Saturday, April 12, 2025

Daily Update, April 11, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to a lei making class at the senior center. I talked to the instructor when I got there. She said that the necessary supplies were listed by week. That means they changed each week, so getting one set and being done wasn't feasible. Also, each week, I'd have to buy a supply kit, and the only one below ten dollars was last week. I made noises about thinking about it, and the teacher volunteered that they get harder over the year. To start with easy ones, she suggested waiting to start until next January. I said that sounds like an idea, and that I'd think it over. {smile}

Then I went to the front desk. I confirmed and paid for the line dancing and Zumba Gold. I also made sure that Japanese Dance, chair yoga, and lei making were cancelled. {Smile}

I realized later that I'd hoped for one of those simple lei making styles, where you concentrate on getting the hang of it at first. Then you sit and do it and find something else to do along with it to keep from getting too bored with it.  I was hoping the class would give us a chance to talk with the others in the class while we worked, but it really didn't look like it. At home, I've often done those kinds of projects while watching TV or reading something. Talking with others in the house is a good option when feasible. {Smile}

My main nurse said he'd hoped for "more of a class than private instruction," whatever that means. {Smile}

I did my two arm resistance exercises, and six arm weight training exercises a while after dinner. My main nurse monitored them, noting each down. {Smile}

When we got back from the senior center, I browsed on the web, read web comics, and played Cross Stitch World up to lunch. Then I began writing up Thursday's daily update during lunch. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming significantly earlier. I still found Div right as he was getting ready to leave, but that was because of something he had to do in real life. I can hope that getting in that early will work better most of the time. We talked a little and said goodnight. Next, I talked with Pierogies, who was having too much computer trouble to play but had at least gotten the computer working enough to talk. I suggested the chat server might work better for him. It's a less complicated system, after all. He switched, and he, Kitten and I talked a fair while there. I finished writing up Thursday's daily update, then did some paperwork. Kitten said hi. They were getting ready to fight a giant monster. I joined the team just before the fight. The team broke up after the fight, and Kitten and I got together. I switched to a low-level character, and tried to start a mission for us, but Kitten realized they were too tired and regretfully left for bed. So, I did more paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi again. He'd gotten his computer working well enough to play, though it still needs more help. We teamed up on low-level characters and ran one mission and most of a second. Though I'd set the second a bit high for such low-level characters, we almost got it before the game dumped us out of the mission and reset it to the lower settings I'd made when I realized how high it was. I didn't expect it to reset on us; that's new. It was too close to dinner to try again, so we said goodnight. We'll try another day. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and began notes in this. Then I exercised. I wrote a little in this, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Next, Ulty said hi, and invited me to that pair of high-level taskforces. Phonso also said hi, and invited me to a strike force. I arranged to Phonso and me to run the high-level taskforces with Ulty first. Kitten said hi not long after we started. I apologized for being in the taskforces, which prevented me from joining Kitten until they were done. Then I joined Phonso for the strike force. I worked to get Kitten's attention and got them to join the strike force. I was so happy we got to play together more! We ran the strike force with Phonso, who said goodnight and left afterwards. I also said goodnight to Nox on the chat server, having talked only a little in the afternoon. Then Kitten and I teamed up. I switched to that moderately low-level character that Kitten designed for me, and we started doing missions together. Next, Dragons joined us. I realized my character could now get a story arc I really enjoy, so we ran it next. One of Dragon's friends joined us just before the last real mission, and another just after that mission. We finished the story arc and said goodnight. Then I did a little paperwork and made notes in this, giving priority to the notes, and going back to the paperwork when I felt I had time. I browsed the web while shutting down for the night. {Smile}