Daily Update, January 9, 2026

On Friday after breakfast, I took more time getting ready for my Ballroom Dance: Samba class than I meant to. I forgot how early that really is for me. Not that most folks consider 10:30 early, but I do. My main nurse took me to class. Somehow, I got there enough before class started to pay for the class while it was getting started. I think they were starting a bit late. I also think Samba is more energetic than most of the dances we've learned so far, or at least the piece we're learning it to is faster than his previous picks. I'll need to improve my stamina to keep it up for a piece or more. {Smile}

After class, my main nurse took me to the Hawaiian Medical Service Association, or HMSA, my health insurance company. I learned that a rather large bill was just the monthly bill for my health insurance. The autopay needs to be reinstated, but I didn't have time for that Friday, not when the wait could be over an hour, I hadn't eaten lunch, and it was already well into my usual lunch time. My blood sugar is strict about mealtimes. So, I just paid the bill and left. My main nurse took me home after that. {Smile}

At home, lunch was a sandwich for a little treat. I watched quite a few videos on the web during and after lunch, before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did much of my beginning-of-the-weekend auction house and storage on a few characters, ending on the lower-level villain supergroup member. I took that one to the villain supergroup meeting when Dr. Faustus asked about that a little early. He and the leader were already there. No one else was expected, and no one came unexpected. We did a couple of holiday missions for badges. Then ran a strike force with two non-members because it's tough for only three/ I got a badge from it too when it ended. Then the meeting broke up. I did some more auction house, storage and crafting before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I watched a few videos on the web. Then I several comics on the web after I discovered one that I've been avoiding didn't do what I feared. When characters get embarrassed, I tend to feel embarrassed on their behalf, which is awkward for me as a reader. Somehow, this actually avoided most of that, despite foreshadowing. Next, I wrote up Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. I also checked on my friends who play the game and talked briefly with Ulty and Jenny's Player. Then I took a fair while to make a costume for my higher-level teen supergroup member, I'm not really happy with it, but this opens up roleplaying possibilities that might even lead to getting help from a friend. Doing this reminded me that at her level, she could open up another costume slot with a hunt, so I hunted on that character, opening the costume slot, as well as doing other hunts for more usual contacts. I continued this until I realized it was late. I quickly did a little auction house and storage on that character. After that, I made notes in this with minimal breaks. Then I checked characters quickly in City of Heroes: Homecoming before I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day to close my evening. {Smile}