Daily Update, January 15, 2025

At bedtime Tuesday night, I discovered that eBooks can be a lot shorter than I realized. They even can be longer short stories - as few as 5000 words are easy, which is well into my natural length of 300-10,000 words. Maybe I can try to self-publish some of my longer short stories. {Smile}

 On Wednesday after breakfast, my main nurse and I went down to Safeway. We met up with auntie Barbara, who helped me pick out and order some platters for the reception after Mom's funeral next week Wednesday. That included a cookie platter that had to be ordered from the bakery, not the deli where I order the sandwich and fruit platters from. Then we took the groceries my main nurse had picked up home before we went to meet Auntie Barbara and Michelle for lunch at Island Naturals. That was a nice visit. {Smile}

After a rest at home, my main nurse and I went to a midafternoon appointment at Homelani Memorial Park. I signed stuff and look at Mom and Dad's niche in preparation for the inurnment after the funeral next week Wednesday. As long as I was there, I had them show me Mom's parents' niche, too. {Smile}

Next, we went over to the Dodo Mortuary and left a message for the man handling things for us to get Mom's urn engraved before the funeral. Normally Homelani would take care of it in ten to fourteen business days. However, they only have seven days business and otherwise, the gal at Homelani wanted to cut out a step or two by having the fellow who's holding the ashes take care of it. We would have talked to him directly, but he wasn't in, so we left a message. {Smile}

Then we went home to find our housekeeper busy at work. The house is distinctly better for her attentions. {Smile}

I did some walking when we were out both times. I also did over 20 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing, including one brief false start and repeat. {Smile}

Between lunch with Auntie Barbara and going to Homelani Memorial Park, I played cross Stitch World and chatted with friends on the chat server. After the second trip, I talked with my housekeeper before settling down and getting into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork as usual. I spotted Pierogies, and we talked about a story arc he needed for a badge that improves the character permanently. Just as we were ready to start, I got called to dinner. I quickly told him what he needed to do before I left. He should be quicker without me anyway. {Smile, wink}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World while thinking. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found and answered note from Div. Then I started on paperwork, and said hi to Ulty and Dennis, and chatted a little both of them. I teamed up with Dennis to do a few of his missions before he left for bed. Next, I did some paperwork and played more Cross Stitch World before I began writing up Tuesday's daily update. Then I read comics before I started dancing. Next, I checked a story that I had been working on to get ready for publication. I had thought it was too short; before. now I wondered if it was, if 5000 is the new bottom cutoff. It looks like the disc it's on got corrupted. I have some old versions, but a few years older than what I wrote last year. They're also missing 2-4 scenes, and not even 2000 words, let alone 5000. I did find a slightly more recent one and saved it, but it's still missing 2-4 scenes and still under 2000 words, just not quite as far under. I found and messaged the gal who fixed my computer the last time about it, but I think I'll leave more until after the funeral, when things have calmed down. I danced again, then made notes and wrote in this. I also finished and shared my daily update... finishing with both daily updates right at bedtime. I have to do them earlier. I even missed talking with Nox much. {rueful Smile}

Daily Update, January 14, 2025

On Tuesday, my relief nurse wanted to take a day trip to Waikoloa, across the island from Hilo. We started after breakfast, crossing the Saddle Road and going to Waikoloa. We found the shoe store I spotted last time. we went in, and I tried on Birkenstocks. Their clogs just don't quite fit me, with or without a fur lining, in two different sizes. However, I found a dark red sandal I decided I wanted the most. {Smile}

My relief nurse wanted to check out the rest of the shopping center, but I was getting to the point of needing food soon, and the only restaurant we found open was a bit pricey. So, we drove up the hill to a new shopping center in Waikoloa Village. Apparently, the old shopping Center has priced itself out of the market for most stores, but this new one is looking popular. The Oriental restaurant my nurse likes uses MSG, which gives me migraine. However, they have a newly open L&L (Hawaiian) Barbeque, which shouldn't use MSG. We had lunch there, then drove around the shopping center. Much of it is still being finished - often the shops, and occasionally the buildings. {Smile}

Then we went back to Hilo across the Saddle Road. I read some on the way over, and more on the way back. We went down to Safeway to get something for dinner before we went home. {Smile}

After I got home, I found a text from Auntie Barbara reminding me to tell a distant cousin who lives in town about Mom and her funeral. I texted her, and this started a text conversation, including a definite maybe for her and her family's attendance. {Smile}

I didn't walk all the way around either shopping center, but I did enough at each of them to feel tired at the thought of more exercise. So, I think I'll count my walking as my exercise today. {Smile}

When I got home, I took almost an hour to settle down. This was only partly because of starting the text conversation with my distant cousin. Eventually I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was just in time to join the middle short, large-group event and run it. Then I said hi to Pierogies and Kitten. I joined the later long, large-group event with Pierogies. Kitten joined us a little after it started. I quit when dinner was served, since we were past the early more demanding parts. {Smile}

After dinner, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten and Dennis teaming and joined them. We ran several missions until Dennis left for bed, and Kitten went quiet, then faded out, like they'd gone to sleep without logging out again. So, I did some paperwork and wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I chatted with Nox on the chat server and played some Cross Stitch World. I also began making notes and writing in this. Then I did more paperwork and played more Cross Stitch World. Next came more paperwork and playing by myself on City of Heroes Homecoming before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}