Daily Update, January 9, 2025

Thursday began with counselling. My main nurse wanted to talk with my counsellor while I finished breakfast. I came in halfway through, and my nurse left. I talked with my counsellor for the rest of the session. We mainly concentrated on planning Mom's funeral, since I had only a week and a half before the day. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to the public library. I picked out a bunch of comics, a mix of western comics and manga (Japanese comics) this time. {Smile}

I called Auntie Barbara after dinner. I wanted her advice about Mom's funeral preparations. Yes, i did Dad's, but I barely remember it. I think I was in more of a daze after Dad died. {smile}

I did my salsa dancing warmup set right after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming most of the evening, for eight and a half minutes of salsa dancing. Afterwards I was tired enough, I got my head exercises done, but that was about it. {Smile}

After counselling, I browsed on the web and play Cross Stitch World right through lunch. After lunch came our trip to the library. When I got home again, I got back onto my computer and browsed the web a little. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I said hi to Pierogies and Kitten, having just missed talking to Dennis, for he left too quickly. Pierogies was busy, but I teamed up with Kitten on a moderately high character. After a while Dennis came back and joined us. Then Pierogies joined us, too. I think Kitten left at some point due to being tired. We played together until dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found and teamed up with Dennis on moderately high characters. I also began a little writing of Wednesday's daily update here and there. Dennis and I got in several missions before Dennis left. After that, I tried hunting by myself, but there was much searching and little finding appropriate critters. Pierogies joined me, but hunting was still poor, so I suggested a regular mission. That went well. I t even had plenty of what we were hunting, and they counted towards the hunt. We got more than enough for the hunt because we wanted to get the mission done too, and we did. Then Pierogies left for bed. Next, I looked around and spotted Dark. He was on a moderately low-level character, so I switched to one. We teamed up and did several missions. Dr. Faustus joined us for a few. Then Dark left. Dr. Faustus and I did a couple more missions. Dragon joined us in the middle of the last one, but it was long enough we got to play together for a while. Then I said goodnight. I did a little paperwork before I danced. Then I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World before doing some exercises. After that, I wrote and took notes in this, with some more Cross Stitch World and reading a comic. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 8, 2025

 On Wednesday, a while after breakfast, my main nurse took me to my podiatrist for a checkup. The toenail that fell off is regrowing nicely. He's satisfied with how well my feet feel touch, though I notice some pins and needles sensations. He trimmed the rest of my toenails. I made an appointment at his new office, which will be back where he used to be, in the same building as my regular doctor. {Smile}

Then, around lunch time, I got a phone call from my priest. I made some arrangements with her for Mom's funeral, and learned the funeral will be livestreamed by the church. I spent most of the afternoon looking into hymns for the service. {smile}

I got a phone call from a cousin I rarely hear from. She offered condolences for losing Mom. I made sure she knew when and where the funeral will be. I also got a phone call from Auntie Barbara a while after dinner. We caught up with each other, checking how the other is doing. {Smile}

I did my salsa dancing warmup for eight and a half minutes of salsa dancing, but I was too dizzy and too tired to do anything else after that. Walking in and out of the podiatrist's office must have been more exercise than I realized. At least I hope so! {Smile}

I browsed on the web between breakfast and podiatrist, and again after I got back, around my priest's phone call and lunch. After that, my main nurse helped me clean myself up and caught a spot I didn't notice on my back. Hopefully he caught it early enough, it won't turn into much of a boil. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork there. Then I started playing by myself until I saw Pierogies and said hi. We teamed up on low-level villains and did a couple of missions. Dennis joined us just before I needed to leave for dinner. It looked like they planned to team on higher villains. I promised to come right back after dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I did indeed start by hopping back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dennis on a high-level villain, and teamed up with him on my highest villain, though she isn't as high-level as that one. I also began writing up Tuesday's daily update. Dennis and I ran several missions, mostly his, until he left for bed. Then I worked on Tuesday's daily update, finishing it. After that, I switched to one of the moderately low-level characters I've been working on, and almost immediately got invited to a taskforce, which I joined. I was in and out at first because I discovered my chat server wasn't working. It didn't uninstall right. then it didn't reinstall right either at first, though it decided to after a while for no reason I could figure out. Still, eventually I got it working like I want it again. I finished the taskforce being more present after that. Then I did some paperwork. After that I browsed the web. After that, I started my dancing before I did more web browsing. Then I made notes and wrote in this and read comics before going to bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 7, 2025

On Tuesday. my relief nurse wanted to go for a daytrip out of town after breakfast. We went across the Saddle Road and down to Waikoloa to use the little room. My relief nurse meant to go on to Costco for lunch, but then he changed his mind, and went up to Waimea for lunch instead. We had a tough time finding a restaurant there, but we finally found a bar ang grill... next time, we're thinking less bar. I just wish I'd thought to check the prices first. Anyway, after that we went back home over the Saddle, at first taking the old Saddle Road, then shifting to the new saddle road along the way.  {Smile}

During a lull on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. after a break, I did my usual two pieces of less structured salsa dancing. I'm afraid I forgot about tucking my abdomen and pelvic floor each time, but thanks to restarted, I got distinctly over 20 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing. I'll just have to get back to tucking things in another day. {Smile}

After I got home, I relaxed on the computer by browsing the web, reading comics, and chatting with friends on the chat server. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and chatting with Ulty and Jenny's player. I also started playing by myself. Not the holiday stuff; that's over until next holiday season. Then Pierogies said hi, and asked about the later long, large-group event, but I was too tired from my daytrip. Instead, we did a few individual missions, with Chrome joining us partway through. The last mission had just started when my nurse called me to dinner. I tried to finish, but the mission dragged on. It was technically done, though there was more we could do. I talked them into ending early and went to dinner late. {Smile}

After dinner, I played some Cross Stitch World and read comics. Then I began writing up Monday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, and talked with Ulty and Jenny's player again, while writing the rest of Monday's daily update. Then I started playing by myself. Then I spotted Dragon. (I called them Dragonz the day before. However, I asked, and they didn't add the z at the end. That was my mistake.) We teamed up and did a few missions before they left for work. Then I exercised. Next, I browsed the web and began writing and making notes in this. After that I did some dancing, followed by watching videos, and more making notes and writing in this. Then it was more dancing, followed by browsing the web, including shopping on Amazon. I also finished making notes and writing in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 6, 2025

On Monday, my relief nurse and I left before lunchtime. We picked up lunch and ran an errand. then we drove around a bit. {Smile}

While we were driving, I made a couple of phone calls. One phone call reserved the time our priest wanted for Mom's internment with the memorial park. The other phone call was with my priest, I let her know about my cousins agreeing to speak at the funeral, and about the memorial park agreeing to the time for the internment. {Smile}

Then we went to my dentist for a long-scheduled crown prep. That went uneventfully, thankfully. after that, my nurse took me home

After playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. After a break, I did one more piece. I noticed I was sluggish during both, and realized maybe salsa was asking a bit much of my body so soon after a crown prep. I still finished the piece, for not quite 15 minutes of salsa dancing. {Smile}

After breakfast, I did a little web browsing before my nurse and I went out. After we got home from the dentist, I played Cross Stitch World and read comics to wind down. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I started playing by myself. Then Dennis said hi, and we teamed up. We ran a couple of missions until dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner. I played Cross Stitch World and read comics before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming and starting on paperwork. Then I played by myself, working on holiday stuff, since that's almost over. I got thoroughly bored of that, so I switched to someone moderately low-level to work on normal stuff. Then Dragonz said hi. they were on someone even lower, so I switched to a low-level character close to their level to team up with them. We hunted until they could start a story arc with another hunt. Next, they left for work, and I went back to playing by myself, switching back to the moderately low-level character. I did a hunt on them, then ran a regular mission, though I prefer to team up for those. Then I did some paperwork before I started dancing. Next, I watched some videos and began making notes and writing in this before I danced some more. After that came more notes and writing in this, and more videos before going to bed just slightly earlier than usual. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 5, 2025

On Sunday, my main nurse took me to church. We arrived during the announcements. It was a nice service. {Smile}

Afterwards, I had lunch on the lanai with Auntie Barbara. I tracked down our priest afterwards. While I was looking for her, I asked Auntie Barbara to speak at Mom's funeral. When I found our priest, I arranged to plan Mom's funeral on Tuesday. I learned that Cathy, who is training for the ministry, will help me if and as needed while our priest is on her trip. {Smile}

Afterwards, I went home with my main nurse. There, I called my cousins. My cousin Kim was first.  We chatted a bit, and I confirmed more exact times for mom's funeral. I also learned that Mom's cousin is coming from O'ahu, as well as Kim and her mother from Georgia. I asked Kim to speak at Mom's funeral. She's honored to do so. {Smile}

I called my cousin Nancy next. I asked her to speak at Mom's funeral. She's honored to as well. We chatted a while, too. {Smile}

I did my salsa dancing warmup set after slowing down after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. Partway through, I started trying to tuck my pelvic floor in. I guess I should have right along, but when I got back to it after being sick, I... didn't until now. Then, after a short break, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. After a longer break, I did two pieces of less structured salsa dancing, this time with my pelvic floor and abdomen tucked in as I could. I'm sure I'll get better with both over time. I did before. {smile}

After the phone calls, I browsed the web, especially Amazon. Then I played a bit of Cross Stitch World before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and said hi to Kitten and Pierogies. Kitten was busy, so I joined Pierogies in the middle long, large-group event. After that event, Pierogies left. I said hi to Kitten again. I tried to team up with her, but Kitten really was in the mood to watch _My Little Pony_ instead. So, we watched three episodes of that show, first a two-parter then a single one that helped the two-parter make more sense. I'm sure I'd seen the last one before, but I only remembered the first part of it, when the latter pat really tied it to the other two episodes. Then Kitten went to rest, and I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and playing by myself. Then I began writing up Saturday's daily update. Then I said hi to Dark. We teamed up on low-level characters and started a story arc. I slipped in finishing and sharing Saturday's daily update, then concentrated on teaming with Dark. I did talk with Nox on the chat server a bit as well. Eventually, Dark and I finished the story arc and said goodnight. Then I did some paperwork. Next, I started making notes in this update. Then I did some dancing and exercise. After that, I made more notes and wrote more in this, followed by some more paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming. Then I danced some more and finished my notes and writing in this. After that, I browsed Amazon and web before heading to bed. {Smile}

Daily Update January 4, 2025

On Saturday, I got up early by mistake. I thought I heard the alarm, but it was far too early for that. I guess I must have dreamed it. Anyway, I compensated with an after-breakfast nap. Otherwise, I stayed home and took things easy. {Smile}

Later in the evening than I meant, I did my salsa warmup set. after a short break, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. After another short break, I did one less structured piece for almost fifteen minutes of salsa dancing. Unfortunately, it was too late, and I was too dizzy for another piece. {Smile}

After my morning nap, I browsed the web, especially Amazon and web comics. This ran right over lunch. After lunch, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I went back online and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then started to work on the holiday event stuff by myself. Next, I said hi to Dark and Kitten. Kitten was busy with a group, but Dark joined me on mid-level characters for a few missions. After that, he left for a break. I talked with Kitten, but they were too tired to play more. So, I played by myself and did paperwork until I wrote up some of Friday's daily update before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner and a talk with my nurse, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I then talked with Dark and finished writing Friday's daily update. Then I teamed up with Dark on a set of low-level characters we mostly play together. We figured out which of my contacts ought to give a mission they had that we all wanted and did a couple of his missions until he offered the one we wanted. Then we ran that mission. I also talked with Nox and Haiden on the chat server. Then Dark and I worked out which story arc we should do next in a favorite zone of ours. We did the entire story arc, then said goodnight. I did some paperwork and played Cross Stitch World. Then I stared dancing/ Next, I started writing and taking notes in this. Then came exercise followed by more notes and writing. Then City of Heroes: Homecoming paperwork followed by more dancing. After that I did yet more city of Heroes: Homecoming paperwork, and more writing and notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 3, 2025

On Friday, after lunch, my main nurse took me to the mall. I walked maybe halfway around before stopping at the comic store, feeling tired. There, I browsed a lot of comics before picking one out. My nurse came after some shopping of his own nearby and picked me up. The walk to the car was long enough, I think I went 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the way around the mall, all told. After that, we went back home. {Smile}

My walking around the mall left me feeling a bit tired at the time. I also didn't feel nimble enough for salsa when it was time for that, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. But I did my head exercises. After a short break, I did my arm resistance exercises. After another short break, I did my arm swinging exercises. Then I was tired enough, and it was late enough, I stopped exercising. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web and Amazon. then I played some Cross Stitch World over lunch. After that was our trip out. After we got back home, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dennis and Dark and introduced them to each other when we teamed up. The three of us ran several of my missions. Then Dennis asked to do a mission of his that was in the zone we were in. His were tougher, since he was higher level, but thankfully the game adjusts so characters can team even if their levels aren't similar. We got that mission done around dinnertime, so I left when it was done. {Smile}

After dinner, I slowly began writing up Thursday's daily update. I got it done unusually late, and shared even later, but I did get it done before my exercise, let alone bedtime. The slowness was that I didn't wait to hop into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I'm glad I didn't, since I found Dark, Pierogies, and Kitten quickly. It was just as Pierogies was finishing up and leaving for bed, but at least we got to say hi-bye. Then Dark, Kitten, and I teamed up. We ran several of my missions, most in one story arc. Pierogies came back on and joined us for one or two missions before leaving for bed again. Then we did one more mission, finishing the story arc. After that, we fought a giant monster before Dark left for bed. No, I didn't talk to Nox on the chat world because OI got done with my daily update so late, but we did say goodnight at slightly different times. After that, I wrote up this update and made notes in it. I also browsed the web and Amazon and played Cross Stitch World, all around exercising. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 2, 2025

 On Thursday, I had counselling after breakfast. I think it went fairly well. I got a few phone calls with the nursing company over this month's bill during it, establishing the new rate. That actually had an advantage, because my counsellor had some suggestions about how to bargain in the future. {Smile}

After that, I continued to work out some confusion over this month's bill until I had lunch. Then, after lunch, my main nurse and I took a trip to Safeway to pick up a prescription for a diabetes medication. I asked the Pharmacist about how to move it back to Sunday evening after taking it that day. I didn't like hearing that I should try to hold off until the usual time to take it, but okay. Next, we took a little drive to see a few sights before going home. {Smile}

I did my salsa dancing warmup set after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. After a longer pause than I meant, I started my less structured dancing. I was unsteady, so I stopped after half a minute. I took a caramel and did my arm resistance exercises. Then I tried again. this time it went much better. However, it took too long to do a second piece... so I got a bit over 15 minutes of salsa dancing, but only that much. {rueful smile}

After the trip out, I hopped on my computer, and began writing Wednesday's daily update, which I continued during slow parts on City of Heroes: Homecoming until I got it done a while after dinner. For yes, I soon hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then shifted to playing by myself. Then I said hi to Pierogies, then to Ulty and Jenny's player. Ulty and Jenny's player were chatty. Pierogies said hi as Jenny's player invited me to some individual missions. I asked if a friend could come too. Jenny's player said yes, so I asked Pierogies. He wanted to so we both joined for a partial and a whole mission before they split up. Then Pierogies and I joined the later short, large group event just before it started early. Next, we joined the later long, large-group event, which went right up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming. Only Jenny's Player and Ulty were on of the folks I usually team with. I talked with them and learned that they were busy in a private role-playing session. So, I finished what I hadn't written of Wednesday's daily update. Then I played by myself, finishing the holiday goal for one character, and starting it for the next character. I also read comics, played Cross Stitch World, and chatted with Nox and Kitten separately on the chat server. Then I began notes in this until I danced. I took a long break, between sets. I wrote and made notes in this, read comics, and played Cross Stitch World. Then I tried to dance again, with a little other exercise when that was slow to work out. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World and finished writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 1, 2025

Wednesday was the first day of the new year, so Happy New Year! That is if you celebrate it, of course, but most do celebrate that one. If you don't, like at least one friend, I hope you has a nice day. {Smile}

Myself, I just stayed home and took it easy. It wasn't like any stores were likely to be open, and I wasn't that keen on going to a park. {Smile}

I did my salsa dancing warmup set normally and was pretty happy with it. Then, after a break, I started my less structured salsa dancing set. However, a couple of minutes in, I realized I was logy an slow, so I stopped and took a little sugar. Sure enough, a single caramel perked me right up, so I restarted, and did two whole pieces. With the false start and all, I did almost 22 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing, with a little over 5 1/2 minutes extra fast, since my last piece was. {Smile}

After breakfast, I read comics, watched videos, and browsed the web until I took a nap. When I got up, I had lunch/ Next, I played a bit more Cross Stitch World than I really meant to. After that, my nurse helped me clean up. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did paperwork, and played by myself, primarily the holiday special stuff until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked who's on, since I found so many more friends the other day by going back right after dinner. I found Ulty and Jenny's player, so I said hi and we talked while I pursued the holiday stuff. It's not the same as playing together, but it's something. Then Dennis came on and said hi. We teamed up and played on moderately high-level villains as we talked about Christmas. Then he left and I did paperwork. After that, I tried playing by myself on a mid-level hero, but she lacked the kind of stuff I like to solo. I did get a couple of badges on her. Next, I danced. Then I watched videos and read comics before I danced some more. After that, I read comics before I finished the evening writing and making notes in this, with a break for Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 31, 2024

 Tuesday was New Year's Eve, so Happy New Year! At least if you celebrate it. If not, have a nice day. Most do celebrate this one, but I did have a friend who pointed and consistently refused to celebrate holidays, and no, he didn't make an exception for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. {Smile}

When I woke up, my left hearing aid didn't work. Usually that's a sign that it's gotten dirty, so I tried to both clean the ear bud and replace the tip. This time, that didn't do enough. It still didn't work. So, I called the hearing aid place after breakfast. I grabbed the earliest appointment they offered, and my relief nurse took me down right away. The fellow at the store cleaned both hearing aids thoroughly, changing their tips and the buds for both. They both work significantly better now. {SMILE}

Next, my relief nurse took his phone to the shop and got it fixed (I hope). After that we went home to pick up stuff that we then took up to the nursing company secretary in Volcano Village. She'd left it at the owner's place, and my nurse offered to take it back. {Smile}

Next, we went to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park since we were nearby. I was prepared to buy a pass, but it turned out my relief nurse, being permanently disabled, can get a free one, so he did. I'll have to renew my disabled card so I can get that pass, too. We went into the park. The first place we checked had a good view of the eruption that's easy to get to... if you can park. The parking was too full of cars. So, we drove on until we found another viewing place where the parking wasn't full. We walked in far enough to see the plume of vog (volcanic fog) particularly clearly, and to see that continuing on to where others were going to catch a glimpse of the actual eruption was farther than I or my nurse's hip wanted to walk. So, we walked back and drove back to Hilo. 

We hoped to get lunch in a chain we both like, but the two we passed on the way back were in shopping centers packed with holiday shoppers. So, we went to a Japanese restaurant my relief nurse likes, and had lunch there. It was quite good, as he promised. {Smile}

Then we went to his place to pick up mail he thought was coming. He actually got it straight from the letter carrier right after we got there. He also finally showed me his place. He's got a nice little apartment on a house's first floor. 

Then we went home, and my priest called. We had to change plans for Mom's funeral because the lay reading team felt unqualified to run a funeral in our priest's absence. Also, using a supply priest would be expensive. So, I called and texted my cousin in Georgia with best new date. She liked it, so next I texted my cousin on Oahu with that same date. She liked it too, so I called my priest. She was happy I'd let her know so promptly; it was just a few hours. {Smile}

I walked around a fair bit on our trip today. Then, after playing CoH most of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. Then, after a rest, I did one piece of less structured salsa dancing. I realized that I was tired enough - I'm sure from the walking earlier - that stopping after that piece was better than going on to another piece, even a slightly shorter one. However, I felt tired enough at the end of almost 15 minutes of salsa dancing, I suspect I got more exercise than usual today. {Smile}

After my priest called me, I went onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started working on the holiday project that's easy to do by myself and continued until I got bored. About that time, I noticed that Pierogies was on, though slow to respond. However, the newly returned acquaintance and I teamed up. Pierogies said he was busy with the later long, large-group event. My acquaintance and I ran a mission that Kitten and Pierogies joined in on. Pierogies left after a while. Then we finished so I could go to dinner. Kitten went quiet about then, and I offered to let my acquaintance keep playing in the mission, since the end hadn't been getting all the critters we could fight. I arranged my character to help as much as she can on autopilot

Right after dinner, I found my acquaintance and my own character lying still in that same mission. I got my character up and rescued the situation. Then we continued until Dennis said hi. My acquaintance and I left the mission and invited Dennis to team up with us. I regretfully kicked Kitten off the team because they don't let us start new missions with a character still in the old mission, and we had failed to get any response from them. Only to have them finally wake and join us right after I kicked them. We four ran a mission of mine and a couple of Dennis's. I also talked to Nox on the chat server. Then Kitten went quiet, thankfully between missions this time. Also, Dennis left for bed. My acquaintance and I did a few of my missions until I was able to wish them Happy New Year at my own midnight. Then they left, and I stopped playing to dance. Next, I began making notes in this in the break before I danced some more. After that, I wrote and made notes in this and talked with Kitten on the chat server. {Smile}