Monday, February 10, 2025

Daily Update, February 9, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse and I headed out. We picked up the nurse's daughter, who wanted to come to church with us. Unfortunately, she ran late, despite doing her hair in the car. She though it was 10:30 am, when it's 10 am. I assured them folks would be happy we made it, even late. We can be timelier in the future. {Smile}

We did arrive late but enjoyed the service. I had lunch afterwards on the lanai with my nurse, his daughter, Auntie Barbra and some of the other parishioners, including one my nurse's daughter is quite interested in. That lunch was nice. We went back home afterwards, dropping his daughter off on the way. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking through the day. Then I did my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, my head exercises, my standing arm weight training exercises, and two of my leg exercises. I tried to do a more intense version of a leg exercise but felt that was too much. It's more than I've been doing on my light day, though I want to work up to more. {Smile}

After I got home, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World. Eventually, I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I got ready to clean myself up, but I had to take a break to treat a migraine. I expected to lie down after treating the migraine, but by the time I drank all the tea to wash down the other medicine, I didn't need to. So, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, but soon joined and ran the later short, large-group event, followed by the later long, large-group event. I left the latter early, squeezing in some paperwork it produced before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played more Cross Stitch World and read comics. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I talked with Ulty, and got the little character I want to add to her adolescent superhero group, so I don't accidentally accept another supergroup invitation for her. We did this with the provision that this was strictly out-of-character, with her in-character joining coming soon. Then I played by myself on that low-level character, finishing a story arc and getting her up to a level I'll have her stay at a while to do a couple of other story arcs. then I played Cross Stitch World and read comics. I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to work on some paperwork. Then I started making notes and writing in this. I also watched some videos and exercised. Then I finished making notes and writing in this and peeked at Amazon before bed. {Smile}

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Daily Update, February 8, 2025

On Saturday, a while after breakfast, my nurse and I headed out to Pahoa, the town Auntie Barbara and Michelle live next to. We met them at the original Island Naturals to learn that branch doesn't have hot plates to take out on the weekends, though they still have some prepared cold dishes. So, we picked cold dishes out and paid for our lunches. {Smile}

Then Auntie Barbara asked if I wanted to use the bathroom before we left, mentioning porta-potties where we were going, because they still haven't re-installed plumbing since a lava flow took that out a few years ago. The rate at which renovations are going sounds about right for this county. She asked inside, and they sent us up to the intersection. Then she asked a passerby, and they recommended a bakery about a block and a half down the street. So, we went there, and I got the key, while Auntie Barbara looked at their wares. The bathroom was barely accessible to my handicap, but I managed to use it and came back to Auntie Barbara buying biscotti for dessert. {Smile}

We walked back to the cars, and I rode with Auntie Barbara and Michelle while my main nurse followed in his car. It was a long drive, but through quite pretty country. We passed through a few new lava flows... barren, but starkly beautiful new land. When we reached the park, we found a pavilion with two tables, one being used. We asked and took the other one with the permission of the folks at the other table. We had a nice lunch together. Then we walked over to a boat ramp over ground so rough, I could barely manage and lagged behind the others notably. We admired the ramp, which is currently cut off from the ocean by a new beach of black sand from the lava. Then we walked back, at my request sticking to the pavement, which was so much easier for me. {Smile}

I rode back to Pahoa right behind Auntie Barbara's in my nurse's car. They turned into Pahoa, while we went back to Hilo. We stopped at Safeway to pick up a few things, then did another errand before we went home. {Smile}

My exercise included walking 4 blocks to the bathroom and back, walking over to the boat ramp and back, and walking around Safeway. That was quite a bit of exercise for the day after physical therapy, really. {Smile}

After I got back, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was in time to join the later short, large group event, though I missed half of it while settling in. Then I caught the later long, large group event, followed by a little paperwork before dinner. {smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Friday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Jenny's player, Ulty, and another friend. I joined the third friend and helped them finish a mission before they left for the night. Next, I started talking with Nox on the chat server. I talked to Ulty and Jenny's player again. Ulty invited me to a farm run by another friend of hers. No, Jenny's player was not involved. I joined them and even helped out in there a bit. Then I did more paperwork. After that, I made notes and wrote in this, with breaks for solo play on low-level character, talking to Dragons, who I missed teaming with, and reading comics. {Smile}

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Daily Update, February 7. 2025

On Friday before lunch, my main nurse took me to physical therapy. I pushed my limits and learned how much machine use is comfortable at the beginning. I also clarified my pelvic floor tucking. I need to practice a couple of small changes which sound like they'll really help. Then we went down below to use the harness. I mostly walking exercises in it, with a little salsa dancing at the end. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Before supper, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. The restaurant she wanted to go to on Saturday uses monosodium glutamate, or MSG, an ingredient that gives me particularly bad migraines. So, we'll do the picnic with the help of the Island Naturals in Pahoa instead. 

I got plenty of exercise at physical therapy Friday. I don't need much more, though practicing the changes to my abdominal floor tucking shouldn't wait, so it hasn't. I think I did a bit of abdominal tucking, too. {Smile}

Between breakfast and physical therapy, I looked on Amazon for a mug to replace one I used a lot that got damaged and sprung a leak recently. After I got home, I played Cross Stitch World, read web comics, and did more mug shopping on Amazon over lunch and into the afternoon. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chose the villain in a supergroup Dr. Faustus is in, thinking I was late for their weekly meeting. However, I was the only supergroup member on. So, I started to do paperwork. Then Dennis came in and said hi. We talked, and then he suggested a mission while I waited in case the supergroup showed up. Dr. Faustus came in just after we started the mission. Dennis's settings were too high to make him finish alone, so I stuck with him to the end of that mission. Then we said goodbye and I joined the supergroup. They finished the last couple of mission of a story arc. I realized I needed that last mission, which was nice. Next, they helped me finish a story arc. They offered to help me do sequels next week as we disbanded. After that, I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished mug shopping on Amazon. Then I tried to start talking with Nox, but they left quickly, not sure when they'd be back. They were gone a long time, and came back only to say goodnight, because of an early morning then next day. While waiting for Nox to respond, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player and joined them in some farms until Jenny's player left. Then I did some paperwork. Next, I played by myself on the low-level character I'm trying to get a little higher. I actually finished the content I wanted to finish on her before going up a little. I picked up first mission but got sidetracked adjusting costumes. So, I didn't actually start the mission, though I'm ready to. After that, I made notes and wrote this up, with breaks for Cross Stitch World and web comics until bedtime. {Smile}

Friday, February 7, 2025

Daily Update, February 6. 2025

On Thursday, my online counselling started during breakfast. I thought it went well. {Smile}

After lunch, I filled out a form and mailed it. Then I called Mom's lawyer's office and got them to start working on her account. I'm kind of embarrassed that I hadn't gotten around to that earlier, but at first, I was focused on getting through the holidays. then I was focused on getting through the funeral. Now that both are past, it's easier to look at other things. After talking to Mom's lawyer's office, I emailed my Aunt Marjorie's friend about how her lawyer and Mom's lawyer can contact each other. {Smile}

A little while later, my main nurse took me to Target. We found containers for sorting papers that he wanted for my office, but not a suitable mug to replace one that got damaged. I'm searching for that online now. {Smile}

I walked around Target enough that I figure I got a fair bit of exercise done that way. Actually, I think I got enough done, I wasn't quite energetic enough for salsa dancing. then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. After a break, I did two of my leg exercises. 

After counselling I read comics and played Cross Stitch World through lunch.  Then I worked on the form. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World until we went to Target. After we came home, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found Kitten and Pierogies in a team with a friend of Kitten's that I am acquainted with, and another who is new to me, I think. They were exploring the hidden room, and then another hidden room. Kitten mentioned showing them a semi-secret greenhouse, so I showed them a very similar greenhouse in another zone. Then I tried to show them a special helicopter, but the helicopters I found didn't do what I remembered. We still looked at two helicopters. Then Pierogies left, and the rest tried to catch an enemy helicopter in a different zone, but it disappeared before we could get it. At that point, I got called to donner, so had to leave. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Wednesday's daily update. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I began chatting with Nox on the chat server, and Ulty and Jenny's player in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I also began to play solo on a very low-level character I'd like to get to a higher level. I hope to join a supergroup Ulty and Jenny are starting with that character, and almost all the current members are at least low-middle level, if not higher. The game adjusts so we can play together, but only so much... and I don't want to hold them back. So, I played solo and chatted with Ulty and Nox much of the evening. Then Kitten came in, and we teamed up, both relieved we got to team at least some of the evening. We did a few more missions on my very low-level character, since she's so low, most missions are fast. She's nearing the point where I'll add a couple more levels. That's something, isn't it? After we finished playing, I exercised, talked to Kitten, and did a little paperwork. I also made notes and wrote in this. {Smile}

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Daily Update, February 5, 2025

On Wednesday, my main nurse took me to the lab and dropped me off to get my blood test while he got a tuberculosis test for work. Then he picked me up and took me home. {Smile}

After dinner, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. We arranged to have lunch together in Pahoa on Saturday. We aren't planning a picnic lunch like suggested Saturday before last. That will be another time. Instead, she wants to introduce me to another restaurant she likes there. {Smile}

I did some abdominal and pelvic floor tucking, including during my salsa dancing. I did my salsa dancing warmup set after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming part of the evening. I was unsteady so I tried to treat my blood sugar in the break. Then I did two pieces with less structured dancing after the break, happily surprised I was distinctly steadier this time. That was just over twenty-one and a half minutes of salsa dancing. I wish I'd done at least a few exercises too, but it got too late before I got to them. At least I got all the salsa dancing done, unlike last night. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World until we went to get our tests done. When we came back, I had lunch before going back to my computer for more web browsing and Cross Stitch World until my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Kitten, Ulty, and Jenny's Player, but got no responses, so I tried to join a taskforce. As I realized it must have left by the time I got my character to the zone, Kitten said hi. We teamed up and did a couple of my missions until dinner time. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World until Auntie Barbara's phone call. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update and began talking with Nox on the chat server. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I teamed up with Kitten. I accidentally set the first mission I picked frustratingly tough. Kitten eventually suggested a break helping someone, but they had enough help. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We joined and ran it. Then we ran a trial with about half the group the same. After that, the team broke up. I went straight to starting to dance, not even doing paperwork first. I did the paperwork in City of Homecoming after the warmup. Then I began making notes and writing in this. Then I danced again before I finished writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Daily Update, February 4, 2025

On Tuesday before breakfast, my blood sugar monitor gave a familiar error under new circumstances.  It is not at all new, so it had plenty of time to do this before. Then it gave a particularly high reading, and two lower but still high readings. I tried a newer, unused blood sugar monitor, but it refused to work with the battery from the old monitor, which was the only non-corroded battery of that type I could find in the house. {smile}

After breakfast, I called my doctor's office. They said try to get the newer monitor working. So, my relief nurse took me down to Longs across town, which is far bigger than the nearby Longs. A clerk helped me get two packages of a good battery. I tried it when we got home. Yes, it seems to work; I'll know more when I use it the next day. {smile}

We tried to do an errand on the way home, but the store wasn't open. {smile}

That afternoon, my relief nurse took me to Dentist's office to get a crown seated. He then went to do the errand that didn't work int he morning. He couldn't park, and we thought he'd have plenty of time anyway. {smile}

Boy, that crown seating was quick! The took it out, with some trouble, but it didn't take long. Then they put the new one in and dismissed me. The receptionist didn't even need anything. I got out just before the relief nurse came back. We were happy, since there still wasn't a good parking spot. Since we didn't need one after all, we just went home. {Smile}

I did pelvic floor and abdominal tucking occasionally through the day. Then, late in the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup set. I was dizzy at first, but then it got better, and I finished the set. After a break, I tried again, but I was too dizzy. I had to stop after I grabbed a chair to steady myself. I only got a bit over 8 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing done. {smile}

When we got back from getting the batteries, I had lunch before settling down at my computer to browse the web. Then I played Cross Stitch World and began writing Monday's daily update until I had to break for my trip to the dentist. When I got back, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and wanted to hunt for some tough enemies. We stopped when the later short, large-group event was beginning to recruit. We ran that, and then Pierogies left. I joined the later long, large-group event on my own, and ran much of it. I ended up leaving early and slipping in a little paperwork before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I finished writing Monday's daily update, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I eventually hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I hunted for high-level enemies by myself. Eventually, I started looking for something else to do. I saw someone asking for help. The request was a little old, but I offered and joined a full team to finish a mission. Then one person left, and we did another mission. After that, I saw Phonso advertising a strike force. I left the team I was on to join Phonso. He recruited at least one more, then ran the strike force mostly but not entirely full. We said goodnight when it was done because it was too late to do another run. Then I read some comics and made notes and wrote in this before I started my salsa dancing and exercise. After that, I read more comics before I tried more dancing, but I was too dizzy to dance safely. So, I just made more notes and wrote more in this before bed. {Smile}

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Daily Update, February 3, 2024

On Monday, I stayed home to be here when my tech friend came. She came at lunch time, just like arranged. She found the speakers had probably been turned off at an extra off button, and the monitor had been plugged into the wrong plug of the right shape. Easy mistakes to make if you aren't trained in fixing computers. {Smile}

That afternoon, I saw Kitten on the chat server telling Pierogies, Dennis and I about a secret room in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Pierogies replied that it wasn't there. Kitten said they weren't able to check right there. So, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming to check. I found it behind a wall... well, three walls in the new part of a base that had been expanded a while back.  I could look at it from three sides, but the only doors I could find were decorations that didn't lead anywhere. So, I went around the three walls again and spotted a tall stack of boxes nearby. I got on top of the boxes and found a gap and a hallway below. the gap looked too tight, except a well-known, once hidden room has an entry about as close to a similar wall behind similar boxes. So, I tried to fall into the gap and succeeded without trouble. Then I could enter the hallway. Around a corner and down at the end I found a door, Through the door was the lineup of high-level enemies Kitten had shared. I got too close trying to check one, and they sent me to the hospital. {Smile}

I went back to the chat server to tell my friends it was there after all. Pierogies quickly came into the game and got me to show him the room. He got two tough characters, and I switched to the healer who is my best badge collector in case taking down the unusual fellow gave a badge. We took the enemies on, and got them down, but no badge for it. Dennis came in not long after we'd gotten rid of them and complained about missing them. We went out. I waited a little and went back. The enemies were there I called the others back so Dennis could see them. Since we were all there, Dennis, Pierogies' two characters and I took them down. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking through the day. Then I did my head exercises after playing City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. After a break, I did my arm swinging exercises, and one of my less structured pieces. Then, after a break, I did my arm swinging exercises, and one piece of less structured salsa dancing. Next. I did my arm resistance exercises, and most of one more less structured salsa dancing piece. An alarm interrupted it a little over 5 minutes in, with over half a minute to go. It was extra fast, so I was panting enough, I didn't want to start up again after turning off the alarm. Still, with two false starts in there, I think I did just over 15 1/4 minutes. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web, read comics, and played Cross Stitch World until my tech friend came to look at my computer. After she left, I played a little more Cross Stitch World until lunch. After lunch I played more Cross Stitch World, then checked the chat server. I found Kitten telling us about the secret room. I already described exploring that. After exploring the hidden room, Pierogies left, and Dennis and I teamed up. We did a high-level mission or two of mine before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner. I hopped into City of Heroes Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then I wrote up Sunday's daily update. Next, I chatted with Nox on the chat server while reading comics and playing Cross Stitch World. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to do a little more paperwork. Then Phonso invited me to a taskforce. I joined, and we ran it. Then we ran a trial. After that, I did more paperwork. I also started making notes and writing in this. Then I started exercising and dancing. I watched two videos in the break before more exercise and dancing. Then I finished the evening with writing and making notes in the rest of this. {Smile}

Monday, February 3, 2025

Daily Update, February 2, 2025

On Sunday, my main nurse took me to church. We got there during the entrance hymn. It was a nice service. I wish I hadn't been a little late, but I'll just have to work harder at this. {smile}

I had lunch on the lanai with my main nurse and a friend. I paid organist for Mom's funeral and made sure that was the only extra pay needed. Then my main nurse took me home to find my housekeeper there already. My house is better for her attentions. {Smile}

Then my computer broke tin the afternoon. It wasn't making noise when I got home, even when I played a video that didn't look like it ought to be silent. When my housekeeper noticed, she started plugging and unplugging stuff. Bending over is enough easier for her, she's better than I am at plugging and unplugging. It usually helps, but this time the video lost touch with the computer, too. My housekeeper apologized, but she really didn't do anything that should have caused this problem if it wasn't looking for an excuse to happen. More plugging and unplugging didn't fix it, so I called the tech who fixed it last time. Her answering machine started only for her to interrupt it. I actually got her on the first try! She started asking what my housekeeper had done. I dashed outside, phone in hand, and found my housekeeper hadn't left yet. So, I handed her my phone so she could answer the questions about what she'd done or could do. They worked out it that the next step involves opening the computer, which my housekeeper is no more comfortable doing than I would be. It really needed the tech, so I made an appointment for her to come by the next day, which seemed her earliest convenience. {Smile}

After the call, I set up the gaming laptop I got the last time the computer broke. I spent half the afternoon getting it into shape for me to use. {smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking a few times through the day. Then I did one standing exercise, my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my head exercises. 

After I got home, I browsed the web, especially webcomics. I also chatted with friends on the chat server and played Cross Stitch World. Then I started to play City of Heroes: Homecoming I started with paperwork, but soon realized the sound was out, though looking back, a video I checked out while chatting with friends was silent when it shouldn't have been. The housekeeper tried to fix it - if it's a matter of adjusting plugs and such, she normally can. While she was trying to fix the speakers, my monitor stopped getting input from my computer, and nothing she tried would get it back. Then I spent over an hour getting out my laptop and setting it up. I rarely use it when my desktop works because it heats up more than I think is good for a computer used as much as I usually do. When I was done, my nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I set up the cooling pad for the laptop. Next, I talked about computers with Kitten and Pierogies on chat server before finally getting back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I'd barely begun the paperwork when Pierogies invited me to the later long, large group event. Then Kitten said hi, and joined us too. That event ran right into dinner, but not enough for me to leave before it was done. {Smile}

After dinner, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and did some paperwork. Then I began writing up Friday's daily update. I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming occasionally but kept working on the update. In City of Heroes: Homecoming, I connected with Kitten, and we started to team with a couple of high-level individual missions. I also finished update and started notes in this. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. back in City of Heroes: Homecoming, Kitten spotted a four-person trial with two spots open. We checked that neither had filled, dn we both joined. We ran it and did quite nicely. After the trial, that team broke up. Kitten and I worked on a high-level story arc I'd started. A friend of Kitten's joined us, and the three of us finished the story arc. Then Kitten's friend left. Kitten and I talked about computers on the chat server while I did some paperwork and made more notes in this. After that, I did some exercises. Then I made more notes in this and browsed the web. {Smile}

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Daily Update, February 1. 2025

On Saturday, the nursing company secretary came after lunch. It was nice to see her. We didn't talk much this time, but she did check that I was happy. {Smile}

A while later, my main nurse took me to Prince Kuhio Plaza. We walked to the center, where I heard oriental drumming and gongs. I looked round and found two Chinese Lions dancing in front of GNC and a clothing store next to it, one lion per store. 

They danced around, and collected a small red paper hung above each door. Then they went into the stores, dancing around, circling inside. I believe the papers are small red envelopes containing cash, and the dance performed while collecting them is supposed to bring luck by Oriental tradition. At least if my vague memories of a news story from when a Honolulu Lion Dance team placed in an Oriental competition are correct. {Smile}

The music was very loud. I approved of one gal playing gongs while wearing industrial strength ear protectors, like you see on airport runways. I used to do that while playing flute in the high school band, myself. Trust me that if you want ear protectors while playing music, you can hear the music fine with them on. I ended up turning my hearing aids down after I'd admired her for a while. {Smile}

The lions moved on from the first two stores, skipping a store where I couldn't spot a red paper, and teaming up to do one more store that did have a paper. While they were dancing inside the third store, two children with a smaller lion costume began dancing outside the store, apparently waiting for the larger lions to come out again. When both larger lions were outside with the smaller one, they danced over to the central part of the plaza, where they danced a little more in a kind of finale. I loved getting to see a lion dance like that. {SMILE}

My nurse and I then went on. walking around more of the Plaza until we reached Enjoy Comics, the comic store I like. They were having a Chinese New Year sale. I browsed a long time, finally picking out two books, both on sale. I chatted with the owner, mentioning I'd learned that a distant cousin frequents his store, too. {Smile}

Then my main nurse and I walked back to the car. He did a couple errands on the way home, encouraging me to wait in the car, where I read comics and napped. {Smile}

My main exercise was walking part way around Prince Kuhio Plaza. I also did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World right through the morning and over lunch. Then the nursing company's secretary came to visit. After she left, I played a little more Cross Stitch World before we went to Prince Kuhio Plaza. I read web comics on my computer when I got back from Prince Kuhio Plaza. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I found Kitten, and we teamed up. We did some missions together. Pierogies joined us partway through. Pierogies and I said goodnight when I left for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork, then broke to write up Friday's daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did more paperwork before I found Kitten. We teamed up and started doing my missions. Dr. Faustus joined us. After a mission or two of mine together, Dr. Faustus spotted a strike force being advertised. We joined it and discovered we had too much for one team. We made two smaller, not full teams, and did the same strike force at the same time. My team ended first, despite starting slightly later. Then both teams split up. Dr. Faustus, Kitten, and I got back together to run more of my missions. Dragons joined us, then asked if their friend could, too, which I was happy to facilitate. after a couple more missions, TheCyberChill asked for help just as we started a mission. We joined up after we finished my mission, and TheCyberChill finished a mission they'd started in the meantime. WE did a few of TheCyberChill's missions. Then Dr. Faustus left. After another mission or two, Dragons and their friend left. Then Kitten went quiet and faded out, and after that, the team broke up. So, I did some paperwork, and made notes and wrote in this, with a break to read a comic. {Smile}

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Daily Update, January 31, 2025

On Friday, my main nurse took me to physical therapy before lunch. He did some shopping while I was there. I had a good session. They had a new tape formation on the floor. When I asked, my therapist said it was for balance and had me try it. It was kind of fun but tricky with my eyes closed. I'm glad I was in the harness when I did it. That harness always catches me if I get off-balance. Then we did errands on the way home. {Smile}

I got a call from my nutritionist in afternoon. She wanted to reschedule my next appointment because she'd be busy then. So, we delayed it a week. {Smile}

Then I got a call from Auntie Barbara after dinner. We had a nice chat, talking about how we're both taking things easy after such a big week last week. {Smile}

My physical therapy was quite enough exercise for one day. {Smile}

After I got back from physical therapy, I browsed on the web over lunch, then played some Cross Stitch World. Then I read some comics and started writing Thursday's daily update before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I looked for the meeting of the villain supergroup Dr. Faustus got me into. It's usually on Friday afternoon for me, but I didn't find it. So, I started making notes in this. Then came the call from nutritionist, followed by more paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Near the end of the paperwork, Dr. Faustus said hi. He added that the villain supergroup meeting was starting soon. I went to the meeting and was one of four attending. We started with a four-man trial. Then we did most of a villain story arc with a particularly good reward at the end. I also began chatting with Pierogies. the villain supergroup meeting broke up just before we got the reward because one member was plain too tired to continue, and we didn't want to cut him out. So, I got together with Pierogies to watch a roleplaying auction until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I peeked at City of Heroes: Homecoming before playing a bit of Cross Stitch World. Then came Auntie Barbara's phone call, followed by more Cross Stitch World before I wrote up Friday's daily update. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I also talked with Ulty and Jenny's player. then I talked with Kitten, who was busy helping a sick friend by running a farm to level a new character while they slept. So, I played by myself while I waited for the farm to finish. I also chatted with someone who noticed my character's supergroup's name almost matched their player's name. When Kitten was done with the farm, we got together. Then Dennis said hi, and joined us. Dennis suggested some missions in a high-level zone. We stated one. Then I checked with the fellow I'd been chatting with and invited him to join us. He did. and we ran a few missions together before the new fellow left. He and I established connections before he left. Then Dennis left after a couple more missions. After that, Kitten and I did two or three more missions. The last mission, Kitten went quiet in. I suspect they fell asleep again. I finished anyway, then did some paperwork, and finished making notes in this. {Smile}