Daily Update. October 5, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to church. We arrived during the announcements an sat in Dad's parents' pew. It was a nice service. Our former assistant priest officiated as supply priest. Afterwards, we ate on the lanai and actually ran low on both main courses and dessert. {Smile}

Afterwards, my main nurse took me to Charlotte's, where I visited after a short wait. After a while, my main nurse came and visited too. We watched a service on TV with her for a while. Then we left when home communion came After that, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Oh! A friend on Facebook asked why I don't use artificial sweeteners. Well, saccharine tastes bitter, not sweet, aspartame gives me quite nasty migraines, and sucralose drives my blood sugar up worse than sugar does. I'm okay with sorbitol in toothpaste, but I haven't found it anywhere else. I haven't tried stevia, but with all my other problems, I'm not too hopeful.

On ride to church, the wait at Charlotte's, and the ride home, I played Cross Stitch World. When I got home, I read articles and watched videos on the web and played a little more Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update before I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the auction house on the mid-level character on the most popular shard, collecting things that dropped int eh auction overnight, and upgrading bids that were still waiting. After that, I checked on my friends who play. I shifted to my usual server, and got my third best badge collector, managing to just miss the Halloween badge event she still needs. So, I trick0or-treated until Dennis said hi. Dennis and I teamed up, doing a few missions before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles and watched videos on the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Then I started to go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my friends who play the game but went back out to read web comics. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and found I'd just missed another of those badge events my third best badge collector needs. I started trick-or-treating, in hopes one would happen, and the group would do it. Then Dr. Faustus said hi, and we teamed up after I got a giant monster with the trick-or-treaters. Dr. Faustus and I did several missions. Then we tried to do another of those badge events, but the folks who might help had just done one. Dr. Faustus tried to tell me, but I missed him saying that. I'm not too good at reading chat while playing. I really need to work harder at that. Anyway, we went back to doing missions, but we only did a couple more before he left. After that, I worked on the auction house and storage on the two characters I'd used much that day. Then I made notes in this, with breaks to read articles on the web and play Cross Stitch World. After more notes, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to check on friends who play. I also checked the auction house on the mid-level character on the most popular server. I finished the evening with The Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 4, 2025

On Saturday after breakfast, I looked up high blood sugar and its treatment, because I'm suspicious that some of my recent tiredness is linked to that. It said the main treatment was to take your diabetes medication and drink more fluids, especially water, because dehydration makes it worse. I'm not supposed to increase my insulin or my Ozempic, and I have been taking them, so I tried to drink more tea and water and stay away from sugary stuff including the sore throat drops, though not entirely with them. I completely stayed away from a vanilla tea that I recently realized has dried honey in it. Too bad; it tastes pretty good. I hope my blood sugar is calming down now. {Smile}

Then a while after lunch my main nurse took me down to the ice cream parlor for a popsicle. They had chocolate fudge, but I remembered my current blood sugar and picked guava cream instead. I hope I'll be able to ease up after a while, but it is a nice flavor, too. I ate it as my main nurse took me to Prince Kuhio Plaza. There, we walked all the way around it, including through two non-anchor stores as well as both Macys, for somewhere around 40 minutes. Enjoy Comics is still cleaning up, though it's definitely emptier. My main nurse wondered if they only work on weekends or something. After the walk, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

Around researching high blood sugar, I caught up on some web comics. I also read some articles and watched some videos on the web and played Cross Stitch World. Then I began writing up Friday's daily update. I switched back to Cross Stitch World and articles and videos on the web during lunch. Then I finished Friday's daily update. Next, I checked on a busy conversation between Kitten and Dennis on Discord. It seemed our favorite "shard," the part of Homecoming where we all play City of Heroes: Homecoming, had been down, along with the smallest of the shards. However, an announcement from Homecoming made it look like they had been fixed shortly before we left for our outing. When I got back, I went to City of Heroes: Homecoming pretty quickly. No, our shard and the smallest shard hadn't been fixed, though other four were all up. I looked for my one mid-level character among the characters I'd barely begun on other shards. I found the mid-level character on the most popular shard. Then Dennis said hi. He was on a much less used shard. We debated him joining me or me joining him. I wanted to move the character, but he insisted I make a new character. I did and ran the tutorial as he said. I was just starting to hunt for a badge easiest to get inside the tutorial when I got called to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to that new character on the less used shard. I didn't find Dennis, so I left a note for him on Discord. I went back to the character and began to hunt for that badge again. Then Pierogies said hi. We chatted, and I was so happy to learn he's having a good day! I haven't seen him much recently, and think many days are less than good. He wanted to get together on the most popular shard where that mid-level character is. I happily switched, and we teamed up. He was only a bit higher than me. He invited me to his supergroup, and we ran a mission or two. Then we started to work on a badge that we were both missing that improves stats. That's when Dennis said hi. He joined us, and we all worked on that badge until the shard we all usually use came back up. I asked about switching, but both Pierogies and Dennis left for bed instead, since it was late in their time zone (or zones; I'm not quite sure if they're int eh same or neighboring time zones). Just after they left, Dr. Faustus said hi from our usual shard. So, I joined him on the character I've been teaming with him so much on. We did team up and finished the story arc we were working on. Then we started another story arc, stopping when Dr. Faustus had to leave. Next, I did a little storage. After that, I began notes in this with a break for Cross Stitch World, and a couple of breaks for auction house and storage on that mid-level character on the most popular shard and crafting on a couple of characters on my usual shard. Then I finished up notes in this and ended with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 3, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my first Ballroom Dance: Foxtrot class. I paid for it, so I'm fully in now. I certainly enjoyed the class. We covered mainly beginning steps I think I caught on faster than with the cha-cha, but I learned this one not just from my P.E. teacher, who didn't know how to teach dance, but from Dad, who did teach dance. When class was done, my main nurse came and took me home again. {Smile}

I half-slept on the way down and back, because I was tired. It helped, but I was still tired. When I got home, I got onto my computer and read articles and watched videos right over lunch. Then I took a nap. I felt better when I got up, but still somewhat tired. Treating my blood sugar seemed to help. While I was treating my blood sugar, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I went to the villain supergroup meeting on my mid-level member. Dr. Faustus and another were already there. The leader and one more came. WE visited in-character and out, then got ready to trick-or-treat. I switched to my moderately high-level member for that. We did it for a couple of hours, right through a zombie apocalypse. I got a bunch of badges, including most of the trick-or-treat badges. The meeting broke up a while before dinner because the leader was tired, and others had things to do. I sorted out storage, auction house, and crafting for a while. Then I squeezed in cleaning myself up with the help of my main nurse before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I wrote up Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started by working on the auction house, storage and crafting some more. Next, I started trick-or-treating on my third-best badge collector. I hadn't been doing that long when Dr. Faustus said hi. I left trick-or-treating to join him. We finished the story arc we started last night, then started another story arc before saying goodnight. I did a little auction house and storage, then made notes in this with a longer break than I meant to looking at dance shoes on Amazon. After that I finished notes in this and ended with The Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. Yes, I'm using the Lord's Prayer, though I recently altered one line, inspired by The Unjust Steward by Miguel Escobar. He encouraged alternatives to the phrase "our daily bread." He chose a description of lots and lots of bread after reflecting on the Bible and the lives of the people who wrote it. But he mentioned the caloric requirements of different people, and that inspired me to choose the phrase "fully enough bread" instead. It seemed a good way to factor in that some people need more than others, due to their general activity levels, and any recent problems getting enough in the first place. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 2, 2025

Thursday after breakfast, I discussed things with my main nurse and decided the Improvers Line Dancing class was a bit ambitious the day after Dance Fusion and day before Ballroom Dance: Foxtrot, especially when I looked and felt like I needed a nap. Yes, I need exercise, but I also need to rest up at times. So, instead of checking out the class, I napped. {Smile}

After my nap, I got onto my computer, where I read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, with long breaks to catch up in reading webcomics. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on the friends who play the game too. Then I checked on Halloween badges with my high-level characters/ After a while, Chrome said hi, and we teamed up. We did some trick-or-treating together until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I read articles on the web and webcomics too. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play it. I talked with Ulty, Jenny's Player, Nyxy, and somebody's team leader, the last by accident. Then I picked my third best badge collector, who's missing some Halloween badges, not directly related to trick-or-treat, but sometimes easier to get when doing that, and joined a trick-or-treat league. I got some trick-or-treating done, as well as some giant monster hunting, but not the missing badges before Dr. Faustus said hi. I left the league to join him on the mid-level characters we've been doing so much with. We did the next story arc, and got another one well started. Then we said goodnight, chatting a bit. After that, I made notes in this. Next, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming, for a quick check on storage of the two characters I'd used. I ended the evening with a prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 1, 2025

On Wednesday, a while after breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale to check out the Dance Fusion class. That turned out to be line dancing, and tricky because only the teacher knew the steps. When we faced the front, following the teacher was easy. When we faced left or right, it wasn't too bad, but when we faced the back, no one in view knew the dance. I suggested taking out the turns afterwards, at least until folks got the hang of it, but the teacher wants folks to remember the steps, and fears that won't let them learn. She's the teacher, so it's her choice, and at least now she has the idea if we look too lost. {smile}

I asked my relief nurse to stop by Kamana Senior Center afterwards. He confirmed it was open before I went in and signed up. They gave me a form to fill out and gave me a copy to take with me. I'm to hand it over when I pay at the class. After that, my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

On ride, I talked about a book I'm reading, _The Unjust Steward_ by Miguel Escobar. After I got home, I ate lunch Then I made notes in this, reading articles and watching videos on the web in a break. Next, I took a nap. After that, I read more articles and watched more videos on the web while I woke up fully. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked friends who play the game. Then I checked and updated my list of my second-best badge collector's badges. Kitten said hi while I was doing that. When I was done, I switched to the character they designed, and we teamed up. I picked a mission While we were doing it, Dennis said hi, and that he was going for a walk. Kitten and I finished that mission and started another. During the second mission, my relief nurse said dinner was ready early. I did finish that mission before I went to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner the head of the nursing company helped me clean myself up. Then I hopped online to learn that Dennis had gotten back one minute after I left for dinner. I dashed into City of Heroes: Homecoming and Found Dennis leading a giant monster group with Kitten in it too. I joined them, and we got a couple of Giant Monsters. Then we went to a zone where special Halloween giant monster kept spawning one after another. A second Halloween Giant Monster showed up a couple of times, too. The Halloween giant monsters kept giving the rewards, unlike normal giant monsters, who give special rewards the first time in about a day. I tried to squeeze in some writing of Tuesday's daily update in lulls. The team got smaller over time. Eventually Dennis left, and a couple of others with him. Three of us were left, and got one more Halloween giant monster, though Kitten was tired. Then the other guy left, and Kitten went quiet about the time Dr. Faustus invited me to that pair of high-level taskforces. The group filled fully for the first taskforce. We lost one before starting the second but didn't recruit more. Both taskforces went well, and I got a couple of badges. The one I'm particularly hoping for from those taskforces eluded me again. Next, I finished writing up and sharing Tuesday's daily update. After that I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and teamed up with Dr. Faustus. We finished the story arc we started the night before. Then I worked on auction house and storage in the game and finished my notes in this. After that, I worked on more auction house and storage in City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked into badges my second best and third best badge collectors need. I ended the evening with a prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 30, 2025

On Tuesday, a while after breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center, where I had my first creative writing class of the fall session. I was surprised how many new students were there. The teacher seemed to recognize some as returning after an absence, so I guess it's not as surprising. I enjoyed the lecture and the writing practice. I decided today that I want to do more than these daily updates regularly. In class, I enjoyed talking with my partner at the end, though we agreed we had to do more of the assignment next time. We got sidetracked with the first couple of sections. {Smile}

Before and after class I made some phone calls, making sure I had enough in Dad's bank account before making out the check for the nursing company for the month. I paid them not long after we got home. I also pursued a prescription which cardiology will handle for the moment, but my regular physician really needs to take over. {Smile}

I talked with my relief nurse a bit while getting ready for my day. Then during class I had lunch. After we got back, I found the housekeeper busy at work, so we talked for a while. Then I worked on the nursing company's check, first making sure I had enough cash, then making it out and giving it to the secretary. I got done just in time to dash to the teen supergroup meeting. I think I was slightly late, but I was one of the first there. However, one member was on a cobbled together computer that didn't let them play the game, though it did let them roleplay. So, we chose to roleplay for the entire session, which lasted right through dinner, though I took a break for it. I had my character fall asleep while I was at dinner. This is her new habit. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to the teen supergroup meeting, where they started a game of truth or dare. It's interesting that in roleplaying versions, folks seem as interested in the truth as the dare. At the end, I started writing up Monday's daily update, which I finished afterwards. Then I went back to city of Heroes: Homecoming, where Mysty said hi, and invited me to a mission for a badge. I found that my second-best badge collector didn't have it yet, so I joined her, and we ran it and got it. Then we ran a low-level, during which Dr. Faustus said hi. Two of the others wanted to do the sequel, but it was late for something so long for me. So, we broke up, promising a sequel another day. I got together with Dr. Faustus to finish a story arc we'd been doing together. We were so close to the end, we didn't go nearly as long as the taskforce would have. Then I made notes in this, breaking to read some web comics, and ending with a prayer and forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 29, 2025

On Monday after breakfasting my relief nurse took me down to Aunty Sally's Luau Hale for the first "First Timer's Line Dancing" session of the fall session. We had some excitement in the middle of the class. One of the students fell, which stopped the dance while folks took care of her. Our main teacher told us later that she said she was okay but clearly wasn't. This led to a break before we continued. During a later break, we had a longer than usual talk about good and bad dance shoes. Our teacher wants no more falls. She said it was a first. Despite the break because of the fall, I think I got a good amount of exercise for Monday. After class, my relief nurse brought me home. {Smile}

I played some Cross Stitch World on the way down to my class and back. After we got home, I ate lunch. Then I got onto my computer and read articles on the web, and browse Amazon, too. I also played Cross Stitch World and found out a cousin had quite an accident. No, we're not close, and she personally is okay, but it still took time to process I tried to find out what I could about it, so I was late starting to write up Sunday's daily update and later going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I mainly checked the in-game auction house, storage and friends I play the game with before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I read articles and watched videos on the web. I also finished writing up Sunday's daily update before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got the mid-level character who's teaming with Dr. Faustus to work on some hunts by herself. This stopped when Dr. Faustus said hi. We started roleplaying and doing missions together until Phonso said hi. Then Dr. Faustus and I finished the mission we were in and joined him for two high-level taskforces that are usually quick and popular. However, we only got five members. We ran anyway, and it was surprisingly slow and difficult. Still, we stuck at it and finally got them done. Then Dr. Faustus and I did a few more missions, roleplaying our way through them like before. They ran late, but we found a good stopping place. Then I checked on my friends who play on City of Heroes: Homecoming too. I also made notes in this, then said a prayer and read Forward Day By Day's current entry. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 28. 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. He asked me on the way to sit further back, so I sat in Dad's parents' pew. It was a nice service - morning prayer because we had no priest, and that is easily led by deacons. At the end, they swore in three officers for our new chapter of the Daughters of the King. I took my own vows with them directly afterwards. 

A gal asked me about it after the service, and I tried to give her a quick answer while getting my lunch. After that, I went to the monthly meeting of the Daughters of the King in a room to the side. The meeting went well, though late. {Smile}

Afterwards, my main nurse dropped me off at Charlotte's and I went in to visit. It was a nice visit. My nurse actually joined us when he was done with a few errands. He eventually excused us and took me home. {Smile}

When we got home, I settled on my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web and browsed books on Amazon before I began writing Saturday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Only after that did I go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on friends and acquaintances who I've made contact with through the game. No one I usually team with was on, so I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I hunted by myself on a mid-level character until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles and comics on the web. Then I wrote up my daily update. I also talked with Kitten on Discord. Then I joined them in City of Heroes: Homecoming. They didn't come to me, so I went them, and found them looking at a giant octopus in the game. Yes, one of our giant monsters is an oversized octopus. Kitten and I talked for a while. Then I recruited a group that Azurette and Dr. Faustus joined, and we fought the octopus. We went on to fight other giant monsters, and I handed the group to Azurette when I remembered I was only midlevel. When we ran out of giant monsters, we did a mission, then a midlevel trial, and then a low-level taskforce. After that, the team broke up, and we said goodnight. I talked with Kitten while doing auction house and storage in the game. I also watched a video and browsed books on Amazon before I finished making notes in this. I ended the evening with a prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 27, 2025

On Saturday, a while after lunch, my main nurse and I went down to Liliu'okalani Gardens. We stopped first for a chocolate fudge popsicle, not because it's the most important part of the trip, but because, with their new, earlier closing time, it's suddenly the most time-critical part. Then we looped around the park. The first loop took only twenty minutes, so I made a second, smaller loop for a bit over half an hour total. After that, my main nurse did a few errands on the way home. That was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World and read articles on the web and web comics. Then I began notes in this. Next, I played more Cross Stitch World before I began writing up Friday's daily update. After that, I started looking at and deleting games on my phone that it had downloaded on its own. I got seriously distracted trying out a game and still ended up deleting it for being more frustrating yet less productive than Cross Stitch World. When that was done, I ate lunch while trying to write more of Friday's daily update. Then I made more notes in this before our trip out. After we got back, I read more articles on the web, and talked with Kitten on Discord, the chat server. I also read web comics and made more notes in this before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the game's auction house and crafting until Dennis and Kitten said hi. We talked for a bit. Dennis was busy, but Kitten was interested in teaming, so I got the mid-level character they designed. We teamed up and started a mission. Dennis joined us mid-mission, and we did one more mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on the web and chatted with Kitten and Dennis on Discord before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. However, I soon went back out to finish Friday's daily update. Then I went back to the game, where I teamed up with Dennis and Kitten. We finished a story arc we'd started a few days before. Dr. Faustus invited me to a taskforce, but we didn't finish the story arc in time to join. After the story arc, Dennis left for bed and Kitten went quiet. So, I worked on the auction house and storage int he game until I could join Dr. Faustus in a sequel taskforce when he was ready, after finding a character who needed it. That character still needs the one I missed, but that happens. We ran it with the full group he got together. Then the others left, and I got the character who we've been teaming to do story arcs together. We found a story arc we both need and did it together from start to finish. After that we said goodnight, and I worked on the in-game auction house and storage. I also began talking to Kitten on Discord. The auction house and storage got interrupted by Dragons and Star, a good friend of Dragons who I am also in contact with. I helped them finish a story arc they were doing. Then I worked on in-game auction house, storage, and crafting on the characters I'd played over the day. I also talked to Star, mainly to find out that they want me to call them Star here. After that I finished making notes in this before I said a prayer and read Forward Day by Day. I finished the evening with a little more chatting on Discord with friends. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 26, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, I took a nap. This ended when my cousin Kim called, though I didn't get up fast enough to answer immediately. When I was awake and settled enough, I called her back, and we had a nice long talk about all kinds of things. We did agree we should do this more often. {Smile}

Then a while after lunch, I called my financial adviser's office and got some information for Mom's lawyers from the secretary. I also arranged to talk to the financial adviser about more Monday afternoon. Then I worked a little more filling out stuff that was easier to answer than I realized the day before. {Smile}

After the phone call with Kim, I read articles on the web and played Cross Stitch World over lunch. Then I called my financial adviser's office and worked on filling out the form for Mom's lawyer. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on the auction house on several characters until I went to the villain supergroup meeting arriving a little late. One member was already waiting. Then Dr. Faustus arrived even later than me, with news that the leader couldn't come because an accident disrupted his internet service, and that wouldn't get fixed until the next day. The three of us did a story arc together that got two of the three of us at least one badge. It took up pretty much up to my dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner I tried to get into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did check on my friends, but then I tried to write up Thursday's daily update. I did start, but I kept getting distracted with article and videos on the web, as well as Cross Stitch World. I finally got the update done just after I noticed Dr. Faustus said hi in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Once the update was done, we teamed up on the mid-level characters who've been teaming recently, and did a story arc together. Then we talked a long time. Near the end, I squeezed in finishing my notes in this before saying a prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}