Daily Update, May 22, 2025

On Thursday, I found a note from my counselor, rescheduling nest week's appointment one hour later. I had no problem with that on my end, so I confirmed the change. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse and I went down to Safeway. We both got prescriptions. He had me pick a pair of sandwiches for lunch, too. Then he took me back home. {Smile}

I think walking around Safeway counts as light exercise for the day. It's just after Zumba Gold, so that should be enough. {Smile}

On the rides to and from Safeway, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World. There are limited alternatives in the car. When I got home, I browsed on the web and played more Cross Stitch World as I started on lunch. Then I read some web comics before I wrote up Wednesday's daily update with breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Yes, doing more of that again despite knowing it's not productive. It's something to do while I think things over, still. After that, I talked with friends on the chat server before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I talked with Pierogies, Dennis, and Rav. I teamed up with Pierogies, Dennis, and Dennis's friend, and we ran a few missions. Then Dennis and his friend left. Pierogies and I ran an individual high-level mission before he left, too. After that, I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this, with a break to answer Nox on the chat server. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then took a break to play Cross Stitch World and think before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chatted with Ulty and Dr. Faustus, then teamed up with Dr. Faustus. We roleplayed him meeting my new character for the supergroup and even got her into that supergroup. We also ran several missions of hers, completing a story arc, doing two more story arcs, and doing a few individual missions on top of that. My character has started to get experience again, but soon I'll turn it off to avoid missing content again. We ended with badge hunting together. After he left, I did a mix of paperwork, playing Cross Stitch World, and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 18, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We knew we'd be late, since the service starts at nine, and I don't get up that much before that. We arrived pretty near the middle of the service, which may have been long due to being our pastor's last day. We got there in time to hear a special prayer for our priest by the newly founded chapter of Daughters of the King. There were other special prayers in the main service for our priest, and a hula with everyone singing at the end. {Smile}

Then lunch was a huge spread. We usually eat well, but folks outdid themselves. During lunch, I found a Daughters of the King cross on the floor. Looking around, I spotted a table with at least four members sitting at it, so I took it there, and handed it over. They announced it, and it got back to its owner. Also, during lunch my main nurse and I gave her going away presents for her and her daughter. Oddly, no one else did, but that's up to them. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home> {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. Sunday is a rest day between walking on Saturday and dancing on Monday. {Smile}

When we got home, I unwound on my computer, browsing the web and playing Cross Stich World. Then I read web comics before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I got together with Kitten and Pierogies, with Dennis joining us quickly. We ran missions on the new low-level villain, getting her a few levels. Thie went almost up to dinner. I filled in what little time I had left with paperwork. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World, then slowly wrote up Saturday's daily update. I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming a bit late. I checked on friends immediately and said hi. Kitten invited me to the villain team they were on just as they started a low-level trial. I did a few missions with them after the trial until Phonso invited me to a taskforce. By the team was down to three folks: the leader, Kitten, and me. The leader left, and Kitten and I joined Phonso's taskforce. We ran it. I was disappointed to realize I'd failed to talk with Nox on the chat server. After the taskforce, Phonso ran a strike force. Kitten and I joined. It ran just over half full but did fine. Phonso knows how much to lower the difficulty to make things doable for a smaller team. After the taskforce, I did paperwork and made notes in this with breaks for Cross Stitch World and a little more paperwork. {Smile}

Daily Update, April 20. 2025

On Sunday, I hope everyone who celebrated it had a Happy Easter! If you don't celebrate Easter, I hope you had a nice day anyway. {SMILE}

After breakfast, my main nurse and I went to church. We picked one of his daughters on the way. We thought we were early. No, we arrived when the service was already well along. I remembered later that they'd moved the later service to nine am from ten am because the early service got moved to six am from seven thirty am to be an "Easter sunrise service." {Smile}

I sat with Auntie Barbara and Michelle for the service, which was nice. The church used the communion rail again, for the larger group which attended because it was Easter. As always, it included some who only come for Easter, and possibly Christmas. {Smile}

Afterwards, I had lunch near my main nurse, his daughter, Michelle, and his daughter's mentor, another regular parishioner. I also sat near a gal who rarely comes in and mainly talked with her. We just hit it off. After lunch, we took my main nurse's daughter home, then ran an errand before going home ourselves. {Smile}

I didn't exercise on Sunday. Easter is a big enough holiday, I thought maybe I could take one day off, especially when I'd walked for forty minutes the previous day. {Smile}

When I got back from church, I browsed the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then joined an early long, large-group event I'm usually not on early enough to catch. I tried to participate in the social part more. Later, I discovered Pierogies tagged along and joined when a spot opened up. Afterwards, he and I talked, and teamed up on moderately low-level characters. We ran several missions together through most of the afternoon. Then he left, and I wrote up Saturday's daily update before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I checked chat server, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then tried playing by myself. I got a little accomplished, but didn't have as much fun as teaming with others. So, I talked with Ulty, Jenny's Player, and a mutual friend of the three of us called Nyxy. Then I said hi to Michiel. We teamed up on moderately high-level characters. Our first mission went easily, so he increased the difficulty, since some challenge tends to be more fun. The next mission was a struggle, even after Glen said hi and joined us, but the mission after that went better. After that, Michiel left. Then Glen and I ran a mission on moderately low-level characters. Next, Glen left, and I did quite a bit of paperwork. After that, I played Cross Stitch world and made notes and wrote in this. Then I did some more Cross Stitch World to wind down for bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 25, 2025

On Tuesday, I finally got an email from Cross Stitch World's help department. they told me I did have the tenth picture. It was just not with the others when sorted by size, because while the rest were all Small, one was Medium sized. It's a relief to know it's working, and I wasn't short. I like Cross Stitch World because it feels like I'm being productive even if I'm just earning game cash to buy more patterns with. {Smile}

Late in the morning, I ran errands with relief nurse. My favorite was a stop at the public library, where I picked up a couple of manga to read. {Smile}

I tried salsa dancing after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, but I was too dizzy. I had to stop for safety a bit over half a minute in. So, I did the six walking exercises I didn't do last night. Then I tried salsa dancing again but was even worse. So, I did my arm resistance exercises. then it got too late before I got to more, especially since i was concentrating on trying to fix the dizziness. {smile}

After breakfast, I found the email and the missing pattern was right where they said it was. So, I played Cross Stitch World feeling happier with it again. I also browsed the web until I got ready to go out and run errands. When we got back, I had lunch. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World and started writing up Monday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming and starting with paperwork. Then I found Ulty, and learned that the teen supergroup was meeting in half an hour. I spotted Pierogies and Kitten and joined them for a few low-level missions while I waited for the meeting to start. I was slightly late to the meeting, but hopefully not bad. We started with a little roleplaying, deciding what to do. I suggested they help with the finale to that second story arc for my character, since the group seemed small for something someone had put much work into. Folks liked my suggestion, so we did it, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. After the finale mission, we went to the base and started roleplaying. We'd barely gotten started when I got called to dinner and left. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished writing up Monday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked with Ulty. The supergroup meeting had adjourned, so I started on paperwork. Then I said hi to Pierogies and toured a supergroup base with him. Then we said goodnight. I said hi to Ulty and another friend next and joined them in a farm until they left for bed. Next, did the paperwork the farm had made. After that, I said hi to Phonso. He was doing the new seasonal missions, so I joined him, and got all the badges on my 8th and 9th best badge collectors. That's all the ranked badge collectors; after that starts a large clump too close together to easily rank or keep track of when they shift position. After I said goodnight to Phonso, I tried salsa dancing, and did other exercises when that didn't work out. I played Cross Stitch World and wrote and made notes in this during breaks and afterwards. I also chatted with Kitten on the chat server until bedtime. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 12, 2025

On Wednesday, my counselling session started as I finished breakfast. It was a good session. We talked about how the counselling will progress, then moved to things I need to work on. {Smile}

Afterwards, I worked on a bit of real-life paperwork my nurse and I found in the mail. I did call my financial advisers and the accountants for help with some and reached their answering machines. Eventually the accountants called back and told me what to do. I got it done, and into the mail. I hope it's all good now. {Smile}

I started my salsa dancing earlier, doing my salsa dancing warm up, then taking a break. I did this a hour earlier, thinking that when I do it too late, the second is often not workable. However, it wasn't workable this time, either. I tried resting some more, but my balance was even worse when I tried again. 

The counselling and the paperwork filled my morning and ran past lunch. After lunch, I played Cross Stitch World for a break in the paperwork and phone stuff. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. I read comics online, then started making notes in this. then I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did some paperwork and chatted with an acquaintance. Then I took a break to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and did more paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and we teamed up on slightly higher low-level characters. We did a couple of missions, including one known for being long and difficult, especially for something that low-level. Afterwards, we talked a little until dinner, since that was too close to do more. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with more paperwork. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's Player. I tried soloing, but I couldn't settle on a character. Instead, I started talking with Nox and really got into that instead. After that, I played Cross Stitch World, then started salsa dancing. Next, I watched some and wrote and made more notes in this. Then I tried more salsa dancing, failed, finished my notes in this, and read some comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 11, 2025

On Tuesday, over and after breakfast, I finished watching the relatively new Dungeons and Dragons movie with my relief nurse. I did enjoy it. Afterwards, I ran errands with my relief nurse. {Smile}

I did my abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking as I remembered to. After plying on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my head exercises and my salsa dancing warmup. After a break, I tried to do more salsa dancing, but I was too unsteady. I stopped having only done a little over nine minutes of salsa dancing including the warmup, which was almost all of it. I did my arm resistance exercises with the stronger band after that. {Smile}

After we got back from the errands, I had lunch. Then I read comics on my computer and wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I began making notes in this. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, but he decided to lie down, since kitten supergroup. Kitten joined me as I finished the arc. Then a supergroup meeting was starting for the low-level character who did join a supergroup. So, I got ready to join. That's when Pierogies said hi again. I connected Pierogies with Kitten, then switched to other character. I was sorry we couldn't team up, but the meeting felt like a prior commitment. I attended the meeting. We ran a mission made by one of the members, then talked until suppertime. {Smile}

After supper, I began making notes in this and played Cross Stitch World as I needed a break. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and found the supergroup still chatting. I joined them, and we chatted for quite a while. They eventually left for bed, first singly, then in a bunch at the end. I played by myself on the same little character, doing the same story arc I'd done earlier. Kitten joined me in time to finish that arc and do the story arc that follows that one. Then we did a several more missions from another contact. Phonso said hi, and I decided to join him in doing Valentine's missions for badges. I got the last two new Valentine's badges for my best badge collector, but not the secret reward that Kitten has. Then I exercised and danced. Next, I watched a few short videos and made more notes in this. Then I tried to dance some more and did exercise. I finished by writing and making more notes in this and reading a few comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 10, 2025

I forgot to mention that on Sunday I used a stronger band for my arm resistance exercises. I was able to do the same number of repetitions, but I was definitely ready to stop at the end. {Smile}

Anyway, on Monday I tried to find and or download some free information from my financial adviser before lunch. that didn't seem to work out, so I called my financial advisers, and talked to the secretary about getting new copies. She found out what I was looking for, and said they'd call me back. The secretary called me back pretty quickly to say the information was old enough, they were going to update it. They will send me the updated information when it was ready. {Smile}

I did some abdominal and pelvic floor tucking during the day. Then I did my arm resistance exercises with the tougher bad while waiting to roleplay joining the supergroup. Then I did my head exercises and my arm swinging exercises during a pause while playing by myself later. When I was winding down on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my salsa dancing warmup with abdominal and pelvic floor tucking. After a break, I did two less structured salsa dancing pieces, for just over twenty and a half minutes that evening. {Smile}

After breakfast, I read comics, browsed on Amazon, and played Cross Stitch World before I looked for the free information from my financial advisers. After lunch, I played Cross Stitch World before I called my financial advisers. Then I made more notes in this and wrote up Sunday's daily update. I took breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and talked with Ulty. Pierogies said hi, and we teamed up. We worked on slightly higher but still low-level characters. Mine gained a level as we worked through Pierogies' missions until Kitten came on. Then we teamed up to do a Valentine-themed mission which will be available for a limited time. We did the hero version and got two badges, except Kitten, who got all the five badges available from it earlier. We ran it again, but didn't get another badge. Next, Dennis came in, so we ran it again, getting him a badge. It took two or three more tries to get him the second badge. Then we did the villain version twice. We got one more badge, and I tracked progress with another badge both times. I think a fifth badge requires you to get the other four before you can try for it. Anyway, that took me up to supper. {Smile}

After supper, I made more notes in this and played Cross Stitch World before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and talked with Ulty. I arranged for my low-level character to join her teenage supergroup "in character." Then I exercised and talked with Kitten while waiting. When they were ready, my character met a character of Ulty's, an alternate character of Jenny's Player, and a character of a friend of theirs They began to show me around the base, then left when they all realized they were tired. After that, I tried to team up with Kitten, but they were tired, and had a busy morning ahead, so they went off to sleep. I played by myself on a different low-level character, getting them up a level and through a story arc. I paused in the last mission to exercise, do some salsa dancing, and make more notes in this. After I finished the mission, I did some paperwork before I did more salsa dancing. Then I watched part of a video before finishing up writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 9, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse and I headed out. We picked up the nurse's daughter, who wanted to come to church with us. Unfortunately, she ran late, despite doing her hair in the car. She though it was 10:30 am, when it's 10 am. I assured them folks would be happy we made it, even late. We can be timelier in the future. {Smile}

We did arrive late but enjoyed the service. I had lunch afterwards on the lanai with my nurse, his daughter, Auntie Barbra and some of the other parishioners, including one my nurse's daughter is quite interested in. That lunch was nice. We went back home afterwards, dropping his daughter off on the way. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking through the day. Then I did my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, my head exercises, my standing arm weight training exercises, and two of my leg exercises. I tried to do a more intense version of a leg exercise but felt that was too much. It's more than I've been doing on my light day, though I want to work up to more. {Smile}

After I got home, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World. Eventually, I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I got ready to clean myself up, but I had to take a break to treat a migraine. I expected to lie down after treating the migraine, but by the time I drank all the tea to wash down the other medicine, I didn't need to. So, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, but soon joined and ran the later short, large-group event, followed by the later long, large-group event. I left the latter early, squeezing in some paperwork it produced before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played more Cross Stitch World and read comics. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I talked with Ulty, and got the little character I want to add to her adolescent superhero group, so I don't accidentally accept another supergroup invitation for her. We did this with the provision that this was strictly out-of-character, with her in-character joining coming soon. Then I played by myself on that low-level character, finishing a story arc and getting her up to a level I'll have her stay at a while to do a couple of other story arcs. then I played Cross Stitch World and read comics. I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to work on some paperwork. Then I started making notes and writing in this. I also watched some videos and exercised. Then I finished making notes and writing in this and peeked at Amazon before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 8, 2025

On Saturday, a while after breakfast, my nurse and I headed out to Pahoa, the town Auntie Barbara and Michelle live next to. We met them at the original Island Naturals to learn that branch doesn't have hot plates to take out on the weekends, though they still have some prepared cold dishes. So, we picked cold dishes out and paid for our lunches. {Smile}

Then Auntie Barbara asked if I wanted to use the bathroom before we left, mentioning porta-potties where we were going, because they still haven't re-installed plumbing since a lava flow took that out a few years ago. The rate at which renovations are going sounds about right for this county. She asked inside, and they sent us up to the intersection. Then she asked a passerby, and they recommended a bakery about a block and a half down the street. So, we went there, and I got the key, while Auntie Barbara looked at their wares. The bathroom was barely accessible to my handicap, but I managed to use it and came back to Auntie Barbara buying biscotti for dessert. {Smile}

We walked back to the cars, and I rode with Auntie Barbara and Michelle while my main nurse followed in his car. It was a long drive, but through quite pretty country. We passed through a few new lava flows... barren, but starkly beautiful new land. When we reached the park, we found a pavilion with two tables, one being used. We asked and took the other one with the permission of the folks at the other table. We had a nice lunch together. Then we walked over to a boat ramp over ground so rough, I could barely manage and lagged behind the others notably. We admired the ramp, which is currently cut off from the ocean by a new beach of black sand from the lava. Then we walked back, at my request sticking to the pavement, which was so much easier for me. {Smile}

I rode back to Pahoa right behind Auntie Barbara's in my nurse's car. They turned into Pahoa, while we went back to Hilo. We stopped at Safeway to pick up a few things, then did another errand before we went home. {Smile}

My exercise included walking 4 blocks to the bathroom and back, walking over to the boat ramp and back, and walking around Safeway. That was quite a bit of exercise for the day after physical therapy, really. {Smile}

After I got back, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was in time to join the later short, large group event, though I missed half of it while settling in. Then I caught the later long, large group event, followed by a little paperwork before dinner. {smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Friday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Jenny's player, Ulty, and another friend. I joined the third friend and helped them finish a mission before they left for the night. Next, I started talking with Nox on the chat server. I talked to Ulty and Jenny's player again. Ulty invited me to a farm run by another friend of hers. No, Jenny's player was not involved. I joined them and even helped out in there a bit. Then I did more paperwork. After that, I made notes and wrote in this, with breaks for solo play on low-level character, talking to Dragons, who I missed teaming with, and reading comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 7. 2025

On Friday before lunch, my main nurse took me to physical therapy. I pushed my limits and learned how much machine use is comfortable at the beginning. I also clarified my pelvic floor tucking. I need to practice a couple of small changes which sound like they'll really help. Then we went down below to use the harness. I mostly walking exercises in it, with a little salsa dancing at the end. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Before supper, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. The restaurant she wanted to go to on Saturday uses monosodium glutamate, or MSG, an ingredient that gives me particularly bad migraines. So, we'll do the picnic with the help of the Island Naturals in Pahoa instead. 

I got plenty of exercise at physical therapy Friday. I don't need much more, though practicing the changes to my abdominal floor tucking shouldn't wait, so it hasn't. I think I did a bit of abdominal tucking, too. {Smile}

Between breakfast and physical therapy, I looked on Amazon for a mug to replace one I used a lot that got damaged and sprung a leak recently. After I got home, I played Cross Stitch World, read web comics, and did more mug shopping on Amazon over lunch and into the afternoon. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chose the villain in a supergroup Dr. Faustus is in, thinking I was late for their weekly meeting. However, I was the only supergroup member on. So, I started to do paperwork. Then Dennis came in and said hi. We talked, and then he suggested a mission while I waited in case the supergroup showed up. Dr. Faustus came in just after we started the mission. Dennis's settings were too high to make him finish alone, so I stuck with him to the end of that mission. Then we said goodbye and I joined the supergroup. They finished the last couple of mission of a story arc. I realized I needed that last mission, which was nice. Next, they helped me finish a story arc. They offered to help me do sequels next week as we disbanded. After that, I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished mug shopping on Amazon. Then I tried to start talking with Nox, but they left quickly, not sure when they'd be back. They were gone a long time, and came back only to say goodnight, because of an early morning then next day. While waiting for Nox to respond, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player and joined them in some farms until Jenny's player left. Then I did some paperwork. Next, I played by myself on the low-level character I'm trying to get a little higher. I actually finished the content I wanted to finish on her before going up a little. I picked up first mission but got sidetracked adjusting costumes. So, I didn't actually start the mission, though I'm ready to. After that, I made notes and wrote this up, with breaks for Cross Stitch World and web comics until bedtime. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 6. 2025

On Thursday, my online counselling started during breakfast. I thought it went well. {Smile}

After lunch, I filled out a form and mailed it. Then I called Mom's lawyer's office and got them to start working on her account. I'm kind of embarrassed that I hadn't gotten around to that earlier, but at first, I was focused on getting through the holidays. then I was focused on getting through the funeral. Now that both are past, it's easier to look at other things. After talking to Mom's lawyer's office, I emailed my Aunt Marjorie's friend about how her lawyer and Mom's lawyer can contact each other. {Smile}

A little while later, my main nurse took me to Target. We found containers for sorting papers that he wanted for my office, but not a suitable mug to replace one that got damaged. I'm searching for that online now. {Smile}

I walked around Target enough that I figure I got a fair bit of exercise done that way. Actually, I think I got enough done, I wasn't quite energetic enough for salsa dancing. then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. After a break, I did two of my leg exercises. 

After counselling I read comics and played Cross Stitch World through lunch.  Then I worked on the form. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World until we went to Target. After we came home, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found Kitten and Pierogies in a team with a friend of Kitten's that I am acquainted with, and another who is new to me, I think. They were exploring the hidden room, and then another hidden room. Kitten mentioned showing them a semi-secret greenhouse, so I showed them a very similar greenhouse in another zone. Then I tried to show them a special helicopter, but the helicopters I found didn't do what I remembered. We still looked at two helicopters. Then Pierogies left, and the rest tried to catch an enemy helicopter in a different zone, but it disappeared before we could get it. At that point, I got called to donner, so had to leave. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Wednesday's daily update. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I began chatting with Nox on the chat server, and Ulty and Jenny's player in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I also began to play solo on a very low-level character I'd like to get to a higher level. I hope to join a supergroup Ulty and Jenny are starting with that character, and almost all the current members are at least low-middle level, if not higher. The game adjusts so we can play together, but only so much... and I don't want to hold them back. So, I played solo and chatted with Ulty and Nox much of the evening. Then Kitten came in, and we teamed up, both relieved we got to team at least some of the evening. We did a few more missions on my very low-level character, since she's so low, most missions are fast. She's nearing the point where I'll add a couple more levels. That's something, isn't it? After we finished playing, I exercised, talked to Kitten, and did a little paperwork. I also made notes and wrote in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 5, 2025

On Wednesday, my main nurse took me to the lab and dropped me off to get my blood test while he got a tuberculosis test for work. Then he picked me up and took me home. {Smile}

After dinner, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. We arranged to have lunch together in Pahoa on Saturday. We aren't planning a picnic lunch like suggested Saturday before last. That will be another time. Instead, she wants to introduce me to another restaurant she likes there. {Smile}

I did some abdominal and pelvic floor tucking, including during my salsa dancing. I did my salsa dancing warmup set after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming part of the evening. I was unsteady so I tried to treat my blood sugar in the break. Then I did two pieces with less structured dancing after the break, happily surprised I was distinctly steadier this time. That was just over twenty-one and a half minutes of salsa dancing. I wish I'd done at least a few exercises too, but it got too late before I got to them. At least I got all the salsa dancing done, unlike last night. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World until we went to get our tests done. When we came back, I had lunch before going back to my computer for more web browsing and Cross Stitch World until my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Kitten, Ulty, and Jenny's Player, but got no responses, so I tried to join a taskforce. As I realized it must have left by the time I got my character to the zone, Kitten said hi. We teamed up and did a couple of my missions until dinner time. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World until Auntie Barbara's phone call. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update and began talking with Nox on the chat server. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I teamed up with Kitten. I accidentally set the first mission I picked frustratingly tough. Kitten eventually suggested a break helping someone, but they had enough help. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We joined and ran it. Then we ran a trial with about half the group the same. After that, the team broke up. I went straight to starting to dance, not even doing paperwork first. I did the paperwork in City of Homecoming after the warmup. Then I began making notes and writing in this. Then I danced again before I finished writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 4, 2025

On Tuesday before breakfast, my blood sugar monitor gave a familiar error under new circumstances.  It is not at all new, so it had plenty of time to do this before. Then it gave a particularly high reading, and two lower but still high readings. I tried a newer, unused blood sugar monitor, but it refused to work with the battery from the old monitor, which was the only non-corroded battery of that type I could find in the house. {smile}

After breakfast, I called my doctor's office. They said try to get the newer monitor working. So, my relief nurse took me down to Longs across town, which is far bigger than the nearby Longs. A clerk helped me get two packages of a good battery. I tried it when we got home. Yes, it seems to work; I'll know more when I use it the next day. {smile}

We tried to do an errand on the way home, but the store wasn't open. {smile}

That afternoon, my relief nurse took me to Dentist's office to get a crown seated. He then went to do the errand that didn't work int he morning. He couldn't park, and we thought he'd have plenty of time anyway. {smile}

Boy, that crown seating was quick! The took it out, with some trouble, but it didn't take long. Then they put the new one in and dismissed me. The receptionist didn't even need anything. I got out just before the relief nurse came back. We were happy, since there still wasn't a good parking spot. Since we didn't need one after all, we just went home. {Smile}

I did pelvic floor and abdominal tucking occasionally through the day. Then, late in the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. I was dizzy at first, but then it got better, and I finished the set. After a break, I tried again, but I was too dizzy. I had to stop after I grabbed a chair to steady myself. I only got a bit over 8 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing done. {smile}

When we got back from getting the batteries, I had lunch before settling down at my computer to browse the web. Then I played Cross Stitch World and began writing Monday's daily update until I had to break for my trip to the dentist. When I got back, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and wanted to hunt for some tough enemies. We stopped when the later short, large-group event was beginning to recruit. We ran that, and then Pierogies left. I joined the later long, large-group event on my own, and ran much of it. I ended up leaving early and slipping in a little paperwork before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I finished writing Monday's daily update, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I eventually hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I hunted for high-level enemies by myself. Eventually, I started looking for something else to do. I saw someone asking for help. The request was a little old, but I offered and joined a full team to finish a mission. Then one person left, and we did another mission. After that, I saw Phonso advertising a strike force. I left the team I was on to join Phonso. He recruited at least one more, then ran the strike force mostly but not entirely full. We said goodnight when it was done because it was too late to do another run. Then I read some comics and made notes and wrote in this before I started my salsa dancing and exercise. After that, I read more comics before I tried more dancing, but I was too dizzy to dance safely. So, I just made more notes and wrote more in this before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 3, 2024

On Monday, I stayed home to be here when my tech friend came. She came at lunch time, just like arranged. She found the speakers had probably been turned off at an extra off button, and the monitor had been plugged into the wrong plug of the right shape. Easy mistakes to make if you aren't trained in fixing computers. {Smile}

That afternoon, I saw Kitten on the chat server telling Pierogies, Dennis and I about a secret room in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Pierogies replied that it wasn't there. Kitten said they weren't able to check right there. So, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming to check. I found it behind a wall... well, three walls in the new part of a base that had been expanded a while back.  I could look at it from three sides, but the only doors I could find were decorations that didn't lead anywhere. So, I went around the three walls again and spotted a tall stack of boxes nearby. I got on top of the boxes and found a gap and a hallway below. the gap looked too tight, except a well-known, once hidden room has an entry about as close to a similar wall behind similar boxes. So, I tried to fall into the gap and succeeded without trouble. Then I could enter the hallway. Around a corner and down at the end I found a door, Through the door was the lineup of high-level enemies Kitten had shared. I got too close trying to check one, and they sent me to the hospital. {Smile}

I went back to the chat server to tell my friends it was there after all. Pierogies quickly came into the game and got me to show him the room. He got two tough characters, and I switched to the healer who is my best badge collector in case taking down the unusual fellow gave a badge. We took the enemies on, and got them down, but no badge for it. Dennis came in not long after we'd gotten rid of them and complained about missing them. We went out. I waited a little and went back. The enemies were there I called the others back so Dennis could see them. Since we were all there, Dennis, Pierogies' two characters and I took them down. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking through the day. Then I did my head exercises after playing City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. After a break, I did my arm swinging exercises, and one of my less structured pieces. Then, after a break, I did my arm swinging exercises, and one piece of less structured salsa dancing. Next. I did my arm resistance exercises, and most of one more less structured salsa dancing piece. An alarm interrupted it a little over 5 minutes in, with over half a minute to go. It was extra fast, so I was panting enough, I didn't want to start up again after turning off the alarm. Still, with two false starts in there, I think I did just over 15 1/4 minutes. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web, read comics, and played Cross Stitch World until my tech friend came to look at my computer. After she left, I played a little more Cross Stitch World until lunch. After lunch I played more Cross Stitch World, then checked the chat server. I found Kitten telling us about the secret room. I already described exploring that. After exploring the hidden room, Pierogies left, and Dennis and I teamed up. We did a high-level mission or two of mine before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner. I hopped into City of Heroes Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Next, I chatted with Nox on the chat server while reading comics and playing Cross Stitch World. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to do a little more paperwork. Then Phonso invited me to a taskforce. I joined, and we ran it. Then we ran a trial. After that, I did more paperwork. I also started making notes and writing in this. Then I started exercising and dancing. I watched two videos in the break before more exercise and dancing. Then I finished the evening with writing and making notes in the rest of this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 2, 2025

On Sunday, my main nurse took me to church. We got there during the entrance hymn. It was a nice service. I wish I hadn't been a little late, but I'll just have to work harder at this. {smile}

I had lunch on the lanai with my main nurse and a friend. I paid organist for Mom's funeral and made sure that was the only extra pay needed. Then my main nurse took me home to find my housekeeper there already. My house is better for her attentions. {Smile}

Then my computer broke tin the afternoon. It wasn't making noise when I got home, even when I played a video that didn't look like it ought to be silent. When my housekeeper noticed, she started plugging and unplugging stuff. Bending over is enough easier for her, she's better than I am at plugging and unplugging. It usually helps, but this time the video lost touch with the computer, too. My housekeeper apologized, but she really didn't do anything that should have caused this problem if it wasn't looking for an excuse to happen. More plugging and unplugging didn't fix it, so I called the tech who fixed it last time. Her answering machine started only for her to interrupt it. I actually got her on the first try! She started asking what my housekeeper had done. I dashed outside, phone in hand, and found my housekeeper hadn't left yet. So, I handed her my phone so she could answer the questions about what she'd done or could do. They worked out it that the next step involves opening the computer, which my housekeeper is no more comfortable doing than I would be. It really needed the tech, so I made an appointment for her to come by the next day, which seemed her earliest convenience. {Smile}

After the call, I set up the gaming laptop I got the last time the computer broke. I spent half the afternoon getting it into shape for me to use. {smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking a few times through the day. Then I did one standing exercise, my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my head exercises. 

After I got home, I browsed the web, especially webcomics. I also chatted with friends on the chat server and played Cross Stitch World. Then I started to play City of Heroes: Homecoming I started with paperwork, but soon realized the sound was out, though looking back, a video I checked out while chatting with friends was silent when it shouldn't have been. The housekeeper tried to fix it - if it's a matter of adjusting plugs and such, she normally can. While she was trying to fix the speakers, my monitor stopped getting input from my computer, and nothing she tried would get it back. Then I spent over an hour getting out my laptop and setting it up. I rarely use it when my desktop works because it heats up more than I think is good for a computer used as much as I usually do. When I was done, my nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I set up the cooling pad for the laptop. Next, I talked about computers with Kitten and Pierogies on chat server before finally getting back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I'd barely begun the paperwork when Pierogies invited me to the later long, large group event. Then Kitten said hi, and joined us too. That event ran right into dinner, but not enough for me to leave before it was done. {Smile}

After dinner, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and did some paperwork. Then I began writing up Friday's daily update. I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming occasionally but kept working on the update. In City of Heroes: Homecoming, I connected with Kitten, and we started to team with a couple of high-level individual missions. I also finished update and started notes in this. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. back in City of Heroes: Homecoming, Kitten spotted a four-person trial with two spots open. We checked that neither had filled, dn we both joined. We ran it and did quite nicely. After the trial, that team broke up. Kitten and I worked on a high-level story arc I'd started. A friend of Kitten's joined us, and the three of us finished the story arc. Then Kitten's friend left. Kitten and I talked about computers on the chat server while I did some paperwork and made more notes in this. After that, I did some exercises. Then I made more notes in this and browsed the web. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 1. 2025

On Saturday, the nursing company secretary came after lunch. It was nice to see her. We didn't talk much this time, but she did check that I was happy. {Smile}

A while later, my main nurse took me to Prince Kuhio Plaza. We walked to the center, where I heard oriental drumming and gongs. I looked round and found two Chinese Lions dancing in front of GNC and a clothing store next to it, one lion per store. 

They danced around, and collected a small red paper hung above each door. Then they went into the stores, dancing around, circling inside. I believe the papers are small red envelopes containing cash, and the dance performed while collecting them is supposed to bring luck by Oriental tradition. At least if my vague memories of a news story from when a Honolulu Lion Dance team placed in an Oriental competition are correct. {Smile}

The music was very loud. I approved of one gal playing gongs while wearing industrial strength ear protectors, like you see on airport runways. I used to do that while playing flute in the high school band, myself. Trust me that if you want ear protectors while playing music, you can hear the music fine with them on. I ended up turning my hearing aids down after I'd admired her for a while. {Smile}

The lions moved on from the first two stores, skipping a store where I couldn't spot a red paper, and teaming up to do one more store that did have a paper. While they were dancing inside the third store, two children with a smaller lion costume began dancing outside the store, apparently waiting for the larger lions to come out again. When both larger lions were outside with the smaller one, they danced over to the central part of the plaza, where they danced a little more in a kind of finale. I loved getting to see a lion dance like that. {SMILE}

My nurse and I then went on. walking around more of the Plaza until we reached Enjoy Comics, the comic store I like. They were having a Chinese New Year sale. I browsed a long time, finally picking out two books, both on sale. I chatted with the owner, mentioning I'd learned that a distant cousin frequents his store, too. {Smile}

Then my main nurse and I walked back to the car. He did a couple errands on the way home, encouraging me to wait in the car, where I read comics and napped. {Smile}

My main exercise was walking part way around Prince Kuhio Plaza. I also did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World right through the morning and over lunch. Then the nursing company's secretary came to visit. After she left, I played a little more Cross Stitch World before we went to Prince Kuhio Plaza. I read web comics on my computer when I got back from Prince Kuhio Plaza. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I found Kitten, and we teamed up. We did some missions together. Pierogies joined us partway through. Pierogies and I said goodnight when I left for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork, then broke to write up Friday's daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did more paperwork before I found Kitten. We teamed up and started doing my missions. Dr. Faustus joined us. After a mission or two of mine together, Dr. Faustus spotted a strike force being advertised. We joined it and discovered we had too much for one team. We made two smaller, not full teams, and did the same strike force at the same time. My team ended first, despite starting slightly later. Then both teams split up. Dr. Faustus, Kitten, and I got back together to run more of my missions. Dragons joined us, then asked if their friend could, too, which I was happy to facilitate. after a couple more missions, TheCyberChill asked for help just as we started a mission. We joined up after we finished my mission, and TheCyberChill finished a mission they'd started in the meantime. WE did a few of TheCyberChill's missions. Then Dr. Faustus left. After another mission or two, Dragons and their friend left. Then Kitten went quiet and faded out, and after that, the team broke up. So, I did some paperwork, and made notes and wrote in this, with a break to read a comic. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 31, 2025

On Friday, my main nurse took me to physical therapy before lunch. He did some shopping while I was there. I had a good session. They had a new tape formation on the floor. When I asked, my therapist said it was for balance and had me try it. It was kind of fun but tricky with my eyes closed. I'm glad I was in the harness when I did it. That harness always catches me if I get off-balance. Then we did errands on the way home. {Smile}

I got a call from my nutritionist in afternoon. She wanted to reschedule my next appointment because she'd be busy then. So, we delayed it a week. {Smile}

Then I got a call from Auntie Barbara after dinner. We had a nice chat, talking about how we're both taking things easy after such a big week last week. {Smile}

My physical therapy was quite enough exercise for one day. {Smile}

After I got back from physical therapy, I browsed on the web over lunch, then played some Cross Stitch World. Then I read some comics and started writing Thursday's daily update before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I looked for the meeting of the villain supergroup Dr. Faustus got me into. It's usually on Friday afternoon for me, but I didn't find it. So, I started making notes in this. Then came the call from nutritionist, followed by more paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Near the end of the paperwork, Dr. Faustus said hi. He added that the villain supergroup meeting was starting soon. I went to the meeting and was one of four attending. We started with a four-man trial. Then we did most of a villain story arc with a particularly good reward at the end. I also began chatting with Pierogies. the villain supergroup meeting broke up just before we got the reward because one member was plain too tired to continue, and we didn't want to cut him out. So, I got together with Pierogies to watch a roleplaying auction until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I peeked at City of Heroes: Homecoming before playing a bit of Cross Stitch World. Then came Auntie Barbara's phone call, followed by more Cross Stitch World before I wrote up Friday's daily update. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I also talked with Ulty and Jenny's player. then I talked with Kitten, who was busy helping a sick friend by running a farm to level a new character while they slept. So, I played by myself while I waited for the farm to finish. I also chatted with someone who noticed my character's supergroup's name almost matched their player's name. When Kitten was done with the farm, we got together. Then Dennis said hi, and joined us. Dennis suggested some missions in a high-level zone. We stated one. Then I checked with the fellow I'd been chatting with and invited him to join us. He did. and we ran a few missions together before the new fellow left. He and I established connections before he left. Then Dennis left after a couple more missions. After that, Kitten and I did two or three more missions. The last mission, Kitten went quiet in. I suspect they fell asleep again. I finished anyway, then did some paperwork, and finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 30, 2025

On Thursday, breakfast was mostly done when my video counselling began. That session went well, though I'm not sure our priorities completely line up, the plan at the end is workable. {Smile}

In the afternoon, I went out to the library. I returned some books, renewed a few, and borrowed one new one. Then we went to Safeway to get a prescription and a couple of things. {Smile}

On the way home, I got a call from the leader of the monthly meeting. She wanted to check on how I was doing, since my circumstances have changed so much in the past couple of months. {Smile}

After getting home, I called the nursing company to let them know I want to continue with our current arrangement for now. I know I'll have to cut back on the hours eventually, but more support is helpful while I adjust to not having Mom around. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking earlier in the day, but my exercise really got going when I did my salsa dancing warmup after playing City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening. after a break, I did that standing exercise I mean to add to the others eventually. Then I did two less structured salsa dancing pieces, for a little over 21 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing. 

After counselling, I played Cross Stitch World. Then I finished writing up Tuesday's daily update right over lunch. After that, I started notes in this. Then I played a little more Cross Stitch World until we took our trip out. The phone calls were at the end and after the trip out. After the second phone call, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World before I started writing Wednesday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I chatted with Pierogies when he came on, but he didn't feel up to teaming. I also chatted more briefly with Dr. Faustus. then I browsed the web, made more notes in this, and wrote more of Wednesday's daily update before breaking for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I finished Wednesday's daily update. Then I read comics and began chatting with Nox on the chat world. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I started with paperwork while I chatted on the chat server. Then Dr. Faustus said hi in City of Heroes: Homecoming, and we teamed up. We worked out which of his characters was the best match for my character of choice. Then we did several missions, most shared, so we both got full credits and rewards. Dennis joined us, and we did more missions, first shared, then mine only. Then we said goodnight. I did some paperwork and made more notes in this before I started dancing. I did some writing in this and played Cross Stitch World before I did some exercise and more dancing. Then I watched part of a video before writing and making notes in this and playing a bit of Cross Stitch World to wind down before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, Janaury 29, 2025

On Wednesday, I had another quiet day. My main nurse was back. He helped me clean myself up in the afternoon. {Smile}

I did pelvic floor and abdominal tucking exercises occasionally through the day. then, after City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did one of my leg exercises, followed by my salsa dancing warmup set. After a break, I did my salsa dancing less structured set for 20 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing, with the last piece being faster than most for me. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web, read comics, and played Cross Stitch World right into lunch. After lunch, I read more comics and played more Cross Stitch World until I got cleaned up. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. Then I played by myself, since the friends I particularly like to play with weren't around for the most part. That stopped when I could join the later short, large-group event. Then I finished writing up Monday's daily update before joining the later long, large-group event. That took me up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and did some paperwork. Then I played some Cross Stitch World and checked with friends on Discord before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I played by myself until Dennis said hi. We chatted, then teamed up on mid-level characters. We played a couple of my missions and one or two of his. Then Dr. Faustus said hi. He was on a villain team doing missions. I grabbed a middle-level villain, and Dennis grabbed a villain too. We both joined the team Dr. Faustus was in and ran several missions with them. The team broke up when I said I'd need to leave to exercise and dance. Everyone else remembered other stuff they had to do, too. I did a little paperwork, then a bit of exercise before starting to dance. Then I made notes in this, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World and browse on Amazon before I danced some more. After that, I watched a video. then I finished my notes in this and started writing Tuesday's daily update. I didn't finish that update before bed again, but I had enough notes to finish later. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 28, 2025

On Tuesday, I did a quick errand with the relief nurse after breakfast. {Smile}

After the errand, I checked my voicemail, and found a note from Dodo Mortuary, which Mom and Dad both made their arrangements with. I called them back and got a short update from the fellow who is handling Mom's arrangements. This included arrangements for them to resend a bill he mentioned, so I don't have to hunt for it. {Smile}

I tried calling my financial advisers right after that, but I didn't get through until I tried again after lunch. I had a very reassuring talk with my main financial adviser about reasonable arrangements for enhanced nursing support while I set up a new life for myself. {Smile}

Then in the afternoon, the nursing company owner, who's also the relief nurse's sister, came over for a sleep over. We talked a bit, and I realized that headaches I've had for three days in a row are probably due to using the lumbar pillow the nursing company gave me for Christmas upside-down, and a new tea I was trying. I compared it to other teas, and discovered only it had licorice. I mentioned this as a suspect ingredient to Pierogies when we were playing together. He wondered about that one, so I looked it up. I discovered, that yes, licorice is known to cause headaches and potassium depletion, both of which I had trouble with recently. So, I gave the rest of that box of tea to the nursing company owner, who doesn't know of having any problem with licorice. {Smile}

Over dinner, I watched the first hour of a recent Dungeons and Dragons movie with my relief nurse, which prompted a discussion about possibly playing Dungeons and Dragons with the nursing company owner and my relief nurse. They're both interested in learning, but not where they'd be slowing down experienced players. 

I did my pelvic floor and abdominal tucking in exercises through the day. Then I did my salsa dancing warmup set late in the evening, followed by a new standing exercise. However, when I tried to start a less structured salsa dancing set, I couldn't do it. I'm not sure if I slow or dizzy, but I stumbled from something like that, so I stopped. So, I did almost nine minutes of salsa dancing with the false start for the second set added in. After that I did my arm resistance exercises. After a break, I did my head exercises, too. {Smile}

After my call with Dodo Mortuary, I tried to call my financial advisers but got their answering machine. Then I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World right over lunch. After that, I called my financial advisers again and got through this time. Next. I played some more Cross Stitch World before switching to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. Then Pierogies and I teamed up and did some missions together. Kitten joined us, playing with us. Then Pierogies left, and Kitten admitted to being too tired to continue. So they left, and I did some paperwork before I left for dinner myself. {Smile}

During and after dinner I watched the first hour of a recent Dungeons and Dragons film. Then I talked with my relief nurse and then nursing company owner about Dungeons and Dragons. when we were done, I went back to my computer and hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. No one I regularly team with was really on, so I played by myself on the character who teamed with Pierogies and Kitten earlier until the character finally got what I've been hoping for since the day before. So, I switched to paperwork, since getting that had produced some. After that, I browsed on the web and read comics. I also started talking with Nox on the chat server and wrote part of Monday's update. Then I started making notes in this update. I also played Cross Stitch World before I started dancing. I read comics in what I thought awa s a break before I tried more dancing. Unfortunately, that was the dancing that didn't work out, so I tried to exercise a bit before making more notes in this. I didn't finish Monday's update before bed. {smile}