Daily Update, November 6, 2025

On Thursday, breakfast began my counselling session. The counselling went pretty well, I think. We covered a fair bit of ground. {Smile}

Then after lunch, I had an appointment with my nutritionist. That did not go... at all. We tried for our usual half hour to connect, but HMSA's system didn't let her on. She asked about rescheduling, then took half an hour to get back to me on that. I admit we were doing it by text, which implies looser scheduling, so I probably shouldn't have waited, but just gone back. {Smile} 

A while after that, my main nurse took me down to First Hawaiian Bank to open up an account for Dad. However, I learned that I was missing two of five crucial pieces for the process. So, we had to reschedule for next week. We did find one piece not long after my main nurse took me home, but I still need to get the other. {smile}

After counselling, I read articles on the web and played Cross Stitch World before and through most of lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends. I found Div and Kitten, and we squeezed in a mission before my appointment with the nutritionist. Pierogies tried to join us, but we finished before he came in. After the appointment and rescheduling, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was surprised to find Div still there. We teamed up for a mission. I didn't quite have time for a second mission before I left for the bank. When I got home from the bank, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends and said hi to Pierogies. I fit in some in-game auction house, storage and crafting before Pierogies responded. We teamed up and did a couple of missions before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I watched a video on the web while sipping my dinner tea. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Next, I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, then began notes in this. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Chrome said hi before I could even check my friends. We talked, then teamed up, and did a few missions we both needed. Then we did one of mine that helped him with a badge. Dr. Faustus and Phonso both joined us in the last mission, and we finished it together. Next, Dennis left, and Dr. Faustus, Phonso and I went quiet for a bit. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting, and I suspect they did, too. Dr. Faustus certainly seemed to. After that, we chose a trial to do, since it was late for a taskforce. We went to the contact, and Phonso recruited the rest of a team before we ran it. After that, we said goodnight, and I worked on more auction house, storage and crafting before I started notes in this. I took a break to check out part of a longer video, and all of a short video, both on the web, before I finished making notes in this. Then I read a web comic before I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, November 5, 2025

On Wednesday, I got to bed late the night before again, so, I took a nap after breakfast. That must have been the right choice, because I really felt better afterwards. {Smile}

Next, my relief nurse took me down to Aunty Sally's Luau Hale for my Dance Fusion class. Someone there was giving away shoes in my size. I got to try on two pairs; at least one pair got claimed before I could even try it. A pair of pink and black sneakers fit fairly well. The other pair I couldn't even get on fully. I danced in the new shoes, and felt fine, so I'm keeping them, since my current pair's soles are starting to crack. My relief nurse took me home again after class. {Smile}

As I got home, I missed a call from my cousin Kim. When I was settled in for lunch, I called her back. We had a nice, long talk which we both enjoyed. {Smile}

On my rides down to class and back, I played Cross Stitch World. Then after lunch, I got onto my computer. I started with reading articles on the web and browsing on Amazon. Then I played some Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Div, though it was late for him to be on without someone to play with. We talked, then teamed up and did four individual, high-level missions. He was on two end-game characters, while I was on the moderately high level who's nearing the end game. Then he left, and I worked on the in-game auction house and storage until I noticed the later short, large-group event was recruiting. I joined that and ran it. While I was running it, Pierogies said hi, and we talked. We both joined the later long, large-group event when the short one was done.  I bowed out before the end when I got called to dinner. Dinner had chicken from a bad batch in it, but I did what I could and didn't feel sick from it afterwards. {smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and read web articles before I wrote up my daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming late again and checked on my friends who play the game. I also started talked with Nox on Discord, the chat server. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until Dr. Faustus said hi. We teamed up on mid-level characters and did a few missions. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We joined him and ran it with the group he recruited. Then Dr. Faustus and I did a few more missions before breaking for the evening. I did minimal auction house and crafting, then struggled a while to adjust the game window to get it back the way I like it when it changed without warning. Next, I made notes in this, with a break to play Cross Stitch World, and a brief break to check storage in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I ended the evening with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, November 4, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, I called my financial adviser and touched base with her. I got instructions for how to handle things with the banks, which is great to know. {Smile}

After that, my relief nurse took me down to my dentist, where I had a thorough cleaning. My dentist also checked my teeth.  {Smile}

Next, my relief nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center, where I got to my Creative Writing class less than half an hour late. I had warned the teacher last week, which she appreciated enough to mention. Class went well. I had lunch during it, since it's right over my usual lunch time. Although I didn't have anything prepared to read for the part where we read our writing. My relief nurse took me home afterwards. {Smile}

Back at home, I got onto my computer, and straight into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and found Kitten. We teamed up with me on the character Kitten designed. Pierogies joined us, and we did all but the last mission of the story arc we started recently. We stopped when I had to leave for my teen supergroup meeting. I roleplayed with Ulty, who is the leader, Nyxy, and two others. Ulty left, saying she had just had too long a day. The rest of us started running individual missions in the new, fairly high-level zone right through dinner, since most clocks changed, but Hawai'i's didn't, so everything starts and ends later for me now. Then we broke up. I checked on my friends who play the game, and worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I read articles and comics on the web. Next, I began writing up Monday's daily update. I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and found that Dr. Faustus had said hello there. I got the teen supergroup member. We started a story arc. Kitten joined us after a mission. Then after a couple more missions, Phonso said hi, and invited us to a taskforce. We joined him and ran it with the group he recruited. Next, I did more in-game auction house, storage and crafting. After that, I made notes in this, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World and browse on Amazon. I ended the day by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, November 3, 2025

On Monday, my ear was finally better, but still not well. So, after breakfast I called my doctor, and left a message telling them about my ear. {Smile}

Then my relief nurse took me down to my First Timer's Line Dance class. Our teacher was sick, so she'd asked her assistant to teach the class. He teaches several numbers most weeks anyway. He just taught all of them that day. It went well. I'm slowly memorizing the dances, I think. When we were done, my relief nurse took me over to Longs Drugs, where I picked up Acetaminophen before he took me home. {Smile}

I tried to call Doctor again after lunch. I eventually got his receptionist, who promised they'd called in another week of the antibiotic. {Smile}

At home, I had lunch. then I went onto my computer to read web articles and web comics. I tried to write up my daily update, but had so much trouble, I ended up treating my blood sugar. That helped, but not enough for much writing. So, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, a bit later than recently, and checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. As I finished, I spotted someone announcing that the later short, large-group event was getting together, so I joined it and ran it. The later long, large group event usually follows shortly, so I went and had just joined it when Kitten said hi. I left the event before it began and joined Kitten. I got the character that they designed, and we did a short hunt and the mission it led to before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back onto my computer, where I read web articles and web comics. I first struggled then succeeded in finishing writing Sunday's daily update. Only when that was done did I go back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, then got out the character Kitten designed, but to work on in-game auction house and storage on them, not really to play the game. I also began chatting with Nox on Discord. Then Dr. Faustus said hi, and I switched to the mid-level character I've been playing with him. We started a story arc I rarely play and did most of it before it got entirely too late. Next, I did a little in-game auction house and storage. Then I made notes in this. I took a break for browsing on Amazon and chatting a little with Kitten. When I finished my notes, I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, November 2, 2025

On Sunday, I got to bed slightly earlier, but still late enough, I didn't set my alarm earlier. I worked steadily on getting ready for church after getting up, including painkillers in my morning routine because of the earache, which was back. My main nurse took me down to church as soon as I was ready. We got there at the end of the processional, the very first hymn. Auntie Barbara was out with the two younger of the three kids who have become regulars. It was a nice service. 

I picked up a Forward Day by Day, but they only had the little ones. I'll have to keep an eye out for the big ones with the large print. All my others are big ones, and it's somehow comforting to have them. I started getting them so Mom could read them long after she'd stopped reading small print. She stopped reading them, but I kept getting them. If my eyes start to need larger print, I'll have a good selection of these. {Smile}

Afterwards, I had lunch on the lanai with Auntie Barbara, my main nurse, and a few other parishioners. I enjoyed chatting with them. Then Auntie Barbara took me to visit Charlotte. Auntie Barbara produced two cards for Charlotte: a birthday card from the church which several parishioners had signed, and a card from the children, who'd made it in Sunday school that morning. I discovered I hadn't signed the birthday card, found a working pen, and signed it. Charlotte thanked me. She loves each signature. After a while, Auntie Barbara took me home. {Smile}

At home, I settled in on my computer and read articles on the web. Then I went into City of heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and found Kitten. We talked about plans for my character who is working towards starting the end game at some length before we teamed up. When we did team up, we did some of my missions from a different contact. We stopped just enough before dinner for me to squeeze in cleaning up with the help of my main nurse, who gets full credit for getting me out before dinnertime. I am not that fast on my own. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on the web, and web comics, too. Then I started to write up Saturday's daily update, but I really couldn't concentrate until I treated my blood sugar. Even then I found it hard to write. I gave up and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and found Dr. Faustus. We teamed up and finished the story arcs at our level in the post-apocalyptic zone. We were preparing to do something Dr. Faustus was planning to work on next when Dr. Faustus noticed a Halloween event. I switched to the character who needed it next, and we joined it. They didn't get it in time, but it happened in another zone right after. We tried again and got all five possible badges. Then we broke up for the evening, and I did minimal auction house, storage, and crafting and said goodnight to Nox before finishing Saturday's daily update. Next, I started notes in this. I took a break for Cross Stitch World followed by web comics before I finished making notes in this. I ended the evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day, which truly has small print in the standard version. {Smile}

Daily Update, November 1, 2025

On Saturday, I stayed home and took it easy. I meant to go out for a walk and such with my main nurse, but my ear was beginning to hurt again. After lunch, I was preparing to take pain medicine when my main nurse came to ask about going out. When he learned about the earache, he suggested I stay home, which I accepted with relief because I wasn't sure my ear would accept going down the hill and back. That can be uncomfortable, even painful, with enough swelling. {small smile}

After breakfast, I took a nap. Then I read web articles right into lunch. Shortly after lunch, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming early. I found Div, but he was getting ready to leave early due to feeling under the weather himself. He soon left, and I checked on my other friends who play the game. Then I worked on in-game auction house, storage and crafting. I began to treat my earache. I also began to team up with Kitten and Pierogies, who chose a Halloween trial. While that was getting started, I got drawn into the discussion with my main nurse. After the discussion, Pierogies, Kitten, and I did the Halloween trial twice because we missed 1-2 badges the first time. Next, Pierogies left, and Kitten picked working to get the last tough opponent for a badge that was itself the last needed for another badge that improves the character who gets it. I started a contact who is particularly good at giving chances to get them. Her story arc started a couple of missions in. We did the first few missions of it before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I checked out City of Heroes: Homecoming. Kitten was still there eager to team, having finally started to improve her character. We did several more missions in the same story arc with the same contact, with first Dragons, then Dr. Faustus joining us. We finally got the tough opponent Kitten needed just two missions before the end of the story arc, which is not a short one. Then we finished the story arc, since we were so close. Then we got a Halloween-themed giant monster with others who joined us. Next at the urging of a couple of the others, we started a trick-or-treat team that grew to a league. My friends left one by one, as did enough others, the league shrank back to a team. I levelled twice and made more notes in this around trick-or-treating with them. then I left that trick-or-treat team and did some in-game auction house, storage and crafting, as well as doing the rest of my notes in this. I finished the evening with the Lord's Prayer. I ended up reading Forward Day by Day on my phone. I didn't have the new booklet for the next three months yet, and the website wasn't working on my computer, but my phone worked. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 31, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to my Ballroom Dance: Foxtrot class. This week, it included a couple of brief introductions to the rhumba. I danced with the teacher's assistant and a gal who comes by herself who likes to help me. I danced briefly with the teacher to check that I'd gotten some new moves. I also danced twice with a fellow who's here for his third time. We talked after the second time, getting to know each other a bit. After class, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Back home, I had lunch while reading articles and comics on the web. I also made some notes in this. After lunch, the secretary from the nursing company picked up the check for the month. Then I started notes in this before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and found Div. I said hi, and learned that Div was visiting a haunted house base, which is open special just this month. They were offering goodies that day, since it's Halloween: Up to four not-cheap items, one for each of four separate paths with spooky decorations. I tried to do the four paths and got four goodies. Then I helped Div find the treat room and get goodies. Those goodies are expensive items that are useful in the game. Next, I checked into the villain supergroup meeting on Discord and dashed over to the supergroup base slightly late. I was still the first there, but Dr. Faustus came soon. The man who's started bringing his daughter came with her a little later. The four of us talked a little. Then we trick-or-treated to get the girl's character high enough in level for the Halloween trial, which we then ran. After that, the meeting broke up, so I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until Dennis said hi. I switched to the moderately high-level character I've been playing recently and joined him and Kitten. We fit in three or four missions before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote much of Thursday's daily update before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found kitten, but they went quiet and faded out. So, I checked my friends who play the game. Then Chrome found me, but it was too late for him to stay when Kitten wasn't on when he'd been hoping to help her. So, he left for bed. I was deciding what to do when Jenny's player invited me to that high level Roman taskforce, which my moderately high-level character was high enough for. So, I joined her and Ulty and their group on her. That taskforce helped her get two levels. I trained up, and fixed up her character, rearranging some things in a rather involved process. I also finished my daily update after saying goodnight to Nox on Discord, the chat server. Next, I played some Cross Stitch World and read some web comics. After that, I made some notes in this before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming for some more work with the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Then I read a few web-comics. I went back to City of Heroes, Homecoming, and talked with Kitten While I did a bit more auction house storage and crafting. I also finished my notes in this. then I ended by evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 30, 2025

On Thursday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to First Hawaiian Bank. I told them I want to open an account for Dad's trust. It's the bank that lets my financial advisor have access to my accounts with my permission, which is much more convenient. To open a new account, I need an appointment. The other Hilo branch had several appointments next Thursday. I chose 3 pm as the one comfortably far from two other appointments that day. Then my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

When I got home from the bank, I called my financial advisers and left a message on their answering machine. Their secretary called me back to get more details. She promised my advisor will call Monday, the soonest day she's available. {Smile}

I also called my cousin, Kim, and left a message on her answering machine. I'll have to follow up with her soon. {Smile}

After the phone calls, I had lunch while reading web articles and browsing on Amazon. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Div teaming with Kitten and joined them on that moderately high-level character I've been working on recently. We did a couple of her missions. Pierogies joined us in the second one. Then Kitten left after one more, too tired to continue. Div stayed for another couple before leaving for bed himself. Next Pierogies and did one or two more missions. Towards the end, Dennis came on, said hi and joined us. Then Pierogies left for bed, and Dennis and I did some trick-or-treat, followed by one of those Halloween missions, Next, Dennis left to play another game with a dear friend of his. I did very little with the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting before breaking to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. Afterwards, I did some more some auction house, storage, and crafting in City of Heroes: Homecoming before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game, too. I found Kitten, and we talked. then we teamed up to do a few more missions with me on the same character. Dennis joined us after one or two missions. After another mission, Dr. Faustus joined us. We reached the end of that character's missions before I let her go up in level. Meaning starting about then, she's working on gaining a level, though she's high enough for gaining levels to be slow. Next, we did a couple of Halloween missions for Dennis before he left for the evening. Then Dr. Faustus suggested we switch to the mid-level characters in the post-apocalyptic setting. About then, Kitten went quiet and timed out. Dr. Faustus and I started with talks, then completed a mission automatically - once every three days, we can tell the system to complete a mission without having to play through it. I normally don't like to do that, but Dr. Faustus felt this one was far too likely to fail. Then we finished the story arc we were in, and started the next story arc, doing a couple of missions until we hit a very rough mission. It ended almost as late as we usually finish, and we were tired enough from the struggle of the last mission, we just broke to reconvene another night. After that, I went back and forth between the in-game auction house, storage and crafting, and making notes in this, with a break to read a couple of web comics before I ended the evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 29, 2025

The night before Wednesday I got to bed even later than usual the night before, so after breakfast I tried to fit in a short nap before my fusion dance class. I tried not setting the clock to get resting sooner but checking the clock a few times is not that restful. In the future, I should just set the alarm so I can rest more deeply until it goes off. {Smile}

After that, my relief nurse took me to my fusion dance class. I got there a bit early. The teacher of that class brought Halloween treats, which I did take. Mainly we danced, which was fun. After class, my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

When I got home, I had lunch. Then I got onto my computer, reading articles on the web and checking out Amazon to settle in. Then I started my notes in this and played some Cross Stitch World before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and said hi to Pierogies. Then I started working with the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Pierogies responded and we talked. Then we teamed up for a couple of missions that were the last two in a story arc. Next, we talked, then said goodbye. After that, I napped until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends int he game. Not finding anyone I regularly team with, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Then I played some Cross Stitch World before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I checked on my friends who play the game, then worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until Dennis said hi. We talked and then teamed up. We did a couple of missions, one of his and one of mine. Next, he left for bed. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Then I got a low-level character and ran through her missions by myself. I completed a contact and got the last mission before I let her gain a level. Then I gained that level on her. After that I made notes in this with a long break to play Cross Stitch World and read web comics. Lastly, I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 28, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, I checked the instructions to make a new account for Dad's estate. It's a little more complicated than I thought, but not too bad. 

When I was done with that, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my creative writing class. I tentatively shared an idea of collecting the tsunami stories I've collected from relatives. I figure that's a workable theme for a collection of stories. I mentioned four stories to the teacher, then remembered a fifth when I told the class. their responses seemed tentatively positive. I'm hopeful about this. I have so many stories from Dad, and a few from others. I really don't know how to arrange them. The collection is too diverse yet not complete enough for a biography of Dad. They mostly cover early parts of Dad's life, and much less of later parts... Trying to collect them along themes might be a better approach. When class was done, my relief nurse picked me up and took me home. {Smile}

When we got home, I went into city of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Then Kitten said hi, and I noticed in time for a short talk before my teen supergroup meeting. We started off role-playing, since the leader had asked ahead of time if they could do one of my story arcs. I talked about the line of story arcs that I've been doing, where I deliberately stopped between arcs so we could start at the beginning of one, and maybe get a whole arc at once. However, I stepped away a few times, and someone mentioned a much higher-level source of story arcs. I jumped in to suggest mine, though trying to be open to their suggestion. They picked mine, and we went to the post-apocalyptic zone. We helped a blind seer learn what was troubling the spirits in the area. finishing shortly before my dinnertime. We went back to the supergroup's base and began to roleplay. I had my character fall asleep so I could go eat with my relief nurse. {Smile}

I came back to find they'd disbanded shortly after I left. I checked on my friends in the game and found Dr. Faustus on. I tried to join him in a taskforce, only to learn they'd filled just before I asked. So, I did some auction house, storage, and crafting. Then I got out a low-level character and did a few missions by myself. Next, Dennis came on, so I switched characters to join him. Dr. Faustus finished his taskforce and joined us, too. Dennis wanted to do that Halloween trial, which meant we needed a fourth character. I invited a friend, but Dr. Faustus found someone who was free sooner. my friend left for bed while we were running the trial. We got all four badges for that trial. Then the same group ran the movie trial, which also needs four. We got eight of the ten badges, missing the one I was missing, and the one Dennis was missing. After that, Dennis left for bed. Dr. Faustus's friend left, too, and Dr. Faustus and I took a break that ended up longer than I meant it to be because I wrote up and shared my daily update before going back. I started to talk with Nox on Discord before I was done. Then I let Dr. Faustus know I was ready after I finished. We ran the next story arc for us in that post-apocalyptic setting. Then I worked on auction house, storage, and crafting. I switched to making notes in this, then shopped on Amazon much longer than I meant to. I ended the evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day and went to bed later than I like to. {smile}