Daily Update, September 10, 2025

On Wednesday my main nurse took me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale late in the afternoon. I'd heard it would be the new class with the new instructor, but it wasn't. Our regular teacher led, doing some familiar pieces and some new but not that different ones. Then my main nurse took me home. that was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

After breakfast I read manga and web articles until lunch. At lunch I switched to web comics, continuing with them afterwards. Then I read a manga. Next, I took a break from the computer to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that I went back to my computer and read more articles and watched more videos on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and immediately found notes from Div and answered them. Then I talked with Dennis on Discord, the chat server. Dennis apologized for not playing. I wanted to play myself but had to leave for class before I could. I read manga both on the way down, and on the way back, finishing one book and starting another. After class, I had dinner during which I finished the manga I started on the ride, finding much of it hard to put down. It ended in a cliff hanger, so I started the next, getting a fair way into it before I found the happy resolution to the cliff hanger. {Smile}

Then I read articles and watched videos on the web before I wrote up my daily update. I read web articles, watched web videos, and read web comics in breaks. Next, I paused to sort some bottles before making more notes in this. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. Then I got distracted by a video on the web. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I looked over a character before I checked on my friends. After that, I collected badges on my third best badge collector, ending with checking and updating my record for her. I discovered she'd gotten a few more than just that night's badges, so I checked my record for my second-best badge collector. I found she'd gotten one badge I hadn't noted, and updated her record, too. Then I checked my best badge collector, and her up to date. So, I checked on some badges for my second-best badge collector to work on the future and started to work on yet a different badge on her. After that, I made notes in this with breaks to check my top two badge collectors and work on badges on the second-best badge collector. I also played Cross Stitch World. Then I talked to Pierogies a bit in the game and read Forward Day by Day and said a prayer when I remembered I hadn't done that yet. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 9, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, I whipped up notes and ideas for sequels for the story I'm working on for my Creative Writing class. Then my relief nurse took me down for my last Creative Writing class of the quarter. It was a good session. Many read their writing for the class, and we had a light potluck, but not a full meal. So, I drank my water and joined in the potluck in class. Then I ate my lunch while my relief nurse took me home afterwards. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise, but between line dancing the day before and expected exercise the next day, I hope I'm covered. {Smile}

After I got home from class, I read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I checked my friends. Next, I went to the teen supergroup meeting early, but no one else came. I spotted Ulty on a non-member and asked what was going on. She was taking a break but hoped I'd enjoy the meeting with the others. There was only one other member in the game, but they weren't in the base. Eventually Dennis said hi, and we teamed up. While we were getting Kitten to join and setting up, the supergroup member who was on but not in the base said they were supposed to lead. They thanked me a few times for coming but cancelled the meeting because we were the only ones to show. So, Dennis, Kitten and I did 3 missions of Dennis's, taking us up to dinnertime, when I said goodnight to Dennis. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on the web, and watched videos on the web, too. Then I wrote up my daily update, with breaks to read web comics before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with some work on the auction house, crafting and storage. Then I checked on my friends. I said hi to Kitten, who answered quickly. We teamed up, and Kitten promptly spotted a taskforce. I switched to the character who needed it, and we ran it with the group. Near the end, Dr. Faustus said hi, and offered me a badge mission one of his characters had soon. I explained that Kitten and I were in a taskforce, but we would join afterwards. The taskforce took longer than expected, but we eventually finished. I checked my characters and found the badge Dr. Faustus mentioned on my best and second-best badge collectors, but not on my third best badge collector. So, I joined Dr. Faustus and Kitten on that character. We ran the badge mission, and one more mission, during which Kitten went quiet. After that, Dr. Faustus and I said goodnight. I worked with auction house, storage and crafting. Then I made notes in this, playing Cross Stitch World and reading web comics during breaks. I also said a prayer and read Forward Day by Day when I realized I didn't recognize the day's entry before I finished notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 8, 2025

At bedtime the previous night, I said a little prayer and read an entry from Forward Day by Day, keeping from falling further behind when I'd missed a day already. {smile}

Then on Monday after breakfast my relief nurse took me to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale, where I had my last First Timer's Line Dancing class of this session. I asked the teacher if she thought I could handle the Improver's Line Dance class on Thursday next session. She suggested I go and check it out. They'll let me do that once per class. After that, I have to register and pay. I think I will do that. That was my exercise for the day: an hour and a half of line dancing, with breaks. After class, my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

At home, I had lunch while reading a manga. I also read another entry from Foward Day by Day, catching up on the missed day. Then I read articles and watched videos on the web. I also shared a little with friends on Discord, the chat server. Eventually I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. I tried to solo on a mid-level character but got distracted by articles and videos on the web. Then Kitten said hi in City of Heroes: Homecoming, and we teamed up with me still on that same mid-level character. We did a few missions, finishing a contact right before dinner. {Smile}

Dinner was tacos, which are really too messy eating to read at the same time, so I concentrated on dinner. After dinner, I read a little manga and some web comics. Then I read articles and watched videos on the web. I also wrote up Sunday's daily update, with Forward Day by Day and prayer in the first break, doing the day's reading. After that, I read articles and watched videos on the web during my breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. I worked on the auction house, storage and crafting that had developed during earlier play. Then I began doing a couple of hunts by myself on the same character as before dinner. Eventually, Dr. Faustus said hi, and we teamed up. I joined him in a mission, then we did a mission of his and a mission of mine, all in a particularly dystopic part of a dystopic alternate reality. After that, we said goodnight. Next, I did some storage. Then I made notes in this, with a long break for crafting on City of Heroes: Homecoming and playing Cross Stitch World before I finished making notes in this, with a little more auction house and crafting in and reading articles on the web. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 7, 2025

On Sunday, after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church, but first we picked up his daughter. When we got to church, we found folks on the lanai, finishing breakfast. We're back to two services, at 8 am and 10 am, instead of one at 9 am. I am relieved. I got to see the whole service, including all the announcements that we so often arrived during before the summer schedule. I sat in front of my main nurse and his daughter since Auntie Barbara had Sunday School again. That same family came right on time. Another little boy came with his mother later. auntie Barbara is delighted to see Sunday School finally be more than an occasional thing. {Smile}

I did sit with Auntie Barbara at lunch on the lanai after the service. Or rather, part of lunch, since it wasn't nearly as much of a spread as after the 9 am service all summer. There were six dishes, half desserts, including a jar of "lightly salted" dry roasted edamame that I brought because it's too salty for me to want to eat the whole thing myself. Afterwards, Auntie Barbara and I went to visit Charlotte. We had a nice visit, which included Charlotte's daughter Mandy again. Then Auntie Barbara took me home. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. However, between walking on Saturday and my First Timer's Line Dance class Monday, I hope I'm covered. {Smile}

I played Cross Stitch World on the way down to church. Then I talked with Auntie Barbara on both rides with her. When I got home, I read articles and watched videos on the web. I also chatted with Kitten, Pierogies and Dennis on Discord, the chat server. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends there. I left note on Discord, telling some of my friends that I'd be in the game. Then I spotted a taskforce and joined it. Dennis said hi a little over halfway through. We talked a bit, and I promised to team up if I had time afterwards. When the taskforce was done, we squeezed in a mission that ended shortly before I was called to dinner. 

I read manga over dinner. After dinner, I wrote up Saturday's daily update, with breaks to read web comics and articles on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends. Dr Faustus said hi and invited me to a taskforce a friend of ours wanted to run. Just after I said yes, Phonso invited me to a different taskforce. After some confusion, I invited Phonso to the taskforce I'd promised Dr. Faustus I'd join. We ran with the rest of the group recruited. Then Dr. Faustus and I joined Phonso, who recruited more to run the taskforce he wanted to run int he first place. I grabbed a different character for it than I meant to. I still got eh rewards for running it, and my character got a badge for it that showed this was her first time completing it, despite her catching a lot of taskforces for a while. After that, checked on my friends. Then I worked on auction house, storage, and crafting on the character from before dinner, and both characters after dinner, and two characters who are in the middle of large crafting projects. Next, I started notes in this, with more auction house, storage and crafting during breaks. After that I checked friends one last time before heading to bed somewhat early for me. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 6, 2025

On Saturday, in the middle of the afternoon, my main nurse took me out. We drove by the park, but my main nurse said the ice cream parlor much be closed since there were no cars in the lot. I wish I'd asked to check, but I didn't. Instead, we went to Prince Kuhio Plaza. We walked around the main corridors, both Macy's and T.J. Maxx. Enjoy Comics was closed, but the dog was looking out the door, and I think I saw movement inside. It looked like they were clearing out what hadn't sold. I suspect at least some will get sold online. Afterwards, my main nurse drove by the ice cream parlor, but being after three, there was a metal rope across the driveway entrance, so it was definitely closed. After that, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

After breakfast, I took a nap because I had gotten to sleep half an hour late the night before. I slept for an hour and felt much better. Next, I got onto my computer as I started lunch, with web browsing and manga reading, including finishing a couple of nearly done manga until we went out. While riding, I read more manga on the way out and part of the way back, after watching scenery. When we came back, I browsed the web to settle back in. Then I left a note on Discord for some friends and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on friends, then began to solo on the character Kitten designed, because my close friends in the game weren't there. During my second mission, Dennis joined me. Shortly after that, my main nurse asked about a bath, but I was finally getting to play with a friend, so I said later. During Dennis's and my first full mission together, my main nurse offered to make dinner half an hour late, which I accepted happily. Dennis and I made the most of it, fitting in another mission and finishing my last less-story-oriented contact for this level on that character. We also talked a bit before I was called to dinner. {Smile}

I read manga over dinner and afterwards, finishing an entire manga in one day. They're comic books, so quick reading, but that's still more off-line reading than usual. I have a bunch due Friday, including some I particularly want to finish before then. I also browsed the web and read web comics before I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I started writing up my daily update When I finished that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming late. I checked on friends, and chatted with Nox on Discord, the chat server. Back in City of Heroes: Homecoming, I checked the auction house and storage on the character I'd played before dinner. I also chatted briefly with Ulty and Jenny's player, and a little more with Dr. Faustus while I did a mission by myself on a moderately low-level character. Dr. Faustus said he had hoped to team up, but work needed him. We both hoped the next day would work better and wished each other goodnight. Then I started to work on notes in this, with accidentally long breaks for web browsing and Cross Stitch World. I still left earlier than usual for me, though not as much as I hoped, given that Sunday is church. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 5, 2025

On Friday after breakfast my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance: Cha-Cha class. I reviewed and practiced all the beginner's moves and even looked at the "shines" which are mostly solo moves. The teacher calls me a shadow dancer for the way I follow leads I also got another invitation to dance from a different guy. {Smile}

Afterwards, I looked over the schedule and spotted a couple of dance classes that look possible. I want to look into "Fusion Dance." I'm not quite sure what that will be. There's also "Improvers Line Dancing," but I really want to check with the instructor and maybe her helpers at my First Timer's Line Dancing class, to make sure they think I can handle it. I'd wonder about Intermediate Line Dance, too, but it's 10 in the morning, which is hard enough to get to for church. Afterwards, I stopped by the front desk and asked about the Fusion Dance. The gal didn't know what it was, either. She suggested going to the last class of this session next week and signing up if I like it. I think I might do that with the Improvers Line Dance, too, after asking on Monday, if they think I'm ready. {Smile}

My main nurse brought me home after class. There, I had lunch and began browsing the web. I paused to greet Carol when she came over, and hand over my laptop to her. it simply needs a thorough checkup, and I'm sure it needs to be cleaned of viruses and other malware. After she left, I began making notes in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the auction house and storage on a few characters until the villain supergroup meeting, which I went to on my lower-level member. Dr. Faustus and the leader were the others who came. I also checked friends and talked to one about joining the group while Dr. Faustus, the leader and I roleplayed, talking about recruitment "In Character. Then I mentioned what Dr. Faustus and I did recently with the lower-level member. We ended up finishing the story arc we'd barely started and starting the next story arc before they both left. After that, I worked on the auction house, storage and crafting while talking with Azurette until dinner time. {Smile}

After dinner, I browsed the web and read web comics before I wrote up Friday's daily update. Then I browsed the web some more, making notes in this during breaks. I answered Nox on the chat server, having missed a chance to chat while they were still on. I finally settled into City of Heroes: Homecoming unusually late. I checked on friends, then started playing by myself on a moderately low-level character. I paused to make more notes in this, then went back to playing by myself on the same character. I also started chatting with Dragons. Then we teamed up on high-level characters and ran a couple of very high-level story arcs with a few of Dragons's friends and a stranger they invited when the stranger advertised for a group. When the group broke up, we said goodnight. Then I worked on the auction house and storage until Dragons invited me to moderately high-level story arc that promises a badge. It was a bit of a search to find someone who didn't have it, but I did. We ran it with a few of their friends, though it ran late. I did get the badge. Then I did a bit more auction house and crafting and finished my notes in this. Along the way, I spent more time than I meant to checking a video, which meant I went to bed late. {smile}

Daily Update, September 4. 2025

On Thursday in the late morning, I got a phone call from my cousin Kim. That was such a nice surprise! We covered things happening in both her life and mine. I need to call her, too, and soon. She's done this twice, and she never used to. I was sure she was too busy, but now maybe she's not. {Smile}

Then after lunch, my main nurse took me out. First, we stopped by Mom's lawyer's office. Their secretary walked me through what I needed to do to fill out the forms. She also helped repair the mistakes I'd made with whiteout on their copy and neat scratch -outs on mine. Next, my main nurse and I went to Target, where we walked back to the books. I browsed them while my main nurse shopped, but I didn't pick out anything this time. Then my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

After breakfast I got onto my computer and browsed the web until the phone call with my cousin. After the call, I had lunch and started making notes in this. Then I browsed the web some more, and started researching into that outline for my class, looking for ideas. Then came our trip out. I finished reading a book on the rides down and back. Then I started a manga (a Japanese comic book). After the ride, I made some more notes in this and browsed the web until I felt up to going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on friends and teamed up with Kitten. We started doing missions. Pierogies joined us for a few missions. We played together until I needed to stop for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I browsed on the web, read web comics, and finished writing my daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends and said hi to Dr. Faustus and Kitten. Dr. Faustus responded, so we teamed up. I mentioned needing a story arc on my lower-level villain supergroup member, so Dr. Faustus found a version of a character that character knows who needed it. (Like some other players, Dr. Faustus makes different versions of some characters with different abilities.) We ran that story arc together. Then we finished a story arc I'd started, and started a sequel on the same characters, who both needed at least some of that, because we were both getting credit by the end. After that, we said goodnight. Then Azurette said hi. They wanted to team up with Kitten and me and was already teamed up with Kitten. We talked first, and I slipped in some auction house and storage. Then Kitten left to help a friend. Azurette and I did a mission that can get a badge before we said goodnight. I finished the auction house and storage, then worked up notes in this with a break for a little Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 3, 2025

On Wednesday, late in the afternoon, my main nurse took me to my Zumba gold class. I was playing with my friends in City of Heroes: Homecoming at the time, so I left at the last minute. I actually waited until my main nurse called me by phone from the car, but we still got there a bit before it began. That was my exercise for the day. It felt good to do it, but the teacher and the class are changing for next session. I'm starting to look for something else, but that may not be easy. I'll see what I can do. Anyway, after class, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

After breakfast I browsed the web. Then I cleaned myself up before lunch. Over and after lunch browsed the web some more and read web comics. I also began writing up Tuesday's daily update. After a while, I stopped writing my daily update to go into City of Heroes: Homecoming while I still had time before my class. I checked on friends, and found Dennis, Kitten, and Dennis's friend. We teamed up and tried to rush through a taskforce, but my main nurse called me away around 3/4ths of the way through. So, I left for my dance class before it was done. I played Cross Stitch World on the way to and from my Zumba Gold class. {Smile}

When I got home, I had dinner. Then after dinner, I finished writing up Tuesday's daily update and read web comics. Next, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found a note from Dr. Faustus offering a badge, so I found a character who needed it, and we teamed up. We ran several missions. The third mission got the badge Dr. Faustus. After the last mission we did, we said goodnight. Then I worked with the auction house, storage and crafting, with breaks to read web comics, browse the web, and play cross Stitch World. Then I made notes in this between bouts of research looking for alternate dance opportunities and finding less than I'd like. {smile}

Daily Update, September 2, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, I made three phone calls. One was to my doctor to tell them that I need a prescription refilled. The next was to check in with my financial adviser. The third was to Carol, who fixes my computer, to make arrangements for the next phase, giving my laptop a thorough check up, then doing the same for my desktop after that. She will start at either the end of this week, or the beginning of next week, because that's what her schedule is currently like. {Smile}

After that, my relief nurse took me down to my creative writing. It went well. It included special plans for our next class, since that will be the last class for this quarter. After class, my teacher and I discussed what I could do with the story I'm working for in planning ahead, or some of it. I really need to find some folks to brainstorm possibilities with. I see what I'm working on now, and the next phase of the series - at least that's what I think of it as. However, I don't see what's beyond that phase, though I feel like it isn't the last. Anyway, during class I had lunch. After class, my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

After we got home, I visited with the nursing company owner, who stayed overnight. Then I hopped onto my computer and into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I first checked my friends, and looked at storage and the auction house. Then I went to the teen supergroup meeting. They weren't in our base like usual. When I asked the Supergroup, the leader told me to read the introductory announcement for the information about the base they were having an end of summer trip to the beach in. The base was a beach with shops and restaurants along a boardwalk. We changed into swimsuits and met at the beach, where we talked in character, with some swimming and others sitting on the shore. Some went to the boardwalk and picked up several pizzas, which our characters made short work of, being active, growing teenagers with appropriately large appetites. Then we went to an arcade, where we challenged each other to play games that we decided by rolling computer-dice mostly in pairs right up to dinner, which I had with the nurse, watching TV while the nursing company owner took care of some phone calls in the next room. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to the supergroup's party, which was down to six, from eight earlier. We played a little more in pairs, then found a game all six could play at once. After that, one left permanently, and our leader left long enough for the rest of us to do a four-person trial out-of-character. Then our leader came back and the five of us did 2 or 3 missions out of character before saying goodnight and breaking up. Next, I worked with crafting, storage, and the auction house. After that, I chatted with Nox and started making notes in this. I shifted to playing Cross Stitch World, then browsed the web and made more notes in this. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I worked on crafting and the auction house some more. Then I read Forward Day by Day, along with The Lord's Prayer. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming again to check on some of my characters before ending the day with web comics and browsing the web. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 1, 2025

On Monday I hope you had a Happy Labor Day if you celebrated it. If not, I hope you had a nice day.

I did not go out, since Labor Day meant my class was cancelled, and many stores are either not open, or extra busy due to sales. I did have a couple of calls with the secretary of Helping hands Hale, the nursing company I use, to arrange paying and dropping stuff off the next day so things go quickly, since it's a busy day for her. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got ready for the day, which led to browsing the web until the first phone call. Then I browsed the web some more and read web comics over lunch before the second call. After that, I began writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. I also did minimal auction house and storage before Pierogies found me. We teamed up on the low-level characters we did a story arc and part of a second on the other day. We finished that second story arc. First, we did a short mission. Then Dennis joined us along with his friend, and we four ran a short hunt followed by a long mission that is particularly popular for such a low-level one. After that, we said goodnight. Then I did some auction house and storage, followed by some hunts right up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I finished writing up Monday's daily update, with a long break to browse the web and a shorter one to write a bit more of the story for my creative writing class the next day. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with checking the auction house and storage. Then I hunted some more on that same low-level character, with pauses - some long - to browse the web, especially watching videos. I also responded to Kitten, then Nox, both on Discord. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to do some hunting on that same low-level character, until I finished al true hunts that I found. When I got done, I got a badge and talked with Azurette until they left. Then I made notes in this, with a break to read a web comic, and a teensy bit of formatting of my story before bed. {Smile}