Daily Update, August 22, 2026

The night before Saturday, I was running what I thought was a good time to go to bed, so I tried doing a little extra to get ready for bed. I actually got to bed a little after 2 am. I guess I need to be making even better if I do the extra stuff. Well, now I know. {Smile}

I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos and read articles and web comics into lunch. During lunch I switched to writing the rest of Friday's daily update. When that was done, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and messaged Div in email and Kitten, Pierogis, Dennis, and Shepherd on Discord, saying I was in the game. However, I believe Kitten and Dennis are busy this weekend, and the others didn't join me, either. Then I started to continue the story arc I'd last started on Vincent Beecher. As I was moving between two talks, I realized that Veronica's and Anya's player had said hi while I passed. I backed up to show her Vincent, and to just visit. I even got his wife, Aunt Iris. I have a moderately high-level Vincent on my main account, but it's bothered me that he and his wife always talk about each other while the other is off-screen, like detective Columbo and his wife in their respective shows. For the second time since I made them, I got her out, too, and started to do a little light roleplaying. This continued until my friend said goodbye before leaving with a trial. I went back to doing the story arc and finished it. I didn't really want to start the next story arc on my own, so I checked on my friends who play the game and worked with hid in-game auction house and storage. Then I collected a few badges, and nudged him up to the next level, where I turned off experience so I don't lose content before I can do it. I stopped for dinner with my main nurse, his TV, and _'Aumakua_. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I talked with Nox on Discord, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I said hi to Seb and we talked for a bit. Then I said hi to Ulty, Jenny's player, and Nyxy next, and talked with Ulty and Nyxy. I also got onto Seameownt. When the talk had run down, I did a regular mission, and found it much easier than the hunts, which were meant for characters at least a level higher. Next, I finished a hunt which was close to done. After that, I did another regular mission and finally gained a level. Now they're the minimum level for the hunts they still have. I wrote a tiny bit of "Snow in Hawai'i," the story I'm trying to finish after all. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Seameownt, and also the in-game auction house on Vincent Beecher and another character, too. Next, I checked Cross Stitch World and closed windows on my computer before I wrote some of this. I browsed on Amazon during a break, after which I continued writing. After that, I broke to get ready for bed earlier than last night. I went back to make 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, August 21, 2026

The night before Friday, I didn't get to bed until a few minutes before 2:15 am. The next morning, I was moving distinctly slowly, so I took a nap after breakfast. Getting ready for it went late enough somehow that I got up shortly before lunch. {Smile}

My main nurse was out when I rose, so I had breakfast with the TV set to whatever the nurse had put on, and Forward Day by Day. My main nurse came back towards the end, and agreed I needed a nap, so I took one. After the nap, I settled at my computer and watched videos while I ate lunch. Then I wrote up Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes; Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and found Crash getting ready for the early long, large-group event. I told them about my new account. They were interested in establishing relations later. So, I worked on the beginning of the weekend auction house on a few characters while Crash did the early long, large-group event. When Crash was done, I showed Vincent Beecher to them and got all their accounts connected to his. I also got one more account of his connected to my main account. Next, we talked and roleplayed a bit before we said goodbye. I went to my villain supergroup meeting on melee ranged Olga, arriving first. Dr. Faustus soon joined me and we started to roleplay. Patience, Anya, our leader, and our most regular new member followed, each joining in the roleplaying and out of character visiting as well.  We did a strike force still chatting both out of character and in character. Then we broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on melee ranged Olga, followed by more beginning of the weekend auction house until dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, and _'Aumakua_. Thankfully, the politics that threw me off weren't as bad - or as political - as I feared the day before. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I read web comics and talked with Nox on Discord at some length. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Next, I ran two story arcs on Vincent Beecher, finishing a multi-arc story. After that, I worked on his in-game auction house and storage, and checked others' auction house, as well. Then I wrote a tiny bit more in the new story, and a tiny bit in the story I'd worked on for creative writing until my teacher and I agreed to drop it. I'm wondering how to get feedback on it when I'm done, but I still think it's worth revisiting. Next, I checked Cross Stitch World. After that, I wrote some in this before switching to making notes to write from later. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, August 20, 2026

The night before Thursday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2:00 am. I made my first bedtime goal, which does feel good. {Smile}

I had online counselling that started with breakfast. We had quite a talk, largely about Hurricanes Lala, and whatever the next one is. I thought it went quite well. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to Hilo Public Library. I played Cross Stitch World on the way down. I browsed both manga and American comic books. When I decided which of them I wanted to take home, I checked them out. I started reading _'Aumakua_, a comic featuring a Hawaiian superhero team while I waited for my main nurse to pick me up. I continued reading it on the way home. {Smile}

After counselling, I watched videos through lunch. Then came my trip to the library. After I got back, I read many web comics, catching up since I hadn't read some that I like to keep up with the day before. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I talked with Crash, the friend who made my computer, at length before I had dinner with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and more _'Aumakua_, The story took a turn right into state-level politics, but it didn't really resolve, and I don't know that they've followed up on it yet. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer. I finished writing up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I talked with Nox on Discord before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I made a new version of a character called Uncle Vincent on the new account. There I call him Vincent Beecher. I ran him through the tutorial. After that, I collected badges that got a badge with a useful power. Then I started a story arc on him. I stopped and did a bit of storage on him. Then I wrote in this. I stopped to make sure the new character started work on a passive badge. Next, I checked Cross Stitch World, playing a very tiny bit of it. I made notes in this, breaking to check _'Aumakua_'s name, and ended up browsing it before finishing my notes. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. 

Daily Update, August 19, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed right at 2 am. It was likely after, but not much after at all - possibly less than a minute. I'd still prefer to make my first bedtime goal of getting into bed before 2am, but if I have to miss it, this is the way to do it. {smile}

After dinner, my main nurse took me to the Church of the Holy Cross for my Ballroom Dance classes. To my delight, the room was open, the lights were on, and some of my fellow students were there. It was on, which makes it the first local event that I go to that wasn't outright cancelled this week. Church, my First Timer's Line Dance class, the monthly meeting, and my Creative Writing class were all cancelled. Even my Ballroom Dance Class on Friday won't meet, though that's because it's a holiday, not because of the hurricane that hit last weekend. Class went well. First was Nightclub Twostep. We went over each step we'd learned and added a new one to our repertoire. Cha-cha went well, too. we went over the latest two steps and added a new one that was trickier than most. I don't have that one down perfectly yet, but I think I'm getting there. {Smile}

I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos and read a few comics and articles right into lunch. After lunch, I switched to writing up the rest of Tuesday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I didn't spot Div, but I did see Ulty, and talked with her a bit. I think she finally straightened me out about some things I was stubbornly misunderstanding about the teen superhero group. I hope things go better now. After that, I settled in on Topaz Proudfoot, starting her next round of contacts, and doing some hunts to get the contacts easier to interact with while I thought about what I'd misunderstood with Ulty. I remembered too late that Div said to email them if I went on early enough for them. I did tell Kitten, Dennis, Pierogies and Shepherd on Discord that I was in the game. Then I started a regular mission Topaz had. When She was mostly done, Pierogies came in and said hi. I finished the mission and switched to Seameownt, who Kitten designed. We teamed up to do one of my missions, then said goodnight because it was dinnertime for me, and bedtime for him. I ate dinner with my main nurse and his TV. I didn't read anything since that would slow me down in getting ready for my classes. {Smile}

After dinner, I went to class. When I got back, I got back onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I got onto Seameownt and checked my contacts. I confirmed what I thought I'd seen earlier: all Seameownt's contacts are new, and higher level. So, I turned on experience, and went around getting missions... hunts, if possible, which they usually were. I found it slow and difficult, since Seameownt is one level lower than most of those hunts are supposed to start. I did make progress, and even finished at least one, making it easier to work with that contact after this since she "gave me her phone number," which makes getting more missions easier. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Seameownt and Topaz Proudfoot. Next, I shut down windows on my computer. As I did, I found a short survey from my counselor and did it. After that, I wrote a little of this daily update. I took a break to check Cross Stitch World, then went back to make 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, August 18, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I actually tied things up early enough, that despite adding a step to my nightly routine, I got to bed several minutes before 2 am, nicely making my first bedtime goal. {Smile}

Before breakfast, I called the gal at Aloha Independent Living who runs the monthly meetings. She called back, but the phone didn't connect right. I moved to the spot my aunt swore had the best phone reception in the house, and we got a workable connection. I learned the meeting was called off this month. {Smile]

Then later in the morning, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Creative Writing class, since the answering machine said the day before that classes would resume that day. The building was all closed up, with only a few employee cars in the parking lot. My relief nurse checked and found a note that classes would resume later this week. I was surprised, but my relief nurse and I just returned home. {Smile}

I had a leisurely breakfast with Forward Day by Day, since I didn't have to go to the monthly meeting.  Later, I tried to go to my class. After we got back, I got onto my computer. I read comics and maybe read an article or witched a video. I broke for lunch with my relief nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 3_. Then I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming to see if Div was around, since mutual friends said they were looking for me. I checked on my friends who play the game, and found Div. I showed them Topaz Proudfoot, my new Hobbit, and we established connections between their accounts and my new one, so we'll know if each other are on no matter which account we're on. We talked until I needed to take Aneira to her supergroup meeting, and Div could leave to wind down before bed. I went to the teen supergroup meeting slightly late on Aneira. Nyxy's Pella and Veronica were already there. Ulty and Jenny's player arrived soon after my Aneira did. Someone passed on that Jawsome was unavailable. So, we five ran a taskforce that gives particularly good rewards this week. Afterwards, we met in the supergroup base where we roleplayed until folks drifted off. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira. Then I finished writing up Monday's daily update, finishing a little while after I was called to dinner. I ate with my relief nurse, his TV, and _Overgeared 3_. {Smile}

After dinner, I read some comics and talked with Nox on Discord. I also talked at some length with Ulty on Discord. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I picked the character who I made to name my second account and ran content until she got the mission that she'd lose if she gained a level. I did that mission then ran some more missions, gaining that level and finishing one contact. I checked on my friends who play the game again, and spotted Dr. Faustus. I switched to Topaz Proudfoot and contacted Dr. Faustus. We teamed up and finished the story arc we'd started previously. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Topaz. Then I shut down windows on my computer, reading short comics and looking at Amazon as I did. I wrote a little in this and made many notes to write up the next day. Then I checked Cross Stitch World. 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, August 17, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed a few minutes after 2 am. I missed even my first bedtime goal, but not by all that much. {smile}

Before breakfast, I looked up Kamana Senior Center and got a phone number for them. I called them, and reached Administration, which gave a slightly different number for their main office. I called that, and learned that they were closed Monday, but should reopen Tuesday. Then I called Safeway's Pharmacy and asked for a staff member. The gal assured me they were open, and that my Ozempic was ready for pickup. {Smile}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me right down to Safeway. I picked up my Ozempic, and my main nurse picked something up too. Then my relief nurse took me back home. I gave myself my Ozempic less than half a day later than the usual time. For a once weekly injection, that's later than usual, but could be a lot worse. {smile}

After the phone calls, I had breakfast with my relief nurse. Technically the TV was on the Forward Day by Day was open, but the TV was so pixelated you could barely guess what was going on, making out a part of a head or something here and there. We were busy talking the whole time anyway. I did read forward Day by Day right after breakfast, while putting things away. Then we went down to get my medicine, which I took when I got home. Next, I had lunch with my relief nurse, his TV - which was working much better - and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. After that, I went onto my computer. I read web comics, with a few articles and videos mixed in. Then I copied the first scene of a new story that I'd started during the power failure into my computer. I got that printed out. Next, I copied a much longer freewriting piece into my computer and emailed it to my teacher. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing to read to the class, though I might be wrong. After that, I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and ran a character through the tutorial, getting them into the regular game just in time for dinner. I ate with my relief nurse and his TV. Since we were having tacos, I didn't have hands clean enough to turn the pages of a book, so I didn't try to read. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I ran another character through the tutorial, getting them into the regular game. I'd made them at the same time and the character I did that to before dinner. It's good to know they're at least in the main game. Next, I worked on Topaz's in-game auction house and checked on my friends who play the game again. I spotted Dr. Faustus and said hi. We talked and got together. We ran a mission they had that got Topaz and another character named Octavia Ballad a badge that they both need for a badge that will improve the characters when they get everything for it. After that, we ran another mission they had on Ivy, my fourth best badge collector and Topaz, getting another badge for Ivy, and almost getting it on Topaz. We said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Ivy, as well as updating her badge record, since she's my fourth best badge collector. I worked on auction house and storage on Topaz, too. Then I checked Cross Stitch World and closed windows on my computer. I wrote most of this, and made notes for the rest of this, with a pause to go back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to check Seameownt's auction house. After finishing 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. 

Daily Update, August 16, 2026

The night before Sunday, I don't precisely know when i got to bed. My phone's battery was so drained, it wouldn't turn on. My best guess is that it was roughly around 1:45 am. I got up when I was awake, and my nurse said it was 8:30. His phone was dead, too, but his watch worked. He recommended a nap after breakfast, and I took him. I got up on my own, uncertain if he let me sleep longer despite my request to be woken in an hour or not, even though I I explained that my most common reason to sleep longer is a migraine I'm better off treating sooner rather than later. {small smile}

The power was still off when I got up. My nurse refused to go to church, saying it was called off. That was later confirmed, and I was told it had been called off before the storm. I guess I missed the announcement. I didn't push too hard; I know he's got more emergency response training than I do. I ate breakfast with my main nurse, Forward Day by Day, and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. Then I took that nap. After my nap, the power came on just after my left hearing aid made the powering down noise and stopped working, as it does when it runs out of power. I sat at my computer with no hearing aids, but their charger beside me with both in it. Everything sounded muffled, but if one was dead, the other wasn't too far behind. I also plugged in my phone to charge, since it was totally drained. I checked texts and answered the Daughters of the King and my cousin Kim, who'd asked if I was okay. I also checked Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote a quick note about being back from a power failure. I shared mostly where I share my daily updates to let them know I was running late because of a power failure, but otherwise okay. {Smile}

Then I had lunch while I read web comics, mainly; I may have read an article or watched a video or two, but I mainly read web comics. I continued reading web comics after lunch. Next, I finished writing up Friday's daily update and shared it. After reading more web comics, I started to copy Saturday's daily update. I paused for a phone call with Sana. We made sure each other were okay and talked about what we've been doing. It was shorter than most of our phone calls, but it still wasn't short. After that, I continued to copy Saturday's daily update, with breaks to check things and read webcomics. I was mostly done when my main nurse called me to dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, and _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree. 

After dinner, I went back to my computer and finished Saturday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Next, I went back to my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game for the first time since Friday. After that, I altered one character's costumes. A friend invited me to a taskforce. I ran it on Seameownt, the character Kitten designed. Dr. Faustus said hi during it. I switched to Topaz right after the taskforce and started her next story arc with Dr. Faustus. We did two hunts and a couple of not-too-long missions. We stopped right before the next mission, which is pretty long. It's not short even if you know how to shorten it and do so. Then I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Topaz, followed by the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Seameownt. Next, I shut down windows on my computer and wrote a bit in this before switching to making notes. Near the end I remembered and did some more of the in-game auction house on Seameownt and checked Cross Stitch World. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 15, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed only a few minutes after 2 am. That's significantly better than the previous night, but I still missed even my first bedtime goal. At least this time I got a nap in the afternoon. It was slightly shorter than usual, but I got up when I felt rested out. {Smile}

Not long after that nap, the power went out. We blame the winds of Hurricane Lala. It was in the middle of the afternoon. The modem went out, too, and my phone only found the internet occasionally. I drained it so dry it wouldn't turn on by late evening. I was just trying to let friends know that nothing worse was wrong than a power failure. At least I succeeded with Nox, Radio, Haiden, Kitten, Pierogies, Dennis, and Shepherd. As night fell, I couldn't see the glow of the town below us from the living room. I thought I did later, and even showed my main nurse, but we think it was moonlight finally coming out as the clouds thinned. This power failure was pretty widespread. The power was still out when I went to bed. {smile}

I ate breakfast with my main nurse, his TV, and Forward Day by Day. I tried to start _Overgeared 3_ but gave up. Then I went onto my computer. I mainly read web comics, articles and short videos, right through lunch. Then I tried to write Friday's daily update. As I struggled to concentrate, I realized that I really needed a nap. So, I took one. After my nap, I went back onto my computer. I wrote some of Friday's daily update until the power went out about a paragraph in. I tried to continue, but the modem went out with the power, so I couldn't save. So, I shifted to the living room, which had the best light on a day made dim by Hurricane Lala. I free wrote about journalling for my Creative Writing Class. I mainly told about these daily updates, since they're most of the journalling I do these days. I finished shortly before dinner. {Smile}

I ate with my main nurse and restarted _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree after I determined that comics like manga (Japanese) and manhwa (Korean) are hard to read by camping lantern while eating. I continued reading it there for over an hour after dinner, pausing to message friends on Discord, and accidentally eating almost all the power on my phone's battery. My phone just kept trying until the messages went out, which took quite a while in some cases. Then I moved to the living room, where I wrote Saturday's daily update up to this point. I also talked to my main nurse, especially when I spotted a glow in the sky. I thought it was the glow of the town but later realized it was probably moonlight finally piercing the cloud cover. If it had been the town lights, that would have said they were beginning to restore power. I also read more of _Brigands and Breadknives_ by Travis Baldree and added to this. Next, I discovered that comics aren't bad to read by camping lantern, as long as the camping lantern is closer to the book, and both are closer to the reader than dinner really allows. I read _The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World 3_, actually finishing it. I read most of the comic, and a text-only short story at the end. After that, I wrote one short scene to start a new story for my creative writing class. 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, August 14, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed a little before 2:15. That's a pretty bad failure of all bedtime goals these days, but I blame moving more slowly after the dental appointment. I still notice it a little, though I am recovering. {smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance Class. I answered stuff on Discord and in my personal texts, then played a little Cross Stitch World on my way down. I arrived late and rested more. I still don't have all my energy back. I still found the energy to dance for much of the session. I did warn each partner that I was a little slow as we started, so they wouldn't be surprised. I practiced all the beginner moves, even the shines. I heard about Hurricane Lala in class. It seems to be passing to the south. The heavy rains at the outside edge of such a storm started during class, I think. Since then, we've gotten a fair bit of rain, but not much wind at all. After class, my main nurse took me home. I drowsed on the way, since I was tired between dancing and the late night the night before. {smile}

After lunch, I got out my laptop for my online counselling appointment. I thought it went pretty well. HMSA's system works fine with the laptop, which Carol installed Windows 11 on, so we were able to concentrate on what we wanted to talk about.  {Smile}

After I got back from class, I went onto my computer. I read web comics over lunch, possibly with a short video or two. Then came my counselling session. Next, I finished a novel sample on Amazon. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and straight to my villain supergroup meeting on melee ranged Olga. Patience and Dr, Faustus were already there. Anya, our leader on an alternative character, and the most regular new member came shortly. Dr. Faustus picked a strike force. I checked and found that it was the last strike force Hezabell had never done. So, I ran it on her with them. We ran late, so Dr. Fautus ducked out for a while to go to work but was able to come back for the end so they didn't miss out on the special rewards. After that, the group quickly broke up. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Hezabell until dinner. I ate with my main nurse, his TV, Forward Day by Day, and stayed late to finish _Overgeared 2_. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse, who expressed concern about me. I didn't think I did anything unusual, so I hope it really concern for Lala, which was intensifying from a tropical storm into a hurricane. Then I went back to my computer. I finished Thursday's daily update, with a break for two web comics, and a longer break for two videos. I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I found Kitten, and we teamed up. We did more of the story arc we'd started, but we didn't finish, since we started so late. I checked Cross Stitch World and played a little. I also talked with Kitten about the story arc. Next, I closed windows on my computer. After that, I wrote a little in this and mostly made notes here. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Quick update

I'm sorry that Friday's daily update is late. Hurricane Lala knocked out power between 3pm and 4pm Saturday afternoon, and came back on less than an hour ago, after 11 am Sunday morning. I will work on finishing Friday and copying Saturday, which I got down with pen and paper, but needs to be copied into the computer. Then I'll feel caught up. It's been interesting. {Smile}