_ here and there through the afternoon. I realize I prefer reading books, whether comic books or not, so I plan to do more. Then I wrote up much of the rest of Thursday's daily update. I stopped to go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my villain supergroup on Hezabell, my higher-level member, to see if anyone was at the meeting. No one was, so I worked on the beginning of the weekend auction house on a few characters, including Octavia Ballad, whose full name I messed up in my last entry. I called her Octavia B. Next, I went back to my villain supergroup meeting on Hezabell. This time I found Seb's Marius, and we began roleplaying. Our most regular member joined us, then Doc, the leader, one of the newest members, and Anya, the character of the new member who joined first in this batch. Our roleplaying changed to debating what to do and ended up with a short trial we'd missed last week. We resumed roleplaying to tie the trial to our group's collection of magic. After that roleplay session, our group broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Hezabell. T hen I played a bit by myself on her, and collected some badges, too. I had dinner with main nurse and finished reading _A Bride's Story 15_. As a manga, it was quick, since it's a long comic book. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and finished Thursday's daily update. Then I found a note from Kitten asking me to help them test a character they're redeveloping. I dashed into City of Heroes: Homecoming, hoping to find them still awake. I found Kitten on a not-quite-full team doing individual missions. I joined them, and we did two or three missions before the team broke up. Kitten told me to pick what to do next. We did a beginning-endgame individual mission to test the character. It went well, so I picked a more advanced individual mission, which we had to tone down a lot. We did two slightly easier ones. Next, we talked a fair bit. I played Cross Stitch World. After that, I worked on the in-game auction house and storage. Then I wrote in this and switched to making notes. I took a break to check Amazon and another to read a web article before I finished making notes in this. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 18, 2026

The night before Thursday, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am. So, I met my first goal, though not my second. I've missed often enough recently to be relieved I made it. I'm not sure why, but I still felt tired enough to take a nap a little after lunch. {Smile}

Over Breakfast, I read forward Day by Day. After breakfast, I talked with my main nurse. Then I went onto my computer. I read a couple of articles and began writing this up. Then I started writing Wednesday's daily update. I read a few articles and wrote a little more in this. Next, I wrote more of Wednesday's daily update right into lunch. I paused to read a couple of short comics and add a little to this. After that, I went back to writing Wednesday's daily update while I ate the rest of lunch. I checked out Discord, the chat server, and an AI video a distant friend shared there. Those videos are getting fancy, but it kept doing a loop of scenes, with none of the similar but better this time I see in videos. Then I wrote a little more in this. I took a nap. After the nap, I read a few web comics. Next, I finished writing up Wednesday's daily update. I checked out a few more comics, then answered Nox on Discord. After that I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did a couple of mostly individual missions by myself on Yenna Grajewo, the tribute to a friend. The next mission was a more complicated mission. I picked it up just before going to dinner, where I watched the news and read _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree while eating dinner with my main nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer. I read a few web comics and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Dr. Faustus said hi, and we teamed up with me on Ocatavia B, a moderately low-level teenage mage. We did a few missions of mine, finishing a contact, before we said goodnight. I checked Cross Stitch World, then worked on the in-game auction house, storage, crafting, and a little work on badges on both Yenna and Octavia. Next, I read some web comics, before writing some of this. I paused to start a manga, _A Bride's Story 15_. I paused that to pick out _A Bride's Story 13_ and _A Bride's Story 14_, on Amazon. I left them in the basket, because I've bought enough recently to prefer to wait. The Hilo branch of Hawai'i Public Library is missing _A Bride's Story 13_, and _A Bride's Story 14_ has a subplot that makes me want to reread it even more than most of the series. After that, I made notes in this and revised some that I'd written when I spotted something I could clarify. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 17, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got into bed just before 1:45 am. So, I made my second goal as well as my first. I set my clock to 8:45 am because of this. I tried to set back to 9 am at suggestion of my main nurse when I got up briefly, but I changed the wrong alarm and felt too awake by the time I realized the error. I'm pretty happy about this. {Smile}

A while after lunch, my main nurse took me to the Hilo branch of the Hawai'i Public Library System. I picked out one collection of short stories and five manga, one from a favorite series, one that caught my eye, and three from a series I've been thinking about. I checked them out and read much of the manga that caught my eye while waiting for my main nurse to pick me up. He came and took me home, and I read more of that manga on my way home. I finished it after I got home. I know manga are quick reading, being comic books, so words are just scattered into pictures, but they're not that much thinner than regular books, so it still feels like a lot of reading. {Smile}

During breakfast, I read Forward Day by Day. After breakfast, I got onto my computer. I read comics and watched videos into lunch. I switched to checking out Bibles on Amazon during lunch. Then I began writing up Tuesday's daily update. Next came the trip to the Hilo branch of Hawai'i Public Library. When I got back home, I went back onto my computer. I browsed Bibles and finished reading the manga that I'd started earlier. After that, I wrote up more of Tuesday's daily update. I took a break to buy a Bible I was considering, in hopes that would get my mind off it, which worked. I went back and finished writing Wednesday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I checked the in-game auction house on Bellae Magnolias. Then I checked on my friends who play the game. I did a mission on Yenna Grajewo, my tribute to a friend, then stopped for dinner. I ate it with my main nurse, the news on TV, and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I found some things from Nox on Discord, the chat server, and answered them. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and found Dennis working on a badge. I discovered that all my characters who could do it the way he and a fellow were had the badge already, so I picked Valentina Matos, a character new to the endgame who I'm still developing and joined him and the fellow he was working with while they got it on a couple of characters each. Next, we said goodnight. I upgraded Valentina Matos a little, and worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on her, Eirlys Lloyds, my higher-level teen supergroup member (yes, that's her full name), and Yenna Grajewo. After that, I researched for a story I've been thinking about, setting up two new files for findings, and adding to a file I already have started. After that, I shut down windows and programs so they wouldn't distract me. I hastily made notes in this, not trying to write any of it properly because that slows me down. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 16, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I got to bed a few minutes after 2 am. All I can do is try to work harder on getting to bed earlier. {Smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to the Office of Aging for the monthly meeting hosted by Aloha Independent Living. I arrived late, but that's expected when they start at 10. Thanks to this being interim for the Elderly Activities Division, I got to stay for the whole meeting, which was great. It had less of a program, but that gave us more time to talk. there were two new members we got to meet, which was nice. Afterwards, my relief nurse stopped at Kosmic Cones for plain cones. then we went home. {Smile}

At home, we found a package of mine. Inside were assorted pills, mouthwash, dried bean snacks, and a large print, New International Version Bible. I got it in part because I expect to want one someday, but I got it now so my relief nurse could try it out. He discovered that he could read a large print version of the New Testament that Mom's mother had gotten, but the Old Testament isn't included. This has both testaments. He tried it out after lunch and loves it. The King James Version, especially in small print, was too frustrating for him. He'd never tried large print of something he wanted to read, nor a Bible in modern English. It's great to help him find a book he really wants to read. {SMILE}

I had lunch with my relief nurse while we discussed the new NIV Bible. Then I went onto my computer. I read comics and watched videos. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got Aneira, my higher-level member of the teen supergroup, and went to their regular meeting. I was the first there, so I checked something elsewhere on my computer. When I went back, I found Veronica had arrived and said hi. As we started to roleplay, our most regular member arrived. We kept roleplaying, and Jenny's Player joined us. What content to run came up, and Veronica hesitantly mentioned needing a particular taskforce. We ran it, chatting both in-character and out-of-character most of the way, which was really nice. Afterwards, Jenny's Player left fairly quickly. The rest of us went to our supergroup's base and roleplayed. When the roleplaying wound down, Veronica left to switch to a different character, and out most regular player admitted he need to sleep. We said goodnight, and I had dinner with Forward Day by Day and talk about the new Bible with my relief nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I tried to write up Monday's daily update but got distracted checking another Bible. Dad always did believe it was best to use more than one translation of the Bible, because the oldest copies we have been copied many, many times, and usually translated several times as well, and all that was after a fallible human being did their best to write down divine inspiration that wasn't perfectly transcribed in the first place. This was interrupted when I noticed that Nox had just said goodnight. I responded, then went back to finish my daily update. When it was done, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the in-game auction house on Bellae Magnolias, then tried to play by myself on Yenna Grajewo until a distant friend invited me to a taskforce that was just too high for Yenna, so I checked my characters, and found that Perry Boffin, one of my Hobbits, didn't have it, so I ran it on her. I actually kept up with and even joined in on the conversation, which wasn't constant, but we had a fair bit. The taskforce was long, but we kept at it and finished. Then the team quickly broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Perry. Next, I wrote in this, with a break to check Cross Stitch World and close computer windows to focus on the. I wrote more in this, then switched to making notes in this. I ended with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 15, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed around 2:15 am... bad enough, especially after getting to bed somewhat late several days last week, that I took an almost hour-long nap before lunch. I did feel a little better after that, I think. Now to make sure I don't need to do that. {Smile}

I did two arm resistance exercises after dinner. I really should do that and sitting and standing arm weight training at the least... even when I'm dancing, since I don't do much for my arms when dancing since I stopped the Zumba classes. {Smile}

During breakfast, I read Forward Day by Day, but mainly I talked with relief nurse. After breakfast, I continued talking with my relief nurse until I took a nap pretty late in the morning. After my nap, I had lunch with my relief nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day I do like to read Forward Day by Day Twice, usually at the same meal, but on Monday, it ended up at different meals. After lunch, I got onto my computer. I read comics and watched videos, especially the comic Seal'd by story.paint on Webtoon. Then I checked out story.paint's other comics, though Seal'd is by far their longest so far. I also talked on Discord, the chat server, and wrote up Sunday's daily update. I finished late, and dinner was early, so I didn't get to City of Heroes: Homecoming at all before supper. Dinner was tacos with my relief nurse. We talked. I also tried to read _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree, but the tacos made my hands too messy for page turning, so I gave up before I finished even one scene. They were very good tacos, though. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I read comics and checked Discord. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten, and we teamed up with me on Seameownt, the mid-level character they designed for me. We started a story arc but only did one mission before they apologized for being too tired and faded out. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Next, I switched to Yenna Grajewo, the moderately low-level character made in tribute to a friend. I checked and fixed up my player-made story arc. I'm not sure I don't have to add stuff, but what's there should be good now. After that, I collected badges on her. The friend that the character is a tribute to was a history professor, so the badges where you learn about the place and its history seem particularly appropriate. Then I checked Cross Stitch World. I wrote in this and made notes in this. Next, I paused to shop on Amazon before I went back to finish making notes in this. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, June 14, 2026

The night before Sunday, I got to bed several minutes after 1:45 am. I met my first goal by a little margin, but I got up at 8:45 am because church starts at 10 am, so I didn't get quite as much sleep as I'd like. Still, I met my first goal, which feels at least somewhat good. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We arrived during the announcements, which seemed long, so maybe we came near the beginning. I said hi to Babs, my cousin on the way in, then sat with Auntie Barbara. I enjoyed the service. {Smile}

At lunch, I sat with my cousin Babs and her granddaughter. I also talked with Auntie Barbara before and after lunch. She mentioned liking _Bookshops and Bonedust_ by Travis Baldree, despite not usually liking fantasy. It's cozy, with little violence, and even that less graphic. She chose to start with the earliest by the internal timeline, not the first written in the series, _Legends and Lattes._ Either make good starting places in my opinion. I recommended Travis Baldree's whole series - three books so far - to Babs and her granddaughter after Auntie Barbara mentioned it to us. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Back at home, I got onto my computer. I read comics, talked with friends on Discord, the chat server. I tried to write up Saturday's daily update, and eventually succeeded, despite interesting conversations on Discord and some nice comics distracting me through much of the afternoon. I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV show, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer. I read comics and talked with Nox on Discord. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and said hi to Dr. Fasutus. We teamed up with two of their characters and my Peony, my younger Hobbit. We roleplayed, especially afterwards... so much, we parted late. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Peony and checked a few things in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Next, I wrote in this and made notes in this. I also talked a little with Dr. Faustus on Discord while finishing notes in this, which did slow me down. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}