Daily Update, March 11, 2024

    On Monday, I ordered prescriptions at breakfast time. I'd tried the night before, but the pharmacy was closed, and the automated system wasn't working. Yet the next morning, the automated system worked fine. {Smile}

   Then I revised the story I'm working on some more. I'm nervous about putting it up, but I also want it to be well polished when I do. I know a couple more polishing steps short of hiring an editor. Since the story will be a free sample of my work, I hope that's reasonable. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was awake when I got there. She rested at times while I read but did look at the pictures.  First, I began with scripture and thoughts about it. After that, I continued the long family Christmas letter from her niece from 2019. Next, I finished _Cats on Quilts_. Then I fetched "The Happy Book: Babies," and told her I meant to give it to her on Valentine's Day, but I forgot. I showed her the front cover and read and showed her the first few pictures.  Next, I read "The Wild Swans" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_. I ended with the 11th of March's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "Lily's Bell." {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises and 2 of my 7 leg exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I did my head exercises, my arm weight training exercises, my other five leg exercises, my arm swinging exercises, my walking exercises, and my standing arm weight training exercises after teaming for the evening. {Smile}

   I played Cross Stitch World int he morning after the phone call, then switched to reading comics over lunch. then I finished Sunday's daily update and cleaned myself up before hoping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started talking to Dr. Faustus. He was visiting with a friend, and said he'd be free in a while. Then he suddenly invited me to join them, since the friend wanted to see the base of the group my villain joined. We did, and saw two more bases that Dr. Faustus has, then started to tour a public base but I had to leave partway through to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I found Kitten and dark right away. We talked a little and teamed up. We did a couple of my missions. Then Phonso came on, said hi, and invited us to a taskforce. We joined and ran it. I also said goodnight to Nox twice because they got into reading a story and didn't leave the first time. After the taskforce, Phonso wanted to run a trial, so we did. Dark had been planning to leave before, but it was short enough, they stayed for it, then left soon after. I also had a nice talk with Phonso, mostly about a part of the game he knows a lot more about than I do. Yes, this game is quite complicated enough, there are still parts I barely know.  then I did my exercises, played Cross Stitch World, read some more comics, and wrote a little of this, though I mainly just made notes to write from the next day for most of it. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 10, 2024

    On Sunday, after breakfast, I contacted Uber. a gal came, and we had a nice chat on the way down, with church and the story I'm working on as major topics. {Smile}

   I got to church during the announcements that precede the service proper. Then I had lunch with Auntie Barbara. She wanted to go to Island naturals on the way home. I got some pumpkin seeds, and she got a whole bunch off, because second Sunday is Customer Appreciation Day, when anything that's not already on sale is 15% off. {Smile}

   Then she took me home and came in to visit with Mom. As always, I joined them. We sang, but Mom was slower and more reluctant to join in than usual. I guess she was having a slow day. {Smile}

   I did revise my story a little before bedtime. Then I sent it to two friends who've offered to read the latest version. It's good to know I got something done with it. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was resting when I got there but did perk up when the nurse and I told her I was ready to read to her. She seemed to enjoy the pictures. I began with scripture and thoughts about it first. Then I continued the long family Christmas letter from her niece from 2019. After that, I continued _Cats on Quilts_. Next, I skipped over "the Steadfast Tin Soldier," and read "Cinderella" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_. lastly, I read the 8th of March's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "White Arrow and the Jaguar." {Smile}

   I did my head exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and a little bit of walking while waiting for Uber to take me to church. I did my arm resistance exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I did my sitting arm weight training exercises, my walking exercises, my leg exercises and my standing arm resistance exercises. That's all I'm supposed to do beyond the 20 minutes of salsa dance or 30 minutes of walking. I didn't get anywhere near that much walking in before church, but I'm still happy to have done this much. 

   After Auntie Barbara left, I played some Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update before cleaning myself up. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Pierogies, and we talked while he finished up the later short, large-group event. Then we slipped in two individual missions before it was time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I began writing this up. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming where I found Dark. We talked, and then Dr. Faustus invited me to a trial with the villain supergroup. He said my friend could come too, so Dark and I joined it. Dr. Faustus sat it out because someone had to, and he's done it plenty. Then Dark and I joined Dr. Faustus and Dr Faustus's and my mutual friend in a story arc. I also said goodnight to Nox, chatting a little in doing so. After the story arc, the group split up. Our mutual friend said goodnight and headed off to bed. Dr. Faustus said goodnight and found another group. Dark and I talked some more before they went to bed. Then I did my exercises, and some paperwork on City of Heroes: Homecoming. I also did a little online shopping, played a little Cross Stitch World, revised my story as I mentioned earlier, and made notes to write this up from. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 9, 2024

    On Saturday, I did a lot of thinking about my writing. Then I started revising the story again. It's good to get back to it. I 

   I also needed more electrolytes again in the afternoon, but this time I recognized and treated it before I had too much trouble. {Smile}

   I had a phone call in the evening with Auntie Barbara. We touched bases and planned to get together at church and lunch after church the next day. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was resting when I got there, but perked right up when the nurse and I told her I was ready to read to her. She looked at the pictures with a little prompting. I started with scripture and thoughts about it first. Next, I continued the long family Christmas letter from her niece from 2019. Then I continued _Cats on Quilts_. After that I read "Jack and the Beanstalk" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_. Then I read the 8th of March's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "The Playful Rhino." Mom said she didn't like it, and I didn't want to end on something she didn't like, so I read a random page from _Cats on Quilts_. {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises and my arm swinging exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I did my head exercises, my sitting arm weight training exercises, my leg exercises, and my walking exercises before I got too tired, and it got too late to continue. {Smile}

   I read a few articles and did a lot of Cross Stitch World in the morning and around lunch. I don't feel as bad about the Cross Stitch World, because I did it while I thought about my writing. That makes it more productive, and less of a plain old time-sink. After that, I wrote up my daily update. Then I cleaned myself up before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There I found Dark. We chatted, and then we decided to team up. He was running a particular kind of character at a particular level. I happened to have one of that kind of character really close in level, so I got mine. We teamed up and did his missions until it was time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I started to write this up. Next, I did a little Cross Stitch World, then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dark and Pierogies on. Pierogies was too tired to team, or even talk as much as we'd hoped. Dark was on a low-level character. I got an even lower-level character, and we teamed up, doing my missions. Near the end we switched to talking, mainly about characters and story ideas. I'm delighted to discover he writes, too, and enjoys brainstorming, as well. Eventually we said goodnight, and I did what exercises I could, plus a little City of Heroes: Homecoming paperwork and writing notes to write this up from. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 8 2024

    I slept on my back most of the night, trying to give my arms and shoulder some support. Today, they seem to be much better. I hope the support, plus a good dose of electrolytes yesterday did the trick. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. Mom was asleep when I got there, but woke up easily, and looked at the pictures with a little prompting. First, I started with scripture and thoughts about it. After that, I continued the long family Christmas letter from her niece from 2019. Next, I continued _Cats on Quilts_. Then I read "The Golden Goose" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_. I ended with the 8th of March's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "Mrs. Ferret's Breakfast." {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I tested my arm swinging and arm weight training exercises after dinner, to see which my arms were ready for. Next, I did my arm swinging exercises while waiting for Phonso's second taskforce. After the task force and the zombie apocalypse that followed, I did one of my sitting arm weight training exercises, then, after a break, tried the other three sitting arm weight training exercises and the two standing arm weight training exercises, but my arms and shoulder aren't ready for any of them yet. Then I did my walking exercises, all seven, including the new ones. Then after a break, I did my standing exercises. I didn't increase the repetitions notably, but I am up around where I usually was before the root canal. {Smile}

   I played Cross Stitch World in the morning and wrote Thursday's daily update after lunch. Then I cleaned myself up, and still got into City of Heroes: Homecoming much earlier than Thursday. I saw Rivka on, and we teamed up. I introduced them to some individual high-level missions with two particularly good rewards a day. We ran two. Late in the second, Dr. Faustus invited me to a meeting of the urban fantasy villain group. I asked if Rivka could come too; he said yes. So, we joined the group after the second mission. They were almost ready to run a story arc, so we got right in on it. We got done just in time for me to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I started to write this up. Then I did a little Cross Stitch World before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Not many of the friends I team with often were on, and those that were on were already on full teams. So, I said hi to a friend I hadn't talked or teamed with in a while. We got together on low-level characters and did some of my missions; I had a bunch I'd begun to out-level that weren't quite too low to be rewarding. Phonso joined us near the end. We got all the old missions done and started newer ones. Then the friend I'd started with left, and I asked Phonso to do a taskforce. He is good at leading those, with all the practice he has. I also said goodnight to Nox on the chat server. Then I asked Phonso for a second taskforce, and Pierogies came on just in time to join us. We ran that one, and Phonso and I said goodnight. Pierogies tried to, too, but he and I both ended up staying for the zombie apocalypse that followed our second taskforce, since for once it happened in the zone we were in. The zone is random, so it's usually some other zone. Then I did my exercises, some paperwork, a little Cross Stitch world, watched a video, and made notes to write this from. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 7, 2024

    Thursday morning, I was getting ready to find an electrician to fix the dining room light when I realized that I'd missed a crucial step: making sure it was the light, not the bulb. With the relief nurse's help, I determined that the light bulbs we tried the night before didn't work in a floor lamp that had a working bulb. I got a working bulb screwed into the main dining room light. I thought I had another working bulb, but three bulbs I tried in the lamp that had started with the working bulb didn't work. The working bulb was now in the most important light in the room, so I stopped there, and ordered more bulbs from Amazon. I also put the non-working bulbs in a bigger box that can hold them all, and labelled it, to prevent me thinking they work in the future. 

   I also developed a sore left upper arm and shoulder Wednesday night. I wasn't paying attention to it enough to put it in yesterday's daily update, but it made itself better known overnight. but i think it encouraged me to sit quietly and not use it, even thought that meant getting none of my other plans for the day beyond dealing with the light bulb done. Well, until the relief nurse came in at 2 to point out that I hadn't had lunch yet. 

   I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. Mom was awake and looked at the pictures with a little prompting, but my shoulder gave me so much trouble trying to hold pictures over the bed rail, which was raised, that I got up in the middle and asked the relief nurse to lower it. She did but explained that Mom had been leaning to that side, which is why she'd put it up. That's fine, but while I was reading, I really needed it down with my bad shoulder. First, I began with scripture and thoughts about it. Next, I started the long family Christmas letter from her niece form 2019. Then I continued _Cats on Quilts_. After that, I read "Tom Thumb" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_. I ended with a story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, the 6th of March's story, "What am I?" {Smile}

   I did my head exercises, my leg exercises (with increasing repetitions still), and my walking exercises after I finished teaming for the evening. I even added two new walking exercises inspired by Wednesday's physical therapy. I didn't do any arm exercises because of my sore arms and shoulder plus the late time getting started. {smile}

   After breakfast and working out the light bulb situation, I sat down to play a little Cross Stitch World. Next thing I knew, the nurse came in and said it was 2 pm, and I hadn't had lunch. I had lunch, then wrote my daily update. Then I cleaned myself up and hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I found Kitten in a farm with a friend. I joined them, both chatting and playing. Then Pierogies joined us, waiting for us to come out of the mission, since it had technically ended before he joined, and they don't let people enter a mission after it's over. We slipped in a last-minute individual mission before I broke to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After diner, I began to write this up. Then I did a little more Cross Stitch World, but not too much, I hope. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and found Dr. Faustus. He was busy with paperwork while he waited for a friend to finish a late-night long, large group event. I need to look into if those are a regular thing now. They didn't used to be, but the server grew when it became fully legitimate, so maybe there are enough to do one now. Anyway, I teamed up with Dr. Faustus and a mutual friend. We did a story arc I was just the right level to do without using time travel, which doesn't allow adding players mid-story-arc. I also said goodnight to Nox on the chat world. We missed a chance to talk again. Then Dr. Faustus, our mutual friend and I started a sequel story arc. Phonso came on and joined us. Then our mutual friend left. We finished the story arc and said goodnight. Then I did my exercises, checked out an article online and made notes to write this from the next day. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 6, 2024

    I started physical therapy again Wednesday morning. this started by contacting Ube. they were several minutes away, so I called the public library's central number, and tried to ask what "valid proof of current mailing address was, since it looked like I was supposed to go to the circulation desk with that among other things to renew my library card. Except the person I was talking to said if I just needed it renewed, not replaced, they could do that over the phone. Uber arrived int eh middle of doing so and started to take me over. It was a driver I know, so we had a nice talk once the phone call was over. 

   Then I had a very quick time signing stuff to get the paperwork for starting this sorted, and a pleasant rest before physical therapy. They had me go downstairs. We talked about my balance and such and they had me do some exercises to challenge it. Roughly half the time I was in a... contraption. It looked like and may even have been a parachute harness, but it was attached to a channel in the ceiling, so it would catch me if I overbalanced, which I did because were definitely pushing the envelope of my balance's ability to keep me upright. When they were done, I contacted Uber, and they took me back home. There was no phone call on this trip. {Smile}

   Then Wednesday evening, I noticed the dining room light was out. I called the relief nurse, who came a day early this week, and she tried replacing it, but it still didn't turn on. I figured I'd have to find a repairman int he morning. {smile}

   I ate lunch and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. The relief nurse is here a day early this week. Mom was awake and looked at the pictures with a little prompting. She didn't say much, but she doesn't have to. I began with scripture and thoughts about it first. Then I read and showed the pictures with card from her cousin's granddaughter, her niece, and a friend. After that, I continued _Cats on Quilts_. Next, I read "Alladdin" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_, skipping over "Peter and the Wolf" before it, and "the Flying Trunk after it, because I didn't think she'd like them as much with their less than happy endings. I finished with a story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, the 6th of March's story, "The Last Egg" {Smile}

   All my exercise was at physical therapy Wednesday, and not a one of my standard exercises was done in the normal way. {Smile}

   I played cross stitch world while waiting in the waiting room before physical therapy, and also after lunch. Then I checked out a library eBook I want to read and started reading it. Next, I finished Tuesday's daily update, then cleaned myself up. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found Pierogies. He was very much in the mood for the characters who have trouble teaming in many groups, and for a particular zone, so we got the characters and did those until he left. Then I did a little paperwork, said hi to Dr. Faustus, and left to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I started writing this up, then did more Cross Stitch World and read more of the library eBook. Only then did I hop into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Rivka, who left shortly, and Azurette, who answered, but was busy, also to Pierogies, who was slow to respond, and to Dr. Faustus, who was busy at first. So, I started soloing. then Pierogies said hi and tried to join me. The zone I was in was having maintenance that prevented him from joining me, which is new. I finished a quick hunt and joined him in an open zone. We were still getting going when Dr. Faustus said he was free and joined us. Pierogies was getting tired, but we three did a mission. Then Pierogies left for bed, and Dr. Faustus and I did several more missions over the evening. I also talked to Nox on the chat server. Dr. Faustus and I eventually said goodnight. After that, I did paperwork, played Cross Stitch World, read more of the library eBook, and made notes to write this up from. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 5, 2024

    On Tuesday, I did a lot more thinking this morning, mostly while playing Cross Stitch World. It is good for thinking. It keeps me from being completely idle without needing all my attention. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. the nurse warned Mom was tired, but she looked at the pictures with a little prompting. She didn't say much, but she doesn't have to. I started with scripture and thoughts about it first. After that, I read and showed the pictures with a card from her sister, and a letter from a friend. Next, I continued _Cats on Quilts_. Then I read "Sleeping Beauty" in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_ I got all the way through it this time. Lastly, I finished with two stories from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. I read the 4th of March's story, "Phillip's Dream" first. Then I finished with the 5th of march's story, "Who Am I?" {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises and my arm swinging exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then after I finished with City of Heroes, I did my leg exercises, my head exercises, my walking exercises, and my sitting arm weight training exercises. No, I didn't get my standing arm weight training exercises before it got too late to dot hem after a rest I needed, but the walking exercises are more exercise, so this was still an improvement over last night. {Smile}

   I read comics over breakfast and a bit afterwards, Then I found myself going to Cross Stitch World while I continued to think things through from yesterday. That took me through lunch. Next, I started to write up Monday's daily update. After that, I cleaned myself up. Then, I realized I hadn't finished writing up Monday's daily update, so I finished that. Only after that did I hop into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I found Pierogies, and we chatted while we did a couple of his missions. Then he left, and I did paperwork and solo hunts until it was time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I started writing this, then hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I stumbled upon an unusually late long, large-group event, and joined it with a character who got the last special badge it gives, along with more typical rewards. A few of the members started hunting giant monsters. Since I was on my favorite type of character for that, I happily went along. We did a few monsters, then Pierogies came back on and joined us. We got a couple more monsters, and our leader and over half the team left. However, a new leader and few of us - including Pierogies and me - continued hunting giant monsters.  A few others joined, including Dr. Faustus. I also discovered that Nox had left for bed early. Then Phonso joined us for a few more monsters, and Dr. Faustus sort of took the lead towards the end. Next, the group mostly broke up. It was down to Phonso, Dr. Faustus, and me when I suggested we do a taskforce. Phonso picked the quickest of the specials this week, recruited some more members, and we did it. Then we said goodnight. I did a little paperwork next, and then did what exercises I could in the time left. (If I'd slipped that paperwork into a break, I could probably have gotten the other exercise I wanted to do done. After that, I read a couple of comics to wind down, and wrote a little of this and made notes to write from the next day. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 4, 2024

    On Monday, I meant to work on my story, but somehow, I ended up just relaxing instead. Well, not relaxing; I did a lot of good, hard thinking about things, but they didn't really include my writing directly, so I'm not going to count that as writing. I guess I'll do more work on it another day. {smile}

   I ate with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was awake, and she looked at the pictures, though she didn't say much. First, I started with scripture and thoughts about it. Next, I read and showed the pictures with cards from her her niece, our financial adviser, a friend, and her cousin. then I continued _Cats on Quilts_. After that, I started to read a story in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_, "Sleeping Beauty." But the nurse interrupted us because he really needed to change Mom then. So, I didn't finish, nor did I get to today's entry from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. I'll just have to catch up some other day.  {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises and my leg exercises between reading to Mom and eating dinner with her. Then I did my arm swinging exercises, head exercises, and sitting arm weight training exercises after teaming for the evening. {Smile}

   Starting over breakfast, I checked out some comics. A series I very much, The Cursed Princess Club, had posted its finale. I checked it out, and a chatty follow-up from the author themselves, thanking folks for their help in producing the comic. I was happy to see the author plans to do more in that world, though at the moment, she's too busy reformatting the bookstore versions, for those who prefer bound or eBook. After that, I did Cross Stitch World most of the morning, and over and after lunch when it wasn't comics. Awhile after lunch, I finished the day-before's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up later than usual. After that, I did a little more Cross Stitch World. It lets me think while I play, since it takes so much less concentration than City of Heroes or other role-playing games. Also, I realized that game cash rewards are greater with small than extra-small, so now I'm trying to test medium. (The next morning, I learned that small-end medium isn't that much bigger than large-end small.) Eventually, I did hop into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Pierogies. He helped me begin to sort out all those thoughts I'd been busy with earlier. then we teamed, though we only had time for one individual mission before I left to read to Mom. Just before I left, Dr. Faustus invited me to an open house. I said I was leaving but would check when I got back. {Smile}

   After dinner, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. The open house had just closed, but Dr. Faustus teamed up and helped me with a story arc. Then he led me through an earlier story arc that he felt was related. That was a nice one, as was the solo mission he directed me to, tough that took two tries because my settings were too hard the first time, and I wasn't fully prepared. After that, Phonso invited us to a taskforce, which we joined and ran together. I also said goodnight to Nox on the chat server. Then I did some paperwork, and my exercises, followed by more Cross Stich World. I also looked for a book to borrow from the public library, but when I tried to check it out, I learned my card is expired. I'll have to go down to get it replaced, apparently. I also wrote this up, mostly taking notes to write from the next day. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 3, 2024

    On Sunday Morning, I got a phone call from Melanie, my former voice teacher. She was going to church and offered to pick me up. unfortunately, she meant right then, and I hadn't even begun breakfast, so I had to decline. I'm not one of those people who can skip a meal without making myself all too sick. {rueful smile}

   After breakfast, I contacted Uber, and they came and took me to church. I did see Melanie in the congregation, but she left before I got to say hi, never mind talk. Well, maybe next time. {smile}

   I had lunch with Auntie Barbara, who took me home afterwards. She came in to visit with Mom, who was slow to start singing. it took a few tries to get her going, but when she finally started, we got her sing a few songs. {Smile}

   I ate with Mom and read to her before that. Mom was awake, and she looked at the pictures, though she didn't say much. First, I started with scripture and thoughts about it. Then, I read and showed the pictures with cards from her cousin, her niece, and me. After that, I continued _Cats on Quilts_. Next, I read a story in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_, "The Nightingale." She said she liked that one, which was a relief, especially after she wasn't happy with yesterday's story in that book. Lastly, I finished with the 3rd of March's poem from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "Five Little Pigs."  {Smile}

   While waiting for Uber before church, I did my head exercises and my arm swinging exercises. Then I did my arm resistance exercises and my standing arm weight training exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. then i did my sitting arm weight training exercises and my leg exercises after I was done with City of Heroes: Homecoming for the evening. No, I couldn't add the walking exercises yet, but I did add more reps to many of the leg exercises. {Smile}

   I did some Cross Stich World after Auntie Barbara left, to unwind, then wrote up the day before's daily update. Next, I cleaned myself up, then did a little more Cross Stitch World before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I saw Pierogies and said hi. We ran two individual missions. Then we switched characters to try a new combination. It looked promising, but we ran out of time before we got it working well. So, we said goodnight, and I went to read to Mom. {Smile}

   I started writing this up as well as slipped in two exercises between reading to Mom and dinner. Then I wrote more after dinner and played some Cross Stitch World before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dark doing a mission on the same character he roleplayed the previous night. I got the same character I'd used the previous night, and we did some mission-roleplaying for most of the evening. I also chatted briefly with Nox on the chat world before saying goodnight. Then I teamed up with Dr. Faustus for a couple of spring missions, since they're still going. I also read comics, did some paperwork on City of heroes: Homecoming, did a couple more exercises, and made notes for this before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, March 2, 2024

    On Saturday, I revised the story again. Then I went through, accepting most of the changes, and revising where something clearly was messed up. I could keep revising, but I think I'm to the point of diminishing returns with revising. So, I started looking around for ways to get a bit of input, because it really helps to have someone else read it over. Somehow as the writer I sometimes read what I meant to write, not what actually ended up on the page. Anyone else is more likely to read what's actually there and catch stuff I keep missing. {Smile}

   I ate breakfast and dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. Mom was awake, and she looked at the pictures and even commented sometimes. I began with scripture and thoughts about it first. Next, I read and showed the pictures with cards from her cousin's granddaughter, both of her sisters, and me. Then I continued _Cats on Quilts_. I ran into a few phrases about cats dying and left them out. Mom really doesn't process death well these days. Then I read a story in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_, "How the Leopard Got his Spots." She said towards the end that she didn't like it. I wasn't sure how to respond, so I kept reading, then went on to the next. That was the last for today, the 1st of March's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "the Rainbow."  {Smile}

   In between reading to Mom and eating dinner, I did my arm resistance exercises and my standing arm weight training exercises. Then I did my head exercises, my sitting arm weight training exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and my leg exercises later in the evening. After the last leg exercise, I was breathing heavily for a bit, but I was a nice level of tired. I hope to add the walking exercise before I start physical therapy on Wednesday. {Smile}

   In the morning, I read an article or two, did a little bit of Cross Stitch World, revised the story, and caught up on some comics I neglected this week, not necessarily in that order. I revised the story some more after lunch, then asked some friends to look it over, since I know I miss some crazy stuff to miss. Dad thought most writers do, because they know what they meant to write, and see that, instead of what they actually wrote sometimes. Then I cleaned myself up. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I said hi to Pierogies. We tried to get Kitten's attention, but they went quiet and then offline. I suspect they fell asleep; I know they've been very busy recently. Anyway, Pierogis wasn't feeling that great, but wanted to do a couple of individual missions, so we did. Then he went to bed because it hadn't been a good day, and I did a little badge collecting, and said hi to Dark, who was just coming on as I was getting ready to leave to read to Mom. 

   After dinner, I began to write this up. Then I hopped back into Coty of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dark, and we got together for another private RP session. That took most of the evening, though I did talk to Nox on the chat server a bit, too. I also briefly confirmed with Owl Girl and Nox that they'll look over my story and let me know what they think. I asked Kitten to look it over, too, but they're entirely too worn out for that. that's why I tried to ask more than one friend. When Dark and I were done, I worked more diligently on my exercises, and did a little paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming as well as Some Cross Stitch World to wind down. I actually got to bed a little earlier, though I still have to work on that. {Smile}