Daily Update, August 6, 2024

    On Tuesday, after lunch, I contacted Uber. A fairly chatty fellow came and took me down to my dentist's and endodontist's office or tried to. The road was blocked off at the intersection just before their driveway on account of roadwork. so he dropped me off near the intersection, and I walked in. that was okay, but I really hoped for another solution after the root canal. What was a perfectly doable walk in would be much more difficult right after the operation. {rueful smile}

   The endodontist took me quickly and started to root canal promptly. He said at the outset it would be tough. It did take the better part of two hours, but at the end, he was happy with it, and said it turned out fine. So I went to office, to check out. {smile}

   While getting the bill sorted, I mentioned not wanting to walk out to the road, since as I'd expected, I wasn't feeling nearly as energetic as I did on the way in. She said to tell the driver to come in from the side I'd walked from, because the actual work was beyond, and not passable. I texted the driver, and he came to get me, apologizing when he took over twice as long as Uber initially estimated it would take to get there. He blamed all the road work, and I just nodded. We had a nice talk on the way home. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I left the game later than I like, though I've been even later. Mom was mostly asleep, though she did respond a few times, and even opened her eyes to look at pictures. First, I started my reading with scripture and thoughts about it. After that I started her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2020. She surprised me by looking at the pictures more than I expected, so in spite of earlier doubts, I tried to continue _Picture Book: Babies_, and I was happy to see her open her eyes to look at the babies. I read a few pages of that. Then I moved on and read a story from _365 Animal Stories and Rhymes_. I ended with reading the 6th of August's story, "Where's the Wolf?" from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}

   I got at least five minutes of walking because Uber dropped me off outside the construction cones for the road work on the way into the endodontist. That was it for exercise today. After the endodontist, I didn't feel up to doing much. {rueful smile}

   After breakfast, I read articles and played Cross Stitch World. then I searched for some clothes that have been going missing, I found one, which means there are about eleven still missing, but it's enough for the moment. then I had lunch followed by the endodontist. After I got back from the endodontist, I read article and comics and played Cross Stitch World as I rested. then i hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I teamed up with Pierogies, with me on a moderately low-level character. Dennis joined us, and we did a hunt of mine. Then it was almost time to read to Mom, but we hadn't done a regular mission, so I squeezed one in anyway. {Smile}

   After dinner, I finally wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I played Cross Stitch World and read comics. Next, I began writing this up. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Michiel. He was fiddling with a character, then leaving for bed. I talked with another friend, who was street hunting before bed. That's like the hunts, but for our own goals, not assigned by a contact. I joined her until she left for bed. Then I switched to the moderately low-level character from that afternoon, and was just starting on her hunts when Dennis came on
We teamed up and did about three door missions with her. I also chatted with Nox a little on the chat server. then the last door mission was done, I said goodnight to Dennis and ran through this character's hunts. Then I switched to a character I'd used the day before who's barely higher level. I realized I should get ready for bed, but quickly ran through a mission first, afraid I'd out-levelled a story arc. Thankfully, I discovered at end of mission that she's got the story arc after all, though she'd better not gain too many levels before she finishes it, or it will be less fun. Next, I wrote a tiny bit of this and started making notes. I paused to update the character's contacts who give missions and story arcs. I also talked briefly with Kitten, planning to get together the next day. then I finished making notes in this. {Smile}