Daily Update, November 5, 2024

On Tuesday, I had a late morning nap. I also got a call from the leader of monthly meeting making sure I knew when our next lunch will be. I'd missed the email telling which Thursday it was on. Yes, we're doing Thursday, because Don's Grill is closed on our usual Tuesdays. {smile}

I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was awake when I went in, which was right on time today. Mom started out awake but got drowsy with the reading. I just hope it's my soothing voice and presence. Mom did open her eyes to look at some of the pictures. I began with scripture and thoughts about it first. After that, I continued her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2020. Next, I started _Picture Book Babies_. Then I read a story from _Richard Scarry's 5-Minute Stories_. I ended with November 5th's story, "Hungry Bluetits," in _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}

I did my head exercises between reading to Mom and eating dinner. Then I did my arm swinging exercises and my arm resistance exercises after dinner. After playing, I did over 20 minutes of salsa dancing, first the warmup set, then a less structured set. {Smile}

I browsed on the web over breakfast, then hopped into Vindictus. Eventually I paused for a nap. After that, I played more Vindictus over lunch. Finally done, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I played by myself since the folks I usually team with weren't around. Then Pierogies said hi. We teamed up on low-level characters, finishing a hunt and doing a mission. Then they wanted to join a trial. I tried but needed to use the facilities. When I got back, they'd already left. I had a few missions that started with talking with NPCs, so I did that, and missed most of another trial, though somehow, they added me after they'd started. Unfortunately, I was so late, I only got the completion badge; I must have come in after both of the other badges were done. I was around the midpoint when they finished, so I didn't even get to fight. By then, Pierogies had tired of the trials. He got called away before we could start something else. I worked on some paperwork on a couple of characters, then started a hunt on a mid-level character. Then Kitten said hi. We teamed up, finished my hunt, and did a mission before they left to join the later long, large-group event. I switched characters and soloed a hunt. Then Pierogies came back. We teamed up and did a mission. Then I left to read to Mom. {Smile}

After dinner, I began writing up this daily update and making notes in it. Then I wrote up Monday's daily update, with breaks for exercise, watching a video, and reading a few comics. Finally, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten, and we started to team up on mid-level characters when Kitten pointed out a low-level character looking for a team. I switched to a low-level character, and we teamed with them. They said later to call them Major Victory. We did some of my missions, and Dennis joined us. Then Major Victory. suggested a story arc that can be done at our level. I also talked to Nox, starting with them asking about the daily update. Somehow, I hadn't finished it for them when I had for everyone else. We continued with general chatting after that. On City of Heroes: Homecoming, the four of us got halfway through the story arc when Phonso invited us to a trial. Major Victory didn't have a character high enough, so we declined. Phonso started a taskforce that's enough lower, Major Victory had someone high enough for it. Major Victory established long-term communication with me. We ran the taskforce with Phonso, Dennis, Kitten, and a few strangers Phonso recruited. Afterwards, I talked with Major Victory during paperwork. After the paperwork, I did some salsa dancing. Then I finished the paperwork and peeked at comics and Vindictus before I did more salsa dancing. After all that, I finished making notes in this. {Smile}